my hoe let me down

[jtberry2000 27]

Finally playing dayz. I have been waiting a year to play. I was able to upgrade my internet, got a custom built rig from cyberpower pc. So, first spawn was on the coast ( of course), immediately headed inland. For almost an hour and a half, found nothing. Even the berry bushes and apple trees were empty. I was starving. Only weapon I found was a gardening hoe. Found a wool hat. Did not meet any other players, was on a low pop server. First zombie I was able to kill with my trusty hoe, but was bleeding. used my rag to stop that. Second one must have spawned right behind me. I was in some small village, not sure the of the name. It whacked me a couple of times, I'm bleeding again. No rags. I take a few swings, no good. So I just take off running. I stop, few more swings, no good. So lets run some more. Eventually bled into unconsciousness. And believe or not, I had found a can opener but no food. I love this game.

Edited June 20, 2015 by jtberry2000

[therandomredstone 432]

"Little did jtberry2000 know, that if he does not look in the right places, he will not find anything. This unknowingness eventually led to his demise. Luckily, there is a respawn button."

[jtberry2000 27]

"Little did jtberry2000 know, that if he does not look in the right places, he will not find anything. This unknowingness eventually led to his demise. Luckily, there is a respawn button."

Had much better luck after my second spawn. Hit Berezino and headed west. In less than 2 hrs I was fully geared. fire ax, AK, mp5, more food and drinks than I could carry, 2 canteens, antibiotics, morphine, matches, water purification tabs, charcoal tabs, even found an apple tree with apples :). Dyaz is a fickle mistress indeed.

[therandomredstone 432]

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The respawn button treated you well.

[finkieg 15]

The title of this thread is completely misleading - I was expecting some straight up pimp stories..... ;-)

[emuthreat 2837]

So did mine...

 

[jtberry2000 27]

The title of this thread is completely misleading - I was expecting some straight up pimp stories..... ;-)

HA HA, made you look :D. Maybe 0.58 will have hooker and stripper zombies.

[Parazight 1599]

Clueless zombie wobbles to and fro.

So I whacked him blindly with my trusty hoe.

Sneaky zombie attacks me, I yelp and wail:

"Please, no! Melee weapons are my epic fail!"

The learning curve, my toughest foe.

Edited June 27, 2015 by Parazight

[pilgrim* 3514]

..//..

. In less than 2 hrs I was fully geared. fire ax, AK ...

..//..

 

never shoot a cow with an AK, it's not polite - but ya can shoot at a rabbit with an AK if you like

IMO

[ColdAtrophy 1850]

BLASHEPMY! How dare you speak such vile lies about the Almighty, Glorious TOPIARIA sarculo! 

 

The only player I ever had to kill in melee combat chased me down with an ax. All I had was a hoe. He came into the room, ax raised, and then next thing I remember was me screaming "FUCK YOU MOTHERFUCKER!" and beating the shit out of a corpse. #GardenHoeForPresident2016

[Parazight 1599]

Hmm. I haven't actually wielded a hoe in quite some time. Is it better than the sword? I know that if you whiff with a sword the animation has to finish and it becomes a terrible weapon. But if you consistently connect with it, it is a weapon of immeasurable power in melee combat. Is there anyone here that is a master of hoes?

[pilgrim* 3514]

the hoe used to be good if you got the swipe to the head right, coming from a little to one side - kept you out of the line of attack, same with the baseball bat

 

Maybe off topic - but the recently improved baseball bat seems to be strongly in the running ?