Mini Maracas

I agree with Applejaxc. IEDs would be pretty cool with the new crafting system and what-not! But I don't think a UAV would be good or even realistic in a zombie apocalypse. If someone had a plane, and it was the zombie apocalypse, I doubt they'd fly around looking for other survivors and targeting them just because some bloke picked it up and told him to ^^ (I'm probably making no sense here, oh well xD) Also UAVs would be a bit unbalanced for this, just my opinion.

I love this idea! I'd love for everyone to spawn around there, rather than the south coast. It would, like you said, change the way both new and experienced players behave. Also, if the new ship is being placed near Kamenka, this could also add to it. At the moment, Kamenka is a place nobody wants to spawn, or go near. But if the ship is there, and if the big ship has good loot, then Kamenka is pretty far away from the East coast, so could bring some use for it! Love the idea.

I'm all for removing the crosshair! But, if it were to be removed, I'd like the melee to be more L4D2 or TF2 style (As in, the melee has a 'line' of impact, you don't have to just be aiming at the correct spot, like as it swings, it can hit as long as the enemy is in the swing radius?), rather than the current 'pistol' like hatchet. :) That would balance it a bit more I think, so melee wouldn't be too hard to use ^^ (I'm a noob, some people might be great at hatcheting people without a crosshair, but most new players aren't)? Don't make it too easy though, after all, this is a zombie apocalypse game, which should be hard! Just don't make it impossible! :D

Hi, yesterday I got DayZ, and I'm loving it so far! I had some amazing experiences, but then this weird glitch occurred at the end. So basically, it started off on this server. It was night time, and I was failing miserably. I was talking to this guy on side chat, when I realised it was psisyndicate, one of my favourite DayZ youtubers! :D So yeah, after being mauled by zombies a few times, I started afresh, and met new friend. I met him in the fire station, and I think he may have been new, too, because we both didn't know what to do, and looked hopeless xD He guided me to the hospital, and we got some supplies, when this guy asked "Leo and Herman, you friendly?", and moments later fell down from a roof! He had a ghillie suit, and pretty good stuff. I left the hospital, trying to guide the zombies away so Herman could escape, when someone snuck up behind me, and tried to kill me, but Herman saved me by shooting him! Moments later, Herman got randomly shot, I heard a truck or something, and I was running around like a headless chicken, when eventually I got shot, too. Now this is where it starts to get weird. I think it might have been a glitch or something, but basically, my character was in the dead position on the floor, and I think it said "Leo was killed", but I could still open my gear, talk in direct chat, and look around with the alt key. I couldn't do anything else, though. Couldn't eat, drink, anything. I was just dead on the floor, but not dead :s It gets even more strange though! I pressed start and clicked "Respawn". Now usually this kills my character, and I have to go through the character creation process thingy again. But not this time. This time, I automatically respawned into some barren wasteland. Nothing was there for MILES, I couldn't see anything but ground, there were hills and bumps, but nothing else. Just 1 huge empty land. The weird thing is, there was a dead body a few steps away. We both had NO gear (Not even the bandage, painkillers, flash light, etc). So I clicked "Respawn" again, hoping for it to fix. But no, I spawned in the exact same spot again. So I left the game. Has this happened to anyone else? If so, how is it fixed? Just by leaving and re-joining? Thanks ^-^ TL;DR - Got killed, had control over my body, respawned, and it spawned me at some empty land. P.S. Sorry if this is in the wrong section or something, but this glitch was really weird, and I'm wondering if it's happened to anyone else, or if it was someone hacking, or anything else?

In game chat Basically, we need a reason to make people want to talk IN GAME, rather than on TeamSpeak, Skype, etc. This makes it much more authentic, and more realistic. Also, you would be able to sneak up on more players, learn their plans, and use this information against them! > :D It would also mean you have to be more careful when talking plans with a friend, checking the area, or talking quietly. A way we could make people want to talk in game more, could be talking in-game increases humanity slightly? Think, if you're in a zombie apocalypse, and you don't talk to anyone, and have no contact with other humans, you'll start to go insane. Talking to other players could raise humanity. To make this balanced/reduce exploitation, we could: -Have a limit on how much humanity you gain per (minute, hour, day?) by talking? So people can't just hold down their talk button, not talk (Or play a sound through mic), and gain so much free humanity. -Make it so another player has to be nearby in order to gain humanity? And if you talk while noone's there, it could lower it? Think - talking to other people is more sane/human than talking to yourself. _ _ _ _ _ Silent kils I want a way to take out an enemy silently. Not with my bare hands, that wouldn't be that realistic, unless you choke them or something, which I don't think I want. What I think could work (If it's done right) is, taking out an enemy with, say, a knife, from behind. Maybe there could be an animation of you putting your arm around their neck, then with the other one, stabbing it from the front. This would be good if you see a group of 2 or more bandits, and want to pick them off 1 by 1 if they're careless.* To counter this, though: -Animation takes 2-5 seconds, and if the enemy is quick-witted enough, he can call for help while he is being taken down? -You actually have to get right behind them to do it, so there's the matter of getting close without being seen or heard. -You need a knife for this. So yeah, I think both these ideas could make the game much more authentic, you'd have to check your surroundings more, and would increase the levels of paranoia in players! *Also, to add to this, I would like flies to appear after a while on dead bodies, not straight away (Sorry if they already do this, haven't really checked). Sorry for the long post. :)

Knock someone out, gather a group of a lot of people to make a ring around him, all release your feces on the floor, when he wakes up there'll be a ring of excretion around him... If only you could then set it on fire >:D

This isn't confirmed or anything, but I'm seeing the 15th of January a believable release date. The Russians "Hope" for this, and I know that doesn't confirm anything, but also January 15th is when the next batch of "Steam Greenlight" games will be released. Coincidence? Hopefully DayZ will be one of these games ^-^

What I'd like is a system (not in game, but on the website maybe), where you can see all, if not then your past "x" characters, their murders, bandits killed, humanity when dead, zombies killed and survival time and name. This way, you can "save" and "share" your best characters, compare with friends, etc? I dunno, just an idea. Probably not very well explained, I'm tired, but yeah...

Not to start with. Only Chernarus + will be available on release, but they're going to implement custom maps further into the future :)

Talking steam here, it'd make sense if they release it as soon as the Christmas sales start, or just after they end... Think about it. If it's released when the steam Christmas sales start, loads of people will buy it, so more money for steam. If it's released as soon as the sales end, more money for steam. Loads of people want the game, so if it's not on sale, they'll still buy it anyway, or wait for the next big sale, which could be as late as Easter, or even the summer. Valve are probably reading this like "Look at all the people who will empty their pockets out to us, MWAHAHAHAHAH! What we need next is HATS! EVERYONE LOVES HATS, RIGHT? BUY ALL OUR HATS GUYS!" Oh Valve :3

Exactly, so this is just a good sign, that maybe everything is in order, and nothing's gone wrong. Hence the maybe. Just using common sense.

In one of his tweets 7 hours ago, he said "Enroute to airport... Nz bound!" :)

I think I heard somewhere that it'll be 'heavily discounted' in alpha (ie as soon as it's released), and the main, finished product will be no more than $25? Sorry if I'm wrong, but I think I remember hearing this somewhere, and it seems good. Seems the same as Minecraft too, and someone said they'll have a similar thing to Minecraft. Sorry for my bad explanations, haha. I'm tired, and it's very, very cold here in the UK :(

Depends. If you're going to buy arma JUST for DayZ, wait for the standalone and save yourself the money. However, if you're interested in Arma 2, I'd recommend getting it. It's a really good game for those who are into it. So if you're interested in Arma, get it. Otherwise waiting is the best option. It should come out this month! :D Edit: What he said, too^^

On the 12th day of Christmas, Rocket sent to meee. 12 bandits killing 11 survivors surviving 10 bambis running 9 admins banning 8 zombies killing 7 makarov mags 6 cans o' beans Daaayyyyyy Zeeeeeeee 4 teaser trailers 3 images 2 blog updates Anddd a zombie in a pine treeeeee! So judging by that logic, 25th is the 12th day of Chistmas, 24th is the 11th, and so on... Soooo... DayZ will come out on the 18th (The 5th day of Christmas) :D But yeah, seriously, CAN'T WAIT! :D It's going to be epic, but I don't mind if it's delayed, if it needs to be. :)

0:44? Also nice vid ^-^ Make some longer ones! :D

I'm sorry, but I don't think this would work in game. Money isn't needed really, trade items with other players. It seems like a cool idea, but... It could end up being a pay-to-win game. NPCs? Please no. This game is, and should stay, focusing on Player on Player interactions, no NPCs, would ruin the game I think. Mini-Games? This is a zombie apocalypse! :P No time to play poker or chess. Would completely ruin immersion in my opinion. "I'm about to die, wanna play some chess?". This game isn't meant to be 'happy' and 'fun', but cruel! :P Good ideas, just not for this game I think :) Edit: Thinking about it, money would be cool, just I don't think we should be able to buy things from shops or NPCs, but if money were to be in the game, should be only tradeable with other players. :)

Yes! This would work, and be much better. But for the SA, they're re-coding loads of shizzle, so surely they could do something like this? It seems pretty simple. Then again, I know nothing about coding or anything :P

Rocket has been saying he wants as little HUD as possible, and wants players to look for visual cues. I find a health bar or blood meter would break some immersion, just my opinion :) OP: I agree, something simple could be done, such as a colour scheme change. (I'm guessing it's simple). Many games have an option for this, so should DayZ!

Basically, I think we could do A LOT more with this game, and make it so the player can do many different things. I'll highlight the main bits for you lazy people ^-^ I'll just get straight to the point. A few of these are in the SMK animations (Video posted a while back), but I'm highlighting the main ideas I like. These are not fully my ideas! :) Climbing ledges Ability to jump up an climb a ledge would be cool. Vaulting fences that are too high to step over, climbing through a window to avoid a player who could be down stairs, etc! :D Rolling Like a combat roll. Maybe double tap crouch, or double tap crouch while sprinting? Could be useful for either getting to cover quickly, or getting from cover to cover to avoid being seen in a hostile area. Should NOT be able to roll if you have a back pack or a big weapon. (Like in that SMK thing) Blind fire The ability to blindly shoot round a corner, but with a substantial drop in accuracy. Maybe to counter this, it could only be done in 1st person? And if your hand gets shot while blind firing, you stop? Could blind fire round a corner, or over a corner. Passing items to players I'd like to be able to quickly chuck a friend a can of beans, or a water bottle. Rather than having to place it in their back pack. Maybe also could throw side arms? Like pass an unarmed friend a pistol for quick use in combat? The other player would have to accept, so someone can't just spam passing you an empty can of beans. ^-^ Choking Maybe there should be an option to sneak up behind an enemy player, and strangle them, or hold your hand over their mouth and nose, so they fall unconscious? You have to have nothing in your hands to be able to do this. I'll add more ideas soon, and if you have any ideas just say ^-^ Give constructive criticism on these ideas. If they're bad, or you don't like them, say how they could be improved, or WHY they are bad :)

If they release it earlier, nothing will stop them from carrying on with updating the game. If they said they'll release it before the new year, then they'll release it before the new year :)

I don't have the mod, and I'm waiting until Standalone to get the game, but I was wondering. Will there be a hard copy of the game? Like a disc or something I can buy from a shop, like with a case and everything? Dunno why, I just like having a physical copy of a game ^-^ Thanks :)

Great idea, but I think you should only be able to scavenge wheels, and maybe glass too. This'd be awesome, logging off, then when you rejoin, your cr isn't stolen, but has a few missing wheels!

I believe somewhere I heard it'll be 'cheap' when it's 1st out (10-15 dollars), then 'no more than $25' I heard somewhere. They said it'll never be the full price of a normal game ($60). I'm happy with this. Cheap at 1st, for dedicated customers, then increase the price when alpha is finished. Not too expensive though. Hacking also won't be as much of an issue in SA someone said.

Make sodas rarer then! :D Sodas can be a treat, being able to drink knowing that there's no chance you can get a disease from it ^-^ Or just boil the water then let it cool, to kill of any bacteria on it :)