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I would really like to see a system for player identification!

I will explain what i mean and the system i have in mind.

Information:

With this system you can look at a player and then remember him in your mind so that you know its the guy you've seen earlier. There also is an option to ask for his name and if he accepts this then it will display its name. I've got a system in mind that i'm going to explain.

The system:

1. You look at a player and nothing shows up

2. Once you are close to the player (not yet a range in my mind...) you can select the option "Identify".

3. Once selected you have to make sure that you can see the player for a certain amount of seconds (5 seconds?)

4. Once the waiting is finished a message will display like: "Player remembered".

5. When close to the player a tag will appear saying: "Identified player_1"

5* When identifying another player, the tag will be: "Identified player_2"

6. Once identified you can ask for his name...if you do so then the player will get a message promted asking to tell his name

7. If he accepts this message then you can see his name above his head

Becoming unidentified:

Offcourse you can unidentify yourself.

- Changing one of your clothing parts will make you unidentified to everyone that identified you ("Identify" only)

- Changing your head's clothing will make you unidentified to everyone (This is the only way to get unidentified by someone who asked for your name)

Compatible with diseases:

There also are ways to forget players because you are having a disease. For example: You have a memory loss disease, each 10 minutes of play time there will be 50% chance to forget someones identification or name, this will unidentify a random identified player.

Notes:

- You have to be close to a player in order to identify him

- You have to look at the player for 5 seconds

- By changing your headwear you become unidentified to everyone (even if they asked for your name)

- By changing one of your clothing you become unidentified to everyone (except if they asked your name)

- The identifications last until you die (unless you have a disease that makes you forget stuff)

- Name tags will only appear when close to a player.

What are your toughts about this suggestion?

Leave a comment below!

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erm.... Can't it just give away player's position?

I just don't think this suggestion suits DayZ.

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what about a simpler 'notebook' style system.

You get an option via mouse wheel scroll when you are within 20 mteres of a player to 'memorize' him.

You can then open your notebook (which may feature in SA) and make a note - eg - '(player name) - friendly, gave me morphine - factory'

Now whenever you see this player again at close range the 'memory' will appear. When your character dies his memory dies with him.

Edited by wabbit
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been suggested yesterday but it had much better ideas and explanations than this one

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There used to be a garry's mod gamemode where a character was "unidentified" until the player decided to use his "share name" command. Which would give out his name to all the players in a certain radius (whisper/normal/shout).

As for putting player 1-2-3-X on unidentifieds, i disagree, if the game allow enough visual customisation you will be able to know who is who by looking at them as long as they are close enough.

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