Unconscious/Knocked down by Zeds

[taco241 393]

Should this be tweaked?

Last night I played a couple of hours collecting some good loot rifle/pistol and fought my way

north killing about 41 zombies, and being down to about 7K health.

Suddenly in the courtyard of a building, some Zs spawned in front of me.

I got tackled and went unconscious for an insane amount of time.

I was eaten alive. Pretty sure I would have died even if I had the full 12K health.

The bleeding + being chewed on + the insane timer might need some adjusting.

Or give freshly spawned zombies a timer before they are "aware"?

Might be wrong though. Please comment

[KrystoferRobin 67]

Twice now I've sat, staring in disbelief as I was slapped ONE TIME by a zed, while at full blood and perfect condition otherwise, and be knocked out cold w/broken bones, bleeding and getting hoarded up on.

It is a bit frustrating, but it definitely puts the bastards back on the radar for me. I'm still not sure if it's glitchy/bugginess causing it, or if there is a some random chance they can essentially 1 hit kill you. Serves us right, picking them off with high powered weapons all the time.

Edited July 19, 2012 by KrystoferRobin

[Zeromentor 169]

Travelling alone can often result in your death. Without others to help get the crazed infected off your beaten body, you might not be able to get back up.

Have you ever tried getting a person off of you when pinned to the ground? Or a pack of people? Or how about do that when you are sick (weakened) or when they are bigger than you (crazed, super strength infected).

Yeah, I think it is fine how it is, and any tweaks made won't really help solo survivors. When alone, your best survival odds comes from completely avoiding the zombies, not trying to steamroll through them, or the areas they are in. Sometimes you get jumped when trying to remain stealthy, sure happens to the best of us, but this is the chance you take when travelling alone. Also, think of it as Karma. You killed hundreds of them and one gets a lucky hit against your temple- Down you go to become zombie chow.

[KrystoferRobin 67]

Gotta admit though, it is near-rage inducing when some skitzy zed slaps you from 20 feet away and you're looking at that hourglass and realize you're going to die because of it. I nearly flipped my shit last night over that. Was out near the airfield because only THREE PEOPLE on the dallas area server (nightfall = empty server. fucking cowards) I play most of the time. I know 2 of the other three people. I get there, and get overwhelmed and killed. *sigh* Spawn in Kamenka.. not too bad... So I sprint due north through the forests for what seemed like forever.... finally decide "it's time to go east". wouldn't you know it... just on the southern edge of the airfield. Mind you have only my painkillers, flashlight and bandage. I didn't get ANYTHING on the way up. I manage in the dark to find my corpse, retrieve all my gear. I shimmy up a tower to eat/drink/catch my bearings. Chemlight in hand and m16 loaded and ready, i make my way across the strip.

clear all the hangars, nothing useful. Hit the control tower... couple mags and a morphine. Head south to leave, see a zed just on the edge of my light radius... stop dead... back away... zed turns... *SLAP*. K.O. Bleeding. Broken limb. several more zeds rush over... they devoir me.

I log off after they finish me.

"God dammit"

Wife says "Did you get shot again?"

"Hell no. bullshit ass zombies. Fuck this game"

"Hah, whatever, you know you're gonna log back in"

"Nope. Never. Too much bullshit"

"Yeah, ok, I've heard that about 50 times in the last week"

"I'm serious this time" *clicks dayzcommander* "Never again. Fuck this shit. Too buggy. Too alpha. I'll wait" *clicks favorite server*

"What are you doing?"

"One more life."

Edited July 19, 2012 by KrystoferRobin