Make vehicles more common

[amishterminator 9]

I wish vehicles were more common. Its unrealistic how rare they are. Even in a zombie apocolypse there would be plenty of working cars left behind. Other then cars, there would also be even a ton of bicycles. Everyone owns a bike. I have like 5 in my garage. It would make the game a lot funner if everyone could get their hands on a vehicle at least a few times. I got to ride a bike for about 50 feet then it fell over. Vehicles are way too hard to repair for a single person to do.

[Beloozero 118]

Either make them more common or decrease their likelihood of catching on fire 5 seconds after driving it.

[Guest]

disagree with both points.

In this scenario the vehicles would mostly be rusted / unkept after sitting for so long without maintenance and im assuming this game takes place atleast a few months after infection first takes place.

If anything the vehicles as they stand should require more maintenance more often instead of running perfectly forever unless you are stupid enough to drive offroad.

[Zera_Grey 28]

getting a car is a goal to be achieved not a handout to be abused. most cars will probable be in some sort of disrepair and need fixing from staying still and left to the elements for so long.

Edited July 15, 2012 by Zera_Grey

[Ultenth 12]

Zombies attack survivors, when survivors get in cars, zombies attack those. Therefor there are lots of cars that are beyond repair because people got in them, then got mauled by Zeds. The few cars still repairable need things to do so. If you ran across a car in real life with no wheels, fuel tank, engine or doors, do you REALLY think you could easily repair the entire thing, by yourself, in a day?

The bikes thing I disagree on, maybe you own 5 bikes, but I know tons of people that don't own a single one. And what are the chances those bikes would just be laying around and not locked up inside a garage or house or something? There might be cause to have a few more, but not by much.

[wok 25]

Either make them more common or decrease their likelihood of catching on fire 5 seconds after driving it.

I think they catch on fire if you haven't fixed them completely, you see the "status" of each part on the top left i believe when you get in a vehicle.

In my opinion vehicles in the game are perfect the way they are.

Also, one time I found a bus that didn't need repair, i thought someone had repaired it but on the chat people told me sometimes the vehicles spawn already fixed, not sure about this.

Edited July 15, 2012 by sebastian.w

[chickan (DayZ) 0]

The problem is that groups fix them and hide them, and then they are no longer available to anyone else on the server.

[Zera_Grey 28]

The problem is that groups fix them and hide them, and then they are no longer available to anyone else on the server.

if they are hidden search for them, its not unavailable it is just not easy to get to. you have to work for and compete with other players for those rare things like vehicles. all part of game play just have the strength to walk into clan territory to get the car.

Edited July 15, 2012 by Zera_Grey

[wok 25]

The problem is that groups fix them and hide them, and then they are no longer available to anyone else on the server.

Well thats part of the game, i don't see it as a problem, you can always search for them and steal it. And thanks to the player that hide it you don't have to fix it :P

[MyIp 0]

The problem is that groups fix them and hide them, and then they are no longer available to anyone else on the server.

Then its a pain to us admins who have to restart the mission to give everyone a fair chance.

[astriantis@hotmail.com 25]

Well they could had a few more bikes, but only if that bicycle is nerfed, right now it's insane.

Vehicles should be a rare find, although they should respawn (do they?), make it a very slow and random respawn though.

[hishnik 23]

disagree with both points.

In this scenario the vehicles would mostly be rusted / unkept after sitting for so long without maintenance and im assuming this game takes place atleast a few months after infection first takes place.

If anything the vehicles as they stand should require more maintenance more often instead of running perfectly forever unless you are stupid enough to drive offroad.

getting a car is a goal to be achieved not a handout to be abused. most cars will probable be in some sort of disrepair and need fixing from staying still and left to the elements for so long.

Thus the need to replace/repair so many parts. Come on, you find a car, you need engine, fuel tank, four wheels, and fix the hull fully... That's not a simple feat

The bikes thing I disagree on, maybe you own 5 bikes, but I know tons of people that don't own a single one. And what are the chances those bikes would just be laying around and not locked up inside a garage or house or something? There might be cause to have a few more, but not by much.

Now here is something interesting , I actually wouldn't mind having to go through the house, into a garage to check if something was there ;)

To OP: problem isn't lack of vehicles, they're there, problem is few people hoarding them off the map, so you cannot get those vehicles