Knightmare (DayZ)

New Bandit Skin:

Life isn't an alpha either---- wait, I mean, Aliens. The whole Cheat vs. anti-cheat is an arms race. He builds a missile, you build two, twice as big as his. The very skilled hackers will find ways to make holes in the system, as the devs patch those holes. Unless my understanding of VAC is incorrect, its like Punkbuster - which is more about reacting to new hacks after they are detected (aka used more and more often and caught) and stopping basic hacking/exploitation of game files. VAC isn't Judge Dredd, the second someone turns their cheat program on he comes bursting through their window going "I KNEW YOU'D SAY THAT" shooting the hacker dead. No matter what, it's going to be the dev team's job to fix holes hackers find, and to make it as difficult as they can for hackers to find new weaknesses. But again, if someone is really skilled enough, they'll find a way. Then the devs will have to figure out what the vulnerability is, and patch that hole too. Give them time. Give them your support. And don't flood the forums with unsubstantiated claims, because sometimes shit just happens. Not to say the original poster's claim was untrue, but I don't know what exactly transpired. He may very well have been a victim of a cheater.

As much as I hate the masks (the payday masks not the gas mask), it's a great indicator of who should be shot immediately on sight. The motorbike helmets don't bother me that much, save for their overabundance.

Tactical. Nuclear. Weapons. Realism. -BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM- You are dead. Chyeah! What's this design decision stuff you're mumbling about, can't hear you over the sound of my mushroom cloud baby!

I'd love to see rifles similar to the M24 and SVD in the game.

I don't particularly see what the problem is with a hunting rifle with a scope; as-in that should be good enough for the sniping role. I hope they don't add .50 cal sniper rifles - just because of how ridiculous it is. I hope they add more rifles, including more hunting rifles for variety sake.

I love complication, the challenge and extra dimension to it. The higher impact you suffer from loss (aka getting killed or injured severally) the more thrilling the game becomes, the greatest the sense of survival, the greater the sense of achievement from surviving. But the thing that concerns me, from a game-play-only perspective is blood-types. If you don't play with a large group of folks often, you're basically not going to get any blood, unless you find someone who is willing to donate, or if you kill someone and steal their blood and it matches (if that works even). I totally agree that just ripping open a blood bag and drinking that bitch down like a man who loves his woman all month long was ridiculous."YO BRO FILL ME UP SON". So as a mostly solo and duo player, the blood-type system will make it very difficult. But the one thing I look at is, it basically means I'd need to keep myself fully fed more often so I'm regenerating blood. I like the added complication, though the new blood system will certainly make it much more difficult for me.

Yeah. That changes things considerably. When I first read your post I extrapolated that you were unknowingly shot by the bandit, logged out, friends logged in, died, you logged in killing your attacker whom shot you originally. But given the circumstance, if I was bleeding because of something stupid like a door. (or a hay-barrel in a barn [%#&$%#$ing HAY]) I would have done that as well.

Your post seems to lack some details which are causing me to be confused. Were you bleeding because you had been engaged by the bandit? Attacked by a zombie? What caused you to start bleeding? Was this random happenstance that you logged in bleeding?

Hopefully this doesn't come as a surprise given it's a- I believe- let me see-

Take a day or two break from the game, profit. He's fixing stuff. Sounds ungrateful to be honest.

I'm not a fan of the cliche use of L2P. However, there are times where Learn To Play is exactly the medicine prescribed. It's people who don't adapt and overcome or fail to understand, or correlate that A+B=C. They exist, and sometimes they're very vocal in believing they are correct, that they are not at fault in any way, shape or form. During bad online arguments.. You've got two vocal sides, a "lol L2P noob" elitist side, and a "really-does-need-to-learn-to-play, but thinks they're right anyways" noob side. Not everyone falls into those categories, but typically the most riled up folks are.

At first I was like "lol, but meh" Then I saw you put Clever Girl in your video description. Winning.

This is also why I like, and prize the common guns. The Enfield is my favorite out-the-jump go to weapon, and the 1911 or revolver. Plus, besides the noise, I trust it more than the M4s based on bad experiences.

I think the starting spawn loot should reflect an "emergency bag" of items. Flashlight Bandages x 2 Canteen of Water Can of Food(Beans etc.) Reasoning: Provides the player with enough "out-of-the-gate" time to find more supplies. Without, gates player into a panicked 'find supplies' state immediately upon spawning, and forces them into the coast cities where they'll likely be killed. For me when I die and spawn, I like to go slightly north and loot the farms and what have you.

YES The starting of the game is really easy. Have Gun, Run to Loot Spots - Profit. Since you can hide from the zombies, totally.

Hey the older ones were a lot of fun, the newer ones, meh. But I just wish I knew what the flying ***k he was talking about!

You might like something easier like Half Life 2, Hello Kitty Online, or something much less "pressing" on your FPS skills. Welcome to Permadeath, something modern games don't use because some people's pussies get tied so tightly in a knot that they implode into diamonds (See Twilight, Film). It is a sandbox game. I'm sorry there isn't a stick and carrot saying "Do a barrel roll" every five minutes on your screen. Again, Hello Kitty online might offer a much more thrilling and entertaining venue for your specific video game demands. The goal is: Do whatever you want. Can't enjoy it? Go play something else. I'm sorry the game is too unsophisticated for someone of your extravagant tastes. Oh mind giving an example of one of your, (I know Master I'm not worthy enough to know) "good" zombie games? This isn't the game you're looking for. Move along. "This isn't the game I'm looking for.. Move along, Move long!"

I don't see why this would be an issue. Exploiting/cheating and spawning guns/items is one thing, but using a face with camo that already exists inside the game? I don't see how that would get you in trouble.

3rd Person - Yes. Maybe I would use 1st Person if Arma's 1st person didn't bother the absolute f*** out of me. I've never played an FPS with such a weird feeling first person. Crosshair - No Nametags - Never!

Lots of zombies, easy to get caught out of place without a building to run into. The biggest threat however is that anyone at the NW Airfield will not trust anyone else there. And there is a good reason behind that. Bandits, survivors.. makes no difference, the risk of getting shot is very real there. Bandits with Makarovs in cherno/elek don't have anything on survivors and bandits with high powered assault rifles. Gotta be quick but smart, fast but stealthy. If you're by yourself, try as best as your ability to avoid any zombie aggro. If someone is hunting for players there, a bunch of zombies running one way is a great way to get spotted.

You owned the situation, bigger man than most folks. I'd be pissed off too had I been in your shoes. Had someone disconnect and come into another hanger looking for my friend, thankfully he ran into me instead. Plugged him with a few extra holes, you know, to make sure he was dead. (You know, like poking him with a stick? Except with Winchester slugs? You know, like fourteen times just to be on the safe side.)

I personally enjoy it all. Whether being hunted or hunting. It's a huge reason why DayZ Mod gives such an open world and thrilling experience. However people just seem to have such a weird sense of what the unofficial rules are/should be. If I kill you, it doesn't matter my reasoning. I'm alive, you're dead. Whether it was because I wanted your gear, you saw me, you shot at me, or because I was just in a bad mood and you entered my fire lane -- it really makes no difference. Right or wrong, there are very few "lines" that can be drawn in Day Z. People who try to white knight add flavor to the same overall recipe. Same for the bandits who murder to murder. It's six and half a dozen of another.