The reduction of loot in militarised zones

[LaughingJack (DayZ) 767]

 

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1vulr2/i_am_dean_rocket_hall_creator_of_dayz_and/cew49x5

 

Yay :)

[BrainlessZombie 190]

Only in the military areas?

Loot is gone from all over the map, buildings that had loot are empty now, and those in which i'm able to find loot don't even have half of what it used to.

And no, i'm not talking about the things they said they were lowering the rate of like m4s and backpacks.

 

+ shitloads of ammo... only ammo.

Edited January 24, 2014 by BrainlessZombie

[beelzebossi@hotmail.com 28]

 

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1vulr2/i_am_dean_rocket_hall_creator_of_dayz_and/cew49x5

 

Yay :)

 

This sounds very good!

[xRuneXero 18]

Only in the military areas?

Loot is gone from all over the map, buildings that had loot are empty now, and those in which i'm able to find loot don't even have half of what it used to.

And no, i'm not talking about the things they said they were lowering the rate of like m4s and backpacks.

 

+ shitloads of ammo... only ammo.

 

I'm glad some people realize the issue. It's not the reduced loot, it's not looking somewhere else for loot. It's not even about being easier/harder or more realistic. It's about places being completely empty even after restarts.

[beelzebossi@hotmail.com 28]

Yes some of the houses and areas don't have loot slots anymore.

[Tizzle 90]

I've noticed this as well, I was in the completely untouched NWAF last night and every single tent was empty. I hope this is just some kind of bug

[deebz1234 243]

first off we need server hopping fixed with a timer, that will give way to people actually trying to play the fucking game.

but of course we need loot spawning first, not reliance on a server restart.

 

if loot becomes more and more rare and the spawn mechanism and server hopping is not fixed, then it just becomes more and more enticing to server hop...

 

opposite of what we want...

 

i think all devs even the graphic guys should stop and fix the number 1 and number 2 problems.

log out timer/ hop hop timer

[Gekkonidae 270]

I think a lot of these are just temporary tests. They are constantly changing things up. I see some of the OP's concerns here. I think they should at least have some, if even not very much at all, in the tents. 

 

Within the next patch or so they will be solving server hopping it seems, so they better do something or it's going to get pretty hard to hunt for items. (which really, I have no problem with to be honest)

[Deathlove 2286]

This sounds very good!

I dont mind military weapons and gear becoming rare but i dont want them being STUPIDLY rare that would just piss allot of players off just trying to find a gun to fend zombies off with. And who knows throwing weapons might be WAY worse than guns. And now that i think about it throwing a weapon might not be the best thing if you got multiple zombies, especially if you only have one and you need to retrieve it from the corpse lol.

 

And i imagine bows/crossbows along with arrows/bolts are going to be pretty damn rare. Unless you can craft them with stones and sticks.

Edited January 24, 2014 by Deathlove

[hombrecz 832]

Only in the military areas?

Loot is gone from all over the map, buildings that had loot are empty now, and those in which i'm able to find loot don't even have half of what it used to.

And no, i'm not talking about the things they said they were lowering the rate of like m4s and backpacks.

 

+ shitloads of ammo... only ammo.

 

I'm starting to think that they might have reduced the overal number of items that spawn. Maybe to place more zombies, or improve server performance? I'm just speculating but these towns yield a lot less, I mean A LOT less, than they used to and I'm not talking about weapons.

 

I looted untouched Veresnik military base, got just 2 mags for M4, saw 2-3 backpacks, 2 gas masks and helmets, and thats pretty much all.

I then proceeded to loot Vybor, again the total amount of loot was like 1/3 of what it used to be. Then I got lucky and found shotgun in the house with piano! And magnum in office/school top floor, that places is almost better than barracks now :).

 

So all in all, i'm ok with barracks having less loot, but I kinda dislike more scarce loot in general.

But yeah, alfa and stuff :).

 

btw once DayZ SA is atleast in beta, then I'm all for military grade weapons to be very rare, but then I hope folks could arm themself with crossbows, some 9mm pistols, hunting rifles and shotguns. Would be boring without weapons.

Edited January 24, 2014 by Hombre

[Timecharge 28]

Really the only two places I have had any troubles finding loot occasionally is Kamyshovo and Elektro, how ever since the patch I haven't been to anymore than one Military Base which I found a bit of stuff until I died. When ever I go through Berezino, or Novy/Stary Sober even the ship I tend to find enough loot.

 

However I have found 1 Burlap sack and 0 Rope in the past 2 or so days.

 

edit:

 

I have also noticed a decrease in weapons as well, I didn't find my first magnum or any rounds for it until I searched 50% of the Cargo Ship Wreck but thats okay I used those rounds to get a Fire Axe from a guy who tried to kill me.

Edited January 24, 2014 by Timecharge

[xRuneXero 18]

Just an update. I just tried going to a Regular server for the first time after the patch. Either the Hive maintenance that happened today fixed it, or it's only Hardcore servers that are bugged, because the Balota tents had gear normally now. Can anyone share their experiences, if they were on Regular or Hardcore? And if Hardcore, can you check the tents now? (I'm quite far from everything on HC servers).

Edited January 24, 2014 by xRuneXero

[Dr. Goner 661]

I've noticed this as well, I was in the completely untouched NWAF last night and every single tent was empty. I hope this is just some kind of bug

 

Nope. It was stated early on that gear and ammo will be VERY difficult to find. Our easy access to these over the past month has been due to alpha testing. 

 

This is not a military simulator. This is a survival simulator. The COD games were fun while they lasted but it's time we moved on to the real game of keeping our bellies full and running around in purple shoes and red patchwork hiking pants. Also, bananas in holsters and banana peels please.

[badass68 16]

first off we need server hopping fixed with a timer, that will give way to people actually trying to play the fucking game.

 

This the number one game breaker at the minute in my opinion. Needs sorted ASAP just put a fuckin 10minute timer on swapping servers done. 

 

As regards to gear who gives a shit lost a fully kitted out character again today now the third time and didnt even die ffs, so be it.

 

[badass68 16]

first off we need server hopping fixed with a timer, that will give way to people actually trying to play the fucking game.

Number one game breaker at the minute. Needs resolved ASAP. Just put a ten minute timer on the fuckin thing and be down with it. IE When you leave a server you have to wait 10 minutes to rejoin. 

 

As for weapons and characters I wouldnt get attached to anything. Lost my 3rd fully geared out character again this morning when i logged on and no deaths.

Such a ball ache but thats the game at the moment spawn on beach and start again oh the joy. 

[xRuneXero 18]

To further add to my previous post. Tried another regular server, which I happened to have my old character, instead of a new spawn, and there were no loot spawns in tents anymore. It seems to be working on some servers, and most of them are not spawning loot. Related to the Central Database perhaps?

[cysinyard 12]

So sounds like people aren't able to find everything they want exactly where its always been before.  Everyone's experience with weapons and loots spawns is very different.  People are struggling to find what they need.

 

Sounds like the patch worked

[xRuneXero 18]

Just an update. I just tried going to a Regular server for the first time after the patch. Either the Hive maintenance that happened today fixed it, or it's only Hardcore servers that are bugged, because the Balota tents had gear normally now. Can anyone share their experiences, if they were on Regular or Hardcore? And if Hardcore, can you check the tents now? (I'm quite far from everything on HC servers).

 

 

To further add to my previous post. Tried another regular server, which I happened to have my old character, instead of a new spawn, and there were no loot spawns in tents anymore. It seems to be working on some servers, and most of them are not spawning loot. Related to the Central Database perhaps?

[africanhungergames 192]

Also why add the military zombies but i only find them in towns not military bases

:beans:

Edited January 25, 2014 by africanhungergames

[africanhungergames 192]

 

Hey dude. Glad someone else is on the case while the rest of the forum completely ignores this issue and instead tries to label us as nuubz, bolota newbs or some stupid name the five year olds can come up with.

 

Keep investigating because i think you are the only one who is at the moment.