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Well, I'm disappointed at the exclusion of vehicles. And I hope that Dean doesn't stray away from the Armaverse(if you've only played the mod and haven't even tried the game, I want to ass rape you and steal your liver >:( ), because I'd just love subtle hints to the ArmA 2 campaign. Oh, and I feel like Dean is trying to turn Chernarus into something it isn't. I don't want some modern urban sprawl nation, I want a Eastern European ex Soviet satellite state under turmoil. I want this to be Georgia meets Yugosolvia meets Czech Republic. If Dean takes Chernarus in a different direction, I'll be VERY disappointed. And I can't stress this enough, play ArmA 2 if you haven't. I'm tired of all these assholes who neglect the main game. Its like playing Gmod and never touching Half life 2. Its a sin to neglect a game this good.

IP:208.43.9.86:3136 We at this point intend on have a SA server ASAP. So you wont need to find a new place to play once it comes out! Clans welcome! NOOBS WELCOME Many people are helpful.... but many will KOS..... welcome to Dayz! WE BAN CHEATERS! We have banned more cheaters and ASSHATS today than your moms server did all week! We have active admins and a custom BE script set that catches multiple cheaters daily. This is not a "pay to win" server. You CANNOT pay money to get fancy loot. NON US players welcome. But we prefer ENGLISH in sidechat! Features Added Firehouses Added Barracks 24/7 Daylight Player Stats Wreaks 100+ Vehicles Auto refuel Good pings to many parts of the word. Active admins! Admins The only admin with full access to the server is me the last one and blankeh. Unlike other servers the admins here cannot see you, cheat you, spawn items or do other malicious activity's that take away from YOUR gameplay. Admins on my server are as blind as you are, and can simply kick or ban players. You will NEVER get punished for killing an admin here. If an admin has a fully kit, and nice weapons, its because he EARNED it, not because he pressed the easy bottom. Server Rules 1. NO voice chat is Side chat 2. Dont be a Douche bag 3. NO cheating Be forewarned ..... We are OVER cheater and punks. If your mission is to annoy other people on OUR server...... you will be banned. PleaseWe will have a Orgins server on Monday But atm we have a Taviana :New server server seeking more players. (Generally we have 5-50 players online) We at this point intend on have a SA server ASAP. So you wont need to find a new place to play once it comes out! Clans welcome! NOOBS WELCOME Many people are helpful.... but many will KOS..... welcome to Dayz! WE BAN CHEATERS! We have banned more cheaters and ASSHATS today than your moms server did all week! We have active admins and a custom BE script set that catches multiple cheaters daily. This is not a "pay to win" server. You CANNOT pay money to get fancy loot. NON US players welcome. But we prefer ENGLISH in sidechat! Features Added Firehouses Added Barracks 24/7 Daylight Player Stats Wreaks 100+ Vehicles Auto refuel Good pings to many parts of the word. Active admins! Admins The only admin with full access to the server is me the last one and blankeh. Unlike other servers the admins here cannot see you, cheat you, spawn items or do other malicious activity's that take away from YOUR gameplay. Admins on my server are as blind as you are, and can simply kick or ban players. You will NEVER get punished for killing an admin here. If an admin has a fully kit, and nice weapons, its because he EARNED it, not because he pressed the easy bottom. Server Rules 1. NO voice chat is Side chat 2. Dont be a Douche bag 3. NO cheating Be forewarned ..... We are OVER cheater and punks. If your mission is to annoy other people on OUR server...... you will be banned. Please

I get what you guys are saying about the Origins "creators" but some of their weirdness has paid off. I have seen countless posts complaining about the fact that so many servers go easy mode and allow server owners to spawn vehicles and guns. Origins servers have that locked down so server owners are not just paying for the privilege of hacking without consequences (joke, I really do not care that much it is their server and it is a mod). Overall Origins is a pretty cool mod despite the tactics used by the creators. I am a sucker for a righteous cause so I do not fault people for avoiding it due to these concerns, but I will say they are missing out.

New Patch UPDATED to 1.7.7.1 constantly being tweaked by our admins to provide optimal playability. Included fixes that work for -Taking parts off vehicles -Bloodbags -Gutting animals -Loot spawns tweaked (still more rare, but more than nothing!!) Night Time is included occasionally but has city lights, and Full moon nights to provide a fun experience while not making it impossible to play. Lay low loot up and lock and load! These mods did a GREAT job on this and are continuing to provide a fun and exciting game play experience, once again BB tops it. Custom anti-hack and Mod supervision is at its peak right now, know you will be playing on a safe, controlled, monitored server with no admin abuse and you do not have to fear a risk of losing gear to questionable actions.

☆★★☆ #GX viruZ DayZ Origins ☆★★☆ WHITELIST APPLICATIONS, ACTIVE ADMINS, FRESH DATABASE, BASE BUILDING, NPCs ☆★☆ We have launched our new whitelisted DayZ Origins whitelisted server at may 11th. We have active admins, teamspeak, website with chat and forums, 4 hour restarts. No hackers due to whitelist, BEC, Gotcha Antihack and active admins! >>> www.vdayZ.com <<< DayZ Origins has plenty of Features like: Clan system Clan stronghold fortresses Skill system NPC island NPC hueys patroling Build houses and bases Upgrade vehicles with additional parts and many more... Visit the mods official website: http://www.dayzorigins.com/ 3rd Person: ON Crosshair: OFF Nameplates: OFF Side Chat: ON ########## Register for our server today and join the community at http://www.vdayz.com ########## We hope to see you ingame!

We have added vehicles all over the map, mostly along the coast. We've tried to put at least one vehicle in each of the smaller towns. We have added helicopters at each airfield, and have modified their spawn points (only on the airfields, all other natural spawns have been left untouched.) We plan on adding more as we go along.

The Goldfish Bowl - Day Z Epoch Server Provided by the BSB Network - Gaming & banter for grown ups! Active server recently changed to Epoch and steadily building more players Strong emphasis on Survival/trading but also plenty of PvP! 260+ Dynamically spawning basic vehicles (with more advanced and better vehicles available for trade and personal ownership) Base building active and working - build your own secure team base! Dogs enabled - get yourself a dog companion, ala I am Legend! in-game currency - earn gold, silver, copper, tin and aluminium by selling and trading ANYTHING you loot. Trader cities and wholesalers across the map for selling unwanted loot and buying kit you do want! Personal safes available Basic starting loadout (makarov, 3 mags & 2 bandages) - No pay to win load outs! Usual custom buildings such as extended urban areas, additional fire stations, barracks, apartments,castles etc (Not OP additions like barracks added to Cherno or anything like that!) Minimal choppers - Choppers generally have to be bought. Play Day Z how it was meant to be played with just a handful of choppers. Once you can afford a chopper you need to value it! Daylight settings temporary running 24/7 No admin restricted areas or protected bases! No admin abuse! Additional weapons and vehicles unlocked and added to trader system including previously unavailable weapons! Custom ambushes and choke points - become an infamous highwayman robbbing travellers of their gold! Moderates with limited admin access (so no admin abuse!) to just kick and ban hackers Two established factions fighting against each other (so there's no clan stacking - all our members are divided between the 2 teams!) and lots of smaller Private Military Companies (PMCs) On going tournaments and events to win in-game rewards or gold to buy equipment or supplies - earn the dough and reap the rewards! Trader events such as flash sales and treasure hunts! TSW Anti-Hack installed Following a recent server relaunch (we moved server host, changed maps and even mod version!) and subsequence success, we're looking to further improve our server's population and are inviting players to come check us out! It's relatively "bambi" and noob friendly (no guarnatees though!!!) and there are no massively over powered teams punishing new players the second they set foot on the coast! Our regular players are divided between two open factions where clan membership NOT necessary to join! Also lots of smaller groups and private teams playing too, so there isnt a single group of players hoarding all the best vehicles and weapons! That said, our "GoldFish Bowl" Chernarus server is very a dangerous place with AI and human bandits on almost every hillside, in every city and around every corner! We’re already seeing a lot of casualties though treachery, deception and damn right piracy! Precious metals are just that - and people will do anything to get their hands on some quick and easy currency! The only rules that apply on our server (apart from no cheating!) are faction members cannot fire upon members of their own faction – there is only honour among our factions! Affiliation to a faction at least guarantees your safety and support within that faction as well as access to shared faction resources! Affiliation last the entire course of a Faction Wars season, which are regular events that are hosted on the server and played at specific times, so once you are affiliated with a faction you are bound to them for the long haul, but benefits of being a part of a faction include team loyalty, better event participation and access to a faction base - built completely in-game with available crafting resources! Add your own barracks, sheds, shacks, quarters, bunkers, fortifications and much more to your factions base, or make your own outpost - its up to you! Both factions are presently open to join and offer various benefits! Ideally, the factions have different goals and approaches, but these arent always set in stone! Ravens tend to be more "hero” style in their approach, friendly, skill full, stealthy and interested in building bases, helping others and providing protection to bambis and noobs alike! Scorpions are more "bandit" style players, pirates of Chernarus their main objective is self preservation and to f**k up some ones day! They are only loyal to each other and will think nothing of shooting first, asking questions later! However it’s important to understand that this is only the IDEAL of the factions and there are no obligations for Scorpions to play bandit, Ravens to play hero – Ravens can be as cold and ruthless in their daily excursions and Scorpions can be friendly and helpful, it’s entirely up to you how you wish to play! To apply to a faction simply click visit the faction wars page here;- http://www.bsbnetwork.com/dayz

NEW Taviana 2.0 #1 Hosted by DeadByZed 350+ Vehicles - Custom Spawns - Heli Lift - 24/7 Daylight - Custom Compounds Custom heli crash guns/loot (G36 variants, SCAR, L85, M4SPR, etc...) Custom anti-hacks by sporkulus (skype - sporkulusgamertag) Self Bloodbag - Remove Vehicle Parts Server IP: 94.23.58.217:2302 DeadByZed Ts: deadbyzed.teamspeakservers.com:7285 Website: http://deadbyzed.enjin.com ==========================Server Rules=============================== Obviously no hacking,duping,bug using...you hack you get an instant perm ban from our server and possibly a global ban when reported,other offences as duping,bug using and combat logging could get you warned or banned depending on the severity of your actions. NO scripting in shit just to make your life easier while playing,again this is hacking and will result in the same as above. NO abusive or racist behaviour to ANYONE in the server for whatever reason! doing so results in a kick, if continued a ban,also no racist clan tags must be worn,if you have racist clan tags you will be asked to change them failing to do so will get a kick or if you continue to ignore the warnings a ban.Racism will NOT be tolerated. ENGLISH ONLY in side channel (typing) this is an English server and anyone typing a different language will be 1st Warned and asked to keep it English only but if you continue to type in an alternative language you may then be KICKED until you obey the English only rule if you still ignore all warnings you will be TEMP BANNED (7 Days) NO Mic chat on anything other than DIRECT CHANNEL....typing on side channel is fine if you need help or just want to type to your friends/enemies in game BUT if you use it for MIC chat you will be warned at first and if you continue you will be KICKED....come back and continue to be disruptive to everyone in game and you will be BANNED (accidents happen and you may mistakenly chat on side channel by mic but as long as you change to direct you will be fine) Pvp will NOT get you banned or kicked,we welcome bandits and friendlies alike,just no abuse between everyone if you happen to be killed or kill another. ANYONE doing suicidal kamikazee missions into people's camps will be BANNED or deliberately driving (Air) vehicles into another player will be BANNED, it takes people time to make a good camp and i don't need some smart ass twat ruining them for whoever is residing in them at the time and as for driving (Air) vehicles into another players (Air) vehicle you don't stand to get anything from it since both parties will die so is pointless and you would just be trolling for trolling's sake which is why that is a bannable offence. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! Adjusted the server rules for kamikazee's, This ONLY applies to air vehicles (Heli's,planes) Since BOTH parties will definitely die and neither stands to gain anything from the act whereas if a car/truck is kamikazee'd you do stand a chance of survival and can be a strategic move for a player/team. Other than that enjoy the server and please report any issues or problems to the admins here in our forums or PM them. Admins of the server are Bassline pastyfarian Cen Novun If you have a problem and no admins are around you may also speak to one of my known allies in game so they can report back any problem you have to me directly and i will look into the issue.

New Patch UPDATED to 1.7.7.1 constantly being tweaked by our admins to provide optimal playability. Included fixes that work for -Taking parts off vehicles -Bloodbags -Gutting animals -Loot spawns tweaked (still more rare, but more than nothing!!) Night Time is included occasionally but has city lights, and Full moon nights to provide a fun experience while not making it impossible to play. Lay low loot up and lock and load! These mods did a GREAT job on this and are continuing to provide a fun and exciting game play experience, once again BB tops it. Custom anti-hack and Mod supervision is at its peak right now, know you will be playing on a safe, controlled, monitored server with no admin abuse and you do not have to fear a risk of losing gear to questionable actions.

The whole copyright issue with GP is a little ridiculous. As is the bullshit extra load time for joining a server... Those things aside, it's a pretty damn good mod. More variety of weapons, more types of vehicles, vehicles you can attach armor to, you can choose from a number of different spawn locations, you can build a lockable base with a garage for a vehicle, separate island with lots of AI and loot. Plus other stuff I'm forgetting...

I heard someone argue that same thing for autos as well... IRL, cars are extremely common, and it would make sense to me if you could find them scattered all over a town. The catch would have to be that parts would obviously be difficult to find (as they sometimes are now), and I think even more importantly, gas should be super rare to find. In my ideal game, the vehicles in a decent state of repair would be easy to find... It would be finding fuel that should be most difficult! :) Love the push bikes though... would always love to see more of 'em

Acually I am in the NEAF with 5 players online and 50 vehicles, and my graphical settings are what is stated here: http://www.dayzpvp.com/ultimate-dayz-graphics-settings-and-tweaks-guide/

Hi there, welcome to our server thread. We are a few day old clan and server, and are wanting traffic on our server to make an exciting and enjoyable experience for all players, new and old. In the AusArmy server the only thing non-vanilla is that there are a few more vehicles, no auto fuel, no salvage. Classic DayZ. Our Admin Team: [AusA] MP - Lead Admin / Owner of Clan [AusA] JH - Co Owner / Vice-Owner of Clan [AusA] Lachie - Co Owner / Vice-Owner of Clan Our admin team all are wearing soldier clothing but have no special permissions except kick, ban, and they can use the rcon for messages in-game. So don't expect teleporting people, report them to admins ASAP. Why Should You Play?: - We strive to have a fair and fun playing field for all players new or old. It brings back the classic dayz experience with no mods that change the game. - We are located in a central location, for easy and low ping access to a majority of the world. We are hosted in Los Angeles, USA. - We welcome other clans or teams for a more intense experience, many servers frown upon clans and that isn't right. What Do We Offer?: - We offer a fun, enjoyable server for new or old players - A vanilla server for the traditional dayz experience - Active admins, working towards an active community / player base Server Information: IP Address: 192.31.185.220:3119 Server Name: DayZChernarus - (1.7.7.1/103718) [REGULAR][GMT+3] Private Hive - AusA Clan | DayZ.ST Slots: 50 Side Channel: On Difficulty: Veteran Map: Chernarus What Can You Do?: - Play! Enjoy yourself and give feedback - Donate, donation is optional and is recommended to keep the server costs up, so the server stays up. Please do join, we need more players! Thank you for reading, see you in the wasteland!

To add to the investment to DayZ characters, to offer goals and things to work towards and to make roles more valuable (They want people to be able to effectively play the roles they want) I believe as we traverse and survive in the wasteland we would take on attributes, the more you heal the better a medic you would become, the more vehicles you repair and buildings you erect the more efficient you would become. These are not "RPG" skills, I'm not trying to make DayZ an RPG I just want medics to be able to be a medic, mechanics and builders o be mechanics and builders and body guards to be bodyguards. You can call yourself these things and these proficiencies help set personal goals as you lose your gains after death. Any other ideas would be great. For example: Medical proficiency results in faster administration of medical items such as bandages and blood bags Teamwork proficiency slightly increases damage to zombies while working with one or more people Mechanical proficiency results in slightly faster build and repair time Weapon proficiency can reduce scope movement when aiming, slightly decrease reload time or reduce pistol spread (depending on weapon, this could be broken into three areas) Melee proficiency: lethality of melee strikes against zombies slightly increases There is no cap, just diminishing returns after X proficiency has been reached. All proficiency is lost on death. suggestions, changes, ideas?

i cant get into vehicles with other players.. any ideas? the menu comes up, but i cant get in

Yes I can see the request was made for this a while ago under the pinned private hive topic... I can also understand the development team, while allowing private hives to exist in peaceful cohabitation, not wanting to offer too much support... many offerings of other sites have been mentioned - like opendayz and armaholic... but THIS is the dayz community and private hives ARE a part of that community. This would be a great start, but I would also like to see a forum for admins to ask questions or discuss between admins of other servers problems and how to solve them. For example... my server has tools to control the # of vehicles spawned... and my auto- server restart doesn't seem to work, nor does the tool that is supposed to control the # of vehicles on my server. I have it set to no more than 25 and currently have 50+ vehicles on my map. It is too new to have that many saved vehicles... Another example... I would like the choose male or female skin option... There is great customization that can be achieved with the male skins, so that the 3 other people I play with all look different and we can tell each other apart, which is GREAT. But... being a female (and knowing that I can't use a ghillie/camo), I would still like the ability to choose that. Long timers here would probably know the code to help fix those issues... or be able to offer advise... It would be helpful, like I said, to have a full-topic private hive main forum area with the subtopics (and I may have the nomenclature wrong but am sure you know what I mean) of adverts, admin help, reporting, etc...

That's one thing I don't understand about the mod right now with all these servers that spawn you with m4a1s or akms and full gear why not just play wasteland at that point? A lot more guns and cool vehicles. Whenever my buddies try to get me to play on a server like that I just suggest wasteland or play on my own. But on topic it seems OP is just trying to troll people with the attitude of a 14 year old for some reason but I will play cautiously and try to be a good guy some of my best sessions and funniest games have been when I save someone and team up with a stranger.

The drug cartels are back, and this time, there's no Homeland Security to fight them. If this became the case I'd just hope there's all of those wacky vehicles (Gliders, Lawnchair Planes, Submarines) that people used to smuggle illegal goods across the US border as well.

Hey guys, Welcome to TheRisingDead.co.uk Breaking Point Server. http://www.therisingdead.co.uk Coming soon - TheRisingDead Event only server Including: - Daily Events - Survival Games - Compound Takeover - Black Hawk Down - Much Much more! 146.185.23.130:3051 Filter for www.therisingdead.co.uk Teamspeak: 46.20.116.64:10297 Arma OA Beta version = 103718 Breaking Point Mod = v3.1194 - Official Hive // TheRisingDead.co.uk - 50 Slot - UK Server - low ping - - UTC -10 - Auto Restarts Every 2 hours with serveral warnings - 170+ Vehciles - 5 lootable Heli Crash sites - 6 lootable Military Crate's *NEW* - Over 600+ Added weapons font] - Vertran - Side Chat Enabled - Waypoints On - Crosshair OFF - 3rd Person ON - Death Messages *Server Features* - Remove Parts from Vehicles - Weekly Events - Load Items into vehicles * Anti-Cheat features * - Ban List Synced with TSW, DART, and DayZ Anti-Hax Community Bans list's - BattleEye-Bans.txt synced with Community Bans list - Active Admin presence - DayZ Anti-Hax * Rules to be followed * - No cheating - No glitch exploiting - No malicious chat - No racism (racism results in an immediate, permanent ban) - No voice over Side Chat, text only (in English) - No Ghosting (While Server is Official) - Comfirmed Combat Logging results in a 24 hour ban, repeat offenders will receive a 48 hour ban (Combat Logging is forcing your game to close (disconnecting) whilst in a fire fight/under enemy fire)

Ok, so i played through 1.7.7.1, and im glad of the changes. Zombies are easy to lose, but the ever present death sentence of infection balances that. Loot is at a decent place, you can get what you need and that's about it. I would like to see the medical/hospital spawns pumped up a little since everyone needs a morphine or two. But overall i like this waaaaay better than 1.7.7. This said, I still miss dayz from before this patch. Where the zombies a joke? Yes. Was pvp, spawn-camping, and loot present everywhere? Yes. But i never really considered this an issue since my goal in the game as a hero was mainly to fix vehicles and give rides. With this current setup, a lone wolf simply cannot get a vehicle up and running. You might find 1 wheel in 3 towns and cars spawn in needing 3 or more. There was always a huge thrill to gun a pickup or van through cherno or electro to see if you could live through it.... Do I understand the thoughts behind the patches? Yes, this is dayz, a zombie survival game which makes the changes to the zombies perfectly valid. But the loot (especially for vehicles) makes me sad that i must run everywhere from here on out. Just my two cents, and I appreciate all the effort put into this so far.

ONE EYED BANDITS Squad Recruitment!!! Background Info! Ok the One Eyed Bandits Is NOT A CLAN its a squad of 5 people we used to be in a clan but the leader didn't like where the clan was heading (bandit Play Style). So we made a squad instead, we play everyday at All hours. We play on 2 Different servers. Servers we Play on! Dayz pt! - Extremely Good server with So much To add! -185.2.136.156:3238 The server Includes - [Extra Barracks and Buildings and Crash sites] AI Protected Secret Weapon Cache (Super Hard to Get by the AI) Skins and Clan Bases (WE HAVE A CLAN BASE WHICH IS IMMENSE!!!! Player Protected!) Also New Weapon Enhanced Vehicles with new Secret Weapons! Come At Me Bro! - Extremely Good Server with even More to add!!-185.2.138.28:3221 This server Includes - Custom AI bases, HARDCORE AI patrols,-SO GOOD, Custom weapons Bases And Buildings, Patrolling Ai Which get in cars and Helicopters and patrol, And INFECTED CAMPS!! The Squad! Jonseao- Funniest Guy Ever!-Very Experienced and a Very good Combat Player Jared- Squad leader- Extremely good Combat Player Is All About Keeping His squad alive and Working together Keeps the Shit In Tigh Me- Im a a cunt - Jokes im Good at Combat and no what to do when shit hits the Fan- Adam- Also Good at Combat Scenarios But he talks alot (but hes getting better haha) Timmy - Hes a Good Player Can hit shots From quite Far Range! What Where Looking For? Where Looking for Good players who are experienced in all combat Scenarios and Are Mature, We need players that Are Either Eu or Us or CA but can play on Different Servers and Dont just stick to One Because they have loot We like to have 2-3 to play on. We Dont want to have to teach you how to play Dayz. You Need a Good Mic or Decent Headset Can Use Different Types of Weapons Effectively How To Join Contact me Email - [email protected] or Come on our Teamspeak. teamspeak-3.clanplanet.co.uk:10051 Poke Either Jonse,Jared or Reqq

brand new server all vehicles avaible

IP:74.222.5.250:9802 We will have a Orgins server on Monday But atm we have a Taviana :New server server seeking more players. (Generally we have 5-50 players online) We at this point intend on have a SA server ASAP. So you wont need to find a new place to play once it comes out! Clans welcome! NOOBS WELCOME Many people are helpful.... but many will KOS..... welcome to Dayz! WE BAN CHEATERS! We have banned more cheaters and ASSHATS today than your moms server did all week! We have active admins and a custom BE script set that catches multiple cheaters daily. This is not a "pay to win" server. You CANNOT pay money to get fancy loot. NON US players welcome. But we prefer ENGLISH in sidechat! Features Added Firehouses Added Barracks 24/7 Daylight Player Stats Wreaks 100+ Vehicles Auto refuel Good pings to many parts of the word. Active admins! Admins The only admin with full access to the server is me the last one and blankeh. Unlike other servers the admins here cannot see you, cheat you, spawn items or do other malicious activity's that take away from YOUR gameplay. Admins on my server are as blind as you are, and can simply kick or ban players. You will NEVER get punished for killing an admin here. If an admin has a fully kit, and nice weapons, its because he EARNED it, not because he pressed the easy bottom. Server Rules 1. NO voice chat is Side chat 2. Dont be a Douche bag 3. NO cheating Be forewarned ..... We are OVER cheater and punks. If your mission is to annoy other people on OUR server...... you will be banned. Please [url=http://www.gametracker.com/server_info/74.222.5.250:9802/]

Well zero proficiency could be that point where you suck at it. Teamwork proficiency, perhaps some way to share area awareness which would amount to better situational awareness, what sort of bonus could we give to players who spend most their time in teams, which would encourage the who faction play that is in DayZ, you are right about it seeming RPGish and bullets do what bullets do. Another mechanical option is the possibly to repair vehicles up to 110% which would sort of show a mastery in the ability to reinforce its parts. A normal repair would get it to 100, spending extra materials can get it up to 110, but you dont get the full 110 off the bat, you start with being able to get it to 101,102,103 etc The reduced pistol spread comes from learning how to use the pistol. A person who uses pistols will typically be more accurate than someone who hasn't. A game mechanic to compensate for organic skill. The spread for someone unfamilair with pistols is larger, as they train they learn to handle the recoil and aim better. And as for the melee I agree, slight increase. Nothing game breaking that would allow them to go on a killing rampage against players. This is to give them a slight edge as a result of its training over someone else using a melee weapon. The teamwork perk is supposed to be sort of a leadership and communication bonus, some sort of representation of shared perception, perhaps if one person sees a zombie the others nearby get pointers on their screen. It could perhaps allow for target marking?

I agree. This is ridiculous. Any somewhat hidden tent spot is now unusable. So unless you want to store all your goods in the middle of the forest where EVERYone can see it, tents are useless again. The only way to save stuff is vehicles which get spotted from the Air like they have neon signs above them. I've played dayz since launch, i've only ever found sandbags or a shovel and handful of times. I can tell you in all honesty in the past 50-60 hours of play i've never seen a entrench or a sandbag. If we can't save stuff what is the point? Pick up a weapon run to town die, rinse, repeat. Having a stash of goods made the game survival for me.