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How do you figure he was server hopping?

Forget the M16 for sure. Take the AKM if you're going to raid towns alone. The CZ is okay for sniper backup, but it has shit range. If you have room, keep the M9SD and try to find ammo at deer huts or military bases.

Did they disappear from your tent or inventory? The latter probably means they were stolen, but I've had both happen as bugs before. Sorry for your loss, man

There is a steep learning curve, but the game gets easier once you figure some things out. Let me give you some pointers that I follow whenever I start a new character. 1- Know which buildings to loot. This means that you should go to buildings that spawn the loot you're looking for (start with barns to get a rifle, for example), AND it also means that you should try to keep to buildings with multiple entrances. 2- There are two speeds you should use around zombies: super slow or super fast. What I mean by this is that you should either avoid zombies by CRAWLING (not crouching) around them or sprint past them. If you sprint past them, you should do so knowing where you're going and how you're going to lose them. The long barns are excellent for losing zombies. Just run in one entrance, wait in the middle until most of the zombies are inside, run outside, and the crouch walk away. 3- Find a map online. I personally didn't do this when I started playing because I wanted to experience the feeling of being lost in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, but there's no reason not to if you're having a hard time. 4- Stay away from the big coastal cities and airfields until you are more comfortable playing. There are more zombies and bandits there, as well as less loot sometimes! Indeed, the cities are so popular that the major loot spots are often already looted. 5- Find deer stands. These are the little wooden look-out stands by the roads. They count as military loot drops, so you can often find a decent assault rifle with ammo. I've found AKMs, M16s, DMRs, M24s, etc. You can also find medical supplies (morphine!) and large backpacks. 6- Be PATIENT. You need to accept that this game is very different from other shooters. In addition, it's in alpha, meaning features are constantly being changed and bugs will be rampant. Furthermore, it's an ARMAII mod, so it uses the same clunky ARMAII system. 7- Tailor your strategy to your play style. What I mean by this is that the risks you take should take into account your gear and backup. For example, you should accept that raiding an airfield alone is dangerous. It can be done, but it helps to have a buddy or two to help. Also, if you generally have a hard time because you're being killed by bandits, you should avoid populated areas and scout more thoroughly. 8- Don't get mad if you die. You'll eventually get a character so awesome that he can kill ten zombies by farting at them. You'll have a GPS and NVGs, a sniper rocket launcher, and a Ferrari. Then, you'll be killed by a dude with an Enfield while getting beans. Remember that it's the JOURNEY where all the fun is had. Starting over from scratch is FUN. You should use those situations to learn from your mistakes and play accordingly. That's it. Good luck.

Stop hunting and help other players.

From what I gather, the difficulty of the game stems from Rocket's desire to elicit an emotional response from the players. The time it takes to both learn the ropes and then, newly trained, acquire decent gear makes a player attached to his/her in-game avatar. Thus, losing all that hard work is an emotional event. I've never played a game that has raised my heartbeat so much upon contact with other players. This is a direct result of the early game's difficulty.

I'm currently experiencing this as well. I went as far as logging into a 1.7.1.4 server, which decreases the timer duration, but as soon as I went back to a 1.7.1.5 server, I started to pass out upon logging in. This is with 12k blood and on many servers after a long time playing.