shadowjack

On foot is the only way to go. Gotta keep that cardio up and stay in shape for what may come. Occasionally will use a vehicle if i find one in running condition and its pointed in the direction i am going.

Not a fan of blood bags period. I am not a fan of anything that magically instant heals.

What you need is a proper punishment for KOS. How about blind them in both eyes and then give them permanent life so they can never re-spawn? :)

That's what I was thinking ... how about both? As long as the are official and NOT private. As Dallas said I would hate to see server admins profit from the game. So .... I think BI should profit. Give those who want Stand Alone Easy Mode the opportunity to "PURCHASE" as DL content the means to customize loadouts or what have you and use this new content on a separate set of official servers. Or just charge a small monthly fee for access to these additional servers.

The whole sorry thread presumes there even is a KOS problem. KOS is only a problem if you allow it to be a problem. Act like a victim, be treated as a victim.

The only problem i ever saw with sniper damage was the crying some folks do when they think they should be able to frolic gayly down the streets without a care in the world.

not a fan Perhaps increase the number of spawn points and keep them random.

Those "many titles"... I will bet most if not all bombed because they were crap. Hype may get you fast out the gate. Quality will keep you in the race.

Too late for what Dimnzy? The only too late I see here is Dimnzy. Every comment you make has already been made before. Only difference I see is you needed an excuse to say your piece instead of just spitting it out. Got bored with Rust that quickly did ya?

O great!!! Add nicotine addiction and watch KOS go up 10 fold. :P

I agree it is a real problem for some. Those people really need to find something better to do with their time. I haven't seen this much drama since my daughter got her first paycheck and went shoE shopping.

Many of us play DayZ BECAUSE it isn't like "most online games" It is supposed to be hard,harsh and maybe even darn near impossible to survive without wits, tactics, and most of all patience. I am not a fan of the fresh spawn having past life knowledge either. In my book that is just as unrealistic as the disappearing tent. This is a problem without a fix. In the end if another player spawns with visions of a great stash in the woods it really does not have a big impact on how I play. HOWEVER ... my biggest concern is over saturation of gear. Hopefully the item degradation and contamination elements in the SA will make this concern unwarranted.

First, i have not played origins and all i know about it is what i have read above. I don't see anything there makes me wanna run out and try it. Houses? Don't need one. My motto is if i can't carry it I don't need it. Only use i have for a house is if i can get inside and see if there is anything i can use. Vehicles? unless i come across one that runs, has gas and is pointed in the direction i am going i have no use. Customize? Hell i have never even tried to repair one. Ain't no way Im gonna lift an engine block at my age. Put a wheel in my back pack? lol, I think im smart enough to know that wont work and i sure as hell ain't gonna carry or roll one around. Saving loot? If you mean safe storage you have completely turned me off there. If i wanted that i would play the other Z game that recently changes its name to .... ummm Bugs and Hacks i think its called now. Reckon that makes me vanilla :)

A random encounter does not have to be a kill or be killed situation. True there are players who don't care and will kill no matter. They are the sociopaths. Can't do anything about them except hope you can get the drop on them. Many will kill out of fear. There are ways to deal with these types. be creative, be tactical, think about why they will shoot first. Give them a reason not to shoot. Let it be known there is more value in life than death.

I don't use sniper rifle or helicopters. I am not against them per se. What I am against are weapons/tools/vehicles/materials that are not represented with the proper postive AND negative aspects. You cant run around with an AS50 the same as an MP5. How many survivors are master aircraft maintence trained? Sure you may be able to figure out how to fly that bird but without proper maintence how many hours will you log before a hydralic line blows or stabilizer lets go? Random events like these should be in the game in my oppinion. There should be few if any "no brainer" choices. For almost everything you gain there is something you should have to give. Such is life.

Like in real life .... Can they come up with a way that holding the "W" key will make me burn the same amount of calories that i would if I was "really" walking/running. :)

This may have been said already What you don't understand is Dean Hall has placed principle and his own creative vision far above profit. He wants to build the game he wants to see. His mod has already paid off handsomly for BI and they have given him the lattitude to develope the game his way. He is not interested in developing a game your way, my way or Trion's way. Once it is built and if it is built well the rewards will follow. I can't say for sure but i would bet that even more that what coin he puts in his pocket his greatest sense of accomplisment will be ... I did it my way. That my friend is a kind of rich not many ever achieve.

Markers - NO, BIG FAT NO Locked housing - im good with that long as i can drive a Ural through the front door. :)

I love the idea. Perhaps the Devs could get Lana Del Rey to record a background song to go with the death sequence.

I agree, how about 2 thing? Start with your health and your wits. You can't cut it from there ... score one for natural selection.

I give up. Have we so coddled our children that they need special recognition for such mundane tasks?

True, it is circular. I hate when that happens. Sadly there is not a one size fits all answer. I don't have time for a long winded answer and will be away for the next 6 days so i will leave it that for me the upside trumps the down. I love and would embrace the ideas of SausageKingofChicago and Beez above.

My point is, it isnt YOUR stuff. It is the dead guys stuff so how would you know where it is if not for some "unnatural" past life knowledge? You could make an authentic case either way. My fear is there will come a time, just as in the mod where survival will no longer be an issue. As soon as the "other Z" implimented the global inventory it ceased to be anything remotely resembling a survial type game. Storage that follows from life to life is just a lesser form of the same.

Agree 100% that Is a big part of the problem. Even with limited loot spawns hoarding will happen over time.

Been saying this since I can remember. Should extend to vehicles as well. Having past life knowledge does more harm than good in my opinion. The biggest of which is hoarding. I know folks can whine that "but im still alive so i should not loose my precious just cuz that idiot got himself killed." It is a valid whine i suppose but i say ... GET YOUR OWN FREAKIN TENT/VEHICLE. Perhaps the disease system in the stand alone will address this but on its own it may not be enough. Unless hoarding is controlled the game will loose its identity as a "survival" game.