Yeah, it looks like that.
Radio on a skateboard?
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I would have said: RC car with emp or radio, but bomb could also be.
Yep. Iâve been here for quite some time now, and the forum climate is going downhill fast. I remember heated discussions about the direction the game has been taken in, but at least there was a sense of constructive disagreement. Some people have left, some have been banned, and thereâs an unshakeable impression that mostly the âyay-sayersâ are left, given free reign of how the discussions have to look and sound like.
Before anyone takes this as an attack - there is still lots to like about the game, and not every criticism is valid or deserves support. But there are long-standing bugs, issues with balance and storytelling, and countless niggles. Some new faces made excellent observations and suggestions, some just want more guns and Fortnite dances. To pounce on valid criticism when people have bought the game, supported it, possibly even advertised it to their friends and played it for hundreds of hours is asinine. To tell them to move on is asinine. They paid for something that no longer works for them, and they have every right to voice their discontent.
Just my two cents, for now.
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Please read to the end before answering and quoting each sentence:
Of course itâs valid to complain about issues or critisize features, descitions, bugs, some politics and more⌠If it happens in a sensible and constructive way.
If youâre not open for a discussion about it, but just keep on bombing everyone and everything, even stuff that isnât known or released yet,⌠Well, tell me whereâs the foundation to talk about?
For me this behaviour reminds me of those review bombers that make a game or movie bad rated long before itâs released. Whatâs the sense? I donât get it.
And if you donât give anyone a chance, because in your opinion you have been disappointed too often (which is a personal thing), why keep on talking it bad? Why keep on staying? Thatâs my opinion. I just donât understand it.
It feels like "Youâre bad. I know youâre bad, because youâve been bad in the past, thatâs why you still have to be and always will be bad. And donât try to convince me from the opposite, because I donât believe you. Youâre bad. And thatâs what Iâll tell everyone else, no matter if Iâm asked for or not. Reasons? Youâre bad and thatâs enough reason⌠"
P. S.: And please donât take the âyouâ personally. I just donât know how to write it more in general.
P. P. S:
Although this is a discussion thread, we should now focus on its topic: the upcoming update. If one likes to keep on discussing this general discussion about all the negativity in the forum, the game and so on, feel free to open an own topic about it.
I donât feel like Iâm the one this replyâs addressed to, but let me pick out the DLC part thatâs been discussed frequently.
I bought the game without any DLC, had fun. Bought Alpine Unrest, had fun. Bought the first âapparel DLCâ, whatever it was called, to support continued development.
I reported various bugs and visual glitches, some severe, most cosmetic. Painstakingly, through crashes and under enemy fire.
The last three years saw the release of half a dozen DLCs, none of which expanded upon the foundations in a meaningful way, at least for me. What I was waiting for all this time didnât happen: Bug fixes, refinements to core gameplay issues. The mere existence of new DLC is reason for criticism, as the DLC wonât improve upon bad basics. I can see how a large part of the player base is happy with what they got, but some are not.
There are âterrain holesâ that have been reported in 2019 that are still there, 4 years later. There are collision issues, AI issues, geometry alignment issues, balance and skill issues etc. The story, map progression and enemy placement do not mesh any more. I donât know how the devs handle the work they have to schedule (and Iâm neither qualified nor important enough to tell them what to do), but as far as I am concerned, I expect more polish after all these years.
I appreciate the region revamps, I see value in more NPCs and a more fleshed out story, I do like some of the refinements to controls and visual diversity. Itâs not like itâs all bad all the time. Itâs just not enough.
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As I keep saying, everyoneâs opinion is valid and it is far from me to silence negative opinions.
Criticism is how we grow and weâve made hundreds of changes based on community feedback.
What we canât do anything with is comments along the lines of âI donât believe in this game anymoreâ or âIâve given up waiting for changeâ. thatâs when we say âyou can leaveâ and where we will take action to keep our forums clean, if necessary.
Not because they have a negative opinion, but because theyâve clearly given up on trying to be constructive and are only here now to spread negativity and to try to make others give up on being constructive, too.
Itâs also important that just like having a negative opinion doesnât make you a ânay-sayerâ or a hater, having a positive opinion doesnât make anyone a mindless fan. Nobodyâs saying GZ has had a perfect run or that it doesnât have any bugs, but just like nobody can tell anyone not to state a negative opinion, positive comments canât be shut down for being positive.
Anyone who feels like theyâre being treated unfairly can contact me and talk to me about it, my DMs are always open 
These forums are for healthy discussions and thatâs the way I will keep it.
Letâs get together on these forums to talk about a game we all love and care about and make it even better, together
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Thanks. I agree. I donât mind positivity, thereâs plenty to be happy about as of now. Iâm still here because I hope for the best, and I would have left a long time ago if I felt like it was all bad now.
I feel like some commenters canât see that I (and others) care about the game, just because we dare to dissent. I donât mind preferring a positive attitude; I wouldnât have sunk hundreds of hours into GZ if I felt it was awful. But there needs to be a place for (and acceptance of) different expectations. And in the last months, Iâm under the impression some donât want that any more.
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Brutal, but honest. If thereâs room for improvement, I will strive towards that.
As must we all, if this community is to thrive.
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And in the meantime, the previous equipment riddle has been resolved!
What do you think?
https://twitter.com/GenZeroGame/status/1660226449096187904?s=20
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It would be so cute if it honks shortly after deployment
A lure?
I was expecting a suicide explosive toy, we already have the teddy bear lure 
At least this one will move on its ownâŚ
Hmm? would be fun to play with a few times but doesnât look like it would be added to my locker.
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it will be interesting to see how we will be able to control it
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Yes. The question is: is that the thing that gives us a new perspective? Will we drive it in 3rd person like in a RC car racing game?
Normally the way you use a radio/boombox is to attract the machines to it. It could be used to attract the machine to a place opposite of the direction you are traveling and needing to escape a battle, so maybe no remote steer. Or easier to lure the machines into a trap.
I must think now at the situation where my mate and me where hiding in a cargo container while about 10 hunters ran around. We managed to kill them with the exp magnus from inside.
But another could be in future that one opens the door, the others drives the rc car out of it and lures the machines away and the first closes the door immediatly again.
Then, after a few seconds, you open the doors again and run away or shoot them in the back with some rockets. 
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Difficult.
Something stationary.
I guess itâs nothing to hack, jamm or to create sound for attraction.
Another stationary weapon?
Maybe a small âtesla coilâ, that generates chain lightnings.
Or just a fog generator?
Il say its a Grenade Launcher auto turret.
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