Surviving on the wild

[Cablenator 0]

Hi guys!
My friends and myself have started playing DayZ slightly differently, where a lot of people will stick to certain areas and kill on sight to survive etc, my friends and I are running off into the wild not knowing where we're heading. We're trying to survive off killing wild animals and finding other stuff as we go. 
It may sound boring just walking through trees and fields, but its surprisingly fun!
I know the game is in alpha so there are bugs etc, but one annoying complaint with it all, I'm walking down stairs and I randomly die due to a random broken leg? O.o Urrrgh so annoying!
Now I have to find my friends again which is going to be a pain, but other than that I'm really enjoying just being away from the gun fire and surviving properly with making camp-fire's and getting to shelter etc. Great fun :) 

[Scofflaw 73]

The major appeal of this whole thing is that you can do what you want.  I like to take breaks, and each time I come back I try different play styles.

[Cablenator 0]

Yeah, I have 100+ hours game time on DayZ, and for the majority of those hours I've just been one of those guys who sticks to the same area and kills everyone I see.
Now that I've changed how I play, I'm enjoying it a hell of a lot more! I try not to kill on sight, but then again I'm playing with 2 other friends, so there are 3 of us. So if we see someone, depending on what gear they have, we might just say hello or we might jump him and take him hostage for a laugh :D