I’m very good at stalking players and getting the first shot but I’ve only successfully killed a player once. The one exception was when a player exploited the ability to disconnect and spawn back in to sneak in a kill.
When it comes to a PvP death I’ve gotten the drop on the “enemy player” all but once. In the past week of playing I’ve died zero times to what I would call a “fair death situation”.
I can guarantee you that without a slither of a doubt that you will die nearly entirely to bugs, what might appear to be a hacker (or could be) and unfortunate other Real Virtuality 3 game engine issues. Just not from circumstances which can be called “legitimate”. Contrary to popular belief the common death in DayZ is not suffered to the dreaded brandit or zombie.