Realistic weapon drops and amounts! Hunting rifles should be more common than AKs!

[hulahuga 29]

Hey there guys and gals.

If DayZ strives towards any form of realism then weapon drops should also strive towards being realistic. Currently you almost never find any form of hunting rifles (scoped and otherwise) whilst in reality these populate farmsteads and deer stands to a very high degree, and at times residential areas. Pistols and small side arms should be in residential areas, some in deer stands. And military weapons should be a lot less common, and only to be found in some locations, or with very low chances in residential areas.

So these are my suggestions in the hopes of improving the realism of the game:

• Larger variety of hunting rifles and other forms of more common weapons.
  
• Hunting rifles and shotguns should be more common in the game and exhibit the main guns used, or at least found, to a larger extent (just like in real life).
  
• Military weapons should be in highly specialized places, or with very very low chances of dropping in residential areas.
  
• EDIT: Some, very few, zombies should carry weapons.
  

Edited July 26, 2012 by Hulahuga

[LogyHD 6]

Agreed!

[Beanus 61]

the reason that its so hard to find a gun is that when the infection first started is that many people grabbed guns, but failed to survive.

Backstory right here :P

Edited July 26, 2012 by Beanus

[U.B.C.S. Hops 128]

Agreed. I have felt this way myself.

[U.B.C.S. Ravin 326]

If they removed Firestations from the 'Military' Loot checklist you would have a lot less automatic weapons.

Easy solution.

Edited July 26, 2012 by U.B.C.S. Ravin

[hulahuga 29]

the reason that its so hard to find a gun is that when the infection first started is that many people grabbed guns, but failed to survive.

Backstory right here :P

Well then they would grab the frigging AKs and other uber-guns wouldn't they ;).

Also, another suggestion, shouldnt some zombies actually carry guns?

[hulahuga 29]

If they removed Firestations from the 'Military' Loot checklist you would have a lot less automatic weapons.

Easy solution.

Well, kind of, but it goes for deer stands and other stuff too. Plus, hunting rifles barely exist right now...

[Element47 2481]

guns in general should be less common.

i propose more melee weapons.

[U.B.C.S. Ravin 326]

They (the type of zombie) carry everything else but guns. Not sure why a dead person would be holding onto a gun. Maybe rarely deathgrip would come into play and they wouldn't be able to let it go, but when you die you don't exactly hold onto a gun. If you want to debate whether they should have handguns or not, then that's a better discussion.

[U.B.C.S. Hops 128]

If they removed Firestations from the 'Military' Loot checklist you would have a lot less automatic weapons.

Easy solution.

Ravin.

I have a complaint.

Your signature is much more impressive than mine.

Please stop making me look like a pathetic fool.

Thanks.

Hops.

[nobody 31]

Well then they would grab the frigging AKs and other uber-guns wouldn't they ;).

Also, another suggestion, shouldnt some zombies actually carry guns?

Carry, But not FIRE! :D

[U.B.C.S. Ravin 326]

Rifle are not uncommon. They have a much higher spawn rate and spawn locations over other weapons. Statically speaking.

Please don't make me pull up a loot table and explain this...

Now, having MORE types of rifles would be fantastic. So lets stick with your first idea and not expand that far right now.

@ Hops - Sorry Bro. I can make you a signature if you'd like.

[U.B.C.S. Hops 128]

@ Hops - Sorry Bro. I can make you a signature if you'd like.

That would be great if you could.

Edited July 26, 2012 by The Hopper

[OrLoK 16186]

Hello there

Police and some military personnel should still have their sidearms holstered. And drops should reflect this. Also It's an incentive to hunt Zeds rather than avoid.

Mill spec weapon ammo, should be rarer/more dangerous to collect IMHO.

Lastly, I'd like to see more melee and non military weaponry become more common in general useage.

Just my 2 pence.

Rgds

LoK

[U.B.C.S. Ravin 326]

Hello there

Police and some military personnel should still have their sidearms holstered. And drops should reflect this. Also It's an incentive to hunt Zeds rather than avoid.

Mill spec weapon ammo, should be rarer/more dangerous to collect IMHO.

Lastly, I'd like to see more melee and non military weaponry become more common in general useage.

Just my 2 pence.

Rgds

LoK

You should be killing zombies away.

Pilot Zombies can Drop NVG's/Range Finders (I think GPS's also.)And most other loot besides weapons. (This includes Gernades and ammo for your guns.)

Military Zombies can Drop Rang Finders, and most other loot besides weapons.

Not to mention all zombies drop food, soda and possibly healing items besides bloodbags and antibiotics.

So, if you are not killing some zombies, you are clearly missing out on a chance to get other loot thats very difficult to get.

Edited July 26, 2012 by U.B.C.S. Ravin

[leestandin@live.com 21]

Just wondering if the OP knows just how common AK's and AK varients actually are in the real world lol

[U.B.C.S. Ravin 326]

Just wondering if the OP knows just how common AK's and AK varients actually are in the real world lol

i agree with this post, but I think hes more or less talking about in a Zombie Apoc situation were you automatically assume weapons and ammo are scarce.

[leestandin@live.com 21]

i agree with this post, but I think hes more or less talking about in a Zombie Apoc situation were you automatically assume weapons and ammo are scarce.

Yea i agree, stuff needs to be a lot rarer. Ammo especially.

[OrLoK 16186]

Hello there

Hmm, I must have had bad luck, Zeds only drop food for me occasionally.

Anyhow, they're scary and I like to sneak. Just *my* playstyle.

Rgds

LoK

[Rogan (DayZ) 24]

If DayZ strives towards any form of realism then weapon drops should also strive towards being realistic.

OP the devs change the loot spawn rates quite often.

Last week you couldn't walk into an industrial building without finding axes in every corner. This week not a bloody axe to be found. I think it's really difficult to hit the sweet spot, but they're homing in pretty well already.

In context of the game; Cheno is packed full of military installations. I'm half surprised there isn't an AK in every cabin.

Edited July 26, 2012 by Rogan

[Spunkmire 36]

Seems to me all 90% of players get fully stocked in an hour or less.

There is way too much loot of everything.

Who here has ever died of thirst or hunger?

Reduce all loot by half and remove all scopes.

[U.B.C.S. Ravin 326]

A lot of people might call me crazy.

Back when loot was broken in 1.7.1.3 I think it was, where almost NO canned food or water dropped, forcing me to kill zombies and other players to live was a pretty amazing experience.

Wasn't IMPOSSIBLE to find the stuff, but it certainly was a great week of gameplay and paranoia of not finding anything useful AT ALL.

[Max Planck 7174]

I completely agree with OP, I also think there should be more Soviet guns and fewer NATO weapons.

To people who say AK's are everywhere, take a peek at this: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/interactive/2012/jul/22/gun-ownership-homicides-map

I shows gun ownership per 100 people on a map. It's pretty cool.

Note how firearm density is low in the former USSR.

[hulahuga 29]

On food drops I think it should go more towards a the road feeling btw. And cannibalism...

Edited July 26, 2012 by Hulahuga

[RJLupin2 3]

I honestly think they should just completely remove some of the really high tier weapons and equipment, including NVGs, assault rifles with any kind of scope or silencer, high tiered snipers, etc. Then make the lower tiered weapons spawn much, much less.

There's no need to have such a huge variety of weapons, at least not in my opinion.