My first day experience

[proven 19]

I'm not sure where to post this but i hope it's fine in here as i already saw some "experience" topics in here. If not, move it. :)

Skip this if you don't want to read the boring story of how i got into DayZ.^^

I came along DayZ watching some random youtube videos and thought this could be a nice game to check out. Luckly Steam had a 50% discount on Arma 2 the day i checked. While installing and setting up DayZ i watched more videos, especially guides and tutorials, and got even more excited to play it. Finally everything was patched and ready2go. I searched for a server with not so many people online to be sure i'm not getting raped by bandits as soon as i visit a town. I didn't know about the patch that removed the makarov and stuff from starter gear. I was quite confused as i logged in the first time.

Skip this if you don't want to read my boring first day experience either. :P

I spawned at "Three Valleys" near Solnichy. I first encounterd Zeds at "Tulga". I died due to noobish sneaking skills *sigh*.

Second time i spawned right next to Elektro. I grabbed some gear at the docks using them as safe zone cause zeds do not attack at docks. I made my way to the Hospital roof(didnt know how to break the glass back then) and also grabbed gear at the office, supermarket and finally the firestation without encountering a single player. Having an ALICE backpack, an AKM and some other nice gear for beginners i headed outside and tried to sneak into the hills/forest. Suddenly some Zeds aggro and i had to shot them. When i was looting the dead Zeds i was shot by a player. *sigh*

After some "learn2play" trys i finally got into playing more seriously. I had an M1911 with 7 mags and an AKM with 2 mags from looting Elektro. Then i logged out at the hospital roof once. When i got back in i saw a player at the office roof sneaking and looting. I was not sure if i should wait for him to leave or just shot him. I decided to shot as he was climbing up the ladder. I sneaked into the office and found his body. Then... bam... my personal jackpot... he had almost all Tools, an ALICE backpack AND a Camping Tent! I was like fuck yea, althought i felt sorry for the guy loosing this stuff. I was a bit in panic that someone could just kill me right now and run into the forest. I checked the player list and saw that the guy i killed wasn't online anymore. Rage quit i guess.

So, right now at the end of my first day i'm deep into the forest having almost all necessary gear + a tent to store my goods. As soon as the sun raise i will raid elektro and cherno for more gear and store them in my tent, which hopefully will not be found by anyone.^^

This game is even harder than i expected, maybe due to it being alpha and pretty buggy, but i like the challenge and the ambient. I played L4D and L4D2 but its nothing compareable to this. I love it! Just told some friends about it, hopefully getting them to join me, since it's really lame playing solo and i can't be arsed to join a clan. English is not my native language so i would have to join a german clan but i haven't seen any yet.

Edited July 26, 2012 by proven

[atlantis_risen 14]

It's a good read, but I'm not crazy about the idea of randomly shooting people you see.

[Hetstaine 10852]

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As soon as the sun raise i will raid die in elektro or cherno getting more gear and store them in my tent, which hopefully will not be found will be found .^^

fixed it for you :)

Unless you want to get stuck in the pvp shoot on sight, get out of the coast. Seeing as how you shot the first guy you saw, it seems that may be your place though . Its the loop.. ' i was shot..now i am going to shoot everyone i see ! ' Plenty of places to find gear and have more of an adventure than the two cities on the coast..either way enjoy, its a cool game. :)

Edited July 26, 2012 by Hetstaine

[Concise 13]

Looks like you're learning quickly! Good luck out there and thanks for sharing, I always enjoy a DayZ story. They are so compelling, no?

Would be great if there was an in-game camcorder!

[proven 19]

Thanks for the replys. :)

Well, i'm not going to be a badass bandit, just trying out everything, and this includes pvp.

I just encounterd another player in elektro. I heard some weird noised near the supermarket. As i came closer i was sure these noises are coming from a player who's char is coughing. Not sure why, maybe some medical shit. As i came in from the front door as i saw him going to the backrooms. I wasn't going to kill him, although i could easy sneak up on him. I camped out in the front room with my heart beating and my hands shaking.^^ After some time the coughs stopped and i was going to checked the backrooms(was camping there like 10 mins). He was gone and didn't even picked up all the sweet gear.

Win-Win situation. Both alive and i got one more survival experience. PATIENCE to avoid conflicts. ^^

I guess i'll move to the north as soon as my friends start or i find a german group to play with.

[bobby_tomo@hotmail.com 0]

I can tell you now m8, you really will be a bandit. Like it or not it is kill or be killed 90% of the time. When i started it took me awhile before i could talk to people without getting shit.

Now we play together as a group(3 English, 1 Swedish, 1 norwegian and 1 german) A right mixed bag.

Goodluck zeds slaying and looting. Be careful of the treelines in both Electro and Cherno. If you hear a ping sounds run like hell to cover because someone with an AS50 is watching you :)

and lets be honest 99% of the time they are with a team.