Ashurah

If you wanted to punish bandits/survivalists equally for killing why not make zombies attracted to player kill sites. Maybe the smell of unturned human blood makes them go MAD with rage. Or maybe the smell carries to any zombie within a large radius and they begin to slowly wander to the area of the kill. Either way, it wouldn't matter what type of kill it was (self defense, murder, ect.), there would still be punishment for a kill.

Just for you rocket, I put my opinions in a one sentence format. Paragraphs are to explain my thoughts but they can be skipped. 1. IMO once you pay for a game you shouldn't have to continue to pay for it. Definitely game purchase only. With that said, I understand that you need to pay for servers. I could maybe see a standard monthly or yearly subscription to cover that cost, but I don't think it should be a large amount per person. 2. I could also see paying for cosmetic content, if you needed to make the extra money. But if you're not desperate for it, I wouldn't do it. I know I personally would just tough it out with the skins and hats I already had. And in my mind, it would be hard to create cosmetic content that didn't create an unfair advantage. If you created cammo clothes, people would whine because now some are harder to see. Or they would whine because the clown suit they just bought made them stand out too much. 3. Both community and studio developement. Studio could make a "better" product, but usually at the expense of the community. Community may lack resources but could have awesome ideas. 4. Both community and studio servers. Studio servers could bring an element of stability to players who want to play the game as it was intended. Community servers could have options to change minor parts of gameplay. You could use your own servers as a control group, or make changes as you go to see how us lab rats react. Anyways, my thoughts. I thank you for your hard work, and wish you the best on this amazing project.

New here, so maybe my opinion is worth less than a can of beans, but I like the idea of the limited use matches. I also think a flint would be a great new item. And you could potentially get many more uses out of a flint than a box of matches. Wood can be found anywhere, but a good flint or matches can be worth their weight in gold. For that matter, you could probably start a fire using a flare, or a flashlight, with the right technique. I also know from experience and from research that a knife has so much potential. Most survivalists would argue that it's the most important item you could carry. You wouldn't need an axe in real life if you had a knife. You can gut animals, use a knife and a flint for fire, and maybe even a potential melee weapon in a pinch. And yes, I know that there are no melee weapons. I'm just making a point. Anyways, what i'm merely offering is suggestions. Thank you to those who took the time to read my post. I know i'm new, so i'd appreciate it if you kept the flaming to a minimum.