Should Painkillers/Antibiotics Have Use Count ?

[exiled 19]

Hello to everyone.

I would like to start a discussion will it be better or not to make painkillers/antibiotics have use count.

Now, as we all know painkillers and antibiotics are pills in a unopened box, each box has number of pills in it (painkillers 24, Antibiotics 18), why not make that each time you use painkillers/antibiotics user takes only 1 pill instead lets say 24/18 pills or 1 painkillers/antibiotics, it sounds logical.

This way this items could become more useful, and if painkillers are very easy to find and common, U can always make its spawn rate decreased/increased to meet some game balance.

What do you think ?

Thank you for reading and discussing.

[Rivy 32]

I'd like this. Of course they should be rarer and antibiotics could require you to take one per hour for maybe 3 or 4 hours.

[#Sleepy 572]

Yea I support this, also if I'm shaking and I take painkillers it should gradually get less shaky over the course of 5 or so minutes.

[knifely 34]

I agree, but they'd definitely have to lower the spawn rate.

On the other Hand, the whole idea is that it makes you decide 'do i really need this extra painkiller instead of that AKM Mag?'

[Serious Stan 202]

I eat the whole box, sounds smart to me

[knifely 34]

I eat the whole box, sounds smart to me

Well thats real life, we're talking about a game. No fun side effects in game :P

[Faceman Peck 93]

Sounds reasonable

Beans for the Op

[Oompa 25]

But only if the pain needs a 1 minute to subside and returns after 5... and pain SHOULD dissappear on it's own after a while, after all... we do heal.

Same thing with antibiotics, I can't even remember the last time I was sick and didn't get better after 2 or 3 days, without having to take ANY medication.

Edited November 24, 2012 by Oompa

[mr_chabowski@live.co.uk 2416]

If they made it so pain fades by itself over the course of 30 minutes, and a painkiller can ease the symptoms for around 2-5 minutes, it would add an authentic edge to pain management/healing.

This would most likely make multiple tablets per pack a necessity, but it could fit nicely with an overdose potential, just to put a little extra thought into how you handle your situation.

I look forward to seeing how the medical system develops. We've heard about disease and such, but that's a different kettle of fish.

[Rivy 32]

This would most likely make multiple tablets per pack a necessity, but it could fit nicely with an overdose potential, just to put a little extra thought into how you handle your situation.

Hell yes. And add booze to the game so we can mix meds with alcohol like real men do ! xD

[indominator 95]

if it has the same system as ammo, and painkillers bottles have a random pill number when loot spawn... that would be good.

[aksuduud 64]

I'd imagine it takes a lot of aspirin to forget about those broken bones.

[psylnz 34]

If they do implement several contagious diseases each with its own antibiotic, as was suggested they might, than yes, they should havbe a use count.

[seddrik 44]

Dayz = Zombie Mod Med School

[Oompa 25]

Well, I would actually like to get a Devs opinion on this ;)

[knifely 34]

If were being 'authentic', and with all the diseases, etc. Wouldn't having a cocktail of drugs for all these different aches, pains, and illnesses have a bad side effect?

[*Exile* Sami 188]

I think they should, no one is going to shove a whole box of painkillers down there throat, it would probably overdose

[KillSkuli 3]

I think they should, no one is going to shove a whole box of painkillers down there throat, it would probably overdose

Hey I do that like every day nothing happenes to me.

[exiled 19]

I see that we are getting somewhere with this, maybe devs see and adopt this idea, at least to see how does it works in game itself.

Another thing, as mentioned by some of the readers there can be like 3 different spawns of medication with low/medium/high pill number (painkillers/antibiotics) and in a case of severe pain you take 1 pill and shake less, than take 2nd and be almost calm and if you want u take 3rd to completely remove shaky effect, to enhance effect maybe it would be better for effects to fade gradually and if you did not dose good returns after like 2-5 min... so you need to take medication again.

Maybe to implement alcohol, to disinfect wounds if attacked by zombies and lessen the chance of being infected, even side effects of drug misuse, or even addiction to some if consumed far too much.

What do you think, again thanks for reading and discussing.

Edited November 26, 2012 by >S.T.A.L.K.E.R.<

[DayZoey 110]

This mod is just like L4D with its over the counter medication. Our avatars slam back entire packages/bottles at a time and by some miracle they aren't flopping around on the ground like a marionette with a few strings cut while foaming at the mouth from overdose.

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Seriously though, awesome idea. Right up there with number of uses in matches/lighters! :D

[doublebrain 255]

I like the idea. There should also be boxes of painkillers with only a few inside and you should be able to combine painkillers like when you have 2 boxes with 4 painkillers in each you can make 1 box with 8 painkillers.

[sonicrainbrony 136]

Everyone knows you have to take 24 painkillers to end a headache. No, really, great idea, which I believe many have thought of themselves.

[Mos1ey 6301]

I think it's a nice idea.

Like people have already said - painkillers/antibiotics should spawn with a random number of pills (x/12 or x/24) in a packet and the spawn rate would have to be dropped to make them rarer. I liked the bits people said about painkillers taking a few minutes to take affect and antibiotics having to be taken once an hour for a few hours in game time too.

[harley001 315]

It actually says on the painkiller box that it has 24 pills inside. I think my character is a addict. I mean he does constantly take painkillers AND morphine.

[DiazWaffleCrabstro 39]

Yea I support this, also if I'm shaking and I take painkillers it should gradually get less shaky over the course of 5 or so minutes.

painkillers do not equal muscle relaxants :)