I suddenly realise i'm a collector.... Is this just a phase?

[100ftjesus 26]

So i'm about 120 hours into this.

At first I was concerned with just staying alive, fighting zombies, finding food and tools.

Then I got my first (self-defence) kill.  I thought the worm had turned, I would be soon be fighting the good fight and giving a good account of myself when meeting others.

 

Then somehow i've become a hermit gear collector...

Always trying to improve my kit somehow, not happy until everything is pristine, trying to protect my precious precious stuff...

 

Which is weird as one of the first lessons learned was not to get attached to stuff, yet I find myself becoming more of a hermit, avoiding contact with other players (who on the whole seem geared and bandity and generally just KOS anyway).  I've taken to sneaking around, taking long trips through the woods to get to a new location, hunting more to get food and avoid towns and cities.

 

How can I get out of this rut?  Is it a rut?

 

I had the drop on 3 geared players yesterday.  They had no idea I was there, hiding in the bushes, watching them, wondering what to do next.  One even ran right past and didn't see me.  I had him lined up right in the middle of my sks pu scope.  But I didn't fire.   I was concerned with the fact I had only 9 bullets left and 3 x sks rounds per geared player didn't seem quite enough.  Also, they hadn't done anything to me, although i'm sure if I had shouted out to them I would be writing this on the coast with my new torch and battery right now...  

 

I may start making helicopter crash runs to start to try and collect some of the rarer gear.  As my play-style appears to be developing a mind of it's own, this seems to be a worthwhile pursuit for a hermit gear collector...

[Axezeroone 56]

So i'm about 120 hours into this.

At first I was concerned with just staying alive, fighting zombies, finding food and tools.

Then I got my first (self-defence) kill.  I thought the worm had turned, I would be soon be fighting the good fight and giving a good account of myself when meeting others.

 

Then somehow i've become a hermit gear collector...

Always trying to improve my kit somehow, not happy until everything is pristine, trying to protect my precious precious stuff...

 

Which is weird as one of the first lessons learned was not to get attached to stuff, yet I find myself becoming more of a hermit, avoiding contact with other players (who on the whole seem geared and bandity and generally just KOS anyway).  I've taken to sneaking around, taking long trips through the woods to get to a new location, hunting more to get food and avoid towns and cities.

 

How can I get out of this rut?  Is it a rut?

 

I had the drop on 3 geared players yesterday.  They had no idea I was there, hiding in the bushes, watching them, wondering what to do next.  One even ran right past and didn't see me.  I had him lined up right in the middle of my sks pu scope.  But I didn't fire.   I was concerned with the fact I had only 9 bullets left and 3 x sks rounds per geared player didn't seem quite enough.  Also, they hadn't done anything to me, although i'm sure if I had shouted out to them I would be writing this on the coast with my new torch and battery right now...  

 

I may start making helicopter crash runs to start to try and collect some of the rarer gear.  As my play-style appears to be developing a mind of it's own, this seems to be a worthwhile pursuit for a hermit gear collector...

always keep in mind you can die anytime for "no"/bugged reasons, i stood on a stairway yesterday not moving suddenly i dropped dead, my mate ahead of me, there were no enemies,

im sure if you die more often youll get off that "phase", i was like that aswell.

[100ftjesus 26]

 i was like that aswell.

Thanks Axezeroone, that gives me hope.

I have had some bugged deaths but somehow they're less annoying than being shot in the face by a geared kos...

[yazar8 584]

Want to get rid of that addictance? Go to the coast, drop all of your stuff to a random spawn point, jump off a ladder.

 

Go back to the spawn point where you dropped your stuff, take them back and say "why did I even do this?"

 

Just kidding.

 

Anyway, you can trade stuff with people maybe?

Edited October 26, 2014 by Yazar8

[Scott61 93]

  I've lived the Hermit lifestyle for now more than 250 hrs with almost 600 hrs into the game.I'd like to see an hour counter in the game as I keep track of hours per character,living one character per server until death do us part.Upon dying,I choose another server to live another life.

 

I only fight when provoked into it and will try an communicate rather than KoS'ing someone ,although mostly I sneak and hide out practicing avoidance.I keep lotting for prostine items,carry enough food,ammo and medical supplies.Trying to hunt to survive is my pastime now inbetween doing raids for items I am running low on,usually patching my clothes eating and drinking with a sowing during a fire while waiting for items to cook or even just warming up.

 

Guns and weapons I usually carry as many as I can opting for a.357 and a Mosin or SKS, and or an AK with the new High caliper pistol with the scope as another nice pair.

As I find clips I then look for automatic handguns rather than carrying the guns without clips always prefering the .357 for Pistol of choice.

 

I prefer the lone wolfe,sneaking around style of playing,and I am a definate gear monger...

So I dunno,living a hermit life running around hording stuff seems like an ok way to spend time in DayZ to me IMHO

 

Once persistance is running smooth,I plan to horde even more .....   :0)

[Calvin Candie 189]

So i'm about 120 hours into this.

At first I was concerned with just staying alive, fighting zombies, finding food and tools.

Then I got my first (self-defence) kill. I thought the worm had turned, I would be soon be fighting the good fight and giving a good account of myself when meeting others.

Then somehow i've become a hermit gear collector...

Always trying to improve my kit somehow, not happy until everything is pristine, trying to protect my precious precious stuff...

Which is weird as one of the first lessons learned was not to get attached to stuff, yet I find myself becoming more of a hermit, avoiding contact with other players (who on the whole seem geared and bandity and generally just KOS anyway). I've taken to sneaking around, taking long trips through the woods to get to a new location, hunting more to get food and avoid towns and cities.

How can I get out of this rut? Is it a rut?

I had the drop on 3 geared players yesterday. They had no idea I was there, hiding in the bushes, watching them, wondering what to do next. One even ran right past and didn't see me. I had him lined up right in the middle of my sks pu scope. But I didn't fire. I was concerned with the fact I had only 9 bullets left and 3 x sks rounds per geared player didn't seem quite enough. Also, they hadn't done anything to me, although i'm sure if I had shouted out to them I would be writing this on the coast with my new torch and battery right now...

I may start making helicopter crash runs to start to try and collect some of the rarer gear. As my play-style appears to be developing a mind of it's own, this seems to be a worthwhile pursuit for a hermit gear collector...

Hey man. I am a hoarder as well. I collect and pile survival gear.

Here is how it works. Medical supplies first. Usually I carry 5 med kits divided by groups: bandages, injectors, saline bags, tablets and miscelaneous medical items.

Second, survival kits. Protector cases. Compass, matches, knife, cantine, rice.

Third, tools. Axe, pickaxe, shovel, fishing rod, bow.

The list goes on.

When persistance will be solid and working I will have a growing stock. Medical supplies are most important in an apocalypse.

And hell yes. I do get attached to my gear. :)

P.S. I like having a stock. And pride on having usefull stock to benefit others. But in the end it is only stuff. I value life more then stuff. Having a buddy by your side is more important then hoarding stuff.

As the great Muhammad Ali once said when asked how wealthy he was:

"The gold has no ears to listen

And no heart to understand

It cannot bring you comfort

Or reach out a helping hand

So when you ask God for a gift

Be thankfull if he sends

Not diamonds, pearls or riches

But a love of real, true friend!"

So collect stuff, but ask yourself: am I doing it for the right reasons? ;)

Edited October 26, 2014 by Calvin Candie

[Mookie (original) 799]

I think I'm getting this way too (although unlike Calvin have yet to get into tents and persistence). If your aim is simply to stay alive for as long as possible, it's not a bad lifestyle. You get other player interaction via trades and occasionally running with people you know and trust. But other than that you find the bits of the map that you like (and I suspect a lot of us like the same parts of the map), hang out, explore a little, etc.

 

There are two downsides though. The first is that if you decide to run crash sites, in 0.49 it requires a very high level of mental endurance. The second is that death, when it comes, will be very, very bad.

[yazar8 584]

I already responded to the topic earlier, but looking to the other posters, I also live my way like this.

 

The hermit lifestyle rocks, because we (hermits) have the high quality gear, well atleast I have the high quality gear. It's fun, having the top gear at the game.

 

Also I play hermit because I am afraid of PVP situations at this very moment. I am still shooting zombies to improve my aim and the bullets don't fall from the sky, I need to keep checking military bases to find more bullets.

 

 

 

I usually play on low pop servers.

[svisketyggeren 662]

So i'm about 120 hours into this.

At first I was concerned with just staying alive, fighting zombies, finding food and tools.

Then I got my first (self-defence) kill.  I thought the worm had turned, I would be soon be fighting the good fight and giving a good account of myself when meeting others.

 

Then somehow i've become a hermit gear collector...

Always trying to improve my kit somehow, not happy until everything is pristine, trying to protect my precious precious stuff...

 

Which is weird as one of the first lessons learned was not to get attached to stuff, yet I find myself becoming more of a hermit, avoiding contact with other players (who on the whole seem geared and bandity and generally just KOS anyway).  I've taken to sneaking around, taking long trips through the woods to get to a new location, hunting more to get food and avoid towns and cities.

 

How can I get out of this rut?  Is it a rut?

 

I had the drop on 3 geared players yesterday.  They had no idea I was there, hiding in the bushes, watching them, wondering what to do next.  One even ran right past and didn't see me.  I had him lined up right in the middle of my sks pu scope.  But I didn't fire.   I was concerned with the fact I had only 9 bullets left and 3 x sks rounds per geared player didn't seem quite enough.  Also, they hadn't done anything to me, although i'm sure if I had shouted out to them I would be writing this on the coast with my new torch and battery right now...  

 

I may start making helicopter crash runs to start to try and collect some of the rarer gear.  As my play-style appears to be developing a mind of it's own, this seems to be a worthwhile pursuit for a hermit gear collector...

 

Ofc u play Dayz anyway u like. For me ur playstyle is the most boring way to play Dayz.

 

Hunting players, scouting out locations is much more fun for me...whatever gear I use, I pick up along the way. And I enjoy that a shotgun demands completly different tactics compared to a mosin with a scope....so in that regards it dosent matter what gun I have.

Edited October 26, 2014 by svisketyggeren

[CGNoodlePot (DayZ) 149]

Jesus Christ I thought I was alone in this.

I too collect stuff until they are pristine and i literally scout for long minutes or maybe an hour before moving in to the military buildings.

The result of this is I usually spot people first and when that happens my heart start racing like hell but I just lay prone and observe and observe until my heart calms down. Then the gunfights occur accidentally and usually it's so close quarters that I can touch them.

Then the weird thing is I kinda let them shoot first and they do shoot because they got startled or got intimidated with my well geared character.

Then after I kill I don't stay and check the corpse but run away as far as I can. My mindset is he might have some buddies around.

Purely survival lone wolf style.

[Mookie (original) 799]

Jesus Christ I thought I was alone in this.

I too collect stuff until they are pristine and i literally scout for long minutes or maybe an hour before moving in to the military buildings.

The result of this is I usually spot people first and when that happens my heart start racing like hell but I just lay prone and observe and observe until my heart calms down. Then the gunfights occur accidentally and usually it's so close quarters that I can touch them.

Then the weird thing is I kinda let them shoot first and they do shoot because they got startled or got intimidated with my well geared character.

Then after I kill I don't stay and check the corpse but run away as far as I can. My mindset is he might have some buddies around.

Purely survival lone wolf style.

 

This is not the way I play. What you're doing (which is fine by me btw) is lone looting and PvPing, although in effect you're KoSing - probably what half the people in game do.

 

I've had no need to loot a fixed military location for the past three weeks. I do have a look at occasional crash sites, but only because I'm looking for an M4 for a friend.

 

If/when I see players like you, I will avoid you like the plague and only engage you if I absolutely have to.