A future alternative use for tents

[bazbake 456]

I think while tents are being used as storage this would be ridiculously OP and game-breaking, but if tents are removed as a method of storage (along with all other forms of external storage), then they could still be useful as a form of dense foliage camouflage replacing their current garish olive drab camo. In this form, players would be able to pitch a pup tent and crawl within concealing themselves from other players and possibly as ambush points.

There would have to be a slight change to the mechanics. While a pitched tent could still be saved to server, breaking down a tent could return the tent to your inventory similar to how picking up an unlit campfire returns the pile of wood to your inventory.

In addition, tents could be used as a shelter from the elements in place of a campfire (with smaller positive effects).

[prestondemaria@gmail.com 65]

That's a decent idea. I was thinking that tents could maybe be used as spawn points, but there could be many variables in this and there would be a lot of things that would have to be thought of to make it work.

[symptom 185]

I think once the tent owner dies, anyone should be able to take down the tent. However, in this case the tent would not go to the backpack. Instead it should delete. I see a lot of servers with tons of tents, because people unknowingly refresh them instead of letting them decay.

http://www.dayzwiki.com/wiki/Tent

[Xardorian 8]

Seems like a good idea. Put one up when need of shelter in the rain or dark of night. Put up a campfire, bring some marshmallows and sing togheter. Bringing camping to a whole new level :P