bigblockelectra

No thanks--not in a game like this. There are many things that could be done to make it more of a sim. That is not why people like it and it probably isn't what the majority of people want. They like having enough "semi-realism", finding items, and the intense player interaction. You are asking for "realism" what would require many, many checks and balances. As it is right now, having an unlimited amount of stamina does not unbalance the game, or break it in any way, it simply speeds up the already slow pace. As it is, it still takes what, 20 or 30 minutes to run from the spawn to the NWAF? People who want to play a video game for an hour at night time don't want to spend 15 or 20 minutes walking to the next city to catch up with a friend they were playing with the night before. That is how you lose fans. Realism cannot be done properly in a video game....It just can't. There are too many circumstances that would make this idea very annoying. Magnified hunger and thirst? It already happens pretty fast, but it has to in order to keep people incentivized to go into town and look around. If I'm in a shootout and out of stamina, what? I have to walk around while people are shooting me? Will there be a burst of adrenaline when under stressed situations to counter-act the stamina meter? I understand that the hardcore players who take the time to discuss the game and join forums to talk about games like making things more out of reach for annoying little kids and people who just want to login and shoot somebody, but the reality is that the game has to be friendly enough to get mainstream support or they can't make enough money and there won't be as much incentive for other companies to follow suit into this sort of game realm.

I used Makarov as that was your example. I was just saying that taking an SD was good for a lone player since they do not disrupt the zombies, and that is the only reason to use a handgun. That is all I was saying.

I disagree with #12 in regard to the handgun. What is the purpose of the handgun? The only reason I have the handgun is for zombies--especially after the damage reduction was done. There is no reason to take the Makarov over the M9SD. Once you run out of SD ammunition, dump it and pick up a different handgun, they are easy to find. A headshot kills the zombie instantly--And unless it is all you've got, PVP with a handgun is pointless. The M9SD allows a lone player (which most are) to go into a town easily during the day. All the other stuff if #12 makes sense if it is true. I have never looked at the stats, but hopefully they will "unequalize" some of that stuff (since this game is not supposed to be like rock, paper, scissors). There shouldn't be any accuracy changes, or damage reduction for that matter--there is no body armor in the game. A bullet going through somebody above the speed of sound vs below the speed would be moot out in the wilderness. And on #9, make sure to remember that players can look behind them while running forward. You have to keep that in mind when following somebody. Most other games force players to turn around as they don't feature a free-look mode. It is not very obvious in DayZ if someone is running away from you and looking at you at the same time.

Right, but you have to be in game to do that...and not all servers have that feature enabled.

I am launching from Steam. I used to be able to see which players were in the servers. I just noticed today that I am no longer able to do this. I do not know if it is because of the new beta and 1.7.2.5 update or if it is because I installed something wrong. I reinstalled my OS yesterday and haven't played on this fresh Windows install so I don't know if it is actually due to the new update. I was on a server and saw a helicopter crash and just as I was approaching, I got the bug where the game locks up (sound still works) and then it minimizes to desktop. You still have the ARMA2 mouse pointer graphics on screen, and can hear the DayZ sound in the background but cannot maximize the game....the only option is to kill the task. I want to get back in to that server to get that helicopter crash and I remember some of the player names, but I don't remember the server number.

Ammo is not that rare for the m9sd. You can find it all over the place. I would say it spawns a little less frequently than the DMR ammunition. Check soldier zombie bodies as they sometimes have good ammunition.

Everything you need can be found as far north as Stary Sobor. The NW airport is hard to sweep with 3 or 4 guys. Doing it adequately by yourself is not possible--most people who play are alone. I have found more coyote packs at Stary Sobor than the NW, and I have also found just as many good weapons at Stary Sobor. Stary is also easier to sweep by yourself if you come in (from the north side IMO). It would be nice if the NE airports had some better loot spawns to balance out the hostile zoning of the map. All of the buildings are cookie cutter design...are the loot spawns manually placed or are they automatically assigned by building type?

The DayZ mod probably would have been best suited in a different game if the ARMA2 engine has as many exploitable problems as people say it does.

Would you prefer that to the current "teh pvp iz too hard waaaaaa"

I think the OPs main gripe is that they are fixing smaller things that people aren't noticing as much as the big items (but they have fixed big items as well). It would probably be better from a growth standpoint to fix the bugs with zombies attacking through walls, items missing, inventory cleanup, before going after the gameplay stuff. Some of the people will give up on it before giving it a chance because of these bugs. Things like the ammo refill glitch, loot spawn times etc...some people won't even know about unless they come here and read about how to exploit the game, which is widely advertised on the forums. The reality is that there is only so much time. They probably fix the easy things and roll them out while working on the tougher problems.

I just ran into one...parked a bus and got out and waited to see if anyone was following me. Ghillie suited player on a bike comes up the hill, doesn't see me at first, I empty my ak magazine. Don't know if I get any hits. I hide in the trees to see if he is moving around. It was dark and he had the ghillie advantage but he did walk out facing away from me. I lined up with his head and fired almost another entire magazine at him...No reaction, but he did turn around and kill me with a .50 rifle. Unless I missed every shot, he wasn't bleeding or anything.

That is fine. It will be nice to gun someone down in the coastal areas and then not have them show up again after 5 minutes.

You can find it in some of the coastal areas, that is why I say it is a starting weapon. It works, but would you carry a shotgun and an AK47 or a sniper weapon and an AK47? You can use a pistol for killing zombies. The shotgun ammo also takes up more space for the amount you are getting and the range is limiting.

Shotgun is a starting weapon. You will lose if you go against anyone who has a rifle.

I go there to pickup new guns and then I leave. Why hang around? I have read of people keeping youtube and other stuff open on laptops, etc. while they sit and camp certain places. You are camping an area to the point of being bored...you have defeated the purpose of any video game, as they are supposed to be enjoyable. You might want to find a different game, or maybe do something else all together.