Go Prone .. Break a leg?

[G33z3r 13]

OK, just a simple yes or no here.

I just went prone next to a wall to get in good position for a shot on a zed.

Instantly I break my bones, and go into shock? WTF!?

I went from 12k to 3200 in seconds, and stopped the bleeding with my only bandage at 2750. But it was too late. I was FUBAR, so I ended myself.

Q1 - does going prone have a change of breaking you?

[Mourek 40]

welcome to DayZ man

A: No

Edited July 16, 2012 by Mourek

[noobfun 87]

see thats what happens when you lie down fast next to things ... i used to be a survivor till i took a booboo to the knee

[Ganjastar 53]

dont go prone on steep hills, near walls, near doorways, near rocks, near anytihng that isnt a flat surface with enough space around you to move freely.

[G33z3r 13]

Awesome. ty for replies all. good to know.

[Miki (DayZ) 15]

I never go prone, ONLY if there's a player alert, and he's armed.

[noobfun 87]

best bet, go prone then move next to said wall/rock/tree and make sure you dont accidentally press q/e and roll into it, and use Alt to look around instead of spinnign like a top thats another way to get caught on the edge of somthng and break limbs

[gobacktogo 29]

dont go prone on steep hills, near walls, near doorways, near rocks, near anytihng that isnt a flat surface with enough space around you to move freely.

dont.go.prone.or.leg=broken

not only do i constantly break my leg when going prone, half the time it also kills me from 12kblood to death

Edited July 17, 2012 by gobacktogo

[noobfun 87]

i go prone all the time, my favorite hiding spot is under a conifer tree while i jump out of game to check a map, or just hide from the rain when body temprature was working

just takes a bit of practice to figure out how far away is safe so you go prone and then slide under the tree rather then go prone and crawl for 5 minutes

today i spent over an hour crawling around in bushes and trees, some guy took a shot at me with a 50.cal as i left Pogrevka, hit the dirt used the slope of the hill to hide me as a crawled away across a field into some tree cover then spent another 15 minutes crawling around in the tree's and bushes trying to see where the shot came from, spotted the guy sprinting into town but couldnt get a shot then relocated incase he was trying to flank me through town so ran to some rocks by some trees and crawled around some more

im more likey to break a leg by having a friend accidnetally attack me with a door (its happened twice in this life) then by getting down and dirty (50+ played hours on this spawn so far)

avoid steep inclines, and go prone by things not on them or next to them and youll be fine

[LIMITID 28]

Strange I have only ever broke my leg once by going prone in a doorway. Guess I am lucky or something.

[-Cdn-Chard 96]

Going prone into an object while moving is like faceplanting into a wall. Don't do it. That counts for trees, walls, barriers, anything. If you're running and have to go prone, make sure there are no objects other than grass/road under you. If you have a chance, stop running and then drop. Takes almost as much time. I faceplanted into a tree one time and nearly died. I thought I got hit by a sniper!!!! Bloodloss, morphine, painkillers, the works...

Steep hills are also dangerous. Avoid the sheer cliffs (d'uh) and zig zag down really steep slopes if you have to..