Antediluvian

I'm already having a hard time finding any ammunition for my weapon, but then again I'm not exactly hanging out in military areas. If ammo rarity was to be increased, so should weapons. I mean, unless I had the option to use my m4 as a melee, I wouldn't have any problem, but keeping it around, making other people think I'm an armed threat while in reality i'm bulletless, and shooting me for fear of my potential danger, would be pretty sad, and also contradict the ammo scarcity's original purpose.

You should have no problems. How large is your resolution? You might play at a lower % than 100, but it's no biggie.

I voted #2, and I assume #3 will happen by the time the final version's out.

Hahahah! Oh my, that's not what I had in mind at all! And yea, achievements that derail you from normal gameplay suck, and should not be included. Just imagine the chaos that would ensue from achievements like 'Kill 50 zombies with a screwdriver' or 'Force feed 5 alcohol solutions' Implementing achievements in a way that won't disrupt the natural order of things is pretty hard. The only ones that could be integrated without problems or ranting on the community's part would be the ones that come naturally as you progress / survive.

I dont think vehicles will be added soon, cause you don't see any wheels or engine parts anywhere. While features that'll be included in the near future, like cooking, already have many relevant items among the loot pools (gas canisters etc)

Sounds like a nightmare. Rage virus? That means 1 good hit and you're finished. Isn't that a bit brutal? Also, locked in zombie-state? Uncontrollable, I imagine. But for how long? No option to respawn? It would be cool if you could find your zombie-self, but zombies de-spawned if nobody was around, where would your zombocopy be kept at?

I'd love to see thematic uniforms. A medic overcoat that could be found in the hospital, a police uniform looted from rare zombies, heck. Anything is possible, most of the clothing you'd see in a city could be available.

Would you like to see achievements? Do you think that certain aspects like banditry would be tamed if appropriate achievements were added, or would they get worse? What achievements would you add, if you had the choice? I'd probably add very loose-based achievements that don't require 1 life to complete. And perhaps add an achievement 'X days survived' that would reset with each new life.

They have rented a SA server, but there are no heavy rp rules or whitelists yet, so expect to see a few out-of-character people (and kos bandits too) albeit at a reduced chance than other servers.

I think rocket had made a similar statement concerning the standalone release date being pushed back, some time ago.

Huh? Harvesting plants to add to a suit? Not sure if that's how ghillies work. You could craft a makeshift version.. It would be cool, but a bit hard to implement.

Don't worry. I think the devs know how to focus on constructive posts suggesting stuff (even on alpha times) and ignore the other white noise amidst a thread. I don't know how many of the dev team worked on the Mod version of DayZ, but I remember reading various suggestions in the early days of DayZ forums, and many of these suggestions actually came in later patches. They are among us, and they are watching what we're saying.

I don't. I always travel from cover to cover, nobody has yet caught me with my pants down. Can't be too paranoid. Now, if I find someone who is unaware of me: If he's armed, I stay hidden and wait until he leaves. If he's unarmed, I stay hidden and wait until he leaves, then I track them for a while. If I hear any gunshots, I know he probably ran into some bad folks, and see if I can catch his killers red-handed. Only happened once, to catch a bandit in the act, but I generally try to replicate that event. I'm a crazy heroic stalker, is what I am. I never go looking for trouble, I only loot hotspots during the night and when I'm feeling friendly, I only show myself to bambis, to get them up on their feet.

Since so many features are incorporated with realism in mind, shouldn't incoming bullets affect the health status of various stuff you'd carry? They already have health levels for everything, but they don't seem to change / being repairable for the moment but that's surely gonna happen by the time the game is released. This would also make bandits and people who like to shoot other people, think a bit before pulling the trigger. They're out for your loot, after all, and shooting you might damage the goods. What are your opinions on this particular feature?

I like the idea. I'll probably never need your help, so I might join y'all. One question though, you do realise that some people might call for your help while actually being bandits, right? You could use bodyguards, spice things up a bit. Good luck with this undoubtedly noble quest in an otherwise brutal and inhuman Chernarus.