stop ghosting. have a log out timer and log in cooldown.

[slartibartfast (DayZ) 77]

Ok, respawning at the coast has merit. I have no issue with that. It is clearly designed to prevent server hopping, ghosting and other nefarious activities.

Unfortunately I have some issues with me and my mates finding servers with low enough pings to let us all on, we pretty much cover the globe from Sweden to New zealand. When the game bombs at the load screen then we are all resigned starting off on the beach front. Sigh.

How about a log out timer of 20 seconds, this would stop the alt-f4 cowards and a log in cool down of 5 minutes would stop the ghosters, to a certain degree.

Maybe prevent player death within 30 seconds of spawn, unless PvP initiated.. this would slow down the spawn point campers.

[SmashT 10907]

A logout sitdown timer is already planned, respawning at the coast is a bug

Edited August 12, 2012 by smasht_AU

[slartibartfast (DayZ) 77]

Maybe the coastal respawn bug should be implemented. ;)

I know that it is slightly contentious and that the best way to avoid it is to stay on the same server version but it feels kinda justified, almost penance for the night cycle stary sobor run.

It is good to know that a sit down timer will be introduced. Although that won't stop the intentional dc'ers.

They could 'leave' the player active on the server for the duration of the sit down cool if the disconnect happens within 10 seconds of receiving PvP injuries. That would definitely make alt-f4 or pulling the lan cable a much less attractive option.

[arma2eraseditself 22]

Spawning on the coast is a bug. Its caused indirectly by a new feature that is trying to protect us from server hoppers and ghosters. The game from what I can tell, now makes you wait after logging out before logging back in (in the form of a long time to load on). MOST players are thinking that they have hung on load and just cntrl+alt+dlt. When you cntrl+alt+dlt and the game is loading your character position, you corrupt the data.

Back when ppl used to put up a shit ton of traps (razor wire and hedgehogs), if you spawned ontop of one your data was corrupted and you ended up in 'The Debug Plains/Forest"

To fix this, IF a players character data (position) is corrupted the game just spawns you on the coast.