A Recent Hack/Other Issues

[chrismgtis 55]

Part of this is pasted from another thread that I replied to:

*** A note on the teleporting player. I believe I was on the same server as the person that reported a player doing the same recently (US 52 or so?).

A guy spawned on me inside of a barn today (the one with the 2 stairs going up on both sides). I walked down the stair, turned around and there he was laying on the same exact platform I had just stepped off of. Then he shot me with an Einfeld. Where there goes the M1100 (sp?) and the Revolver + large pack etc that I worked really hard to find.

What really struck me as odd is that about 5 minutes prior I heard a shot that scared me. I thought maybe I misfired my gun. Did a few circles around that bar and went back in and was in there for another 10 minutes or so waiting on a friend. Prior to going back in, the gunshot had brought a few zombies around. When I walked back in the barn (after hearing LOTS and LOTS of zombies making noises) they were all huddled up in one spot (about the same spot where the guy was laying). There must have been 12 of them. I killed all of them. Then stood there for a while. Now, the side I'm on is opposite where these zombies were. I walk down, turn around, and get nailed by the guy laying where I was JUST standing, opposite the zombies.

Really weird occurrence.

I've died like 12 times in this game so far and not once have I been able to kill another player? Why? Hackers or general bugs. Ie., going prone, firing at someone's head and watching the bullet hit the pavement. That sort of thing. Or hacks like the one above.

Trust me, I've tried to kill players and up until this hacker, I've ALWAYS gotten the drop on them. Always. And I've lost every time to stupid bugs or hackers.

Another player I shot 6-7 times in the back at point blank with an AK. He was fine and dandy. It said he died. Nope. I could hear him moving a short time later (I ran around the corner because I was out of ammo at that point). Ok. Then it says he dies 3 more times. WTF? I end up dying by climbing the roof above him and getting hit through a window by 2 (count them - 2!) shots. Seriously?

Zombies:

- Clipping through, walking through walls and attacking.

- Clipping through floors, walking UNDER buildings and attacking from below the floor. Wow.

This is the kind of nonsense I've come to expect in this horrid Arma 2 engine. It's not DayZ. It's Arma itself.

This is not my idea of fun. I've lost gear I worked really hard for time upon time to absolute nonsense. Alpha or not, these bugs are NOT going to get fixed. Why? That would require fixing Arma 2's engine, not DayZ.

I'm fine with losing gear and getting killed and making mistakes and not getting the drop on someone and being killed and all of these things. The issue here is not even DayZ bugs. Like I said, these are generally Arma engine bugs and I really don't see how Rocket is going to fix these issues.

[Zeromentor 169]

None of your issues are hack related.

Guy in the barn disconnected from the game to avoid zombies, you took the aggro so they stayed ingame. Once you had killed them, he logged back in, expecting the zombies to be gone, and there you were. Boom, you died. Lee Enfield kills in 1 shot.

The guy you killed in the tower was dead. The other 'deaths' were from him hitting the 'Respawn' tab and respawning to get closer to his body. You were shot by a sniper when you climbed up there, which kill in only a few hits (1-2 generally, sometimes 3).

Your shot at a guy's head that hit the pavement? Bullet drop. We aren't firing lasers. Or lag, or you desynced and didn't notice.

Not all of these are bugs either.

[chrismgtis 55]

Now I just died by a zombie hitting me from 100 ft away, after agroing from 100 feet away. This game is so absolutely broken that it's unplayable. Just like the AI in MP Arma 2.

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None of your issues are hack related.

Guy in the barn disconnected from the game to avoid zombies' date=' you took the aggro so they stayed ingame. Once you had killed them, he logged back in, expecting the zombies to be gone, and there you were. Boom, you died. Lee Enfield kills in 1 shot.

The guy you killed in the tower was dead. The other 'deaths' were from him hitting the 'Respawn' tab and respawning to get closer to his body. You were shot by a sniper when you climbed up there, which kill in only a few hits (1-2 generally, sometimes 3).

Your shot at a guy's head that hit the pavement? Bullet drop. We aren't firing lasers. Or lag, or you desynced and didn't notice.

Not all of these are bugs either.

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First one: I was in that area the entire time for like 30 minutes. No one was nearby. I was in the absolute middle of nowhere.

Two 2: False, I watched him shoot me through the glass.

Three: False. The bullet hit the dirt. I watched it happen and HAVE watched it happen MANY times in Arma 2 MP. Not different in DayZ. It is in fact a bug. Just like when you aim around a corner and shoot the wall instead. Corner shooting is 100% useless in Arma 2. Never works. Does the same thing when proning most of the time.

I get the feeling you've never actually played Arma 2 and your experience is confined to DayZ?

[Zeromentor 169]

Out in the middle of nowhere, and yet you can't have a 360 degree field of vision from inside of a building.

I just know my BARREL is where the bullet comes out, and I can judge bullet drop easily, as well as the general direction of incoming and outgoing fire.

Guess I haven't had these bugs, and upon discussing it with my friends, neither have they. Odd that.

(Expect zombies hitting through walls, common occurance that is expected to be fixed)

Anyhow, "Did a few circles around that bar and went back in and was in there for another 10 minutes or so waiting on a friend. Prior to going back in, the gunshot had brought a few zombies around. When I walked back in the barn (after hearing LOTS and LOTS of zombies making noises) they were all huddled up in one spot (about the same spot where the guy was laying)."

Maybe he logged in, seen zombies, fired, and DC'd? You can't be 100% sure. This doesn't point at a person teleporting to you (they'd end up on or behind you). This shows someone disconnecting to avoid death by zombies and then reconnecting and killing you. Maybe he ghosted, maybe he threw something to attract their attention, either way the aggro was off of him and so the zombies didn't despawn when he left.

Also, when you killed that guy, were you sure he was alone? Maybe someone else died and you thought it was the guy you shot at. Maybe you did get the kill and someone else happened to be up there? It wouldn't show a death unless he was dead.

Perhaps your connection sucks? Maybe the server was borked? Maybe the database was down (had a 'jesus revive' glitch happen to me once, fun time).

Bad things happening don't mean HACKER HACKER HACKER, BUG BUG BUG, UNINTENDED GAME DESIGN!!

Okay?