[Mod/SA] - Common Melee weapons

[Draco122 412]

By "Common" Melee weapons I'm referring to items which can be used as a extremely common, readily available melee weapons that in a realistic scenario you would be able to find. This has partly been spurred by the recent release of patch 1.7.7

Some examples:

• Stick - Stuck in the wilderness, unarmed and afraid, simply snap off a branch of a tree and viola, you've got your own melee weapon, it's weak as hell but it's better than nothing.
  

• Metal Pipe - Could be most commonly found in Industrial sectors, made from Copper, Iron, Steel or even Lead. Still not quite powerful enough to kill in one hit, but still a good defense when nothing else is available.
  

• Fence Post - See those white fence posts dotted around various houses? How about someone try ripping one out and use it as a crude club.
  

• 2x4 - Found in Industrial sectors and Farm loot, a simple length of 2x4 timber
  

[-Gews- 7443]

-hunting knife

-butcher's knife

-bayonet

-length of rebar

[Shea 13]

What no frying pan yet?

[mr_chabowski@live.co.uk 2416]

• Broomstick *
  
• Garden-Fork *
  
• Shovel *common in sheds and gardens all over the world.
  
• Sock full of rocks/batteries/pool-balls/coins *good use of the new crafting mechanics
  
• Bolt-cutters (as a club, not a "cutter") *could also be a tool, for breaking chains/padlocks etc.
  

Basically anything.

It seems that Rocket wants as many options as possible for every feature. I wouldn't rule anything out.

[methr1k2dop3 323]

Weapons on Dead Island seem pretty cool.

Baseball bat with nails in it always is cool.

rakes and other gardening tools.

Golf club

and a super rare find....

drum roll......

a ninja sword.

off topic -in order for melee weapons to be enjoyable to use IMO, close quarter combat needs to be more responsive and put together.

[DemonGroover 8836]

Id love to be able to pick up one of those washing machines and drop it off a roof.

[Hetstaine 10852]

* winner winner chicken dinner !

To be able to place bricks and such above a slightly opened doorway would also be cool. I just hope we get more far reaching things than simple objects, like trap building and such, the whole baseball bat with nails deal that always comes up, it needs to be something you have to craft and not find as a loot item ..to gamey imo. So one will need a hammer as well.

[JSparks (DayZ) 109]

I'd love yo be able to walk into a house, find a knife and a bat then check the shed and find a screwdriver and a saw. :D

[mr_chabowski@live.co.uk 2416]

the whole baseball bat with nails deal that always comes up, it needs to be something you have to craft and not find as a loot item ..to gamey imo. So one will need a hammer as well.

Just hit them with the bat, pointy-end up.

Real men don't use hammers.

[icrush 18]

You guys have not thought about swords? (wouldnt be common ofcourse) I mean, it's completely acceptable for a european country, even in post apocalyptic world.

And I have doubt, is the DayZ Chernarus located in the soviet region( i see people saying this alot here) ? Or in the actual Czech Republic where the real Chernarus is located ? With that kind of info would be possible to know the kind of historically/regional used weapons we could found in the game.

Edited June 23, 2013 by icrush