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Exactly - And GTA doesn't have kids in it, because kids can't drive. And you can't steal a car off somebody who can't drive.

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I love this idea, though I somehow see bandits never using this, I certainly would. Imagine getting pot-shotted by a bandit sniper, just to knock his ass out and leave him with just a water bottle and a hatchet. lulz Or K.O. anyone in a firefight so the Zedz just start eating them, and you can leg it! But it more than likely would just become another griefer tool Beans for you! :beans:

It's kinda Rockets whole jig. The devs are working to create an emotive world, full of fear and tension. The same way as any movie wants to make you care for the characters, or the situation. Except DayZ is there to make you care about YOUR character and situation. With the tagline : DayZ - It's your story. The effect it has depends on you. If your story is *spawned**got armed**went looking for a fight**found a fight**killed someone**went looking for a fight**found a fight**died**spawned* rinse repeat. It is what it is.

If you look at monster lore (werewolves,vampires etc.) the rituals and stuff are old wives tales, or warped over the years from ancient stories and misunderstood physical properties of dead bodies/certain diseases. Night of the Living Dead basically invented the flesh eating zombies idea, so it's kinda the new kid on the block for superstition. "Shoot 'em in the head" is just a cure-all for every "howdyakillem" (read: unknown enemy) also - "Kill it with fire" "Cut it's fucking head off" and "Full body dismemberment" AFAIK The Zed in DayZ are infected, but still alive, a-la 28 days/weeks later. They feel no pain however, so the aim is to just put them down ASAP. Headshots seem to be doing well so far. :thumbsup:

Man, you are going to LOVE the standalone. Diseases spreading, bad food, dirty water, fractured ribs, bruises and limps reducing your mobility, AND more zombies. Lots more by the sounds of things. EDIT: In any zombie-apocalypse scenario, as soon as you get complacent and forget that it's full of zombies, you die.

:| You just blew my mind.

Yeah I'm sure Rocket has mentioned this before. It got me thinking about the pilot zombies. I always assumed they came back from the dead, but were they zombified mid air and that's why they crashed? Like this idea though, could be used to great effect. I think in conjunction with the proposed zombie life cycle, maybe the old, slow, rotten zombies might be mistaken for corpses. They likely wouldn't just stand around all day, I know I wouldn't.

Mikhail, I just read your post, and it sounded to me like the wrong attitude to have. "it's fine to kill people, as long as they are not children." is not the message anyone should be spreading. I'm not trying to promote violence against children and I'm not here to blame the parents of "those kids you will see filming a car accident" . Censorship solves nothing (but I bet it makes a LOT of people a LOT of money), and I'm trying to make the example that defending one part of humanity while disregarding the plight of another is not right. In the context of video games and media, slaughtering countless men and women for entertainment is fine, but to be put in a position where you must defend yourself against a murderous child is somehow unacceptable? I understand that all parents want to protect their child from such fictional violence, in any form. The age ratings on media in ALL parts of the world are there for this very reason, and I'm not here to debate their application or effectiveness. The simple fact is, violence has existed since long before videogames. I've already made my point that to be put in that situation would make players feel uncomfortable and question their morality. In my mind that would be achieving the target/purpose of DayZ Psychological disorders and violence are not mutually inclusive, and neither can be attributed to videogames or movies (unless you have some secret information I am not party to) If someone dressed up as Julius Cesar, and proceeded to stab people to death, would you propose banning history lessons? tl:dr - People are responsible for their own actions, do not blame media. Nobody deserves more/less sympathy than anyone else. Zombie children would add to the Nightmare feeling of DayZ. EDIT: DayZ would not lose anything by ommiting the inclusion of zombie children, but they would help add atmosphere. James Ashwood makes a very good point - you have my beans dude :beans:

^^ This. Homemade assault rifle? No chance. Homemade blackpowder, yes, but mostly this would be useful for distraction explosions or something not intended to kill. Bore out your scrap SMG barrel a couple of micrometres too much and you'll blow all your fingers off. A pipe and hammer "shotgun" might work, but you would still need to use proper shells, and good luck aiming it! I would love to see molotovs added, but I would like to see FULL bottles of JD added first.

Sorry, double post Is this page lagging like a bitch today, or is it just my connection?

While I can see what you're saying, and I aggree with your stance towards these "Hackers" (script kiddies) I wanted to correct this part. Removing the AS50 TWS from gameplay would not require removal of the default AS50, it's just that its so simple to add, and the ability to add them is so difficult to remove. All that's required to add these is a small piece of script (because the files of ArmA 2 contain the information) To actually remove the AS50 TWS from DayZ would involve removing files from the core game and its expansions which cannot be done without breaking ArmA.

Fuck snipers! Now I have to be REALLY scared of towers and tall buildings.... *Hold "crouch" and tap the fuck out of spacebar* >:( "HRMMM......" > :lol: "Aah!"

Meh. If there isn't an actual body mapped damage system then armour would be unbalancing. (everything but headshots nerfed) It's been in many other topics, and Rocket has already mentioned possibly making it a part of the clothing system he would like to implement.

See?! Spawn system is fine, everybody just needs to be less shit at not getting shot. Lesson one, NEVER GO PRONE! (And it'll still be most bambis' first move when they get shot at and shit it.)

While we're at it, why not make everyone except you spawn 50ft in the air?

Real time servers really add to the suspense and horror when you realise it's getting dark, and it's going to be a looooong night. (or you could just change server like a pussy :P ) Occasionally find myself realising it's getting light on my way back to camp, then look outside IRL and think, "Whoa, should probably start thinking about going to bed!"

There should be a battery charge, but not a rechargeable one. I think if they had to be discarded after say.... 4 hours of use? They would be WAY more precious and valuable. People have to also bear in mind, most of the rifles in game would quickly become useless in an apocalypse too. Gas/Battery powered weapons/items are a lot more common in the mod than they should be. EDIT: Some, like the Enfield, would last almost forever though.

Bandits should be able to eat raw meat (from animals) but for only 100/150 blood, I can't see raw pig ass being as satisfying as a nice can o' beans EDIT: I'm not a bandit in game, but I'm with you that there should be some change apart from appearance, and how often do you have a hunting knife and NO MATCHES?!

The gear menu has been rebuilt from scratch according to quotes on the forum. (search "one line questions") I'm imagining something along the lines of Deus Ex (objects have weight and a shape, and have to jigsaw into your pack) but maybe that's just wishful thinking. In any case all the glitches and bugs in standalone will be BRAND NEW!!!! I'm so excited, I can't wait! :beans: :beans: :beans: :lol: EDIT: in case you didn't know,to avoid this bug move a gun FROM your Pack TO your hand, BAG >>> HAND. No fix for if you've already deleted stuff though. (I do it quite often, it sucks) It will swap for your equipped weapon and swap ammo accordingly, without deleting all your stuff (just moves stuff into the other spaces)

From the sounds of it, Building interiors and model textures are gettin' sexified. That and smoother animations/new inventory system, it'll be like playing an entirely different game! (but not really)

I reckon you should be able to break/remove legs and arms without killing the Zombie "Dude, I'm already starting to decompose. Does it look like I give a fuck?!" Maybe then you could use the slow crippled Zeds to block corridors temporarily while you SKIN THE FUCK OUT!!! *Smokebomb* @T.G. I play on Veteran servers but still 3rd person (fed up of crawling over a boulder and breaking my legs) no crosshairs is FUN! I would still use iron sights on a "Crosshairs enabled" server anyway, fuck knows how anyone can have a firefight in 3rd person, let alone headshot Zeds! Can't see a thing!

To all the "SAVE THE CHILDREN" people, not the ones who don't take themselves so seriously, but the up their own ass ones, who think they're doing something good by complaining about or simply or denying artistic freedom (Yes, it is) In a game, where the world is diseased, the infected murder any and all survivors in sight and bandits kill survivors outright also. Would there not be infected children? There are so many worse things going on (In Real Life), that shouting "THINK OF THE CHILDREN" at a game developer only shows your ignorance (*Flame shield up*) “We gotta come to some new ideas about life folks ok? I'm not being blase about abortion, it might be a real issue, it might not, doesn't matter to me. What matters is that if you believe in the sanctity of life then you believe it for life of all ages. That's what I hate about this child-worship syndrome going on. "Save the children! They're killing children! How many children were at Waco? They're killing children!" What does that mean? They reach a certain age and they're off your fucking love-list? Fuck your children, if that's the way you think then fuck you too. You either love all people of all ages or you shut the fuck up.” - Bill Hicks

The KOSers will likely be trying to disguise themselves. Of that I have NO doubt. I'll be making my presence known, as should everyone else, whether you're a bandit, hero or plain survivor you shouldn't be trying to lonewolf all the time. I want my Post-Apocalyptic social network to know that it's me they see moving towards camp so I don't get popped! (I doubt when we start forming communitiesEVERYBODY will be on the same teamspeak server) Just my thoughts on it. If you can make your avatar more personal you're automatically more involved in what he's up to. Or maybe I'm losing it a bit... How many fingers are you holding up?! :|

Swap all explosives for butter, cheese and ham. AS50 for flour, M107 for sugar, add milkable cows. Picnic at NW airfield anyone? All are welcome. The bandits and hackers will be bringing sandwiches and fairy cakes.