New player advice for new players

[liu.hy89@gmail.com 2]

1) don't be scared to die when u first start, u will die a lot.

2) stay away from big cities, you'll get robbed, killed, kidnapped, terrible things.

3) when getting chased by hungry zombies, run into barns / building with 2 entrances, they'll get confused and leave u be.

4) Scavenge! Look through houses, warehouses, sheds, find a hatchet. - And don't fire your gun unless you really need to, it only draws attention, a lot of it.

5) When you run into someone, make sure they know you're friendly.. if you haven't been shot already.

6) The most important thing is find friends to play with, it makes the game much more enjoyable.

That's all for now. I started two nights ago, was a complete newb, never touched ARMA II before. I've been able to find anything from a crow bar to an AK47, m9 silenced, m1911 and even some SAW rounds. Don't be discouraged when you first play, it's hard to get into, but it's very well worth it.

Hopefully new players will experience the crazy things I've experienced in the past day, there's some stories I can tell here but it's already becoming TL;DR. Enjoy the game!

[LT.Sacred 9]

I'd have to disagree to staying away from big cities ^^

I would say use crouch and prone (X, and Z) (C to stand back up) and also use shift (slow walk) to get past the zombies, yes they will still aggro on you if you get to close but it helps to get past them into a good loot spot :D and if you die it rly doesn't matter cause you have nothing on ^^

All else seems good. Also running past a building and crouching SOMETIMES works to unaggro zombies. Dunno if that still works but it used to.

[Lou_Drew 10]

I disagree on Number Five.

When you see another player, shoot first, for they would have shown you the same courtesy.

A hatchet will work too if you can get close enough.