Been playing for a while now and YES the patch is a game changer, lone play is very tough. life expectancy has dropped loads too, but surely this makes it more tense? hunkering down out of range of 10 zombies patrolling a barn which may not even contain loot is emotional, but as the inventory system requires you to crouch down to pick up anything i think this smash and grab idea would be tough to pull off. there does need to be more balance but im sure this will come as tweaks are made. Hats off to you rocket, this is an epic mod and one of the most immersion gaming experiences that I can remember. just wish people would stop bitching about the server issues and leave already... more space for thouse of us who understand what an alpha is!