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Just one - I'm new to this murdering business. We were running around as a pair - only one of us armed. We'd just run into someone in a barn and all assured each other we were friendly. I peek out of the barn and see two players crouched in the fields outside. My partner - who was armed - shot them both. We ran over to loot their corpses, and the guy from the barn runs alongside us and starts taking loot as well. Turns out that's a pretty good way to get shot at point blank range. We felt pretty bad, but then again, he hadn't helped with the kills at all (had hid in the barn the whole time), and was helping himself to the loot he wanted without even letting us take a look first.

Hahah, yes. I laughed out loud when I saw the title of this thread, thinking about that scene. :D

I agree that from ponds and other places you can fill your canteen, it would be nice to be able to just plain drink. I actually assumed you could but recently found out that's not the case. I think it would be a nice/realistic addition. :)

There's a distinct difference between thoughtlessly posting complaints that benefit nobody, and posting valid concerns and bug reports that help the developers. It seems a lot of people don't understand that, why is why they repeatedly get told "This is an alpha".

I'm a new player. I died twice since the spawning without a weapon was introduced - one was my own stupid fault for getting impatient & alt-tabbing while I was loading in (I think I got shot by another player). The other was having the misfortune to pull a zombie and his several friends before I was armed. Since then, I have stayed alive and managed to pick up some survival gear along the way. New players have every chance, we just have to take it a bit slower, be extra careful and stay on our toes. It can be difficult, yes, but all these suggestions that it's "impossible" are greatly exaggerated. I'm a terrible shot and I'm still getting used to the controls, but by taking extra care, I've been managing. It's not supposed to be a casual stroll in the park. It's supposed to be challenging. It's certainly not impossible for new players.

The word "casual" used as an insult for gamers makes me cringe. I remember when it didn't matter if the game you were playing was "cool" or "hardcore" or not. Was it fun? Yeah? Cool, that's all that matters. Where did people get this idea from that they're hardcore for playing a damn video game? But, yeah, agree - gaming communities on the whole can be absolutely terrible. It's all about who's more hardcore, blah blah. Or whining about games to get what they want, or flaming each other to hell. It's been a long time since I've seen a online gaming forum with a decent attitude, unfortunately. :/

You seem to be conveniently ignoring the fact that there is a MAJOR difference between helpful, constructive criticism and blatant whining/ranting/bitching/mindlessly bashing a keyboard with complaints. The reason people keep saying IT'S AN ALPHA is because nearly all of the complaints that get posted repeatedly are stupid, unnecessary whining - OR as posted as self-entitled, "give me this immediately, I demand my money back!" rubbish. If people have complaints or suggestions they feel as valid, why don't they form them as such? Example: "I've noticed that the difficulty in sneaking past zombies - even in buildings - is tuned a little too high. Is it worth considering lowering their aggro radius/sensitivity or raising the stealthiness of crawling?" "I can pick up various items such as empty Jack Daniels bottles. I suggest we are able to use these as melee, or even thrown, weapons. This would help new players and give them a survival tool much quicker, as generally these are easier to come by than a traditional weapon." The OP in this case is pretty decent. But the reason people are repeatedly saying "OMG IT'S A GODDAMN ALPHA" is because we're all sick to death of all the unhelpful, pointless complaining. :)

He's just baiting people for responses.. Which you just gave him.