1st International DayZ DewRace 2012 - Stupid but Fun Idea

[-Cdn-Chard 96]

I thought of what might be a fun idea for those hardcore or wannabe hardcore DayZ players... (Temporary cease fire and amnesty)

Basic Idea: Host a DayZ Biathlon (something like the Eco-Challenge meets Walking Dead)

Task... Timed Biathlon from (Point A to Point B) For example from Balota Airfield control tower to NE or NW airfields' control towers.

Measures

- Racing - Speed over course - Navigation On Foot; No Vehicles, No GPS, No NVG.

- Shooting - Minimum number of zombie kills (40 per participant) with bonuses for high headshot percentages. PVP discouraged but not forbidden

Who: Open to all Survivors & Bandits: Individuals or teams (All members of starting group must cross finish line to qualify (repsawning if necessary))

Where: Veteran Server(s?) TBD (No Tags, Cross hairs, 3rd Person or Auto-GPS) Maybe night-time to minimize PVP.

When: ASAP, we ain't getting any younger!!!!

Requirements: Video recording of entire race for each entrant would be required to allow for cheat check before announcing winner......

Why: Why not? Surely some Rad Sports fans would survive the apocalypse and do something like this for kicks!!!

Prizes: Bragging rights!!!!! Big prize at end (e.g. working helicopter, NVG, Mountain Dew) and all the steaks and water you could want.....

We'd have to work out the security details carefully to avoid bandits camping the starting and finishing points, but those details can be worked out later. (e.g. secured server with only participants locked until the race begins and then let the pubbies come in and try to stop them).

Feedback... Remember, think outside the box.......

[everyone 1]

Yes, a fun idea.

But there is absolutely no chance of this ever working with the game as it is in it's current state. It would just instantly devolve into a deathmatch before the race had even started. Anyone stupid enough to move to the designated startline would be murdered.

[-Cdn-Chard 96]

Yes' date=' a fun idea.

But there is absolutely no chance of this ever working with the game as it is in it's current state. It would just instantly devolve into a deathmatch before the race had even started. Anyone stupid enough to move to the designated startline would be murdered.

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That's why we could have people spawn in to the designated waiting area from different servers... Use the multi-dimensional nature of the hive to our advantage!!! Only those whitelisted as participants could join the server until the race starts or maybe a 2 minute headstart afterwards. No need to move/fight across that specific map before the race. Just get to the starting point and spawn in from anywhere. We could have guards ready to mow down unruly participants, use teamspeak to coordinate the event, and even use choppers/boats/buses to move players to starting areas if necessary, just to keep bandits on their toes....

Of course it could get ugly... but what's life without a little risk... Maybe someone could just leave all of their precious gear in your tent back on your home server. and make it a pistol, map and compass only event...

Keep the feedback coming....

[duddbudda 33]

will volunteer my teams M107, AS50 and two DMRs to help police the start and or finish zones

[Jondare 0]

Sounds like a lot of fun, if you can get the logistics and such sorted out.

As for the "DM at start/stop line" problem, what about letting people do it on whatever server they want? they have to have videoproof anyway, and it would solve a whole host of problems. Also, maybe choose something else than the airfields as the gathering spots? those places are already deathtraps, and thats without a big event going down.

Anyway, i'm all for this idea!

[-Cdn-Chard 96]

All good ideas...

Bump!

[5P4RK4 (DayZ) 50]

I'd be in. The deaths part of it is already built in to the rules.

Race starts, all entrants kill each other, maybe 1 gets out maybe not. Spawn on the coast, race resumes.

Bandits at the finish line? Mos def.