I don't understand this game.

[bergerlu 4]

So this game is about spending hours running around the map and collecting loot and then dying in a fraction of a second without ever knowing what hit you ?

 

I have literally passed something like 5 hours running around trying to find people with whom to interact with and then I get killed on sight instantly.

 

I have been kos about 5-6 times now and I have yet to get a single interaction with another player.

 

Is this supposed to be fun ?

[Hetstaine 10852]

Yes.

 

Yes

 

and yes.

 

Welcome :)

 

Edited February 25, 2014 by Hetstaine

[Plimax (DayZ) 0]

So this game is about spending hours running around the map and collecting loot and then dying in a fraction of a second without ever knowing what hit you ?

 

I have literally passed something like 5 hours running around trying to find people with whom to interact with and then I get killed on sight instantly.

 

I have been kos about 5-6 times now and I have yet to get a single interaction with another player.

 

Is this supposed to be fun ?

 

Get a team, clan and work together it'll be more exciting and easier to kill people.

[TEST_SUBJECT_83 465]

It's only fun if you make it fun.

[dallas 5195]

Sounds to me like you have perfect understanding of the game. :)

 

Welcome.

[GrappleX 354]

Welcome to Dayz my friend. 

 

Tears of rage are encouraged, they sustain us.

[NuckFuts 265]

Aim of the game is do all that jazz you mentioned whilst trying NOT to die.. that's ultimately why its a survival game. Everyone dies in DayZ, its just a matter of time. Wait until you lose it all after getting jiggy with a lighthouse.

[bergerlu 4]

So is this because it is alpha and major updates are to come or is it going to stay broken like this ?

[pillock 850]

Interactions with other players are very overrated. Mine usually go like this:

 

"Hi!"

"Hi."

"What you doing?"

"Just, y'know, trying to find loot."

"Yeah, me too. You need any food or anything?"

"Na, I'm good thanks. You?"

"No."

...

"Alright then, see ya."

"Bye."

[GrappleX 354]

So is this because it is alpha and major updates are to come or is it going to stay broken like this ?

 

If by "broken", do you mean that people KOS?

 

Just stop.

[woots 82]

So is this because it is alpha and major updates are to come or is it going to stay broken like this ?

what you explained in the first post is what this game is. There is no fix needed. Get better or get a group.

[Hetstaine 10852]

Or .. ' woah woah woah friendly !!!'    

 

...pew pew.

[irl-calibre 744]

welcome to the "coming to terms" with the senseless violence of it all part of your DayZ experience, imagine! senseless violence! in the zombie apocalypse!!! who'd of thunk it.

[Samuri_Bake_Pie 96]

This guy clearly can't take the bananas. 

[Rudette 435]

So is this because it is alpha and major updates are to come or is it going to stay broken like this ?

Yes and No. Mostly no.

Basically. There will always be KoS (Kill on Sight) and communication breakdown, and paranoia when dealing with other players.

But. Right now, it's especially bad because there isn't much in the way of PvE (per say) implemented. No Zedz to turn our guns on, no environment antagonize us.

It's always going to be tough dealing with other people, but I imagine social dynamics will change a little with the implementation of more survival mechanics.

In the meantime, make your own fun! I can kind of play it as a stealth game. I get my kicks out of being sneaky and stalking people.

Or taking stupid risks in highly populated areas to see if they pull off.

Finally, you could take a break for two or three months and see what's change by then. No shame in that.

And remember... Never get attached to your character or your stuff in a survival game. You WILL die. If you didn't, the game isn't doing it's job.

Edited February 26, 2014 by Rudette

[pillock 850]

So is this because it is alpha and major updates are to come or is it going to stay broken like this ?

 

 

Useful link

[bergerlu 4]

Yes and No. Mostly no.

Basically. There will always be KoS and communication breakdown, and paranoia when dealing with other players.

But. Right now, it's especially bad because there isn't much in the way of PvE (per say) implemented. No Zedz to turn our guns on, no environment antagonize us.

It's always going to be tough dealing with other people, but I imagine social dynamics will change a little with the implementation of more survival mechanics.

In the meantime, make your own fun! I get my kicks out of being sneaky and stalking people. Or taking stupid risks in highly populated areas to see if they pull off.

Never get attached to your character or your stuff in a survival game. You WILL die. If you didn't, the game isn't doing it's job.

 

Yes... Survival need to be much harder. Resources like food and water need to be much harder to find. Zombies need to be hard to kill and in much greater number. Because right know the brain dead zombies are the ones behind the keyboard since the game is so boring. Right now It's like a common COD-like FPS shooter only the map is 100x bigger.

[rickyriot 1009]

It is a bit of a shame that those who get introduced to the game in the current Alpha form didn't get the "OHHH FUUUUCK ZOOOMBIE, FUCK FUCK FUCK... ARRGHH" joy the first games of the mod brought you.

 

Those who got introduced to the mod tended to ask, "how the fuck do you survive more than 10 minutes" rather than "I'm bored after 10 minutes" which is sadly what the SA offers as is. Not that I am knocking the SA. After all those who have followed it's development knows exactly why it is like it is now and what potential it has.

[Rudette 435]

Yes... Survival need to be much harder. Resources like food and water need to be much harder to find. Zombies need to be hard to kill and in much greater number. Because right know the brain dead zombies are the ones behind the keyboard since the game is so boring. Right now It's like a common COD-like FPS shooter only the map is 100x bigger.

All those things will change, in due time.

Just gotta wait.

Edited February 26, 2014 by Rudette

[creature 1189]

It is a bit of a shame that those who get introduced to the game in the current Alpha form didn't get the "OHHH FUUUUCK ZOOOMBIE, FUCK FUCK FUCK... ARRGHH" joy the first games of the mod brought you.

 

I spent a LOT of time prone, crawling around towns to avoid z's! Days just to find some damn matches. Ahhh, the good ol' dayz!  :thumbsup:

[gadyuka 99]

I spent a LOT of time prone, crawling around towns to avoid z's! Days just to find some damn matches. Ahhh, the good ol' dayz!  :thumbsup:

Matches?!?... we don't need your stinking matches...

[DarkwaveDomina 1099]

You bought DayZ without knowing the first thing about it? Welcome to the only difficult game you have ever played, I hope you give it another chance because it's really fun once you get the hang of it and play with friends.

[rickyriot 1009]

Ah, yes, the constant cries of "oh, for fuck sake, how did it hear me from way over there" while desperately looking for a hillside to climb up.. ;)

[Super_Duty 466]

As suggested here, we are all in this exhaustive search for the holy grail... the elusive Pristine Banana,  We come back, time after time, after being shot, chased, beaten, bitch slapped, starved for a reason only understood by psychiatrists, serial killers and the db's that apparently have nothing better to do.  And... it appears that we cannot stop. 

 

 

 

Yes.

 

Yes

 

and yes.

 

Welcome :)

 

[bfisher 561]

So is this because it is alpha and major updates are to come or is it going to stay broken like this ?

 

Well, there will be more zombies at some point.  That was a major point of the Mod.

 

But yeah, pretty much assume some sniper or gang of bandits is always watching you.  Think "The Walking Dead" set in some failed post-Soviet state.

 

Spotting another player should be infrequent and terrifying for at least one of you.