People saying how hard it is now; read on

[mind_grenade 24]

No, I won't berate you for being a child, being a CoDboizz or something along those lines (or say your tears are delicious; they aren't). 1.7.1 zeds were a bit overboard given the bugs still present. But I liked where it was going.

I'm up to about 18-19 days alive. Nearly 300 zed kills, 24-slot coyote pack, an AKM with 11 mags (previously M16+203, Winchester, and Crossbow with 12 bolts <--most fun right there). I had 7.5K blood but vampired a cow back up to 12K, and have 7 cooked meat still on my person. I have 8 water bottles and I know where pumps and lakes/ponds are. Enough bandages to get more if I need them. Every gadget but NVG's. Had a fully repaired Hilux but gave it away (no real need).

I have successfully completed "survive". I could now do it forever. I'm having fun still fully decked out, but I had WAY more fun when I wasn't risking as much (I'm not overly attached, but 22 hrs is something you don't want down the drain real quick ;P) and getting around high pop areas.

It is *meant* to be difficult to find things. You aren't meant to just stumble on the best loot. The rarity and importance of loot now is exactly what makes it fun. And learning zeds is what makes it fun. Don't get pissy if you die 10 times before getting anywhere. Get up, dust off, re-do it, ***smarter***.

Just think next time that the JOURNEY is in fact the fun part of this game, not the end with all the loot and gear to get you through it all. This applies to life too, not just games.