- Valkyrie -

You are doing wrong by not shooting them at sight. 95% of the time you will get shot when encountering other survivors. With knowing that fact, evade survivors and if you spot any but they didn't spot you, go behind cover, ask friendly or not. If you don't get a reply, they will shoot you, so gtfo of there.

^^ Thanks. Yeah with a 50.cal it ain't as hard as it may seem. You just have to snipe for a 2-3 months then you get the heck out of it. I guess it helped a lot that I did sniping in ArmA 2 itself before DayZ mod came out :) As far as I'm concerned for the docks, you won't have any sniper threat from there. The 2 cranes are not well positioned and snipers never reside there. They are mostly on the silos in the industrial district near the medic barracks or in the tree lines on the hill above that location. Only way you can get shot from the docks is if someone intends to snipe at the fort there, but its a pain in the ass to climb up those cranes, and he is easy spotted there, practically in the open.

If you have a high end pc and set the visibility to maximum with the rest of the settings you can see up to 1000m by normally walking on top of mountains. You'll see everything in front of you for 1000m and more. Sometimes it takes the game longer, so you have to wait the white fog like sheet disappears and land is loaded instead. Now if you have a 50.cal that can zoom in, or range finders, you can see up to almost 1600m, which is the effective range of the 50.cal's in game. But expect major lag and FPS drop. Doing shots that are far over the effective range of the sniper or any rifle is just guessing work, with the addition to develop a feeling for the rifle after playing a long time with it. Like motorcycle riding (I'm a biker ^^), you develop a feeling for the clutch and the throttle with time. Peace.

Why did this come up my mind immediately after I read your thread name. Btw, I rofled. Good Job there. PS: No, I'm not fucking racist. Its a joke.

1. Smells like a trap, I arrive there to find nothing and before I realize I get sniped with you m107, which you actually didn't lost. You are just out for our gear. 2. You really died there but by the hand of another heartless man. I go to loot your body and get shot by the same psycho. 3. You really died to zombies and once I got your gear and hand it over to you, you shoot me in the back. However this turns out, its a fucked up situation. So no. Here's a tip. Respawn several times until you get spawned Solnichniy, turn to your right and follow the coast all the way to Berezino. Gather some supplies and from there just go mainly West, and sligthly NW through the land, you will eventually come across a few helicopter crash sites and at that time you will be headed directly at Devils Castle. You'll find 50.cal snipers and rare weapons on the sites, and nice loot in Berezino and in Devils Castle. Stick to the forest all the time, its your best chance. Once you are near Devils Castle, you can approach the Airfield from North. Most of the snipers and bandits cover the Airfield area to the south, expecting people to come from Cherno or Elektro and mainly Stary Sobor. You'll be coming from their back side basically and the first you come at are the barracks, you won't have to run around the runway or sneak around and get shot. That's my tactic every time I spawn and it totally works. By the time I arrive at the Airfield I got plenty of supplies, ammo, rare weapons, compass, maps, gear etc. Peace.

That's what I am talking about. This actually more looks like a fort since you can go inside those houses and take cover from enemy fire. Surrounded with buildings, so if you stick to the walls you are pretty safe from Snipers. On one side its just the coast and docks, so basically you can only be sniped from one side, the side where the fire station is. A very nice spot. But as you said, people can get close without being noticed but the spot has still more advantages then the current location of the fort. The worst thing that can happen is 10 guys being outside and someone throws a grenade inside lol. @ Almighty-mopster , Buddy I am talking about several hundred other spots. Since I take out people over 1500m with my 50.cal. Once you get the heck out of it, aint that hard to do lol. At that range you won't even see me, unless you have a range finder or an 50.cal with adjustable zoom yoursel. But even then, finding someone at this range laying in the forest is nearly impossible. Until you figure your all dead lol. I'm not a bandit, I hunt them so I know what I talk about.

That is right. Wouldn't you be scared in real life in a post apocalyptic zombie infested world? I would. Would you trust anyone you just randomly meet and not even considering they just want your stuff so they can survive? I wouldn't trust, I would think. Think and you'll survive, just think. Meeting a random player in game has a 50/50 chance of getting you either shot or helped. I play the game as I would play in real life. I helped dozens of people, mostly unarmed newbies or armed just with a hatched. I got stabbed in the back several times. I see the forum full of posts how people got betrayed. Both on the survivor as on the bandit forums. Its just common sense. DO NOT TRUST ANYONE YOU MEET IN GAME. Its a fact. Even if he tries to help you, it might be just for your loot, or he is really that rare kind guy to find in this game. I had several friendly contacts that went nice, but most of the time I just make contact with people that start shooting at me at sight. Most people were friendly at the start, then they get killed several million times by trying to help others. So now I am a Lone Wolf, just surviving. I rather evade contacts with other players if they are armed, If I see you spotted me I shoot before you can do so. I try to make contact with the unarmed ones and hatchet guys to help them out. Once I got them food and drinks and basic gear, I move on my own again. Don't want to be stabbed in the back. But generally, be careful, rather evade or shoot first at armed guys. Unless they are lowering their weapon and scream friendly over the VoiP, but even then.. it could be a trap. You have to assume that everyone represents a threat to you. This is what you have to assume at first sight. You can then go to cover and hide while asking them if they are friendly, but most of the time you will realize you should have fired at sight, once ricochets play the ballad of death around your head.

And I'm glad to hear that. I didn't say it is like that with every single survivor. There is a guy that saved me by shooting all the zombies in a hangar I was trapped in. He took me to Cherno, gave me gear, food and drinks, just saved my day. But it is most likely you run in 80% of all random meetings and team ups into bandits and people that betray you at the first chance they get. Most of the people post on the forums so they can shoot. Exceptions are there of course, but they are in the minority. Now more and more players start shooting at first sight, not because they are bandits or want your loot, but because they are afraid you will shoot them first. Its just common surviving habits.

You most like were a target practice. At least that's what I did for a month or so, and I believe every bandit sniper does. Shooting the armed for their loot and specially the unarmed from very long distances to practice aim on running targets. Now that I mastered the 50.cal I just roam around for food & drinks, to find ammo for my sniper and to complete my gear. I generally shot every armed survivor on sight, since I got too much to lose. Unarmed and hatchet guys I leave alone now, unless I recognize their name as a bandit that was heavily armed and i shot before. Then I shoot again since I don't want them to gear up again :) Its just surviving, precaution rather then let people get the chance to get you.

One lucky Lee Enfield headshot at ~600m.

Yeah that's true. People expect too much kindness from others. DayZ is all about surviving, with any means necessary. With knowing that, I don't trust anyone. Works out just fine for me with being a Lone Wolf.

I fucking rofled and your name topped it off XD

Too bad I ain't from US, but expect me to show up sometimes to help you guys out with that job, when its night time here :) Just gimme some servers you play most of the time at. Peace.

You guys have to make a better defense around the fort. And I don't mean defense against bandits running around with assault rifles and shotguns. If I'd shoot you with my AS50 you wouldn't even hear the shots, but just see people falling dead around you. Snipers can pin you down easy. I checked the fort out for half an hour today. Its not safe at all. You should change your position and try securing another area which is not that easy to snipe at. Because 80% of bandits are snipers. Generally when you see someone with a sniper that ain't from your group, shoot at first sight I suggest. Stay safe, peace.

Not just to kill them in revenge, but so people know to shoot players named like this on sight :) I'll keep an eye open for those guys.

Names and server name please. My AS50 looks hungry for those guys.

See that's what I'm talking about. How is my post in any way associated with rage? I clearly explained what the mater is. Did i write in capital letters? Did i write fuck you fuck him i gonna kill you I this I that? No. Thank you for your time spent scrolling through my posts wasting your and mine life with your failed attempt to flame. Peace.

The worst thing I've done is simply not shooting at first sight. I try to say friendly I try to help. I get shot and shot again. This game and the stupidity of some players forced me to become a cold blooded murderer. Anyone with a pistol/rifle in his hands approaching me will get shot instantly. I do not shoot unarmed guys running around being chased by zombies or guys with a hatchet, unless they attack me. In short time I believe there will be twice as much bandits as survivors.

You guys that claim I whine and this and that. I called those guys out. And I am happy to see a lot guys like you defending this faggots, which makes me think are you the same sort of pussies? Because I ain't the pussy picking up players whole day at spawn that can't shoot back, you know. I just called them out, someone had to and it is not instantly crying if your pointing out some douche bags that kill the gameplay. Now you sir's tell me how is camping the whole they at a spawn, killing spawned guys even considered calling gameplay or style? Tell me, how much fucked your brain has to be so you would spend money on a game, just to sit there all fucking day and feed your ego with killing spawned survivors thinking they are crying behind their screen. Instead of playing as it is meant to be played. I believe such fools got bullied to much at real life so they compensate it here, with those non sense acts. To sum it up, no.. I ain't the pussy here. Its clearly them. But nevermind it. I expect a lot flamers anyways to reply on this topic, as on any forum. I am not raging I am just bored to hit respawn buttons and wait minutes and minutes over and over again because of some asshole having a dead brain. Now if you excuse me, peace out.

I just reported you fag for spamming every single thread with your gay clan recruitment posts. Hope you get banned faggot.

Don't worry, its posted here with purpose. You guys really think bandits don't check the survivor HQ? They are more often here then the actual survivors lol. As you see one already posted to flame :) As well as I check the bandit campfire to know whats going on between them, and their organization :)

As I see this you guys just make bandit group joining a pain in the ass and give it a bad reputation. You could simply tell the guys the recruitment is closed and don't accept a million guys in first place. But no you had to let them join, then shoot them in the back. That is also why I am sceptic about joining bandits. They are bandits so what to expect of them? Its most likely its a trap recruitment and they just want you to appear so they can get your loot or themselves more kills for the player rankings.. What you did is total bullshit. Bandit groups should at least be fair at one point, at recruitment. But lurking in people like that, so fucking pathetic. As I said, there's no excuse, you could have closed the recruitment after you got a certain amount of people. You intended to do it this way. Hope to meet you in game to sniper your heads into pieces. Bad reps from me and anyone who see's this post. You screwed yourself.

Can't remember which one but an UK server, maybe 113 but I'm not sure. The guys had [atta] in front of their names. Can't remember the names too well, Icarus, Ninja (and some numbers together with the name, like Ninja12345) and the last guy I totally don't remember. 3 of them camping at 3 spawn points. Kamenka, Airstrip and near Elektro near those docks. If you can manage to find them say Hello from me. When I get geared up with my sniper again, I'll pay them a visit myself :)

They won't to it probably. Since I could spawn near the position where you shot me and get you before you have the time to take my loot and escape. Then you'd do the same and so on lol. In general it would make more problems then it would help. Imagine 10 guys choosing to spawn at the same time at the same spot. Now if some of them are bandits.. I guess you'll figure.

Yeah I know, he likes to get attention. And no I am not raging. I am telling you once more, with a calm voice, you are a fag. For doing it. That's not raging, that's a fact. Wont even bother replying to you anymore, so go on. Write that final reply and lets make it be your last word onto this, so you can feed your ego.