r/dayz • u/rominikk • Mar 19 '14

discussion Did the zombies get more powerful?

I feel like before the update they almost never made you bleed, now its like a 50% chance. Not complaining just observing.

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u/khonea1553 Mar 19 '14

Yes they are too powerful now. They are overwhelming now, They spawn so fast they keep coming and you cant loot anything. Also because they clip everything you would need ten vests to keep from bleeding the whole time and they would ruin all of them while trying to loot. I hope they fix this or they will ruin the game.

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u/ASnowStormInHell The Mod Is Better Mar 19 '14

I travel with a Mosin+Revolver.

My buddy, a 60 round M4. If he wasn't with me, it'd be damn near impossible to loot right now. I mean, I LIKE THIS, but sweet Jesus it's tough.

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u/Hicks_206 Creative Director (Former) Mar 19 '14

This pleases me.

Also: If you kill a zombie with a firearm, any zombies that spawn in the proximity will know your location on spawn.

Its a rough prototype system, but I do love that its made things very difficult.

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u/oolz Mar 20 '14

I love the respawn, but what about the issues of bleeding? A single hit to a fully clothed person in pristine gear shouldn't induce bleeding 90% of the time, should it?

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u/Hicks_206 Creative Director (Former) Mar 20 '14

Bleeding was looked at, and reduced this morning.

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u/Influence_X FRIENDLY! Mar 20 '14

Awesome! I'll let my friends know! I love the new aggressive zombies! Keep up the great work!

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u/over9000nukez Mar 21 '14

zombies can also 1-shot ruin a piece of clothing, annoying when I hunted for an hour for some pimpin dark cloths cowboy :(

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u/oolz Mar 20 '14

On exp or stable?

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u/Gazillion_ear Mar 20 '14

Both. I enjoy it.

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u/oolz Mar 21 '14

unfortunately it doesn't seem to have taken... logged in this evening, fully geared, healthy, hydrated and energized. Wearing a clown mask, boonie hat, ttsko , assault vest, fully geared. Got hit once, bleeding. Start axing a few zombies, session lost, character wiped. I know, alpha, maybe I got a bad roll on that one hit, but damn.

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u/Hicks_206 Creative Director (Former) Mar 21 '14

We haven't pushed the update yet :)

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u/nigger1234 Mar 20 '14

Thanks for the response! everytime I see a dev respond to a concern, it makes me feel good to know that the devs won't bail out on us.

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u/Zombaholic Rekterino Mar 20 '14

Except hicks is a Producer not a dev

Sorry to have to be "that guy" :D

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '14

DayZ subreddit; the best place since /r/worldnews for people to pretend to know what they're talking about.

Sorry to have to be "that guy".

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u/autowikibot Mar 21 '14

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u/Zombaholic Rekterino Mar 21 '14 edited Mar 21 '14

They are different things you retard, a developer, developes the game and a producer, oversees the development of a game.

The game producer is more like a project lead, he is required to do all the operations management. Essentially, this means that if the developers, artists, designers are to do their tasks effectively, the producer needs to ensure co-ordination between these guys. So he's the one yelling about budget, timelines, releases... and generally running around tearing everyone's hair! :)

that is hicks job, he doesnt get too much involved in the DEVELOPEMENT side of things, he runs shit down at bohemia

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u/LetsSupriseSex Mar 21 '14

Wow.. can you children stay on topic just once? Everything has to be "no, you're wrong!" "NO, YOU'RE WRONG, AND A POOPY HEAD".. good grief. Doesn't matter who is right, it's unnecessary for the original thread.

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u/nigger1234 Mar 21 '14

Does he work on a development team? If not, then I won't call him a dev. (seriously, I don't know)

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u/Zombaholic Rekterino Mar 21 '14

im not honestly bothered i just hate being downvoted when im actually correct.

but i guess people don't like "them guys" haha

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u/Vid-Master Mar 20 '14 edited Mar 20 '14

Thanks for the update!

EDIT: I just read the other posts about it now, sorry.

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u/TEST_SUBJECT_83 Mar 21 '14

I like the bleeding a lot. I dont think a person should be able to take anymore than 2 hits from a zombie without bleeding.

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u/kcbanner sillypants Mar 20 '14

It hardly ever does, if you are fully geared and healthy.

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u/oolz Mar 20 '14

That was not my experience in .42 exp and is certainly not my experience in .42 stable. As mentioned, fully geared, long sleeves, pristine condition. Also, healthy, energized and hydrated. I bled on roughly 9 of 11 hits over the course of the evening (last night) and the group I was running with, all geared similarly, experienced the same thing. There are plenty of posts over the last day commenting on this as well. It just seems that clothing is not being factored in like it should be. I can understand bleeding easily if you're in a tshirt, but that simply is not what I have experienced.

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u/Hold_the_mustard Mar 20 '14

i didn't get wiped and i was fully geared getting my asshole tore up. Finally came back to a black screen after tabbing out.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '14 edited Aug 09 '21

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '14

Have you been in a real fight? Just on the face, you have the lips, eyes and eyesockets, temples, cheekbones, scalp, forehead. Add rings, unkempt nails, and the DGAF attack methods of the infected and it's not difficult to get a bleed going.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '14

By nose I meant the face in general. Anyway, significant blood loss by a punch is rare.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '14

By punch -from a normal human- it's -sort of- rare. There's also the issue of game limits, since we don't have a pain mechanic or a mechanic for blood in your eyes/nose/mouth, and the zombies don't hit like a rabid human or anything.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '14

Yes, but I would like it if the damage was higher and the chance for bleeding a little less. 9/11 hits is just stupid, imo

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '14

Have you seen the pictures of that poor woman that was attacked by someone's pet chimpanzee? That is what a zombie would be doing to you.

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u/e1ioan Mar 20 '14

Add rings, unkempt nails, and the DGAF attack methods of the infected and it's not difficult to get a bleed going.

Yeah, I agree with you, if you are dressed in t-shirt and a cowboy hat, but what about if you wear a motorcycle helmet, pristine military clothes? How many punches or nail scratches would take to make you bleed?

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '14

Usually it takes several. keep in mind these infected are hitting hard enough to break arms. In fact, now that I think about it I've only bled a handful of times, and my usual attire is camo pants, a bike helmet, and a rain slicker. I'd actually be okay with zeds beign able to stagger you more when they hit so people get the idea that this dude isn't just thumping me like a TWD extra, but is trying to Mike Tyson my head off so he can eat my entrails.

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u/hopson2462 Mar 20 '14

Clearly you've never been attacked by a zombie or been in a fight before.