Professional N00b

I'm sure you are.

I am ninja. Fear me.

Nice to hear people getting along for once instead of just blowing the brains out of each other all day. Didn't you JUST make a post about killing people in Elektro and calling yourself a "God of Death"?

If I haven't been spotted I usually try to stay that way while watching them. Kind of creepy, but I love just watching someone else go about their business while they have no idea that I'm tracking their every move. Though if they look like they know what they're doing or there is a large group I generally just leave as quickly and quietly as possible. I only kill if I get shot at or backed into a corner. Not shooting everything that moves makes the game much more interesting and challenging.

So basically you would prefer if you killed them while they were disarmed and standing right in front of you? Your level of integrity and honor humbles me.

I kill players with a can opener and bottle of lube. Enjoy killing on the coast in the meantime.

I haven't been to Stary in the standalone yet but they removed the military tents? Drats. Still a nice town I'd wager, but I did enjoy those tents. Mostly because it was a great place for a firefight. @OP: If you're getting lost without a compass keep in mind you can still use the sun during the day, the North Star at night, or if it's cloudy just keep in mind that all the clouds always move East. Might help if you can't get your hands on a working compass.

It's an alpha, I'm pretty sure increasing the zombie count is going to be included fairly soon. From what I understand it was originally released with so few zombies because of performance issues, but that should be corrected soon.

Holy crap, you've uncovered the final evidence of the plot of the Czech Republic to take over the United States and steal our reserves of popcorn! I shall contact the National Enquirer with this news at once!

Clown cars. Small yet colorful cars that drive at 20 mph and can hold 15 people. The tactical uses of such a device are marvelously devious.

I agree! We should be able to carry 11 guns! Two in our hands, two on our back, three stuffed in our backside, and four in an alternate dimension caused by the extreme levels of methane gas that all the bean eating has caused.

Realistically the nights are way too dark for the given environment. With no city lights and few clouds, the moon and even stars generally cast enough light to see even in lightly wooded areas. Sure indoors and heavy woods will be pretty dark, but eyes adjust. As it stands in DayZ though, everything is pitch black even with a full moon. Gameplay-wise, it is fun to be forced to use light sources. Having to balance seeing with being seen is an interesting dynamic to the game and I will admit that it can add a layer of tension that can be quite fun. Problem is you can't really stop people from adjusting their displays to work around this system in order to gain advantage over the people stuck using flashlights. I wouldn't mind seeing them brighten most nights but making cloudy conditions or new moon phases (I don't even know if the game has moon phases) be darker, that way maybe people will be less likely to just completely alter their graphics settings every time while still keeping situations with darkness relatively interesting.

If you don't want to be able to use 3rd person and don't want others to do the same, just use a 1st person only server. It's not like anyone would be twisting your leg to make you go onto a server where others can use 3rd person. Not sure what "flaws" would still exist in that scenario.

Why not just have servers for both? That way people can play the way they prefer.

Just remember: I can break these cuffs. Also, I think we should be able to use fuzzy pink handcuffs too.

What did you expect? Look at how many people are eating beans all the time.

I've found that a bullet to the head usually cures most ailments. Lots of players in the game seem to have adopted this type of volunteer medical service.

Tigers. (Someone please say "bears")

Alpha placeholder eh? I think my aunt must also have a placeholder, she's rather masculine sounding.

Big beards for men and big breasts for women. I wouldn't shoot a guy who looked like he was a member of a ZZ Top Tribute Band, nor would I shoot at a woman with huge bazoongas. If anything I'd be too distracted to shoot. Totally legit ideas.

I only had the chance to play the game for an hour last night but I have to admit, I was about ready to kick my character in the groin and shove a salt block down his throat with the constant "I could use a drink" messages that kept popping up because of it. Kinda wish they'd just bring back the HUD for the hunger and thirst instead of constantly flashing white messages on the screen to tell you about it. Anyway, I do think the people in the game eat and drink way too much, even if they are always running around. It's a tad bit excessive.

I really enjoyed the feel of this map in my first life but sadly I ended up playing at night while it was pitch black. In an effort to see I was running down the road with nothing but a flashlight and apparently it is so cold that my character was already sick before I even found my first building to loot. The challenge is really fun and unique but perhaps make antibiotics a little bit more common? As it is, I may as well have just kept killing myself until I spawned close enough to somewhere that I could manage to find enough heatpacks to keep spamming them and keep myself from freezing to death (I had to use about 5 every half an hour to an hour just to keep me above blinking temp).

I've had several one hit kills on survivors in the 500-700 meter range. I'd be pretty confident that a head shot at 800-1,000 meters would also kill in one shot. Though from what I understand, every gun decreases in damage based on how far the bullet travels. I've seen a formula for it but can't remember it at the moment. So if you're used to firing other guns at range like the M24 then the drop for the DMR is the same. DMR is still my favorite weapon just because it's harder to use and fires faster. Just clicking on something to zero the weapon is far too easy :P

I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries. Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!