Being a Bandit = Easy Mode.

[soapmak3r 677]

Being a bandit in this game is the equivalent of playing it in easy mode. It's the easiest way to 'survive' without much of a challenge.

It's rewarding for the bandits in a cowardly kind of way, because they can just shoot you in the back and take all the stuff you have worked for and taken risks to get.

If a real Zombie Apocalypse was to occur and people got on this way, they might as well just put the gun in their mouth and pull the trigger, cause that ain't surviving. Not really.

Basically what I am saying is that bandits are parasitic in nature... haha :P

[Aitloian 11]

Get shot recently?

check out what me and my roomie did, you probably won't like it but we did.

[Superior 9]

It's easy and gets boring after a while. Speaking from personal experience.

[Swineflew 480]

Wouldn't a group of bandits be even more super easy mode? Then a server of bandits could be like super duper supreme easy mode?

Something like that?

[funionz 7]

I really liked someone elses suggestion that there needs to be a timer inbetween dying in DayZ, and being able to post on the forums.

[Arquebus 14]

Being a succesful lone bandit in this mod takes just as much skill and patience as survival by other means. Sometimes more so because their prey has military hardware.

[Refried 14]

at least 100 threads a day like this could just be replaced with 'i was shot and am unhappy about it'

[Superior 9]

Being a succesful lone bandit in this mod takes just as much skill and patience as survival by other means. Sometimes more so because their prey has military hardware.

I guess if the bandit manage to muster up enough courage to actually bring it to close quarter combat' date=' then kudos to 'em. But most of the bandits I've seen sit around, taking potshots at us ([i']the friendly survivors) with a sniper from far.

Not fun! I've even seen people camping hills and whatnot, killing people from far just to see them die. They never loot the bodies, they just like to rack up the murder count and make people get reset back to the coast.

Kind of... stupid?

[Suley 1]

I find it funny that people always claim realism in a game. I don't normally post in these threads, as a bandit of opportunity, myself and my friends rarely kill others unless under a threat or you have something they want. Friendly or not.

However, there are times when you have got to enjoy yourself and put some danger into your life and others. Sitting atop a hill in Cherno and Electro sniping people for fun is a way to get some enjoyment out of being super serious when raiding heavily camped areas in the north.

It has nothing to do with kill count for us, just relieving some stress.

[Wintermute (DayZ) 0]

Being the hunter is of course easier than being the hunted. So sure, it's "easy mode". That's not exactly an argument against doing it however. Fun is fun, have at it. Shit, nothing is easier in Day Z than being in a clan, but people do it so they can talk about their cats while they shoot shit up.

[soapmak3r 677]

I haven't been shot in a while. Generally I am pretty good at evading detection completely. Plenty of times I could have shot people who wandered close to me, but I chose to let them live and keep my distance.

Whether they are a bandit or not is irrelevant. Saying that, if I'd known they were a bandit, I'd probably have put them down.

But yeah, I've been shot in the back by cowardly bandits a few times. Never face on. Usually always when I am in my inventory. Because they are opportunists and can't handle the challenge.

Thing is, I adapt and I learn their patterns and cheap tactics, and rather than join them. I use it against them. Much more challenging and much more satisfying.

A lot of the people on these forums are so quick to jump all over everyone. Friendly bunch, eh?

[Wired 1]

I find it funny that people always claim realism in a game. I don't normally post in these threads' date=' as a bandit of opportunity, myself and my friends rarely kill others unless under a threat or you have something they want. Friendly or not.

However, there are times when you have got to enjoy yourself and put some danger into your life and others. Sitting atop a hill in Cherno and Electro sniping people for fun is a way to get some enjoyment out of being super serious when raiding heavily camped areas in the north.

It has nothing to do with kill count for us, just relieving some stress.

[/quote']

Than by all means, get a magazine and go toss the salad in the bathroom.

[allbusiness 5]

Being a bandit in this game is the equivalent of playing it in easy mode. It's the easiest way to 'survive' without much of a challenge.

It's rewarding for the bandits in a cowardly kind of way' date=' because they can just shoot you in the back and take all the stuff you have worked for and taken risks to get.

If a real Zombie Apocalypse was to occur and people got on this way, they might as well just put the gun in their mouth and pull the trigger, cause that ain't surviving. Not really.

Basically what I am saying is that bandits are parasitic in nature... haha :P

[/quote']

In the real world when shit goes down I would shoot you in a second for whatever gear you're wearing if I get an opportunity. As long as I'm not alerting any Infected nearby, I shoot first and ask questions later. That's the rule of the world when there is no law. Survival of the fittest. Get over it.

[Aitloian 11]

Aaron that is brilliant a timer between your death in game and your next forum post! It would literally cut down on threads tenfold.

Me and my roommate were chilling at our camp with our offroad truck and atv, got sniped and lost it all. I didn't make a thread that's the game now we gotta go find these guys and show them whats up. (still looking lol)

Wait a minute, I'm going to make a PVP thread right now because the sniper shot me in the back and NOT in my face so thats gay.

lol

[Suley 1]

Than by all means' date=' get a magazine and go toss the salad in the bathroom.

[/quote']

First off, Then*

Secondly, It's easy to avoid most of the more common sniper positions around the coastal cities. Last night I think we had 3 confirmed kills, all from people running directly towards us, unarmed. We also had 2 others disconnect after we shot at them. Just avoid the open areas of the cities and you'll be fine.

Finally, umad bro?

[Zombie_chew_toy 2]

Get shot recently?

check out what me and my roomie did' date=' you probably won't like it but we did.

[/quote']

LOL

Not to pick a fight. But I dont believe that vid for a second. More like "Me and my two friends made this video".

Unless that guy had been driving that same route at the same time everyday, the chances of you actually pulling off a random roadblock ambush at astronomical.

[Wired 1]

Than by all means' date=' get a magazine and go toss the salad in the bathroom.

[/quote']

First off, Then*

Secondly, It's easy to avoid most of the more common sniper positions around the coastal cities. Last night I think we had 3 confirmed kills, all from people running directly towards us, unarmed. We also had 2 others disconnect after we shot at them. Just avoid the open areas of the cities and you'll be fine.

Finally, umad bro?

You mistake me for someone who doesn't have most of his deaths by random broken legs. And for someone who gives a sh** about spelling over the internet.

[soapmak3r 677]

In the real world when shit goes down I would shoot you in a second for whatever gear you're wearing if I get an opportunity. As long as I'm not alerting any Infected nearby' date=' I shoot first and ask questions later. That's the rule of the world when there is no law. Survival of the fittest. Get over it.

[/quote']

That's hilarious...So you are basically admitting here that social order and the law is the only thing stopping you from becoming a cold blooded murderer.

Humanity didn't survive the last ice age because they got on like that. That isn't survival or the fittest. That is just being psychotic. We'd have died out long ago if it was natural for us to behave that way.

The end result is inevitably dying alone, or being hunted and killed for basically being a murderous lunatic.

[allbusiness 5]

In the real world when shit goes down I would shoot you in a second for whatever gear you're wearing if I get an opportunity. As long as I'm not alerting any Infected nearby' date=' I shoot first and ask questions later. That's the rule of the world when there is no law. Survival of the fittest. Get over it.

[/quote']

That's hilarious...So you are basically admitting here that social order and the law is the only thing stopping you from becoming a cold blooded murderer.

Humanity didn't survive the last ice age because they got on like that. That isn't survival or the fittest. That is just being psychotic. We'd have died out long ago if it was natural for us to behave that way.

The end result is inevitably dying alone, or being hunted and killed for basically being a murderous lunatic.

It's invariably impossible for me to trust any lone survivor out there who is well armed as I am. In a standoff, neither person would shoot, and likely respect the other. However, when there is no organized law, no organization at all (as evidenced to the fact that no one has bothered to create a safe haven base legitimately as it's simply too hard), it's pretty simple. People kill each other. Survival of the fittest. Humans at the core are animals, and animals survive by killing each other when competing for their basic necessities. The only reason why I would cooperate with anyone is because it is in my best interest to do so. Everyone is out for themselves ultimately in the wild west, and if you don't think so, I seriously don't know what to tell you.

And no, social order and law aren't the only things keeping me from killing other people. I was brought up with morals. And those morals are deep within me. However, ultimately, when push comes to shove, I am out for myself when it comes down to it. I will try not to shoot if I don't have to, but if you're looting an area where I need basic necessities, well sorry you are out of luck.

There's a reason why you're more likely to get your head blown off in a major city or supply heavy area; you're competing for limited and rare supplies that other people want. And ultimately, people are willing to kill for said supplies because they like everyone else wants to survive, and in order to do so, the best way to do that is to be the biggest baddest mother fucker out there with as much gear, food, etc. as possible. If I met you in the woods, 9 out of 10 times it would likely just be a standoff unless I'm in desperate need of something. In an area where supplies are limited, rare, and useful (like NV goggles, Ghillie Suit, Silenced Weaponry, etc.)? You're getting shot on sight, period.

[Hawk24 94]

Survivor invests hours into searching his gear together

Bandit invests 5 minutes and one magazine into killing the survivor and taking his stuff

I'd call that smart play on the side of the bandit, minimum effort with maximum results

Is it easy? Maybe, it depends on the skill of the bandits enemy

If you fail to establish situational awareness you deserve to die, really simple

Oh and I'll throw in the casual "U MAD BRO?" in here, simply because this sounds exactly like the type of thread that is being posted right after someone got killed

[AllYoYens 34]

Groups should defend themselves from outsiders in apocalypses. There is so much to lose. You probably won't see the other person again anyway, so what's the point of being friendly? Shoot em.

[Aitloian 11]

zombie chew toy.

Me and my roommate waited 3-4 hours in that one spot waiting for someone to come, its a really popular road outside of berezino where we've seen people driving before.

And were not that lame as to make a fake video lol

[soapmak3r 677]

Haha...So many of you are quick to assume I just got killed. I am alive and well and haven't been killed in a while. It was just something I was thinking about.

It'd be much easier for me to get a weapon and camp out around a popular looting area and wait for victims to come along so I can murder them and take their stuff.

I am actively choosing not to do that, because it's not how I would behave if it actually happened, and it is a much more challenging experience, due to having more than just the zeds to contend with.

Realistically, if humans were going to survive a scenario like DayZ, they would have to pull together against a common foe.

The funny thing is. It is that survivor empathy, kindness and willingness to share and watch each other's back that makes them 'the strongest'. It's the only reason our species has survived real world ice ages and other earth changing events.

If it was natural for people to choose to go 'every man for himself' and 'might is right' we would have become divided, weak and eventually died alone or in small isolated groups and our species would have gone the way of the dinosaurs. Given how so many people choose to play this game, I'm sure much of humanity did.

It was the people that pulled together and had strength in numbers, showed empathy and more importantly compassion towards each other that won out in terms of evolution and natural selection. They were the strongest. Same applies here.

In game Bandits display all the classic traits of a clinical psychopath:

"The psychopath is a predator. He is ruthless, manipulative and often charming. Once referred to as “moral imbeciles,” psychopaths exhibit a marked lack of conscience. They are callous, remorseless and spectacularly self-centered, willing to use and abuse others to achieve their ends, and they are inclined to blame others, including their victims, for their problems and bad behaviour."

I find the psychology of this game is very revealing.

[Stewiecraft 1]

itt op doesn't know what parasitic means

[JKflipflop 40]

Being the hunter is of course easier than being the hunted. So sure' date=' it's "easy mode". That's not exactly an argument against doing it however. Fun is fun, have at it. Shit, nothing is easier in Day Z than being in a clan, but people do it so they can talk about their cats while they shoot shit up.

[/quote']

except you're ruining the fun of others in the process. Basically, the game is total shit as it stands now. I just got shot to death for the 100th time right after spawn.

There's no sport in that. It's not hunting someone you know is unarmed. It's just pure and simple griefing.