dennisho1234 2 Posted June 18, 2012 I think we need our default Pistol back. I dont know if thats only me or what.. but i think searching alone and in a really HUGE city with loads of zombies are really difficult without a weapon.Please let us defend ourself at least :( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hostile (DayZ) 0 Posted June 18, 2012 You kidding me?I died today at around 11:45 CET.Respawned near elektro, ran into it, looted a bit, left it with:-AKM + 2 mags-AK-74 + 1 mag for a friend-Matches, Hatchet, Knife, Map, Compass, Binoculars, Watch-supplies for a friend: Hatchet, Knife, Matches, Map, Compass, Watch-Alice Backpack-M1911 with 6 clips-4 Bandages-3 cans of beans-2 water bottles-2 sodas-Smoke nade-2 Pain killers and 1 morphine I think-Barbed Wire. I still have this in my inventory I guess. Maybe it will come in handy.Logged out at 12:15 CET. So all this was gathered in 30 minutes. In the meantime, I used couple of pain killers, ate few beans for blood and drank 2 sodas I guess.Is it hard?NO.Is it more fun than before?Hell yes!Zombies are super duper easy to deal with in cities, I was maybe scratched twice or three times, lost blood was thanks to the bleeding. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dennisho1234 2 Posted June 18, 2012 really ?? maybe i need a guide since its my first day :(i spent 5+ hrs playing on different server and all i could find were empty cans. The best i found was a Hatchet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fluttersnipe 0 Posted June 18, 2012 No, I agree.Maybe not a pistol, but at least start us with a melee weapon (if they exist). 9 times out of 10, loot has a zombie standing over top of it in barns/sheds. Not having any way to deal with one zombie when you start the game is kind of frustrating :(, and I'm generally all for hardcore games, but at least give us a melee weapon :).I've started near one of the major cities ONCE, in about 20 deaths. So having quick access to looting areas isn't always possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaidoon 19 Posted June 18, 2012 You kidding me?I died today at around 11:45 CET.Respawned near elektro' date=' ran into it, looted a bit, left it with:-AKM + 2 mags-AK-74 + 1 mag for a friend-Matches, Hatchet, Knife, Map, Compass, Binoculars, Watch-supplies for a friend: Hatchet, Knife, Matches, Map, Compass, Watch-Alice Backpack-M1911 with 6 clips-4 Bandages-3 cans of beans-2 water bottles-2 sodas-Smoke nade-2 Pain killers and 1 morphine I think-Barbed Wire. I still have this in my inventory I guess. Maybe it will come in handy.Logged out at 12:15 CET. So all this was gathered in 30 minutes. In the meantime, I used couple of pain killers, ate few beans for blood and drank 2 sodas I guess.Is it hard?NO.Is it more fun than before?Hell yes!Zombies are super duper easy to deal with in cities, I was maybe scratched twice or three times, lost blood was thanks to the bleeding.[/quote']How did you get the barbwire i can't figure out how to pick it up? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cyrusdexter 0 Posted June 18, 2012 How did you get the barbwire i can't figure out how to pick it up?You have to loot it while it's still in a circle on the ground, if it's already set up (barbed wire fences or whatever) you can't get it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xyro 9 Posted June 18, 2012 I think we need our default Pistol back. I dont know if thats only me or what.. but i think searching alone and in a really HUGE city with loads of zombies are really difficult without a weapon.Please let us defend ourself at least :(You WANT your pistol back, you don't NEED it. Plenty of people are getting along just fine without it. Shit spawn rates happens, pre-patch I can't tell you how many games it was feast or famine.I haven't died since 1.7.1 was implemented (On the flip side I also haven't played much), but I'm honestly looking forward to it (Yes, blasphemus) because I want to see how much of a challenge it is. Not to mention do you know how many times, pre-patch I'd have a Mak with a backpack/bandolier full of Mak Mags and pass over how many Revolvers/1911's just due to the shear amount of Mak Mags I had. Most of which were never used because I died before I could use them all. Not to mention there's a true hardcore penalty to dieing, not just, "Oh I had no Mak ammo, one mag in my AK. If I die I'll start with full pistol ammo." Now you have a true sense and will to survive, find another mag for that pistol and AK!The game is suppose to be relentless, unforgiving and harsh. Shit just got real. If you don't like the brutality of the game I heard some people still play Left 4 Dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sergentcar 0 Posted June 18, 2012 spawning without a pistol has made this game far more real. on the news feed the dev team said hatchets will be very useful and not just for copping wood so we may have an axe for melee soon. this is still in alpha and you have to learn to adapt. i haven't died once from a random bandit since 1.7.1 because most of the coastal cities are now friendlier because there's no start weapon. although its a little harder at first it will get easier once you figure out the LOS on zombies. run through and in-between buildings and you will be fine i promise even running through woods can get them off your tail now. just keep trying its a learning experience and you have to adapt i hope this doesn't get changed back. and i would rather start with no backpack or at very least the czech vest pouch which only has 6 slots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheDesigner 1197 Posted June 18, 2012 Everyone speaks of realism, yet what kind of survivor has a flashlight, painkillers, and a bandage? Not a surviving one, that's for sure. Realism would be a guy with a pistol and 2-3 mags and basic supplies. Bandits will be bandits, once they get a gun, expect them to kill just to kill. I was killed with only a flashlight, being chased by zombies with another survivor. The sniper killed us both just to kill us. This might be fun for the few, but I have talked to others ingame and most do not like it. Bring back the meager supplies and a Makarov with 2-3 mags, not 6 like before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xyro 9 Posted June 18, 2012 Everyone speaks of realism' date=' yet what kind of survivor has a flashlight, painkillers, and a bandage? Not a surviving one, that's for sure. Realism would be a guy with a pistol and 2-3 mags and basic supplies. Bandits will be bandits, once they get a gun, expect them to kill just to kill. I was killed with only a flashlight, being chased by zombies with another survivor. The sniper killed us both just to kill us. This might be fun for the few, but I have talked to others ingame and most do not like it. Bring back the meager supplies and a Makarov with 2-3 mags, not 6 like before.[/quote']This has been debated on both sides heavily on many other threads, no use in beating a dead horse. Some say it's Russia, everyone has a gun. Some say not everyone has a gun.I say it's a game (I say game, not mod because of the time, effort and heart that's being put into it) and the devs are making it how they see fit. This is Alpha, expect many changes, enjoy the ride and keep constructive criticism flowing.No one is forcing you to play an Alpha stage mod/game and partaking in an Alpha stage mod/game you should know what to expect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
