Vehicle Towing and Extraction

[Wentworth Miller 5]

I am aware of another thread regarding boat towing but this is a little more specific than that and unrelated to boats.

Vehicle towing would be a fantastic addition, particularly if you are in convoy and another car has a crash or runs out of fuel. Could also consider the possibility of towing cars that are not completely repaired away from a particular location provided it has at least three wheels unless of course anyone sees a benefit in dragging a wheel-less car around.

Naturally some constraints other than requiring wheels would be necessary so perhaps the following:

1. Towing a vehicle would incur larger fuel costs to the tow-er;

2. The tow-er can only tow vehicles of an equal or lesser weight to the towing vehicle.

3. Certain items may be needed such as a tow-bar or maybe rope and chains.

The other idea is vehicle extraction by chopper. Being able to pick up smaller vehicles and airlift them out. Again it would have the same constraints as the above most likely.

I would be interested to hear other players thoughts on this :)

[Adjta (DayZ) 37]

If towing was implemented it would just make it easier for people to hoard vehicles. One good truck and one can tow all the vehicles to their secret lair in the forest, regardless of whether or not they put the time into scavenging for repair materials. The fuel costs would also be a moot point as jerry cans can be refueled at gas stations an infinite number of times.

[Wentworth Miller 5]

If towing was implemented it would just make it easier for people to hoard vehicles. One good truck and one can tow all the vehicles to their secret lair in the forest, regardless of whether or not they put the time into scavenging for repair materials. The fuel costs would also be a moot point as jerry cans can be refueled at gas stations an infinite number of times.

One good truck? What percentage of players have access to one good truck? Not only that but ensuring the vehicle has wheels to be towed, having to stop more times for fuel and having to find the other vehicles in the first place doesn't seem too easy to me or have I missed something? However, I do agree that it means almost any vehicle can be towed away whether or not they repair it. But, as with everything, they still run the risk of having the vehicles nicked from their secret lair and seeing as most cars can be driven without engine repairs (and just have the wheels) I think that the increase in hoarding would be marginal really.

[brandon3443 7]

i can see this been abused by those who already have vehicles...

if they know the spawns, it could become a daily routine for some clans,

"take the big truck out, load it with jerry cans and go check the spawns"

I would love to see this implemented, dont get me wrong... my clan and i have camped un repaired vehicles waiting for the others to find pieces... but if we were able to just tow it away... once we have one vehicles, acquire smaller ones would be way too easy

[Wentworth Miller 5]

i can see this been abused by those who already have vehicles...

if they know the spawns, it could become a daily routine for some clans,

"take the big truck out, load it with jerry cans and go check the spawns"

I would love to see this implemented, dont get me wrong... my clan and i have camped un repaired vehicles waiting for the others to find pieces... but if we were able to just tow it away... once we have one vehicles, acquire smaller ones would be way too easy

Right, do you think it could be balanced somehow then?