phL (DayZ) 63 Posted December 15, 2014 hi, i was playing on a (mostly) vanilla server (fr129) and killed a guy. he then announced my name in side chat and told everyone i killed him.how did he find out it was me? i didn't talk to him and wasn't killed in days... nameplates are off on this server. also i did shoot him in the back, he should not have seen me at all. thx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
facoptere 180 Posted December 15, 2014 The killer is disclosed on victim's screen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phL (DayZ) 63 Posted December 15, 2014 oh... that's new to me :)is this only on your server or every vanilla server? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
facoptere 180 Posted December 15, 2014 It's only on fr34 and FR129. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melaw 18 Posted December 16, 2014 (edited) I've also seen servers which tell the killer's name in the "study body" display.Not very realistic, but all death messages aren't in the first place Edited December 16, 2014 by melaw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thenorwood 2 Posted December 16, 2014 I find kill/death messages to be useful and game enhancing. If you follow them closely, you can quickly work out who is a threat and thus how to approach them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC_Hawke 276 Posted December 16, 2014 I really disliked this feature when we used to play on 3480. All it really did was incite teenage drama QQ bullshit. We got so sick of people calling us out on side chat, whining, accusing us of hacking, bitching, moaning, shit talking, etc. My favorite was when you'd snipe a guy at 400 meters that's at a full sprint, but take a few shots to get him (hey, moving/zig-zagging targets are tough), and they'd call your name out yelling "SHIT SHOT! YOU'RE PATHETIC!"...not even able to realize that they're admitting to the entire server that they were killed by a "shit shot". The only thing we found it useful for was being able to report hackers to admins, but the negatives far outweighed the positive. US434 recently removed death messages entirely and it's been fantastic. Fights are so much more tense now, and when you hear gunshots in the distance it's hard to discern whether it's PvP or someone shooting zombies. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vinyljunkie 165 Posted December 17, 2014 US434 recently removed death messages entirely and it's been fantastic. Fights are so much more tense now, and when you hear gunshots in the distance it's hard to discern whether it's PvP or someone shooting zombies. Awesome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geryon 180 Posted December 22, 2014 I really disliked this feature when we used to play on 3480. All it really did was incite teenage drama QQ bullshit. We got so sick of people calling us out on side chat, whining, accusing us of hacking, bitching, moaning, shit talking, etc. My favorite was when you'd snipe a guy at 400 meters that's at a full sprint, but take a few shots to get him (hey, moving/zig-zagging targets are tough), and they'd call your name out yelling "SHIT SHOT! YOU'RE PATHETIC!"...not even able to realize that they're admitting to the entire server that they were killed by a "shit shot". The only thing we found it useful for was being able to report hackers to admins, but the negatives far outweighed the positive. US434 recently removed death messages entirely and it's been fantastic. Fights are so much more tense now, and when you hear gunshots in the distance it's hard to discern whether it's PvP or someone shooting zombies.We'll be moving away from these crutches slowly. Next will be crosshairs and then after that we'll remove waypoints so you can't ghetto range finders. Players will have to use the map and the topography to navigate. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC_Hawke 276 Posted December 31, 2014 We'll be moving away from these crutches slowly. Next will be crosshairs and then after that we'll remove waypoints so you can't ghetto range finders. Players will have to use the map and the topography to navigate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tenaciousleigh4@hotmail.com 0 Posted January 4, 2015 Hey Geryon, I have recently returned to playing DayZ and have made myself at home on your server, a lot has changed since I used to play but I was wondering if there is a way to check my humanity on your server? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geryon 180 Posted January 4, 2015 Hey Geryon, I have recently returned to playing DayZ and have made myself at home on your server, a lot has changed since I used to play but I was wondering if there is a way to check my humanity on your server? Leigno press i and that will open up your journal. Open the journal by click it and you'll see all the debug information including your humanity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
