Better starting kit

[spikes525 15]

hi

only thing i would suggest. it's to have better starting kit than flashlight an battery

with the new player temps and other difficulty, it's gonna be cool to have some new stuff at start

not full gear but thing's like, axe, matchbox, rain coat or  thing helpt o keep us alive like 

thank's and sorry for my english

[Conkykillz 791]

You should Spawn with nothing, other than your Private Parts swinging in the wind

[tobias winfro 305]

You should Spawn with nothing, other than your Private Parts swinging in the wind

With the temperature system the way it is now you'd freeze your winky off before you could find clothes. Besides I just don't want to see another mans junk flappin in the breeze

[Conrad_The_Comrade 577]

I like this idea in the general sense, but not with the items you suggested. You should not at all spawn with an Axe, that would be too good of a starter item, also I don't think it should be the same thing each time, it should randomize (Within limits, no spawning with anything "good"). It should also be an option that you can toggle on and off in the character creation menu.

[leviathanapsu 94]

Between how few people have any use for a flashlight (useless at day and points to you like a neon arrow at night) and the common appearance of chemlights and flares anyway if you are intent on getting shot for being a glowing target, it seems to be a waste of effort. At most, I keep the battery now that there are some useful toys that use it. I'd rather start with 2 matches, an empty water bottle, or whatever other random minor thing. Not much value to those things either, but offer a bit of a starting interest and one step towards psychological comfort regarding survival.

[Red_Ensign 990]

it's chernarus, so we should start with vodka and a potato.

[sachad 1016]

Survivin' Ivan's Starter Kit - Have a snack, knock one back and attack!

[spikes525 15]

I like this idea in the general sense, but not with the items you suggested. You should not at all spawn with an Axe, that would be too good of a starter item, also I don't think it should be the same thing each time, it should randomize (Within limits, no spawning with anything "good"). It should also be an option that you can toggle on and off in the character creation menu.

sorry i just give idea. i don't really won't axe or some stuff like that.

bottle or rain coat or randomize stuff to help survive just much longer than a flashlight 

[HIHBGaming 14]

The starting gear(which is pretty much nothing) now is just fine the way it is, anything else would just cheapen the experience. Find what you need, not start with what you need is what the game is about.

 

Also, screw easy mode.

Edited September 24, 2014 by R.Neville

[sachad 1016]

Well, maybe a pocket knife to fight off zeds? Not that it'd do much better than fisticuffs, but its the thought that counts!

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

it's chernarus, so we should start with vodka steak and a potato.

 

I completely agree.

[AlfalphaCat 66]

Axe and raincoat are too OP to start with.

 

Couple matches, or some other fairly useless stuff, without gear to make them useful, would be cool.

 

I would just like to see random starting gear.  Nothing inherently useful, just stuff that you may hold onto for the future.  Flashlight and battery are still pretty useless.

 

We don't need better starting gear in a survival game.  It is still pretty easy to stay alive, even with the new features.

[Rags! 1966]

I think Rust got the "new spawn" concept right. 

[Xbow 362]

I consider the flashlight and battery to be particularly useless but there is no need to start a player with anything beyond a couple of items. Someone mentioned (AlfaphaCat) )that those items should be randomly generated from a list of near useless items and I agree.

 

Have some Beans AlfaphaCat :beans:

 

But lets be realistic:

 

Female characters should be built like women and spawn in pink tank tops, shorts and tennis shoes. And their gear should be 1 lipstick and 1 Mascara.

 

Male characters should spawn in what they wear now and their gear should be 1 unpaid rent bill and 1 ticket for a free drink at a pub that he will never see again.

Edited September 24, 2014 by Xbow

[Draco122 411]

Overall I think that servers should have an option for random starting gear, each item of clothing and equipment having a percentage chance to spawn with it. I don't think any "new" starting gear should possess any form of weapons or tactical military clothing, weighing it up against clothing you'd normally not see people wearing in most DayZ servers. In addition most of the clothing and equipment you could spawn with should have varying damage states.

 

Some examples for spawnable items:

Clothing

1. Bandana
2. Baseball Cap
3. Beanie Hat
4. Flat Cap
5. Rader Cap
6. Ushanka
7. Respirator
8. Down Jacket - More frequently should spawn in a damage/badly damage state.
9. Wool Coat - Rare Chance
10. Shirt
11. T-Shirt
12. Hoodie - Spawn with at a Rare chance
13. Tracksuit Jacket
14. Canvas Pants
15. Tracksuit Pants
16. Atheltic Shoes
17. Jogging Shoes
18. Leather Shoes
19. Wellies

Equipment

• Pen
• Paper
• Burlap Sack - Rare Chance to spawn
• Rope - Rare Chance to Spawn
• Wooden Stick
• Spraypaint
• Duct Tape
• Gas Canister

[spikes525 15]

 

Overall I think that servers should have an option for random starting gear, each item of clothing and equipment having a percentage chance to spawn with it. I don't think any "new" starting gear should possess any form of weapons or tactical military clothing, weighing it up against clothing you'd normally not see people wearing in most DayZ servers. In addition most of the clothing and equipment you could spawn with should have varying damage states.

 

Some examples for spawnable items:

Clothing

1. Bandana
2. Baseball Cap
3. Beanie Hat
4. Flat Cap
5. Rader Cap
6. Ushanka
7. Respirator
8. Down Jacket - More frequently should spawn in a damage/badly damage state.
9. Wool Coat - Rare Chance
10. Shirt
11. T-Shirt
12. Hoodie - Spawn with at a Rare chance
13. Tracksuit Jacket
14. Canvas Pants
15. Tracksuit Pants
16. Atheltic Shoes
17. Jogging Shoes
18. Leather Shoes
19. Wellies

Equipment

• Pen
• Paper
• Burlap Sack - Rare Chance to spawn
• Rope - Rare Chance to Spawn
• Wooden Stick
• Spraypaint
• Duct Tape
• Gas Canister

 

i agree these would be cool! just enough 

has i said i not sugest lto much stuf to ruined the game, but something else than flashlight

Edited September 25, 2014 by spikes525