Where is everyone?

[GarethAUS 20]

Hi, returning player here after a few months off, playing on high pop servers and I can't seem to find any other players.

My question is where the hell do people hang out these days, I see few players hanging in elektro and only seem to find bambis on the coast, please help.

Any tips on where people hang out and where I may find some action.

 

 

Cheers

 

[yazar8 584]

Get off the coast.

Edited July 7, 2015 by Yazar8

[PlasticAssasin8 (DayZ) 78]

They go nth, get killed , go north get killed, go nth get killed, like a rubber band

[GarethAUS 20]

Get off the coast.

How helpful... I have been wandering the map (Including the coast) looking for people, instead of a dumb vague comment how about some sort of nudge in the right direction.

[stinkenheim 249]

Berezinho normally, however that place is more of a deathmatch clusterfuck than ever right now.

Myself and a friend went from Novod through NWAF, Vybor, Zele, Balota and Cherno and saw 2 players- 1 in the distance running across a field near Stary Sobor and 1 bambi looting trucks in the apartments of Cherno.

[holyoak 126]

I always find friendlies in electro! Just sayiiinnnn

[Death By Crowbar 1213]

They go to Elektro, get killed, run back, get killed, get killed in Kamyshovo, etc. Since Berezino was redone that's dangerous but I don't see as many people there.

[wartzilla 182]

People are still hanging on the coast like toads.

 

Even Balota sees a good amount of traffic, despite having been made near worthless in the last few patches.

[holyoak 126]

They go to Elektro, get killed, run back, get killed, get killed in Kamyshovo, etc. Since Berezino was redone that's dangerous but I don't see as many people there.

too much fps now in berezino :(

[mercules 1290]

Any tips on where people hang out and where I may find some action.

 

CoD? BF3? They have nice tiny maps where you can't help but run into players. 

 

DayZ on the other hand has this really big map which makes player encounters less frequent so you might have to look around or be patient to see anyone else, which is how it is intended to be. 

 

 

Now that I am done being a smartass... VMC as there are three helicopter spawns that are currently static near to it. Stary Sobor now has military tents with a few nice things and that is where on of those three mentioned helicopter spawns are at so you are very likely to see someone wander between Stary Sobor and Lopatino on a regular basis. Be warned, they will be able to shoot back at you 90% of the time, probably with things like AKs or rifles with Hunting Scopes. 

[gibonez 3633]

Ahhh this thread it rears its head almost daily.

[bfisher 561]

I'm in the middle of Cherno on a full server of 50 people and I haven't seen anyone.  But I know they're out there.  It's unsettling.

 

 

That's part of the charm of the game.  You can't be all "stealth" and "tactical" 100% of the time because the map is so big and it would take you forever to get anywhere.  At some point, you're going to get bored or impatient and run down the middle of the street like an idiot or forget to keep watching your back and that's when they'll get you.

[battlerhd 116]

If you a clan of 5 killing you with AK74's then Berezino is the place to be. 

[stonecutter357 17]

Where is everyone? playing ARK.

[Dagwood 680]

Server hopping the jail at balota of course. Pretty sure an AK74 and corresponding mag spawn there every restart. I only play private hives these days, but I have found that combo there twice now shortly after restart. Explains all the AK74s I see in Cherno pvp videos.

But to answer your question, berezino, elektro, and Cherno will be your best bet on high pop public hive servers. You'll likely only find pvp there. However, if you are returning after a long break, this patch will give you plenty of tools to practice some pvp. If you want to find other kinds of interaction in other places, I suggest high pop private hives.

[OldManRiver (DayZ) 42]

I'm in the middle of Cherno on a full server of 50 people and I haven't seen anyone.  But I know they're out there.  It's unsettling.

 

 

That's part of the charm of the game.  You can't be all "stealth" and "tactical" 100% of the time because the map is so big and it would take you forever to get anywhere.  At some point, you're going to get bored or impatient and run down the middle of the street like an idiot or forget to keep watching your back and that's when they'll get you.

 

This.  Every time I am running with 3 or 4 friends, we start messing around and then "You are unconscious." followed by "You are dead."  :D This is usually followed by vows to pay more attention next time.  Then we do it again.

[frosti 2165]

Pretty high traffic near static crashed helicopters.

[wacktopia 57]

Long story short; get a Berezinho spawn

[emuthreat 2837]

Get to tha choppas.

[bfisher 561]

This.  Every time I am running with 3 or 4 friends, we start messing around and then "You are unconscious." followed by "You are dead."  :D This is usually followed by vows to pay more attention next time.  Then we do it again.

 

Yeah, sometimes I just freak myself out and just hide in a corner for 30 minutes because I just know someone is out there.

 

 

DayZ is the only game I know where you can spend two hours and nothing happens and still be totally stressed out from playing.

[Pyongo Bongo 174]

My russian friend and me encountered atleast 10 people at Zub on 0.58 experimental, most of them were friendly! (in the end we got robbed by bandits in disguise tho)