New to DayZ - JUST WOW

[jackal40k@cfu.net 98]

So I've been playing ARMA back since it was OFP and own everything Bohemia has done with it. I found out about DayZ about a week ago and figured I'd give it a shot. All I can say is that I am impressed. No game has gotten my heart pounding this hardcore since the first Silent Hill. Most of the time I am wandering around mucking things up for myself but right now I am still alive after a few hours. Earlier I was on the east coast doing well and gathering all the bare necessities so I could gtfo of populated areas. Was minding my own business when all of a sudden everyone on the server died simultaneously. Fucking hackers... anyway I started again and happened to be right next to Cherno. I've done quite a bit of research on the game and decided to head there against my better judgement for some gear. It is night out so getting in was very easy and I find an Enfield and a Makarov.

As I am leaving the market out the back door a guy runs in and startles the living bajesus out of me and has a zombie hot on his heals. I watch him for a moment and right as I am about to say something into the mic he turns away from the zombie and looks right at me. I panicked hardcore and emptied my mag into his head and then killed his zombie friend. I immediately felt horrible afterward. He had a revolver which I took in favor of my Makarov and a Winchester which I left on his person. He also had some epeen pens and a blood bag which saved me a trip to the hospital. I hightailed it out of town and headed up to Zelenogorsk where I looted that market and finally had EVERYTHING I need to survive alone. As I was leaving town I checked my map to see where I would head to next and noticed that there were two orange markers moving around on the map labeled "man". They were close together and obviously operating as a team so I gtfo of there as fast as I could too hoping they hadn't looked at their map and seen me.

This is my best success so far and I just gutted my first pig as I head north. I guess my only suggestions would be give the starting player more gear. At least give us matches and a hunting knife because I think it is a bit silly to not have basic items like that. It is bad enough you don't start with a weapon. I can deal with that as long as you give me a knife and matches. Also I'd really like a better form of friend/foe identification or a better way to communicate (longer range maybe?). I would really rather not have shot that poor guy but what was I supposed to do? Maybe not punish bad players but reward good ones or something like that would be possible. Great game you guys have made here keep up the great work and thank you for putting the fear of death into me!

[Disgraced 1123]

Welcome aboard.

Sounds like you will enjoy the mod.

The next patch will break it, so have a backup "thing" to do and some patience.

[-MadTommy 367]

As an old arma fella myself i loved it from the get go too... i actually love starting with nothing. Where you have no chance of surviving without obtaining the gear needed. Welcome to the Dayz madness, heart pumping tense roller coaster!

Edited July 21, 2012 by MadTommy

[derailed000 20]

So I've been playing ARMA back since it was OFP and own everything Bohemia has done with it. I found out about DayZ about a week ago and figured I'd give it a shot. All I can say is that I am impressed. No game has gotten my heart pounding this hardcore since the first Silent Hill. Most of the time I am wandering around mucking things up for myself but right now I am still alive after a few hours. Earlier I was on the east coast doing well and gathering all the bare necessities so I could gtfo of populated areas. Was minding my own business when all of a sudden everyone on the server died simultaneously. Fucking hackers... anyway I started again and happened to be right next to Cherno. I've done quite a bit of research on the game and decided to head there against my better judgement for some gear. It is night out so getting in was very easy and I find an Enfield and a Makarov.

As I am leaving the market out the back door a guy runs in and startles the living bajesus out of me and has a zombie hot on his heals. I watch him for a moment and right as I am about to say something into the mic he turns away from the zombie and looks right at me. I panicked hardcore and emptied my mag into his head and then killed his zombie friend. I immediately felt horrible afterward. He had a revolver which I took in favor of my Makarov and a Winchester which I left on his person. He also had some epeen pens and a blood bag which saved me a trip to the hospital. I hightailed it out of town and headed up to Zelenogorsk where I looted that market and finally had EVERYTHING I need to survive alone. As I was leaving town I checked my map to see where I would head to next and noticed that there were two orange markers moving around on the map labeled "man". They were close together and obviously operating as a team so I gtfo of there as fast as I could too hoping they hadn't looked at their map and seen me.

This is my best success so far and I just gutted my first pig as I head north. I guess my only suggestions would be give the starting player more gear. At least give us matches and a hunting knife because I think it is a bit silly to not have basic items like that. It is bad enough you don't start with a weapon. I can deal with that as long as you give me a knife and matches. Also I'd really like a better form of friend/foe identification or a better way to communicate (longer range maybe?). I would really rather not have shot that poor guy but what was I supposed to do? Maybe not punish bad players but reward good ones or something like that would be possible. Great game you guys have made here keep up the great work and thank you for putting the fear of death into me!

You already start with to much stuff. Aswell one is fully capable of surviving with the gear you start off with this forum is full of survivors.....good luck in game.

[Decaps 4]

btw, MAN on your map are zombies. Other survivors show up in blue dot as SURVIVOR

[Asasaint 10]

oh dont feel bad ;) since you're new you have no idea what others have instore for you

[jackal40k@cfu.net 98]

oh dont feel bad ;) since you're new you have no idea what others have instore for you

Lol I've already been bandited a few times. I'm learning where and what and times to avoid very quickly thanks to them. I cannot get enough of this mod. It is so fantastic.

[blinklaurent@hotmail.com 28]

btw, MAN on your map are zombies. Other survivors show up in blue dot as SURVIVOR

absolutely not true

Edited July 21, 2012 by atiqs06

[Asasaint 10]

Lol I've already been bandited a few times. I'm learning where and what and times to avoid very quickly thanks to them. I cannot get enough of this mod. It is so fantastic.

i know right :) this mod is one of a kind. you'll never get tired of running around for hours

[leodimas 31]

Welcome to DayZ fellow ofp veteran, i assume your face had the expression of your avatar when you experienced the game in its greatness.

If you are looking for a clan or some older players 20-35 come and visit us at http://not.enjin.com/home

We are bandits, but we dont shoot unarmed survivors or those who were willing to surrender.

[BuddyMcFriend 30]

@Gyroslove and how exactly would they surrender with no way of communicating?

[jackal40k@cfu.net 98]

Heli guy I will check you out. I just logged back in after the server restarted and was instantly killed and immediately spawned in the "wilderness" next to another survivor and a dead survivor. Frustrating that all my work this morning was wasted and I have no idea why I even died.

[jackal40k@cfu.net 98]

Ok well this is odd. I noticed that the nowhere I had been placed in was odd but even more odd was the fact that my stats hadn't changed. I still had several zombie kills and one "murder". So I restarted. Now I am at a noobie starting location with the same stats and all my gear. Very confusing but at least I don't have to start over just yet ;)

[M O N S T E R 599]

Ok well this is odd. I noticed that the nowhere I had been placed in was odd but even more odd was the fact that my stats hadn't changed. I still had several zombie kills and one "murder". So I restarted. Now I am at a noobie starting location with the same stats and all my gear. Very confusing but at least I don't have to start over just yet ;)

Lucky lucky~

-MONSTER

[LulzGamez 17]

@Gyroslove and how exactly would they surrender with no way of communicating?

Gee I don't know....binding the "surrender" key would be a good start though :P

[noobfun 87]

@Gyroslove and how exactly would they surrender with no way of communicating?

its simple they hit the dirt when orderd, drop thier weapons when ordered or get shot

binding the surrender key works but most people dont so compliance or death

[noobfun 87]

sounds like you had fun ^^

and didnt make whiny excuses for shooting the guy, gratz on the honesty, sooner or later youll be the other guy though ..it happens

if you map shows 'men' and orange markers 9/10 its zombies, also means the server your on is lame enough to add map markers :-/, and yeah first tiem i saw them had 1 'men' either side of a town i was in, they were moving along either edge like they were hunting me and going for a pincer i got out of there fast flanked to catch one of them and saw a Z taking a strole up the field 0_o 2 minutes of panic and speed stealthing through town into some tree's to get the drop on a walker, i was disapoint .. also relief

Edited July 21, 2012 by stuffnthings