I expected tons of whining when I came in here to be honest, but you presented yourself nicely without being a baby about it so I can respect your opinion. I will agree that it's pretty damn hard fresh spawning now. I'm not saying this makes things any better but if I may give my own suggestion, FULL ON STEALTH when around zombies and others. Getting places quick isn't worth death, crawl if you have to or wait somewhere you are hidden until it's safe to advance. Also head for one of the two main cities right away, it isn't safe per say.. but if you can sneak into a few buildings you will usually find enough look and guns and ammo to start you off if they haven't been cleared out by others already.