Evilsausage

Im sorry but i don't fully agree. Yes zombies are very buggy which can cause problems, especially in tight areas when they are attacking through walls etc..I wouldn't mind special zombies aslong as they aren't over the top and got silly special abilities that makes no sense. But the Zombies should be a noticable threat, atm when im going through a town i just run around if i know there is no players around. I remember before when you had to be ultra sneaky when you explore a town, this really isn't the case anymore because you can lose them so easily. All you have to do is run and they won't hit you and will after a short time stop chasing you. It just doesn't feel like something people would do in a Zombie apocalypse, firepower or stealth should be key elements for scavaging towns not running around like a moffo picking loot as fast as possible. I almost never even bother trying to kill zombies unless im stuck with them in a building or they are standing below a deer stand. I just don't see any major zombie threat anymore. I feel no tension at all, only the player vs player battles can offer this and that is why i think it has become so much PVP focused. I would also like to see zombies in a bit less predictable places. like out in the woods etc..

Thanks for the replies all. Yes ill check out some the servers mentioned. Cool what exactly makes them stronger? Atm im just all bummed by the current zombies i thought the old zombies where so much better. It actually became a problem if you alerted them. Atm this is just not the case, i run for 10-20 sec and i have lost all of them. When they are as scary as a old lady i just don't feel any tension or fear that i might die. The whole zombie apocalypse becomes such a tiny part and everything just becomes about player vs player interaction.

A cheater killed everyone on the server. SE 6 (14:14). Ban that motherfucker.

Yesterday I had a rather interessting incident in DayZ. So here is my little story. I spawned south of Soliachini or whatever the place is called. Very early on i find a offroad Motorcycle so i race around looking for stuff but then decide to go to the Northeast Airfield. I get there and can't see any other players. so i check the place out. I find a AKM with 1 clip. But since i only have an axe which also takes up the main weapon slot. I had to drop the AKM whenever i wanted a silent takedown(I only had the tiny starter backpack, so couldn't store the AKM there). Once i kill the Zombies i realize it was very dumb to drop a weapon in the grass close to the airfield, since everything looks the same. I run around on the airfield like a retard looking for the gun when i noticed that right next to me there are 2 ghillie suit guys in a ATV observing me. They must have wonderd wtf i was doing, can't belive i didn't even hear the engine sound >.< They start telling me to get down on the ground and drop my loot. Now im really not taking the game seriously anymore because of all the hackers. So i just do as im told because i know i got nothing of value for them. But after they have mugged me they must have felt sorry for me or something :D So they start giving me stuff. I get both a M14 AIM with a shitload of clips, a ghillie suit and the ATV. So I leave the place in the ATV to look for new supplies since i basically had nothing on me except the weapon and ammo. Not even a backpack. But i felt quite happy to explore the counteryside with my new ghillie and M14 AIM. I just love all these freaky little things that can happen in DayZ. This Incident would not had happend if i had been a coward and just Alt+F4.

Yeah all the quitters is probably the biggest problem in DayZ. After the hacking problem ofc. The entire point of the game is for it to be about survival, it really takes away the joy when people just quit in the battle. Really hope they find a solution to that.

True its definatly not dead. Some games like Men of war assault squad has not even 1/10 of the DayZ playerbase. Yet its still far from dead. However because of the Hackers, this game is definatly going the wrong way. I do think the this game will lose alot of players as long as the hackers are going rampage.

Well alot of people are away and play less computer during the warm summer. So i don't really agree that the player drop would only be because of the reasons you listed. I think its quite simple. Hackers destroying the game. I just started playing DayZ again and im already tired of it after a week. Just because of the hackers. The game was far more enjoable about 2 months ago when you actually could play for a day on a populated server without some lame hacker killing or teleporting me. It makes prefect sense that people are leaving. Why shouldn't they? Its a game about survival but the rules are totaly broken.

I seriusly just hate how people just keep telling people to stop complaining about hackers and instead report. Yes true, it is good to report hackers. But when you realize you have wasted several hours of your life just because of the hacker. The last thing you wanna do is waste even more time trying to report the fucker. Its even far from sure the guy would get caught, not to mention many times i don't even know what server im playing on and then can't report it. Either way THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL just reporting hackers will be enough to stop the mass hacking infestation. Just hope a solution arrives so i can start playing again.

You make it sounds like its not a big deal. We all got very much in love with the DayZ alpha, now everything has turned to shit. I can understand why people are leaving and that is a hugh problem. Cuz a game is supposed to improve over time not the opposite, even if its just an alpha. I have also been thinking about leaving even though i just got back to Day Z. but i just play the game super casualy now from time to time, log on go hardcore with axes in cherno and elektro. Pretty fun. The few time i have actually tried to play seriously there is always some hacker that ruins the fun.

Kinda recently just got back to day Z after a 2 month break. I noticed that most servers reset when its about to get dark. Isn't that kinda weird since its a game that is supposed to be about survival? Whats next no more rain so we won't freeze? I do agree that i many times prefered to join day servers, but that was mostly because night was so insanely dark and that there where very few advantages when playing during night. Just fix the darkness and make zombies less effective at detecting during the night and i would not mind playing night from time to time. Many of my first great experiances in DayZ has been during the night, so damn intense and scary when zombies come running in the dark. Now all players are just so afraid of dying and are missing out from the game because of that.

Ohh no there are plenty of hacking bandits aswell. Even met bandits that after failing to gank me has resorted to haxxx instead. Ironic how a game that once became great because of all the players, both bandits and survivors is now destroying itself by its own players. It just proves that most people on the internet are assholes.

I actually don't mind if sniper rifles are a bit less common, just because before it so often just became sniping battles and very few other gunfights. Can't really say I agree that its mega easy to always spot a sniper, there are some dudes who just sit and camp for hours in there ghillie suit. Many times you just have to pray that the area is safe or that the sniper has a crapy aim. But right now the restriction isn't doing much, since now people are instead running around with hacked 50 cal sniper rifles.

Just had a frustrating experiance. Me and a friend was having a great time running around in elektro, searching for stuff, killing and helping other players. Then when we where leaving elektro a guy with a sniper rifle, probably a DMR starts firing at us. Where on open ground and starts zigzaging away since we don't have the weapons to fight back. Finally after the guy has fired like 10 rounds without hitting a single shot we manage to hide in a forrest. Then the asshole types in a kill command so both me and my friend dies.... I mean what a sad fucker, he can't even live with the fact that he failed with his shiny sniper rifle, he just had to ruin the experiance for us. And for what, does he feel good about himself when he managed to kill us in a way that takes no skill or work. Its just pointless to spend so much time playing just to get killed by some useless hacking cunt that wants to feel almighty. Many come with the advice "play on low populated servers". But where is the fun in that? Without other players, Day Z is a pretty damn boring single player experiance. I really hope they can solve all the hacking problems, right now the game is pretty much unplayable.

Well the hacker teleported us swiming somwhere and then 1 sec later we just died. Im pretty much 100 sure he did it because from what i could tell only me and my friend died. Rest of the players on the server was fine. IT would had been a really massive coincidence if some random hacker just happend to pick me and my friends name just at the same moment as me and my friend had just escaped a sniper.

Same here also died several times due to hackers...

First of i really think the changes been really good. But what the fuck is up with all the cheat servers and lame admins? I just want a nice survival experiance. Just recently all players got dropped into some kind of arena where we had to kick eachother to death. Sucks when you been collecting stuff just to die for some stupied admins amusement. In another game i suddenly recieved a shitload of haxx items, without doing anything. I want to play the game as its intended! Anyone else have any problem with this?

Some lame ass hacker teleported us players out in the air above the sea, i quit as fast as possible but then i spawned under a building with legs broken. What do i do? As far as i know there is no way to reroll. And i can't kill myself, even the zeds can't get to me.

Ahh yeah but can't do that since my legs are wounded. This game has gotten alot worse these last months just because of all the damn hackers ruining things... Its all their fault i got stuck. I wish i could cockslap that asshole who did it.

I got no grenade. I can't attract zombies, can only move around in prone position, can't glitch out of the building. Seriously Arma 2 is a damn buggy game and on top of that with a SHITLOAD of hackers causing problems. With no button to kill yourself or get unstuck wtf can i do? Seems like the whole idea is not very well thought through. Vaulting?

I have been playing for 2 days and already seen more haxx then what i saw when i was playing for an entire month before June. Yesterday i met a guy who was obviously a hacker, he was a nice guy though, gave us a ride in his car and teleported us to the hospital. Also seen massive fires burning along the shores. And spawned vehicles. The hackers seems to be everywhere, seen it on both EU and US servers. Yeah i guess there is a smaller chance to meet hackers on 25 man. But seriously 25 men on a server is too little. Really hope there can be a solution to this. Right now Hackers must be causing alot of people to stop playing.

Been away from DayZ for about 2 months. Now today when i got back i have seen some very strange things.. Cows being dropped from the air in parchutes, glowing auras that makes it possible to spot enemy targets and rainbow fog moving around making zombies go crazy. Not only that shortly after i killed a guy i suddenly received new gear without looting. AS50 sniper rifle with thermal scope, coyote backpack, and alot of stuff. What do I do? will the cheat gear work on other servers aswell? can i get banned for it?

Just tried and switched server, still got the uber gear left. haxxor sniper rifle, NVGS, ghillie suit, all tools etc.. Question is what to do now... :) Its very tempting to try it all out, but don't wanna get banned for it....

There is a hugh amount of threads about how DayZ has turned into a deathmatch game. People suggesting all kinds of things like: how Zombies could be more hungry for bandit flesh and people with -humanity getting mad and start laughing manically to reveal their position. (yes these are real suggestions i have heard) Some even want PVE servers, which just doesn't make any sense. Now I do agree that there is alot of pvp and as a bandit like myself i do tend to always shoot. There can definatly be clever ways to encourage people to not always shoot. I actually wouldn't mind it. But people have to understand that this game is in its alpha stage. Anyone who has played for more then a week will notice that its not really that hard to survive vs the Zombies. Its very easy to collect stuff you might need, especially if your more then one. I mean right now there really isn't that much of a late game. Thats why its fun to fight vs other players. Because fighting players is tens and more exciting then killing zombies. If there where no bandits, what would you do? You would have no use for gathering awsome weapons, since a winchester is normally all you need vs zombies. Sniper rifles for exampe would be completly pointless. Bandits add alot to the game, im not saying everyhing should be about killing eachother. But it should be a part of the game. There is just so much whine about bandits, people giving -rep to bandits. I for example I posted a video of me and some friends completly killing 2 suriviors with a minigun on a damaged huey. I thought it was hillarious but always some that seem to get mad. Its a game guys, just stop hating and kill us ingame instead. No bandits don't play fair, yes they ambush people. That just mean you have adapt to it. This is a survival game after all. If you type "need help in Cherno" don't be dumb enough to expect that the player offering you help will be friendly. This is what many players want a bandit to do. But thats not how things work. As the game is right now, are you really surpised there is alot of PVP? Lets say IF there would be a PVE server for this alpha version. I would almost be willing to bet that after a few days you would get bored. Bandits add alot to the game. It makes you look around in the forrest, it keeps you on your toes. They add alot to the game so less hatin. KKTHNXZ etc etc..

Now when we got a female model it must mean they are planning on using the 3d model for female Zombie skins aswell. Right now it is kinda weird that we see only male zombies, so female zombies would be awsome. Overall im hoping for more zombies. Also more zombies in none urban areas.

So me and my two Swedish bandit friends notice two players in Stary Sobor military camp. We can also see a Huey there, one of our guys go there and mounts the Minigun on the chopper. Those two guys are in for a hell of a surprise! Check out the video. Its probably the most brutal ambush i have experianced so far :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XaaJz4D75c Do you guys have any brutal ambush story?