Dead Bodies & Zombies

[{NCK} Lady_Lamp 20]

I always thought it would be cool if when a player dies, the body turns into a Zombie spawn. It could happen within a set time (5-10 minutes?), or even a random type between five and ten minutes perhaps. It might stop some people from camping the same spot forever, because if they want the loot from the guys they kill, they have to move quickly or else its gone (or would be on the zombie but that's kinda getting a bit technical for my tastes unless it maybe had one item from the player's inventory).

I know the zombies aren't a real 'threat' to experienced players right now (before the patch) but I thought it would add a new element to the game.

Anybody agree or is it a dumb idea?

[Statik (DayZ) 2695]

Aren't players suppose to be immune to the disease?

[Maxwell(friendly) 38]

The only problem is these aren't zombies, their infected like 28 days later. They never died just got infected when they die they don't come back and neither do we.

[thedeedguy 0]

Think this was mentioned at PAX but rocket said something about it which would make this Idea unlikey. But who is to say that it can't happen later down the line when they find a way around the problem that rocket presented at PAX

[-Se7eN- 874]

I like this, body camping is popular, and it would make sense that zombies would be attracted to a dead body, and like you said currently zombies are a joke but if the next patch buffs them like they are on the dev server then this would make an interesting prospect.

Right now if i see a corpse i just think "easy gear" i would much prefer to think "challenge".

I Agree with the OP.

[{NCK} Lady_Lamp 20]

Aren't players suppose to be immune to the disease?

I didn't realize that. I figured infection kills you, and assumed its what killed everyone. Is there an actual backstory somewhere about the origins of the game? Something official I mean? I'd love to read it!

The only problem is these aren't zombies, their infected like 28 days later. They never died just got infected when they die they don't come back and neither do we.

The zombies don't come back because they're already zombies. Once a zombie is dead its dead, but live humans? There aren't any in the game besides us as the players (and NPCs in private hive I guess) so how could we be sure? Unless of course there IS a backstory. Hrmm...

I definitely didn't know it was taken up already though. Just thought I'd throw it out there.

[Statik (DayZ) 2695]

I didn't realize that. I figured infection kills you, and assumed its what killed everyone. Is there an actual backstory somewhere about the origins of the game? Something official I mean? I'd love to read it!

The zombies don't come back because they're already zombies. Once a zombie is dead its dead, but live humans? There aren't any in the game besides us as the players (and NPCs in private hive I guess) so how could we be sure? Unless of course there IS a backstory. Hrmm...

I definitely didn't know it was taken up already though. Just thought I'd throw it out there.

There is no official backstory, but the zombies aren't typical zombies. They are alive infected humans. Not dead reanimated bodies. So essentially it's just an epidemic of ill people (I believe this is official). And I also believe it is official how the player is immune to the virus (i.e. they can get bit, stratch, Mike Tysoned, etc, and stay healthy as a horse.).

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The lore and backstory isn't revealed. We can only go by things Rocket has told us (even that's not set in stone), and what info we can gather from studying what we already have.

So far, we know Zeds aren't undead, but "infected". Survivors are immune (or VERY resistant), which is why everyone else is either dead or Zed but us. (private hive NPCs not included)

As well as that, Rocket has said that the player model and clothing system is too complicated to have player-Zeds. It would be a pain in the ass to have the server remember every player clothing option just for one Zed.

@TMW Se7eN.

I agree that zeds should flock around corpses, but that's not what this topic's about.

EDIT: Ninja'd!

2 minute ninja! :o

Damn.

Edited June 1, 2013 by Chabowski

[{NCK} Lady_Lamp 20]

Well...that sucks. But I can see where the clothing thing would be a problem. Darn.

[liquidcactus 719]

Its a good idea and dead players of course should carry the loot and screw the "survivors are immune theory"