how to play on ''public hive'' ?

[iPewPewU 5]

Can anyone explain to me how to play on public servers as i only played in privates one so far !

[Tr1x 53]

same way as a private hive man, try and connect to our public and see if you have any luck, the server name is US 520

173.208.85.82:2332

[Element47 2480]

easiest way?

use dayzcommander, select "DayZ only" in dropdown, check "Hide unofficial"

[Rott (DayZ) 218]

if you play public, you're gonna have a bad time...

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

if you play public, you're gonna have a bad time...

Cant kick it till you try it :P

[Tr1x 53]

if you play public, you're gonna have a bad time...

Most of the time, but if you play on one with active admins that know what to look for you'll be fine

[Rott (DayZ) 218]

Cant kick it till you try it :P

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dey got Zeds in DeRidder, LA. ?

[Heathcz 84]

if you play public, you're gonna have a bad time...

Why? And dont talk about hackers, I havent seen a one in past 2 months atleast.

I personally like playing on public, you can whenever switch between deathmatching and the more classic dayz aka get ten cars, helis and make a huge camp on a server where nobody will ever probably find it. Public hive lets you more to do what you like to

[herrjon 478]

Just do what Elements said and you can find them.

I prefer public because I prefer the vanilla dayz experience. No spawn with tools and sniper rifles, no 4,000+ vehicles, no added buildings everywhere, no donor perks, just plain old dayz. And if the server is down, not active, or a time of day I don't like, I can just hop to one that suits my needs without losing progress. Just makes me sad that there isn't a "public hive" for the other maps, since I'm sick of Chenarus at this point.

Edited May 4, 2013 by (TMW)HerrJon

[rihhanarachel 0]

I just pinged using US 520 server. All stuff worked well.

[iPewPewU 5]

Just do what Elements said and you can find them.

I prefer public because I prefer the vanilla dayz experience. No spawn with tools and sniper rifles, no 4,000+ vehicles, no added buildings everywhere, no donor perks, just plain old dayz. And if the server is down, not active, or a time of day I don't like, I can just hop to one that suits my needs without losing progress. Just makes me sad that there isn't a "public hive" for the other maps, since I'm sick of Chenarus at this point.

Well private are up 24/24 and there's a lot of vanilla one !:o

[herrjon 478]

Well private are up 24/24 and there's a lot of vanilla one ! :o

I assume you mean 24/7? Well, yes and no. I've had random server downtime on private servers before, much more so than public, but also most private severs aren't active 24/7, and my play time is sparatic. Plus the fact that servers both public and private will randomly shut down for good or change maps. On public, all I've lost is whatever tents and vehicles I left there, private, I lost everything.

On the vanilla servers, yes private vanilla do exist, but they're becoming more of a rarity as time goes on. Few servers can resist the temptation to not kick up the number of vehicles or add a barracks in Balota or something, and even if the server description seems like it doesn't have anything weird, you get in and spawn in with some of the weirdest loadouts. Just not worth the hassle imo.

I'm not saying private servers are bad, they do allow admins to be more creative with how the game is played, and it fill a niche for some players, I just personally prefer public hive, and the features of private hives cannot replace what features I like about public hive, at least with the way things are set up now.