Being followed across cyberspace

[GpB311 236]

Ive got about 150 hours on the SA, but have never encountered something like this.

I was playing on a server with something like 20/30 people on it. I had logged out in some bushes a few hundred meters from the coast on the other side of a hill, so when I logged back in, I was surrounded by wilderness and couldnt even see the road. I had a hungry status, so I decided to eat before heading out.

As Im munching away on some cereal, I hear footsteps approaching and quickly bring out my magnum. I turn towards where I think the sound is and its a new spawn that appears to have nothing. He just says 'Whats up, buddy?" and suddenly theres gunfire coming my way.(Think he had a pistol)

Anyways, I run away looking for cover, but the server crashes right then before I get a shot off.

I walk away to grab some food irl and come back and log into another server. Within 5 minutes, as Im running North through the forest, the same flippin guy comes out of nowhere with the same line, "Whats up, buddy?" and starts shooting again. This time I was behind a large tree and returned fire with my mosin. He seems to run off and I lose sight of him. About fifteen minutes later, that server restarts. (Some nights I feel like I deal with way too many restarts)

Since I wasnt on that server very long, I have to wait a minute, but I log back into another server with something like 25/40 people and the same motherf'n guy runs up to me within 2 minutes, but this time he attacks with an axe he had found apparently. He even said "Whats up buddy?" yet again. This time I manage to kill him and then run off. I stayed on that server the rest of the night and didnt see him again, but I really believe it was the same guy. No clue who he was or anything, but there were tons of servers to choose from and I dont think he knew my steam name.

[Geckofrog7 1168]

Maybe a steam friend in disguise?  :huh:

[GpB311 236]

Also, he didnt appear to be skipping around or teleporting or any of that crap. He appeared to be moving normally as far as I could tell.

[Geckofrog7 1168]

So, what happens now if an actual, friendly player walks up and says "What's up buddy?"  

See how he's conditioned you?  :D

Edited February 24, 2014 by Geckofrog7

[GpB311 236]

Maybe a steam friend in disguise?  :huh:

Maybe, there are a couple people I got add requests from that I wasnt sure where I know them from, but I still dont know how he'd come across me once I was heading North nowhere near a road.

[GpB311 236]

So, what happens now if an actual, friendly player walks up and says "What's up buddy?"  

See how he's conditioned you?  :D

They better send me a message via steam or something then! haha

[Trivi 4]

Check if someone from the groups you joined in steam plays DayZ. Pretty sure that they will show up in the Friends column on the server browser. I think that's how he was able to track you.
I have a steam friend that invited me in a DayZ group and once I fired up DayZ  only to discover there is a server with 7-8 "friends".All of them were unknown to me though. 

Edited February 24, 2014 by Trivi

[GpB311 236]

The only group Ive joined is Becks privateers and even though I havent done much of anything with them, they arent a group of people who dick around with members...or at least Ive never gotten that impression. I will have to take a look at my friendslist though.

[ld-airgrafix 403]

I had a similar problem, i logged on a server with a single player ( will not post his user name), i left that server for another due to red counting msg, went onto another server, and he was there again, hard to miss due to his name preference. And he just happened to be in the same spot as me , he killed me, not sure if just a freaky coincidence or something else

[thelonewarrior 886]

I had 2 people follow us across servers once, they kept sending steam messages saying they could see us (but we never encountered them)

I think there's a way to see what server your playing on through steam

Even if they arnt on your friends list in pretty sure by clicking on their profile you can then see what they are playing and there's a join button right there

They don't even technically need to add you on steam, just view your profile