The PVP Basics All Players Need for DayZ in 2024 (PC/XBOX/PS)

[@Fable1724]

Scan for your target from right to left instead of left to right. Think like you are reading, our brains are used to skim reading left to right. If you go right to left it's less familiar to your eyes & brain, you'll be more alert & cognitive of what you're looking at & the target might stick out more. Whereas if you quickly scan left to right, you're used to doing that & you might look past something. This is taught in the military, I learned it from other DayZ PvP videos.

[@Tstainsss]

Spot on

[@TheGeneralDisarray]

That's interesting. Reminds me of something I read about how people do better on iq tests if the tests are printed in smaller type and in a more faded grey rather than black. It makes you read the questions more carefully and you're more likely to fully understand it rather than misinterpret slightly.

[@baelavay]

Most anticipated content on YT right now 😍

[@camcantrun]

[@Rufus116]

In the world

[@sageer2585]

You’re capping but it’s ok

[@coledeviese2312]

Hell yea! My dude cam is starting a new generation of dayz players. Im gonna say it everytime this guy is the best person to watch if your starting out the detail he goes into really helps with your thought process while playing this game

[@ayushlondhe8812]

Yoo bro , started playing DAYZ a month ago and had absolutely no idea how to play it, I tried for a few days and was abt to give up but came across your vidoes, I've watched all of yours guides and im pretty good in it. THANK YOU SO MUCH 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@ThomasEllis]

And again Cam drops invaluable knowledge and experience. Thanks man. I’m trying more pvp servers now. I’m still terrible at it but I’m trying to get better.

[@mrwakacorp]

I started playing DayZ long before the standalone version, so I wasn't expecting anything new when I clicked on this video. Well, I stand corrected! Props to you man! This is a great guide, with really insightful ideas!

[@smknsmpt88]

"visual cover vs physical cover" is referred to as concealment vs cover

[@theTobytheTitan]

Good comment. Good video. Concealment hides you like a bush or a car door… cover hides and protects you like a cinder block wall or the engine block of a car. At least in real life.

[@user-ko4si7pf2u]

Came here to post this. You do not have to make up terminology, the military already has, so let’s keep to the lexicon. There is Cover and there is Concealment. Cover physically protects you from direct fire. Like a wall. Concealment protects you from direct observation. So like a bush. If someone thought you were behind the bush and blind fired you, it is concealment but it does not provide cover. If you use this lexicon more people will understand the concepts. But awesome content and thanks!

[@jumpersarge6260]

@@user-ko4si7pf2u JFC it's a video game tutorial, not a Navy Seals training video.

[@berdyderg900]

​​actually it's called a magazine

[@MrProbstandrew]

yep, best tip is the MK2. a beginner gets so few chances to actually practice gunplay and its aspects.. and then when its often over so fast. u dont get enuf muscle memory. the MK2 lets u practice a bunch.(as well as soo good for zombie clearing of course)

[@ElevatedPrawn]

I literally keep that sidearm on me to keep my aim tip top

[@RafaelSantos-pi8py]

Have a smg or assault rifle as your primary weapon , something that shots a lot , fast and at short\ mid range always in your hands. If you use a silenced pistol or a sniper rifle, switch back to the primary when you're done. If you run into somebody by surprise, the winner will be the one who shoots first with the most firepower, the other will start again at the coast.

[@johnmako4692]

Cam I’ve been watching a lot of your vids and I’ve learned a lot from you explaining things out one by one, especially the vids where you’re talking real fast, and the camera is going fast around the map, and it stops at the character 🤣🤣 but you definitely helped me out and made me a better player, I’m trying to get hours like you, thank you!

[@lsaacN]

Thanks a lot for your content! I‘m really enjoying it. Can you please explain the loot spawning mechanisms in one of your next videos? Like: how often does loot respawn where can i find what if i find item A in location B, can there still be item C in location B or should i move on. That would be great!

[@camcantrun]

I can regulate that into something I do soon my friend, big love your way.

[@MR-PMB77]

Thankyou Cam, some simple tweaks to my play style from watching your videos have improved the way i play dayz 😁

[@kjsgotgames]

Cam! We appreciate you for these videos! These videos have helped me out a lot bro! Appreciate you!

[@montyburns4212]

Sound advice 👌 thanks. In my 40's now and lost some reaction time, especially with a joy pad. So needed something to help me out a bit

[@MrMegamike2k]

I love this video. Even when playing on pve ONLY servers, I follow these rules of thumb. 1. Because practice makes perfect. 2. Nothing is ever "xyz" ONLY. Too many times, I've played on a pve server and been sniped while being complacent. Especially the ones with no pvp zones or bandit npc's. Where you think you can let your guard down and just enjoy the atmosphere of the game, you should always be ready to rumble.

[@orpheus3342]

That last section on jiggle peeks was real useful. it was something i sorta understood but it was good to hear it explained like that. great for a lot of fps games. another thing with jiggle peeking is you can bring yourself back from the wall you are behind; means you have to move a larger distance to peek the same amount of degrees, so that means you can peek more efficiently and accurately as you have a wider margin to move within.

[@TommyGunsDunleavy]

Excellent video!!! Much appreciated as I am a 57 year old noob

[@Kam68w]

With all due respect, the video sounds like you’re preaching fundamentals of irl tactics. Which is awesome to see in a video game. Shoot, move, and communicate. Cover vs concealment. Linear danger zones. 5,25,50,200 m scans. General recon Etc.

[@camcantrun]

Well thanks for the respect, big love ;)

[@BartBoyBlu9234]

The crosshair adjustment is very well explained! I would also add that adjusting left and right is also much easier and more natural than adjusting upwards.

[@matthewg8922]

Watching live and loving all the great advice! Thanks Killer Cam!!

[@Simontoth71]

Great to see vetrans wanting to help out new people. I've always been average at PvP, but this has helped tremendously. Thank you.

[@nicolasmangou8212]

Thank you for all the tips, it is very usefull but you know what is missing (if i may) : i would have love a part on the sound ! not just the "take off your choose", "crouch" etc... but the actual sound other player hear from me : when i walk even slowly or crawl, i hear myself making a lot of noise but i've been suprised by player, 5m from me, nearly not making any sound. It would be so helpflul if you could test with another player the different sound we perceive with just one wall appart for exemple, one stairs appart, one level appart in building... Thank you again ^^

[@camcantrun]

I got you. :) Either in a short or a full video :)

[@douglasondayz]

“The pursuit for loot” 😂Great vid man!

[@julius6107]

I remember when I was new at this game , there were like 0 videos like this , well said brother

[@bitmau5]

I haven't played in close to 7 years or something, but I still watch TRMZ on the regular. I only have around 900hrs playtime. After watching this, I decided to reinstall and give it another go. This is a great primer for returning veterans, thank you!

[@nightwizard4168]

Thank you very much! Amazing content and tips!

[@jonesbonesjr]

Love your videos. New player and I feel way less confused and have more confidence playing solo on official! Cheers !

[@Ben-zr4ho]

3:50 This is a subtle but good point... People do this in all games but especially DayZ . Keep your cross hairs at chest level.

[@MrMegamike2k]

When/if I think or know a player is in a building and the interaction will be violent, I always begin the engagement with a grenade or flashbang. Odds are the player is waiting in a corner for me to thread the needle and not prepared for a grenade. Even a stone throw will make the player shift or fatally move and give you the advantage.

[@shokomiya6004]

this is great vid, fall in the pattern thats when I get one tapped usually, thanks man..

[@ericyocklovich4126]

Thx for the info. About 20 hour of play and on my longest run. Would love to find a MkII and some 22 ammo. 🤞

[@IgiPop069]

!!! Nice Video !!! Very good explained. Thank you very much bro.

[@slothmaster8444]

Hi Cam can I suggest a video about gun sights and shooting distances. All the scopes have different markings on them I get confused and there’s not a lot of content out there to explain. Hoping you can do something??

[@MadsPerschke]

Regarding the crosshairs... also, it's a good idea to keep them at the midbody-level, as you're much closer to your opponent's head then. And headshots quicker deal much more damage than bodyshots, since you don't wear a plate carrier on your head. :)

[@xsir_hcx3897]

Regarding the direction you should run in when getting shot at, it’s also much easier to hit a target that is not moving side to side (running parallel) as opposed to running perpendicularly across the shooter’s horizon

[@ededdneddyyy]

My brother it's called concealment not visual cover.

[@spottiestbeef7791]

It was fucking with me too

[@berdyderg900]

The purpose of language is to convey thoughts to others, did you not understand what he meant? Or could you just not miss a chance to tactically ascertain militaristic style speech? Military dorks are so strange, like the dumbest 5% of the population should be looked up to lol

[@jordan3649]

Do you know what a synonym is?

[@ededdneddyyy]

@@jordan3649 i do but you certainly don't

[@Ironside0887]

Great video and loads of help but just a question doesn’t the jiggle peak go against everything you said about predicability earlier in the vid or is this only in a scenario where your pinned in one spot

[@camcantrun]

So, everything in life and dayz is situational right. But, I would say, jiggle peaking is the opposite of predictable. Predictable would be wide peaking, or as call it in the gaming world "swinging" wide on an angle to check everything. Jiggling gives you variability.

[@zoltanpal3921]

You just nailed it;)❤

[@jamesk4885]

Good content keep it up.

[@jamesk4885]

Still a noob at the game and enjoy your POV. Only 400 hours

[@crispy4492]

Heres a quick pro tip. You can reload mags 2x faster by spam crouching while also reloading your mags at the same time

[@Sean-sn9ld]

Visual cover is aka Concealment 😊

[@ededdneddyyy]

I don't know how armor works in the game but IRL you want to be square with your opponent so their rounds hit your plate and not your flank.

[@thebreakerofwalls9036]

True but the game only registers body armor points and helmet armor points, not specific openings in your armor or helmet... I'd be running around as a knight lol

[@thomasorley4849]

Jiggle peaks to me initially brought up a different image😊

[@joewozniak711]

It would have been nice to see the jiggle peak from the shooters perspective 😊

[@chadbroski1677]

THANK YOU!!!

[@TrouboMonsta13]

Hoping you can make some night time content, playing at night is brutal!

[@milk4you1200]

Great video

[@franka792]

Good stuff!

[@grindedfranz]

I have a base in that barracks, never got raided. Noone ever comes..

[@iulianprodan3232]

And remember aim is very much important as all these others. Close quarters combat is all about that.

[@fabianking997]

It's a good video, but good players are always watching their feet while clearing biluildings. Land mines, and booby traps are crazy 😅

[@TommyGunsDunleavy]

But when I am looking around, I don't have a cross hair on my screen. It's a small little white dod.

[@camcantrun]

That is on server with crosshair turned on, and if you have a gun in your hands it'll be a crosshair :)

[@sauracifer3557]

Great vids

[@Battered_Shlunga]

Go bro

[@no1wannaplaywithme]

Was the mk2 silent?😅

[@crmsnanx1ety402]

4:38 my FIRST thought, Why is the bad guy darker skin toned 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@unitor699industries]

dont shoot 2 times from the same position got it, one problem what if i lose sight of him i don't know where he went

[@jaysonp9426]

The MK II is so underrated

[@Spcwhiteboy302]

The one thing I hate about modded servers is that everybody and their mom is trying to kill everyone meanwhile on official everyone is trying not to die

[@The_Krumpus]

I’m learning dayz and kbm at the same time😴

[@Teddy-o7t]

i have noticed look more downward i try to break the habit

[@Ben-zr4ho]

Id say PvP rule number one is dont get caught with your pants down. If you get caught fighting zombies, or looting or cooking or anything like that then you wont have a chance to fight.

[@thomasjames3147]

Bushes = soft cover, houses etc = hard cover

[@MM-ig1iv]

So if I see someone jiggle peaking.. I'll know that they are most likely a good player and have probably watched this video. Lol. It seems my luck everyone I run into is good at it and better than me. But still a fairly new player with 500 hours. Pvp is what I'm trying to get better at. And I do sport that mk2.

[@joneRueben]

Jump on community servers that are pvp heavy nwaf pvp is what helped me you just spawn at the air field and heaps off gear ready to go its full on but it helps practice

[@alk2064]

Just run and gun

[@casperendigo6163]

Basic logic ? 😅

[@camcantrun]

"The Basics"

[@mikenapolo2490]

visual cover? 😂its called CONCEALMENT

[@andyvangorden962]

Hey @camcantrun you happen to play on PS4/5 in have over 10,000 hours n would love to hop in a game with you or maybe appear in a how to video super knowledgeable love dayz

[@camcantrun]

Wait, you have 10k hours on console? :O

[@Nunyabiznez69]

Every time I see bblwhoe I cry a little remembering my first base 🥹

[@AndreKruger-pz8fs]

Love your content. Thanks. 😊