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I wouldn't mind a Beretta 92FS but I don't see it bringing any variety to the game, considering we already have a 9mm semi auto with a double stack mag through the CR75, and we're about to get a Glock 19 as well now. However, it would be nice, but perhaps a better option would be the Beretta 93R variant of the Beretta 92FS? 3 round burst pistol, with 15 or 20 round magazines. :)

Stun batons and king hits are roughly 30 seconds. Haven't tried a cattle prod though. The best gun for knockouts is the Sporter. They will have to be wearing a helmet though or it will kill them as will any gun with unprotected headshots.

I do support there being Muskets myself, through flintlocks or matchlocks. I did however like the idea of the Pattern 1853 Enfields though which are probably more common in Russia thanks to their association with the Crimean War.

A bit of a unique weapon, but I feel a unique suggesiton - the L4A4 Bren Gun. The L4A4 is a 7.62x51mm (.308 Winchester) conversion of the legendary British Bren Gun. Following the onset of the Cold War, the British army, and many other European countries had Bren Guns or similar guns based off of the Czech ZB26/ZB30 series of LMGs. With NATO standardizing the 7.62x51mm cartridge in the 1950's, the British were forced to change their Bren guns from .303 British to the new cartridge, as there were insufficient supplies of an alternative in service at the time. This wasn't met with much complaint from British soldiers at the time, who had come to absolutely adore the Bren since its introduction in 1937 for the purpose of walking fire, but as nations started to adopt other light and general purpose machine guns with belt feeds beginning at the end of WW2, the firearm was slowly becoming obsolete. Nevertheless, with a chrome plated barrel (L4A4 and later variants) and interchangeable magazines with the FN FAL series, the L4 still went on to provide great service for itself as a light machine gun for the squad sized level unit. The British army continued to use the L4 in The Troubles in Northern Ireland, and also in the Falklands War to great effect. Eventually, the superior FN MAG series of General Purpose Machine Guns (in the form of the L7 GPMG) would go on to replace the L4 Bren Guns as the squad level MG with its belt feed and modularity, but service of the Bren Gun continued as late as 2006 in some places, and the LMG is being manufactured to this date. In Day Z, the L4A4 will serve as a rare light machine gun, to represent the Bren Guns, the ZB26 and other similar firearms in common circulation around the world that are based on the Czech ZB26 and are still used in conflicts commonly around the world to this date. The Bren Gun will be rare in itself - being only found at NATO helicopter crash sites and NATO barracks, however, the magazines (which will just be 20 and 30 round FN FAL magazines) will be able to be found at any military spawn, much like the magazines for the UMP and SVD. The ammunition being fired will also be the .308 Winchester, making ammunition fairly common. The Bren Gun will have devastating potential - it is after all a fully automatic .308! It will come with a built in bipod as well, and the Bren will be devastatingly accurate at medium range, and able to be hip fired quite effectively also with only a moderate recoil and fairly fast reload. It will however not be able to be outfitted with any attachments (except for maybe different barrels,) and still be limited against other belt fed machine guns, which will be able to out shoot/suppress a Bren gun with their bigger ammo supply, and also be lighter. The Bren Gun will also be fairly heavy for its somewhat limited magazine capacity (for an LMG,) meaning that once the stamina system is fully implemented will mean that the Bren Gunner will have to be limited in other supplies if he does not wish to be too burdened down. Nevertheless, this gun will serve as a unique LMG that is fairly well known among the gaming community and other communities thanks to its daddy's .303 variant used in WW2, and represent the ZB26 series that has served nation's armies around the world for almost a century, and make the wielder nevertheless very dangerous even against some of the most well geared players.

-A 10 round semi automatic 9mm would be incredibly OP if it were the size of a derringer to conceal and didn't need magazines to load. Also, nobody has a Dardick pistol that I can think of, it's so incredibly rare. -The TK Korovin is not remotely strong. It fires .25 ACP which is an incredibly piss weak cartridge. It is very similar in performance to .22LR. -Cap & Ball revolvers do not use magazines, but good luck finding the blackpowder, the balls and the percussion caps required to fire them. They also are less accurate than modern pistols. -That .380 is a Taurus, not a S&W, it even says such. A .380 snub nose would be interesting though. As for rifles in every corner? Rifles and shotguns are far more common in civilian circulation than handguns.

Simple suggestion - a similar system to the gestures, but with phrases that play in direct chat, vehicle chat or other forms of chat messages if needed. Some examples could be: "Don't shoot!" "Help me!" "I'm going to rip your heart out!" "Don't move!" "We're cool dude, chill." "I'm not feeling too well." "That was pathetic!" "I surrender!" "Thank you." "*Maniacal laughing.*" And so forth. Not sure how the key bindings could work, but perhaps you could press a button that brings up a small menu in the corner with key bindings that you press to say the appropriate message. They don't all have to be the same either, with multiple quotes and phrases for that same thing. The video game Verdun for example has this sort of systems, with various things your character could say audibly such as compliments, taunts, attack/defend orders, enemy locations etc that you could say to nearby players, both friendly and enemy. I think this will add a new interesting dynamic to the game that adds more immersion (rather than listening to someone's shitty microphone quality and static) as well as try to help out players who do not have a microphone communicate with one another, instead of having them have to stand still and vulnerable as they type their message in direct.

On the subject of .410 shotguns, perhaps a better suggestion that is more unique and will make a .410 a more viable alternative to the 12 gauge - the Taurus Circuit Judge. The Taurus Circuit Judge is a revolving pistol carbine/shotgun that is chambered for a variety of cartridges, most predominantly .44 magnum and .410/.45 Long Colt. This variant, the .410 shotgun/.45 Long Colt pistol carbine has a 5 shot cylinder, and a very rapid double action mechanism with built in extractors. It is becoming increasingly popular for self defense and hunting around the world due to legal complications in many countries when dealing with semi automatic rifles or semi automatic shotguns. The double action trigger allows the weapon to effectively function as a semi automatic, allowing many shooters in countries such as Australia to effectively circumvent gun control laws. It is also reasonably priced for what it is, generally between $550-$700 a piece. With it's rifled barrel and full choke, the firearm is also very accurate for the cartridges being used. The front sight has a red fiber optic wire, allowing the front bead to still easily be seen in low light conditions. Many circuit judges also have rails to allow for the attachment of optics and flashlights, to allow shooters to tailor the gun for their needs. In Day Z, this would provide a unique firearm (it is a double action revolver after all,) that also can be found with a bit of effort among residential homes along with the ammunition, without requiring a magazine. It provides shotgun users a choice between the other shotguns that are all 12 gauge - do I seek raw stopping power per shot, or do I take accuracy and a fast (effectively) semi automatic action instead? The shotgun will still do significant amounts of damage within 25m (it is after all a shotgun!) and has a tighter shot pattern (meaning longer range than the 12 gauge,) and is similar in dimensions to the MP-133 pistol grip (meaning the Circuit Judge can be concealed in a hunting or mountain backpack if need be,) whilst having a very fast action. However, multiple shots may be required on unarmoured targets to put them down, unlike with the 12 gauge shotguns. You also have 1 less round to shoot before reloading compared to the MP133. However, when used within 25m, the sheer weight of fire of a very rapid firing shotgun is more than enough to instill sheer terror within its unfortunate victims, and the smaller size and weight of the .410 means that you can find ammunition in larger packets, and carry much more.

As I said before, you can't actually saw off lever or pump action shotguns that use tubular magazines. This is because if you sawn off the fore end, you would have to cut your magazine open, rendering it completely useless. You'd have to modify your magazine beforehand and make it shorter, and thus hold less cartridges. The only firearms that can actually be sawn off are muzzle loaders, break action and box magazine fed manual firearms (such as bolt action.) Tubular magazines, such as those used in almost every pump action and lever action firearm can't be cut down because the magazine is horizontal and goes down the length of the barrel.

Shotguns with tubular magazines can't be sawn off without modification to the parts and magazines. You would cut the magazine open in the process and render it useless. As for Europe? .410 shotguns are readily available there. They are not as popular as 12 gauge or 20 gauge to my knowledge, but still quite popular there, and certainly the .410 is perfectly capable of reliably taking out any hunting game in Europe except for maybe bears (which I can't imagine there being too many of in a country like Chernarus anyway, if there were any.) Personally I see more difference in performance between a .410 against a 12 gauge than a .20 gauge vs a 12 gauge though, so I figured to make a wider variety and disparity of firearms it would make more sense to have .410 as an alternative shotgun cartridge than 20 gauge. It's for the same reason I don't see the 1887 12 gauges having a place in the game, because in reality using an 1887 12 gauge would be no different than using an MP-133 in performance. Same firing rate, same magazine capacity, same cartridge. The only thing it has going for it is the cool factor of the lever action, but there are other lever action shotguns in different cartridges that would be more unique in performance than the 1887.

Now I know the devs said they weren't planning on introducing any further calibers any time soon, but honestly no survival game is complete without a .410 shotgun, which is one of the most effective survival firearms you can have, as well as a very popular shotgun due to it's low recoil and ease of handling. So I'd like to sugget a .410 shotgun, the Rossi Rio Grande: The Rossi Rio Grande .410 is a 6+1 shooting .410 lever action shotgun, converted from Rossi's popular Rossi Rio Grande in .30-30. It is highly affordable (going for between $350-$550 a piece,) and reknowned for its actually somewhat decent accuracy for a shotgun, with decent patterns with buckshot suitable for self defense usage being able to go to 25 yards or further, thanks to it's full choke. It also has a rear sight, unlike most shotguns which just have front beads, which allows for accurate shot placement when using shot at longer ranges, or using slugs or certain pistol/rifle cartridges that can fit in the chamber and safely fire. Being a .410, it is no 12 gauge in damage, though the damage is still quite considerable (2-3 hit kill within range,) and the .410 would be able to outrange the 12 gauge shotguns, and be more accurate too. It is not to be underestimated either - it may be the smallest shotgun cartridge on the market, but it is still highly lethal and deadly on most game or even people. The lower recoil also means quick accurate follow up shots can be made better than with the 12 gauge shotguns such as the IZH43 or the MP133. The smaller cartridge means a shorter action to cycle, meaning quicker cycling of the action (though a semi automatic is still far superior in this regard.) In Day Z, this simple lever action shotgun will offer the option to shotgun fans - accuracy, firing rate and economical carry of ammunition, or sheer 1 shot kill stopping power. .410 stacks also will be able to go up to 25 instead of 15 and found in boxes of 20, making carrying .410 more economical to use and easier to find ammunition for. So here's the Rio Grande:

If you don't want to know the player list, you do not need to look. Clans wear tags to get their name out and earn a name for themselves. Their tags would be pointless if people couldn't see them plastered somewhere. If you also don't want people to check your pulse and know you have friends too, you can simply not wear tags. The other thing too is people disconnect and reconnect from servers all the time. You could join a server with say 20 people and expect to find some action in Cherno, but without disconnection/connection messages, and a player list, you may soon find yourself bored out of your wits expecting some PVP only to realize that you're the only player on the server. If you don't want to know about player lists, you simply can just choose not to view them. But there are many legitimate reasons to know the player lists. Especially with people like me who play on private servers with a very tight knit community - we like to know who's online and who one another is for banter sakes, such as killing someone in a gun fight and finding them on TS and having a good old laugh about the gunfight.

Can we pretty pleeeeeeaseeeee be able to also surgically remove their tongues with my lovely little combat knife to make the gagging permanent?

Bout time for a melee weapon suggestion: The Cordless Drill. The power drill is an amazing DIY tool for any man to have. It can be used to bore a hole through various different materials, or fuse materials together. It also doubles as a simple, yet somewhat grizzly melee weapon when used as such that can easily cut clean through a man's skull and brain. Powered by an 18v battery, the power drill is a simple electrical tool that when turned on and with the trigger pulled will rotate a fore end, which can be fitted with various attachments. The drill can be used to do small stabbing damage (similar to a screwdriver) with a small bleed chance in melee combat on its own. When combined with the battery and turned on, the weapon will cleanly bore through flesh, bone, clothing etc. It will conduct a very large bleed chance, will easily fracture bones if it strikes a limb, or if it makes contact with the head, will likely kill its target in moments. The drive forward and boring is also continuous - holding down the shoot/stab button will continue to rotate the drill bit, meaning if the target doesn't immediately pull away from the drill bit, they will sustain incredible amounts of damage. Continuous use however will quickly drain the battery of power, so use the power sparingly. Also be aware that the range of the weapon is short, and there is no swing, so you must make sure you line up the target well for the drill to make contact and do the damage intended. The power drill will take up 6 slots - 2 across, and 3 down.

If you're an Aussie - Pipsi and Aussie Convicts Attack Force. Pipsi throws events every now and then (one is starting in 10 minutes in fact,) and has a few streamers involved (most notably Holymanhowto.) They have a huge active admin team, 5 servers (all Australian) and most action seems to take place around the Northwest Airfield. Aussie Convicts Attack Force is part of the Global Shard network of private hives, and have an active admin team. Charli3 DayZ is responsible for the server and he is a streamer too. They almost have a PVP event every night, though these tend to be focused on the coast. Besides these events though, the northwest is very active, and the guys from Pipsi are involved there too. There's actually a 20 v 20 community showdown next week between ACAF and Pipsi.

I only hit them because I fire at short ranges and quickly lol. Your arrow is dead on accurate if you release the draw string just before it's pulled back all the way for some reason.

If the rifle had to be cocked after every shot you wouldn't be able to instantly double tap, you'd have to have a slight delay like the Derringer.

Shotgun guy took 1 to the legs which broke them, followed by one to the chest with a composite arrow and he was gone. No vest, basically a fresh spawn who found a shotgun. Mosin guy was geared. Took 4 hits from bone arrows. Struck his arms once, and the chest 3 times. Also killed a guy with a CR75 today, no vest. Two hits to the chest with bone arrows. Also looked like a fresh spawn who found a CR75 and some mags.

Recurve bows are useless for hunting - you can't get close enough to game to use them accurately without them taking off, regardless as to how sneaky you are. However, I was doing some low tier PVP in Berezino as part of a big event the other day and killed a guy using a double barrel shotgun with the Bow with composite arrows, which are incredibly accurate and powerful. I also killed another guy using a Mosin, though it was incredibly clumsy a shootout that left me wounded. Both these kills were however within 25m ranges. Wait for the bow to go to the left when aiming, then fire.

http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/643245585276996315/84161812BD4EB976659DCA4EDA03651B09F27B47/ Jeremy Davis sitting around alone at his campfire on guard awaiting his comrade's return. He ponders what could possibly be his last night on Earth before he heads out for tomorrow's combat operation in store.

Well the FN Trombone certainly isn't common. Last one I saw for sale was $1800 + and was made in 1954, which meant being pre 1960's it wouldn't mount a scope either. Their production numbers were only 150000 and there aren't any listings at the moment on Armslist. Yet for some reason this is one of the most common of firearms you can find in Chernarus. In comparison there are 200000 7.62x54R Berdans in existence, and 3 million 10.75x58mmR Berdans in existence. It certainly makes more sense to have in game than the Trumpet.

The absence of zombies for me does take away a heads up that was essential for me to detect players in towns and airfields. Now I rely on positioning and spend a lot more time observing before going into areas. I've also had some crazy gun fights on low pop servers. Last night I had a 6 man private hive server - and we bumped into a 3 man squad in the middle of the night that we wiped out. We didn't lose anyone but I took a 5.45 to the leg and one partner took a 7.62x54 to the chest. We killed two of them, and wounded the third before we decided it wasn't worth it with no loot to gain in the fight. I'm a hell of a lot more paranoid and observant now and the general boredom without zombies still often makes me unprepared for a fight.

How about a Berdan II rifle for a single shot breech loading bolt action 7.62x54mmR rifle? The Berdan I Rifle was initially developed in 1868 to finally grant the Russian Empire a breech loading rifle, as the global arms race of the late 19th century raged on. Replacing previously used rifle muskets, the Berdan Rifle was initally developed to use a 10.75x58mmR centerfire cartridge, and was fed via a bolt action (similar to what is commonly associated with Mosin Nagant Rifles which used the Berdan's design.) Initially manufactured to a tally of 30000 for 2 years by Colt in the USA, Berdan I's were soon replaced with the Russian made Berdan II in 1870 which would be produced for 25 years in numbers exceeding 3 million, and were distinctively recognized due to the fact that the closed and locked bolt points upwards at a 30 degree angle, and had an incredibly long length of 1.3m from muzzle to stock! They saw debut service with the Russian Empire in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, however Ottoman Soldiers quickly showed the obsoletion of single shot rifles and ate many Russian soldiers alive in combat with lever action Winchester 1873 pistol caliber carbines. This, combined with the introduction of magazine fed bolt action rifles in the 1880's such as the German Gewehr 88 and the French Lebel 1886 rifle prompted the Russian army to acquire a bolt action repeater of its own in the form of the widely reknowned Mosin Nagant Rifle, which used many elements of the Berdan's bolt action and safety design, with the Mosin Nagant becoming the standard issue service rifle from 1891 onwards for the Russian military. Nevertheless Berdan II rifles were to continue seeing limited use until as late as the Second World War by Russian, Finnish, Serbian, Ethiopian and Mongolian forces, and Belgium was contracted by the Russian army to rechamber the rifles into the Mosin Nagant's 7.62x54mmR cartridge, with 200000 Berdan II's being rechambered and resighted for the newer cartridge. This rifle would ultimately provide a stop gap measure in Day Z for those seeking to later use Mosin 91/30s and SVD Dragunovs, much like the IZH-18 provides a stop gap for those intending to later use CR527s, SKSs and AKMs. The reload would be slightly longer than the IZH-18's (Berdan II's can only achieve 6-8 rounds per minute) and the rifle cannot be sawn off, but this is compensated by the much higher power, accuracy and range that is provided by the 7.62x54mmR over the IZH-18's 7.62x39mm, and the ammunition is able to be found among civilian residences as well as military establishments.

It's still an option. Most systems are a waste of time with the current loot system (bows, natural leather clothing, horticulture,) but it's something fun to do with some semi level of realism and DIY to it. It's only intended to last one box of 12 gauge, but 10 shots of 12 gauge is more than enough to get done what you need to say assassinate someone for their loot to get something a little better. Plus, in a gunfight, being a shot shot breech loader, you're likely only going to get off 1 shot before your death, so it's something that requires skill as an assassination gun, or a concealable gun.

Pipe 12 gauge shotgun: Crafted out of two lead pipes and a nail as a firing pin, this simple yet surprisingly effective pipe shotgun fires 12 gauge shotguns out of a leadpipe. It is a single shot action that cannot be aimed from the shoulder - it must be fired from the hip due to it's design. There is no trigger. Instead to fire, the shooter must place one pipe inside the other, and force it back onto the firing pin contained inside the rear pipe. This impacts the primer on the firing pin, and fires a single 12 gauge cartridge. It can be reloaded surprisingly fast, with roughly one shot every 6-7 seconds of any 12 gauge cartridge, however the design is incredibly inaccurate due to the inability to aim from the shoulder, and will quickly fail after repeated use due to the crude design and the lack of a bolt locking in the cartridge during discharge. But you have to do what you have to do in any survival situation. This improvised weapon will provide an alternative for DIY style players to the Improvised Bow, and a much more effective and powerful one at that if you can find the 12 gauge ammunition for it. Crafted out of 2 lead pipes or a lead pipe and a box of nails for simplicity sake. And this is how it works and performs:

It looks like fun, but I honestly cannot hear any of the dialogue.