campfire character save / log out point

[DR@GON (DayZ) 20]

have campfires (i guess fireplace is the proper term) be a place where you can manually save your character to the hive and provide "instant log out"

make logging out of the game be a 5-10 second wait to prevent "alt+f4 combat logging"

I realize the process of making a fire takes at least 10 seconds prob, but having the save point seems like a good idea, also, for groups, the other players could set up a watch while 1 player builds the fire, then everyone uses it.

It would leave evidence of a player leaving the server to other players, and/or could be used to fake out other players in to thinking their prey logged out there.

My response in advance to the problem of zombies killing a crashed player... too bad, this game is brutal in many ways and this is a minor issue compared to gear deletion glitches, admin abuse (intentional server crashing) & hackers running about unchecked.

[brachra 112]

5 second wait vs, go to forest, Cut down logs, start fire..

also you have to have a hatchet And matches, and matches can be hard as fuck to find.

basically nobody will use said campfire feature because its completely Inconvenient and time consuming just to save yourself 5 seconds ONCE...

also dont understand your "save point" idea?

If you log out of the server...you will "save" and be back where you logged out at.

Edited August 8, 2012 by Brachra

[Maroite 48]

Have you never read/seen Hunger Games? -.-

[DR@GON (DayZ) 20]

really wish we had a way to manually save our characters, lost yet another weapon stashed in my backpack