![]() ![]() ![]() Usually I had my friend to watch my back and there had been a few times when I was tricked into a trap. Apparently, he was bleeding as well and wanted my aid. He spoke broken English and said that he was at the North West Airfield with broken bones. I checked that only two players were on the server – myself and this guy. In a server that had never more than 5 players, my friend and I carried out rescue missions and humanitarian operations to help out new spawns and experienced players alike.Īt one time, I was looking for rare guns like the VSS Vintorez, which happens to be one of my absolute favorite guns, on an abandoned off-shore oil rig. As our URAL trucks and tents started to overflow, we began to recruit more members to our cause. Once we were sure that we acquired all equipment that could have been used against us by hostile bandits I started to hoard huge amounts of resources including canned food, ammunition, weapons, vehicle components and so on. This two-person effort only took us about 3 hours. My friend would parachute out of the MI-17 whenever he found a helicopter. To search for all the helicopters and vehicles, I flew around in my MI-17 and towed all ground vehicles. I collected around 8 helicopters and built an airbase demarcated by sandbags. In addition, it has a lot of open spaces which allows me to build a makeshift airfield for all my helicopters. The hills don’t have trees so it is quite easy to spot anyone coming over – that is, if anyone ever does come over! What if someone snipes from the forest area? No need to worry because the hills are so high that anyone trying to snipe from the forest can’t get a good line of sight. ![]() It is a decent place on a hill that has great view of the surrounding environment. I don’t really play on Chernarus anymore so I will share the location here: Chernarus… the memories! See the red circle? That was our base! In the Chernarus map, there is a place that very few people go to because there is simply nothing there. I knew that I had to acquire all the vehicles and set up a base of operations. Can you imagine, twenty or even thirty players working in close coordination to cleanse Cherno of all zombies, building barbed wire fences all around the city and setting up tents on top of buildings? To realize this dream of mine, I started a new character on a less-populated server. Then while ruminating on top of the International Hotel in Chernogorsk, I had the brilliant idea of gathering a large group of like-minded survivors to reclaim the city itself. After trying all of these, I began to wonder if I could take things to the next step. You could find a Huey helicopter and run a paid lift service – I actually did this in-game and my fare was a can of beans. What made me fall in love with DayZ was that there were so many things to do! You could chop trees with a hatchet, make a fire, set up a tent and take a break while you enjoy the beautiful greenery of Chernarus. But what do you mean that DayZ can be so much more? Are you telling me that the game can somehow transcend itself?” Yes, it can, which takes me to the idealistic part. So at this point, you may ask, “Okay, I now get it that you’re a serious gamer who likes to reenact real life. Anyone who has played DayZ like a true survivalist will agree with me that the game has turned into another rampant “shoot-on-first-sight” galore. It is truly sad that because of players like these, the game can only remain as just another First-Person Shooter. However, in a game as realistic as DayZ, I always try to imagine how I would act if I had to survive in a desolate world infested by zombies and hostile bandits. Before doing a kamikaze attack on a newly spawned player at Kamenka, think for a second and ask yourself, “Would you do something like that in a real-life zombie apocalypse?” Would you kill your friend because you are dying to try out your newly acquired AS-50? Of course not! Some may tell me that this is exactly what games are for – to fool around and “have fun”. I am the sort of gamer who thinks gamers need to fully immerse themselves by following its mood. However, in a game like DayZ, I honestly think there should be no room for such stupidity. Often, I saw players after having gained all the end-game items, they start shooting everywhere and deliberately drive cars into trees to get themselves killed – all in the name of a “good laugh”. For instance, I don’t like shooting at my buddy in DayZ just for fun. Generally, I don’t like to fool around in games. What do I mean by these? Let me explain the “serious” part first. I consider myself as an idealistic and serious gamer. Today, I want to share a great vision or dream I once had when I used to invest over 5 hours a day in a game called DayZ Mod based on Bohemia Interactive’s ARMA 2. ![]()
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