Allow shooting from vehicles

[tight parrot]

I think shooting from vehicles would be a great touch - don’t want to call out any names but there’s a specific zombie game we know… that for some reason doesn’t allow shooting from your vehicle window and you’re pretty much stuck in a bad spot until you get out of your vehicle.

[grim lagoon]

yessss this would be so cool

[vivid bolt]

I don't see any reason why it would be missing; this isn't supposed to be GTA. I also think it would create a huge imbalance in the game, and by that I mean in PvP. A group of 3-4 players would be driving around the map shooting solo players and similar situations; you’d have to balance it out with something, like significant aim drift or high bullet spread, and so it probably defeats the purpose of adding it to the game at all. Just my opinion.

[gusty sleet]

So you want realism go away? Its normal that this will be need to be balanced like when you're sitting in the car and want to shoot, your hand/body is swaying, or when you're looking out of the car because the car is moving, so you need time to focus.

It could be also annyoing when player would camp in cars but thats normal in survival

[hexed zealot]

I always love the insinuations on certain mechanics that claim to give either a solo player or a group of players the ability to go around the map killing players and thus making the game unfun.

That's literally the point of these types of games.

[gusty sleet]

Yes survival is unfair! Where is the realism if everything is everytime peaceful and easy? If you want adventure play PVE or solo.

[vivid bolt]

But sure, why should a post-apocalyptic RPG bother with some silly "resources" or "survival atmosphere"—that sounds like a lot of tedious work. A much better idea is to add driving-by shootings, because that works great in every genre, after all. And what if we run out of ammo or fuel? When have you ever actually seen anyone shooting while driving? But never mind, those are just details. Who would want to worry about survival in a post-apocalypse when they can have arcade-style action—after all, that’s what we have COD, Battlefield, and similar games for.

[gusty sleet]

Nobody is asking for GTA.
The point is that in a survival game, mechanics do not have to be perfectly fair or comfortable for every situation. Shooting from vehicles is a normal feature to consider, and it can be balanced with sway, slower aiming, worse accuracy, recoil penalties, limited angles, or stamina/focus effects.

Survival is not supposed to feel safe and equal all the time. If cars become risky because people can shoot from them or into them, that adds tension instead of removing it.

And let’s be honest: if someone starts shooting at you while you’re driving, what exactly are you supposed to do? You’re forced into a dead spot until you get out of the vehicle, which is just awkward and clunky game design. A limited ability to shoot from vehicles would not only be offensive, but defensive too. In a survival game, having no real way to respond from inside a car feels less immersive than giving players at least some limited option to fight back, especially if it comes with clear penalties and limitations.

[unborn lichen]

They can shoot back

Notably at the driver, causing a crash and possibly killing the others in it.

[unborn lichen]

What do you mean survival is unfair

[torpid minnow]

lol all I'm picturing is players trying to be cool and doing drive bys but accidentally shooting the driver from the back (because they didn't think about friendly fire) seat and causing a wreck 😂

[cinder merlin]

shooting from a moving car makes it harder lol, if you hear a car coming then keep your head down and stay in the shadows

[tight parrot]

I mean that’s what makes it dangerous and risky you’d have to be careful with the world around you not everyone is nice.

But if it bothers you that much you can just make a private server.

It’s a realistic feature that MANY people wish dayz had not even to shoot players but zombies or shoot back at players shooting you in a car

[tight parrot]

Exactly, it’s a survival game these are things that can easily happen in real life

[earnest kiln]

I believe this is a very valid request. While you can achieve this with mods in Dayz, it’s not a part of the core game. When you’re driving down the road, people can easily light up your entire vehicle and kill you. Without this feature being part of the game, you don’t have any way to protect yourself or fight back. Therefore, if PvP is part of the game, it should be a core option.

[potent pulsar]

This is interesting and if they can balance it right should be great. Is the game gonna have realistic bullet drop or bullet drop at all. That in itself would do the balancing for itself because if it does it’ll be hard to know where to aim while moving also given cars do t have much space I think people could only be kinda accurate while shooting forward or backward but broadside would be a challenge gotta learn how to lead people. Car fights sound insanely fun and interesting.

[undone valley]

Or just a car with a mounted gun on top, like a jeep or a pickup so theres something special people will try to get their hands on.

[tight parrot]

Would be a nice addition but shouldn’t be a trade off, think the feature to shoot out of vehicles should be implemented