The one, SIMPLE solution to the BANDIT problem

[kloust! 0]

Better loot, and more loot, should exist the further and further you go inland. This would keep the bandits away from the spawn, and add a sense of 'progression' to the game.

As you go inland, it should become more and more dangerous (more bandits, better loot) - higher risks, and higher rewards.

I really don't see any reason, presently, to go inland. All the best loot is right where you spawn! (with the ONE exception of night vision goggles, which only appear at the airfield)

Loot appears to become worse, and less common, the further you go north - which is completely messed up! (again, the airfield is the one exception)

If the loot at the spawn is junk, the bandits would rather hang out up north, where everyone has good loot and is well-equipped. Honestly, most bandits are just players looking for better loot. The bandits would ignore the newbies and allow them to collect some equipment (or "fatten up", essentially, by doing the hours of scavenging work for the bandits, who plan to simply shoot them). Players would be WILLINGLY entering 'bandit territory'.

'The North' would become a place that players would fear.

And anyways - it adds more of a sense of "progression" to the game, like I said. Once you've built up a nice gang of friends, you'd be saying to each other

"You guys completely ready? Time to head ... north ... It's going to be dangerous. We'll definitely find some good stuff, though, we may not all come back alive ..."

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If you're looking for a really, REALLY simple fix, just make players spawn in the north -- and put the airfield loot at the 'air strip' on the southern tip of the map. Problem solved. Loot would get better the further you go towards the shore!

[Never 237]

there is no such thing as bandits. its just a meme that won't die.

Plus most of the bandits killing players on the coast have already been north to get their NVGs and sniper rifle.

[nacrom 82]

Agree with OP.

[Dotix 0]

The best loot is nowhere near the coast...

[ryanhuong@gmail.com 0]

Bandits don't care about loot. They only care about sweet, sweet tears.

[gizm0 96]

Bandits don't care about loot. They only care about sweet' date=' sweet tears.

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than lets remove tears :D

[elmo.hynynen@elisanet.fi 0]

The "best" loot is up north.

[patem 0]

There isn't any solution for bandit problem because there isn't any bandit problem in this game.