New item suggestion - Maxipads - self fulfilling I know but still...

[MaxiPad (DayZ) 2]

That must have been a strange period of your life, 'eh Lok?

boom boom lol

[CreepySalad 108]

It's not that I don't see the logic, I just think it's not really needed.

I meant to say it would be nice to have it added in my previous post, but I forgot.

I just don't think it should be of any major importance, and it should be the same as a bandage. But I just like seeing seemingly useless trash loot being something useful.

It just seems like something that is of such small importance. Especially this specific item.

[MaxiPad (DayZ) 2]

It's not that I don't see the logic, I just think it's not really needed.

I meant to say it would be nice to have it added in my previous post, but I forgot.

I just don't think it should be of any major importance, and it should be the same as a bandage. But I just like seeing seemingly useless trash loot being something useful.

It just seems like something that is of such small importance. Especially this specific item.

I can see your point of view for sure but as you say its an item of small importance - well not really if you dont have one and you're bleeding out and you are no where near finding one. However yes its a seemingly innocuous item so why does it take up one whole slot in your inventory? When in fact you could fit 5 in your back pocket easily. I came across the issue today when I had a rifle with the under slung grenade launcher and using HE nades/smoke etc I didn't have enough slots as I always like to have 3 bandages on me and ammo for my secondary.

Its a two part benefit

1. A more realistic addition of what is widely used by survivalists - and its real life survival the game is trying to mimic.
   
2. They can be bundled into a packet - freeing up inventory slots.
   

The applications of maxi pads or tampons for survival are pretty wide. We have to boil water to avoid infection yes? They can also be used to filter water in the case of lets say you can't find a hatchet (in game obviously). In survival they are of major importance so why aren't in DayZ?

Is it because the younger folks out there are squeamish?

[thesodesa 99]

I'm afraid to say this out loud but screw it.

How about we made the maxipads useful in other scenarios besides treating wounds,. Rocket is already implementing defecating and there is going to be a new medical system as well, so why not have female characters have their period monthly. I'm not sure what gameplay related disadvantages might arise besides decreased hygiene and increased chance of infection, if the maxipads weren't changed when necessary, but I'd like to know your thoughts on this.

Let the flaming begin...

[m.w. vindicator 880]

I'm afraid to say this out loud but screw it.

How about we made the maxipads useful in other scenarios besides treating wounds,. Rocket is already implementing defecating and there is going to be a new medical system as well, so why not have female characters have their period monthly. I'm not sure what gameplay related disadvantages might arise besides decreased hygiene and increased chance of infection, if the maxipads weren't changed when necessary, but I'd like to know your thoughts on this.

Let the flaming begin...

That is a step too far in realism. Defecating is one thing because everyone does that one a regular basis and it has significant real world consequences like disease spreading.

Blowing your nose isn't in the game because it has no significant gameplay consequences. Same things goes for menstrual periods...

You get clubbed for that suggestion :murder: -> :bandit: -> X_X

[m.w. vindicator 880]

As for the OP, I guess they could be in the game. But if sanitary pads have this amazing blood absorbing ability, wouldn't the military use this technology?

What is the military equivalent of a sanitary pad? A tourniquet? I don't know.

Next OP if some disagrees with you at first (like me) don't be a dick to them.

[-Gews- 7443]

I found a picture of the OP!

But no, I don't think Maxi pads should be in the game. Why? Just look at the reaction it's got on here...

[OrLoK 16186]

As for the OP, I guess they could be in the game. But if sanitary pads have this amazing blood absorbing ability, wouldn't the military use this technology?

What is the military equivalent of a sanitary pad? A tourniquet? I don't know.

Next OP if some disagrees with you at first (like me) don't be a dick to them.

Hello there

The military do have better items, as do hospitals and anywhere with a decent first aid box. But as a civvie and in my own home I have little other than a few plasters as I rely on the emergency services.

Pads and tampons are far better to use than a ripped shirt etc. They are fairly sterile and each comes in an individually sealed pack. So no major possibilities of infection.

Now as to periods in game, I would say no, as they dont add a vast amount and would only affect a sub section of the playerbase. But TBH that's out of the scope of this thread.

Rgds

LoK

[m.w. vindicator 880]

Hello there

The military do have better items, as do hospitals and anywhere with a decent first aid box. But as a civvie and in my own home I have little other than a few plasters as I rely on the emergency services.

Pads and tampons are far better to use than a ripped shirt etc. They are fairly sterile and each comes in an individually sealed pack. So no major possibilities of infection.

Now as to periods in game, I would say no, as they dont add a vast amount and would only affect a sub section of the playerbase. But TBH that's out of the scope of this thread.

Rgds

LoK

Thanks for clarifying. Yeah, periods wouldn't be a good thing at all.

[m.w. vindicator 880]

The topics that come up on this forums are ridiculous :lol:

[MaxiPad (DayZ) 2]

Hey

In response to the issue of periods; I am not sure if that would be going a step too far in the direction of realism.

The main two reasons for suggesting the use of maxi towels (see what I did), is that they are widely used as part of a survival kit. Both by civilian preppers and military in the field - yes they do use them widely in the military as part of their own field dressings in the event a medic or suppliers are unavailable. There are articles on the web describing such requests by the US military service men asking for more towels/tampons - I can rummage them up if you demand proof.

Initially it raised eyebrows but the practical application of these items are true and real.

• For puncture wounds tampons are used to fill a bullet hole.
  
• For major bleeding pads are used to stop the flow of blood.
  
• They are compact items that weigh nothing and can easily be stored in a soldiers equipment.
  
• They are also sealed thus keeping them sanitary.
  
• they also have adhesive making them easy to apply to a wound in a quick fashion.
  

Vindicator I don't see how I was a dick to you? you were very blunt in your reply and ignored the practical benefits of what I was suggesting. Even if you ignored the addition of the new item and focused on the 2nd part - bundling of bandages to free up slots. I figured you were trolling a little as you ignored what I was saying and denounced the post rather than discussing it.

Its a suggestion after all its supposed to evoke a discussion - which is what is happening now. I am not even sure if there is any point as do these kind of suggestions ever make it to the developers of DayZ? I was also quite humble in my OP, yet the first round of replies were directed at me the poster not the actual post thus detracting away from the points made and a little tit for tat replies ensued.

MaxiPad.

[MaxiPad (DayZ) 2]

I found a picture of the OP!

But no, I don't think Maxi pads should be in the game. Why? Just look at the reaction it's got on here...

To be fair the reactions were childish (ewe tampons not in this game) and rather than discuss it properly people preferred to discuss me rather than the post.

So I dunno I am yet to see any logical, sensible and mature reason why they shouldn't be even entertained being added to the game.

edit: And you found my secret stash!!

Edited March 5, 2013 by MaxiPad

[MaxiPad (DayZ) 2]

The topics that come up on this forums are ridiculous :lol:

Ok you claim im being a dick? yet you would rather talk like that than discuss what I have suggested in a mature way. yeh yeh slightly hypocritical of you there Vindicator.

[m.w. vindicator 880]

Ok you claim im being a dick? yet you would rather talk like that than discuss what I have suggested in a mature way. yeh yeh slightly hypocritical of you there Vindicator.

Case and point. I made a light hearted comment, saying that some of the topics in this forum don't ever come up in other game forums and you get all defensive/offended. Chill out bro, it just a joke. There has been quite a bit of good discussion. Sure sometimes I am a bit brash, but pads are a pretty ridiculous idea at first.

[Jeremiah Cross 55]

Actually, I've been told by several friends who were in Iraq and Afghanistan that tampons can be used to treat gunshot wounds, and many soldiers carry them for this reason. I mean think about it, it's sterile, comes with a convenient easy to use applicator, is literally designed to absorb blood, and it has a string for easy removal.

That said, unless they're implementing monthly cycles for female characters (Extra damage during PMS, but needs chocolates and tissues for a week afterward? There's a potential use for TP.) I really don't see the point.

And I can assure you, as a married man, there is a difference between a Maxi-pad and a tampon, and heaven help you if you buy the wrong one.

Edited March 6, 2013 by Jeremiah Cross