Joyrider (DayZ) 0 Posted June 20, 2012 So I was shooting some zombies with my freshly procured Double-Barrel shotgun...and some random noob runs up and is like "SUP LOL"So I was like okay, hey what's up. Then I put my cursor over him and I can hear his heart beating...and I heard that that meant he was a bandit, right?Even though he's just some scrawny noob, if he's a bandit I'm not gonna help him so I shot him a few times and he keeled over.But here's the weird part. He wasn't a bandit! I got a "murder" (my first one) and I'm sure I lost humanity. :(So is this just a broken feature or what? I haven't seen many posts about the heartbeat feature, and this is the first time I've heard a heartbeat since 1.7.1 patch (and I've been playing like nonstop since then.) Oh, this was on Seattle 22, so bro if you're reading this I'm sorry I thought you were a bum bandit. :( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Izo Azlion 3 Posted June 20, 2012 The heartbeat feature is retarded at the best of times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
switch296 20 Posted June 20, 2012 Yeah it seems to be bugged.My friend who plays without murdering anyone (and normally runs from bandits) seems to have an epic heart beat when I look at him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonryan32@gmail.com 2 Posted June 20, 2012 As someone who should have a heartbeat when looked at my friends tell me they don't get one when they put their cursor over me.So it seems to not be working that great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joyrider (DayZ) 0 Posted June 20, 2012 Strange.I wonder if anyone has reported this?Maybe this thread should be moved to the bug section... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imbalanxd 59 Posted June 20, 2012 Everyone has a heartbeat.The lower the humanity the faster the heart beat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RachetSmurf 2 Posted June 20, 2012 OP, Gather all the details and go post this in the bugs forum (using the form). I'm sure Rocket would appreciate this information in detail. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raphie 0 Posted June 20, 2012 Wouldn't it be more logical for it to be "the faster the heartbeat, the clearer their conscience" considering the bandits WOULDN'T have a heart to begin with? Beside the metaphor, it would also make more sense as the innocent people are probably nubs and they're 'scared' while the bandits are most likely veterans of the situation and therefore used to it.My point is: switch it around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hazychestnutz 0 Posted June 20, 2012 Everyone has a heartbeat. If the heartbeat is faster it means he's a bandit. :/ sigh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedAxiom 0 Posted June 20, 2012 I think you've got it backwards.We can't see faces and eyes and other details in game. The heart beat represents YOUR reaction to seeing that person up close and evaluating all those details that you can't see. It's your spidey senses tingling - you get a bad feeling about that guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joyrider (DayZ) 0 Posted June 20, 2012 Everyone has a heartbeat. If the heartbeat is faster it means he's a bandit. :/ sigh.They didn't specify in the patch notes. Well hopefully my humanity hasn't dropped too far, I don't want to be a bum bandit. :( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nahholmes 0 Posted June 20, 2012 Not a fan of this feature. For all the people up in arms about any other suggestion that would make the game easier you guys sure did pick a bad one to get behind IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raphie 0 Posted June 20, 2012 I think you've got it backwards.We can't see faces and eyes and other details in game. The heart beat represents YOUR reaction to seeing that person up close and evaluating all those details that you can't see. It's your spidey senses tingling - you get a bad feeling about that guy.I never thought of it that way. From Imbalanxd's post, it seemed like the heartbeat you heard was of the guy you're looking at (as opposed to your own personal reaction)...but in a milsim, I realise that's a little silly to assume. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bluegobln 0 Posted June 20, 2012 It's YOUR heart beating, not theirs. The heartbeat indicates you're recognizing them as a bandit and are freaking out a bit.It's like if you were walking down an alley and bump into a guy carrying a gun... not really a comfortable situation. Except... everyone carries a gun in this world, so maybe you're noticing something else like blood on their hands (literally lol). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eggmoe 1 Posted June 20, 2012 With the last patch that still had the Humanity Face Indicator, I respawned with an angry face, even though I had no murders on the new character.Me thinks humanity sticks with your player ID now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raphie 0 Posted June 20, 2012 With the last patch that still had the Humanity Face Indicator' date=' I respawned with an angry face, even though I had no murders on the new character.Me thinks humanity sticks with your player ID now.[/quote']I've never paid attention to mine but I think that's now the default face (judging from YouTube vids of people that have never killed anyone). This is probably the case of the OP's problem.EDIT: For the moment, it's possible that everyone is a bandit to everyone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joyrider (DayZ) 0 Posted June 20, 2012 With the last patch that still had the Humanity Face Indicator' date=' I respawned with an angry face, even though I had no murders on the new character.Me thinks humanity sticks with your player ID now.[/quote']I've never paid attention to mine but I think that's now the default face (judging from YouTube vids of people that have never killed anyone). This is probably the case of the OP's problem.EDIT: For the moment, it's possible that everyone is a bandit to everyone.If he was a bandit I wouldn't have gotten a murder. It sucks even worse because I was making an effort to not kill people...he was literally the first person I've shot at since I got the mod on Thursday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
logan23 118 Posted June 20, 2012 Sounds like it's reversed?Heartbeats being given with high humanity and low/no heart beat for bandits?Maybe the values are reversed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KoKane 0 Posted June 20, 2012 You can pinpoint someone behind a wall with this :/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boneboys 7988 Posted June 20, 2012 Moving this to the Bug Department.If anybody is sure of their info, read the stickies, and make a report in the correct fashion.For those of you that are serious enough there is the dev-heavenbug tracker which is the correct way to do things, imho.https://dev-heaven.net/projects/dayzThanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deadzen 3 Posted June 20, 2012 Wouldn't it be more logical for it to be "the faster the heartbeat' date=' the clearer their conscience" considering the bandits WOULDN'T have a heart to begin with? Beside the metaphor, it would also make more sense as the innocent people are probably nubs and they're 'scared' while the bandits are most likely veterans of the situation and therefore used to it.My point is: switch it around.[/quote']Second this...If you are not a psycho murderer you would be scared shitless when meeting another person.I am. IRL! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raphie 0 Posted June 20, 2012 If he was a bandit I wouldn't have gotten a murder. It sucks even worse because I was making an effort to not kill people...he was literally the first person I've shot at since I got the mod on Thursday.You know the bandit feature has been removed, right? So now killing ANYONE (bandit or not in pre-versions) will count as a murder, my guess is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheSexyGoat 5 Posted June 20, 2012 Seems like it carries all the murders from the past characters. That's probably why. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
