This has happened to me several times now. When I start up DayZ for a nice gaming session and join a server, I'll randomly start as a fresh spawn with all my gear gone. For instance, yesterday I was at the NWAF, and I logged into DayZ to play today. When I joined a server--it was not hardcore, mind you, and I always play regular--I was a fresh spawn in one of the coastal towns. I quickly left the server, hoping that the game didn't autosave my progress, but I guess the game did get a chance to autosave because every subsequent server I joined had me as a fresh spawn. I realize that DayZ SA is in alpha, but this gets very frustrating because I spend a lot of time hunting down gear and weapons, only for all of it to randomly disappear. Is this a normal occurrence for the rest of you? Are there any ways to avoid DayZ from screwing me over like this?