The infection dilema

[broguenz 333]

One fears a mission beyond living in the countryside on boiled water and pork without having antibiotics on hand.

 

So ones attempts to find AB's to make these missions a little more stress free which inevitably places you at  higher risk of getting infected.

 

At least three times now I have found them only to need them while searching, usually thanks to a through the wall bash or some super sonic zed that spotted me from miles out and knocks me over with his go go gadget hands

 

This leads to a day of hunting meat to maintain blood and searching for more AB's.

 

so are the dayz of my livez of late

 

frustrating entertainment

 

dats fo sho

 

yada

 

yada

 

 

 

[monoking 22]

The infection really sucks. When you get infected the best thing is just to kill your self. No point finding antibiotics.

[plexico 386]

It's not really that hard to not get infected... it's an OP mechanic but it's not game breaking, easy as fuck to avoid zombies.

[Statik (DayZ) 2695]

I don't get the point of this thread. You're not really offering help, you're just saying how bad you think it is...

[h3l1x 327]

The infection really sucks. When you get infected the best thing is just to kill your self. No point finding antibiotics.

 

Or maybe try some player interaction/coop? I've given my only pack of antibiotics to a complete stranger I met in NWAF (he infected me, stole my dmr and logged off though after dragging 30 zeds in the building I was). Medic clans also help in situations like this (right after above incident, I got patched up by TMW people).

Edited September 10, 2013 by h3l1x

[broguenz 333]

I don't get the point of this thread. You're not really offering help, you're just saying how bad you think it is...

 

No point to this thread at all. What was the point of your reply? :P

[Statik (DayZ) 2695]

No point to this thread at all. What was the point of your reply? :P

To tell you this thread is useless and should be locked and yarded.

[monoking 22]

I'm playing this game in a group of 4 people and none of us has able to find antibiotics yet. It's not easy to get infected indeed but the clunky zombie mechanics and them spawning in buildings make them land a few hit on you and there you go. infected. You can try to avoid them but still.

Game breaking or not, its all matter of perspective.

[broguenz 333]

I'm playing this game in a group of 4 people and none of us has able to find antibiotics yet. It's not easy to get infected indeed but the clunky zombie mechanics and them spawning in buildings make them land a few hit on you and there you go. infected. You can try to avoid them but still.

Game breaking or not, its all matter of perspective.

 

Don't see it as game breaking. returning to civ would put you at grater risk. I'd just found a little irony in my play of late.

 

Also I try and make an effort to live, the struggle sometimes pays off, if I die I die  but I feel better knowing I gave it a crack.

 

Half the motivation behind seeking them is to have some to share as well as enough to save my own ass if I get unlucky or lazy.

[callsignBravo (DayZ) 323]

infection is why i hate NWAF barracks, easy to get trapped in especially i you went in for ammo you dont have

[broguenz 333]

infection is why i hate NWAF barracks, easy to get trapped in especially i you went in for ammo you dont have

 

Yep or med tents (play on a private hive so there's a few extra ones) where the feckers don't slow down like anywhere else.

 

Knocking the ones off that come at you is mostly successful , but there's always one that defy's physics or even a missed timed thwack with your axe can spell i n f e c t e d  

Edited September 10, 2013 by RogueNZ

[JIJOK 49]

infection is why i hate NWAF barracks, easy to get trapped in especially i you went in for ammo you dont have

 

go to loot nwaf but if you can run out of ammo means that you have a gun so how you loot if already armed ? all you need to loot nwaf vs zeds is an hachet

 

 

BTW , this post is just a complain about game is to hard for CoD kids 

Edited September 10, 2013 by JIJOK

[Maarduuk (DayZ) 9]

I have never problems to find AB`s, you have just to loot everything.

I found my first AB`s by a house in Kamenka, because they can spawn everywhere.

 

But the best way is to "rob" player camps. I personally allways "change", means I don`t take everything

and leave something behind.

 

 

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Sorry for my English

[Jex 1104]

The reason I don't play on these servers - infection is ridiculous. Also, if a simple case of antibiotics cures the infection, why are there so many zombies? It doesn't even make sense. Infection should kill you just like in every zombie movie ever made but to do that, the zed behaviour needs to be spot on (not hitting through walls, not seeing you from hundreds of meters away, etc).

[mercules 1290]

The reason I don't play on these servers - infection is ridiculous. Also, if a simple case of antibiotics cures the infection, why are there so many zombies? It doesn't even make sense. Infection should kill you just like in every zombie movie ever made but to do that, the zed behaviour needs to be spot on (not hitting through walls, not seeing you from hundreds of meters away, etc).

 

You don't understand germs, do you. When a player is infected he is not infected with the virus that is causing the Zeds to be Zeds. Our player is not that way because they are IMMMUNE to that particular virus(which must be airborne given the number of Zeds). also, antibiotics do not cure viruses, antivirals do. antibiotics cure bacterial infections. You can get infections from the water with things like Dysentery. You can get infections from cuts and scrapes and end up with Gangrene from Clostridium which is about everywhere in nature. You can end up with Strep which can become Pneumonia or Bronchitis if not taken care of with antibiotics and is life threatening at that point. 

Not all infections would make you cough but the game mechanic is more to let you know you need a course of antibiotics all the ones I mentioned can be fatal if left untreated. 

All the Zeds are infected with a virus but I assume the "Infected" zeds are probably more disgusting and unclean than usual, teeming with bacteria. Maybe they are gangrenous themselves or have a form of leprosy(which is caused by a bacteria).

 

[beatSTV 631]

craftable antibiotics are the answer 

[broguenz 333]

craftable antibiotics are the answer 

 

Only if f you lucky enough to spawn with a science degree in your vest

[.Ender. 42]

it does seem a bit excessive. I just came back after 9+ months of not playing because of hackers making it almost unplayable.

So Im happy to be back, only to find I get infected if the wind is blowing wrong. I spent my entire first day back getting helped (from TMW, shout out!) because a single hit from two separate zeds infected me because my axe didn't kill as quickly as it used to, and they glitched as Im swinging at them (never had that problem before). That was AFTER I had been infected when spawning into a server without rain, but just sitting there at night trying to relearn all the controls in the game. Within 30min I was coughing. Then I had no way of fixing it until after it was too late.

 

So I agree with the infections...I don't agree with how easily and quickly we get infected if theres not a craftable way to fix it if you cannot find AB. Sure, ive heard you can sleep in a tent, but ive also heard its a rare fix.

How about having a plant in the game in the woods throughout the landscape that you can cook with water to make up a few batches of AB? Basically an alternative for those of us who want to be more crafty if we cant find AB'.

 

As stated, I used to be pretty darn good...I could raid entire cities with an axe and almost always be untouched or heal myself quickly. But now Im raiding cities to find AB's that I have to use before I even get out of the city, so its basically counter-productive.

 

Oh, and side note...put a lot more wild life/domestic animals in the game for us to kill. They used to be more abundant I think...and cooked meat would be nice to have on hand and youd still have the need to go into town for clean fresh water (though infected) since you cant use salt water.

[Jamz 253]

(which must be airborne given the number of Zeds)

 

Actually I prefer to think of it as Horizontally transmitted by anterior station. The virus causes the host to spread it through a bite in this case, which explains the aggressiveness of the infected host. Both modes are possible though.

 

In the SA things will be more complicated with multiple infections. It would be nice to be able to cauterize a wound and limit infection that way.

Edited September 15, 2013 by Jamz

[SalamanderAnder (DayZ) 1747]

It's called GET A TENT AND REST. Is nobody aware of the fact that resting also cures infections? Am I literally the only one who knows that you don't NEED antibiotics? It's absurd. When the going gets tough, the tough adapt. Stay the fuck away from viral zeds, learn how to use a hatchet, and rest to cure infections. It's very fucking easy. Now stop crying. There is no "dilemma" here.

 

 

 

/rant.

Edited September 16, 2013 by SalamanderAnder

[broguenz 333]

It's called GET A TENT AND REST. Is nobody aware of the fact that resting also cures infections? Am I literally the only one who knows that you don't NEED antibiotics? It's absurd. When the going gets tough, the tough adapt. Stay the fuck away from viral zeds, learn how to use a hatchet, and rest to cure infections. It's very fucking easy. Now stop crying. There is no "dilemma" here.

 

 

 

/rant.

 

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Edited November 1, 2013 by RogueNZ

[broguenz 333]

it does seem a bit excessive. I just came back after 9+ months of not playing because of hackers making it almost unplayable.

So Im happy to be back, only to find I get infected if the wind is blowing wrong. I spent my entire first day back getting helped (from TMW, shout out!) because a single hit from two separate zeds infected me because my axe didn't kill as quickly as it used to, and they glitched as Im swinging at them (never had that problem before). That was AFTER I had been infected when spawning into a server without rain, but just sitting there at night trying to relearn all the controls in the game. Within 30min I was coughing. Then I had no way of fixing it until after it was too late.

 

So I agree with the infections...I don't agree with how easily and quickly we get infected if theres not a craftable way to fix it if you cannot find AB. Sure, ive heard you can sleep in a tent, but ive also heard its a rare fix.

How about having a plant in the game in the woods throughout the landscape that you can cook with water to make up a few batches of AB? Basically an alternative for those of us who want to be more crafty if we cant find AB'.

 

As stated, I used to be pretty darn good...I could raid entire cities with an axe and almost always be untouched or heal myself quickly. But now Im raiding cities to find AB's that I have to use before I even get out of the city, so its basically counter-productive.

 

Oh, and side note...put a lot more wild life/domestic animals in the game for us to kill. They used to be more abundant I think...and cooked meat would be nice to have on hand and youd still have the need to go into town for clean fresh water (though infected) since you cant use salt water.

 

Standalone includes an 'erbal remedy and the 1.8 patch for the mod has more options, maybe a herb will be added at some point?

As it is, its workable if you park up until the server resets, it breaks up play a little but at least you know your chances are better at finding some.

 

Have a few now by doing that. Feels exploity but I'll live (longer)

 

 

[monoking 22]

Tent are pretty useless now. Theres a 1% chance to cure infection once evey 5 minutes...

You are pretty dead when you are trying to cure your infection every 5 minutes without hunting for meat generally.

Best solution is just to kill your self and reloot your body or get your friend to pick you up. You can try to find Antibiotics but they are extremely rare, rarer then a mountain dew in my opinion. 

 

I don't like the infection either to be honest. Just consider urself dead and start over.

Avoid zombies at all cost. Don't try to fight them. Not even with a hachet. They're too bugged to fight with and will hit you anyway.

Edited September 16, 2013 by monoking

[ShadowSurvival 1]

the other day was real bad for me:P,

I managed to get to the NWAF unharmed, and when i was checking the barracks a zed punched me trough a wall and i was instantly infected.........

I mean infected after one hit, it just isn't fun that way.

dont get me wrong the infected idea is great but maybe you get an infection to easy?

 

S.

[Dr.Duff 211]

Last time a zombie infected me, I carried the desease for two days before curing myself. I even had AB's on me because I have a huge stash, only yesterday I ate two packs just to make room for some "meat." Also, I only drink boiled water and consume human flesh. Yes, that's right, I eat people. Infection really is the last thing on my mind.

 

Also, is it me or are zeds crap again?