24 hour DayZ challange?

[strayshadow 81]

I've just been to a LAN party that lasted a good 24 hours and as a staple of it we always have a game of CTI on Arma 2 or muck about on Operation Flashpoint among others!

Anyway, to the point!

I don't know if this has happened already or if there would be any demand at all for an event like it but would anyone be interested in a DayZ endurance event? A few special rules added in like if you are killed you're eliminated and not allowed to respawn.

The goal wouldn't be to attempt to maim every living thing in the server, just do what you do (maybe with some objectives thrown in??).

So 50+ Players running around Chernarus in a secure server

The event lasts for 24 hours (or maybe a bit less?)

If you die or disconnect you're eliminated from the competition

4... profit?

It could be streamed but that may just ruin it if players join the stream to find out where their opponents are.

In theory and practice it will probably be a hideous broken mess with much rage and boredom on both sides of the stream, but here it is!

Please add your opinions or ideas =D

[Goreman 9]

Seems like a good idea. But 24 hours? I can't even stand DayZ for more than 5 hours. But thats just me.

[Noszombie 284]

If you die or disconnect you're eliminated from the competition

What happens if someones computer freezes and it disconnects them or something. In my opinion it should only be if they have disconnected for a set time frame or a set amount of times. On a side note the whole thing sounds pretty interesting if you can get enough people for it. :)

Edited March 10, 2013 by Noszombie

[strayshadow 81]

I'd be up for it, I think it could be pretty entertaining and DayZ could use some community events =)

[Ratsmon 131]

I would love to join. Especially now during easter when we have like 2 weeks of from studying -..-''. So yeah, I'm in if other's are in.

[Swordsworn 52]

if its on a date i have time i would join that too, sounds like fun :)

[Maloney (DayZ) 26]

I'm defo in. Perhaps we should organise an army. We could lock down Elektro, slay all the zombies and barricade the streets and buildings with barbed wire and such. If we could organise a massive group of friendlies we could essentially create a survival community in which some players are assigned to hunt, others get wood, matches.

Although this is just speculation as even if we could get such a huge group we would all end up shooting the crap out of eachother.

[strayshadow 81]

I think it would be best if the gameplay remains dynamic even in this event, players will go into it with a mind set of what they want to do during this time so small armies may form organically.

A server with a large player limit would be best to increase the chances of player interaction, maybe 80 to 100 players.

If it is over subscribed or to make sure the players participating are random we could hold a lottery?

Not sure how you could set up a Twitch or Live Stream feed though unless its by Crow cam lol

[Maloney (DayZ) 26]

We would need to get the Cherno Journo involved and also invite some people from the youtube community.

[strayshadow 81]

We would need to get the Cherno Journo involved and also invite some people from the youtube community.

I was just thinking that! They have the infrastructure and fan base already in place!

Well this escalated quickly, shall we make it so?

[Maloney (DayZ) 26]

Indeed. We would however need server admins to stop hackers that may swarm us once the date is set.

[THE_BURNDOWN 27]

Indeed. We would however need server admins to stop hackers that may swarm us once the date is set.

Yeah, nobody wants a 24h hacking competition

[Fraggle (DayZ) 15720]

Have a look at Survivor Games=Z for DayZ. That was super organised, if they arrange another I'm gonna enter.

Look through the rules, it might give you some ideas.

http://www.survivorgamez.com/home.html

Edited March 10, 2013 by Fraggle

[Maloney (DayZ) 26]

Have a look at Survivor Games=Z for DayZ. That was super organised, if they arrange another I'm gonna enter.

Look through the rules, it might give you some ideas.

http://www.survivorgamez.com/home.html

Thanks mate! I think you've convinced me to get this show on the road. I'll talk to Mac and see what we can do with the limited sources we have.

[strayshadow 81]

Wow I managed to miss this! Those guys did an amazing job, the amount of effort that's gone into it really shows. There's no way I could contribute prizes like that too lol.

I suppose the differentiation of this from that at the moment is the player numbers and the flying cameras.

[p4nnus 42]

I actually suggested something quite similar some time ago. I would like to see some kind of a competitive survival tournament.. and now as you mentioned it, the 24h tournament would be much better than a lasting tournament.

Quoting myself from 12 January 2013.

"And BTW I would love to see some kind of long lasting tournament in DayZ. Maybe something like who survives the longest, with the first death eliminating you from the competition, but instead from dropping you out of action, you get to start again. (it would be the same 50 players locked to the tournament for the duration of it, with maybe a certain amount of hours that you must play each day) Ofcourse as your out of the competition, your job is to hunt the remaining competitors out. (or maybe the eliminators who died could give their place to a random player, who wants to try their chances in the elimination) Though this might not work because of the fact, that you can just survive in the woods on the edge of the map, as long as you want.

But then again, could this be prevented by giving the competitors different daily goals, like visiting a certain city? (everyone has the same goal, to guarantee conflicts) As this just came to my mind, Im not sure would this work in a way that honors what DayZ is, as it encourages or lets say.. makes you engage in pvp, and because of that it isnt only surviving.. but it could be something to consider about. ^_^ "

[strayshadow 81]

I was thinking you could have players running around as Dungeon Master like characters to give objectives.

I once made a really broken arma 2 mission of Kinji Fukasaku's Battle Royale on Utes Island with random player spawns, random gear and death zones slowly herding the surviving players towards each other. Maybe we could make a 24 hour Battle Royale with those sort of rules? Though that is straying a little from regular DayZ.

Edited March 10, 2013 by Merry_Mac

[Noszombie 284]

What about you have it basically as you initially suggested but with a group of people set to hunting other players. (Maybe the hunters could be admins as they are going to find people more often so they will also find more hackers?)