Choices regarding friendlies

[omu_prajiturik@yahoo.com 1]

Hey guys,

Been playing DayZ for some time, mostly alone since none of my friends have this game and was wondering what options do i have regarding teaming up with other friendlies.

I kind of began getting used to surviving alone, but I feel I'm missing out of fun as a loner. The occasional "Don't shoot, I'm friendly" ended up with dead, because of paranoid people, or plain bandits.

Since I'm not a forum person myself, this is kind of a last resort for me, heh.

I've been reading a bit around the forums, but i got some useful and some outdated info.

So the question is : What choices do i have if i want to find a group of friendlies ?

I'm from the EU region and would prefer an EU server with an english speaking group.

Thanks.

[z4ndman 12]

So the question is : What choices do i have if i want to find a group of friendlies ?

I'm from the EU region and would prefer an EU server with an english speaking group.

Thanks.

Don't know how experienced you are so I'll start with the basics.

First of all, go dload DayZcommander and filter out servers with bad ping and all that jazz. Update your version of Arma and Dayz through the app and find a server in the EU (like NO, DK, DE, LU, SE etc.)..

Ingame, config your main communications shortcut (default caps lock I think?) to only send direct communication from the settings menu, if you haven't done it already. Saves you having to do it every time logging on.

From here, it's a matter of patience. Players tend to be very paranoid yes, but there are friendlies out there. Generally you shouldn't approach a player unless you have the advantage (like you see him but he hasn't seen you).

The most successful attempts I have had was when I clearly had the opportunity to blow a player away but didn't. Make this obvious to the other player and they will in most cases be grateful.

As I said finding players ingame takes a lot of patience and a few deaths, but it is still preferable (as in pretty friggin' awesome) instead of coming to the forum and making one more "Too lazy/too butthurt about losing equipment to randoms so I wonder if someone wants to team up???" -thread... Although this is just my perspective, not necessarily yours..

Good luck!

[omu_prajiturik@yahoo.com 1]

Heh, thanks for the input. Did not know about the dayzcommander, i'll be sure to check it out.

Regarding meeting friendlies, I would prefer meeting them ingame too (as i mentioned, i am not the greatest forum user there was). I had my share of deaths and i did not stop trying to find friendlies. The last time i tried, i ended up being chased by 2 bandits, but caught them in a building in elektro where weapons don't have the range advantage and chopped them up. Nothing says "let's be friends" like lead flying around you, then an axe to the face ^_^

The forum was kind of a last resort , or a different perspective, in case i'm missing something. I'll be sure to try your approach when i will meet someone else around :P

[DatToast 31]

I'm in the EU too. I have a mic, I'm 18 but not too experienced (maybe 6 hours gameplay time) but watched a hell of a lot of videos.

If you want to party up then hit me on Skype: tehtoast1

Cya around.

- Toast

[gywidion@msn.com 80]

Look through the Survivor forums as well. Folks there try to hook up like those late night tv ads.

[Survivor Tyler 77]

Want to know what i think?

Trust no one.

[omu_prajiturik@yahoo.com 1]

Want to know what i think?

Trust no one.

LOL

It amuses me how on the brink of extinction, we still manage to backstab and kill others for petty reasons. Cooperation will always be better than being a loner, that's a given.

Even though i failed to meet a friendly to this day, I still hope there's at least another decent person to team up with to cope with the boredom, if nothing else :P

Who wants to hook up in-game, drop me a line :P i'm decent by my standards, lol

Skype: omu-prajiturik

Either that or this

A crazy dude will have to do in lack of something else ^_^

[Survivor Tyler 77]

LOL

It amuses me how on the brink of extinction, we still manage to backstab and kill others for petty reasons. Cooperation will always be better than being a loner, that's a given.

Even though i failed to meet a friendly to this day, I still hope there's at least another decent person to team up with to cope with the boredom, if nothing else :P

Who wants to hook up in-game, drop me a line :P i'm decent by my standards, lol

Skype: omu-prajiturik

Either that or this

A crazy dude will have to do in lack of something else ^_^

Lol. I have friendlys!

They are my in real life friends :)

[omu_prajiturik@yahoo.com 1]

Lucky you :P my friends don't wanna play this xD bunch of fags said they wait for the standalone, heh.

I tried approaching a dude yesterday, turns out he's a bandit with another friend of his, chased me half of Elektro. Good thing i had an axe and some brains. Got in a house where range counts for nothing and slaughtered them ... The second one actually tried to run, but i caught him. My first encounter that ended up with THEM dead rather than me after the "don't shoot, im friendly" phase, lol.

Now i'm still a loner, but at least i got a decent weapon, beans (yay!) and water to keep me alive. Still waiting for the magic moment when another human being won't want to cut me open and wear me as a hat.