Gunshots Could Damage Hearing

[JD Cuda]

With Banditry and "Killing on Sight" rife in the game (don't get me wrong, it's what makes DayZ the game it is) I feel that there could be some more deterrent to mindlessly killing.

A gunshot in real life in terms of sound rests between an average of 140-190 dB (depending on the weapon) which can cause immediate damage to the ears and a loss of hearing.

Implementing this into DayZ where players would take the risk of losing hearing unless they found some sort of ear defender or other noise reducing apparel.

What do other people think?

[Chinchilla]

That actually sounds pretty cool. I think that they should lose a percentage on their master sound when they fire, or have damaged hearing for a short period. Think of a war movie, when someone looses their hearing and starts to hear that ringing sound.

A rifle would be the most detrimental, while a pistol would me much less. And the more you fire, the more it would ring, putting you in danger because of the temporary hearing loss.

[Chinchilla]

Can someone who actually fired guns comment on how this actually works?

[Noun]

Originally posted by Arty:

Can someone who actually fired guns comment on how this actually works?

It only really causes short terms hearing loss when firing inside buildings (Such as a range), when firing outside the sound is much more disperced, however when firing high calibre rifles it will still cause some short term damage if the proper ear protection is not worn.

[One Mad Bastard]

I did not fire the gun but i was close enough to know that a single gunshot (depending on the cal.) will not make you deaf. But you will have a weird ''sensation'' in your ear, as if it was kinda blocked.

[ZackWii]

Interesting, you should present that idea to Dean Hall. But I doubt it he would even care when he has already too many things to do with the game.