I only killed one player in my DayZ life. I was looting a Military Outpost (Those towers randomly found in the wild) until I saw a guy pop up in front of me. I looked at him and he had a pistol pointed to my face. I had an AK47U with only 4 bullets. I never expected him coming and it really startled me when he walked up to me. I had a gun pointed at me in many other games, usually with the gun going off afterwards. My instinct came in, so I shot him with my AK47U until my clip ran dry. He started shooting back but then suddenly absolute silence. My heart was pounding, and I switched to the M4A1 I found on the outpost. Could all the time I spent searching the area be put to waste? I looked out, and he was dead. It was considered murder in the debug chart. He was no bandit. Zombies began swarming the tower I was on, I was pinned. I was reloading the M4 as they went up the ladder. One zombie went up successfully. But then, he died, and all the zombies around me left the area. No idea why, somewhat it was a miracle. I searched the body, he had the M19 pistol with one mag. I took it, and left without looking back. While I was walking away I was thinking that he was innocent. Maybe he just wanted to team up with me, but didn't holster his weapon? But, I think I did the right thing shooting him. We both aimed guns at eachother in that split second, and I bet if I didn't shoot, he would. Wouldn't you shoot if someone pointed a gun at you? Ever since that event, I make sure I am not a surprise visitor in any area. I make sure that whoever I contact, knows I am that of a friendly intent. This is not wise for survival, as I know most people end up killing eachother. But, I do not do such things, even if my friends discourage such behavior. I will NEVER shoot another player for his stuff, I will only shoot for self defense.