Phones and civilian lifestyle

[Buffelkung 0]

One thing I've been thinking of is adding phones to the game. It would add to the more "civilian lifestyle/gameplay" in the game along with other simple things as, just a quick thought, mp3s or something... you get my point? The phone though, I really think would be great, if the following points would be fixed or included:

Phone usage/abilities:

* Dialing numbers to call individual players you previously met and was given the number to

* Textmessaging other players, giving the ability to communicate even though the other player currently is not online (him seeing the text as he logs on)

* (Don't know how far one could take this without going TO far? But adding other basic real-life-phone-abilities like taking photos and adding programs such as stopwatches, calculators and converters? Just brainstorming!)

* Ofcourse having a contactlist and such (like a call/text history)

Issues, pros/cons:

* Should a number be connected to a phone or a player? (If connected to the phone:) If a player was killed by another player who then took his phone, what would the situation be like? Should the killer be able to see all the victims numbers, and recieve any incomming calls made for the victim? Could that be an opportunity for setting up a trap, texting the victims friends to move to a certain location to have them pinned down and killed? Pros with number connected to the phone, i guess is the realism. And the cons would be the annoying work of gathering all contact numbers again after getting killed and looted, and having to give out a new number to all friends.

* Should a player be able to phone another player currently on a different server?

* Should phones come in a large or small variation? And should things like handsfree and headphones be added aswell?

* Should batterylife be added or would that just be a for-no-reson-pain-in-the-ass having your phone run out of battery?

In my personal opinion, I think such things as the number-connected-to-phone issue is all about realism! It would be nice to kill a player, gather personal information, like phone numbers and locations marked on his specific map and use them against others. Or something like that? My basic point is to add more civilian "things" making that special feeling of the game greater! I for one think this really could be part of the game. Let me know what you guys think!

Edited September 19, 2012 by Buffelkung

[Exenima 45]

Use the search bar dude, this idea has been discussed many a time, and they've decided to implement radio's instead, as there would be no phone service in a post apocolyptic wasteland full of zombies.

[Paddy0610 278]

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Edited September 19, 2012 by Paddy0610