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No this is what I completely have in mind for the future of the mod. Zombie city, zombue town, zombie village, zombie countryside, zombie wilderness...all connected

Melee weapons HAVE to be in the mod because who wouldn't pick up something sharp/blunt to protect themselves with? I think taking down a single zombie or maybe two should be possible. Anymore than that and you are putting yourself in serious danger. Maybe be quieter than other weapons but not silent either. Either way it's completely unrealistic to not have melee weapons, I think alot of people are quick to assume that anything that we add will be exactly like some other game are unable to think that Day Z could have it's own unique processes.

This was my input from the skill system thread. Instead of points it's about time. "I think a skill system for this game would be so good and would add for a much deeper gameplay experience. I think it should work something like this. Similar to EVE online's skill system tied in to the book idea that I share with the OP. -So I'm a survivor - I find a book (e.g Bear Grylls Noob Guide To Gutting) (Now I can choose to use/learn the book (usable once) or trade etc...) -I choose to learn -Book does not dissappear and I am informed by HUD or seperate "skills screen" that I am learning said skill and it will take me X amount of time (e.g. 1 hour) -1 hour later I have learned the skill, book disappears and now I can gut wild animals for red meat) Now if I meet another survivor I can choose to teach him my skill, either trade for items, one of their skills or just gift it. But now for that stranger to learn it from me they must stay within X amount of metres (100m?) in my proximity for X amount of hours. -If they go outside of that proximity progress stops, if they come back in, it resumes. If one of the player dies the trade is destroyed. -After the skills are traded players can choose to kill each other, band up together further, or just simply part ways." Link to full post: http://dayzmod.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=3220&pid=29858#pid29858

It sounds as if you're trying to make the game easier, give more options to the player to survive.

£/$10 say that the OP is a bandit or will be a bandit in the future.

*enters building - finds Note "Day 12, out of food, will be heading towards Chern tomorrow for supplies, horde spotted going east - signed survivor2012"

Makes complete sense to be in Day Z.

:huh: What numbers? I don't understand. You would still be able to do things that you could do now but if you learn a skill you could be more efficient at it. Whether it be to cut meat more effectively or make less noise or whatever. I don't think you're looking at the long term picture of this mod. It needs to be more diverse.

They not zombies. They are alive, infected and pissed at you.

Yes because one person having a sniper rifle and one guy having a magnum pistol is a level playing field...:huh: You talk about harsh penalties. Well losing an earned skill that was taught to you by some random stranger you met and banded up with for some time, by death is a pretty harsh penalty don't you think? Adding a skill system isn't going take away from what the mod already has but just add more, which is what the mod needs.

I've heard if you go into prone/crawl when you get to the top you won't fall, that's with pistol equipped.

Some locations could hold radios? But cannot be removed from that location?

I say permaban. Racism. No thank you.

*cue steam sale on ARMA

Yeah currently it is unbalanced and it works like this. 1. People still play it as a game and for lulz 2. People kill other people 3. People being killed get angry about being constantly killed 4. Angry people start killing other people 5. Repeat 2-4

Agreed rain catcher is more ideal for this mod. I do like the realism that goes with all of this.

Well' date=' IRL a lot will be doing it for lulz too. And not necessarily exactly that lot, who do it in-game. [/quote'] I really doubt that alot will be doing it IRL. Imagine it. People who have lost their family, their friends, have no one else to help them. Their life is in constant danger. But hey nothing a good laugh can't fix. Where's that rifle? Yes there would be hostile encounters, theft, robbery, assault; don't doubt that for a second. But mindlessly killing people is something alot of people would not do. I would love to see this more realistic scenario in this realistic zombie survival simulation (refuse to say game lol)

It's not about gathering skills. It's about adding to your inventory, like another item or weapon. It's something else to use, something to trade, something else to protect. There needs to be a basic skill system, not too deep, simple. It shouldn't overpower your character but can have it's advantages on occasion if you choose to learn a skill. I have not seen a game like this anywhere else...ever, so to say it doesn't fit is weird because it's like "Which other game are you comparing this to exactly?" This game is a survival game first, shooter second.

Well I think what kind of skills you could learn is still very much up for discussion. But I would hope everyone could agree that a skill system would add more depth to the game.

auto run!

Game purchase - however currently the game would be worth expansion price. I would gladly pay full price for this game if it had more to do than just loot kill loot kill etc... Studio developed but with strong community input. Like I would hope the people of the studio were the community themselves, if that makes sense? Both type of servers, why not eh?

Tricky one. How long could you survive without water including intense physical exhaustion (running from 50 zombies?) Yes realism is a vital part of what makes this mod work so well but I just feel there is going to be a limit to it. There has to be. Else the dev team will be forever coding for every thing that's realistic in real life.

Support! Would add to immersion of the world.