albinopackman 0 Posted May 18, 2014 hey guys im new here on day z, been running into problems with losing gear when switching servers. I think its because i am swapping servers when the restart happens possibly just wondering if anyone would have a solution. OOOh and if anyone could help me out with favoring servers and or have information about starting a server that would be greatly appreciated thanks again for your help in advance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesuma (DayZ) 108 Posted May 18, 2014 (edited) Did you switch between hardcore and regular? These 2 have different hives.Or you were shot while logging out.And just try some servers, check if they have day/night cycles, that PvP is allowed and if there is a good amount of players. If you want to play hardcore you should fav. every server because there are very few anyway. Edited May 18, 2014 by Nesuma Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IkaikaKekai 1957 Posted May 18, 2014 Nesuma nailed it. That and your body stays logged in for 30 seconds after you log out/crash/alt-f4/powerout/whatever. If someone comes up and puts 3 in your head, handcuffs you, or if a zombie kills you during that 30 seconds you're pretty much dead. Stay away from 'No PVP allowed' servers as they are against server rules and are often targeted by KOSers and Trolls. Find a small handful of servers that you like (I'd say no more than 3 per Normal/Hardcore) ) that you know your gear will transfer between. As for renting a server, I'd advise against it right now, there's not much benefit to doing so and very little control on your end for the price. The only option right now is renting public servers at something like $60 or more a month. There are no private hives and the rules for public servers there are rules you have to obey (some consider them strict, I don't think so for a public hive server), although rarely enforced, if you're caught violating them or get reported you lose your server without a refund. There are no server files to download to host your own yet (and probably won't be till late beta or Release). Any files you do find out there are not legit and cracked/hacked. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
