Leveling up in DayZ

[kebman 213]

So I just realized something.

On the one hand we have griefers above Elektro shooting unarmed survivors just because they:

1) cheated so they got ghillie and .50 cal

2) complain about being bored, those poor, poor fellas

On the other hand we've got the survivor whining about coward snipers shooting him from 1 kilometre away.

I call this a "level 1 survivor" and a "level 1 griefer" (I am reluctant to call those bastards "bandits", as that would denote a certain kind of honour)

But then we have the level 2 survivor, who really doesn't give a rats ass about griefers, because all he needs is a hatchet, and then he can just head up into the tree line with it, and park it in the head of a griefer.

The level 1 griefer does not have much of a defence against such a tac, because he's just an unskilled cheater looking down his noob tube, and thus not really minding his close environment a whole lot. Also chances are good that he's laying prone right in the open, having no need to find good cover as he can just cheat up more weapons if and when he does get killed.

You won't hear a level 2 survivor complain about griefers. Rather, He probably enjoys the fact that they exist.

Again, we have the level 1 survivor complaining about being killed in Cherno or Elektro, while the Level 2 survivor doesn't think it's a problem at all, since he only goes there when he's fully geared up and ready to kick ass, or because he's simply after a harder challenge.

This is what's called "Leveling up in DayZ".

[lordopeth 274]

Everybody should be bored.. We are TESTING a game! Identifying ans squashing bugs! Testing dogs and scarfs! WTF - Finding hacks, gathering statistics! WHy A doesnt or does work with B and proving it.

A Proof of Concept.

Not sure what so hard to understand.. The game isnt complete, far from it!

Everyone is good at complainingg though let me tell ya! Put the effort into developing the most baddss game ever, rather QQ why the fuck the game fails or its broke.

Not yelling at you OP,, :)

Edited August 10, 2012 by opeth

[Tfortacos (DayZ) 41]

So I take it your a level 1 survivor?

Complaining about people killing you so you came here to whine about how they should change it.

[Priceless 154]

FUck no no levels go back to BF3

[Afgoo 114]

I'm a Level 3... so yall can just back off

[quatre 7]

No thank you ! Go back to usual mmos

[T.G. 48]

I was relieved that this thread was not petitioning for a leveling rpg system to be added to the game. Instead I think you have accurately depicted the reason that a sandbox like this does not need that sort of game mechanic. A players lack of imagination is their main reason for boredom.

Interesting how some "readers" have missed this and assumed that you are indeed asking for leveling...

Edited August 10, 2012 by T.G.

[Finally 9]

Lo e the responses from those that didn't read ... where's the lvl 2 greifer?

[Gogster (DayZ) 626]

You'll never get the bandit snipers to agree that they're not really presenting a level playing field, as such we'll never get anywhere with balance in the game.

[kebman 213]

Hell yeah, I'm asking for leveling! I want more level 3 survivors! Level 3 bandits would be cool too. However, level 3 griefers, also known as "script kiddies", I'm wholly against.

Edited August 10, 2012 by kebman

[Hinaru 96]

So I just realized something.

On the one hand we have griefers above Elektro shooting unarmed survivors just because they:

1) cheated so they got ghillie and .50 cal

2) complain about being bored, those poor, poor fellas

Shut up. Not everyone is cheating his gear.. I know one thing - You definitly suck.

[Col. Kurtz (DayZ) 91]

So I just realized something.

On the one hand we have griefers above Elektro shooting unarmed survivors just because they:

1) cheated so they got ghillie and .50 cal

2) complain about being bored, those poor, poor fellas

On the other hand we've got the survivor whining about coward snipers shooting him from 1 kilometre away.

I call this a "level 1 survivor" and a "level 1 griefer" (I am reluctant to call those bastards "bandits", as that would denote a certain kind of honour)

But then we have the level 2 survivor, who really doesn't give a rats ass about griefers, because all he needs is a hatchet, and then he can just head up into the tree line with it, and park it in the head of a griefer.

The level 1 griefer does not have much of a defence against such a tac, because he's just an unskilled cheater looking down his noob tube, and thus not really minding his close environment a whole lot. Also chances are good that he's laying prone right in the open, having no need to find good cover as he can just cheat up more weapons if and when he does get killed.

You won't hear a level 2 survivor complain about griefers. Rather, He probably enjoys the fact that they exist.

Again, we have the level 1 survivor complaining about being killed in Cherno or Elektro, while the Level 2 survivor doesn't think it's a problem at all, since he only goes there when he's fully geared up and ready to kick ass, or because he's simply after a harder challenge.

This is what's called "Leveling up in DayZ".

Its idiots like you who see an AS50 and yell HACKER. Really bro? Try playing the game and not sucking for once.

[kebman 213]

@ Quatre and Priceless: Try reading the post. ;)

@ Hinaru and Kill Roy: U mad? xD

OK, so I get that some players don't need to hack in weapons, and I respect them and definitively thing they're level 3. Sadly these players are far and few appart. If you watched Swishers stream for a minute, you'd see just how rampant hacking currently is in DayZ.