Request: A couple days notice of impending character wipes...

[phisher34 12]

Hear me out. I know it won't always be possible to get notice of character wipes, but if we could, I would want my character to go out in the most epic way possible. If everyone knew they were going to be dead in 2 days, what would this game look like? More KOS? (not sure how that's possible). Who knows it might make people nicer. Or bring all the bandits and wanderers down on one location.

 

The point is, I would hate to just see thousands of characters were killed at the pressing of a button, when there could be an opportunity for awesomeness.

 

(I am fine with character wipes, it's part of the process)

[ClassifyLP 61]

"We could not announce this, as we didn't want to encourage those exploiting to try and figure out a way of leaving items on the ground." -rocket

http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/155358-security-vulnerabilities-fixed-by-patch-2-and-character-wipe/

 

It's not going to happen, mate. ^^

Edited December 28, 2013 by ClassifyLP

[creature 1189]

There is an opportinity for awesomeness every time you log into a server. Why do you need to know there's going to be a wipe to be truly epic?

 

Don't get attached to your gear!

[phisher34 12]

 

"We could not announce this, as we didn't want to encourage those exploiting to try and figure out a way of leaving items on the ground." rocket

 

Meh seems like a cop out. But, not my game.

Edited December 28, 2013 by Phisher

[phisher34 12]

There is an opportinity for awesomeness every time you log into a server. Why do you need to know there's going to be a wipe to be truly epic?

 

Don't get attached to your gear!

 

I'm not too attached. You can't be playing this game, as you are just as likely to die logging in during maintenance.  But, I play with a large group of people. Convincing all of them to throw safety to the wind is difficult.

[ClassifyLP 61]

Meh seems like a cop out. But, not my game.

Why? Would you want people to survive the character wipe and run around with hacked loot? I think you do not enjoy being killed by a hacker.

[Clarkeh 58]

I think he was talking about the devs not notifying players of the wipe and not disagreeing with the whole wipe thing.

[phisher34 12]

Why? Would you want people to survive the character wipe and run around with hacked loot? I think you do not enjoy being killed by a hacker.

 

Survive the character wipe? Explain how that works.

How can someone leave gear on a server after it restarts? Doubtful.

 

But in the spirit of letting hackers find the exploits let them do it then and fix the holes now while it's in alpha.

Edited December 28, 2013 by Phisher

[Jaygoon 240]

Hear me out. I know it won't always be possible to get notice of character wipes, but if we could, I would want my character to go out in the most epic way possible. If everyone knew they were going to be dead in 2 days, what would this game look like? More KOS? (not sure how that's possible). Who knows it might make people nicer. Or bring all the bandits and wanderers down on one location.

 

The point is, I would hate to just see thousands of characters were killed at the pressing of a button, when there could be an opportunity for awesomeness.

 

(I am fine with character wipes, it's part of the process)

 

Remember this screen? Yes it's the one where you press that big button at the bottom.

Maybe you should read the wording before you press the button :)

 

[phisher34 12]

Remember this screen? Yes it's the one where you press that big button at the bottom.

Maybe you should read the wording before you press the button :)

 

 

 

I think you need to re-read my original post before being an asshat.

[Atom Quark 437]

I think you need to re-read my original post before being an asshat.

But that message is the notice.  If you re-read it it says, "and many more things that will disrupt your gaming experience".  Don't get me wrong I understand what you mean, thats why I get more careless with my character when I know a patch is coming.  The character wipes are for security reasons, so it has to be unannounced.

[ClassifyLP 61]

Survive the character wipe? Explain how that works.

How can someone leave gear on a server after it restarts? Doubtful.

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How should I know? Hackers seems to know their way around spawing in weapons and stuff, so why would they be unable to find a way to do that?

However, even if they do find a way, if the wipe is happening without notice, they have no way of trying get around it. It's basically a fail safe mechanism.