How to get back into the game?

[hiniberus 122]

Hey all o/! 

 

So I've been on a minor haitus for like, 3~ish weeks from the game it's self but each time I log in...I'm fully geared. As some who may've noted, my sig's changed with some rustle and tussle going on within the clan I was in before so I'm back to 'lone wolfing' the lands of chernerus. Partially, it's nice to have one's own company (though I still love some of the guys I was with before and pop into their TS from time to time <3 ) though with that comes the question, "What to do?" I'm not used to being on high pop servers but I'm sorely tempted to go on them, if death comes my way (which it probably would being fully kitted out) then I'll just go back and do the same'ol same'ol and re-gear. 

 

Though as the topic states, I don't have that captivation to it as I used to. I can understand that after 200+ hours in game, you'd do many a thing and it can get a bit stale...I suppose it's because I want to know where people are because even going along the coast has yielded nothing for me before. So any ideas on what to do? Also, I try to keep my KoS-ing to a minimum because that, I feel, really does ruin the game experience so that's not quite the option, so before you suggest it, don't.

 

tl;dr haven't played the game for a bit, fully geared both HC and regular servers and don't want to turn into a KOS kiddie, wat do?

[Fern Baron 128]

Sounds like you best work in a pack rather than lonewolfing. Since leaving your old group it sounds like you've been a lost soul wandering the wastelands looking for others. I'd look for another group to join and play with as it seems you prefer that playstyle over solo. There are plenty of medic groups recruiting on here.

[byrgesen 1341]

Theres only thing to do mate.

Wait for the game to release :)

200+ hours in the current state of the game, can make anyone not wanna play it tbh.

Basicly you overplayed the game before its even released, i did the same thing with the mod and what a shame really.

 

Give it a year and come back when we got more stuff to do, with renewed interest.

If you keep playing now, you are gonna "hate" the game by its release and lets face it, we have only just scratched the surface when it comes to content ingame atm.

[hiniberus 122]

Sounds like you best work in a pack rather than lonewolfing. Since leaving your old group it sounds like you've been a lost soul wandering the wastelands looking for others. I'd look for another group to join and play with as it seems you prefer that playstyle over solo. There are plenty of medic groups recruiting on here.

 

It feels a bit relieving to be lonewolfing in a sense. The guys that left the clan and made their own still accept me with open arms to join them whenever even not as a full member with tags'n all so I know I have a place with them always ♥ so I think it's more of a question of other player interaction. Someone sent me a link to some dude that has a bit of a lengthy series on utubz (youtube) that is sorta re-kindling my want to play the game, hence me making this topic. 

 

Theres only thing to do mate.

Wait for the game to release :)

200+ hours in the current state of the game, can make anyone not wanna play it tbh.

Basicly you overplayed the game before its even released, i did the same thing with the mod and what a shame really.

 

Give it a year and come back when we got more stuff to do, with renewed interest.

If you keep playing now, you are gonna "hate" the game by its release and lets face it, we have only just scratched the surface when it comes to content ingame atm.

 

 

I can understand where you're coming from, it's true to a point I suppose. Though I've only ever had an issue with the random dying in a fire station glitch that really jostled my jimmies with regards to game issues. Also sorting out the bullet dispersion (especially on pistols) would be really nice to have :3 I think it's just how un-eventful things normally are, probably need to go to more high populated servers more often.

[LeChat 131]

The experimental servers are, in my opinion, more fun than the stable ones. Probably cause of the players and the fact that the servers, regular and hardcore alike are generally packed with people.

It is ever changing as well, with things being added and you discover new things. So I'd say, give that a go. However, with that said... there's still not much more to do than to explore (finding new stuff) and combat as far as mechanics go. But there ought to be a new update fairly soonish I guess. Which should add persistent objects, whatever that might entail (either barricading or storage) and hopefully more than just that.

Edited April 21, 2014 by LeChat

[byrgesen 1341]

I can understand where you're coming from, it's true to a point I suppose. Though I've only ever had an issue with the random dying in a fire station glitch that really jostled my jimmies with regards to game issues. Also sorting out the bullet dispersion (especially on pistols) would be really nice to have :3 I think it's just how un-eventful things normally are, probably need to go to more high populated servers more often.

 

Well if you havent tryed going a 40 man server, you should mate.

But i wasnt really talking about "issues with the game", was refering to the low amount of content we have atm, which will make you get bored fast.

Thats basicly why people are KOS'ing left and right and since you dont want to do that, theres not much for you in the game atm tbh, that was my only point :)

 

As i see it, theres two options:

• Jump on the KOS wave and do what everyone else is doing to not get bored ingame.
• Leave the game alone for some months and wait for more content to arrive.

Ofc going to a 40 man server might re-ignite your passion, but theres still only a very limited amount of things to do atm.

 

 

The experimental servers are, in my opinion, more fun than the stable ones. Probably cause of the players and the fact that the servers, regular and hardcore alike are generally packed with people.

It is ever changing as well, with things being added and you discover new things. So I'd say, give that a go.

 

Only go to experimental, if you want to actively play the dev builds and deal with a higher percentage of bugs and errors then stabile.

Its not really a place to have fun, its a place of frustration and surprises, since things change on a daily basis and what was working yesterday, might not work today at all :)

Edited April 21, 2014 by Byrgesen

[hiniberus 122]

The experimental servers are, in my opinion, more fun than the stable ones. Probably cause of the players and the fact that the servers, regular and hardcore alike are generally packed with people.

It is ever changing as well, with things being added and you discover new things. So I'd say, give that a go. However, with that said... there's still not much more to do than to explore (finding new stuff) and combat as far as mechanics go. But there ought to be a new update fairly soonish I guess. Which should add persistent objects, whatever that might entail (either barricading or storage) and hopefully more than just that.

 

It is tempting, though the ping issues may be highly off-putting. Though it would be nice to try the updates before they come out entirely!

 

Well if you havent tryed going a 40 man server, you should mate.

But i wasnt really talking about "issues with the game", was refering to the low amount of content we have atm, which will make you get bored fast.

Thats basicly why people are KOS'ing left and right and since you dont want to do that, theres not much for you in the game atm tbh, that was my only point :)

 

As i see it, theres two options:

• Jump on the KOS wave and do what everyone else is doing to not get bored ingame.
• Leave the game alone for some months and wait for more content to arrive.

Ofc going to a 40 man server might re-ignite your passion, but theres still only a very limited amount of things to do atm.

 

 

I know what you're getting at, in all fairness I could do with some target practice and actual PVP practice/fights because there's a lot I don't know on how to act that'd be fun to learn, in all fairness. I'm kinda excited for the 80~ish man servers, partially for this reason! So yeah, I'll give it a shot today and see how it goes. Hopefully I do run into actual people. 

[LeChat 131]

It is tempting, though the ping issues may be highly off-putting. Though it would be nice to try the updates before they come out entirely!

 

 

I know what you're getting at, in all fairness I could do with some target practice and actual PVP practice/fights because there's a lot I don't know on how to act that'd be fun to learn, in all fairness. I'm kinda excited for the 80~ish man servers, partially for this reason! So yeah, I'll give it a shot today and see how it goes. Hopefully I do run into actual people. 

 

Could always try it out, doesn't hurt. But I guess if you have bad latency it might not be that fun. I have about the same latency as I have on stable branch european servers.

[TEST_SUBJECT_83 465]

Sounds like you've been hiding out in lowpop servers all geared up taking screenshots...which is fine if your having fun.

Leave all your gear in the middle of the road in Elektro and start a completely different type of character than the one you have now...lemme guess, TTsKO and an M4, right?

 

Make up a character in your head and give him a story then try and keep your actions within that characters limits, whatever they may be.

IMO if you can do that, you can have fun with DayZ for ever, even in it's current bare state.

[hiniberus 122]

Sounds like you've been hiding out in lowpop servers all geared up taking screenshots...which is fine if your having fun.

Leave all your gear in the middle of the road in Elektro and start a completely different type of character than the one you have now...lemme guess, TTsKO and an M4, right?

 

Make up a character in your head and give him a story then try and keep your actions within that characters limits, whatever they may be.

IMO if you can do that, you can have fun with DayZ for ever, even in it's current bare state.

 

The clan I was with primarily had their own server that hardly hit the 20 man mark ever so not hiding out as much as hanging out with my guys. Though yeah I've tried that before, then just ended up abandoning it for larger backpack to help out freshies along the coast xD

[hiniberus 122]

Thought I'd give a quick update;

 

I tried going on a full 30+ man server and it really was quite interesting to meet the people who didn't just KoS even freshspawns who just wanted to get some of their stuff back. I found piles of stuff on roofs, a friend got axe'd in the face at riffy who was then killed off by yours truly. Met a duo of (british?) dudes that are out of wack and know how to have an awesome time, got held up for literally, just 2 cans of food by a full kit guy and lived, ran into another two dudes (sounded eastern european) and after initial negotiatons to put the guns away, I showed them a 'hidden' mosin and gave them a pack'o ammo for it! Total of like, 5 or so deaths (mostly from being a nupty in berezino) but it was all good fun for the most part and a large portion of the people I met were pretty cool!

 

I hope more experiences are like this and it really does have me looking forward to +50 man servers to have even more wacky adventures!

[Murlough 192]

Go on a full pop server and do a Detroit roll through Berenzino. That'll get ya back into it.

[qww 287]

just try and stay alive, without getting food from dead nw areas