Went into elektro with headphones on... Never again.

[Invrlose 15]

So I went into elektro today with headphones on. Scariest experience ever. Every single little noise makes you extremely paranoid. And when I was trying to abort I could hear the zombies getting extremely close and it was probably the most nerve-racking experience I have had so far on this game.

The server I was on only had 3 people, but I've been sniped on a server with 3 people before -_- so that just added to the tension.

Edit: the reason I was in elektro was because I am completely out of bandages which made my problem even WORSE. One hit from a zed could easily end my game right now.

Edited July 5, 2013 by Invrlose

[Trizzo 632]

As a person playing in first person I couldn't play without headphones. In cities they are godly. Life has been saved many times by 3D sound.

Edited July 5, 2013 by Trizzo

[Invrlose 15]

As a person playing in first person I couldn't play without headphones. In cities they are godly. Life has been saved many times by 3D sound.

How do you not get paranoid and terrified? I heard zombies walking and always thought it was another survivor.

[Trizzo 632]

Zombies are slower sounding in their footsteps, footsteps of players are usally quick because most people crouch walk and run in cities.

If you want to know if a player is inside a building just wait and listen. You will hear them. Very few ways to be unheard indoors. It's the outside you have to worry about! Players in appartments/pubc/schools can be easily heard from the outside.

And if you flee from paraonia and terror you will never master it.

Edited July 5, 2013 by Trizzo

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Zombies are slower sounding in their footsteps, footsteps of players are usally quick because most people crouch walk and run in cities.

If you want to know if a player is inside a building just wait and listen. You will hear them. Very few ways to be unheard indoors. It's the outside you have to worry about! Players in appartments/pubc/schools can be easily heard from the outside.

And if you flee from paraonia and terror you will never master it.

You run in citys? I walk as much as I can, it adds to the realism.

[Trizzo 632]

You run in citys? I walk as much as I can, it adds to the realism.

No. I never have a set way to move around. A problem with DayZ mod is there is no tactical pace and walking slowly in an urban enviroment often isn't a good idea.

When a good marksman or sniper is smashing Electro from the hills moving quickly from cover to cover is better than creeping around. Especially if you cross a shooters line of fire.

Indoors it is better to walk slowly ready to fire from the sights, rather than charging headlong into a narrow arc of fire. It all depends. There is no right or wrong way to move, just better ways for a given situation.

Edited July 5, 2013 by Trizzo

[LordDante 30]

I always used headphones as well, it was diabolical at first, but it sure helps a lot, that the outside noise is not present, and you can just concentrate on the game sound. Then one time I just switched to my laptop speakers (forgot my headphones somewhere if I remember correctly) and I was in Cherno.

Now THAT was real paranoia. Every sound sounded different, sometimes I mistook my own breathing for that of a zombies or gunshots (!) fired far away. And the zombie sounds were somehow really loud.

[Devon206 (DayZ) 77]

In my opinion I really like hearing what sounds are coming from so thats why I like having headphones for directional hearing.