buffing and nerfing need in dayz

[zzSTABBYzz 9]

ok a few ideas on a few things i think should change in dayz wait before u all start reply with hate just read then press that lil x up in the right hand corner of the screen and go outside for once

BUFF

zombies: they need to run faster

they need to hear gun shots better

they need to hit harder

and spawn more

also i read someone post about zombie dogs good idea i think have these faster hard to see zombie dogs in major cities

cars/trucks/busses/ etc etc: need to spawn more me and my team searched the whole map every spawn spot and didnt even find a bike everyone had been take and hidden im not asking for the already found cars to be despawned but for more to spawn in

NERF

food: make food more rare im not talking cows and pigs and shit but canned food make it so ppl have to come into to town to loot food

ammo: make ammo more rare as i have a M14 with 15 clips witch to me is op but yeah u get the idea

off topic how about base building im sure alot of ppl have posted about this and before someone gets on here saying " noob somebody aready posted this" hears my input on it

we already have barbwire and tank traps and other

why not be able to build a small shack inside the base or shacks depending on the team size loot some scrap metal and a tool box and a camping tent and away u go say 8 bits of scrap metal and a camping tent makes a 3m x 3m metal shed that u can enter if u had 16 bits of scrap metal u could make a 6m x 6m shack this could all be done on the same rules as the tents use to be must be a flat area or use the entrenching tool to flaten the area out

this could also work with the other idea ppl have been asking for is cammo netting for there cars throw a net over your shack while it in the trees and it hard to spot

Edited July 23, 2012 by zzSTABBYzz

[ColdCamV 20]

Zombies already run fast enough if they are the standing ones, thing is they have to stop to attack. Hearing gunshots could be improved and hitting harder I dont mind about(unless it brings back the 16k super zombies in which case pass)

A good buff that alot would agree on is the vehicle spawn rate.

-More vehicle spawn locations to improve finding vehicles and not have to go bush hunting to find them.

-More types of vehicle, im not saying jets or anything, but more cars, boats, even different style trucks.

as for nerfing something

-axes need to spawn less, I went through elektro and about 60% of the spawns were hachets

Also just on food, I find that trying to find can food is actually hard in some cases, for every 1 can of beans I find about 3 cans of coke/pepsi and then another 10 empty cans.

[jnsereno 9]

The only thing that needs a nerf is ammo and weapon spawn rate. Ammo is just too common now.

[tiaitchsi 26]

Zombies needs nerf, they're running.

My picture of a zombie: Limping, absent-minded, tormented. A corpse filled with anguish and rage.

As most zombie-films and series, zombies only really die from a headshot.

Their bodies do not function like normal, nor does their brain.

They only have the primitive instincts of survival left.

Since they're "dead", the body of a zombie starts to decay slowly.

This does not grant them additional strength nor agility, only weakness.

On the "development-side" of this (not in-game), buggy zombie paths will be something that belongs to the past.

How to balance this?

INFECTIONS.

More, a WHOLE lot more infections need to be generated.

During a month and a half of game-time, ONE of my friends have been infected/sick/diseased.

Only once.

As for now, a typical zombie in DayZ looks something like this: http://bit.ly/OTpW7a

This is how I picture a zombie: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DcdGV6d6LM (TWD Spoilers)

This thought sure does need some adjustments, but something like this would be great.

[zzSTABBYzz 9]

yes good idea guys the zombie hit harder idea only so the zeds can be more of a problem lets face it anyone noob or not can go into anytown or airbase and not get ass raped lets change that make looting a skill not just " oh i'll run thru this town kill everything and loot it"

i also agree about the axes even tho lots of fun just spawn way to much dnt know how many times i been killed by a noob with an axe so anoying lol

[Rogan (DayZ) 24]

Nerf all the things!

[zzSTABBYzz 9]

i would like to see more hordes or aombies it boring just being atk by just one or two wheres the zombies from most zombie movies where u see one guy getting mauled by 50+ zeds this game needs to be harder on players

[ZedsDeadBaby 2287]

Hopefully rocket reads this thread and nerfs everything people asked for buffs on.

Buffing the vehicle spawn rate would be such a huge mistake...

Right now finding and repairing a vehicle with friends is such an accomplishment. The first time you start up that engine and roll out on to the road it's an incredibly exhilarating feeling. More exciting than any piece of loot I ever found in WoW. And the lengths we go through to keep our vehicles safe and secure is insane. Every night we move every one of our vehicles to a new location, and share the hiding spots among our trusted friends; they're never in the same place twice.

If vehicles were more common none of this would mean a drip of shit. I would take whatever vehicle I found and do donuts in the middle of Cherno honking the horn 'cause who fucking cares, right? I'll just find a new one tomorrow...

No thanks.

Vehicles are special precisely because they are so rare.

[zzSTABBYzz 9]

Hopefully rocket reads this thread and nerfs everything people asked for buffs on.

Buffing the vehicle spawn rate would be such a huge mistake...

Right now finding and repairing a vehicle with friends is such an accomplishment. The first time you start up that engine and roll out on to the road it's an incredibly exhilarating feeling. More exciting than any piece of loot I ever found in WoW. And the lengths we go through to keep our vehicles safe and secure is insane. Every night we move every one of our vehicles to a new location, and share the hiding spots among our trusted friends; they're never in the same place twice.

If vehicles were more common none of this would mean a drip of shit. I would take whatever vehicle I found and do donuts in the middle of Cherno honking the horn 'cause who fucking cares, right? I'll just find a new one tomorrow...

No thanks.

Vehicles are special precisely because they are so rare.

the point i was makinhg is some camps have like 3 or more vehicles that never get driven how is any one ment to have the feeling ur talking about when all the cars have been found and hidden and lost to the other world

[ZedsDeadBaby 2287]

the point i was makinhg is some camps have like 3 or more vehicles that never get driven how is any one ment to have the feeling ur talking about when all the cars have been found and hidden and lost to the other world

How are they lost?

I have had 10+ vehicles stolen from me over the last month by dedicated individuals.

The only vehicles that can be really well hidden are bicycles. Anything else is visible from hundreds of meters away even if it's tucked into a tree.

Get some friends together and go comb the forests.

If you want something, work for it. Don't ask rocket to show up and drop it in your lap.

[zzSTABBYzz 9]

How are they lost?

I have had 10+ vehicles stolen from me over the last month by dedicated individuals.

The only vehicles that can be really well hidden are bicycles. Anything else is visible from hundreds of meters away even if it's tucked into a tree.

Get some friends together and go comb the forests.

If you want something, work for it. Don't ask rocket to show up and drop it in your lap.

did i hit a nerve on you i might be the the only one that thinks americans are idiots in what they post why come onto this side of the forums just to hate go suck off ya black boss and post ya shit else where cheers thanks p.s msg to us army stop asking for help when u start wars

[ZedsDeadBaby 2287]

did i hit a nerve on you i might be the the only one that thinks americans are idiots in what they post why come onto this side of the forums just to hate go suck off ya black boss and post ya shit else where cheers thanks p.s msg to us army stop asking for help when u start wars

:huh:

Wow, what did I just read?

In what sense am I "hating?"

I've given you advice on how to find vehicles - a strategy that has worked for many others. Clearly finding vehicles is important to you, and I told you how to do it. I would think a "Thanks, I'll try that!" would be in order, but instead I get this block of verbal diarrhea mixed with xenophobic slurs, a little dash of racism and something about "ya shit else where cheers," which I can't seem to make sense of no matter how many ways I parse it.

If you want to have a productive discussion, please make an attempt to punctuate your sentences. I don't even need commas or semicolons or anything fancy like that; just splash some kind of something between thoughts so I know where one ends and the other begins. Think of it like pooping. You have to pinch the turd off every once in awhile so you can take a breath. You can't just squeeze it all out at once because you might pass out and even if you don't the turd will be so long by the time it breaks off that it will balance in the bottom of the bowl and fall forward, tapping the back of your nutsack on the way down and, well, that's just icky.

Edited July 23, 2012 by ZedsDeadBaby

[ColdCamV 20]

Im not asking for heaps of new vehicles, Im just saying maybe add 2 or 3 more just to balance it.

I agree their are people who hide their vehicles well out in the forest and it is in a sense a nuisence trying to find one just due to the sheer size of the map, however, that being said it is possible to do so having found just last night a well placed fully working blue ural, loaded with guns, a fishing boat in working order as well as a PBX and then later on an ATV and jeep out in the forest however neither having fuel.

Although, its really hard to have that same feeling with friends of fixing up a vehicle and working hard to get it to go and tick over that motor because for the most part, most vehicles are near/fully fixed already by someone else in someone elses tent camp and the ones that arent well your gonna need to work hard and fast to get parts from other areas to then come running back through the forest to fix it up before someone comes to the tents and either kills you or just takes it themselves.

I think that vehicles that arent touched or resaved or moved after a certain period of time should despawn and respawn later on in the week, makes people need to come and check their gear and also means the avid dedication, of people such as your self ZdB, will be more satisfying moving your vehicle and finding another good spot because atleast your working to have it their, unlike groups who horde vehicles and never drive them because a wheel blew out in the forest or ran outta gas.

[zzSTABBYzz 9]

bump

[CarloNord 29]

Buff:

- Amount of land vehicles on the map, not too much though.

- Zombies aren't deadly enough, there needs to be a reason for people to group up, these things just aren't that big of a threat.

Nerf:

- Ammo should be VERY hard to come by, not to the point where you find one clip for the thing like once a day, just make it hard and give you a good reason to group up so there's people with different guns, so there's more ammo for the group.

- Food is pretty easy to come by if you know where to look, could use a little bit of nerfing sense it's able to be found everywhere pretty much.

- Zombies and their zig zag pattern, along with wall and door walking.

Edited July 24, 2012 by CarloNord

[Zetal 90]

Jeez, who asked for a buff on Hatchets? I can understand buffing the Crowbar (a melee weapon that isn't a 1-hit is worthless), but I can sprint through the center of Cherno and Electro without even getting hit if I use the Hatchet properly. It's got infinite ammo, and I don't need to worry about reloading. I've been tempted to record a rampage recently (my last one snagged me 5 dead players and 107 dead zombies before I died to a staircase) just out of sheer boredom. The game is too easy.

Therefore~

Buff zeds, nerf everything useful. Make it so. =P