My first bandit experience

[NoPaEr10 50]

I'm more the type of survival player in DayZ. Usually I try to speak to people to avoid unnecessary fights. I kill people who seem to be a threat/bandits. Today was a special day. I decided to play as a bandit. As I was gearing up in the NWAF I saw a guy coming out of the fire station. I was behind the 2nd hanger only geared with a Taloon backpack with some supplies and a blaze without any ammo. Now I had a choice to make. A) run away B) pretend to be a bandit and to bluff. Because I decided to be a bandit for once, I ran up to that guy. Typical server hopper, fully geared, full camoed clothing and a black high cap. I ran up to him and pointed my unloaded Blaze at him. I shouted 'Please put everything on the ground and don't you dare to equip your weapon, unless you want to get shot. I am sweating as I was scared if he had any buddies that may come out of the next bush and pop a bullet into my head. He actually believed my and dropped everything he had. Multiple backpacks in backpacks all stuffed into each other. Multiple high capacity vests and food. I took his mosin which seemed to be without any attachments. I said to him 'I wont kill you, don't worry.' He didnt move at all. I said 'Now listen. I will run away now. Don't move until I am out of your sight.' He did what I said and I ran off.

 

 

This shows how intense a bandit rob can be (well only if you are a real bandit and not someone who KoS). Again, another crazy moment in my life as a DayZ survivor.

 

 

 

btw, sorry for my english. =)

[NuckFuts 265]

That's a stroke of luck.. usually fully geared people have gone to great lengths to get all that stuff and I would say at least 90% of these people would certainly not just hand over there stuff, without a fight. Also, this used to be commonly known.. but if your in NWAF you are fair game, new spawn, fully geared.. whatever, you go there to kill or be killed, not talk, take and/or survive.

 

Every encounter I have ever had at that place has not ended well.

Edited November 3, 2014 by NuckFuts

[NoPaEr10 50]

I hope the KoS will be reduced by playing like a 'friendly bandit'.

[blackberrygoo 1416]

Good job mate !! I love hearing stories of the braver bandits robbing people , because I hate KOS and all that shit so whenever I play bandit I do it like you and just rob people .. It really does work more than half the time and is a great way to keep others from hating this game because of the KOS lol .

[Death By Crowbar 1213]

I'm more the type of survival player in DayZ. Usually I try to speak to people to avoid unnecessary fights. I kill people who seem to be a threat/bandits. Today was a special day. I decided to play as a bandit. As I was gearing up in the NWAF I saw a guy coming out of the fire station. I was behind the 2nd hanger only geared with a Taloon backpack with some supplies and a blaze without any ammo. Now I had a choice to make. A) run away B) pretend to be a bandit and to bluff. Because I decided to be a bandit for once, I ran up to that guy. Typical server hopper, fully geared, full camoed clothing and a black high cap. I ran up to him and pointed my unloaded Blaze at him. I shouted 'Please put everything on the ground and don't you dare to equip your weapon, unless you want to get shot. I am sweating as I was scared if he had any buddies that may come out of the next bush and pop a bullet into my head. He actually believed my and dropped everything he had. Multiple backpacks in backpacks all stuffed into each other. Multiple high capacity vests and food. I took his mosin which seemed to be without any attachments. I said to him 'I wont kill you, don't worry.' He didnt move at all. I said 'Now listen. I will run away now. Don't move until I am out of your sight.' He did what I said and I ran off.

 

 

This shows how intense a bandit rob can be (well only if you are a real bandit and not someone who KoS). Again, another crazy moment in my life as a DayZ survivor.

 

 

 

btw, sorry for my english. =)

He probably didn't fight back because he knew darn well if he stayed alive he could log and server hop a few times and get all of that gear back, but if he had to make the run to NWAF naked unless he got a Vybor spawn it would take him "a while" and perhaps several attempts. He was smart to comply, in a server hopper mentality way.

 

... but since he was an obvious server hopper you should have blown him away. Server hoppers are usually the biggest wimps, only care about gear.

[Grundlesmuggler 41]

He probably didn't fight back because he knew darn well if he stayed alive he could log and server hop a few times and get all of that gear back, but if he had to make the run to NWAF naked unless he got a Vybor spawn it would take him "a while" and perhaps several attempts. He was smart to comply, in a server hopper mentality way.

 

... but since he was an obvious server hopper you should have blown him away. Server hoppers are usually the biggest wimps, only care about gear.

 

 

It's hard to "disagree" with you about this, as well as the other posters about KoS.  

 

To address "server hoppers".  I feel like people still associate a negative connotation in the Standalone for server hopping.  It's not like the mod, where you can cycle loot, or have vehicles to travel around and loot other towns and bases to store loot etc.  You are reduced to a 2 hour window to find loot on foot in Chernarus.  Most of the time you only get about 40 minutes on a server before it restarts.  Not only that but when you finally do find some loot...then what?  You kill people until you die and have to find it again.  Server hopping is NOT the same thing it used to be, and therefore needs to stop being associated with negatively...at least until looting is changed in the SA.

 

To address "i hate KoS".  Pretty much the same argument.  The reason why you have less actual banditry at the moment is because the worst repercussion to death at the moment is travel time.  Gear is easy to obtain due to the current loot system (see above) and people are less likely to stop and do what you demand of them because there really isn't any point.  A few examples:

 

I'm a fresh spawn and you want to hold me up.  Uhh are you kidding me?  You are about to get knocked out and get your gear taken.  If I kill you you deserve it.

 

I'm moderatly geared. Coastline civilian loot.  You hold me up.  Uhhh are you kidding me?  It took me 20 minutes in any coastal city to get this gear.  You are about to get shot and get your gear taken.  If I kill you you deserve it.

 

I'm fully geared and you try to hold me up.  I MIGHT listen depending on where I am on the map; however I should just realize that I can server hop for an hour and be fully geared so uhhhhh are you kidding me?  You are about to get shot and get your body hidden because I don't need shit from you.  If I kill you you deserve it.

 

Why are the outcomes the same you ask?  Well because there really isn't anything else to do but PvP at the moment.  So why would I cosplay with you for more than 5 seconds when A: If I die I can gear up fast, B: What can you really do besides put a bag on my head an kill me, fake rape me, or just leave me there. and C: If you try to hold someone up, fail and die, you deserve it.

 

Obviously people have other ways they want to play.  That's completely fine.  Meet each other, run from town to town.  Go fish.  Play hide and seek.  Do whatever you RP heart desires; however, if the majority of players wanted to do this with you, there would intrinsically be LESS KoS than currently present.  

 

Don't lose hope though.  Because once the game is further developed and the loot system works, and there is more stuff to do, and the death penalty is larger, and bases exist and just an overall larger experience is available there will automatically be less KoS and more of the traditional Bandit/Hero gameplay.

[Chaka (DayZ) 7]

I really like to hear other people DayZ story please more.  :rolleyes: