Horatious 1 Posted January 14, 2014 Run speed and footstep loudness should possibly be impacted by the amount of weight carried. For example, a player carrying 3 or 4 ammo boxes with nearly a thousand rounds should not be able to sprint full speed. The above change might add additional things for people to consider when trying to escape other players. Imagine if you're a sniper with a thousand rounds of ammo, and see a player with a M4 approaching up your hill. You can either stand your ground with lots of ammo, escape slowly with your ammo, or drop a few hundred rounds and sprint away quickly. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fulipes 15 Posted January 14, 2014 Agreed: The amount of items (weight) should affect your overall running speed and the distance one can sprint.This would make players really consider what they find useful and what they really need to tag along.So one can carry full combat gear with several weapons and tons of ammo and gadgets, but he ain't going to outrun a zombie without dropping some gear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roshi (DayZ) 397 Posted January 14, 2014 Rocket has talked about an encumbrance system - sounds like one will be in game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fulipes 15 Posted January 15, 2014 (edited) Can you throw a link at me? If it's not too much of a trouble. I'm just hoping it's not a Fallout-kind of encumbrance, where picking up a banana is too much and suddenly I go from Tyson Gay to Fat Joe.Luckily there's no bottomless backbags... Edited January 15, 2014 by Fulipes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gangrenetvp 74 Posted January 15, 2014 I'm not for weight affecting the running speed. It should probably effect how much energy and water you use while moving. I don't run slower with a pack full of stuff, but it will sure make you more tired. You'll have to stop and eat / drink more... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 15, 2014 I'm not for weight affecting the running speed. It should probably effect how much energy and water you use while moving. I don't run slower with a pack full of stuff, but it will sure make you more tired. You'll have to stop and eat / drink more...like this idea more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Gews- 7443 Posted January 15, 2014 I'm not for weight affecting the running speed. It should probably effect how much energy and water you use while moving. I don't run slower with a pack full of stuff, but it will sure make you more tired. You'll have to stop and eat / drink more... That depends how much stuff you have. If you have two rifles, an 8-lb fireaxe, 300 rounds of ammunition, a pistol, scopes, tools, a bunch of canned food and a motorcycle helmet you sure won't be winning any 100 yard dashes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
