Game changer (Server supplies/gear ratios)

[CerebralZombie (DayZ) 151]

So once again like any suggestion I make, I really could care less if it even gets considered as I love DayZ and don't care if it changes.

To start off, I was in a thread about having more cars and less gas. Now this would drastically change the game, and this is how I came up with this idea. The idea of letting servers choose how much of what they want to spawn by choosing a percentage on a slider. They could choose from general or specific and choose the spawn percentage to anything on the map. Now I already can see that it might not work for everything since some items only spawn in certain areas, but it still should all in all.

With this different servers would give different game play, and with Wiki/Google and just seeing how many players join what servers, the Admins will then know what players want and be able to set the percentages. Players may get bored of playing the same ol' DayZ and hop to a server with say... A ton of cars, as if Russia's car supply didn't just disappear or get destroyed. Also changing the sliders would justify how far along the outbreak has been going.

Servers would obviously have the option to keep things the same, so everyone would be happy. Either way though, if a server really wants to change I guess they could mod it themselves? I know, I know I could see this going both ways, good and bad. Once again it's an idea that could be changed, as to only be able to change certain items percentages.

[pfheonix 3]

So once again like any suggestion I make, I really could care less if it even gets considered as I love DayZ and don't care if it changes.

To start off, I was in a thread about having more cars and less gas. Now this would drastically change the game, and this is how I came up with this idea. The idea of letting servers choose how much of what they want to spawn by choosing a percentage on a slider. They could choose from general or specific and choose the spawn percentage to anything on the map. Now I already can see that it might not work for everything since some items only spawn in certain areas, but it still should all in all.

With this different servers would give different game play, and with Wiki/Google and just seeing how many players join what servers, the Admins will then know what players want and be able to set the percentages. Players may get bored of playing the same ol' DayZ and hop to a server with say... A ton of cars, as if Russia's car supply didn't just disappear or get destroyed. Also changing the sliders would justify how far along the outbreak has been going.

Servers would obviously have the option to keep things the same, so everyone would be happy. Either way though, if a server really wants to change I guess they could mod it themselves? I know, I know I could see this going both ways, good and bad. Once again it's an idea that could be changed, as to only be able to change certain items percentages.

This could also mess up the balance of cross-server play. If you play on multiple servers over time, you'll change from high gear spawn to low gear spawn and low food spawn to high food spawn, and that could actually disrupt certain aspects. Just constructive criticism to consider here.

[Haplo (DayZ) 44]

without doubt the loot system needs remodeling but i don't think this is the right approach. admins could abuse this, they already 'cheat' in a number of different ways

[CerebralZombie (DayZ) 151]

This could also mess up the balance of cross-server play. If you play on multiple servers over time, you'll change from high gear spawn to low gear spawn and low food spawn to high food spawn, and that could actually disrupt certain aspects. Just constructive criticism to consider here.

Boom!

Cracked my case. I did not think of that...

without doubt the loot system needs remodeling but i don't think this is the right approach. admins could abuse this, they already 'cheat' in a number of different ways

That too, that too. There would have to be some sort of limit to the sliders, but yeah it's not a good idea any more. :lol:

Edited August 3, 2012 by CerebralZombie