Day Zed Suggestions: Player Callouts and a Bit More!

[OW22 21]

I would absolutely love to see in Day Zed: the ability to use certain keys on the keyboard to activate a player callout. This would make the player in-game say something that can be heard by zombies and players alike that are in range. This would be used to say something like, "Follow me!" or "Get down!", and especially, "I'm a friendly!". You can already yell out in the game with a microphone, but some people are lacking, and what if you need to say something quickly?

Another thing I'd just like to see is hostile animals, or zombies in the wilderness. Players in Day Zed could survive a night outside with no towns around pretty easily, since the zombies tend to stay near civilization. Putting hostile animals in which some roam daily and some nightly gives players a reason to stay closer to towns, or go hunting for animals. This also gives players the need for shelter, although any animals should be as easy to kill as any zombie. In turn, more players flocking to towns when danger rears it's head means more encounters, more action (or tension), and more fun. Not really an idea I support 100%, but hey, if it turns out to be good, then that's awesome.

In Day Zed, you can place down barb wire and make fences, make fires and the like, so why not have the ability to barricade doors with the appropriate tools? And of course, that's also where the crowbar comes in.

Edit 1: I haven't heard anything about adding female zombies to the game. There's already female player skins, why not add some female zombie skins? Adds some diversity, and, as the game emphasizes on, realism.

Edit 2*: Traps such as bear traps (actually now included in game) or snares (as far as I know snares are not), for players and animals alike.

Edit 3: Since global chat is going to be out, what if there were walkie-talkies and radios for communication between players? They would take batteries, of course. Obviously, you can use TeamSpeak, but for players you don't know or if you just want more immersion, this might be a little bit more fun.

Hey, these are suggestions, so I'd love to hear your opinions. Just don't get nasty.

Edited July 13, 2012 by OW22

[savagewarlord 6]

Agreed, DayZ is a great game with great potential & room to grow. I would like to see something in the likes of barricading or ladders for us to descend down buildings from the side! Would be very interesting, no? Besides that i love your suggestions. They are possible and not totally out of proportion.

I love killing game to satisfy my hunger & to gain blood. But i think it would be fun if the game actually fought back. Imagine eating a bear aha, after getting in a fight with it. True survival of the fittest scenario right there.

Edited July 12, 2012 by Buddha

[OW22 21]

Agreed, DayZ is a great game with great potential & room to grow. I would like to see something in the likes of barricading or ladders for us to descend down buildings from the side! Would be very interesting, no? Besides that i love your suggestions. They are possible and not totally out of proportion.

I love killing game to satisfy my hunger & to gain blood. But i think it would be fun if the game actually fought back. Imagine eating a bear aha, after getting in a fight with it. True survival of the fittest scenario right there.

Thanks a bunch! Did some editing since you've posted, too!