Group up "Tool"

[Wiesn69 4]

Hi,

wouldn't it be good to have the opportunity to group up with people like in "singleplayer" of Arma2.

To group up just be in 10m Range of another Player and interact with him (Dropdownmenu -> Invite Player XYZ)

Everybody who is in this group has a green marker hovering over his character (similar to the map marker perhaps) to avoid friendly fire kills and easy identify group members.

In addition a group-status-window in the UI (like in SP, with portaits , healthbars) would also be helpfull.

Discuss ?!

[DryGulch 32]

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In addition a group-status-window in the UI (like in SP, with portaits , healthbars) would also be helpfull.

Discuss ?!

You had the kernel of a not entirely stupid idea there until you went to the quoted part above. Then you went full retard.

[slonlo 43]

I don't really like it. I like the idea that I have to constantly communicate with my friends to avoid friendly fire. For example, I neglected to tell my buddy the other day that I was going in another door, and he shot me, while calling out to me there was a survivor. After a bit of confusion we sorted it out, he bandaged me and hit me with a blood bag. The green arrow thing would eliminate that interaction. Plus I, personally, will call to someone before shooting them (if they aren't an immediate threat), partially for that reason when I'm in a group. This will just promote the shoot on sight mentality, I think,

[malphos101 71]

Can we also right click on their portrait and summon them to our dungeon? I also would like to be able to cast my bandage spell by hovering over their portrait and clicking my mouseover heal macro. This is such a great idea.

[Mikery 0]

DayZ isn't a war game, we don't need group communication like this.

[StickyNote 25]

I would like some sort of recognition thing like this.

Realistically, people you meet, and group up with, you'd be able to remember their faces.

Instead you have to identify them by their skin which is rather hazy since we have repeating skins and they all look similar, the gear they're carrying, or properly identifying themselves via voice which is also spotty.

I don't like it when I group up with someone, get separated temporarily, then get shot in the face thinking some other person's the same guy I was just with.

[mazeash@mail.com 73]

I'd say it's a good idea perhaps, for now. But part of me hopes that some point in the future there will be more customization options, making players more identifiable to friendly's.

[Wiesn69 4]

I was actually thinking of using built in mechanics to improve identifiing your mates and not implementing a "Custom"-Addon like in some well known MMOs.

Arma2 Screenshot ->

http://static.gameware.at/screenshots/Arma_2_2.jpg

[Deacyde 13]

Where

DayZ isn't a war game, we don't need group communication like this.

Where you been?!?!?! There flipping zombies out there, and suvivors trying to shoot you and steal everything but that peice of lint under yer sac, and prolly will take that too for a fire starter.

I kinda think we need a grp system, at least to the point where I can type /groupup (username) and there will pop his name up and let me always know he is him in bright green letters, and if he sucks /ungroup (username)

What's shighty about that, huh? Simple " how yeah do, oh you, cool this way. "

And don't feed me the realistic crap, realisticly, you'd be wearing different clothes, and could identify from such, as well as faces, and body type. So throw me a frickin bone here, and highlight people's names I enter into some console command.

PUHLEASE! ( Love you )

[Lady Kyrah 1110]

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/39617-grouping-feature/page__hl__group

Already suggested, please use the search function.

[Lou_Drew 10]

DayZ isn't a war game, we don't need group communication like this.

I disagree. It's more of a war-survival game than a zombie-survival game. Zombies don't even matter after you play the game for more than an hour.

[Joker716 4]

Everybody who is in this group has a green marker hovering over his character (similar to the map marker perhaps) to avoid friendly fire kills and easy identify group members

When a friendly is at like 200m and an enemy is at 100m directly in front of your friendly. you're going to assume that enemy is your friendly because the marker will be over the enemies head, so those markers could be for the worse lol

[Golgo82 28]

Part of DayZ appeal to me is the inability to discern my mates from other pepople, if i cannot see them properly.

of course you know how someones face looks, but that doesnt help you in a kill or get killed situation, where you came under fire, are sneaking around the woods and can barely see the outline of someone crouched behind a bush.

Magical markers to telepathically show you where your mates are do not belong in this game.

Communication is key.

It would be very nice of course, if we would get the ability to customize our characters. I'm not talking about the level of customization that APB offers(even though that would be kind of awesome), especially not the option for people to run around in their frickin underwear (unless they would take like 5 times damage and are 5 times more likely to break their bones - I fucking hate that shit)but at least some kind of selection for pants, upper body clothing, jackets/coats, boots, gloves and hats.

That would make it more easy to make your character stand out compared to the random dude crashing your party.

But please no magical wowified hivemind where you can always see where and in what shape your mates are - there is no need for this in Dayz.

[zipper 69]

The following tools help people group up in game.

http://www.teamspeak.us/

http://mumble.sourceforge.net/

http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/on-your-computer/windows/

http://www.ventrilo.com/download.php

Use them.

Group up.

???

Profit.