RaginScotsman wrote:

I cant understand all the night-hate. I cant find other people during the day but with all the flares going up at night its easier to meet up and form groups. I was stranded on a hospital roof for an hour last night, no ammo and surrounded by zombies of course, and only got down because a group of people saw my flare and cleared the place out.

This makes it sound awesome, unfortunately nearly everything else I have read about survivors meeting each other usually ends up with some them dead...

I still have never been given an answer as to why something like this couldn't run on a console? PC's use the same internet so why can't we have the same amount of players?

Day Z would clean up if it was available on the consoles.

They shot him in the head... they shot him in the fucking head.

Have any of you installed the OA beta patch yet as I can't see what the differences actually are and if it's worth updating? Also, are you all on 1.7 now or still 1.6?

humantarget wrote:

Unless it was created in a different game engine that isn't clunky as hell.

I like the clunkyness of Arma, ok not when you get caught on walls indoors but in a simulator you should have weight and momentum. Really, you get use to it.

Also, are you using different stances (standing, crouch, prone) combined with holding shift (or double tapping shift) to control your speed? You will move at 6 different speeds using these different combinations. Also, get use to using alt to look around as much as possible. You shouldn't be looking around using the mouse much unless you're staying in the one position.

Ha, can you close it? I don't think it started at 100%, if it's a small update it'll do it almost instantly.

Is it just the latest beta you're installing?

i.e. The one at the top?

It doesn't need to download anything. If you can close it then it should be done. The whole large data thing is a standard Arma 2 patch message you get because the larger patches that are 300MB+ can take a while. Betas install instantly.

Looks like bohemia might be pushing for a full-scale DayZ game in the future. High fives all round. Lets just hope it'll get some form of console release so more people can experience the awesomeness.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/06/06/rumour-dayz-creator-instructed-to-work-on-mod-full-time-by-bohemia/?ns_campaign=article-feed&ns_mchannel=ref&ns_source=steam&ns_linkname=0&ns_fee=0

I've been playing this a lot recently with my brother and a friend. Really grown to love it, but I just wish there wasn't quite so many people who shoot you on first sight I'm currently right near the location of the drivable tractor, so I can't wait to get it and plough through some zombies.

djchump wrote:

Bohemia would be crazy not to spin it off into a full retail release Could be the game that gets me back into pc gaming - open world zombie survivalism?! WANT! The designer guy seems pretty clever and clued up, so hopefully he can put in some better incentives for humans to co-operate and not shoot on sight.

If you killed enough human players you were originally given a 'bandit' skin so others knew straight off to be cautious of you, but that has since been removed, which is a shame.

After Red Dead Redemption getting a decent Zombie add-on I have high hopes for GTA V getting the same treatment. I personally couldn't imagine a better zombie game than one realised within the GTA world..

My only gripe with Day Z would be that the environment is too sparse.

With the proper development I am sure that that R* could make something quite impressive, it wouldn't have to be GTA with zombies.

I imagine something where you rank up skills the more experience you get in your chosen field, so somebody could go along the line of being a mechanic so that you stand more chance of finding salvageable cars or cars with more fuel or the fuel you do have is used more efficiently, likewise a chef could provide greater things from the food that's gathered and likewise find more food on recon runs. A person that has good social skills could be more susceptible to noticing whether other players are more likely to be friend or foe and also more hardened to take damage but also offer a skill increase to potential group members and a better use of skills to those that are already in the same group or in close vicinity.

Also it would be good in a MMO to enable players that die to continue with their zombie self, to see the world differently and so on...

vicinity_of_pie wrote:

humantarget wrote:

I've been playing this a lot recently with my brother and a friend. Really grown to love it, but I just wish there wasn't quite so many people who shoot you on first sight I'm currently right near the location of the drivable tractor, so I can't wait to get it and plough through some zombies.

Can I join you guys some time? I had tons of stuff, map, knife, tool box, bigger bag, tons of ammo, food and water shotgun and assault rifle. Spotted a guy trying to sneak up on me as I tried to enter Berezino the other day (I was still on the life from the last time I played with nexx). I was in a deer stand and spoted him crawling up behind me so I decided to open fire - unfortunately as I had less than 3700 blood my aim was shaking all over the place and though I hit him a few times he managed to get a headshot on me. I'vce respawned and am now in the Cherno church but i've found a toolbox again and would very much like to play with a group and try to fix a vehicle.

Yeah, sure. Tend to pop on most nights after 10 and weekends. I'm enjoying it a lot more now I've kind of memorised key points of the map through the use of the lighthouses on the beach. I'm currently at the hospital near the half built building/crane, with loads of bags of blood, bandages, painkillers and everything else medical.

PC gamer are doing an interview with Rocket in game via twitch tv right now.

You playing now? I'll join you on your journey if you want.

vicinity_of_pie wrote:

You playing now? I'll join you on your journey if you want.

Argh. Just seen this now Been on it all night too. Worked North all night with 4 friends and aiming to get towards Devil's Castle (I think it's called). Ended sat in a forest with a fire going cooking the cow we'd just gutted and everyone giving each other blood transfusions, haha.