play dead ?

[Reg Park 160]

not sure how possible this really is since ive never tried it, but anyone try 'playing possum' when they got shot just for the fat chance they would stop shooting if you stop moving with your face down.... doubt it would work since you're character would still be holding whatever is in your hand and it may be obvious. i thought about trying it last night when i got shot from a distance with a mosin and they first broke my legs but i struggled to get away and they clearly knew i was alive.

[Survivor_Ted 269]

Might work if you're unarmed and you face down the ground. If you're in the open and a guy with a LRS scope you out I think he can tell whether it's a death position or simply prone, but if you're in a woodland area you might have better luck.

[soulfirez 901]

There is a clear difference between the prone stance and dead but then if they cant see you clearly you could get away with this. I have infact been killed by a man playing possum, i did my usual stalk of the player declared myself and he drew his weapon , so i fired.

 

He went down after a short delay ( quite common for a short delay before drop ) and was laying in long grass blocking my view of the upper half( his head position being what will most give away being prone rather than dead). i went over to examine his body more carelessly than i should and wore 2 or 3 .357 shots for my trouble ( i am usually carefull as i have had guys merely knocked out to come to on me). Why i was so careless not sure it all happened rather fast but i felt sure i had put 2 sks rounds in centre mass .

 

This will be impossible to pull off once rag doll is brought in though as there will be a big difference between dropping dead and dropping prone,,,,

Edited May 19, 2014 by SoulFirez

[Irish. 4886]

It can look like you are knocked out if someone is not paying full attention and can work. 

 

Personally I prefer the use of cover, flanking and being able to properly react to my aggressor rather than lying down and hoping that playing dead is wise choice.

[liquidsnake 275]

It won't work. They'll come to loot and check your pulse. Unless it's some sort of fully geared KoS guy who won't even bother confirming the kill (I doubt anyone wouldn't), it won't work. Snaking out of there is the best option and works better than it should lol

[Gabe Newell 45]

Might work if you're unarmed and you face down the ground. If you're in the open and a guy with a LRS scope you out I think he can tell whether it's a death position or simply prone, but if you're in a woodland area you might have better luck.

He's talking about the devs adding a play-dead animation that plays when pressing F6 for example.

[Wayze 549]

Add ragdoll, activate ragdoll by pressing a buttom.

 

There you got your mechanic.