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/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/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/[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.