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Sorry, I didn't feel we were bickering. I have no ill will or thoughts and I value the opinions of those who actually reply to my posts.I was speaking to the state of EXP and the direction of the game, at least I thought it was. Maybe I should b!tch about the game not working like everyone else does?

You've referenced FPS like BF4 and COD twice to my points now and I don't know why. I certainly don't maintain that attitude when I play this game but I can see how you would see many that do. My total characters are low because of my gamestyle. I'm no YOLOer. The game IS changing and the things they are putting in are not obstacles. If anything the game is easier for the random noob now because of respawning random loot. The guys that get ammo and look for action are Youtubers looking for hits and KOSers who have no social skills and like to kick puppies.

Elle, thanks for dissecting my post. That was actually a great way to answer. I know people can play how they want, I'm all for that. I have posted in the past I think KOSers have their place along with medics, lone wolves and squads. My point is the recent changes will/have drastically change the way people play this game, at least for many. For the past year, I really have enjoyed this game even with all the bugs, glitches and occasional hacker/cheaters. I think the sales have proven that. In the past dew weeks, I really haven't enjoyed the game as much and that disheartens me with the direction they are going with a new front office so to speak. Thanks to others who elaborated themselves. That's the community that gives this game hope as it seems directives have changed.

It's funny how they randomized the loot system to deter hoarders... while adding in persistence so people can hoarde 12 backpacks. That's as annoying as much as the dude who goes to helicopter crashes, takes the loot and hides it so no one else can get it. Great job dev team! Please add melee fixing, game crashing (new to me, only in exp) to the priorities. Loot spawning/persistence should be at the bottom of the list seeing how actual game mechinics should work before gameplay. And adding in all these functions so people can live "off the grid" will deter player interaction even more. -5 more points

I have found a few Smersh backpacks but no vests to make the super pack. Also the Smersh now spawns (supposedly) at military locations. I like carrying the backpack in y regular pack, it holds 12 slots but only takes up 9 in another pack. It's a pain to get to stuff but that's where I keep my helper and hopeful stuff (helper like IV kit, hopeful like AK clip).I have not seen any binos at all actually now that you mention it. I've been using my Longhorn instead right now.

I just remembered I can saw off my Mosin now!

I did that once, I was trying to hit F1 for hello and I hit #1 instead which also happens to be my primary. Thankfully I didn't have a bead on me or I would have been killed for sure. We laughed about afterwards.

You obviously haven't tried .49 in EXP yet have you? If you did you would know they aren't ready yet. Patience is good when things aren't ready.

the new towns don't have any yet, go south or east. You will get aggro-ed from Electro in Krasno.

Yeah, that's your main issue. Save your morphine for a firefight and just us a stick bound with a rag as a splint to make that message go away and steady you up some.

No I don't, I would love an explanation or a link to such, thank you. Maybe I am becoming jaded but squatting somewhere waiting for something to spawn is the same as server hopping in my eyes. It's an unnatural method to acquire gear so it's all the same. It may not be cheating but it's akin to boosting so I don't like it. I used to love the excitement of taking a chance at a military area for some good loot but now it sucks. If I was lucky enough to be near one of these areas around a reboot, it was fun to try and be the first there and see what you got. You could always at least bank on a vest or magazine you wouldn't find in a civilian area. The risk/reward was fun.

While efforts to combat loot hoarding, camping area and server hopping are noble and very much needed, they shouldn't negatively effect those of us who have been playing the game all along in the manner in which it was designed. I would rather go back to the old non spawning loot system if it means not walking into an area that is stocked more than a local Walmart before Black Friday. I lost all desire to play after hitting one empty town, one packed town. It made no sense and wasn't immersive at all. I was playing EXP because it seemed senseless to play stable when a wipe could be coming any day. Maybe I'll just play stable again.

Yeah, nice try but I was NOT server hopping OR camping for an AKM. I noticed it with a few clothing items near somewhere when I logged off for dinner. I haven't had an AKM in EXP once, I've just been playing the game and trying to get a leg up on what's coming to stable.I can see how you would be jaded with this community sometimes but don't assume all people are server hopping gear hoarders. I liked this game more when they weren't changing the game while trying to stop questionable practices from happening before fixing things. Priorities people. FOCUS! Sorry if that sounds snarky but I don't your assumptive accusation.

I noticed that too. It kind of takes the excitement out of hopping on a freshly restarted server.

I really don't understand this spawn system.... the last grid one was awful and this one is no better. Some towns have TONS of loot but it's all garbage, basic survival stuff. Some towns are empty. I have tons of Mosin ammo now but I picked an SKS over the Mosin at the Novo Tower Christmas giveaway. I chose poorly. I have almost circled the map now and was near Zeno and Balota for fresh reboots and found nothing. Not one HC vest, AKM or pistol clip. I saw one TTSKO jacket but it was badly damaged. Not one ammo box, can opener or protector case either. I have yet to find a tent also, either as loot or pitched. I don't know if I like the fast running up stairs, if there is any lag and there is no railing... your doomed. I still think the melee system needs work.

You should have at least made an attempt at a side step dash... You were going to die no matter what if you were told not to turn around.

The FNX is the best gun for round capacity and accuracy IMO but it needs a mag and 45 ACP ammo. It seems 357 ammo is more abundant and you don't need a mag so it's definitely a better start out gun. The rounds hit hard too. The FNX looks bad ass with the attachments too, even if they do nothing.

Someone needs the honey and vinegar talk, don't they?

I like the hyper/hypo system but it still needs some tweaking. I was doing ok leaving four slots open to keep taking my raincoat off for when I went hyper. You should have a better chance of going hypo than hyper (at least in game), going hyper all the time from running was getting annoying. I think they should have waited until other forms of transportation were available to implement this to impose such a penalty on walking/running. OH! I also started my first 49 exp spawning on a roof. How come I was perfectly fine running off that roof as a new spawn without issue and my fully geared player in stable dies from a fall half the height? WTF!?!?

Yeah, I found my first Longhorn in the Novo tower... along with about 500 other random items. It was like Christmas. Except afterwards I didn't feel full with turkey and apple pie, I felt empty with no fulfillment over finding the Zelda of guns. I also found a shed with more items than it could fit. I even offered it as a gift to a random hunter I found in Severograd because it meant nothing to me. It felt so wrong, I logged off and tried a different server. But when I hit my third town with nothing but portable gas stoves and boots, I logged back into the Christmas server but it appeared to back to normal. I should have made a bee line to NWAF to stock up on grenades and AKMs.

My favorite pack was a Mountain backpack I found in Cherno Polana yesterday that had a SMERSH backpack INSIDE it. I was a fresh spawn on a 1st person server and was getting chased by a couple of zeds. I ran through a house with an open door and saw a green backpack out of the corner of my eye. I only had a raincoat and my jeans so I did the old quick stop, tab, quick swipe to my inventory and kept running. When I got clear and was able to check my stuff out, I noticed the SMERSH pack was inside it the pack with nothing else. There's no way that spawned like that, I thought the SMERSH was only at static heli crashes. I wonder if someone stored that there while they looted... either way, it's mine now. Now I think I need to find the SMERSH vest for the super pack! :lol:

The zombies aren't impossible.. but they are kind of ridiculous in that they hit you after they are dead. I can deal with missing over and over if when I do finally land a kill shot, I don't get whacked after the zed goes down. I was actually hit TWICE after a killed one like his hits were lagging. That's stupid.

So I've been on vacation for the past week and half and I check the boards and notice 48 has gone to stable. I also read that they wiped characters to combat the glitches mags and dupped inventory. For some strange reason, I was almost looking forward to a fresh start. Then I log in and notice my character is alive and well with all my old gear. Am I to assume they only wiped players with glitched gear? If that's the case then, HA HA HA HA glitchers! But something tells me my wipe is forthcoming (even with legit gear). Anyone else miss the purge?

An admin just told you to drop yer pants! Better do it! :lol:

That very much describes my first kill. Upstairs at the NEAF and I heard a player come in and raise his gun without saying a word. I gunned him down in cold blood, he never had a chance. I don't know how many SKS shots I put in him, my heart was racing so fast. When I saw that his inventory consisted of three handcuffs, no keys, only ammo and rotten fruit, I knew what kind of player his was and I smiled big as I bolted out of there.