player codex

[nev2k 16]

As i played this awesome game a long time now, I'd like to create a codex of good gaming.

I mean the nicest moments i expierenced would always fit in it, and some behaviour is really annoying nad takes away a lot of fun from the game.

So, here are my ideas how to behave when playing, as the game cannot force anybody to behave like this.

General:

-1- Love your character, it is him/her who has to survive and you should always try to survive.

-2- Do not Alt+f4, neither hop servers to get to a good location or walk behind a player, relogg and kill him from behind.

-----2.1- you should not hop server to get a nice weahter/daytime, but espiacally at the beginning a starless night is way hard to play.

-----2.2- you should try to find one or a few home servers, you basically play at, so you get a community to deal with, may sattle down with some tents and/or vehicle/s

-3-obvious but Do not hack/script, it is not the way of fun the game could provides normally, when you just get yourself an advantage and just kill evryone, when you need frags play CoD

-----3.1- neither abuse bugs, for the same reason, seriously it makes the game to easy.

Hardcore:

-1- play on servers being at least veteran, so you have to estimate ranges, and the player/stuff recognition isn't that easy.

-2- Do not create a backup camp to gear up quickly, it makes the death less important, as you just walk 20 minutes and have anything again

-----2.1- if you're playing in a clan, your clan should figure out, whether the dayz experience or the group play is more important for you. if it is the experience then don't use the camp you created for gearing up again (i bet you have a clan camp :D)

-3- Do not use voice programs if you play in a group. sounds silly, but makes the game way more intresting, when you have to be careful talking and stuff, may needs improvement like a radio for group chat, and noise reduction by range for the direct com.

-4- play with the music turned on.

Survivor:

-1- try to group up with other survivors, so you can share and play together, making life easier. you can also just meet for a time and then split again, you don't need to use external voip, the ingame fits it fine.

-2- you should only attack players when they are shooting/pointing there weapon at you or injure your personal space (when they're in melee/backpack) range, and refuse to stop their actions.

-----2.1- sometimes you think sbd. wants to kill you but he's just there for loot etc. or accidentally gives you a reason to defend so, check twice before you're really risking to loose your morality

-----2.2- free the little fishes, if sbd. with an axe tries to get you or sbd. wants to steal from your bag, just ensure they're no danger and force them to give your stuff back/stop attacking

you, they might change there mind on people and the game, if they see, that not evrybody is a paranoid scavenger.

-----2.3- let people alive, if you have to shoot, try to shoot them unconscious, bandage their wounds scavenge them and let them lie there, it will change their mind on players and the way they play

-3- be warm hearted, help people, when they need your help and it's save to help them, they mostly will not shoot you in the back afterwards.

Bandit:

-1- Do not kill for fun! ,it's oviously dump, and doesn't help anybody, shooting at new spawned players don't get you balls.

-----1.1- Rob instead of kill, you're a bandit because of the loot, not because you want to murder.

-----1.2- estimate whether it's worth to rob/kill sbd. before you engage him.

-----1.3- shooting sbd. unconscious is enough to get his loot with minimalized risk.

-2- You can still be a nice guy, just because you're robbing it doesn't mean you can let the people keep a minimum of stuff or help underlootet persons.

-3- Rob at your niveau, robbing the beans out of a one hour old player in zub castle, while carryng an high military weapon is dump. again estimate first whether it's worth to rob or not.

-4- Don't destroy camps or vehicles, if you got what you wanted/needed than it's fine and you can leave instead of destroying evrything, if some people got a vehicle you wanted to have you should not destroy it just because, they have it and you don't,instead try to investigate their camp and steal what you want.

-----4.1- if you're in a fight with the owner of the camp you can destroy it, if it really minimalize the risk, of revenge.

-5- Respect your victims, it's obvious. they are player, having a hard time in this game, you should show them the respect you should give to evryone ingame as well as in the real life

-----5.1- if you have to kill them, and they're already unconscious you should tell them why you had to do it, and share the moment of death with them, it is an impressive experience!

So that's basically what i think is a good player codex for dayZ.

If you have any additions corrections, or want to have a detailed explanation for a point, feel free to comment but explain your thoughts.

[ThatGuyCalledReptile 314]

Good ideas but I play a different way.

Don't kill new spawns.

Be polite.

Be efficient.

And have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

[nev2k 16]

Good ideas but I play a different way.

Don't kill new spawns.

Be polite.

Be efficient.

And have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

Well i think, that's somehow like the survivor way, with an more aggressive playstyle.

But i assume being polite means not to kill evrybody on first sight, which is the main problem of now (in my opinion).

[dillonblunts 25]

And have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

i assume this means you only have a plan, if you are FORCED to kill them? ;)