Cyric

I've actually read that bit of fan fiction already, lol, I thought it was rather good. Kudos to you, sir. As far as the debate at hand, I understand what you're saying. I just don't agree nor do I think that extra layer of desperation is really needed on top of what the game is at it's core. But as I said before, to each their own. While you find that particular extra layer of desperation entertaining and/or motivating, I do not. To me it just appears as a superfluous way to cling to a life already lost, but therein lies the difference between us and I can respect that. I've really said all I have to say about the subject, so I'll be bowing out in a rather anti-climactic fashion and saying agree to disagree.

There are lots of good reasons not to have things like this, but this isn't one of them. Some people like to actually roleplay a bit (more of us then you might think) and if I wasn't bitten I wouldn't just go "whelp, shit, gonna drink some bleach so I can become a zombie faster." Fighting it to the very end is part of what it means to be human. If you're just in it to powergame, then sure. Calling me out, I see. All I'm saying is I feel this sort of addition to the game would be useless and somewhat damaging to the hopeless atmosphere the game projects. I imagine most players that get bitten or scratched have a mini heart attack (I know I do) while they wait to see if the infection symptoms start to show. I think it'd be a watered down experience if I could just go "whelp, shit, starting to show symptoms... better delve into my stockpile of Zomb-Away and ride this out for the next few weeks/months!", it takes away from the gravity of the situation. I think infection should be an irreversible, untreatable, automatic death sentence... game over for you. Anyhow, rant aside, my previous post wasn't alluding to a disdain for roleplaying and/or encouraging of power gaming. To each their own, I simply don't feel like it would be a worthwhile addition to the game.

I don't understand what the point of this miracle pill would even be. Basically you're asking for borrowed time so you can inevitably die a short amount of time later, for what though? No disrespect, but this suggestion seems absolutely pointless in my opinion. Especially considering you can just reload your "death save" and continue with a new character without losing much progress.