"Useless Items" - an authentic world

[DerDuderich 149]

Hey :)

 

I just wanted to say how much I apprechiate the new Item "Childrens School Bagpack". Even though it's kinda useless because it's so small and you can find better and bigger Bagpacks easily, it somehow makes the whole world "more real". There once WERE children, so it makes the world more authentic and real if you can find their stuff, too.

 

I hope somebody from the team has the time to read this. I really, really like how you add those little things before big, 40 Space military bagpacks or even more guns and weapons. You literally made my day when I found it today, keep up the good work!

 

In order to make the world even more authentic, I would love to see even more "useless" items like this in game. What about toys? There could be puppets or stuffed animals that spawn in homes. They have absolutely no use, except you can maybe look at them. But they make the world more real. How about you add some baby or childrens clothes? Nobody could wear them, but you can make rags from them? As for food: I really like the cereals, too, what about chocolate and lollipops or other candy? They can literally never expire, I'm sure one would find some. And there are tousand public domain comic books,too, so why are there only "high end" literature books in game? A toothbrush, an alarmclock! You know what I mean? All day items... create a living world!

 

tl;dr:

Add more "all day life"-items like the childrens school bagpack to make the world feel more "alive"!

:)

[libertine 351]

Nice post, but i think by "authentic" Dean meant "pantless Vietnam with one sided griefing".

[colekern 1364]

I'd definitely like to see that. I think the main reason that isn't in yet is because loot only spawns at a server restart, and they're trying to make sure everybody gets some good loot.

[DerDuderich 149]

I just thought it would also be nice to have photographs and letters.

 

They would have no use (except for making fire maybe?), but you could look at them and read them same as books. 

[Fry76 23]

Have you seen how cool that small backpack looks with assault vest. Yeah teddybears in game and if you see one on street you know that im in town. 

[basinox 300]

I'm all for useless items, it makes the world so much more interesting.

[rickenbacker 190]

The kiddie backpack isn't useless, it's just odd. I love odd things, but useless things would add nothing to the experience, they'd just be annoying.

 

So I'm all for more strange items like this, but please don't add things that have no use. The database is slow enough as it is. 

[- Karma - 75]

The kiddie backpack isn't useless, it's just odd. I love odd things, but useless things would add nothing to the experience, they'd just be annoying.

 

So I'm all for more strange items like this, but please don't add things that have no use. The database is slow enough as it is. 

 

Pretty much this.  Or at least until server optimization is at such a level that there is no problem spawning an additional couple hundred items that serve no purpose.  As it is, I'm surprised they turned Books spawning on already.

[Demoth 366]

The kiddie backpack isn't useless, it's just odd. I love odd things, but useless things would add nothing to the experience, they'd just be annoying.

So I'm all for more strange items like this, but please don't add things that have no use. The database is slow enough as it is.

I don't want to be a wet blanket, but I agree.

I'm fine with emvironmental objects being in the game, but actual items you can pick up and look at that take up loot data? I think the novelty would wear off very fast.

I'm not knocking the OP, but I feel like almost anything that is lootable should have SOME function, even if it's small.

Then again, one lady suggested we needed a LOT more clothes tailored to women, like skirts, high heels, tube tops etc., that even male characters could wear if they wanted to.

I like this idea because I'd love to have my sassy chica running through Elektro looking like a club girl with a magnum. Sure, I'd possibly have 4 inventory slots, but I'd be shot in the face with style.