What Happened On Your FIRST DAY Of DayZ?

[DanielTy88 133]

I spawned into the pitch black darkness of night with the waves crashing behind me, Loud terrifying music blasting in my ear and I..................Shat my pants.

Edited February 4, 2013 by DanielTy88

[M8EO 16]

I started late July last year. I was a complete n00b at the game - I had had ARMA II for a few years but never really played it, so i wasn't accustomed to anything in it. I spawned at Kamenka and, not knowing the map at all, decided to run west! This took me right to the edge of the map, so i decided to run north a bit. And at that point, I spotted a van in the woods. Because i was so new, i didn't know how rare anything was, so i thought it wasn't uncommon to find a van in the woods. When i got to the van, there were tents around it, and 2 busses. The van had broken wheels, but when i looked inside it, I found basically everything: ghillies, AS50s, M4A1 CCO SDs, and many other rare guns. As i said earlier, i didn't know how good or rare any of this gear was, so i just grabbed a ghille, an M4A1 CCO SD without any ammo, a map and a compass, then jumped in one of the busses and drove back to kamenka, where i got out, ready to shoot some zombies, then realised i didn't have any ammo. Thinking that i'd just find some more in a building somewhere, i didn't go back, but dropped the M4A1 on the ground, left the bus, and decided to head into the nearby fields. For the next few hours, i just aimlessly ran around the fields in a ghillie without a gun, trying to find out where i was.

From there on, it gets a bit hazy so i can't remember, but i do remember telling my friend (who got me into DayZ in the first place) about what I had done. It was quite funny, as i didn't understand how rare everything was, so i just casually told him how i'd found a van, 2 busses, a ghillie, etc etc, and he was just like "...... WHHHHAAAT? AND YOU JUST LEFT IT?!!".

Even more hilarious, i found the camp etc within about 10 mins of my first gameplay. Beginners luck, right?!

Good times, eh? ;D

Edited February 3, 2013 by M8EO

[Guest]

Ran into cherno because i'm a badass

Found a lee enfield

Chased another noob across cherno

got to Balotta

Got surrounded by 3 guys and a chopper

Died

'twas a good day

[cheebusal 3]

I spawned right in front of a man with a gun, he looked at me, and shot me.

[Bottlerocket 205]

I went into Cherno during the day, found a big gun - it looked like a hunting rifle, or something that was used during World War I.

Crawled out into the streets, and thought I would test my new toy on a zombie shambling past ........ Then I got to listen to the 'You are Dead' music for the first time.

For a while after that I assumed the Lee Enfield actually spawned zombies.

Edited February 3, 2013 by Bottlerocket

[LaurenDanger 100]

It was late May, and I wasn't skilled in fighting zombies on my first day. Spazzing around, running in janky patterns, and they did munch on me a few times on the outskirts of Electro. I spawned again, decided to prowl around a farm, with a few nearby houses, and ended up trapped in a doorway, with zombies attacking, dirty fingers worn to the bone digging into my flesh, loose teeth scraping against my cap as I pulled away.

The faint sound, a helicopter, somewhere close. I cried for help (on side chat) as I shuddered and my vision blurred, stumbling away from a horde that would not give up.

The Huey descended, door gunner firing, splattering zombies across the grass, and soon three individuals led by a survivor pilot named Otis were there to help. They eased my pain, patched me up, ensured Ai was better, and then asked if I would like to ride in the chopper. They would let me be a door under and gain revenge on those foul corpses that had assaulted me.

Otis is still my hero. And through everything in the game, I have STILL never fired first, I have tried to give people rides on those rare occasions I find a vehicle, and I refuse to be a bandit. All because of a helicopter that dropped in to save me on my first day.

We won't mention the desynch that happened near those power lines that put me on the ground as the chopper raced away.

[DMC14 46]

/long story short after looking for my mates (who had been playing for a little while before i got the game) for a couple of hours on cherno found them we went to north airfield barracks got guns got chased by zombies and i shot my mate in the face. it was an accident.

[Fenrod 60]

Got multi-raped by a fuckton of zeds.

[Devon206 (DayZ) 77]

Sweet stories guys! MORE MORE MORE!!!!

[kingfury4 65]

Wandered through Chernarus not knowing where I was, "Oh look! It's the Firstation I must be in Elektro" head in there about 4 guys we head outside and I find a Ghillie suit in the toll booth. We ran for a while until we finally just lost each other and zombie killed me.

[St. Jimmy 1631]

Started near Cherno and I heard some shooting. I headed in that direction and there were couple guys and nobody knew each other. We looted some places and shared guns and ammo and tried to protect each other. There were about 10 teamed up and we tried to survive. Then many ran out of ammo so zombies killed everyone who didn't run away. I didn't survive long.

This was back then when everyone tried to help each other. Something you couldn't imagine to happen anymore in public server.

[DemonGroover 8836]

A long time ago on a beach far, far away....

I ran around like a headless chicken, screaming as zombies chased me in the dark i think. It was the best experience in a video game i'd had.

[Dreams_Of_Cheese (DayZ) 71]

I ran into a barn, in what I assume was near Prig, grabbed a Lee Enfield and shot the nearest zed.

It didn't take me long to run out of bullets, and before I knew it, I was trapped.

I drew my axe (not a total noob, youtube helps), and went into the other barn across from me.

As I walked down the stairs, I cut a corner and snapped my leg in two.

I kept crawling til I reached the other barn.

At this point, I went apeshit on the zombies, having found a DB shotgun in the barn. I was daring them to kill me.

I didn't die.

I found one solitary zed stuck on a door, and let him eat me.

Best game ever.

[blugyblug 0]

Spent like 20 minutes staring at dayzdb.com/map trying to figure where i was. i was in kamenka. went to the deer stand north of kamenka and found an M4 CCO SD in it. Shot a zombie, got hit by another and started bleeding.

I didn't know how to bandage so at 6k blood i watched a quick youtube video and bandaged myself at about 900 blood. then ended up dying anyway from another zombie.

also staring at the shitass graphics (was on like 70% 3D resolution) at 20FPS.

[Devon206 (DayZ) 77]

I ran into a barn, in what I assume was near Prig, grabbed a Lee Enfield and shot the nearest zed.

It didn't take me long to run out of bullets, and before I knew it, I was trapped.

I drew my axe (not a total noob, youtube helps), and went into the other barn across from me.

As I walked down the stairs, I cut a corner and snapped my leg in two.

I kept crawling til I reached the other barn.

At this point, I went apeshit on the zombies, having found a DB shotgun in the barn. I was daring them to kill me.

I didn't die.

I found one solitary zed stuck on a door, and let him eat me.

Best game ever.

Seems like people never shoot zombies nowadays, which sucks. :P Probably because of what happened here. ;P

[Ozark 3]

Died... a lot. Then when I finally figured out how to not get eaten zeds in first 15 mins, I found a ATV in a field north of Elektro and thought I was the luckiest dude ever! After approaching the ATV to see what gear it had and if it worked... I was sniped.

[DazTroyer 227]

I wandered into the woods, West of Kamenka, walked are far as the debug plains. Walked into the debug plains, got bored and went back. Spent ages messing with my settings as something was broken, all the colour had gone, lol. Heart pounding, vision shaking (didn't know about 3rd person view) I collapsed and died in sight of Kemenka again, not far from one of the wooden shacks you can enter.

Thought it was the worst game ever, went to bed one very pissed off dude.

[Mother Phuftbucket 22]

Spawned near Elektro and started running into the Forrest and looked around to see another un-armed player so I looked at him then turned and kept on running so I look behind again and see him and his buddy armed with a enfield chasing me. They shot me and knocked me out, I awoke to see them dragging me and I had no-idea how to stand up so they started to enclose me in a barbwire fence so I finally read the manual and found out how to hop up and run so I ran through the forrest with virtually no blood as he was shooting at me and he eventually got me. That and a lot of other events similar to that have made me kill any armed player that is close to me.

[frillysocks 12]

I'm sure there was a lot of death.. I learned how to use WASD somewhat efficiently [generally a console gamer] and to do basic gear interactions. Ran a lot. Weaved around trees a lot. Got lost. Many hours in managed to meet with a friend. Shot a zombie with my hatchet. Ate some beans.