Re: (Project Horizons Comment Crew) Day Z

[Ketchup]

Hotfix fixing ammo counters.

[Kippershy]

Hm, you're right. Still, if I see anyone while travelling, I'll fuck them up.
I wont sit on a rooftop, but if I see them in general, I've had enough of being a target that tries just to get away.

[Meleagridis]

I'm actually thinking of going atop of the roof of the industrial zone (once I've collected some food & drink) and simply waiting around for a little with my AKM.
I know it's loud, but with a zeroing feature and a good damage, I should be able to pick a lone straggler off or hell, maybe even a group of two or three if their weapons look weak enough/I get the jump.

Originally I didn't want to do any banditry, but now I've come to realise; fuck it. that's the only way to secure your safety and get anywhere - kill others.

This thing is getting to be more and more interesting as a window into human nature. Don't think I'd ever hear that kind of reaction in any other multiplayer game.

I want to ask: Now that you've taken to it, how do you feel about other bandits?

[IncoherentOrange]

It's a shame we can't all get along, and your decision is a completely justified, if immoral, one. It's behaviors like this that make the game the paranoia-fest it is; people don't trust others, so they kill them.

Now, if everyone who'd developed this behavior suddenly were to stop practicing it, I think we'd find that about 80% of players are friendly instead of 10%.

I agree, it's an interesting societal outlook, this game provides.

[Ketchup]

Hm, you're right. Still, if I see anyone while travelling, I'll fuck them up.
I wont sit on a rooftop, but if I see them in general, I've had enough of being a target that tries just to get away.

I'm pleased to hear this. When I see them, logging out is usually the course of action, but when this becomes impossible in some way, shooting near/at them would seem to be a prudent course of action, depending on distance.

This thing is getting to be more and more interesting as a window into human nature. Don't think I'd ever hear that kind of reaction in any other multiplayer game.

I want to ask: Now that you've taken to it, how do you feel about other bandits?

This is what makes the game so unique. You don't want to die, and some want to be good to others, but doing both usually conflict.

[IncoherentOrange]

Spawned near Elektro, looted some residentials and the fire station, got an AK and an ALICE pack. And then I went to the church, where things got weird.

So there's a bus rammed into the front of the church. This on its own is hilarious, but then I find out that it's completely broken; it may have spawned there, rammed into the church. And then I got shot at and logged out. You aren't getting my ALICE full of canned goods, you fiend!

[Kippershy]

that reminds me, gotta see what happened with the church event.

[Ketchup]

From the livestream me and bro watched, it was pretty boring.

[IncoherentOrange]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs-EXwQsCiE#t=12m48s

There's your results. As expected...

[Kippershy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs-EXwQsCiE#t=12m48s

There's your results. As expected...

Damn, we both found the same video! LOL

Skip to 17:04

[Ketchup]

We watched it, 2 grenades killed all but 4 in the church. I thought that maybe someone would try to place satchels, or snipe at them, but I didn't see any of either.

[Kippershy]

Apparently there was satchels, two RPG''s, someone crashed a HELICOPTER into the roof...

though it was over two servers, so that might be why.

[Kippershy]

Oh, forgot I was going to say something!
Guess what!

I logged on for a little tonight, got to the apartments in Cherno.
raided the first one.... ALICE bag!
Go into the next room? ALICE bag! ...wait wut.
Go into the next room? ALICE BAG!

I found out there's definitely a glitch by the way, where if you swap bags, you lose the one you put down.
Anyway - yeah.


...Then I found TWO MORE GOD DAMN ALICE BAGS IN THE NEXT BUILDING.


WTF


WTF


WTF



WHY U NO GIVE ME THEM SOONER?

[Ketchup]

Maybe ALICE packs have gotten a prevalence boost. 4 I know of have been found today.

Oh, and I'm working on a review for chapter twelve, got sidetracked while a third way in.

[Kippershy]

<3 you're awesome.

I just did another check, still no extra food, but in the last check I found matches and in this check I got a map.
Found a 1911 & revolver in the same building, but since the nerf & ammo count fix, my G17 has become the best sidearm in the game, with the PDW only lagging behind because its iron sights.

G17 has the second biggest ammo capacity (to PDW) and third most common ammo chance (to Makarov/1911/revolver)
If you make each shot a headshot, it's the best gun of all.
lets not forget the flashlight attached either!



Still, no ALICE bags this time but I did come across a czech backpack again and more soda then I'll ever need.
Guess I'll just have to resort to hunting if it comes to the point where I've found no food and need to eat my last can.

[Ketchup]

My pleasure, friend. Review in 10 minutes, probably.

I'm still at the barn at Vysota, and I have hunting gear. My brother also has an ALICE full of food and drink. With matches, you're pretty well set, though.

Also, I agree about the irons on the PDW. Bro is bringing me ammo when he has the chance so I can replace this Makarov. Nice for headshots, but almost useless otherwise.

[IncoherentOrange]

SO many cans of pasta and beans. Got an AK with two mags, too. That's a plus. I'm north (?) of Elektro now.

Saw Batman. My reaction: :I

My brother didn't come.

[Katarn]

Looks familiar?

[Ketchup]

Kind of. It looks like Cherno and Elektro, just a bit of both. Though, this is a real picture.

[Katarn]

Happened to me once or twice.

[Ketchup]

I've done that to people before, when I was just starting out. Kinda funny, even when you aren't the instigator.

[IncoherentOrange]

Okay guys, new tactic. So I was in the woods near a pond, and not far from the shore is two guys, one with a Lee-Enfield and another armed with something else. These guys outgunned me, and if they had spotted me, they could've killed me easily. You know what I did?

...I said hello.

They just bolted. They ran away from me. It made my day.

[Ketchup]

We are both at the barn in Vysota. Situation is pristine.

[IncoherentOrange]

Happened to me once or twice.

That happened to me on my very first life, but the guy was on a bicycle.

[Kippershy]

Ah well, just lost all my gear again.
I don't feel angry this time, I just feel a sense of 'can't be fucked to do it all over just to get nowhere'

I kind've regret buying the game now, definitely so. It hasn't afforded me anywhere near as much enjoyment as I'd expect for my money.

[Aonee]

Say Kipper, have you tried playing the base game? I heard the multiplayer in that is also quite enjoyable, and the campaigns aren't half bad either.

[Ketchup]

Sorry to hear that, Kipper. I quite enjoyed playing it with you.

I'm going to start using this software to locate servers. I suggest that anyone who is interested should download it.

[Kippershy]

I've not gone further then boot camp yet.
Maybe I should give it a go.

As for Day Z, it's just tiring to always try so hard to be so sneaky sneaky, get all the equipment and all that - only to find that there's either nothing to really do after that or I don't even make it to that stage because some bandit gets me.

It just feels like a repeating cycle with no real benefit in repeating.

[Ketchup]

I've actually been running rather than sneaking and I find it more fun. Of course, I only do this near known buildings or travelling.

I do agree, it is a repeating cycle, but I find that each time I die, I learn something and it becomes more enjoyable. Taking risks, if I'm in the mood, enhances the game a good deal. If there were an actual goal other than to survive(on day 7 currently, I think.), like challenges, it would be even more fun.

I killed 3 goats and a cow, one of the goats being a practice sniping target. Zeroing is most useful. Only could carry 7 meat, though. I shot a jerry can a few times and it exploded, and I thought it would just catch fire like I'd read. 5 zombies were in the barn when I left the area.

[Kippershy]

Went for an aggressive muck around as one last chance, starting to forgive dayZ

running around with an axe is kind've fun.
gonna do a marathon from one end of the map to the next. maybe record it, too.

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