I agree 100% There are many parts of the game that simply cannot be done at night without the right gear. It's the transition from day to night that provides tension, and the transition from night to day that provides relief. Here's a thought, what if the game was more dangerous in the dark, (slightly increased zombie count, darkness, etc,) but had slightly better loot on average, that would create an incentive to play in the dark. Still don't want to be locked out of the game for a whole half of the day though because I can't see.