Community Events.. ideas and why we need more of them.

[Irish. 4886]

I believe that with community events, this alpha could be a lot more fun for people to play. We need a steady flow of them, even daily would be a good thing. Its easy to set them up, just think of it like a flashmob. You post on Reddit, and the forums here about when, where, and what the event is. Then you sit back and join the server and have a blast. 

 

The alpha is lacking on content, and the PvP/Interaction is very regionalized. But if people take up the task of randomly starting up events we would hopefully have something to look forward to each day/week/month. It would be nice to go online, look for what's happening tonight, and join the server having the event that sounds the most fun. As it is now, I log in.. run around, maybe shoot a few people, maybe not. Loot. Loot. Loot. All loot and no play makes Jake a dull boy. ;)

 

So now you know how easy it is to start one. You simply post a thread up about it. Time, Server, Event description. Here are a few examples of past community events and ideas for new ones:

 

1. Cherno Journo - One guy took up the task of setting up this massive event several times in the past. He tasks people and clans with kidnapping him alive and moving him to a secure location to win the event. He has had security details, and run solo. Its always fun and the server is always full. Clans fight over his capture and then fight to steal him away. Solo players have won by themselves.. its just good fun.

 

2. Giveaway - Simple small events like a giveaway are enough to get something going. You post up the good gear you have, and offer it to whoever finds you first. Tell them which server, time and general area. People come and fight over your gear.. who knows what could happen? Sometimes its just a simple handoff to one lucky player. Others its absolute pandemonium. 

 

3. Clan War - You put out an open invitation to have a clan war. You set the battleground, server and time. Then you or your clan sit back and prepare for all out war. Ive had several of these go smashingly around the Stary/Novy area. You just define a place like, Cherno or NWAF and everyone heads there for the action.

 

4. Fightclub - You set up an event for melee or fist combat. Long barns/Warehouses make great arenas for this and are often in defensible locations to keep out the bandits that will try to ruin the fun. This requires a security detail of skilled players overwatching the arena. But if you get some good people to join the fun its just a riot. You crown a champion at the end, sort of like a king of the hill/last man stading thing. It can be 1v1, or all out madness within the barn. Its all up to whoever makes the event. Ive been to one that was on the coast so people just kept coming back over and over again.. I swear I wore out my left mouse button that day alone.

 

5. Deathmatch - Pick a town, just 1. Event purpose is for players to have other players to hunt down. Send an open invite to all who want to join server at set time (its always best to know restart time and choose that to keep players from bedding down and ambushing unfairly before event even starts) and have it be an open free for all. Lasts as long as players keep shooting and coming back. Berezino/Svetlo would be great because downed players could quickly return to the action.

 

There are many, many more ideas.. maybe you have one? Lets hear your thoughts on future community events and any past experiences you may have had with one. Then take that out into the DayZ world. I hope to see things popping up soon :)

 

 

[RustCohle (DayZ) 15]

i suggest a green mountain preservation society

 

we can show up there with walkie talkes and scary books

 

ghost story campfire by the mass grave?

 

i'm fully down

[Caboose187 (DayZ) 3036]

I too would like to see more events happen.  As for #4 & #5, they already happen.

[Irish. 4886]

i suggest a green mountain preservation society

 

we can show up there with walkie talkes and scary books

 

ghost story campfire by the mass grave?

 

i'm fully down

 

Excellent idea.. Im there, just call it. 

 

I too would like to see more events happen.  As for #4 & #5, they already happen.

 

LOL.. too true.

 

As for the first part, I just put an event up. You can come hunt me down tonight in an hour, on exp. servers at the NWAF. You should see my post on the front page here.. its obvious. Hope some people can make it. I cant plan ahead too efficiently for events I throw as my baby, wife, business get in the way far too often so I have to do these last minute small things when its on my own. This is why I put this OP up. I would love to see others start doing this as much as they can.

Edited April 22, 2014 by lrish

[IkaikaKekai 1957]

i suggest a green mountain preservation society

 

we can show up there with walkie talkes and scary books

 

ghost story campfire by the mass grave?

 

i'm fully down

*holds flashlight under chin* And after he dumped the glitched ammo he found into the lake, he was kicked from the server...and it said GLOBAL BAN!...No?  Screw it I suck at scary stories.

[C0bbler 17]

A similar idea to the escort mission you did.

Designate an area of the map and hide in a small building. Post some vague directions to find you appropriately dressed as a scientist (respirator?) First person there meets you, gets a syringe full of 'antidote' and injects themselves making them immune to the virus. Well, except for the last bit...

[DedicateDdos 50]

Once private hives and vehicles are added I'm willing to pour time and money into getting the survivor gamez to dayz SA, not just for streamers and youtubers but as large scale events.

[kichilron 8550]

i suggest a green mountain preservation society

 

we can show up there with walkie talkes and scary books

 

ghost story campfire by the mass grave?

 

i'm fully down

 

 

You don't go there.