Target identification and an idea for a new group

[dillon (DayZ) 3]

I don't know if anyone else shares in this view but, in my opinion, target identification is one of the biggest problems in DayZ.

By this I mean when you encounter another survivor it is often difficult to quickly differentiate between friend and foe.

The problem is exacerbated by servers which don't display names on mouseover.

So my idea is this:

Create a group of survivors who all shares the same (somewhat) unique appearance.

Kill everyone who doesn't share that appearance.

I am thinking all black character skins and basically we kill everyone who isn't black.

We could swap out black for old man or some other easily identifiable skin.

This would not work when it comes to members in ghillie suits as you can not easily make out the characters skin under the bush camo so we would need to keep tabs on any members who are wearing ghillie.

Let me know what you think of my idea.

(This idea and post are motivated by my complete frustration when encountering other players and having no way to ID them as friend or foe. This problem is exacerbated by friends who may be on different teamspeak channels or not in TS.)

[CorrosiveDragon 0]

or they should bring the bandit skin back :(

[dillon (DayZ) 3]

I don't think they are bringing the bandit skin back.

Does anyone else see any merit in this idea?

[miragexl 33]

You should all wear camo clothing or something similar.

Also this should be in 'suggestions'

[dillon (DayZ) 3]

Also this should be in 'suggestions'

Rather than a 'suggestion' for the developers this is an idea for a group of survivors.

If any other survivors are interested in this send me a pm and you can join us.

[DevilDog (DayZ) 455]

Sounds racist lol.

It is actually the best idea I have heard so far. I suggested being able to customize your appearance more in the suggestion section; but for the time being with current game mechanics, this is the way to go.

[herd 69]

The problem is exacerbated by servers which don't display names

Didnt care to read further. L2P ?

[DayZPvP.com 143]

My group does something similar, of course I won't say what.

Everyone has ghillies now for the most part so it's pretty useless. Knowing where you and your troops are is the most effective way to identify your targets.

If you see someone unaccounted for - you shoot.