Hunting down bandits

[Polar Bear]

This will be a ramble on thread so if you are not the one who will read the whole text, just skim it please don't bother to comment because you will conclude wrong things.

First of all greetings to all survivors and players of DayZ!

I would like to state few important things before I go into the details. First thing - I don't have anything against bandits and bandit-like playing. If it wasn't for bandits this game would be extremly boring and would had no point for now since there is nothing else to do than to play against other players. So if you concluded from a title that I am one of those who thing DayZ should only be PvE you are wrong.

BUT

Here is the problem, majority of people don't play as bandits. They play as killers. They play this game as it is FPS in a style of CoD or CS: GO. I am talking about people who do not kill for loot, who do not track down other players with weapons and try to show their sniping or killing skills - I am talking about ruthless campers that act as they are 9 years old and camp where new players spawn just to kill. I can only imagine that they get some kind of rush from killing a player without gear or with only some kind of tool on their back running arround, searching for something to eat. And judging from my expirience most of the players are like that. When, in rare cases I get an answer for why was i killed while I had only a torch with me it is something in style "Why not" or "I like to kill".

This is only my oppinion but I don't think DayZ is that kind of game, especialy the standalone where you get decent gear from killed person only with headshots. If you like to kill other players on site there are plenty of games intended just for that - the only difference is that in those games other player has an equal chance to strike back while here fresh spawns and noobs are doomed.
I see DayZ as a post-apocalyptic survival game, more in a style of RPG where you make up your own story and it is more complex than spawning in towns and killing noobs or fresh spawns. Especialy since bandits even now have a great chance to rob people without even killing them.

What stops a bandit to rob someone without a gun? You have handcuffs, you have that rag that goes over the head, you can hold up people and rob them. Why don't bandits hunt down other geared players and perfect their skills in sneeking and headshoting as then you can actualy get a gear that is not ruined?
I am new to this game and honestly I never even had a chance to pick up a gun for defense. Most of the time I struggle with getting some food, drinks and clothets. And when I do I get shot for no reason at all, and not with a headshot, just random shooting from some kid-brain players who gain nothing from my gear.

Honestly, I had enough. I am a noob but I ask people who are of simmilar thinking as me to join me in hunting down that kind of players and give them a taste of their own medicine. Rob them of their sweet gear and force them to start all over again. If there is any clan of friendly players that play on any EU server I could use some help and would appritiate if you contact me. Also if someone is interested in teaming up with me from start you can contact me, I can come on any EU server.
This is just my oppinion, I might be wrong but I had enough of people who take their killing civilians rush in this game.

Once again I state - bandits are ok and needed, but DayZ is not for psycho killers.

[taxes]

OWIE, too many words. Hero Archtype only player here.

In the end no one escapes Death or Taxes. Bandits you have been warned.

[Axion]

Well the governor WAS a psycho killer. A server full of governors though? hell no. A real life zombie apocalypse wouldn't be like that.

[Tenndex]

If i am walking down the road with my gun and and i see sombody who has nothing, i'll still keep my gun on him and tell him to walk around. If they have a fireaxe or something, i tell them the same thing, except i watch him more and notes if he left the area as he may turn around later and whack me.

If a person has a gun, i will kill them, they pose the same threat to me as i do to them. i don't care if they scream friendly or lower their weapon. I'll kill them.

And the fact is. I bought the game, nobody should tell me how i should play this game. If i want to run around killing fresh spawns then i will do that.

[Polar Bear]

Tenndex a écrit :

If i am walking down the road with my gun and and i see sombody who has nothing, i'll still keep my gun on him and tell him to walk around. If they have a fireaxe or something, i tell them the same thing, except i watch him more and notes if he left the area as he may turn around later and whack me.

If a person has a gun, i will kill them, they pose the same threat to me as i do to them. i don't care if they scream friendly or lower their weapon. I'll kill them.

And the fact is. I bought the game, nobody should tell me how i should play this game. If i want to run around killing fresh spawns then i will do that.

No one is trying to order you, if you want to kill spawns you have every right to. I am just dissapointed that most of players play like that and I personaly find it strange that is something you enjoy doing every time you play. Also, you should not be suprised when you get killed for no reason and lose all your percious gear if you treat spawns and friendlies like that.

[Tenndex]

ByteRat(HR) a écrit :

Tenndex a écrit :

If i am walking down the road with my gun and and i see sombody who has nothing, i'll still keep my gun on him and tell him to walk around. If they have a fireaxe or something, i tell them the same thing, except i watch him more and notes if he left the area as he may turn around later and whack me.

If a person has a gun, i will kill them, they pose the same threat to me as i do to them. i don't care if they scream friendly or lower their weapon. I'll kill them.

And the fact is. I bought the game, nobody should tell me how i should play this game. If i want to run around killing fresh spawns then i will do that.

No one is trying to order you, if you want to kill spawns you have every right to. I am just dissapointed that most of players play like that and I personaly find it strange that is something you enjoy doing every time you play. Also, you should not be suprised when you get killed for no reason and lose all your percious gear if you treat spawns and friendlies like that.

I said if i want to. Never said that i did run around and kill new spawns.

And i don't really care about dying. part of the game. Never get attatched to your gear.

[Faranox]

Tenndex hits the nail on the head. People will play how they want, for better or for worse.
The only way I could think of to combat that would be to introduce character skill to the game, where the longer you live the better you become at things. I just don't know if that would fit, or really change things too much.

[Polar Bear]

The thing I am trying to say is this. First we got this great mod that expanded so much you could build bases, homes, that you had hard missions against NPCs, you had a STORY where rich people lived in abundence guarded by military mercenaries etc. And now in development we have a standalone of that game that introduces writing your own jurnal, in game books, writing notes to other people, leaving markers on the map, kidnaping equipment and who knows what more... and what did people do with it? 90% of players turned it into a spawn camping FPS.

I am just dissapointed by that and I also don't understand why don't those kind of players go and play FPS if they only enjoy the killing part of the game. Why play DayZ then who offers potential for so much more. It is like a mirror image of humanity, we have to use tools for bad not for creating something good.

Once again I will repeat that this game needs bandits, it is part of the game but not of this caliber. This game deserves better kind of players, not child-minded.

[#1 nigerian]

...lol I have to admit, I just bought this game last night. I played the mod, but this is quite diffrent, in a good way, So far I am enjoying it. But I do get attached to my gear. I am proud of what I have found and worked hard to get and spent alot of time doing it. But when someone just shoots me while there are zombies chasing after me, it kinda pisses me off. I mean like if you have to shoot me to get some decent gear...well fine I guess that's just how it is. But unless im in a skype call, etc. with you or if you just spawned I probably won't have any mercy and just fight fire with fire. And btw I hope that dirtbag dies in hell with all me gear >:)....rant over.

[Tenndex]

ByteRat(HR) a écrit :

The thing I am trying to say is this. First we got this great mod that expanded so much you could build bases, homes, that you had hard missions against NPCs, you had a STORY where rich people lived in abundence guarded by military mercenaries etc. And now in development we have a standalone of that game that introduces writing your own jurnal, in game books, writing notes to other people, leaving markers on the map, kidnaping equipment and who knows what more... and what did people do with it? 90% of players turned it into a spawn camping FPS.

I am just dissapointed by that and I also don't understand why don't those kind of players go and play FPS if they only enjoy the killing part of the game. Why play DayZ then who offers potential for so much more. It is like a mirror image of humanity, we have to use tools for bad not for creating something good.

Once again I will repeat that this game needs bandits, it is part of the game but not of this caliber. This game deserves better kind of players, not child-minded.

You can blame the Hype train.

[Death Deathington]

It shouldn't be so much of an issue when people are allowed to have their own servers.

[Polar Bear]

This I like. I wish I could find someone like that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aek5_Dfkm9E

[Elster]

No one in this game is a Bambi since they all could beat the ♥♥♥♥ out of you. Never trust any Freshspawn players, I got tricked a few times, I tricked some other equiped players when they asked me to stop for a little ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. If people on the road want to die, brake their bones. This game is about survival and not getting killed to spawn somewhere else. I only trust new players when I met them as a fresh spawn and they are full equiped helping me to get some decent loot.

[Polar Bear]

I am still the same oppinion as is the guy in the video. When he says if you die 99 times and 100th you actualy help someone it's worth it. Problem is that I am the one who needs help. I guess I am the only one with that kind of line of thought.

[just_i_32]

just sent a friend request. I will help you gear up. I would love to go and kill the killers and bandits.

[ZipTie]

depending on the amount of friend requests you have and how old you are and if you match our play style I am down to play with ya, we use skype and might be looking to expand our group with mature like players who want to enjoy dayz for what it is, as is. Just requested a freind request message me if interersted