VincentNZ

I got shot the other day but were able to get my stuff again, it was all ruined apart from anything I had in the topmost inventories like weapons, helmet, gloves etc. Everything in the bag though. My mag though got ruined in the weapon, I guess. I could still use my clothes though, and I believe everything, but my mag, even the stuff in my first aid kit. Everything is a bit over the top, things should randomly be damaged though, and certain things should get ruined though, the mag in the weapon would be sensible. Conserves, smaller items and general convenience items should not be damageable at all though. As a mechanism it is cool, since it kind of deludes the purpose of killing for gear instead creating an incentive for trading, or maybe even robbing.

I can only recommend to watch Merinos videos on that topic. He makes it really clear what each action concerning health/blood/energy/water/stomach is about and how they interact with each other AND backs it up with sources, testing, gamefiles and experience. As far as healthy goes, you are certainly regging blood, I was hit accidentally with a fireaxe, with gray vision and the healthy status and I was certainly regging my blood. The misconceptions mainly are, that you can not see when your "energy storage" is empty, and because in a full stomach fits water as well as food. Long video, but definitely worth half an hour.

I reckon a serverside option, and more server options (no PK, RP-only, Deathmatch etc...whatever) could be useful to satisfy most and all needs. When making gameplay changes, though gear and progress should be saved on that server only. As for general chat, it could be held OOC only, that usually works in many MMOs, or, while I am sure that it would hurt immersion for many people (though probably less than expected), it would reduce the amount of panic kills, and unneeded aggression towards other players, through lack of communication. I agree though that working walkie-talkies (enhancing VOIP range greatly), or radios (communication over the whole map and to nearby walkie-talkies) How far is the range for VOIP though? When I am entering places like Kamyshovo I would like to be able to yell out that I am ready for trade and communication, to be heard all along the town.

It is fully viable and maybe even a bit too easy to fend off one Zombie with your fist, but as you are so often aggroing another one through sight as your punch hits the first, it will pose immediate danger to you, but that is the same for every weapon until you find an axe. KOing players is a problem though I guess, does it work against helmets?

I would like them to either make you spawn all along the coast, with a couple more inland like Tulga. Of course always close to some kind of village/town/farm etc. Right now though regular spawns for me always occured between Elektro and Nizhnoye, so basically all along the eastcoast, up to just south of Berezino.

Yeah 50/50. I guess most kills in this game happen because you can not assess the situation correctly or objectively and decide to take the least risk, or out of sheer panic situations. This is further enhanced by the fact that the only threat in DayZ right now are the players themselves, neither the resources or the zombies.