scriptfactory 620 Posted March 30, 2014 There definitely needs to be a balance to the realism. It seems a lot of people just scream "realism" without thinking about how it impacts the gameplay and overall fun of a game. Not everything has to be based on this mystical "realism". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karmaterror 982 Posted March 30, 2014 Please stop using the "realism" argument. No one can run hundreds of kilometers, powered by beans, chopping zombies in the face. Everyone I know can walk and eat or turn around in a small room while holding a firearm. DayZ is not realistic. It is fake as hell. Your basically using the "its a game" argument. It will always be a game, and therefore many aspects will be "fake". That doesn't mean the devs shouldn't try to narrow the gap wherever they can, after all they are striving for authenticity. Kill messages would be a deliberate step in the wrong direction. A kill on dayz isn't something that's happening every few seconds, generally they involve a lot more time and patience than most shooting games. The whole time there is a hunter prey tension, not knowing weather your target is dead is the very peak of that tension/adrenaline rush, really plays on the paranoia of the player. Its akin to a director in a film playing with your emotions, he wont reveal key information to maintain suspense :) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scriptfactory 620 Posted March 30, 2014 A kill on dayz isn't something that's happening every few seconds, generally they involve a lot more time and patience than most shooting games. The whole time there is a hunter prey tension, not knowing weather your target is dead is the very peak of that tension/adrenaline rush, really plays on the paranoia of the player. Its akin to a director in a film playing with your emotions, he wont reveal key information to maintain suspense :) We don't need some kind of kill log that constantly shows who killed whom. I'm spammed with too many messages as is. I am, however, in favor of a system that shows the deceased what his cause of death is. I have often died without knowing exactly what happened. I've even spawned to the "You are dead" screen on occasion. This isn't such a huge immersion breaker... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
captain_finnish 134 Posted March 30, 2014 We dont want that DayZ becomes Battlefield or Cod or anything like that. If you get shot in real life, jesus doesnt come to show you who placed that rotten kiwi in your mouth just before you enter heaven. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
