eno 1049 Posted July 26, 2023 I see a few familiar faces in here still... Just got started back in DayZ again after a long hiatus and figured I'd get reacquainted to the forums to see if they existed what with Reddit being more prominent than it was back then. Back in the day I rolled with a group that called ourselves the "Helpy Helpers" that patrolled the coast looking for freshies to escort through contested areas and protect them from the armed filth that killed them for sport. Got about 12 hours in since my return and a lot has changed but a lot is still the same. One of the factors I'm most dismayed to see is still a thing is microstutters representing a variety of things from large mounds of loot (bases), zombie / infected spawns (whatever) and players in proximity. I can't write notes to people anymore, spray paint isn't a thing... can't capture rain water in a water container and vehicles are still absurdly awkward and clunky. But I can still come over a hill and see a large city looming on the horizon and get butterflies in my gut from both anticipation and apprehension in a fashion no other game can manage. There's a game meta that has never been matched with a versatility that is unique to DayZ- in my experience anyway and I'm pretty stoked to be getting back into it. Anyway just thought I'd wade back into the conversation and say hello again. Any "Helpy Helpers" still out there doing the do? 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caik 122 Posted July 28, 2023 Welcome back @eno. You’ve not missed much except a few million psychopathic murders😂 and a handful of base raids. Your post reminds me of the hero and bandit skins of old. The devs definitely need to add a blue checked shirt for you and your squad (if you can build one) to role play the heroes of chernarus again. Maybe even the blue helmets and a white UN jeep👊. I helped out a sickly Hector from Turkey a while ago, got him well and fed then took him to my base only to find it had been raided (again). We cleared out the building and got to securing up again with him preparing the planks and me doing the building so I trusted him too much and gave him the “keys” to the castle. Guess who got locked out of their own base? Dont forget to play for adventure and interaction, not just random killing and hoarding. Good luck. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Zod 1118 Posted July 28, 2023 6 hours ago, caik said: Dont forget to play for adventure and interaction, not just random killing and hoarding. Good luck. I feel personally attacked. 1 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misnomera 70 Posted July 28, 2023 6 hours ago, caik said: Dont forget to play for adventure and interaction, not just random killing and hoarding. Good luck. it's hard not to play that way when I can go from freshy to geared with an LAR, VSD, and NVGs in like a 30 minute run. Top tier loot is just handed out to every player on official these days 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eno 1049 Posted July 28, 2023 9 hours ago, caik said: Welcome back @eno. You’ve not missed much except a few million psychopathic murders😂 and a handful of base raids. Your post reminds me of the hero and bandit skins of old. The devs definitely need to add a blue checked shirt for you and your squad (if you can build one) to role play the heroes of chernarus again. Maybe even the blue helmets and a white UN jeep👊. I helped out a sickly Hector from Turkey a while ago, got him well and fed then took him to my base only to find it had been raided (again). We cleared out the building and got to securing up again with him preparing the planks and me doing the building so I trusted him too much and gave him the “keys” to the castle. Guess who got locked out of their own base? Dont forget to play for adventure and interaction, not just random killing and hoarding. Good luck. Oh man the number of times I let my guard down just to get taken for a ride... Wow. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caik 122 Posted August 1, 2023 On 7/28/2023 at 5:49 PM, General Zod said: I feel personally attacked. Sorry bout that. My last toon killed 5 (mainly cold blooded murder) and then got sniped while over watching sverograd. That was a personal attack! Raging…. On 7/28/2023 at 6:18 PM, Misnomera said: it's hard not to play that way when I can go from freshy to geared with an LAR, VSD, and NVGs in like a 30 minute run. Top tier loot is just handed out to every player on official these days I play on a medium to full pop server so avoiding hire tier areas is essential if you want survive for 3 days or so in game. I only just got my first LAR since the wipe from a crashed car near base. My pal that plays a bit can go from freshie to geared in no time at all. On 7/28/2023 at 8:37 PM, eno said: Oh man the number of times I let my guard down just to get taken for a ride... Wow. Yep, it’s hard to keep a close eye on randoms. I like to get them to carry my backpack to keep their hands busy. If they put it down then I put them down! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misnomera 70 Posted August 1, 2023 8 hours ago, caik said: I play on a medium to full pop server so avoiding hire tier areas is essential if you want survive for 3 days or so in game. I only just got my first LAR since the wipe from a crashed car near base. My pal that plays a bit can go from freshie to geared in no time at all. On 7/28/2023 at 3:37 PM, eno said: Take a route down south (livonia) that passes a couple convoys and youre pretty much guaranteed an LAR, VSD, Famas, or NVGs and a punch card to the bunker. I also rarely see anyone else at the convoys since most of them are away from high pop areas. I usually check the one by Krisnik, then the pond out by Karlin, then Roztoka, and finally, the two nearby Rodzanica. By then, youre sure to be kitted 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
