THREAT OF ZOMBIE VIRUS INFECTION?

[Juhkis 8]

May have been suggested many times... but isn't it self-evident feature in a zombie survival game?

In every zombie movie people are scared of getting the infection.

DayZ is kind of survival simulation game, but it has no real threat of zombie infection.

There is only crazy people (bots and players) who are trying to kill you... like in a normal war game.

My suggestion to increase the ambience of every moment in the game lol:

Getting the Virus

- Players would get the virus ONLY when Zombie is biting/eating you

- Players would NOT get the virus when zombies are hitting you

After you got the virus

- Infected players have indicator to tell how bad is their infection (like the hunger, blood... indicators)

- When the indicator is blinking red, the player would be very near to die and turn in to zombie

- Player get slower and worse when the indicator goes closer to red

- Near Red; Player could get sudden rage seizures --> lost control for couple of seconds ---> watch bot zombie doing his thing

- The virus could be CURED by mixture of very very rare ingredients

Would you try to search the cure for your best friend... leave him or kill him?

Would you risk your life... cause he might turn in to zombie at any moment?

There would then run zombies of dead players with GREAT LOOT!!!

They also might be harder to kill, 'cause of their better armor.

So what do you think?

[camycamera 36]

i love this, but you are immune to infection.

[morgan32 403]

The infection spreads by DNA, or in most movies it does, so hitting should also spread it. If the zombies blood gets into your wound, bit you or not, you'd have to get infected.

[terrvik 2409]

What if you don't get the "zombie (infected, whatever)"-virus but just get plain infected? The infected (using that word a lot now...) are pretty dirty fellas, surely they would spread some kind of disease around, just not *that* disease.

[indominator 95]

People, you cant get infected by the zombie virus, why dont you listen to what rocket has said already?

[terrvik 2409]

People, you cant get infected by the zombie virus, why dont you listen to what rocket has said already?

But you should be able to get an infection, just not THE infection.

[Emre (DayZ) 6]

Yeah, great idea. One more goal to play keeping.

[joeoblong@yahoo.com 614]

But you should be able to get an infection, just not THE infection.

But you can and do get an infection, that is what the antibiotics are for.

[terrvik 2409]

But you can and do get an infection, that is what the antibiotics are for.

Well, yeah. But not from being clawed by the infected, which is what is being discussed. :)

My point is that the zombies probably aren't washing their hands that often so they should be a source of disease, just as I hope dead bodies and water will be in the future as well.

[joeoblong@yahoo.com 614]

Well, yeah. But not from being clawed by the infected, which is what is being discussed. :)

My point is that the zombies probably aren't washing their hands that often so they should be a source of disease, just as I hope dead bodies and water will be in the future as well.

http://www.dayzwiki.com/wiki/Antibiotics

Whether this is factual or not is debatable. But it is in there! :D

[terrvik 2409]

http://www.dayzwiki....iki/Antibiotics

Whether this is factual or not is debatable. But it is in there! :D

Yes, antibiotics are used to cure an infection you get from low temperature. I know! :) Right now, that is the only way to get infected in the game.

EDIT: To be clear: when I say "infection" I mean a general disease not the "zombie virus".

EDIT2: Sorry, I misunderstood your point. I blame lack of caffeine as always. :)

Edited October 21, 2012 by Terrorviktor

[starwarsfan@gmx.de 450]

It's pointless to ask for something that's already coming? Rocket already said there will be a lot more diseases going around.