Should we all start off with a pistol in Dayz Standalone?

[pacific_coast 632]

Are you seriously asking this?  There is enough rage on the forums about having to find food right away, zombies and kos.  Last thing we need is people bitching about having to find pristine clothing.

i meant spawning in on the beach new wearing pristine clothing.

sorry for confusion

[Caboose187 (DayZ) 3036]

i meant spawning in on the beach new wearing pristine clothing.

sorry for confusion

I know what you meant and that is what I'm talking about.  Yes, I know it doesn't make sense lol but we have enough heavy mouth breathers raging on these forums about the littlest things that if they didn't start off with pristine clothing, they'd be going nuts.

[thesodesa 99]

No, just no.

 

The reason it was scrapped on official servers in the first place was because players would camp spawn points to get easy kills and more ammo for their pistol.

Edited April 3, 2014 by TheSodesa

[captain_finnish 134]

Elektro would be just gta online if every freshie would have a gun.

[hutchthefreaker 49]

This is a poor quality idea.

[Weedz 1105]

Elektro would be just gta online if every freshie would have a gun.

You wouldn't make it to Elektro.

[Capo 323]

No gun on start. It's not necessary. 

 

The actual vanilla mod doesn't spawn you with a gun at all, it used to, but they decided it was bad. 

[scriptfactory 620]

Because it's an incomplete game  <_<

 

We were provided with a basic development roadmap and, apart from the survival components (hunting, cooking, farming) being added, all signs point to the focus remaining on PvP. PvE will remain a distraction from the primary PvP component until modding support is added, in my opinion.

[crazykilla420 11]

Not now no eventually there will be server permissions and certain servers will be able to implement that into there servers and they will be able to have ranks it's all in the future never forge we are still in alpha. One day my child one day.... 

[makomachine 263]

Flashlight as a melee weapon? Yes. Firearm? No way. Game breaker IMO.

Edited April 3, 2014 by makomachine

[Forrelist 236]

The only reason it worked in the mod was because the Makarov couldn't do enough damage to chip someones teeth. Even then it got removed.

[soulfirez 901]

Flashlight as a melee weapon? Yes. Firearm? No way. Game breaker IMO.

If your going to turn the flashlight into a weapon ( i can roll with this) then i want it to break and be useless as a flashlight ( although not much of a punishment my most found items are discarded clothing with flashlights in them lol)

 

As for guns at spawn hmmm let me think about this id say NO id put the idea after seeing what it did in the early days of the mod in the same category of bad ideas as drinking disinfectant in game to see if you can build up an immunity to it ....

[BiGoDeViN (DayZ) 423]

Lmao. Know when a fresh spawn has his dukes up and starts swinging at you even though you're fully geared? If they add guns, they'll just pop you. Fisticuffs are enough.

[s1rGr1nG0 81]

I think the crappy flashlight and battery are worthless too.

 

If anything you should start with a basic set of clothes, (which we do), and MAYBE a wooden club of some type since there are trees everywhere and fabricating a beat-down stick shouldn't be too hard.

 

Other than that...NOTHING else.

[weedmasta 784]

No

 

The op asked a question, I responded, fail to see how that is breaking rules but mmmkay...

Edited April 3, 2014 by weedmasta

[St. Jimmy 1631]

We have Mike Tyson punch so pistol isn't needed.

[Jovian 0]

I'm very new to DayZ and I was put off by not being able to melee with the flashlight. I was so put off that I decided to let myself be beaten to death by a zombie.

[xX_fr0st-w0lf_Xx (DayZ) 343]

Played the Arma 2 dayz mod recently and found a server where you start with a gun. Should the SA do the same?

7/10

 

good troll post. Well done

 

(If you actually were not trolling then I apologize but 7 posts and this is your first thread) 

[LigerRider 82]

LOL.. DO IT NOW!

Edited May 5, 2014 by LigerRider

[DemonGroover 8836]

No, and while we are at it no shoes either.

[Whyherro123 2283]

I think the crappy flashlight and battery are worthless too.

 

If anything you should start with a basic set of clothes, (which we do), and MAYBE a wooden club of some type since there are trees everywhere and fabricating a beat-down stick shouldn't be too hard.

 

Other than that...NOTHING else.

That is for damn sure. I guarantee that I could find something in the average household that could be used to defend myself within 5 minutes of searching. Tear off a table-leg, pull off a length of pipe, etc

 

Also, I wear more clothing in the heat of summer than these character's do in what appears to be Fall.

[Chawktah 43]

Maybe the final version in hardcore spawning with a weapon, chance at pistol with a round chambered or something

[hells high 676]

Nah

[silvatos 50]

I feel like in stable you should start with very very few things, and it should be chosen items to start.
Like: 
Mechanic gets a pair of worn random condition pants and a screwdriver. 

Cop starts with cop uniform, and a m1911 mag, with a random amount of bullets in it.

Hunter should start with only a suit of hunting camo, not mil camo, like the hunter pants and a shirt with it too. 

I don't think any military starts should be available. If skills and learning come into play with this game, perhaps these starts can play a larger role.

 

[liquidcactus 719]

I say no way also..  I think the game can be the best and most exciting when you first start a character.. And what adds to this satisfaction is the fact of having no weapon

 

It feels more like classic survival horror especially at night, with only a torch and rags, having to move around undetected and avoiding as much as you can.. 

 

Then when you finally find a gun it  feels very liberating 

Edited May 5, 2014 by liquidcactus