Overall hardmode ON in standalone

[melinio (DayZ) 1]

My suggestions 4 dayz (what I hope standalone dayz to be)

As whole i would like to see dayz as really challenging game - as you survive you should feel satisfied. When i was first reading about dayz before i start playing i saw something written like "can u survive dayz?" – that works like magnet.

After playing for like 3 weeks i find no challenge in finding all the stuff i need plus some nice weapons. I just know that games where u get everything easy are dead shortly.

Zombies should be a real threat. They should be deadly dangerous. Only way to kill them is to destroy they brain. U can hit them cut they hands legs, made them crawl but only way to kill them should be about their head (Max Brooks) Game mechanics should be made so People don’t even think about running alone into a town get what they need and run away. I know its not easy to balance deadly zombies with arma mechanics but I’m sure dayz need to be rly hard.

I think advanced weapon attachments should be taken out of the game – I mean thermal, night vision scopes. I love the the realistic feel of dayz, and lest face it - u wont get nightvision googles when it will come to zombie invasion;) Im pointing this coz I have seen tons of this stuff on different serers.

Night gameplay is so kickass when it comes to atmosphere and light management. Light effects are realy great. Playing at night is so intense, I haven’t seen it in any other games, unlimited night vision is simply destroying this. (my idea is to drastically limit number of nv googles, made them use some sort of batteries, maybe remove totally – point is to try to make players play in the darkness. Limit stetting time by the server settings

I had some toughts too about putting some threat in to the woods, (btw. Zombies shouldn’t be so hooked to the buildings I mean wandering zombie hordes and also single ones) but about woods I mean some animals, wolfs maybe, bears, and maybe their zombie versions.

thats it 4 now, cheers

[Dr. Fever 7]

I like some of your suggestions but numbers are not words, so no beans for you!

[omgwtfbbq (DayZ) 1069]

(my idea is to drastically limit number of nv googles, made them use some sort of batteries, maybe remove totally – point is to try to make players play in the darkness.

Nobody would play at night without NVGs. It's impossible to see.

[Zeppa 562]

I would agree on some decree also...

Sure you can find thermal and nvg in real zomb apogalypse, but how many and where... I know already where I would look for those.

But they really should be limited some way or the other, batteries are good choise when you make them so rare and that they wont last long... they duplete over time on their own like in rl.. rare thermals and nvgs, rare battery that you really would use them only in extreme need. And thermal should be nerfed hard, now you can see a rabbit glowing 10km away..

The system that arma 3 introduced would be nice that you can find differend scopes from certain weapons and switch them for your needs.. I would like to see this with other accessory too, like silencers, bipods etc.

As stated by Rocket, they are infected not those regular undead that head can live without the body.. I also prefer the infected kind. They should make it so that zeds can grap your clothes, knock you down to the ground, hit you when you are running and swarm you... woudnt be so much running at least their hands reach..

@omgwtfbbg

That is the problem in arma2/dayz lighting engine, its so crap... Its SO annoying when using nvgs, when you look one direction the whole game goes dark and 180decrees it goes bright... even tho there is no sun/moon nothing. Same problem is without the nvgs but not so noticeable.

In standalone I bet they could make it more manageable, and even if it would be dark you have flashligh and other stuff to light our way... that is the whole point, when to use it or rather travel in darkness? I would like the dark night, no gamma exploiting and lucky ones have nvgs and less lucky will have to deal with the cemsticks,flashlight, roadflares etc.

Edited August 23, 2012 by Zeppa

[melinio (DayZ) 1]

Nobody would play at night without NVGs. It's impossible to see.

Then all the flashlights, flares, chemilights come into play - my point is nobody is using this stuff coz they become supergeared soldiers to easy.

[sonicrainbrony 136]

If it's hard, it's awesome. I want it as hardcore as it can possibly be.