Facilitating Groups

[Antares (DayZ) 0]

We need better means of facilitating grouping and interaction amongst survivors and banditos. I'd like to think all would benefit from the following suggestions to open up the social venue a little more:

1. Fixing Direct Communication and other Chat Channels

This is huge; with the recent massive influx of players I've noticed an alarming rise in banditry and Kos'ing. Having the ability to communicate locally without giving away your position on the Side Chat (AFAIK the only working chat) would make calling out friend or foe infinitely more reasonable, as we'd no longer be calling out to every undesirable every time someone shoots in a town.

2. A grouping system

I'd love to see some primitive form of a grouping systek implemented in the game. For sake of realism, I'd like nothing more than an indicator of who is in your group, and the ability to speak only to them via a chat channel or voice chat. It'd add that extra level of comm. safety working in groups, allowing groups to communicate and work that much more effectively in the apocalypse, survivor or bandit.

3. Cracking comm channels

With the privatization of communication once more, it'd be nice to add rare items that let us tap into these comm channels. Radio equipment and the like, detectors that let you know you're being tapped, scramblers that make it more difficult, etc. I'm no expert in radio comm. so don't quote me on this, but surely there are realistic options for some fun here.

And now for something completely different!

One last suggestion, give us things to pass the time in-game with ourself or others. Give us a deck of cards so we can play solitaire when alone, or poker chips to play with others. Maybe a chess or checker board? A guitar? Little things like that, little ways to play within the world, would be wonderful for immersion when you've finally found that safe area with you and a few friends.