Losing vehicles to the server

[NFK 102]

In an effort to determine whether I have the worst luck when it comes to vehicles, or if server admins are deliberately protecting their clan's vehicles, I put together a little poll. Please take a few seconds to fill it out, I think it would be valuable to know if getting kicked or reset for finding vehicles is a common problem.

Edited August 12, 2012 by NFK

[davidecibel 55]

Where's the "vehicle? what vehicle? some muthufucking clan hoards every single vehicle, bycycle included, in every single motherfucking server, there aren't any vehicles left ANYWHERE" option?

[NFK 102]

Where's the "vehicle? what vehicle? some muthufucking clan hoards every single vehicle, bycycle included, in every single motherfucking server, there aren't any vehicles left ANYWHERE" option?

I feel you, but I'm just trying to get a sense of how often people lose a vehicle to the server rather than through in-game mechanics.

[NFK 102]

Bump for more polling.

[NFK 102]

Bump for more polling.

[Xeva 12]

This is exactly the kind of post I can relate to. Either I have the absolute worst luck with finding/driving vehicles, or something is up.

[NFK 102]

Just wanted to report that I have found a server where I can ride a vehicle for hours and no resets or kicks happen. The server is fairly low pop and does not appear to be under the control of any one clan. This experience is completely opposite from all my previous ones on a variety of busy servers, where every discovery of a vehicle led to either a kick or a reset.

I am now more convinced than ever that losing vehicles to reset / kicks is part of a deliberate strategy by server admins protecting their clan's vehicles. This kind of abuse will remain rampant in the stand alone unless servers are centralized and control taken away from the existing admins.

[omgwtfbbq (DayZ) 1069]

Where's the "vehicle? what vehicle? some muthufucking clan hoards every single vehicle, bycycle included, in every single motherfucking server, there aren't any vehicles left ANYWHERE" option?

I concur. Out of curiosity, just to see how desperate vehicle hoarders are, (feel free to be angry at me about this...) I traveled to Guglovo, and am currently serverhopping to test the vehicle spawns. Thirty hops. One motorcycle from the time I first arrived at Guglovo. Nothing else. Two motorcycles and two bikes should spawn. Never seen a bike. Ever. Fuck you, vehicle hoarders, stop ruining the game for everyone else.

Edited August 12, 2012 by omgwtfbbq

[NFK 102]

I've found a UAZ at a spawn, and a PBX at a spawn, that's about it in over a month. All my other vehicles (ATVs, a Ural, the white pick-up, a beloved motorcycle, some boats) were taken from camps or hiding spots in the northern wilderness. I can deal with organized clans taking the vehicles to their camps, that just means I have to find their camps.

What frustrates me are servers that kick or reset when I find the vehicle. There's no way to out-play that in the game, unless you want to start your own server.

But since two of you brought it up, I threw in davidecibel's suggestion to the poll choices.

Edited August 12, 2012 by NFK