Blunt Melee Weapons and Taking Prisoners.

[Ruckus (DayZ) 2]

What up guys,

Basically I've been thinking for a while how it is possible to take hostage of another player by just holding a weapon up in his face but he can always just run away.

If I want to knock him unconscious, there is also the problem that he might just die by bleeding out on me.

I want some kind of blunt weapon like a baseball bat or night stick that I can use to knock a player out without doing any bleed damage, then once he's out maybe cuffs (rare drop from cop zombies) or just rope or something to make sure he's not gona be able to run too far.

Would be awesome to see real hostage situations taking place in game, or if a survivor is looking like he might turn on the group, tie his hands to make sure he isn't gona kill you at any minute.

I can imagine the feeling of being someone's prisoner and seeing my opportunity to make a break for it and escaping as just as exciting as running from zombies etc. if not more so.

Perhaps rope could eventually be worked off by the player or cut off by other players.

But cuffs would be a lot harder to get off, but they are rarer so its less likely someone will use them on you.

I'd just like to be able to act scenes from the walking dead n other great zombie shows where there is an unpredictable / unstable member of the group that the rest of the group decide to subdue / bind them to avoid being attacked, without killing the unstable of member of the group.

TLDR version; Baseball bats and hand cuffs.

Thanks,

Ruckus

[Gogster (DayZ) 626]

You've been watching The Walking Dead haven't you?

I really like this idea - with side chat enabled "nooooo don't leave me here, the zombies will get me, I'll show you where my tent is."

Allowing them to walk/run with handcuffs. Bit sucky for the prisoner as not all will want to [effectively] RP a part.

Really like the idea though.

[SP45M 240]

I often run across husband and wife teams and would like to hold one at gunpoint while torturing the other.....does this make me a bad man? Kinda want to see if they log or stay to watch the show.

[aksuduud 64]

Hitting someone unconscious with a baseball bat is potentially very lethal, but hand cuffs might be good, they already exist in ACE mod.

[Paddy0610 278]

Also nice would be if you sneak on an palyre from behind, you can ake him as an Human shield/Prisoner (Hitman / Splinter Cell style) (rolling a dice like when you under 3000 hp and chance to get K.O to get free again) so you can easy steal his things with a team of 2 man 1 grabbing him the other one going for his backpack. Also it woulnd´t be overpowered due he could hear you sneaking from behind.

Edited August 7, 2012 by Paddy0610

[Rudson (DayZ) 61]

yeah.. exactly and than rape the victim in the woods. making it impossible to run for 4 days.....

sorry i had to say that, but seriously it will not work. Think about it. What if you take someone hostage and he is willing to be your hostage but sadly he has to stop playing for the day. what will happen. Both players must be playing always at the same time. Nearly impossible don´t you think.

But the idea is good. Maybe as soon as you go offline, the hostage situation is over, releasing the victim...

[Bobcomss 189]

I would knock my mate out just for laughs :P

Then make him run around cherno for 5 minutes, if he lives I let him go ;D

[Ruckus (DayZ) 2]

Haha its a great show!!!

I don't even just mean for RP situations though, Yesterday we met a guy who had double barrelled but wouldn't tell me if he had any ammo, I wanted to do something to make sure he didn't kill us, but didn't want to outright kill the guy. The minute we decided to move out he killed me and my buddy. Just imagined if I had been able to bind him my char might still be alive haha!

Even if it was just a temporary script like "You cannot use weapons etc. for "x" minutes"

So I mean, you could log off and go on a different server but you will still be bound etc. Maybe even if it only lasts like 30 minutes or until you get your bindings cut. Cuffs lasting longer.

People would only have to play along if they wanted to live, if they try escape then they are going to get shot or something. So it is in the interest to try and persuade your captor to let you go etc.

I just think it would add a nice element to the game where maybe people weren't so prone to be trigger happy for fear of someone hitting them and tieing them up haha!

[Ruckus (DayZ) 2]

Hitting someone unconscious with a baseball bat is potentially very lethal, but hand cuffs might be good, they already exist in ACE mod.

Yea I don't mean baseball bat does no damage, It could do as much damage as the other melee weapons for balancing I guess. Just doesn't make you bleed, but instead knock's you out pretty much in 1 hit to the head.

[noriveia 9]

Playing as a hero I would LOVE to be able to knock out a bandit, handcuff him and drag his body out into the middle of the street for him to wake up cuffed.

You could add rope to tie someones hands up and another player with a hunting knife could cut them free or handcuffs and you would need someone with a toolbox! (tool box is more rare already)!

I dont think you should be able to tie someones legs up too. They should always be allow to run! you would get people running aorund looking for other players to free them.

[PolarMuffin 1]

Sounds like an amazing idea.

Of course there would need to be a timer or the ability to get them off with a hunting knife like said above or hackers could abuse this like hell.

[Lady Kyrah 1110]

If you want a personal experience, on a gmod server running the "experiment" gamemode. It'ssort of unsettling to get knocked out by a "friend" with a beanbag shotgun, only to get your unconcious body dragged across the street and dumped from a bridge (death on impact).

That and being captured, handcuffed, and whored out for money.