Footwear Wear & Tear

[NachoNinjaGnome 28]

It seems to me, that footwear, with its current durability values, degrades a bit too fast.  It's fairly unrealistic and cause me to have to duct tape my boots far too often.  It would be great if we could get those values increased a bit.

Edited August 22, 2019 by NachoNinjaGnome

[Pauperprince 33]

I agree, they degrade far, far to quickly.

[EzyStriderPS4 191]

On 8/22/2019 at 3:38 PM, NachoNinjaGnome said:

It seems to me, that footwear, with its current durability values, degrades a bit too fast.

Yeah, it really does. Repair gets tedious once shoes become damaged and the cycle begins between being worn, and once again damaged. The rate should be adjusted. Even if you are trail blazing, boots, especially military, should wear after 20 to 30 k. Which still isn't much. Basically, every item of footwear is like a cheap pair of sneakers, or joggers, for those in the UK.

I'd really like to see the developers add a condition between pristine and worn. For example, fair. This would nicely open avenues for expanded item use and value. The leather repair kit could bring shoes to fair, but duct tape only to worn. Same with the gun cleaning kit.

Pristine 5k / Fair 5k / Worn 4k / Damaged 2k / Badly Damaged 1k. This could be a Hiking boot. The worse your item is damaged, the greater the repair cost for the next tier. If damaged, shoes could slow you down slightly.

At some point, you should no longer have the option to repair your shoes, because the sole will have worn away.

You saw it here first! Send me a Jackson, and I won't say a word, BI (;

Big thanks for decreasing item size for pistols and gloves!

[William Sternritter 449]

This seems to be fixed in the latest patch. 

[asog88 3]

I know that shows degrade at a unrealistically slow rate but I actually enjoy it because it forces players to go into towns and loot making mode more player interactions.

[EzyStriderPS4 191]

On 10/13/2019 at 2:47 PM, asog88 said:

I know that shows degrade at a unrealistically slow rate but I actually enjoy it because it forces players to go into towns and loot making mode more player interactions.

I get that, and appreciate your idea, because you are correct.  For me, the mechanic seems tedious.  I would rather be self-sufficient and do repairs instead of having to look for new footwear as often as I currently do.  

[William Sternritter 449]

On 10/13/2019 at 8:47 PM, asog88 said:

I know that shows degrade at a unrealistically slow rate but I actually enjoy it because it forces players to go into towns and loot making mode more player interactions.

 

19 minutes ago, EzyStriderPS4 said:

I get that, and appreciate your idea, because you are correct.  For me, the mechanic seems tedious.  I would rather be self-sufficient and do repairs instead of having to look for new footwear as often as I currently do.  

That's point number one, being self sufficient and also, just because this is a survival game that does not mean that everything is ruined in an hour. I understand why games have unrealistic attrition rates, especially if they cannot rely on random failures. However; I hate it when everything behaves like that. I also enjoy the need to look for supplies periodically, but not constantly. 
I would also argue, that DayZ can (and does) present much more elaborate challenges than simple item deterioration. Here it is more about the suspense whether someone else is nearby. Decisions whether to shoot, manage silently or avoid completely. Will you risk settling down for a considerable time to make fire/cook? So I really should not worry about clothing degradation unless I get into a fight or slide down ladders constantly.

[drgullen 596]

I like @EzyStriderPS4's idea of adding a "Fair" level of item degradation.  I think that, along with perhaps spawning shoes/boots a bit more often as "Pristine" would prolong the life of the items nicely.

The extra level would also help with clothing getting ruined from hits by the infected as that can get annoying quickly as well when the shirt/pants you looted only 10 minutes ago is now listed as "Badly Damaged" after encounters with a few infected.

[DayZNightStalker 1]

Yeah, I agree they degrade too quickly.

It goes from being something you have to "do occasionally" to "a chore to complete on a regular basis".

In real life I don't buy new shoes until the previous ones are toast.  To the point where the soles are starting to get slick.  I've never had to duct tape my shoes together once a day.....lol