Trade town group?

[Redrick (DayZ) 72]

Seems like a simple enough idea if anyone wants to take a crack at it, you keep hearing about people wanting a potential "safe zone" so why not give it to them this way: Get a rag tag group of say 10 experiences survivors armed with enough ammo and all that jazz, set up shop and clear out a town of zeds (Doesnt matter which).

Then you just advertise it through side chat that "SOandSO town is clear of zombies, and is under guard by "Thebullshitgroup", come by, buy from traders, stock up on supplies, grab a drink or two and just relax for a bit."

During this period, the bullshitgroup just sits standing guard from pvpers, relieving players of their ammo in an organized fashion, and upon leaving players are given their ammo back. It wouldn't be hard to keep a steady checklist of which player has which gun with whatever amount of ammo.

People can come by and trade for much needed supplies, hire security to get to a certain place. I don't really thing it's all that hard, and it's not like it would be a permanant invulnerable structure. It'd be just as easy to have the town taken by bandits should they be organized enough, or have a horde or two of zombies begin rushing toward it.

[mattlightfoot 2463]

Nice idea, please everyone go to one town :D Ill bring my sniper rifle :)

[Blitzy 12]

Nice idea' date=' please everyone go to one town :D Ill bring my sniper rifle :)

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Why? Sounds like you've already got the equipment you need - it's not like you'd need to loot anyone... :dodgy:

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[Freyar 8]

Organize it sure, just don't ask for some arbitrary invulnerability when bandits keep tearing it up.

[chaostactical 4]

this is why you post guards against bandits.. :p

[Redrick (DayZ) 72]

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this is why you post guards against bandits.. :p

This. Thats the point of dos guards and patrol men.

[donziboy2 1]

I like the implementation on Wastelands mod, you shoot in the no shoot zone and it kicks you from the server. Which also means on that server you loose you gear lol.

[Tom212 52]

I'm sorry, but after administrating and working on development on dedicated-RP servers I can tell straight away this will lead to a death-match. You may have guards, however you forget how vulnerable guards are to the likes of e.g. Mr. Bastard with his sniper rifle and all the other low-life losers on the server, as they will be standing watch and these people can attack from any angle and know where to find you (also the option they have of just walking in as friendly then turning on you). By creating this place, while you are creating a nice place for us normal players and RP'ers to visit and socialise, you are also creating a hot spot for guaranteed action for DM'ers. In my experience this is what they will be craving, a location where they can return to for prolonged combat.

"Why? Sounds like you've already got the equipment you need - it's not like you'd need to loot anyone..." The players who kill you on sight are not necessarily after your loot (most will just see this as a bonus), more after the weird thrill they get off shooting disadvantaged players (players with lower power gear or just not a malicious intent), even if they cannot take the entire place down to loot it they can at least kill a few people.

I love running events/things like this on our servers but I think it depends on the players around. I do not think this will work unless you have some sort of scripted protection I am afraid, just the way of this particular game and the players who play it.

However not to say I am against it, don't let me stop you, I would love to see it succeed. Just experience tells me it won't.

[Blitzy 12]

"Why? Sounds like you've already got the equipment you need - it's not like you'd need to loot anyone..." The players who kill you on sight are not necessarily after your loot (most will just see this as a bonus)' date=' more after the weird thrill they get off shooting disadvantaged players (players with lower power gear or just not a malicious intent), even if they cannot take the entire place down to loot it they can at least kill a few people.

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Mmm. That was my point, and why I tried to convey my annoyance at how pointless it sounds with that emoticon (:dodgy:). Guess I'll just never understand permakilling defenceless players 'for sport'. It's pretty poor taste, IMO.

Your point still stands though. A scripted/developed trade town would go against the sandbox nature of the game, while a player-established trade town will encounter these kind of difficulties. Trades are possible between survivor groups; you just need to arrange them between those groups privately (away from prying bandit eyes).

[brutha_A 4]

I think its a great idea, but i can think of 2 problems, doesn't z respawn randomly in town? and to i cant honestly see anyone abiding by the rules of a safe zone unless its on a private server, that said i def. keen :) always said this game is too real in in some areas and completley bypasses other realities of life ie; humans are communal animals, sure there would be a few renagades, but most people would congregate into a few hubs...just my 2 cents

[mediocreyeti@gmail.com 33]

possibly not a whole town but maybe one larch building. The elektro office would be good for this. Have everyone on the second floor so a grenade cant kill them and keeps guards on all doors.

[Moar 7]

That would be awesomely cool, despite it's challenges. FrankieonPCin1080p constructed a fairly well organized gun shop, but someone managed to either A: hack and blow up the church or B: satchel charge the church.