A BIG PROBLEM WITH HOW ZOMBIES CURRENTLY ARE (not all caps)

[SoWeMeetAgain 100]

Zombies suck right now.

It doesn't pay off to crawl or crouch-walk because they randomly spot you from huge distances or while walking away from you, anyways.

So since you have to run sooner or later anyways, it makes perfect sense to just start out running.

That takes away a lot of fun :( I remember 1.7.2.3 or maybe one earlier where you could actually sneak around Zs and that was much more engaging!

[Fraggle (DayZ) 15720]

Try using smoke grenades, they love em. Or fire off a shot from the edge of a village. They head for the sound, not you, leaving you to loot buildings in peace.

Edited August 11, 2012 by Fraggle

[C0okieH 156]

You still can sneak around Zeds I think you're just having some badluck, I sneak through Starry liek a bau5

[SoWeMeetAgain 100]

Try using smoke grenades, they love em. Or fire off a shot from the edge of a village. They head for the sound, not you, leaving you to loot buildings in peace.

Thank you, but I knew that already.

The thing is: new players have neither smoke grenades nor a weapon to do that.

It was so much fun _at the start_ when you actually had to sneak around zombies and you COULD do that. Now you can't.

Sorry C0okieH, I don't know how it would be possible. I had Zs aggro while I lay motionless on the ground from 50+m for example.

Of course now I have an Mk 48 and I can just shoot the whole town dead if I want to or don't have a smoke gren, but that's not the point.

[palmface 15]

Maybe you're just an impatient sneaker? I got around Elektro and several other towns, barns and deer stands this morning without firing a shot...

[PaperPunch 1]

I have no idea what you're talking about. I sneak around them just fine o.o

[Jarnis 43]

You need to go fairly close to a Z while crawling for them to notice.

So instead of crouch walking, just crawl. No problems getting a weapon and some equipment out of a village without aggroing anything.

Tho in large cities it is usually more efficient just to run and trust that corners and archways lose them...

[SoWeMeetAgain 100]

again: I had Zs aggro while MOTIONLESS in CRAWL position. Don't think I am the only one who experienced that.

[schmotto 32]

Only happens to me when I'm standing, crouching works fine for me.

[Jarnis 43]

again: I had Zs aggro while MOTIONLESS in CRAWL position. Don't think I am the only one who experienced that.

Seen this only if the Z is too close ("too close" being something like 5 meters)

[zombiejun 13]

you can also pick up empty bottles and throw them, if i am correct they will go to the sound of the hit :)

[T.G. 48]

again: I had Zs aggro while MOTIONLESS in CRAWL position. Don't think I am the only one who experienced that.

I have had this occur on occasion but I still do not think there is anything wrong with this. Prone on the ground does not equal invisible. I am personally glad to see some improvement in zombie speed as well, no more instantly sprinting to catch up but then unable to finish the race silliness. They may not be perfect, but the zombie ai and pathing are moving in the right direction as far as I am concerned.

[evolution (DayZ) 51]

SAME STUPID RANTS POSTED ON THIS SUGGESTION THREAD EVERYDAY

/end rant

[sgtcuddles 24]

I RARELY have this issue, it was pitch black ONCE and i was motionless prone and a zed picked up on me from about 20m away, so I dont know if it was a bug or what, but for the most part crouch sneaking around works fine for me

[mio.rogvall@gmail.com 107]

OP sucks at this game.