NuckFuts 265 Posted August 26, 2015 So, Dayz it's been a while.. at the least 6 months maybe more, can't remember I'm getting older. but what the fuck, I heard good things about recent updates thought I'd give it a bash and so the story goes.. Logged in, not sure where.. on a coast near a lighthouse, that's all I know, this map has changed so much I aint got a clue tbh. Was going dark, character is already complaining of being hungry.. fair enough, time to look for food I guess, start to run and see a guy to my immediate left who must have spawned just like me around the same time, similar clothes, no gear, he stops to give me a wave but I know them waves, they usually mean your gonna get your head punched so I keep running to the nearest building hes a fair way back, gives me time to have a look I'm thinking to myself.. Get inside and oh boy there's a blue child briefcase, a can of pipsi, an empty shotgun and a knife, so I loot it all and never got time to see what make the shotgun actually was before the dude (who was) behind me is fists up throwing them at me, I figured he's wanting what I just found.. so I run out the door, he gives chase naturally and I notice the knife is in my hand as I'm running, I made a chioce to square up to this guy having the advantage of a knife.. I've never been so wrong. were running in circles he's trying to punch me (and he's hitting) and I'm furiously slashing away, hitting him as he's bleeding. This dancing went on for a minute or so.. until finally my screen goes black, the dreaded 'You are unconscious' I know hes probably taking my shit and stabbing me, but Nope.. what he actually did was to rob me of my stuff, all my clothes and shoes and ran off leaving me there all naked and shit, I come around and immediately start running while the screen is fading back into color.. my feet are sore apparently. The dude who just owned me with his fists is dust and smoke, cant see him anywhere, oh well. Now I need more than food, I need everything. I see a deer stand and climb up there's a half moon shaped magazine full of ammo and something that looks like it fits on a shotgun with two shells on it, I cant fit any of this on me except take something in my hands so I take the shells, assuming shotguns are probably more commonly found than rifles. I go to climb back down but the prompt confuses me and I climb back up, I go to press to climb back down but I'm pressing forward and fall of the edge hitting the ground I hear a crunch and my character is prone, it's only a darned broken leg.. I lay there face in palm for a few minutes wondering what the hell is happening, NOBODY is this unlucky on their first time back playing. I start to wonder how I can fix it, can I find some morphine? how long will that even take me crawling? and does that even work for broken bones anymore.. fuck it's been so long I don't even know what does what anymore.. it dawns on me I'm a DayZ noob now. So what do I do, I decide to crawl to the sea as I hear you can drown yourself now.. on the way I see a shed type building and make my way there hoping to find a weapon or something.. anything to end my suffering, takes a few minutes to crawl there at full speed, inside there is a fucking grandpa trilby hat and a hammer. I press F12 hoping I can kill myself with it but no joy, it's just fingers and they aint doing shit but an animation. So off I crawl once more getting closer and closer to the coast, I eventually make it into the water.. so I lay there and wait.. it took for some stupid reason.. about 5 minutes to drown and that's my first experience back playing DayZ. Thought I'd share it, since it will stick in my head every time I go to click play on DayZ in my Steam library. I'll probably see ya in 6 more months! when my palm is finally surgically removed from my face haha! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KandyCid 30 Posted August 26, 2015 I'll probably see ya in 6 more months! when my palm is finally surgically removed from my face haha! - Player is able to see through the black screen by pressing escape during respawn/countdown timer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billyangstadt 272 Posted August 26, 2015 In all of that time, you could have made a splint and fixed your leg. I don't think a facepalm is fair given you didn't know the depth of the dayz crafting system. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cash81 506 Posted August 26, 2015 In all of that time, you could have made a splint and fixed your leg. I don't think a facepalm is fair given you didn't know the depth of the dayz crafting system.Pretty sure the splint was around back then... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ColdAtrophy 1850 Posted August 27, 2015 Thanks for sharing. I genuinely lol'ed. This game is so...well...it's like....it's just DayZ man. Don't wait 6 months. Get back in there before the zeds come back in force so you won't have to figure out all the new stuff while also having an omnipresent infected threat. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenotrs8 3 Posted August 27, 2015 we're running in circles he's trying to punch me (and he's hitting) and I'm furiously slashing away, hitting him as he's bleeding. This is the part where you run away, keeping him at safe distance until he is forced to bandage, then stab him some more :D As soon as someone is bleeding you have the advantage ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NuckFuts 265 Posted August 27, 2015 If I had the time again, I'd have just simply run off from that crazy dude, my mistake was thinking a knife would kill him before he had the chance to knock me out. You live.. you learn. Last time I knew of splint crafting, you had to find wooden sticks and have some rags on you, to re-iterate.. I was left naked so i'm guessing even if I managed to find some wood, I'd nothing to make a splint with :( Next time 'before I play' I might have to go looking at some wiki's :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Avant-Garde 229 Posted August 27, 2015 AHHAHAHHAh thats some funny shit man, oh god... I know how it feels lol. Fists are really OP tbh as the knock down chance is way to high, it should be a rare thing in my opinion. Its one of the best melee weapons, if not the best if you exclude the weapons that has the same animation of the fire axe (pike axe, farming hoe, splinting axe, sledgehammer etc) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
