DemonGroover

So what are you drinking - i've just cracked my first beer myself? As for your ideas - some randomness would be nice and i think the loot spawning in SA may be heading this way. Not too sure about random buildings though - could be odd to be in a building then suddenly you aren't when you login next and vice versa (a building landing on you is sure to break your legs eh?)

I like the idea of opening a fridge and finding an Iguana on a Stick.

I was playing the new map Isla Duala the other night when i found a pair of NVG's at a heli crash. I was stoked until i realised the server i was on was 24 hour daytime! Doh!

Your thoughts on a what if. What if in DayZ SA you could only have one character (and therefore one name) per copy of the game. I'm not actually suggesting this, but what do you think would happen if players had to choose a name and stick with it throughout their DayZ existence? So don't make a spelling mistake! Would players garner a reputation in game over their actions. For example, you see Sniper_Bandit_LOL on the list so you know that he is a terrible shot and couldn't hit a barn door with a Double Barrel shotgun from 5 yards. You see DemonGroover on the list and you Disconnect quickly due to blind panic. I'm not sure why i am asking this but it would be interesting to see how players would behave if their actions couldn't be hidden by changing names possibly every Respawn. Perhaps in SA there wont be a way of knowing someone's name anyway, unless they tell you. Like i say i am not suggesting this at all, just wondering what might happen. At the very least a Leaderboard would actually mean something!

I understand the viewpoint of there are many servers for many different varieties of game play. I don't actually have a problem as long as servers are properly described so i know which ones to play and which ones to avoid. I just wonder, if Rocket was still pumping out updates for the mod, as in had total control like he used to, would we be seeing all these differences in spawns, loot and vehicles? Does he look at some of these servers and think "They are completely missing the point!" Who knows? But, hey, it doesn't really matter and i ain't going to lose sleep over it.

If you are calling out to another player who is 20m away why wouldn't zombies hear as well? However if you are talking about a discussion between 2 players who are side by side then i agree that zombies shouldn't be alerted from 50m away.

I think things like this will have to wait for future maps. Having such diverse environments in a 225sq km region would be pushing the realms of believability - unless a large mountain range were added up north.

Yeah i remember when you spawned with a Revolver - but then Rocket eventually put it to the community about spawning with no gun. The backlash was quite severe but he stuck to his guns(!) and did what he wanted. I suppose the point i am making is that more and more servers are moving away from what DayZ was when Rocket left the development to the community. Not the community updates but the server side options which admins have control over. The next step will be some servers will remove zombies. Then what will you have?

I do like the idea of a couple of profiles - that way you can experiment a bit

I prefer my igneous rocks for solidity.

I am bit 50/50 on the vehicles. I understand that they would be common IRL but the idea of there being 7-10 vehicles per person in a game like DayZ seems to belittle the game. A vehicle should be a goal to attain. It just seems too easy on some servers. Bicycles though - yeah they should be a bit more common.

I understand that there should be variety in servers as different players want different things, but the shear number of 'unofficial' versions of DayZ is getting huge. Some of them are not the original game at all.

I think the point i am trying to make is DayZ is Rocket's baby and if he wants players to be defenceless at Spawn then why play on a server that gives you a DMR? Is that DayZ or is it a different game altogether?

Good call - i probably should have used the Search function as well.......

I suppose if you are with mates and want to goof around i can understand. I remember one server i joined i spawned with a DMR and all the tool items. I crouched to a nearby hill and went prone to see what was going on and got instantly sniped. What was all that about? EDIT: The beard is a must in SA!

TBH if you only did have one name it would still be hard for others to find out who you are due to there hopefully being no nameplates. Asshole bandits could still remain anonymous by not telling anyone their name. However, what is the point of being a Big Bad Bandit unless you are infamous and you want players to fear your name? Can you imagine logging onto a server and finding out BigBadBandit13 is online and on your server - oh the fear!!

For me whenever i hit a deer stand i am hoping for either a DMR or M14 or an AKM or M4 depending on my mood.

An insane asylum? You mean there could be zeds even crazier than the ones we have now?

My point is a combat roll does not involve rolling over cars and fences like Chuck Norris. And for your information, i dont have to try and be an idiot. It is a wholly natural ability i have.

Yep, bored again. I probably need another job. Anyway, as the title asks.....do you run, try and talk, try and shoot, drop to the ground, shit yourself?

Mad Max had a dog - so that's good enough for me. Next update, boomerangs, gyro-copters and midgets on the shoulders of big blokes.

Remember as well that the Zombie AI for standalone will be different. I too would rather zombies first investigate noises rather than blindly aggro and go all Mike Tyson bezerk

So you mean - unlike the video? Are you telling me that when i log on tonight i'm not going to see a bunch of tools doing the roll through the streets of Cherno? I hope you are right, because after tonight there may be two types of players i will KOS - "Players who use the word Bambi", and "Compulsive Rollers".

The only problem i have with the update is the logout timer when you are clear and want to log out for the night. Why shouldn't zombies spawn when you are in a vehicle? Why wouldn't they smash the glass in an attempt to get you? The zombie communication is such that if one zombie sees that another zombie is chasing prey why wouldn't he join in the fun? The days of aggroing 1 lone zombie who just happened to see you are over - he now brings friends. Actually, the more i look at your Bad Things list the more i realise you don't want a survival game - you want a game where you aren't inconvenienced as you loot stuff. It's the apocalypse and the zombies want your ass - deal with it.

I can just envision a WOW scenario where everyone just jumps around like damn fools. I don't want a gunfight to consist of players doing combat rolls all over the place. And what is with being able to combat roll over a car? Hmmm....haven't tried it yet but i am not liking the look of it.