STARTING EQUIPMENT

[nick222238 1]

Okay we all know what we would do during a zombie attack FIND A WEAPON like a axe or a knife or combat knife in real life we would try to find a random weapon be it a gun or a knife we all know what would be the easiest one to get a KNIFE OR AXE.

My point is we should spawn with a axe or knife OR you could let the player decide like a box when you spawn asking wether you would spawn with a axe or knife. Like a axe would have more range but not stealthy and will get detected while hitting with it or a knife that would have less range and would 1 hit kill if it is in the back and can be stealthy and not be detected when you kill with it SO AGAIN my point is YOU SHOULD SPAWN WITH A MELEE WEAPON!!!!!!

Edited July 14, 2012 by nick222238

[Dormio 0]

This game is hardcore i like the part with not spawning with anything, good idea tho

[Moe King 13]

I prefer starting with nothing. But I do wish we could use the hunting knife as a weapon. :/

[Yukimare 10]

while we do need a weapon to defend ourselves with, they threw out the 9mm pistol, and starting can of beans and cantine full of water before this (according to a video i saw, rocket decided to do a test with how the community will react in terms of proformance when without a handgun, even if it was so "weak" that some players think a roll of toilet paper would do better

i'l be honest, i wont mind finding a plank to hit some heads with, i'm good with sneaking around chrino in search of a fire axe

[Dancing.Russian.Man 1631]

What damage do you possibly think you can do with a flimsy, small knife? Especially in the back?

All you do is poke the zombie, pissing it off even more and revealing your location, with even less chance to run away.

Zombies are known to only die by killing the brain, not by poking the organs with a metal stick.

(I know, we still can kill zombies with bodyshots, but let's not make it even less zombie-like. At least bullets break bones and rip muscle tissue.

Besides that little thing I seemed to make a huge deal out of; I'm against the idea.

We used to start with a Revolver and later on with a Makarov.

But with all the new people who just shoot on sight, I think it's better that we don't have weapons to start with.

The point of the game is loot and survive. Starting with a gun removes the initial defencelessness. (Whatever the correct word is.)

Edited July 14, 2012 by Dr621

[Carl's Sr. 29]

i dont agree with this idea,

not so long ago you spawn with a weapon and all it lead to was people killing one another as soon as they spawned in, at least now they have to find a weapon before they can unload a round of bullets in you or in this case cut you up all crazy with an axe or melee weapon.

what i would suggest is that you spawn with 2 bandages rather than the 1 you already spawn in with

[KlausB 4]

The status quo is good, there is no need to adjust this in my opinion, yet removing the painkiller would be an option. Its the most easy item found in the game and not necessarily needed in the first minutes of gameplay.

[whatbadguy 21]

I disagree with starting weapons.. however I do believe people should start with random equipment depending on starting location.

Sometimes with a can of beans and painkillers and other times soda or canteen empty or full and on occasion bandages or in very limited circumstances maybe a navigational instrument or watch - would be quite rare though... however this would likely result in people intentionally respawning even more often so it's ultimately pointless.