Standalone Alpha is being released soon...what does this mean?!

[Inception. 9443]

If my memory and ability to read serves me correctly, Standalone Alpha is being released next month [November if you didn't know]. Now, what does this mean?

I'm definitely going to be playing SA [not the state you geese] and pretty much abandon the mod for the time being. From what I have heard it is the mod--except better, which is awesome.

Since your characters and gear in the mod won't continue over to SA, then there is no point in gearing up and stuff on your main mod character [except for the experience, fun, and other things I suppose] if you plan to temporarily abandon the mod, what have you done/what can you do?

For me, I thought it would be funny to take the ALLLLAAAHHHH approach to killing my 15 day old character who was fully geared [M249 SAW, DMR, ghillie, NVGS, rangefinder, every tool--even radio; access to many other weapons and items in my completely full URAL as well. This was my public HIVE character, too].

It all started at the NWAF.

I was crouching behind a tree observing the silent airfield near the first hangar. Tranquility filled the air. Dead silence; that is all it can be described as.

I then heard a soft *twang* to the right of me. I had no idea what that was so I ignored it. Bad move.

*TWANG*-- CRACK--

Ahh, the M24. What a sexy weapon. Although, not when bullets are coming out of its barrel in your general direction.

I immediately go prone and roll to the next tree. Proceeding to stand up I sprinted for it--zigzag, zigzag!

Another *TWANG*. Several more twangs and cracks filled broke the silence of the air. I just kept zigzagging.

Shortly after I become bored of doing that, so I sprinted onto the middle of the airfield and ran in circles. I was hoping to confuse my opponent and even perhaps spot him.

Luckily, I did. Standing up between two pine trees, with his eyes point at me.

For some of those who do not know, the M249 SAW has a bipod attached to it which, when prone, allows the user to fire on full automatic with next to zero recoil. A perfect suppression weapon.

And thus is where the term spray and pray comes into application.

I did so, unloading a whole 200 bullets into the treeline where my opponent was standing formerly stood.

I didn't bother looting his body because he had nothing that I could want or need. Sorry LaxBro, but you should never get onto the wrong side of a player who has an M249.

But wait, it's not over yet! This is where my AALLLLLAAAAHHHHHH fun comes into play.

After killing my boyfriend I ran up to the stone walls on the southern hill of the North-West Airfield. I went third-person and watched around me.

I then saw some guy sprint out of the eastern treeline [running to the start of the airstrip] shouting on direct com, "FUCKING HACKER! FUCK OFF YOU SHIT"

I had absolutely no idea what he was on about. I couldn't see anyone else around.

Well, not until I heard faintly of direct coms, coming from another player running from the eastern treeline similar to the other guy, "AAAAANNDDD IIIIIIII WILLLLLL ALLLLWAAAAAAAYSSSSS LOOOOOVEEE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU"

I started to laugh. It was absolutely hilarious, seeing and hearing one guy running from a supposed hacker cursing his head off. Doesn't he like Whitney Houston?

I didn't know why he thought he was a hacker, until the makarov appeared in his hand...

*BOOOOOOM*

Dyslexia Ruels was killed

What?

My my, that's one explosive makarov.

I then knew that he was a hacker.

I also knew that I could not stand for this. One of my friends [who I never knew] risked his life for no reason to die by the hands of a hacker. It was my time to shine...never had I done this before!

"Don't run from me again bitch HAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHH!" shouted the hacker.

He turned towards me, and I stood up behind the small stone wall...

I knew he saw me. So I took the opportune moment and...

Started spraying M249 SAW rounds into him.

"ALLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-" *BOOOOOM*

Inception. was killed

Needless to say, I couldn't even finish the word. :(

Other that, vote on the poll!

EDIT: When I mean 'abandon', I mean 'stop playing public Chernarus hives'.

Man I'm an idiot.

Edited October 13, 2012 by Inception.

[liquidcactus 719]

true story

[Seanyboy360 39]

ALALALALALALALALALALALALALA!

[Inception. 9443]

true story

What was the story...?

[terex 322]

Must keep finding more ridiculous things to do in DayZ. This game can be hilarious.

[Sutinen 635]

Climb to Green Mountain, waste all my ammo on the zombies, climb in the radio tower, salute and jump down.

[Inception. 9443]

Climb to Green Mountain, waste all my ammo on the zombies, climb in the radio tower, salute and jump down.

Don't forget the Mountain Dew!

[Mos1ey 6301]

Yes! We should all meet at Green Mountain, climb to the top of the tower, drink all our Mountain Dew and then vault over the edge!

[Michaelvoodoo25 3120]

There's life in the mod yet, walking away from that is just lame. Waiting for the SA is fine and good but to miss out on new maps which literally make you play a whole new way is short sighted. I will be playing the mod and SA as I believe the SA will be limited until it is saturated enough for changes and new implementations to kick in.

We are getting a new SA but this will be in testing phase so I'll stick with what I know until I get out of the SA what I still get from the Mod!

[Inception. 9443]

There's life in the mod yet, walking away from that is just lame. Waiting for the SA is fine and good but to miss out on new maps which literally make you play a whole new way is short sighted. I will be playing the mod and SA as I believe the SA will be limited until it is saturated enough for changes and new implementations to kick in.

We are getting a new SA but this will be in testing phase so I'll stick with what I know until I get out of the SA what I still get from the Mod!

Oh no, I'm not going to stop playing the new maps.

I think I may have mis-worded some phrases in my text. What I meant was, that I wasn't going to play the public hives of Chernarus for a while. I now realise 'mod' is a horrible choice of word to justify what I was trying to say.

[kichilron 8550]

Is there

a point

writing

like this?

[Faceman Peck 93]

My eyes hurt from he OPs wall of text. It critted me for 11k and I'm down

[Inception. 9443]

Is there

a point

writing

like this?

Not my fault. It completely over emphasizes the original spacing that I had.

[Inception. 9443]

My eyes hurt from he OPs wall of text. It critted me for 11k and I'm down

Sorry, I'll make it black next time.

[Fraggle (DayZ) 15720]

I'd love to fraps a mass suicide with satchel charges at green mountain.

[Inception. 9443]

I'd love to fraps a mass suicide with satchel charges at green mountain.

*cough* don't forget the mountain dew!

[Maca (DayZ) 769]

Climb to Green Mountain, waste all my ammo on the zombies, climb in the radio tower, salute and jump down.

Took a swan-dive off of the radio tower at green mountain "think i hit V" was 3.5 weeks in... Aaaagh :angel:

I've already covered that one..................

[IncognitoNico 71]

I gathered all of my gear from my camp and set up a bus store, I just drive around the coast giving weapons to fresh spawns playing skrilex and elevator music...

I'm almost out of weapons tho, after that I will run around cherno playing music really REALLY Loud just to piss people off

Edited October 13, 2012 by IncognitoNico

[nubcake211 10]

Quite weird you didnt put Kamikaze in there, I mean, I did that to some dude driving a car near nadezinho, and funnily enough i survived :P

[IncognitoNico 71]

I remember once, a friend of mine got sniped from the hotel in cherno (Server hopped, my friend had the only heli on the server) so we grabbed the heli from the camp and kamikazed the guy in the hotel, funny story, he was a hacker, he tried to take us down with a couple rocket launcher shots and we literaly chrashed the heli right in his head....

[Kaffarov37 125]

I wanna blow stuff up.