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I have an idea, how about if you do not have human interaction that lasts over 2 minutes  get within 20/30 feet of a human) or if both of you communicate(Text or Voip)  ( for 10/15 hours then your brain starts to develop insanity. Insanity would cause you to :

 

randomly hear Zeds when no one is around ( 15hrs into insanity) ,

see ghostly figures of humans that then turn into screamers as you get close (jump out at you, 20hrs into insanity)

randomly  feel pain and messed up your status afflictions( not sure if hungry or insanity , 25Hrs)

have suicidal thoughts, occasionally pull gun up to head ( if trigger is pressed at this time, you die , obvious wind up animation to avoid accidental death, 30hrs)

Not being able to differentiate a zombie from a player ( 35hrs)

 

Insanity can be cured by speaking/ being next to a human for 1/3* hours into insanity minutes ( insanity for 15hours can be cured in 5minutes of interaction.

 

Thoughts?

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There is a suggestion section that this will inevitably get moved to... FYI :)

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no

 

Could you elaborate on why not?

 

There is a suggestion section that this will inevitably get moved to... FYI :)

I wasn't aware of that. Thanks

 

No.

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Elaboration please c:

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Could you elaborate on why not?

 

I wasn't aware of that. Thanks

 

 

Elaboration please c:

Because this has already been discussed on the suggestions section, a sub-forum you clearly missed.

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It is already implemented.

 

I keep hearing zombies, cans opening, drinking, doors opening or fences even if there's completely nothing around me.

 

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It is already implemented.

 

I keep hearing zombies, cans opening, drinking, doors opening or fences even if there's completely nothing around me.

 

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:D

I hate that on 40/40 servers. 

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How may i move this thread then?

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Because anything that has to do with forcing people to be "friendly" with each other is going to be rejected. IF what you are looking for is more player interaction, then limiting the ammo is the only way to go.

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How may i move this thread then?

You don't. PM a mod and ask him to move your thread.

 

Also, what you suggested has been said multiple times. If you had posted this on Reddit, then the mods over there would've removed it now that they're enforcing the suggestions to be relevant and not echoes.

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I'd like to have a system for insanity too, but this would be exploited by players in groups, and lone wolves would get a bad position.

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I have an idea, how about if you do not have human interaction that lasts over 2 minutes  get within 20/30 feet of a human) or if both of you communicate(Text or Voip)  ( for 10/15 hours then your brain starts to develop insanity. Insanity would cause you to :

 

randomly hear Zeds when no one is around ( 15hrs into insanity) ,

see ghostly figures of humans that then turn into screamers as you get close (jump out at you, 20hrs into insanity)

randomly  feel pain and messed up your status afflictions( not sure if hungry or insanity , 25Hrs)

have suicidal thoughts, occasionally pull gun up to head ( if trigger is pressed at this time, you die , obvious wind up animation to avoid accidental death, 30hrs)

Not being able to differentiate a zombie from a player ( 35hrs)

 

Insanity can be cured by speaking/ being next to a human for 1/3* hours into insanity minutes ( insanity for 15hours can be cured in 5minutes of interaction.

 

Thoughts?

No.

NO.

No.

No.

And no.

You don't go insane after 35 hours.

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There is a term called "cabin fever" which refers to a state than can, occur after prolonged time in solitude and not only by staying in a cabin, unlike what Wikipedia states. The symptoms (although this is not considered a medical affliction) includes a paniclike need for social interaction and a claustrophobic feeling. This state is easily cured by meeting other people.

A pop-culture example is the movie "The Shining", although they're taking it further, allowing the main character to go completely nuts even though he is with his wife and child, which would in reality postpone the effect to some extent.

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What an original idea. I think this was never ever suggested before. Even better, use it as a punishment for people who kill on sight! This will have much support and was never posted before!

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I actually kind of like it. It would punish KOS players, and 15 hours ingame are a lot of time (like one to two weeks IRL). And it is a fakt people get crazy without social interaction, why not implement it? And you would be forced to play on servers with more people, would raise the risk and make it more intense.

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its not a bad idea. It would add something definately to the game if the fundamentals are reworked.

 

I like the idea of just being around zombies as causing stress. Same with getting shot at.

 

There could be a bit of a sanity meter like Amnesia where if you go nuts you auto suicide with whatever weapon you have. Or maybe your char just sits down wherever he is an mutters crazily to themselves

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Make the environment more realistic instead and thr insanity for the loners will come naturally.

Why do you guys always want to dictate emotions and feelings or psychological effects through game mechanic when a well depicted world in itself has the power to unleash those things.

I thought this is what day z was supposed to be anyways....

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To be honest i've survived without human contact for longer than 15 hours.

Ya but you also would take more than 20 min to recover your blood volume after eating beans, or becoming instantly hydrated after drinking a canteen of water. The game clock is a little faster. I do like this idea, but the time frame would have to be pushed up, say 2-3 days?

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I am sooooo tired of hearing about insanity and mental health constructs. It's not gonna happen. The only mental health aspects of this game are in the minds of the players.

 

Butthurt about KOS? Go find and kill a KOS player. That's the only solution now and into the future of this game. You could seriously start a sub forum for all the "insanity" and "mental health" suggestion threads.  <_<

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I'm sorry that this offended you lol. I've never encountered  a KoS

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