FuzzyPooka

Uh rah to that my Brother! My beans are belong to you. I have a post myself expanding this theory some more. (I am well aware that there are Melee weapon posts, but these are so besieged by comments, and lacking in information, that I have made a clear, and complete guide to possible and plausible Melee weapons.)

Not classes. Stories. What were you before you landed on this godforsaken pace? Not points, but general expertise in certain areas, to more realistically convey individual survivors. I was a small town doctor, and therefore have more experience using bandages and such, compared to an Ex-Spetsnaz, who knows his way around firearms.

You sir, are screwed. I recommend you find a job. I'm assuming you are... 12-15. Ive found that Babysitting is quite the moneymaker.

So every player should spawn as a Special Forces Commando? No. Survivors would come from different walks of life, not a bunch of Hardened military veterans. Classes would fix this. More of a backstory than class. Perhaps you were a physician, and have more medical experience than a athlete that survived.

Stopping PvP or nullifying it is not the answer. I love the ideas of mental illnesses, but that can be interpreted as discouraging a bandit playstyle, and DayZ NEEDS bandits. Rather, we must focus on there being rewards for cooperation. Perhaps you have the option to group up, almost like an XBOXLive party.said mental illnesses effect players who kill wha would be close friends, not random players. Some item like bandages should be more effective if applied by another person, so banding together is recommended, not forced.

I was referring to the use of a chainsaw as a saw, not the SAW LMG. Stealth is needed as stated, to make use of an ammoless system of CQ Zombie killing. Arma 2 cannot right now, you are right, but this is more stated to DayZ when in Beta form, and Rocket is not limited to the Arma engine, and has creative freedom to create a authentic apocolypse. What happens when the ammo runs out?

Relatively.

The chainsaw is more of a fun formality, and is only there for Hollywood purposes. It IS incredibly loud, and would SHRED TEAR AND MUTILATE everything in the blades path. It is unwieldy, and the noise is supposed to draw attention. It would be more of a way to take on hordes of zombies. And we are in Post-Soviet collapse Russia, not modern America. Safety features likely have not been introduced to the rural settings. It is not more effective than the axe, just a glamorous(yet horrible) alternative. I am in full agreement of your thoughts on refitting current MW. The axe, I have changed, so it is more effective a tool. I believe the crowbar must become a tool, not a weapon, and Knives are a must, when other bugs are fixed.