Character can't move. Thanks.

[vfxtodd 125]

This is getting old. I finally get some good supplies. Staying alive just enough to keep moving. Great. Then, I come across another player with an axe out. Suddenly, my character can't move. 

When I first started playing DayZ, some...I don't know...four years ago or so. It was fun. I could always find supplies. Meet interesting players. Usually find enough ammo and a weapon to protect myself, if needed.

Years later. Loot is hard to find. My first two experiences in Livonia I spawn in the middle of nowhere and die of starvation both times. Now, I find lots of meds, charcoal tablets, etc. etc. Found a weapon with some ammo. Awesome.

Then a player walks up to me with an axe in hand. And my character can't move.

The frustration of an underdeveloped game just never ends.

[vfxtodd 125]

UPDATE: After my character froze in the above situation, I immediately shut down DayZ. Straight to my PS4 home page. The next day, I went back in, and to my surprise I discovered that the guy with an exe either left me alone, or my character disappeared too fast for him to take my supplies. I couldn't say for sure. Suffice it to say, I eventually did get killed with all of those lovely supplies. And honestly, I don't mind the dying part. I actually enjoy starting as a fresh spawn and starting a new adventure.

What has become frustrating to me is that, too often, I just survive with food and nothing else happens. I don't mind surviving, and keep playing. But, it's just that loot is harder to find more often than not. It gets to a point where I'm just running all over the place and my experience becomes repetitious. When I first started playing DayZ, there were a lot of bugs. But, I also had access to more supplies of food and ammo, etc. Which gave me a wider variety of experiences despite the bugs. Now, I spend hours and hours running around trying to avoid contact since I can hardly find any means to protect myself anymore.

So. When my character froze, it just became another reminder that DayZ seems to be a never-ending series of bugs and glitches.

Oh, by the way, the email notifications STILL don't work. I post something and I never get an email when someone replies.

Edited December 29, 2019 by vfxtodd