Chaingunfighter

True, that is how probability works. However DMRs were way too common in the mod, but I feel this had something to do with the lack of overall weapons they could use, since they relied mainly on vanilla weapons. Obviously the spawn rates could use some tweaking, but I still would rather have variety then find an individual weapon every time. More overall weapons = less overall chance of finding a specific one. Thus the individual chance of finding a specific gun that you wanted would be lower whilst the chance of finding a gun could be tweaked at the dev's will.

Most modern guns hold more than 5 rounds... The only real exceptions to that are hunting rifles or productions of pre-existing models, and a few revolvers that hold 5 rounds. I'm assuming by modern you mean essentially 2000-present. How about the suppressed M134 in Rome: Total War?

Balota, Elektro, NWAF, Nowhere else.

Cool gun, also the first pistol that honestly makes sense.

We've already got pistols, revolvers, rifles (many types, including select-fire rifles, battle rifles, etc.), shotguns & melee (bladed & blunted). Bows, crossbows, and chainsaws are coming soon, and we'll probably get submachine-guns, light machineguns, explosives, and thrown weaponry eventually. Why do you mean "unfortunately"? Is there something wrong with having a lot of weapons?

SVD is semi-automatic, and has 10 rounds. Essentially more effective than the mosin in every way.

It's a cool gun, but it's very rare and not used a lot outside of Russia. I wouldn't complain if they added it, though, I like it.

SVD is already on its' way. Sorry mate. Besides, the Mosin & SKS (and even M4) can already be used as "snipers", the actual term just implies an attack from a distance. But there probably won't be any .50 Caliber, 2KM-shot AS50s/M107s/KSVKs. What about rifles? Surely you'd have some .22s/.223s/.308s before you'd buy 8 fucking 12 gauge shotguns, unless you did not buy them all and just store them in your room. And to OP, the only problem with having a majority of shotguns is that they simply do not have the same level of variety as rifles and handguns. Sure, there are tons of different acceptable shotguns of all sorts of types, but there are many more rifles and pistols, too. Still, I'd like some Over-Under, Pump-Action (Besides the confirmed 870), Semi-Automatic, Single-Shot and what-have-yous of different sizes (Namely 12 & 20 gauge)

The whole point of the "rarity" argument is that they will actually be "rare" and you won't find one every time you loot the barracks. You're really misunderstanding it.

It really isn't, the ammunition used in the VSS is only used in the VSS/AS VAL and it's not used at all outside of Russia, from what I hear. It's like asking for an AK-12 or AN-94, sure they're Russian, but they have only seen limited use as of yet. They took the LRS off of the SKS because the shell-casings would fly out and hit the scope, damaging it. No, they are working on the SVD as we speak. Again, they only took it off because the SKS shell-casings would hit and damage the LRS from how it was positioned.

That's true, but that's why some guns are rarer than the others. Yes, the 1911 is generally inferior to the FNX-45 but if someone wanted a .45 gun and couldn't find the FNX, then they'd have to make do with the 1911. As I've said before, making the guns rarer will be the way to stop it, and the people that are willing to take ages to server hop/wait around forever to get a specific gun do not seem like a huge barrier from making similar weapons. The Blaze 95 is pretty much inferior to the Mosin in every way, save for accuracy and fire rate (which hardly matters with only two rounds), but it makes a good addition to the game for variety. Practically any player will take a Mosin over the Blaze, but I've seen plenty of people who have not found a Mosin using one. Having every gun be useful til the end-game is not a concept that DayZ is (or seems to be) going for. There should be weapon choices that are clearly better than others, even if said weapons are harder to find. I still fail to see how having similar guns for variety is bad, so long as they make sense. If anything, it would get boring seeing everyone in the same role using the same gun. I'm not suggesting adding an L85/Famas/G36, because they aren't realistic nor authentic, but there are other 5.56 guns that make sense. M16s do make enough difference; for being clearly better in open areas, while sacrificing the usefulness indoors and in urban areas. The M16 would also give versatility to most M4 parts (the stocks, sights and mags could be inter-changed completely.)

Arma 3 has a disappointingly low number of weapons (not that I'm mad about it, but it actually lacked guns more then it had them; no GPMGs, no shotguns, no grenade launchers, etc.) Battlefield 4 (and most other arcade FPS games) follow the exact "streamlined" approach you want; limited guns but somewhat different stats, instead of a huge ton of guns. And what I meant by "attachments" was not the "variety" but the "compatibility". Guns with built in rails (like the M4) accept attachments much easier than the AK, that's what I implied, even though it isn't specifically a counter to your posts. I'm not specifically advocating for a G36, or L85, or FAMAS (none of them fit the scenario and I do agree that they aren't different enough) but something like a Galil, or Ruger Mini-14, or another 5.56 that does fit shouldn't be kept out because there already is one. And explain to me how it's only an "illusion" because they are similar. Even if they aren't entirely different, it is still variety, by definition. Still takes more time, so an overall lower number of people will have them and less people will want to spend the time doing it. Not everyone wants to sit around for hours camping loot spawns for guns.

Where would you find a Vepr? Or any 12.7mm anti-materiel rifle? (Even the KSVK is unrealistic.) The SVD and Remington 870 are confirmed, although it's not the "Combat" version, and the Uzi/m249/(*see note)"AK74u" are plausible (M249 would probably be an FN Minimi though). *The correct name for the "AK74u" is the "AKS-74U" or sometimes "AKMSU", depending on the variant.

Why have two when you can have 10? The reason people always carried the same weapons was because the mod had bad shooting mechanics, way too common weapons, and limited spawning of types (The DMR spawned at barracks as well as crashsites, the M14 AIM only spawned at crashsites). The spawning was skewed. The 1911 will probably be a bit more common than the FNX-45 later on, so it will obviously be harder to find one. Not all guns are created equal, though, and I don't think they should remove the 1911 just because the FNX-45 is a .45 with more ammo and attachments. By your logic, we should only have around 20 guns because... actually, you're never quite clear on why you think limited arsenals are better. Is it because you think everyone will only use the "best" of each type, or do you have a pet peeve against weapons that have similar roles? The game isn't done yet, neither are the weapon & shooting mechanics. I'm sure there'll be ways that (for lack of a better word) "balance" out the different guns, but I doubt a limited selection is what we'll get. Sure, the G36, L85, M4, M16 & HK-416 all perform the same, and yes, it would make more sense for them to do other guns first before doing another 30 round 5.56 rifle, but things like durability and magazine/attachment compatibility will make quite a big difference later.

The camera's placement gives you a more realistic view, though. The actual camera FOV isn't any higher, but the wider area you see is more true-to-life than the first-person vision, ironically.

Why no LMGs/GPMGs? If you had fatigue then carrying around an RPK/RPD/FN Minimi or an PKM/M60/FN Mag (GPMGs, not LMGs) would weigh you down a lot in addition to all of the ammo you'd have to carry. However, the suppressive fire ability would make them great tools for teams and groups, but not individual players.

1. So what? 2. So what? 3. So what? The Remington 700 is 7.62x51mm and holds 5 rounds. The Mosin-Nagant holds 5 rounds, and is 7.62x54mmR, which is a good deal larger. The R700 is also very popular, even in Europe. If the R700 irks you so much then you must hate the soon-to-come SVD which is still 7.62x54mmR, but is semi-automatic.

As much as I agree that the M4A1 accuracy sucks, this was a terribly written post; - "screw these gamer fly by night hype sucking noobs" - "I miss the cop zeds I liked putting them down fuck the police" Were either of those necessary? - "the first gun I ever fired at the age of 10 was a full auto TEC-9" An unlikely story, considering that the TEC-9 hardly ever works when fired full-automatic and there are (essentially) no legal, full-auto variants, (that part of) your post is bullshit. The only way that could have happened is if you used one of the extremely rare pre-1986 manufactures (Tec-9 production started in 1985) that was also converted to fully-automatic before the 1986 ban.

I usually stick with a group of friends so if anyone I've (or I should say, we've) helped tries anything, they know what they'll get. Surprisingly never had anyone try to kill us after helping them, though.

How would you be able to tell whether they initiated combat first? What if they were attacking zombies when suddenly someone fired at them and they retaliated? Besides, these arbitrary systems have no place, heroes should get rewarded by what people do for them for helping. I've had plenty of people give me food, medical gear, even weapons from bandaging them, giving them blood, or whatever, those should be the rewards, not respawning with items. Bandits would see the same because they would nearly always get ruined gear and die a lot more.

I don't think the devs are taking the "limited weapons" approach"but more of the "large variety so none in itself is too common" ideology when it comes to weapons. By the time they're done updating the game, I'm sure we'll have quite a good number of guns (the devs wishlist has apparently over 500 guns alone, the G3 being one of them), but individually most will be pretty rare and we'll be relying more on melee & makeshift weapons for the early-game. I think that will make it pretty cool, considering how everyone you encounter could be armed completely differently, maybe occasionally you'd see the Mosin/SKS/AKM or another "common" firearm but for the most part everyone had their own style. I like that. Hell, we've already got four different pistols; the CZ-75, FNP-45, AWC Amphibian and the tactical 1911 and honestly none of the variants they chose make any sense. (The CZ-75 & 1911 possibly, but the CZ-75SP-01 Phantom is a prototype handugn and I'm not sure how common non-original 1911 variants are)

ArmA 3's SMG is the Scorpion Evo 3 A1, which does make it a "plausible" addition, considering the FNX-45 is a port of the "4-Five .45". actually, the FNX-45, 1911 & CR75 all appear to be ports; FNX-45 being ArmA 3's "4-5 .45", 1911 being ArmA 3's "ACP-C2", and the CR75 being ArmA 2 ACR DLC's CZ-75 SP-01 Phantom.

Yeah, the MP5 is clearly the better choice. I think quite a few people here hate anything that isn't Eastern-European because it isn't Eastern-European, and that a Tsar Bomb would be a better weapon than the M4A1 to have.

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Perching a rifle/machinegun/bipod weapon is an effective strategy. Obviously it isn't a great tactic for long-ranged sniping, but it offsets a lot of recoil and most people shooting from buildings are not trying to make very long-ranged shots.