Survival in Dayz Mod?

[Solopopo 330]

I've played WarZ for a little while (sinful I know), and recently I played SA. In each survival is a challenge. I purchased Arma2 and fired up DayZ mod on Epoch and I spawned with a bunch of stuff. It's not necessary for me to search for things to survive. Are all the Dayz mods like this? Is there a true survivor experience to be had with the mod? I guess veteran players are tired of all the scrounging for items and just want to get into the action, but I feel like this takes away from the game. My character in Standalone just had all of his items wiped so I'm feeling a little discouraged from playing it. What mod should I play as a beginner? 

Edited January 2, 2014 by Solopopo

[King of kong 1117]

Day Zero. It's like the vanilla mod but 10x better. Also only play on official servers. Private Hives give you gear

[Statik (DayZ) 2695]

Vanilla. It's the true way to play DayZ.

[TheCourierVX 40]

Origins is awsome!

[King of kong 1117]

Vanilla is an epic failure in my opinion. Loot is so easy to get now.

[Solopopo 330]

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Edited January 2, 2014 by Solopopo

[lipemr 160]

play dayzero or some true vanilla server (like US3480, for example)

 

But yes, in dayz mod things are quite easier to get than in the standalone.