Zombie killed me in one hit? Is this a bug or did I do something wrong?

[lancemich 0]

I just put around 15 hours into this character, she had some of the best gear and it was the furthest I ever got but (I cant remember why it happened) my screen went grey(This might be a cause for the problem) I  thought I may have been losing blood but I was fully bandaged and nothing was wrong, I played for a few more hours not bothering about the grey screen because its happened to me before and it was a glitch but this one stayed even after I logged off. I decided it might be serious so I cleaned my wounds, ate until I was full, drunk until I was full, consumed anti biotics,charcoal tablets & vitamins. I done everything I could have done if there was a problem. No messages of any worry were appearing on my screen so I knew I hadn't hurt my leg or anything. Anyway, I was looting the NW airfield when a zombie came running towards me, I pulled out my fireaxe and was ready to strike but before I swinged the axe the zombie hit me and then I was dead. Just one hit. I couldn't believe it, I just stared at the screen for five minutes trying to figure out what happened. So my question is, is this a bug that caused me to be killed in one hit? or was it my fault with the grey screen. Thanks for any replies.

[Irish. 4886]

Hard to tell for certain if it was a bug or just user error on your part.. Ill elaborate:

 

You could have been bleeding for quite a while, causing massive health and blood loss. So finally eating and drinking until full would have taken time to recover. (You are almost dead if your screen is greyed out. So you have to stay safe until color has returned, and eventually you see healing or healthy on your inventory screen). So once that Zed hit you, it was curtains.

 

The other side of it is you may have been the victim of a bug that caused you to not heal in anyway. So when that Zed hit you, you were already almost dead due to the bug, and that single hit was all it took. 

 

:)

Edited March 29, 2014 by lrish

[pacific_coast 632]

zombie one shot is a bug

 

they bypass your armor and crit

 

sometimes it is a headshot if they hit your head

[Electi 149]

If your blood is lower then shock = unconsciously.

But maybe you had low Health as i know low blood=lower Health.Maybe because you had low blood for a long time = your health gone to 1, zombie hitted you = dead
Not shure it's my imho

[lancemich 0]

Hard to tell for certain if it was a bug or just user error on your part.. Ill elaborate:

 

You could have been bleeding for quite a while, causing massive health and blood loss. So finally eating and drinking until full would have taken time to recover. (You are almost dead if your screen is greyed out. So you have to stay safe until color has returned, and eventually you see healing or healthy on your inventory screen). So once that Zed hit you, it was curtains.

 

The other side of it is you may have been the victim of a bug that caused you to not heal in anyway. So when that Zed hit you, you were already almost dead due to the bug, and that single hit was all it took. 

 

:)

I had the grey screen for around 5 hours and I had only bled about 4 times during that and straight away I bandaged up so I would have thought my blood would have regenerated enough by then.

 

Hmm yeah it could have been that. Haha so many bugs, cant tell what one it could be.

[Electi 149]

zombie one shot is a bug

 

they bypass your armor and crit

 

sometimes it is a headshot if they hit your head

You remind me Fallout 2, when i made a rampage in New Reno, i was fully geared in Enclave armor mk2, with gausrifle just had some fun, i shoted most dangerously enemies, and did not give a shot about some homeless who was shooting in me without dealing much dmg (1-3 or even nothing)

BUT suddenly after few bursts he gave me, (i have a lot of hp) he made a critical, my intestines was flying around and i fell dead with ~~ -243 hp. that was something

Edited March 29, 2014 by Electi

[Gatorgutz 8]

I think the zombies are hitting harder, I got hit today and the zombie fractured my arm.

[Irish. 4886]

I think the zombies are hitting harder, I got hit today and the zombie fractured my arm.

There has been no patch or hotfix in the last 24 hours, and this was filmed yesterday. 

 

..So I really do not think its the Zombies that is the issue. I got hit so many times while just messing around yesterday that I can say almost for certain that the chances of being killed or having your arm/leg broke with 1-3 hits is about 5-10%. Tops, if not less.

[Gatorgutz 8]

just a lucky hit then?

[irishroy 1347]

Same here.

I was hydrated, energized, healthy (and maybe even healing).

I had assault-vest full of boxes and a brown hoodie + motorbike-helmet

 

And i died from 1 hit... :|

[Irish. 4886]

Same here.

I was hydrated, energized, healthy (and maybe even healing).

I had assault-vest full of boxes and a brown hoodie + motorbike-helmet

 

And i died from 1 hit... :|

Was it perhaps a headshot? ..just wondering.

 

Im sure it was that or alpher.. ;)

[LigerRider 82]

Maybe a really good sniper timed his shot with the zombie hit. From a certain distance, you can't hear the shot. Sounds are glitched too though, so maybe he was really close. 

[lancemich 0]

Maybe a really good sniper timed his shot with the zombie hit. From a certain distance, you can't hear the shot. Sounds are glitched too though, so maybe he was really close. 

I was inside a closed hanger, unless he glitched and managed to shoot through the metal wall, I dont think it was a sniper

[LigerRider 82]

I was inside a closed hanger, unless he glitched and managed to shoot through the metal wall, I dont think it was a sniper

Fair enough. I get shot through walls quite a bit though. To others, if you are moving, sometimes your body keeps running after you stop and is visible through walls. 

 

I've witnessed some strange deaths though, my buddy once fell off the crashed boat in the NE and lived, then after fully healing, walked off a 3ft high ledge and instantly died. 

[lancemich 0]

Fair enough. I get shot through walls quite a bit though. To others, if you are moving, sometimes your body keeps running after you stop and is visible through walls. 

 

I've witnessed some strange deaths though, my buddy once fell off the crashed boat in the NE and lived, then after fully healing, walked off a 3ft high ledge and instantly died. 

Hmm it may have been that then.

 

Yeah, theres some weird deaths in Day Z. I was in a fire station and decided to bandage my wounds while I was half way up a staircase, I then slide down to the bottom of the stairs, broke my legs,went unconscious and died. 

[irishroy 1347]

Was it perhaps a headshot? ..just wondering.

 

Im sure it was that or alpher.. ;)

But even if it was a HS, i had the bike-helmet...

Alpha, i guess xD

[Irish. 4886]

But even if it was a HS, i had the bike-helmet...

Alpha, i guess xD

Yeah, thats not right sounding at all. I call a Dean Halpher

 

B) 

[FollowNes 21]

Although that has never happened to me, I will say that almost every rider's jacket I find gets ruined with one hit by ANY zombie.

[irishroy 1347]

almost every rider's jacket I find gets ruined with one hit by ANY zombie.

but the leatherjacket has the best protection from melee-damage, according to the gamefiles ;)

Edited March 30, 2014 by irishroy

[real meatshield 424]

I got 1shotted by an invisible zombie last week, but I was desynced to hell and back at the time...other than that, I always manage to take hit after hit, then run off and bandage.