The_Man

I grew up on military bases and it doesn't matter if you are off base or not. Taking photos and video of the base in question is an absolutely "No" without permission. This is of course applying to American bases: http://law.onecle.com/uscode/18/795.html Doesn't matter what the circumstances were. As I said before, Thankfully they were let out on bail. It must be frustrating dealing with these types of laws as they are in place to protect the military and countries in very specific, rare cases.

A custom load out + 400 vehicles absolutely takes away from what made DayZ special. However, I have played on a few private hive servers where modifications made this game positively more exciting and intense. One example: This is not a milsim yet there are still weapons like the AS50 which is completely capable of firing over a kilometer away WITHOUT worrying about wind. This is totally fine in a milsim like ARMA. However DayZ is not a milsim as you said and killing someone with such ease (really it takes very little skill) is a terrible mechanic. This is a game where some people grind for hours and all that can be taken from a kilometer away without much effort. Considering that the development team has done a good job with this mod...well I have high faith they will create a good re-playable game. However, I know how these things go and making this game not modifiable in the near future is a terrible idea in my opinion. It will diminish the community. Look at how things are now? The community is already split on how this game should be. That notion will be eased by the standalone release, sure. However, in due time, with no options for communities to split off will hurt the game in the long run. With all this said: I understand the game is in Alpha but they created a fan-base with a sandbox game. The response to an unmodified SA will be detrimental to this community. To the OP: Why stop at night vision goggles? Slippery slope. Looting is an essential part of this game and if players don't like playing at night then it provides incentive to loot more and try to find nightvision goggles! If you give them to everyone then it takes away one small reason to play this game!

As a new player, I think it is important to not take Rocket's final design as perfect. Ever since Operation Flashpoint came out...people have been modding the game. I hope these modifications continue in DayZ. I highly doubt that the Standalone will have a strong fan base for longer than a year if modified servers don't exist. My experience? I've been part of several communities spanning over a decade since the release of Operation Flashpoint. Public servers on the hive will be an integral part of the initial release. People will then get bored and resort to smaller, niche communities. DayZ doesn't have a "point" as it is an open-ended game. Just like many modifications, it is what the fan base makes of the game. No one will agree on what DayZ should be. This is why smaller communities + private servers will form eventually and create their own DayZ.

I'm in the right thread but thanks for your back-seat moderating.

I am interested as well.

As a long time player of DayZ, I have to say this is one of the better private hive servers. Skeeter, the admin is kind and takes care of his server. Played for a few hours last night and had intense firefights and car chases through out that time. Don't be put off by the whitelist. It easy to apply. I haven't had problems with hackers. I imagine they get dealt with quickly. There are plenty of bandits who will hunt you down and plenty of heroes to group up with. Join!

Don't worry. You'll have a fresh start when the SA comes around.

I really hope some your ideas get in the SA as these designs are both creative and awesome! Good work!

It isn't going for realism much like DayZ. The game tones down all the trigger happy sniper kiddos who have the only goal of getting "end game" gear and killing everyone in sight. By eating human flesh I believe you lose humanity and I think you have a chance to become infected. i'm not sure about that last part. I have found more low tier weapons in 2017 than in most DayZ servers. The only problem is that people like you are upset about not being able to find anything other than a Enfield and now they are seriously considering putting Assault Rifles in the game. Dayz 2017 is a nice getaway from the current Dayz community. I have had nicer games (except for all the hackers) in public servers. Mind you, I still get killed but at least the combat takes place within 300-400 meters and not from 1200 meters away.

Taking photos of military bases without permission is generally a bad idea. Doesn't really matter if you are a spy or not. I really hope they had permission or that was a poorly thought out idea.

Glad to see they are out but can someone tell me if they actually had permission to take photos of the military bases? If they didn't then it should be obvious to everyone why they were detained for as long as they were.

It creates publicity for the game which is always great.

The idea of one key one character is cool but I would like to see no leaderboard if it ONLY tracks how many kills you make. Can we maybe create a game where killing people isn't what puts you on top? How about a leaderboard with someone who has great skill in looting, running, surviving, or helping others?

I've been to maybe 10 servers that allow sidechat and it does getting annoying but only if people are using it like direct communication. Some people don't know any better or sometimes they forget. Most cases when I ask them to switch to direct then they are happy to do it.

I'm looking for someone(s) to travel with to get rid of this damn bandit scarf. I live on the west coast of the USA and play well into the night. I'm in my 20's and I won't steal your beans. PM or post here!

Awesome! I never get the overlay to work but this is a nice quick reference page. Greatly appreciated.

Do you know who was selected for the closed testing? Mods, Server admins?

How does one get selected to be in the closed testing?

I don't watch videos of people playing video games. I used to watch MST3k when I was a kid but something about watching someone play a video game or watch a movie seems like a gross waste of time. Sorry but thanks for the effort!

Never heard of Frankie. I will start a counter culture movement and say we all now call people new to the game: New. It is less confusing and less moronic as well.

Sure. I think more bag space is needed. It is annoying to leave weapons lying around and other misc items. However, I think carrying extra weight should also have a negative effect. I think your speed should be slowed down 5-10% when running straight but 25% slowed down when running side to side or backwards.

15 minutes of fame. Hope you film it and feel good for about 2 weeks while it's in the top 40 dayz videos.

PM sent!

I'm interested in getting started. I am going to send you a PM on here rather than an email.

I'm glad someone is using it! I'll try to make more tonight if I get a chance.