Today I changed

[strayshadow 81]

I usually play carefully and try to avoid players as other people seem to be very good at getting me killed.

Today I was roaming on my own around the west of the map, I'd visited Green Mountain and found only the rotor head assembly and was determined to find some decent loot after coming all this way.

I then stalked my way over to Zelengorsk and from my hedgerow I spot two other Survivors, one with a Winchester and the other with an AKSU. I thought I'd be careful and first said I was heading toward Zelen while keeping an eye on them to see how they reacted.

After a minute or two I said I was in the town and if anyone was nearby, at which point they began sneaking around. I'd already said I was friendly so this made me a tad suspicious of them. I then tell them I can see them, at which they both drop to the ground... so I raised my enfield and dropped one of them, the other fled inside a barn.

We have a drawn out duel which I found very enjoyable as we tried to oust each other. I eventually moved round to the farm he was hidden in and caught site of him leaving, I quickly ran into some bushes to get a shot at him as he comes round the corner and bang. The sneaky bugger had looped round and got me in the back with his Winchester.

I figured I was dead but the screen never appeared and I only went unconscious! Not long later I stood up again, he was still knelt beside me eyeing up my inventory. I raised my enfield and put a round in his chest, he fell down and for good measure I put a second in his head.

Now I was decked out in full Bandit attire I figured I had better load up from them and disappear as there is a distinct prejudice against those sporting the bandit skin...

Anyway, got the AKSU with 4 mags, watch, compass and toolbox as well as two spare maps to give to people and I am left with 213 blood, so the journey to regain my health is going to be a long one if I keep passing out.

I could have passed Zelengorsk and not engaged them at all, but I didn't. The End.

[sgtdorian 2]

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[TheBamse 0]

hint to the owner of dayzstories.com .... plz do the text block a bit wider. Most computer users are using 16:9/10-screen nowadays. There is no reason at all for making the text block that slim :)

@OP: Nice story, well done :D

[Reaper (DayZ) 2]

Stories like these add the atmosphere of the game, giving it so much reality. The hesitant survivor, unsure of whether to trust another group of survivors, eventually choosing to be safer rather than sorry.

Thanks for sharing :D

[Hawk24 94]

You might wanna check out the "Dr Wasteland" thread in the Survivor HQ

Something about a dedicated Doctor helping out other players on Virginia 18

He might help you with your blood issues

[strayshadow 81]

You might wanna check out the "Dr Wasteland" thread in the Survivor HQ

Something about a dedicated Doctor helping out other players on Virginia 18

He might help you with your blood issues

I actually visited that server in the hope of finding him and came across the player 'Chernarus Transport' There group is certainly legit, though I had by then started hunting and after eating two whole cows (fat bastard!) my blood was back up at a safe level.

Sadly as is often the way I had walked all the way across the map to Berezino, grabbed some more good gear, was on my way out and I was hit by a zombie and knocked out then bled to death.

On another note, I did post an extended version of it to DayZ stories and they've put it up.