But it's alpha...A tale of magic and wonder (frustration)

[Adams (DayZ) 5]

So I am new to Dayz. I never played the mod, and I don't use teamspeak. I normally hop on here with my buddy, loot the barracks and head to Cherno or Elecktro for some entertainment.

 

Except...not so much.

 

See I understand this game is in alpha. I get it, bugs, glitches, and just overall weird fuckery. With that being said hopefully I am not the only person this has happened to. Alrighty so without further ado. MAGIC!

 

I make my merry way to the barracks near Pavlovo. Sneak sneak. Find an AKM. Oh wow! An AKM!? Server hop, because loot is broken atm. Oh wow, a magazine! And another, and another! Awesome! muchfun.jpg

 

Spend the week hunting, doing fun stuff. Avoiding people ect ect.

 

Thursday night. Buddy doesn't work tomorrow. Good times. Although....not so much.

 

Go to Balota, scan our sector. Do tactical fun stuff. Crash approximately 4 times within a 30 minute time period. It's only Alpha bruh! I crash after I crash, loading up my game to crash. Crashception.

 

So, things get stable. Just thankful to be playing with a buddy. Look over a wall, chat, fun socializing with buddy, warm fuzzies. AKM disappears. Frustration 1.0. Angry that weapon disappears. Dedicate the next 30 minutes to figuring out how and why my weapon dropped and search for it. bennyhilltheme.mpg

 

Never find weapon. Frustration 2.0. Fun officially gone. Only continue playing for buddy, because friends and stuff. He hands me AK101 with 30 round mag. Slightly less angry. 

 

Arrive in Cherno. Crash two more times. Buddy crashes as well. Then I crash. Computer runs everything well, never had issues, not sofware, but alpha bruh?! So, we run around, find axe wielding playmate. Bukakke him with a 30 Round AK101, no ammo left, still being hit by axe. Buddy kills him with mosin. Profit? No. Take a guess what happens?

 

A. Crash

B. Kill myself

C. Lose weapon

D. Die while lagged

E. All of the above

 

If you answered E congratulations now shove a can of beans up your ass. Fuck my life...

[sachad 1016]

None of that stuff happens to me on an even remotely regular basis. After six months and about 400 hours of playing, I can still count the times my game crashed on one hand. Hell, a particularly uncourteous Yakuza could still count them on one hand. And my computer is five years old, with a generic video card and enough spyware to make the NSA blush. 

 

Also, how do you crash the game, kill yourself, lose your weapon AND die while lagging at the same time? 

 

Honestly, from where I'm sitting, you sound like you played jack shit, and are just rehashing the same crap posted by others before you. I could be wrong, but somehow I don't think I am.

 

And why would you even do tactical stuff in Balota?

[nettles 396]

B+ for sarcasm.  Minus points for 'DayZ sucks' topic. Inb4merge

[Adams (DayZ) 5]

I'm new to the game broseph. On a serious note though, the kill myself should have been "irl" I was joking about that more or less, but I have been crashing constantly. My laptop is only a couple years old too. I usually have my browser up looking at the Chernarus map.

 

Honestly though....it's not the crashes that bother me. Losing my weapon since I got this game a few weeks ago I have lost weapons very consistently. I understand this doesn't happen to everyone, but I also know that I am not alone.

 

I have had moments where I put my weapon away, fill a canteen, and my weapon is gone. I find myself running around a two block radius in hopes I'll see it in my vicinity. Today was the actual first time it just vanished in my bare hands. My buddy has had it much worse, he's had his actual character wiped a few times. I've been lucky enough not to EVER have that happen......yet.

[Adams (DayZ) 5]

B+ for sarcasm.  Minus points for 'DayZ sucks' topic. Inb4merge

Oh thanks :P. I actually think DayZ is extremely fun even as an alpha. I've already logged in way too many hours, and I've gotten my moneys worth for sure, but I also know that I'm not alone in the frustration of this happening. Hope it's getting addressed :D

[sachad 1016]

So the conclusion is: You like the game, but you ran into some game-breaking bugs and that frustrates you. Fair enough, but let me smack you with the 'IT'S ALPHA' sign nonetheless. You were extensively warned about the likelihood of game-breaking problems before buying the alpha, and you have to click through the same warning every time you play.

 

Coming in here and getting passive-aggressive about such things in your first post is not a great way of introducing yourself to the forum.

[Helix2000 128]

firstly, weird fuckery is an understatment. seriously.

but if it is any consolation, the crashes will hopefully be gone soon, and the weapon disappearances: we all get them. it is so much worse on experimental.

[Adams (DayZ) 5]

firstly, weird fuckery is an understatment. seriously.

but if it is any consolation, the crashes will hopefully be gone soon, and the weapon disappearances: we all get them. it is so much worse on experimental.

I'm glad I'm not the only one but that does suck if it's a common issue. I read somewhere that this alpha has been out a year. Not sure if that's a long time for an alpha. A year seems like a long time.

 

 

So the conclusion is: You like the game, but you ran into some game-breaking bugs and that frustrates you. Fair enough, but let me smack you with the 'IT'S ALPHA' sign nonetheless. You were extensively warned about the likelihood of game-breaking problems before buying the alpha, and you have to click through the same warning every time you play.

 

Coming in here and getting passive-aggressive about such things in your first post is not a great way of introducing yourself to the forum.

That's actually something I've seen religiously said on the forums. I do actually see this lol, and I didn't actually expect the game to have as much content as it does, so I was actually genuinely surprised. It does make you wonder what it is in the script that hasn't allowed them to fix that issue? Is this something new or has it happened since release?

[nettles 396]

My weapon's never disappeared, neither has any loot in my bag.  Is it possible that you're losing your things to a scripter? A kid running cheat scripts might be fucking with people in fuller servers.  It's just a theory though.

[Adams (DayZ) 5]

My weapon's never disappeared, neither has any loot in my bag.  Is it possible that you're losing your things to a scripter? A kid running cheat scripts might be fucking with people in fuller servers.  It's just a theory though.

I REALLY hope that's not the issue lol, although I did joke with my buddy about that.

[Helix2000 128]

i think that the weapon loss is just bad luck, but i think the loosing items, if it is on log-in, is from the shifting of gear in your pack. having your bag completely full, even if it is with worthless items, when you log out has done the trick for me.

My weapon's never disappeared, neither has any loot in my bag. 

 

 

[sachad 1016]

I'm glad I'm not the only one but that does suck if it's a common issue. I read somewhere that this alpha has been out a year. Not sure if that's a long time for an alpha. A year seems like a long time.

 

 

That's actually something I've seen religiously said on the forums. I do actually see this lol, and I didn't actually expect the game to have as much content as it does, so I was actually genuinely surprised. It does make you wonder what it is in the script that hasn't allowed them to fix that issue? Is this something new or has it happened since release?

 

Bug fixing (and game development) isn't as simple as pointing out a problem and expecting it fixed in the next patch. Every patch fixes some issues and brings new ones. Moreso, the alpha stage isn't focused on fixing bugs, but on adding content. The fixing comes in beta stage, when the core mechanics are in place and functional. 

[Adams (DayZ) 5]

i think that the weapon loss is just bad luck, but i think the loosing items, if it is on log-in, is from the shifting of gear in your pack. having your bag completely full, even if it is with worthless items, when you log out has done the trick for me.

The disappearing weapon would happen frequently if I was using it in my hands (with another primary equipped) and had to drop it to fill a canteen/eat/drink ect. I would drop the weapon, but it would be on the ground somewhere else instead of where I dropped it. On some occasions it would just disappear altogether, although it's possible I just didn't look hard enough.

 

Also, the disappearing in my hands happened today, and it was in a full server. That would really suck if the cheat scripter thing is for real and this is a common occurrence.... :(

[5mirkeh 98]

My weapon's never disappeared, neither has any loot in my bag.  Is it possible that you're losing your things to a scripter? A kid running cheat scripts might be fucking with people in fuller servers.  It's just a theory though.

 

The only time A weapons dissapeared on me was near electro at the time, It was a Magnum and if I where to keep it I would have probably not have been killed by some really well-equipped bandits seconds later

 

I felt terribad after that happening too

[Adams (DayZ) 5]

The only time A weapons dissapeared on me was near electro at the time, It was a Magnum and if I where to keep it I would have probably not have been killed by some really well-equipped bandits seconds later

 

I felt terribad after that happening too

When it disappeared did you have it on your hotkey? If so, did the icon kind of white out partially?

[5mirkeh 98]

When it disappeared did you have it on your hotkey? If so, did the icon kind of white out partially?

Yup

[Adams (DayZ) 5]

Yup

That's exactly what happened to me. What a shame lol. Hopefully it never happens again, but with DayZ I definitely won't hold my breath. 

 

On a side note has anyone ever unloaded a full clip into someone with an automatic weapon and they didn't fall over/unconscious/bleed/die lol?

[igor-vk 909]

I your weapon desapear try reloging. That was issue in .50 experimental. I never had that problem.

But I had problem that when I droped weapon when I double carry, that droped weapon sticks in right inventory under backpack, and I still have it for some time.

[5mirkeh 98]

That's exactly what happened to me. What a shame lol. Hopefully it never happens again, but with DayZ I definitely won't hold my breath. 

 

On a side note has anyone ever unloaded a full clip into someone with an automatic weapon and they didn't fall over/unconscious/bleed/die lol?

 

There was a "This gun sucks" thread reguarding the Blaze double rifle, that was all down to lag because noone died even when both parties basically emptied their mags

 

the OP was whining about a gun that has insane bust DPS when correctly used

[Adams (DayZ) 5]

There was a "This gun sucks" thread reguarding the Blaze double rifle, that was all down to lag because noone died even when both parties basically emptied their mags

 

the OP was whining about a gun that has insane bust DPS when correctly used

It is funny. My buddy is more than likely pissed off at me. Wanted me to cover him inside a house but I ran outside instead, and he got blasted. Came upstairs and shot the dude looting him 6 times with my magnum. Fairly sure he died before that, but umm, 28 rounds from my AK101 didn't even make this other guy flinch. Buddy said it was lag....but who knows lol.

[TheHermit (DayZ) 22]

The only weapon disappearance that I am aware of and can duplicate is when I'm trying to hold an additional weapon in my hand, and then want to switch to a different hand activity like have a drink or bandage.

 

So I'd only offer -don't load the gun that you will put in your hands!- if you want to save that ammo :P

 

Honestly, I just RP that type of loss in. If I were trying to hold something in my only free hand while my brain was focused on running 30 miles to find food and water, I would probably eventually lose focus on my secondary weapon.

[Adams (DayZ) 5]

The only weapon disappearance that I am aware of and can duplicate is when I'm trying to hold an additional weapon in my hand, and then want to switch to a different hand activity like have a drink or bandage.

 

So I'd only offer -don't load the gun that you will put in your hands!- if you want to save that ammo :P

 

Honestly, I just RP that type of loss in. If I were trying to hold something in my only free hand while my brain was focused on running 30 miles to find food and water, I would probably eventually lose focus on my secondary weapon.

I feel ya on the RP thing, but being a soldier irl, losing a weapon is the equivalent of losing my arm. It should not ever happen lol.

[Rags! 1966]

Frustration in DayZ only stems from people who have the expectation that this game is finished and that they will not encounter issues. 

[Adams (DayZ) 5]

Frustration in DayZ only stems from people who have the expectation that this game is finished and that they will not encounter issues. 

Did I not mention that I'm aware this is alpha? Is everyone on the forums like this? Jesus fuck lol.

[boneboys 7988]

 Is everyone on the forums like this? Jesus fuck lol.

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