Player vs Zombie Server

[PælimPalim 2]

Hey guys,

iam searching for a server which is Player vs. Zombie based, so without any PvP.

Should be a server with a PW and a Community to group up with.

[Delta Smoke 01 765]

No such server exists. Not only is it against the rules of server hosting, as it would require further modding the mod. But as soon as one is announced it gets flooded with bandits.

[AssClown 16]

PVP is part of the game. It cant be switched off.

[discombobulated 27]

It would just turn into a farming server, with everyone hitting up the high risk, high yield areas looking for the best gear with little risk. So no, there isn't any, and there won't be any in the future.

[PælimPalim 2]

Iam not speaking of a server where the pvp ist turned off, iam speaking of a pw secured server where not everyone is shooting on sight, which is actually just shit.

Iam bored of this kind of playing, i want the awesome interactive with other players like everyone is talking about from the "good old days".

[sivart 85]

No such server exists. Not only is it against the rules of server hosting

dude, those rules dont apply any more. admins make up their own rules. i dont have a "home" server, as with the tent and vehicle bugs i dont see a point, but every server has little messages when you connect. you should go check out a few different servers, they are all different. and many threaten bans etc for disobeying. and why not? dev team doesnt come here much, so there is no recourse. turn off your filters and you will see an astonishing number of servers that are locked with passwords with 1-5 players. sometimes i see locked servers with 0 players. all the private hives, and still no organized or standardized server labeling system in place.

i think this threa is legitimate, the question legimate, however impossible. that is why we need either a separate single player option, or a lan type game option. i could, for example, gather 25 30 people locally and have a lan party and make teams. i know for sure that would be more fun than half the shit that has been going on lately, considering tent cities, beach spawning, spawn camping, and HACKING.

Edited August 23, 2012 by sivart

[tad@tadshackles.com 75]

That would be TERRIBLE. Why? Why would you want that. SO BORING. I can simply outrun 100 zombies. They don't stand a chance against any player with at least an axe. It removes 100% of the risk. If that option was made legit it would be so boring nobody would play it. What would you do with your AS50? Snipe zombies? really?

[discombobulated 27]

Iam not speaking of a server where the pvp ist turned off, iam speaking of a pw secured server where not everyone is shooting on sight, which is actually just shit.

Iam bored of this kind of playing, i want the awesome interactive with other players like everyone is talking about from the "good old days".

Same thing really, if you don't want to get shot by other players, there are ways to ensure it happens less. Not everyone will shoot on sight, I only will if I round a corner facing the barrel of a gun.

If I see someone at a distance, and they're no threat, I will leave them be. If someone comes into the building I'm in, I will tell them to leave or I will shoot. If you don't like or accept PvP as apart of this game, then you will never enjoy it, as a lot of people will Kos, whether it's because they're bastards that do it just for fun, or people who have had bad experiences and shoot out of fear of getting shot again.

Even if you find a server that mostly involves people that don't shoot, there will always be other people joining the server just to aggravate other players. A lot of people are dicks, and don't really care about irritating other people, just don't get attached to your character, you will die, even if it takes months of playing your character will eventually get killed by a glitch, hacker, bandit, or random chance.

@sivart There are some things you can't change when you set up the server, and I'm pretty sure PvP is one of them (not 100% but hey)

[PælimPalim 2]

You guys dont get me, you talk about that YOU wont SoS on me, but this is true for may less than 5% of the community.

How is it even possible that someone shoot me on sight when i have no weapon? Thats just horrible and srsly no fun at all.

And this wont change if the PvE Game wont get any harder, just buff the Zeds till they can one hit us, and iam pretty sure ppl wont KoS anymore, becuz they have some other problems.

but nvm, gonna leave this thread now, seems kinda senseless, atleast "Sivart" got me right.

hf&gl

[OrLoK 16185]

Hello there

There are servers out there with the early ethics of the mod.

Try unofficial servers which are modded ie Lingor.

I have found several, but I shall not post them here lest they get flooded with bandits.

They are not 100% bandit free by any means but are more squad based.

All are open and non passworded. Keep looking they are out there.

rgds

LoK

[Delark 3]

Isn't it the core gameplay of DayZ that you never know whom you encounter? I have yet to encounter a player who is friendly, but eventually I will... It's what makes the game fun yet scary to play. You will never know what to expect, as it would be in "real life" and let that be the point of DayZ, it's a simulation.

You will continue to meet numerous people who'll shoot you on sight.

[sivart 85]

@sivart There are some things you can't change when you set up the server, and I'm pretty sure PvP is one of them (not 100% but hey)

yeah, and your point? i never said turn it off. i said the op was a valid question, and gave possible solutions: sp or lan game. i wouldnt want it off myself, but i also think it sucks how it turned into pvp with zombies, rather than zombies with pvp. this is no longer a survival simulator. and no, surviving rampant pvp and hacking does not fit into the original idea of survival sim.

[discombobulated 27]

yeah, and your point? i never said turn it off. i said the op was a valid question, and gave possible solutions: sp or lan game. i wouldnt want it off myself, but i also think it sucks how it turned into pvp with zombies, rather than zombies with pvp. this is no longer a survival simulator. and no, surviving rampant pvp and hacking does not fit into the original idea of survival sim.

But neither of your suggestions turn the game back to zombies with PvP, it just ends up being a large group of people not killing each other, and not doing much else either, because surely you can't expect people to be able to migrate characters from SP/LAN to MP.

So in the end what makes it different from being in a proper MP server with a group of your friends to an SP server? Hackers yes, they won't be able to join, but nothing of interest will ever happen because no one else will be able to join either.

And "Rampant PvP" fits perfectly with survival in an apocalypse situation, because there are a lot of people that don't know who to trust, don't want to trust, or are too trusting of other players, and it ends up with people killing or being killed.

Also my statement was there to inform you, you don't have to turn around and bite my head off because I misunderstood what you meant when you said:

"Dude, those rules don't apply any more" to Delta saying that Non-PvP servers are against the rules of server hosting

(Again, I might be misunderstanding that, if so, just tell me)

[sivart 85]

But neither of your suggestions turn the game back to zombies with PvP, it just ends up being a large group of people not killing each other, and not doing much else either, because surely you can't expect people to be able to migrate characters from SP/LAN to MP.

So in the end what makes it different from being in a proper MP server with a group of your friends to an SP server? Hackers yes, they won't be able to join, but nothing of interest will ever happen because no one else will be able to join either.

And "Rampant PvP" fits perfectly with survival in an apocalypse situation, because there are a lot of people that don't know who to trust, don't want to trust, or are too trusting of other players, and it ends up with people killing or being killed.

Also my statement was there to inform you, you don't have to turn around and bite my head off because I misunderstood what you meant when you said:

"Dude, those rules don't apply any more" to Delta saying that Non-PvP servers are against the rules of server hosting

(Again, I might be misunderstanding that, if so, just tell me)

i didnt bite your head off. thats how i talk. and no, pvp would NOT be as rampant in a real like zombocalypse. people would not camp on a hill just to shoot people. thats what zombies are for. there would be lookouts, but not shoot everyone i see on sight because i want to. they sure would have battles to obtain supplies, but MOST wouldnt be just for the fun of it like it is here.

and yes, the lan party sure as fuck would have pvp. thats why i said teams. i can get 5 teams of 5 out of 25 players. damn skippy id be shooting my buddies. and if i get skipped in the rotation when im pissing, ill shoot everyone. then im a lonewolf with 24 of my buddies all chasing me down. right now the rp element is supposed to be user created, create some. i just did.

sp could have some npc implemented or something. if i hack on my own machine and dont take it public its not really hacking is it. i could make 1000 zeds that can all run 2x faster then me. i can put in sentry guns at random locations. or whatever. imagination, dude.

i cant do this now because the whole hive system is strange to me...

the rule thing: server admins are making their own rules. the devs that run the hive are choosing to ignore some and be strict on others. last i heard, privates hives are currently against the rules, yet they are there. whats to stop those admins from doing whatever they want? including turning off pvp-kicking and banning for pking for example.

"surely you can't expect people to be able to migrate characters from SP/LAN to MP."

of course not. its the same with any other game. everyone's favorite: cod. that stuff doesnt cross over.

Edited August 23, 2012 by sivart