Am I evil for doing this?

[zeichef 14]

Ok so it was my first time I actually lived more than half an hour and had an einfield with plenty of ammo, many painkillers, lots of bandages, lots of drinkables but didn't have ANY food whatsoever.

So was on my way to a deer stand I had visited before with another character. When I saw the deer stand I lay down and alt-tabbed to see my messages on skype because it was going crazy in the background.

Sixty seconds later I go back in and I see a survivor climbing the stand. I panicked, he was armed with a winchsester repeater. He got back down and to my surprise I see yet another survivor creeping in the grass. I sat back and watched, didn't even know if that guy was following him or they were together.

Eventually the sneaky motherfucker got up and regrouped with the other guy. My hunger indicator was really really red and one of them had NV which he equiped during day time for a few secs for whatever reason.

I didn't say anything in direct communication and suddenly there were on the move and coming straight at me, although they hadn't seen me yet. I really panicked and took a shot off, missed and they immediately crouched and looked around. Grass was blocking my view so I let another shot off where I thought they might be. I guess I headshoted the poor guy and he was gone. The other guy quickly equiped the NV again and he probably dropped it so I couldn't find it if I killed him. I felt bad for them so I quickly typed this in the direct chat: "Leave the body and go, or you will die too". He started zig zagging while crouched and scanned the area to find me. I shot him and probably broke his legs or something because he fell down and I could hear him moan in pain, I crept up behind him and ended his misery, he was bleeding like a motherfucker. I looted what I could carry, a nice water bottle, M1911 3 mags, hunting knife and some soda but no food anywhere... nor could I find the NV no matter how hard I looked (also didnt have time, food indicator would start flashing in a few min). So I started blasting zeds in a nearby farm hoping one of them would have a can of food, and surely enough one of them had a can of Frank&Beans...

I don't feel good about what I did and felt really sorry about those guys seeing their gear afterwards I knew they were at least a few hours alive. What drove me to do it wasn't loot greed, I just wanted some food and wasn't willing to risk talking to them as there were 2 of them and I was alone, would have lost if I didn't surprise them. I guess there was the option of just letting them pas, but it was an intense situation.

[UndeadAssassin 23]

depends if you buried them as it was out of sheer panic if you did bury them your not evil.

[Play (DayZ) 123]

It's either you or them...

[Hinaru 96]

You're a really bad guy O:

[KWilt 157]

lolz ur a horrable persun fer keelin tham

In all seriousness, you were in need of supplies, and this encounter could've gone three ways:

- They shoot you.

- They go without giving you food.

- They give you food.

With the game going as it is recently, the first is probably the most likely. So killing a few guys for a can of beans, while not really the most morally correct thing to do, was a risk you had to take to ensure your own survival.

So, in short, no. You're not evil. But you're not good. You're pretty much in the neutral.

[Bottlerocket 205]

Think those NV may have been binos?

[Play (DayZ) 123]

Think those NV may have been binos?

hahahaha, you are really not helping him!

[UndeadAssassin 23]

don't beat yourself up about this it happens to the best of us we kill for our own survival out of fear don't worry be happy now

[Uuni 74]

They got what was coming to them if they didnt manage to spot you from the deer stand

[M@rshall 3]

I am glad you shot those god damned mother fuckers, they deserved it because you saw them, they signed their own death warrants when they allowed themselves to be seen by you. You are a true hero.

[zeichef 14]

Think those NV may have been binos?

Nah man I may be kind of new in DayZ, I've been playing ARMA2 since it came out though. They were NVGs, he equiped them with his weapon in hand.

Anyway, since that incident, I see DayZ differently now. I move like someone has me in his sights all the time. You never know when someone is gonna pop your head out of nowhere in this game. It's exhilirating.

[void.false@gmail.com 300]

LOL good job on shooting them. People who own NVG are all farmers and server hoppers. So they deserve to die.

[Tyrog 10]

This is not purgatory.

Do whatever you want and face consequences like a man!

[eegore 23]

LOL good job on shooting them. People who own NVG are all farmers and server hoppers. So they deserve to die.

So if the OP had looted the NVG's then he instantly becomes a farming server hopper?

[KWilt 157]

LOL good job on shooting them. People who own NVG are all farmers and server hoppers. So they deserve to die.

Thank you! I'm glad to know that you think I deserve to die for spending 14 hours to find my NVGs! Your input is very valuable!

[Yiddus 0]

I probably would have done the same... just sayin'

[zeichef 14]

They didn't look THAT hardcore. They didn't even have matches or a map. Rarest item they had (except the NVGs) was the watch that spawns at a 1.68% rate in residential areas.

[ultimateburger 0]

Normally players moving in groups tend to shoot first and ask questions later. If they had seen you with your Enfield, they probably would have killed you. Probably.

I typically will observe other players from a distance and not engage…when they start coming towards your location, though, it makes it real tough. If you move, you'll be visible to them, and that gives them the opportunity to shoot first. The best thing to do from a survival perspective is to shoot first. If you're feeling brave and charitable, you can always shoot their legs out and then make a break for it and hope that you can escape before they heal themselves.

[UndeadAssassin 23]

dude dont consider yourself a bandit you didnt kill for fun or PvP or weapons or thier nvgs you needed that food to survive you could've traded them for someting for that food but you paniced

[void.false@gmail.com 300]

Thank you! I'm glad to know that you think I deserve to die for spending 14 hours to find my NVGs! Your input is very valuable!

Well, there're always exceptions. You probably represent the 0.0001% of population who really searched for NVG and not server-hopped for the whole day.