theremin 0 Posted June 14, 2012 From what I can gather from the Day Z forums, what people really want is something like Eve Online, but set in a post-zombie apocalypse world. Popular suggestions in Day Z are things like the ability to settle towns, create forts, trade etc. Presumably this would also lead to territorial disputes with other survivor towns and the like. Like Eve and like Day Z, there would be minimal rules enforced by the servers, and people are free to pursue whatever kind of quasi-role playing game they wish.This, to me, sounds completely f**king awesome.However, the Arma2 engine (so far as I can tell) is completely unable to deliver this sort of experience, ironically the much vaunted 225km2 of Chernarus is too small, and 50 players per server too few.Day Z (as it currently stands) needs a bigger goal than 'survival' because (as mentioned elsewhere) once you have scavenged the good stuff, there is nothing to do with it except kill other players (fun but mean), or kill zombies (boring and pointless).Maybe instead of 'survival' Day Z should be about 'escape' - like reconstructing a downed chopper from rare/hard to obtain parts to fly away from the zombie infested mainland...Imagine if there were five downed choppers randomly scattered across the map, but there were parts for only three at any one time on the server. If the spare parts were difficult to acquire, the sheer time it takes to repair a chopper means that Day Z becomes about survival before escape. It would be possible (but more difficult) to get all the parts single-handed - thus encouraging cooperative play. Do you all search for parts, and then try and locate a downed chopper, or do you find a chopper and leave someone to guard it whilst others go searching...? Imagine if you could steal parts from another chopper (also in the process of being fixed) to place on your own, thus adding elements of 'Capture the Flag' into the mix. Once you escape you get...? This is the tricky part - what do you get as a reward to make you come back to play again and again? Custom skins? Your name on the Day Z leaderboard? I dunno. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fackstah 31 Posted June 14, 2012 hmm interesting idea on a side note the theremin is a badass instrument ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theremin 0 Posted June 14, 2012 Also, thinking about it, my helicopter escape idea has zombie culture pedigree:Dawn of the Dead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikyjax 3 Posted June 14, 2012 Yes, you can do all of that.Find a chopper, repair it... :/In fact the only thing you ask is a sentence on your screen saying "You win, congrats!"?....Yeah, I think too the theremin is the hell of an instrument. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djkling 5 Posted June 15, 2012 I agree that we need objectives, and bonuses based on number of players who survive together. Wouldnt that encourage cooperative playing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fackstah 31 Posted June 15, 2012 We need a theremin in game! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sabata (DayZ) 1 Posted June 15, 2012 Maybe some players need a freaking list of achievements to complete, as if surviving wasn't enough :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
