Really, whats the harm in a no PVP server?

[schrapple 119]

I have one cool story that is close to the topic.

Some time ago i parked my character inside one of the barracks at NWA and jumped from one empty server to another in search of loot (cheap, i know). I logged in to a server that had 1 (one) other player there. HE WALKED DAMN RIGHT INTO THAT BUILDING!! :o We both started shooting at the same time (really, the same second), but i had m4a1 and he had a damn PDW in hand - so he died.

got myself a new backpack, silenced MP5 and two satchel charges btw :P

now to the point:

that was a god damn adrenaline rush (I imagine - for both of us). We both expected to find ANYTHING but another player there. That was really something - my heart almost jumped out of my damn chest when i saw him opening that door. My hands were shaking for like 5 minutes after the event.

That hasnt happened to me in years. In no other game, multiplayer or no.

That was when I actually realized that this game is something special. :beans: You cannot be safe anywhere - you have to watch your back wherever you are. Anytime even on an empty night-time server a player may log in close to you and start shooting. (actually, i was so fucking scared of him that i sprayed half the clip in his chest :P )

Before that I would agree that No-PVP servers are no harm, but now... The actual feeling of danger is a vital part of the atmosphere of DayZ.

:emptycan: So NO. No can do. PVP absolutely must stay. :emptycan:

I have no rights to tell you how to play a game you like, but in my humble opinion, you, ladies and gentlemen "i dont want no pvp'', are doing it wrong.

Having non-PVP servers in Day Z is like the following:

Its like playing racing and driving backwards.

Or playing warcraft and building nothing but farms and peasants.

Or playing DotA and wandering the woods all the time looking for treasures.

Or playing Unreal Tournament and admiring the view.

Really, what is the point in a survival game where it is so damn easy to survive? :huh:

This game can only be made harder and more hardcore.

PS: I dont mean that shooting people on sight is a must in this game. But the actual element that you may be shot on sight is. It makes the game more complex, more social.

What you have discribed is a good PvP experience and I agree, I've had moments like this and they are fantastic. The problem is in it's current state the game provides 100 terrible PvP experiences for every 1 good experience. Until we get a standalone (or real fixes to the current game), getting rid off those 100 bad experience is worth losing that 1 good experience.

[DayZ Addict 0]

heres how i see it team up with everyone on the server go to north west airfield get like military guns go on publicc server pvp and then guess what? they have military loot no problem they had to only get passed zombies a standalone game thres lots of med your friend (can be easy) and the airfiled is high intrest also when it is a standalone game thres lots of medical stuff so your friend your friend could just go on a low populated no pvp server fill up on mes dump them in base then go to nw airfield take everything dump it in base thats my point of view.