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JackHC

Is there anyone on this game who doesn't KoS?

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Title says it all.

"Oh look! There's a guy running harmlessly along the road with no more than a backpack and a crowbar, let's gun him down with my M4 to see what loot he has!"

Why do players feel the need to kill people who pose no harm to them? He could've walked up to me and told me to drop my stuff, or simply let me go on my way, but no. I understand bandits killing well equipped players for more ammo, attachments, weapons, saline bags etc. but killing people who clearly have nothing of use to you is just purely annoying.

fuck, rant over.

Posted Jan 7, 2014, 9:06 PM UTC

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Space_Pirate_RChernarus Minister of Tourism•

Yes but they are hiding.

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HoppzBrkly•

This, you are probably around more people than you realize.

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C0ACH3D•

I understand you completely. I've had this done to me, and other times I've been able to run away. I think it's because the game has no objective and that everyone knows while it's still in alpha anyone can be reset at any time, causing them to start all over with nothing. So it's turned into a dog-eat-dog world, kill or be killed.

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FishNeedles•

Plenty of people don't KoS. It's part of the game that keeps the tension going at all times. Avoid the roads and run along the tree line going from city to city.

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Space_Pirate_RChernarus Minister of Tourism•

Shhhh. The first rule of running along the treeline is "Don't talk about running along the treeline."

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RudanZidane•

Maybe you shouldn't run along the road then...be more careful. It's not their fault you're making yourself an easy target, and without people killing on sight there would be no suspense or fear or losing your character at every moment.

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JackHCOP•

It's just annoying that even if you plead with them, ie "Friendly, friendly, I have no weapons, please don't hurt me!" and they carry on spraying with an M4. Any idiot can find a 3/40 player server, run to Balota and get geared up, and then switch to another server and kill people who just spawned, and it annoys me.

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Alex1296"I am wet"•

I wouldnt KOS a fresh spawn or Bambi but I do KOS people with military gear at NW Airfield etc

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iash91•

I usually don't kill on sight. I've ran into people, expressing friendly, or simply running by them without raising my gun. Still, they shoot at me... But I always win. Except for the times I don't

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PigeonHard•

i dont. always squinting wen running in to other players hoping for the best. ran into 5 people so far all nice traded some gear and we all went on our merry way. DONT LOSE HOPE.

  • Plan Of Action
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hate83yaythick euro accent•

for several weeks i've been caught up in a friendly/KOS/friendly/KOS vicious circle... i really want to be a friendly player. i haven't killed anyone on sight within the last week. My last 2 chars both died because of ladder bugs so i didn't have a lot of frustration towards other players recently. yesterday was a really good day, i've met people who could have killed me as i didnt see them but they were very nice, gave me a pistol with ammo and we played together for an hour without knowing each other. Earlier that week shortly after i spawned i met someone on the way between the 2 close supermarkets in berezino who was fully geared and could have easily killed me (i didnt look like a fresh spawn as i almost immediately found a mountain backpack and axe, i looked like i could have something cool in my inventory) but he just told me that the other supermarket and the hospital in the north were already looted and unless i'm heading for the water pump there's probably nothing to get. he gave me some soda, i gave him some beans... so after such encounters i usually do not KOS because well, it was nice meeting nice people. i enjoyed that.

Then yesterday evening i was heading to NEAF. when i was just 50m away I saw that someone was on the airport tower and i could have easily killed him with my mosin (opportunity #1), but instead i spammed my Friendly text macro and greeted him. he didnt react at all. when i got nearer he proned on the roof (he did have an m4 on the backpack, but had no mag in it). i said again i'm friendly and if he needs anything i'll be glad to help out. he got up and climbed down the ladder (opportunity #2 to easily kill him). as he really didn't have any direct contact with me until this point i told him how to use the chat There are lots of new players in the game so that could have been the problem. the only thing he typed then was "ammo". i had one m4 mag from my friends who also got me the pistol before and told him that i'll drop it on the ground. after he got it he just ran away into the airport tower again (easy kill opportunity #3), no thx, nothing. i thought well, maybe he doesnt speak english or whatever. while he wasn't nice i still felt i did something good by helping him out. i went into the jail and closed the doors behind me, it looked like it wasn't looted before, i found some a 8slot vest upstairs and a compass downstairs as well as a 300ammo box as i get back to the front door it was been opened and that little fucker i gave the mag to sits there and is shooting me as i come around the corner. i felt so stupid for not killing him.

And that's why i'm probably gonna KOS again the next time i play until i come over my grudge against that bastard.

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FishNeedles•

If they ain't got a mic, kill on sight!

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trenchburner#1 Jogger•

I consider myself a hero. I have only killed 4 players in all of dayz SA. I've helped more than 30.

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