blades

[whatsmynameagain 31]

I know this sounds a little bit ridiculous, but how about katanas and swords? They would give a bleeding effect when used on enemies. They would be extremely deadly up close.

[Fenrod 60]

Do you even know how hard it is to handle a katana ? This requires a lot of training...

And don't try to bring in items from WarZ. :|

Axes / kitchen knives / saws are way more practical, common and realistic.

Edited February 11, 2013 by Fenrod

[whatsmynameagain 31]

  On 2/11/2013 at 5:24 PM, Fenrod said:

Do you even know how hard it is to handle a katana ? This requires a lot of training...

And don't try to bring in items from WarZ. :|

Axes / kitchen knives / saws are way more practical, common and realistic.

yeah, butterfly knives and switch blades are hard to wield too.

[-Gews- 7443]

  On 2/11/2013 at 5:29 PM, whatsmynameagain said:

yeah, butterfly knives and switch blades are hard to wield too.

It's kind of hard to cut your leg off with a butterfly knife. No swords. Machetes would make more sense and do the same job.

[Testwd3r235 2810]

How about a meat cleaver and a machete?

[Clumzy (DayZ) 377]

How about these things?

[enforcer1975 1111]

I'll just some gas to the fire...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Elgin_cutlass_pistol.jpg

http://epicawesome.com/files/imagecache/ImagePost585x650/images/6/RifleMusketCollection.jpg

[Fenrod 60]

  On 2/11/2013 at 9:01 PM, Enforcer said:

I'll just some gas to the fire...

http://upload.wikime...lass_pistol.jpg

http://epicawesome.c...tCollection.jpg

From now on, this is my fav' weapon.

[Jars (DayZ) 63]

I think there is a serious possibilty if you looked around , some weapon freak would have a sword or three stashed away .

Definitely not common , but probably more likely than as50s and ghillie suits surviving chopper crashes perfectly intact ( which somehow the infected survived also ..... )

[FlashHawk4 44]

How many of them would be GOOD swords, though, and how many would be $80 quasi-toys that nerds bought from the Renaissance Fair? because trust me, there is a difference. A big difference.

I'm a fan of new melee weapons. I just doubt they should be exotic stuff like longswords and medieval halberds. I don't know anyone who owns a (real) longsword. And I DO know someone who owns an M107. So there's your answer.

Edited February 12, 2013 by FlashHawk4

[Clumzy (DayZ) 377]

  On 2/12/2013 at 1:30 AM, FlashHawk4 said:

How many of them would be GOOD swords, though, and how many would be $80 quasi-toys that nerds bought from the Renaissance Fair? because trust me, there is a difference. A big difference.

I'm a fan of new melee weapons. I just doubt they should be exotic stuff like longswords and medieval halberds. I don't know anyone who owns a (real) longsword. And I DO know someone who owns an M107. So there's your answer.

I once saw a video of a guy trying to cut through a 2 litre bottle of liquid with a store bought sword, and the sword breaks... I can't seem to find it, though.

[Jonsse 69]

There are plenty of "common" melee weapons to be used.

A spiked bat for example, a normal baseball bat with nails on it.

Or forresting tools like a billhook.

http://kauppa.taloon.com/kuvat/k/fiskars/vesuri_1.jpg

Aside from that there isn't really any reason not to have them, as many as you want. Except that they're not supported by Arma2 code, even the hatchet is a Gun with a three meter bullet distance and a 10k bullet clip. But I'm sure we'll have plenty of melee weapons to choose from with the standalone. A long blade like a katana or a sword wouldn't be out of the question in my opinion. People collect them, they may not be as good as a real blade should, but killing zombies or other survivors would be possible.

Edited February 12, 2013 by Jonsse

[Clumzy (DayZ) 377]

  On 2/12/2013 at 3:05 AM, Jonsse said:

A long blade like a katana or a sword wouldn't be out of the question in my opinion. People collect them, they may not be as good as a real blade should, but killing zombies or other survivors would be possible.

Like I said, a store bought katana will break cutting through a 2 litre bottle. Let's add more practical weapons, maybe a katana that has a 90% chance of breaking and doing no damage, just as a cruel trick for new players. :3

[mr_chabowski@live.co.uk 2416]

Honestly I'm now picturing some idiot running around Cherno with a Klingon Bat'leth (yup, I googled it)

EDIT: Now I want one.

Edited February 12, 2013 by Chabowski

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

I want more pork swords.

[lipemr 160]

Machettes, axes and bats, no katanas, claymores or longswords, dont make this game a pile of crap like warZ, FFS.