While I generally wouldn't trust the common population of DayZ to make suggestions on anything, the poll is still a good idea.

He absolutley can use realism as an argument. Just because not everything is 100% realistic doesn't mean that some parts can't be represented as realistically as a game can. Zombies breaking bones is perfectly fine. It happens... The fact that you aren't always knocked on your backside and face stomped when a Zombie connects with you is evidence that 100% realism isnät required or wanted, but some degree of realistic reaction is expected. If the game WAS 100% realistic, Bandits would be dying alone from infected bullet wounds in the woods, players would be weeping with joy at meeting another player, you wouldn't be permitted to respawn at all, getting face smashed by a Zombie at a full run would instantly put you on your back and a team of DayZ devs would knock on your wdoor and put a bullet in your head every time a player did. ;) Next time you should try the long, painful voyage to find morphine. It's a pretty epic crawl to the nearest hospital on your face, trying to avoid all contact and keeping up your food and water. You might enjoy the end result more with the effort required. :D

I agree with the concept, but the logic, I feel, is flawed. Night will remain a nearly empty place, as I don't think NVG are the key to why people log out. Night is, in general, more deadly from both zombies and players with or without NVG... In fact, I imagine LESS people will play at night without the benifit of NVG, not more.

I think it would be very naive of anyone here to think that the current trend isn't "hide and snipe". The time has more benifits then draw backs, in my opinion. The tendancy of players to want to kill other players is a secondary issue that also needs attention, but isn't directly related... Again, in my opinion.

That's a solid bit of reasoning. I suggest that, if a player is logging out to do anything other then avoid danger, the 10 + second timer idea wont be a problem for them. Obviously, people who are booted/disconnected in the middle of a battle will be in trouble... If there's a way to tell the difference bewteen a user initiated disconnect and a disconnect, then great! If not, I'd think the number of instances that you're disconnected in the middle of combat would be sufficently small as to be a flaw, but not a game breaking one.

Taking the post in the SPIRIT it was meant, as opposed to punching every straw man we can: Zombies should be able to smash through doors, and I'm sure that if the engine gives the ability to them, that Rocket would prolly love to see a change like that... But opening them does seem less then "Zombie" like. As for ladders?... Tough one. I would think zombies WOULD be able to climb ladders. I mean, they can pull themselves over things, right? It's only a small step from that to pulling themselves up a rung at a time. Also, for game play reasons, you don't want a small ladder to become an unassailiable sniper safe zone where they quietly pop zombies for 'yuks' while eating beans and pooping off the edge.

It kinda does make sense, I guess. In small towns like that, you'll find it's mostly families... That's 2-5 people per house. A couple of Z's/currently infected runaways make their way into town, infect everyone, only a small handful have the good fortunte to chase another survivor out into the woods and the rest remain staggering around their homes and places of business. I spose it's fairly logical.

Yes, I had some follow ups. ;) Disconnecting because you see a person following you = ? Disconnecting because you see a sniper aiming for you =? Disconnecting because you shot a guy and saw his two buddies a second ago = ? Disconnecting because you shot a guy and are sure his friends are comming = ? Disconnecting because you got cornered, but no bullets have been shot yet = ? In other words, avoiding combat, be it mid fight, just before the fight begins, or killing one guy and then vanishing before his friends round the corner is all the same stuff. It's logging out because you're about to be killed. It shouldn't matter if you log out after the first shot misses you by an inch or before the guy gets a bead on you, or before he closes to range to use his weapon... If the OP had fled into the hills for 5 mins, been sure that he got away scott free and given the (existing or not) other players a chance to find the shooter/follow the sound of gunshots, he wouldn't be asking what "Nightcrawling" is or why he's a cheater right now. ;)

I can confirm this. I've seen screen shots of a woman in full garb dropped in on top of the normal zombies on servers. It was just a standard, civillian woman in a religious garb, dropped by accident or on purpose... For the life of me, I can't remember where I saw her thou...

Locks and makeshift barricades are a fine idea, very fitting with the feeling of the game... But I maintain that Auto Turrets is... Well... I mean... Is there a term that's worse then: "The worst idea ever"? ;)