no weapons

[Maizmo 0]

just simple: i spent 5h today on playing Dayz online and i found 3 hatchets. thats it....... i know this is a game where u need to be patient but its nearly impossible to do anything without the pistol at the beginning. i searched for hunter spots, houses, and found just ammo and some car parts and other stuff. its just a bit frustrating if u wanna go into a village to get some quality loot but u acctually cant because there are so many zombies and nop way to get rid of them just with shooting.

can someone pls help me or knows where to find a weapon? i dont want high end super gear after 5h but a pistol is not too much to ask for.

[koalameatpie@hotmail.com 0]

I am going to have to agree, the last change has rendered this nearly unplayable for new players.

I spent 6 hours walking around any outposts, grabbing ... empty cans, almost incapable of doing anything (as per previous experiences with zombies taught me) And dying of THIRST because I couldn't get to any water!

At least bring back a starting pistol to have SOME form of self defence!

[Maizmo 0]

jep. and a pistol with 2-3 mags is not really a BIG help since u`re only supposed to use it if u`re in danger. but at least it would be something

[zakker 0]

I agree i died and spawned again no weapon then i walk near barn and alert one zombie i cant do anything i run away and yeah zombies case you forewer so i hit respawn button and spawn again, again i am looking for weapon from near village i manage to go inside to building there is only ammo and i alert one zombie i have two things what i can do run a way or hit respawn button again i try to run i alert pack of zombies and i relize easier to me just hit respawn again and i respawn again and i go to wildernes to look some barn and so one...

its just realy fustrating to respawn whitout a gun cos if you alert one zombie its just easier to respawn and respawn and respawn again untill you spawn like near electro and can loot a weapon, cos the zombies follow you forever and you cant do anything if you alert one zombie.

one solution to this is to spawn makarow everywhere or just give as the damn gun when we spawn

[Maizmo 0]

i really dont care what kind of weapon the devs give us. even if it would be an axe i would be happy because i CAN kill the zombies with it (not like the stupid crowbar wich of course cant be used as a weapon. Half Life 1 learned us that a crowbar can be a really godd weapon. but even if theres no problem with the crowbar: even in real life i could defend myself with anything else than a pistol and its just getting frustrating every time 1 stupid little zombie walks through a wall, a door or anything else that they can see u and BAM U ARE DEAD! there is no way to get rid of zombies without killing them. but how? now weapons? no other players around to help? i know the main goal of the mod is total realistic survival but this is just a bit ridiculous. since patch 1.7.1.5 (i guess) the aggro range of the zombies has increased, its more difficult to stay low and quiet (even if im lying on the ground in grass not moving i can be seen by the zombies, we got now weapons from the beginning, etc etc.

cmon guys fix that. otherwise its not more than a frustrating "i need to find a weapon" or "Im just running trough the forest for 5h" game and i guess thats not the main goal.

and yes i know this is all ALPHA version (or beta after the beta patch, i dont know) but some of the issues (zombies through walls, AI and so on really need to be fixed.

[TRUCKER (DayZ) 0]

I have to disagree.

If you prone you are almost invisible to zombies.

To find a weapon you just have to be patient and move north either to military bases, deer stands or to the big city to the north-east of the map.

Few players means more loot to find.

I cant remember how many lee enfields, winchesters and double barrelled shotguns I found in barns already.

I hope I could help

- TRUCKER

[DevilBlade 0]

I really have mixed opinions on spawning with a weapon.

it would make the game much more playable for new players, thats for sure.

I feel they should make that decision for the server host's

some server's you spawn with a weapon and some you don't?

so the player can choose himself if he want's to play on a server where you spawn with a weapon or a server where you don't

[survivor_davey 0]

I promise it really isn't as bad as it seems. All you really have to do is the following:

1: Spawn, start running towards any buildings you see.

2: Keep running, do not stop, do not care how many z's you bring along

3: enter every building you find with at least two entrances, you will soo find a hatchet.

4: Stop if you want and kill zeds with hatchet while in buildings.

5: Rinse and repeat until you have whatever gear you deem appropriate.

At the moment I just respawned this morning, and I've already got a m1911 with lots of ammo, and turned down a few primaries just because a hatchet is better for sound when running around and stopping to get stuff off our pack to loot buildings.

Throw caution to the wind my friends! AND FLY!!

[Maizmo 0]

i also found a, well its really no "realistic" searching for items but i found a chruch with some good loot in it and i though well lets quit here and continue later on. when i started playing again the church again was full with goodies. so just find a descent building with loot spots and try logging out and in till u find a descent weapon. did that 4 times and found a Revolver, makarov and an enfield. and of course ammo and some bandages and other stuff.

[johan (DayZ) 21]

Tbh a hatchet is one of the best anti-zombie weapons imo, simply because it usually kills civilian zombies in one hit to the chest and it's completely silent. Against players, I agree, it's real hard but then again being careful and either run/hide will save you there, alt. sneak up on them with the axe and... yeah. Try the bigger cities, such as chernagorsk and approach from the north, this will get you to about four appartment blocks and one medical area real quick and it will also be easily scouted for player activity. Just keep an ear to the wind and listen for people, if you hear people incoming, climb up on the roof and guard the entrance with the axe and wait (there's no loot spawns on the roof so usually people don't climb up.)

Hope this helps.

[Keurk 4]

i spawn, gear up with basics gears in maximum 15 minutes.

[johan (DayZ) 21]

Takes luck as well, tbh, since the spawns are random.

[dinosaurJR 0]

Zombies don't chase you forever anymore. Break their line of sight for long enough and they lose interest. True fact.

[Alexey Zemanov 6]

Go prone or run into a supermarket, grab a gun lying there, run away through the other exit. If the supermarket has no gun, go into another one or do the same with firestations, churches (careful only one exit), offices, military tents, hangars etc.

That pretty much sums it up.

Another thing: You will never be safe. Avoiding all danger will only make you die more slowly.

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so just find a descent building with loot spots and try logging out and in till u find a descent weapon.

That only happens when another player triggers the loot spawn. Entering the location by spawn doesn't seem to spawn loot.

[happo 2]

Lets just grant players some starting weapon, or let them pick up rocks or tree trunks, some debris to hit with, or anything you could find in minutes.