Can anyone explain this?

[Kozmas 30]

About a week ago, I was traveling in the woods when I came across what I thought was a group of players. I wasn't expecting to run in to people so I screamed like a girl and started going to town on them with my M249. They didn't react or anything they just stood there. Only odd thing is that the blue chat came up, which I thought was global chat, it said CEASE FIRE! Once I got closer, I noticed that all of them are dead, and there's a blown up UAZ right behind them. They were all frozen there, standing in a position like they were holding guns, which they weren't.

I could loot them, none of which had anything of use. Typical flashlights and newbie starting gear stuff. I have absolutely no idea what happened to these people, or were they NPC's?

[ninja! 6]

this happened to me while i got spawned in the empty land, i saw a group of "characters" from far standing around in a circle which kinda creeped the hell outta me. they had nothing on them just the starting gear so im presuming it was a bug or the devil has taken over the game.

[Senrain 148]

When you die holding a pistol your model gets stuck in a standing position sometimes.

[Lin (DayZ) 22]

were they standing in a circle?

[Kozmas 30]

were they standing in a circle?

No, they were standing in pretty much a straight line. And dead people usually don't say CEASE FIRE.

[Kozmas 30]

When you die holding a pistol your model gets stuck in a standing position sometimes.

Well, that explains why they were standing up, but do you know why they talked? I know for certain that the server didn't have global chat. But it was in the global chat color.

[seanbean 1]

sounds like a cheater was messing with you

[ErbseGG 9]

Sometimes the dying animation just screws up - have seen this a couple of time

[evkol001 34]

my character said Cease fire while I was loading to server. Im pretty sure I didnt press any button

[Red_Sky 140]

Sounds like someone went to Green Mountain.

[bassist05 69]

sounds like someone duping there char.

[Kozmas 30]

Sounds like someone went to Green Mountain.

I've been to Green Mountain many times, never saw anything remotely strange there.

[Jack Lz 24]

Sounds like someone went to Green Mountain.

gooby +1