Mopa

This and the problems with combat in relation to desync..

I am not saying I agree the dude is hacking as normally it is just lag and desync (personally think it is game breaking) but the dude didnt even read the first post in detail so why bother replying to him haha. He obviously does not get what is being said or care enough to try and understand the topic. in saying that though IFFFF I thought someone was hacking on the server I was on I would have left that server...

Yea you are very right. Seeing people and then shooting them without them even noticing you is really hard. People who play a style that involves more work / risk are far less skilled. Its not like the OP explained he fights bandits here and there which involves tracking, interaction to see if the person is a baddie thus losing the element of surprise and the risk of being back stabbed by people and far more.

But these guys.. Holy crap. Appeared.. less than a second later gun in hand. maybe the 2nd second.. begin to unload it on us... - OP Reading is hard...

I also play similar to this however I play the full pop servers to have more fun and raise the chance of running into people. However I would like to point out that the people who are saying it does not count because it is a half pop server are stupid.. You are obviously playing the game for more then the easy kos play style which means playing a full pop server would be breaking the "realism" feeling you want. Let me explain to the easy kos play style people here what I mean.. on a full server you will have people sitting on ass just to get a kill while camping. They will not loot the body they will just shoot and then wait for another person.. thus breaking the realism and making it more a deathmatch game. Now if you read my sig you will understand I think the game has done a rubbish job at making a "simulation of a apocalypse" however some people who want to play the game as it should be and that means they try and make the best of it and interact with others. So it is smarter to play a half pop server to have more natural encounters but still have the chance of someone being a true bandit near by. (By true bandit I mean a player who will hold up and or kill on sight for a valued item and not for a pointless kill and or item that would not be worth the risk vs reward). Anyways to the OP keep playing like you are as it is more skilled, fun and a refreshing break from the plague of people who get bored and kos for the wrong reasons. Dont like my view on the game or my view in my sig well meh.. play how you want but dont dress it up as something more then kos bs. A spade is always going to be a spade.

desync and yea its pretty game breaking.. Fighting in this game is like a fine art.. Dont engage unless they are looking away and if they are looking at you at the same time then fire and move behind cover after the first shot on two.. even if they are standing up still. If you are looking at each other and both shooting then its more a RNG of who wins..

Zombies being faster = no. More zombies = yea. Stronger Zombies = no.

Yea the game really does not give much help to people trying to do good. Much easier to drop someone without caring if they are good or not then to go up and talk to them and or be good. Not much can be said, the general community of this game are ass hats. Good luck with what ever play style you end up..