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[Spambo]

I'm really enjoying the DayZ vids. It also inspired me to learn the Cyrillic alphabet. When you search for 'DayZ' in youtube and all the russian vids come up I found it amazing that you can read a lot of the words (like the word 'tutorial') - looks like gibberish but it is the same as the English word when you translate it phonetically. Keep up the good work - it surprises me how engaging it is to watch you sneaking about!

[64BitSwag]

paulsoaresjr, on 19 June 2012 - 07:28 PM, said:

Hey Soarvivors! Here's episode #1 of my new "DayZ of our LiveZ" series.  Hope you enjoy! please leave feedback, suggestions, etc!

I personally think that the "zombie"* detection radius is a bit too far...I mean as "zombies", shouldn't have their sensory organs decayed after them being dead, or at least dulled from the neglect? What are some other opinions?

*"zombie"= not actually zombie (as said by Paul), more like 28 days/weeks later infected

[jbss11]

U should have a days server! LOL Just kidding i know that would be really expensive!

[Ichor]

I love watching the Day Z playthroughs people are posting on youtube. I prefer those that speed passed the non-eventful runs from one town to the other, but enjoy those stressful times in the settlements whilst paul is prone trying to get loots from outhouses.

I mentioned in one of the comments of his videos about the door glitch. Basically he crawled through a doorway sideways and that caused his body to clip into the wall, which caused bleeding and shock, which he didn't realize untill about 1k bloodloss. The solution to this is to go through the doorways straight through, without turning your shoulders, and to be crouching, rather than crawling.

Anytime I'm shaking I check for the +drop to see if I'm bleeding first. Also to be patient with the bandaging animation. Sometimes I'd minimize the gear screen only to notice later that the bandaging animation was interrupted and I lost another 1k blood.

I'd like to make a note about inventory management though. If you have empty secondary slots (where the handguns, bandages go) it's far better to have them in there than in your backpack. I've seen a lot of youtubers make this mistake.  They'll have 1 clip of ak74 ammo in primary with 2 or even 3 slots empty, but have 2 more ak74 ammo in the backpack. Meanwhile 2 slots of painkillers in primary, and 3 bandages in backpack, with nothing in the sidearm slots (where they could be quickly accessed). I make it a point to arrange the inventory as best as I can, so that when the essentials come up, it'll go right where it can be used at a moments notice.

I've also seen many people taking wood piles (they take up 2 slots of space regardless of pack, or primary inventory space) when they don't even have matches. The hatchets can be used to collect unlimited wood piles in the forest. I haven't picked up a wood pile since I've learned how to harvest wood with the hatchet (right click on it when you are standing next to a tree in the forest). The annoying part is that the map has to consider that area a forest, rather than some tree standing  next to the roadside.

On the subject of "why can't I loot this?!" there are times when you hit G for gear when you want to loot a cartire, or a backpack, but it only shows the roadflares or tincans around it. The solution to that is to collect those items you do see, and place them elsewhere. Then when the desired item is the only thing left in the loot pile, you should be able to pick it up. with the packs, you have to mousewheel scroll and select "take this pack." Keep in mind your old one will drop to the floor, and you'll have to open it up via the mousewheel, then open your new pack, and transfer the items. It seems a bit unwieldy, but I've found that it works, so you don't lose all that good stuff just for a slightly larger bag, due to not knowing.

I hope this helps someone out.

[Vengeful Toaster]

To add to the comment above, and commenting specifically on Paul's latest vid, I noticed that he kept hoping to find morphine in random houses throughout the village. The only places you might find morphine(aside from on other players) is at hospitals or military bases, and possibly deerstands or crashed helicopters. Paul's best bet would have been to head back for Electro where he started and tried for the hospital there.

[adsta5489]

I just got into this series of yours! I don't know why I didn't watch these before?!?! Keep it up!

[Zyrdek]

Yeah I noticed paul take damage from the wall glitch when he crawled through the doorway, sadly the advice how to get through it wouldn't have helped him as his leg was broken so he had no choice but to crawl.

Hopefully paul sees this link for his next run http://picacid.com/arma2/loot_en.html. Loot tables so he knows where to look for what, he did have some truly rotten luck searching for a drink though! On this note it is a shame we couldn't have a punchwood community cache to share resources, but alas outside people would read this forum and just troll it into pointlessness.

[lefty21784]

I like this series and I like the game, but I don't know if it's just me, but you don't seem to be having as much fun as you do in the other series. Just something to think about.

[Temido2222]

keep up the good work Paul!

[Tw33ks]

lefty21784, on 27 June 2012 - 11:04 PM, said:

I like this series and I like the game, but I don't know if it's just me, but you don't seem to be having as much fun as you do in the other series. Just something to think about.

I think he is having fun but I do think that because of the mature nature of the game he's more relaxed knowing he isn't creating content for a younger audience so he doesn't have to be nice all the time, or happy all the time. In Minecraft when something goes badly wrong he laughs it off and says "darn" or something like that as he has a young audience to think about. Yet in DayZ when something goes wrong you get hear that he is actually quite annoyed, not to the point of bad language typically but he's not having to worry so much as children shouldn't be watching the video. So in that regard it may sound like he's not enjoying it, but I think overall we are just seeing a more raw grown up side to Paul one that is perhaps closer to who he is when not recording. Now I'm not saying he's fake or acting when he's recording, but it's certainly very very controlled especially in the safe for kids content and I struggle to believe he's like that 24/7, if he is the man is like Ned Flanders from the Simpsons an absolute Saint lol.

[Arkast]

The series is ok, boring most of the time but that's not Paul's fault. He is just learning the game so it is going to be slow for a long time.
Once it starts picking up, with Paul's narration... it will get downright awesome.
I would stop showing everything, especially since the videos are so short, cut out the running through the woods and other such things in order to keep it more interesting... or just make the videos at the minimum 25-30 minutes long. You can't do much in 15 minutes on DayZ.

[Finnciman303]

Keep It Up Paul I Love Dayz,

Especially When It Comes Form Your Point Of View

[crazyboy657543]

is the game free

[MrReasonable]

Hay! just wanted to know if you wanted to know if i could join you in your DayZ series.

[wdw4]

Paul, you are awsome, and Im sorry to say this, but I refuse to watch anymore of your dayZ series! You drive me insane! Have you not learned your lesson about trusting people? When you picked up that dude in the car, he wasnt the jerk! He was the guy who was smart! I personaly in his place would have done the same thing, if I get dayZ and we meet up, dont trust me cause I will shoot you in a split second and have not 1 regret. You should have run that dude over, no mercy! Sure theyl be mad, I would to (In my warZ demo I got killed to many times to count.) but youmwill have more gear, and you wont be dead! So whenever you see anyone besides who your gonna meet up with, blast them out of the game! And btw Your LPs are better when pizzle plays with you. When you pvp, I will go back to watching, until then its to painful for me to watch you get your butt kicked cause you couldnt pvp people. Does anyone agree with me?

[miningsilver]

I actually dissagree with you wdw4 because it's paul, he plays the way he wants nobody has the right to tell people to change their gaming style, watch something else if you don't want to watch it, and stop complaining that he keeps on trusting people, it's his gameplay, and it's his choice. PS:sorry if this seemes that I was hating on you.