Guitar Melee weapons.

[Azzerrrr 52]

So this may seem a little silly but I thought, why not have some different models of guitars, bass, electric, acoustic. And their physical damage indications include broken strings towards neck, obvious missing paint, visible scratches, they can be found in the piano buildings (possibly then could we have a name for the building and call it a musical building or something), they would be fairly rare and offer about 15% more damage than a crowbar/baseball bat. Silly yet creative suggestion :P

 

Guitar model one: 

(I actually was given this model on my 18th in March)

 

Guitar model two: 

(more famously known for being the bass guitar of Nirvana leader Kurt Cobain)

 

Guitar model three: 

 (simple acoustic guitar)

 

Any other guitarist players out there wanna suggest a model, feel free!

Edited August 12, 2014 by Azzerrrr

[Chaingunfighter 917]

I really doubt a guitar is going to do "15% more damage" than a crowbar, or even a baseball bat. They're fairly hollow and usually aren't meant to be smashed up repeatedly. I mean, some guitars can be, but they're not commonplace. Typical acoustic guitars that you may find in Chernarus would be poor melee weapons, but I'm not completely opposed to the idea of having a guitar (no need for 3-4 different variants).

 

 

A crowbar is absolutely going to hit a lot harder than most guitars, and I'd reckon a baseball bat that was made for hitting hard objects would probably be more efficient, too.

 

 

But yes, expanding on the melee weapons would be awesome.

Edited August 12, 2014 by Chaingunfighter

[creature 1189]

If they implement guitars, I would also ask for a Flute. Just so could say "one time, at bandit camp..."

[Geckofrog7 1168]

Oh, there once was a hero named Ragnar the Red
Who came riding to Whiterun from ole Rorikstead

(pause)

And the braggart did swagger and brandish his blade

As he told of bold battles and gold he had made

(longer pause)

But then he went quiet, did Ragnar the Red
When he met the shield-maiden Matilda, who said;

 (shorter pause)

"Oh, you talk and you lie and you drink all our mead
Now I think it's high time that you lie down and bleed!"

 (pause)

And so then came clashing and slashing of steel
As the brave lass Matilda charged in, full of zeal

 (pause)

And the braggart named Ragnar was boastful no more-
When his ugly red head rolled around on the floor!

Edited August 12, 2014 by Geckofrog7

[Azzerrrr 52]

I really doubt a guitar is going to do "15% more damage" than a crowbar, or even a baseball bat. They're fairly hollow and usually aren't meant to be smashed up repeatedly. I mean, some guitars can be, but they're not commonplace. Typical acoustic guitars that you may find in Chernarus would be poor melee weapons, but I'm not completely opposed to the idea of having a guitar (no need for 3-4 different variants).

 

 

A crowbar is absolutely going to hit a lot harder than most guitars, and I'd reckon a baseball bat that was made for hitting hard objects would probably be more efficient, too.

 

 

But yes, expanding on the melee weapons would be awesome.

Yeah but with the weird ass DayZ physics, it could be possible!

[rybec 339]

Only if I can play Stalker songs in downtime.

[Karmaterror 982]

YES!

 

We need more makeshift weapons. If you were fighting for your life you would grab whatever was to hand to defend yourself. An electric guitar could do a hell of a lot of damage. Ok so it dosent have a nice sharp edge to focus all the swing force, but it has much more weight. Imagine the inertia it would build on a swing, and the blunt force trauma on impact.

 

Made me think of all the stuff you can do to zeds in dead rising 2 ....while some of it wouldn't fit, I think they could use that sort of mentality for dayz....anything can be a weapon...just some break quicker than others. An acoustic guitar could break after 5 or less swings. Maybe im dreaming but the old slamming it onto a zeds head and watching him wrun round disorientated like dead rising would be awesome :)

[Evil Minion 943]

offer about 15% more damage than a crowbar/baseball bat

Crowbar and Beseball Bat are quite effective melee weapons in real life - their strength in DayZ is seriously underrepresented. A guitar one the other side... is not. It simply lacks the weight (distribution) is clumsy to wield and might even break if hitting the target. However, it might make noises while doing so. I still like it - but it should be failry weak.

[Azzerrrr 52]

Crowbar and Beseball Bat are quite effective melee weapons in real life - their strength in DayZ is seriously underrepresented. A guitar one the other side... is not. It simply lacks the weight (distribution) is clumsy to wield and might even break if hitting the target. However, it might make noises while doing so. I still like it - but it should be failry weak.

I'm not gonna lie I've had my fair share of that feeling when you're done with a sick ass song and you just wanna break something, and with my last bass I literally destroyed it against my wooden wall, but what surprised me was that the guitar put a hole in the wall before the guitar took physical damage, other than scratches of course and then 4 hits after that, the neck snapped. So what you say may be true, but it all depends. ;)

[Airfield 50]

I would love the ability to play the guitar, but its really an awful melee weapon. Its like a hollow, semi large wooden stick. If it IS going to be a melee weapon, it should be low damage and low durability.

[roachtm 5]

I would add musical instruments. Or at least Guitars.

Would be a nice Melee weapon and be even more awesome if you could actually play it somehow.

 

For example when it's in your hands you can use it to bash on Zombies but it will get ruined eventually.

 

BUT, you could scroll wheel and get the option to play.

You then get in "play position" and use the "NumPad" as the playing keys.

So each key is a Chord/Note on the Guitar so you can play songs.


It would bring a lot of colour to some communities such as RP and of course I understand some say "Would you play Guitar during a Zombie outbreak?" I say, "Yeah, yeah I would eventually."

Nothing wrong when you're sitting with your friends in a safe secluded place away from the dead, pop out the guitar and forget the crap storm around you for an instant while sipping on a hot pee warm beer you found at the pub. 

Edited January 21, 2015 by larock

[odin_lowe 3686]

:thumbsup:  Definitely.

 

 

(But you could also have added that idea to the already started thread in suggestions. The search function is very easy to use and is your friend!)

http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/207497-guitar-melee-weapons/?hl=guitar

[roachtm 5]

:thumbsup:  Definitely.

 

 

(But you could also have added that idea to the already started thread in suggestions. The search function is very easy to use and is your friend!)

http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/207497-guitar-melee-weapons/?hl=guitar

Of course, I had seen it :D

However I was emphasising more on the actual playing the Guitar in this post hehe. But I suppose I could've added to that thread as well :D

[odin_lowe 3686]

Of course, I had seen it :D

However I was emphasising more on the actual playing the Guitar in this post hehe. But I suppose I could've added to that thread as well :D

Seriously I'd love to have a playable guitar in game. I doubt that we'll get this anytime soon, if we ever get playable guitars. :lol:

 

In Two Worlds 2, there's something almost identical to what you say, and I have to admit that I spent a lot of time playing guitar in that game! Had mods in Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim that added instruments, and a mod in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky too.

 

Maybe when we get mods for the Stand Alone, someone will add something similar. (Mods: That was something Dean Hall was looking forward, but since he's gone, I have no clue if we ever gonna see player based mods in the game...)