DayZ Rules of Survival (ala Zombieland Movie)

[mrbeanz 0]

Thought it would be good to have a "Rules for Survival" list, something similar to the ones created by the protagonist in the movie Zombieland.

An example of his first few rules were:-

1: "Cardio"

2: "Double tap"

3: "Beware of bathrooms"

4: "Seatbelts"

If you would like to add a small line as to describe the reason for the rule then feel free.

I'll start the list of with the first Five.

Ok, so on to the list...

DayZ, Rules For Survival.

1: "Know your enemy". He may look slow, but that shambling Zombie will turn into Usain Bolt once he gets a whiff of you.

2: "Aim for the Head". Even the crappiest of guns will one-shot a Zed if aimed at the noggin.

3: "Don't bring a knife to a gunfight". Ok, so we don't have knives (yet) but the principal is the same. Upgrade your starter weapon ASAP, Zeds may not shoot back, but you can bet your ass (some) other players will.

4: "Learn to Crawl before you can Walk". What's good for babies is good for us. It may be tempting to run/sprint everywhere due to the enormity of the map but that will just earn you a whole lot of new Zed buddies or some hot lead from a Bandit. Move cautiously until you have learned the best times/places to double-time it.

5: "If in doubt wait it out". So, you see another survivor running in your general direction, he cant see you yet. You want to rush out and greet him...But WAIT!....Is he a potential "Bean Thief"? Or even worse, an Ex-COD player? Identify the individual and ask him if he is Friend of Foe (of course he could lie) and THEN decide on a course of action. Sometimes discretion is the better part of valor and it may end up being prudent to just stay where you are.