I've picked up ARMA2:CO just last week and have started playing DayZ after watching some awesome streams and video's. While my first attempts for the first few days resulted in me running around with loads of ammo, no food or guns, and 20 zombies on my six. I've improved recently, now making it to getting shot by campers in Elektro ;-) I finally managed to get some gear, a Lee Enfield, M1014, and a M1911with plenty of ammo. An ALICE pack, hatchet, hunting knife, matches, water bottle and 12K blood, so I was ready to kill me some Zeds :) But when I logged in today I immediately died and respawned on the debug plains. I knew this could happen sometimes, so I relogged and found myself back on the coast, but without a backpack, flashlight, bandage, or anything. Thinking it might be a glitch and hoping my gear would still be saved somewhere I restarted DayZ, back on the coast with no gear. First of all, is there any way I can respawn with a backpack and the basics? Without a backpack this game is insanely hard (esp. for new players like me). Secondly, there probably is no way to get my previous gear back is there? Is there any way I can prevent (or work around) glitches like this?
