Kids

[Verdtex 0]

The ability to play as a kid survivor would be great. The kid survivor would have pros and cons. The pros being the kid can run faster, getting away from zombies/bandits easier. The cons would be carrying less stuff, the ability to only use a pistol and when the kid is scared it screams drawing more attention to it.

I think this would make for an awesome and very challenging aspect to the game (granted it is already very challenging).

But if you add kids then we cannot forget about kid zombies. Because let's face it kid zombies are far creepier than adult zombies.

[oktyabr 53]

It's a valid suggestion!

I know what's coming...

If you can't comment on this suggestion in a constructive way do yourself a favor and DON'T COMMENT AT ALL.

[Soeg 3]

Not going to happen, no support in arma 2 for modls like that at all and there never will b in any arma game

[Lady Kyrah 1110]

Actually it's doable but it requires custom models and animations.

[Nekosan 20]

There aren't even any women, what makes you think we'll get children?

[oktyabr 53]

He didn't say he thought we *would* get them... he suggested it might be fun to play and even bothered to describe the balance offset.

As for not already existing? There was a time that no Arma game had zombies...

[Guest]

Interesting concept, but would rely on the game never being rated by a board.

[Rinner23 5]

If the Bioshock series of games can get rated, then there is no reason why a Zombie game could not. After all the 'children' in Bioshock are far more disturbing =)

Good idea.

[Hy3RiD 0]

You can't have a game where people(bandits) can shoot children...

And just, well the suggestion is just kind of ... weird.

[The Killing Joke 43]

Hey, if I don't get the ability to yell, "STAY IN THE HOUSE, CARL!" I'm ragequitting right here and now.

;)

TKJ

[hazdude222 0]

Haha, it might guilt trip the bandits a bit - sniping a group of kids down is a bit different to taking out survivors.

In all seriousness, no.

[Lady Kyrah 1110]

You can't have a game where people(bandits) can shoot children...

And just' date=' well the suggestion is just kind of ... weird.

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Actually you can, but you will have to be an indie developper.

[mhardgrove 0]

This is a great idea and should be done.

- Add Women (no different from men)

- Add kids (zombie kids included)

Details:

- Kids run faster, and can even run uphill faster instead of walking

- They hold less inventory, and have worse accuracy during panic, after running, etc.

- They are loud when they run

- A group of bandit kids will be awesome! Aww how cute... until the 4 children overthrow you and loot you

- Zombie kids should be one shot kills

It adds to the realism. Oh, and no animal zombies as others suggested - it is a human virus.

[savedbygrace 3]

Haha. Many of the Vietnam veterans would flash back at this suggestion. Children truly have no place in warfare but survival? That's a game changer. Can you imagine a child bandit? Awww, she's cute........Ahhhhhh, run she's got a rocket launcher!!!!

To add more challenge, players could have a random chance of spawning with a child in tow. You control the child, equip the child, and keep them alive; in return, that child becomes a second set of eyes, more storage and a partner in case you need a transfusion and don't care to trust anyone else.

There are female models in the Arma 2 source files already. One, a reporter, is small enough to pass as a teenage child.

[That Lamer 0]

This is a great idea and should be done.

- Add Women (no different from men)

- Add kids (zombie kids included)

Details:

- Kids run faster' date=' and can even run uphill faster instead of walking

- They hold less inventory, and have worse accuracy during panic, after running, etc.

- They are loud when they run

- A group of bandit kids will be awesome! Aww how cute... until the 4 children overthrow you and loot you

- Zombie kids should be one shot kills

It adds to the realism. Oh, and no animal zombies as others suggested - it is a human virus.

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Children don't run faster than adults (they're just more likely to be in shape) so remove that and instead replace it with the actual benefit of playing a child character: a smaller hitbox.

[Butters (DayZ) 0]

sure i'd like female zombies, and female player models/zeds, and i think zombie kids would be creepy, but i don't want kids in the game at all.

playable kids, i'm against that, that would give you a visual advantage.

pack horse kids even less.

Few games have kids, for many reasons, and when they do you usually can't interact with them in any way.

and as for realism, that's sort of a blanket argument- soda causing dehydration would be realistic too :p