subtle, realistic changes that would greatly alter survival gameplay.

[Bonesoe (DayZ) 3]

Here are a few suggestions to make the game a little more realistic and keep people from hiding out in the woods until the end of time:

Use limit on box of matches - Limit the use of a box of matches to 50 or 100. There's no such thing as a bottomless box of matches.

Distillation of water in canteens filled from lakes/ponds - There could be fish shit, bugs, bacteria, etc. in that water. Use the canteen on a lit fireplace.

Collection of rainwater - We should be able to fill canteens when it's raining by just holding them out in front of us.

Durability on hatchets and hunting knives - The durability on hatchets and hunting knives would go down with every wood chop and animal gutting until the items are rendered useless and you have to find replacements.

Break one leg at a time - If you break one leg, you move much slower and hobble around. If you break both, you're crawlin'.

Gun degradation - If you've ever played Far Cry 2, you know what I mean. Pair this with a new tool (cleaning kit?) with a use limit to keep your guns in tip-top shape.

This is just off the top of my head. I probably should have searched for posts with similar suggestions but, oh well. Feedback appreciated.

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I like everything but the degradation. I'm all for players having to go back for more gear, but I've never seen item degradation being implemented well in a game.

Besides, flesh isn't that hard to cut, your hunting knife won't go dull after a few uses. Neither will your axe. Rather than them being dull and useless they should be dull and take twice or thrice as long to chop wood or gut an animal.

[KnT47r 51]

I probably should have searched for posts with similar suggestions...

Yes, you probably should have because ALL of these have been suggested before lol

Anyways, item degradation is kinda stupid - especially for weapons. A firearm won't magically stop working because you forgot to clean it after firing x amount of bullets. I've broken ONE IRL and it was an 85 year old semi-auto shotgun that was never looked after well that had the thread that separated the magazine from the breach shear itself off. This thing literally had thousands of shots fired through it with very minimal upkeep and it kept going like a champion

[sticky 7]

I can dig all of that except collecting rainwater, have you ever tried it? It's not really practical without a tarp.

Edit: Also, blades should be reparable with a sharpening stone or grinding wheel, and as LatinGeek said, take longer to cut things when they are dull.

Edited July 25, 2012 by Sticky Ninjaz