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Same thing here, been playing late yesterday and I switch server because of darkness, I had to reset character. Today also, been starting all over all morning. Kinda sux, lost a well geared character, and many more since yesterday.

No, I dont think so. Judging by my experience loot seems to respawn relatively fast. I've never encountered loot problems, on the contrary, I've come upon many rare loots. Just yesterday I found two crashed shoppers and a ATV on the same server some 500m apart. The airfield is always full of very good loot, and I don't come upon many players. Some servers are always deserted or very low on players, but they are legit servers and seem to rely on some general loot rules.

Exactly, it minimizes the risk. But it can help a new player get around more easily.

Well, you see, that's the point i'm trying to make. I've been playing for maybe a Month now (since day 1 of steam rebate thingy). I've played each day since at least a couple of hours a day, and I've never encounter anything that seems like hacking, no weird deaths, no thunderdome. I've been murdered once, and the rest was Zeds killing me. I've been playing in low populated servers (6-10 players) and all was smooth, never heard complains.

The thing that attracted me, and probably many other players, is the fact that you DO lose all your stuff, is the authenticity of the game. Hardcore/Rogue modes were never for me (Minecraft, Diablo 3, etc) I found them a waste of time, I wondered what's the point in playing a video game that makes your character gone for ever if killed. But this game is different. In Dayz, if you play a survivor, you want to be careful, cautious, make detours and crawl. You want to make it to the airport, alive, I teaches you patience and it's the only game like that, that comes to my mind. Anyways, sure it would probably attract more players, but it'll also kill a part of what this phenomenal game is acheiving, imo :)

Hey all :) I've been playing this game for a month now, and I mostly enjoy being a Survivor and play alone (because I dont have friends, lol ). If you are like me, a casual player wanting to enjoy the game and still have a good immersion without most of the frustrations, here's how: The hardest thing in this game are bandits, or simply other players in general. So to lighten up the game, I choose to play in very low populated servers (min5-10max players filter). Having some players in the server, even very few, makes you be more cautious. I also play a dusk, I find servers to match my gametime at late evening (9-10pm) and I hop to a -1hour GMT server when it's to dark (I dont have NVG). At dusk you can still see well enough and Zombies tend to see you less. Use name filter to find the good GMT-/+X server. The key is low population, it lowers risk of hackers, bandits and bands of players wreaking havoc in major cities. It decreases danger significantly. I've been playing like this for a moment now, I'm all geared up and I'm having fun. I hear gunshots from time to time and even encountered two players that d/c'd when we traded gunshots. I'm always cautious playing the game and wont ever play single player or and empty server. All in all, It may be a good way to learn and get the feal of the game. You can easily visit hi reward sites with minimum risks, but still having to be cautious because it only takes a bullet and a player to end your fun. ;-) cheerz