shadowjack

When I see/hear "I AM FRIENDLY, DON'T SHOOT!," What I "really" hear is "I am a victim, please abuse me" OR "trust me you sucker" It is often times a fatal (literally) error to make an initial judgment based on what anyone says in DayZ. If I make first contact with another player it will generally be something like "stay away, keep your distance and we will get along fine"

DayZ is the anti game. Little to no rules or game dictated objectives. YOU, the actor determines the game for you. The goal of DayZ is to instill strong emotional response to events that happen to the actors as they go about the business of surviving. DayZ is a true story we each create for ourselves around hard choices that must be made. Each choice with their own risk vs reward consequences. It has been said that every true story ends in death. With each death comes the opportunity for a whole new game. Thank you Dean Hall

1. Working vehicles might not be everywhere depending on if folks had time to evacuate the infected zone. 2. You might be surprised what you can find trekking through the woods. It could also be fun making your victim walk barefoot and naked in the snow. If your into that sort of thing.

Not a fan of vehicles. Im a if I cant carry it I don't need it kind of guy. Im not gonna rain on other folks parade and say leave em out. What I don't wanna see is the ability to toss a main rotor in a backpack and walk off like your the Incredible Hulk. Fuel should be scarce. Gathering parts and making repairs should require a group effort and take time. I don't mind coming across a working condition ride now and then. Long as it is pointed in my direction i'll take it for a one way spin.

They shoot because it is the easy way out They shoot because they have an ingrained gear fetish They shoot because they are unable to deal with loss Some even shoot because your misery gives them the most pleasure You will only beat them by being smarter than them. That in itself is a great RP opportunity

Or change your tactics. If the objective is loot, be sure to kill the guy with the best gear last. :)

If i swing a bat at your head and kill you .... its no accident. It was intended. Not that a single blow will and chances are it wont. At best you will not feel like doing anything except moan and groan for a good while.

Sad but true, been a long time since I played the mod and I forgot how the text chat works. Until I take time to figure it out its voice or im a mute. Besides I type about 3 words an hour with errors.

Sounds like you DON'T understand this is alpha. That's cool, you are in the majority it seems. In a game of this type if you don't enjoy the journey you are probably playing the wrong game. But then im a journey kind of guy. Only game I have played where the destination was better than the Journey was Shadowbane

I dunno, where do we draw the line? Zombie cows? Zombie WABBITS? www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yww2x3bm9k

It would add a whole new dimension to group fights. Group fights would become more intense. It would create a sense of urgency that we now have a limited amount of time to achieve the objective of looting. Tactics would have to change on the fly. Use suppressing fire, better pre fight planning ect.

Compromise. How about a 10 minute free loot timer and then another 20 minutes for whoever got the kill shot? I really dislike the idea of looting my own corpse. I had my first decent loadout yesterday and fell to a couple infected. Think I was hit through a wall. I re-spawned on a different server. Fresh start is half the game for me.

Firearms should not be easy to find, Ammo should be rare. High end military gear in serviceable condition extremely rare and should be more spread out and randomized rather than concentrated at military bases.

Loot should be rare. Ammo should be extremely rare. None of this "i have 80 rounds for my Mosin balony" It should take weeks if not months to scrounge that much ammo. Functional mags should be even more rare.

O shit fire, you mean I have been playing the wrong game? Here I thought this was a survival game with infected (or Zombies if you will) as the main NPC antagonist. Suppose BI will refund my $80?

Our scales are similar. If I don't know you I don't trust you If I cant see your face I trust you less If you have on a clown mask you are a psycho and I will put you out of your misery. I encourage those of you who think you need everything so black and white in a 50 shades of gray world to come up with your scale.

I have a real conflict here. A natural do whatever it takes to survive instinct but a strong distaste for being restricted. I really don't see KOS as an issue as I feel most times it has happened to me it was more what I didn't do rather than what the other guy did do. I doubt I would ever willingly allow myself to be cuffed but waking up to that situation could make for some interesting interactions.

The ONLY progress that matters at this stage of the game is the development of the game. Character progress counts for nothing and as an alpha participant you need to get your mind wrapped around that concept. I would think frequent resets are vital for the devs to get a feel for if character progression is flowing as they intend.

Well, my problem is i cant get past the insctintive reaction to fight. As soon as i realize what has happened i am shooting at anything i think might be the culprit. If i happen to still be standing (rare) after running out of ammo i will start screaming at the top of my lungs for the evil demons to come face me and kill me if they can. There was one time i got bored and logged out after maybe 10 minutes. Since there wasn't really any combat i don't think that counts

A good Dayz player is one who uses strategy, tactics and wits to think and reason their way through situations rather than take the easy way out. Sometimes violence is necessary. Many times it isn't. Easy button guide for the less than good players. 1. see other player 2. shoot other player 3. rinse and repeat

Extreme Ways by Moby does it for me. Both the music and lyrics Last month i happend to watch all 4 Bourne films over a 2 day period and everytime i heard the theme song i thought of Dayz. In fact i wasnt aware of the SA release until the song drove to this site the first week in January to check for updates. For me the music and the lyrics fit perfectly. (Cant link to youtube, the task masters at work have blocked it) Extreme ways are back again Extreme places I didn't know I broke everything new again Everything that I'd owned I threw it out the windows, came along Extreme ways I know move apart The colors of my sea Perfect color me Extreme ways that help me That help me out late at night Extreme places I had gone But never seen any light Dirty basements, dirty noise Dirty places coming through Extreme worlds alone Did you ever like it planned? I would stand in line for this There's always room in life for this Oh baby, oh baby Then it fell apart, it fell apart Oh baby, oh baby Then it fell apart, it fell apart Oh baby, oh baby Then it fell apart, it fell apart Oh baby, oh baby Like it always does, always does Extreme songs that told me They helped me down every night I didn't have much to say I didn't get above the light I closed my eyes and closed myself And closed my world and never opened Up to anything That could get me along I had to close down everything I had to close down my mind Too many things to cover me Too much can make me blind I've seen so much in so many places So many heartaches, so many faces So many dirty things You couldn't even believe I would stand in line for this It's always good in life for this Oh baby, oh baby Then it fell apart, it fell apart Oh baby, oh baby Then it fell apart, it fell apart Oh baby, oh baby Then it fell apart, it fell apart Oh baby, oh baby Like it always does, always does

what you are looking for won't happen unless ... 1. they have RP only servers or 2. RPers, being the creative souls that they are, adapt the RP into the environment. I always play "my game" based on the rules of the game. This is an open world anything goes environment. I play my game with that in mind. The KOS mentality that can sometimes dominate is used to enhance my experience not detract. Otherwise I would find something else to do with my time.

Killing another player is the easiest thing to do in Dayz, always has been. If you want a real challenge, something that makes you think, figure out a way where both sides can walk away.

What a disappointment. I came here looking for a screen shot of the new Recreational Vehicle and its terrible looking motor.

Seems nearly everyone here is bent on telling others "how the game should be played". Think about it people, IT"S POINTLESS. There are 2 types of players. Those who dictate the actions and those who react to the actions. Nobody will ever be one or the other exclusivly but if you use planning, caution, and inteligent strategy you will control more encounters than not.