A few suggestions that will add to the overall realism of the game while keeping players with end game content.

[trainmasterxxx 2]

I have a few suggestions that will greatly enhance the overall realism of the game while keeping current players playing with end game content.

 

1.  Farming animals.  I think there needs to be a way to make cows follow you (Minecraft example) to your base, (When implemented) so you can make a wooden fence and keep your cows in so you can breed them for food essentially.  while after a day or so the cows belly is larger due to pregnancy. you should have to take care of the pregnant cow for a few in game days in game like feed, so that the new cow can be born herefore you have a cow farm.  I think the same should be for chickens and pigs for eggs and meat.  then when you have a good supply of cows, chickens and pigs and a good base/sanctuary you have that feel of creating a community or maybe feeling like you're away from the DayZ game and now it's just a life game of enhancing civilization for you and your community.  kind of like The Walking Dead at the prison.

 

 

2.  A dangerous weather system.  There should be a more heavy weather system that make everything very dark like a very bad storm is about to hit, then within 10-15 min a horrible windy storm hits causing a chance of destruction.  Ie trees falling over and it being hard to walk outside due to the wind being so strong making it needed to find shelter indoors.  this would add a different and fun change of gameplay to the game for about 20-30 min so everybody isn't getting bored doing the same thing for the first several hours.  (Loot building...  next town, repeat)

 

 

 

3.  in depth farming system and crafting.  when you have a little base or just a house thats bordered up it would be great to be able to make a plot to grow vegetables like garlic, celery, potato's, carrot's ect wile there being ways of crafting an actual stove and oven to make more in depth food like oven bakes goods or stove cooked goods like eggs and many more.  also being able to make lanterns and gas or electric lamps to put in the home with the mining for metals to make the frame and even crafting the wires out of the metal for it.

 

 

 

These suggestions would greatly enhance the overall feel of the game and make it it's own while making sure the end game players are still working towards something and having fun.  the main cause for loss of players is they get a base that's made of wood and some guns then their like "Well what now"  and very few still play.  the ones that do just go get more guns and make a larger armory.

Edited May 28, 2014 by traindune

[JJ_ 5]

I'm definitely in for the more dangerous weather.

 

IRL walking in a harder that norm rain/thunder storm is not a walk in the park on a sunny sunday.

Harder to see, wind that can suddenly make you take one step left or right, possibility of getting pancaked by a tree like you said (extremely low possibility irl of course. But still, trees falling over), water everywhere etc.

[Redstar Payne 54]

Weather yes, possible planting crops at a base I could see but as for getting cows to follow you to a base id say no, this isn't harvest moon where we should be able to get a cow pregnant and have to take care of it. If people want to farm animals they can just go on a hunt or even choose a base near the cow spawn but not be able to fence them in a breed them. As I said I love the weather idea because as the guy before me said it shouldn't be a walk in the park, don't know how well the destruction part could be implemented but I can see it and would enjoy another challenge. Planting I could see in a survival game since lets face it that's a key part to survival if the world were to end as we know it so yes to that as well just so long as we keep planting to just crops, no marijuana growing because honestly that's just dumb. Thanks for the idea I hope I wasn't to harsh and I hope to see some of this in game! Beans for you though.

[Blern 74]

Extreme cold! Winter! Cold zombies are always aggroed! Now that's a hardcore server!

[trainmasterxxx 2]

I like it Blern!!  maybe make it also so the grass and tree texture has a little snow on it when it snows!! :D

[matejkvassay 13]

That weather would be great, some loud storms for example.

[Rigor Mortis (DayZ) 141]

Yes to storms, no to farming.

 

I would _love_ to see seasons in the game... of course, right now I'd love it if the sun wasn't in the South...