So many guns? Less than lethal suggestion

[Smartsham 21]

I continue to see more gun suggestions/what weapon do you want threads that are accompanied by tons of KOS/Sniper frustration threads and did a little in game playing. I encountered a person about 25 or so meters from my position, armed only with a firefighter axe a M4, i chose not to reveal myself since my only two options were to trust him or kill him. That brought me to this:

Why are there no less than lethal/crowd control items in game

 

Items like these are designed to stun/disorient/incapacitate a subject w/o an overwhelming chance of killing them (There is always a chance). It would be nice to be able to temporarily subdue someone and handcuff them to perhaps ascertain their intentions instead of the usual three options (Kill, Hide,Trust/pray).Some of these items i suggest would be:
Rubber bullets
Stinger balls (basically a rubber bullet grenade)
Tear Gas/Pepper Spray

I know there are a lot more of these and some of them have a more civilian feel to them, things like pepper spray and mace would be much easier to find in our Dayz situation. Thanks for reading and feel free to make any suggestions for less than lethal additions.

Note: I understand that the Devs are still working on the throwing physics in game making some of these items impossible at the moment.

[Elle 562]

apparently tasers are coming and the new .22s are almost non-lethal. of course you can always subdue someone with a baseball bat or a pipe wrench you can even punch em out but why so much interest in subduing someone unless you are planning on being a thief?

[helcol 174]

why so much interest in subduing someone unless you are planning on being a thief?

because more options makes the game that much better of a game. 

[Elle 562]

because more options makes the game that much better of a game. 

good point - I want the option to sling both the M4 and the Mosin cause that axe fits me backpack. I have no use for subduing people.

[Smartsham 21]

apparently tasers are coming and the new .22s are almost non-lethal. of course you can always subdue someone with a baseball bat or a pipe wrench you can even punch em out but why so much interest in subduing someone unless you are planning on being a thief?

Subdue was not my only concern, being able to disorient someone could also help with escape/evasion in dangerous situations. Being able to do this without a direct line of sight means you could avoid the risk of being killed in a situation where you get a random log on right next to you.

EDIT: Any weapon that fires a metal bullet is lethal force...Perhaps an M203 grenade launcher with beanbag rounds for your m4? Sounds sexy

Edited March 9, 2014 by Smartsham

[pacific_coast 632]

can i choke you to unconscius like dylan?

 

TOO CLOSE MON

 

*choke out*

 

NO DISRESPECT!

[Elle 562]

Subdue was not my only concern, being able to disorient someone could also help with escape/evasion in dangerous situations. Being able to do this without a direct line of sight means you could avoid the risk of being killed in a situation where you get a random log on right next to you.

EDIT: Any weapon that fires a metal bullet is lethal force...Perhaps an M203 grenade launcher with beanbag rounds for your m4? Sounds sexy

shoot em in the leg - in almost 430 hours of gameplay I've never had anyone log on right next to me and I do tend to watch my surroundings quite a lot. but hey whatever floats yer boat dude.

[pacific_coast 632]

quick knife melee option, equip and attack in one animation

 

sneak attack while melee weapon equipped from behind

 

choke outs, neck snaps, disarms, weapon melee/bayonet stabs

 

i want a bowie knife throat slit from behind animation personally

[Smartsham 21]

shoot em in the leg - in almost 430 hours of gameplay I've never had anyone log on right next to me and I do tend to watch my surroundings quite a lot. but hey whatever floats yer boat dude.

You haven't lived until you have had someone log on in the same building you are in.

[Elle 562]

You haven't lived until you have had someone log on in the same building you are in.

oh I am quite certain that it will happen at some point and at which time some poor individual gets to suffer some blood loss and broken bones (I'm not one to just outright kill someone just for being there) if I am in a good mood I might even offer some assistance after a bit of disarmament - then again it could all go south and I start off on the coast again ;)

[Smartsham 21]

oh I am quite certain that it will happen at some point and at which time some poor individual gets to suffer some blood loss and broken bones (I'm not one to just outright kill someone just for being there) if I am in a good mood I might even offer some assistance after a bit of disarmament - then again it could all go south and I start off on the coast again ;)

I wouldnt try the later, it almost always ends in a coastworthy ending :p