GP5 vs Gas Mask

[MyOnlineAvatar]

Which one, besides performance wise because i'm pretty sure there is none.

[Breitmacher]

both turn your head into a big "please shoot me right in the head" sign

and please explain the performance diffrence and why does it matter,
because on my planet: if you need to use one or the other ... at the end of the day you are dead.
never heard of a gasmask making it possible to survive, only to live long enough to get the job done.

in real life the primary reason why people buy gas masks:
They look ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ awesome and are badass

Looks like its the same in DayZ ;)

[MyOnlineAvatar]

I don't know any threats that would require me to use one. As in performance. GP5's description says "the 40mm filters made before 1970s MAY contain blue, black and white asbestos" said in the wiki. As in real life.

[Breitmacher]

yes the filters contain asbestos, but like i said it makes no diffrence and it dosent matter.

the asbestos is needed and is not harmfull, IF the filter is not damaged.
but if you need to put on a gas mask in a zombie apocalypse, you dont care about geting cancer.

threats to your health could be powder or paint in closed rooms, a fire with alot of smoke, cleaning a chemical tank at work etc. but in any of those cases you would have a modern filter and a civillian gasmask with much better protection.
and even if you would have to use one to rescure someone of of a with gas flooded labratory,
you can not be forced to put it on and go in there, calling for help is always enough.

but your time is limited to the 15 min

[MyOnlineAvatar]

I ditched and went for a classic gorka helmet w/ visor

[NathaN]

They do nothing so there is no performance to be different. Just for looks as atm. Maybe later they may have a use

[Twitchey]

I would assume they provide some other kind of protections too, probably some defense vs melee.

From what I have seen it seems like there will be "toxic" areas, such as open mass graves which couldn't be navigated safely without a working gasmask. Getting sick from the smell as well as from diseases spread from corpses is one of their main intended functions I believe. That and protection vs gas/smoke grenades maybe.