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I'm a little sad people just found the tin cans as distractions. I'm happy they are learning about it, saved my life once. Anyway, with the LOS infected you have to have the infected in buildings otherwise, you can simply run from building to building without worrying about them. Remember nothing should ever feel a 100% safe, otherwise it ruins the experience.

I am against this because I don't want another icon on screen. The issue I am always questioning in first person (with no option to 3rd) is am I crouched or not, while I don't want another icon, it feels like you can't risk hitting the buttons as you might die.

Let's get a bit more community support before we go asking for Rocket and Team (side point: good just team :)) There is a downside to this, which is it becomes easier to escape infected. So maybe, it should be 2 player combined to have happen.

alcohol and tobacco. Agreed, but in the form of mechanics... Alcohol - you actually bleed faster, so what is the upside? Tobacco - this, IRL, does reduce hunger. So, downside is small shakes if you don't get smokes.

report to bug section

This isn't a game mechanic suggestion. I don't know who mods the forums but it is full of trolling, etc. There really needs to be more warnings and bans until it's under control. It's getting to the point that I don't want to come to the forums anymore. I can't speak for others.

Report like pm?

Ha, that's not how it works, if you are running at the wall you can climb over it. The two man vault is actually a pretty cool concept as it creates a dilemma to leave someone behind and is actually a better suggestion. :)

You do make some valid points, but there are very few players that are actually willing to do real regression testing. This is more of a free for all play testing and develop. In a way, both methods have their advantages. Your method tests direction functionality and generally this is easy to test. The method that is currently being used, appears to be working. Usually, this type of testing is for beta players - but there are instant feedback about functionality, play-ability, and design choices. I doubt at the stage we are at now, any of this would change, due to the popularity. As for people complaining, that is really maturity issues and best ignored.

agreed.

Pretty good story. Weapons and food were removed because of rampant PvP and I doubt they will be put back in. As for the rest of it, here are some tips, get on your belly, and try to avoid detection. This is the only sure fire way to avoid Z's even when you get a gun. If you get spotted, try running into a building or behind some object to hide. Z's work on line of sight (LOS), after a bit they forget about you. Melee is new and comes with inherent risks. It is better than having nothing at all, but I wouldn't recommend it.

Really good work!

+1 OP

? it is relootable...

This is a good idea. I'd add that the sound of breaking the crowbar should be a little loud.

Agreed.

"Also, thinking that these forum debates have any impact upon the development of this game is laughable." While the rest of your post is pretty inflammatory, I will address this statement. I believe this is untrue. Before patch 1.7.1, I through my guns down to see if it was possible to live and I did. I came to the forums and at least 3 other people did the same, came back, and reported it as being more exciting. Yelling how X isn't going to work because your view is "right" doesn't convince people. Doing it and telling them the results does. This isn't merely a debate, you can go and do things to prove it. In addition, you can logically provide reasons of why you believe your opinion. Then others can come and objectively debate the idea without name calling.

"You have a stack of 10 bolts, You shoot one and then try to retrieve it, Arma will picture that as you getting 10 new bolts." This isn't exactly right. You can add a variable to the player that keeps tracks of bolts. It would require, in this case, 10 different pictures to do it.

"More on topic: I would say that just not being aggressive / etc would help, but I have yet to see a constructive post be met with anything other than derision." Agreed. Sometimes, if you are too assertive it comes off as sarcastic. I often read my post again to see if anything sounds defensive.

"Both would be enlightening, your view was what I was interested in though. Continue in PMs or find/create topic?" Well, I vote start a new topic. As this is addressing community behavior, I'll be there as soon as it's made. :0

@frankhertz - you used a can throw to save your self from an attack? Dude, I thought I was a master stealth guy. You must be a ninja.

"Simply put, neither will nor strength alone, but by both can goals be achieved. We have the will, but not the strength, so what should we do?" I say, let's a mature posters not post on negative threads, as they only encourage more attention. If a thread derails, attempt to bring it back on track and never resort to name calling.

@thejoshknight - You're saying that no game mechanic will ever stop you from shooting another player. Okay... so... yeah, I really don't know what to do with this. So, you are fine - no matter what the game mechanics are? Well, thanks for your contribution.

This! Embrace the challenge, good story. :)

It was either a bug or a rollback, either way - report it to the Bug Section.