The New Players Guide to DayZ SA

[deus_drone 98]

1. Trust no one unless they are in a team speak, Steam friend or real life friend.

 

2. If someone yells Friendly while either shooting at you or trying to kill you with a melee weapon, he isn't Friendly.

 

3. If you get the Jump on someone, they yell friendly, their life is in your hands, kill them or spare them based on who you are, but don't beg for Mercy if you are not willing to show any.

 

4. Ghosters and server hoppers are a real threat, don't ignore the problem, work in a solution, when raiding a high loot military site be aware someone can teleport in behind you, accept that one day you might die and loose everything, so bring friends whom can watch your back, like that guy whom yelled friendly whom you didn't shoot. By this stage he would have saved your life a few times so trust is still alive and well.

When opening a barracks, clear it one room at a time quickly, then fluff around looting, or be quick about it.

You get caught off guard that's on you.

 

5. Don't drink cleaning products.

 

6. when you wish to out run a zombie or a player put your weapons away so there is nothing in your hand and you will actually run 2x faster.

 

7.when drinking or eating think about how many ways someone could kill you where you are currently standing or sitting, sniping, axe, etc.... Let paranoia take over and let it tell you to hide out of site and where no one would ever find you. This is the good kind of character saving paranoia.

 

8.If you are dying lots and find the game too hard. Keep trying because if you give up you will not get better

 

9.If you are now crying yourself to sleep, DayZ is not for you go back to WarZ where there are safe zones and a map the size of "insert something small and insignificant"

 

10.If you hear a gun shot ring out fight or flee.

 

11.learn the map, go forth and explore because this will make you wiser and more of a hardened player, separates the Men from the children.

 

12. Yes when every player is wearing a gas mask and the green ballistics helmet you do all look the same, and if you are having friendly fire incidents within your own squad, time to get creative (yes I am making you have to think at this point)

 

13. This game is and has been made and currently being developed to be hard, real hard. Do not ask for it to be dumbed down to your level. Please step up to ours.

 

[deus_drone 98]

14. Remember to set your M4 Carbines rifle elevation down to 50 meters so that when you are fighting in close quarters you are not shooting the roof behind your target.

 

15. If you are being shot at or chased be patient, wait, sit somewhere that you know the opponent doesn't know where you are, wait, listen. Use your senses to find him and catch him searching for you.