An idea for NEW players

[djkling 5]

OK, So I was having one HELL of a time getting started mostly because I would get just enough gear and get hosed by some pK'ing bandit. I believe banditry is good, because it IS part of the game, and I'm sure in the future there will be some penalty for banditry... but until then, new players may want to consider starting on a SMALLER server. Why? on a 50 person server that I was playing on this morning, I was forced to kill several people who shot at me in about 20 minutes of gameplay. I'm a survivor, not a bandit, so I was not looking for a fight, but with SO many people, when you are on the coast you are near many other folks. Lets face it, the coast is a cluster of people. if you have 20 people on a server its much different than 50.

Unfortunately, I found that running inland to small towns and learning how to deal with the zeds alone was the best starting point, but then you have to realize that dealing with PvP combat (or at least interplayer agreements and cooperation) is a HUGE part of the fun and challenge.

So, if youre getting hosed, try a smaller server, or even a night server (less people playing in the dark) and see how it goes!

[JamesR4494 0]

Nope, you learn from you mistakes on high pop servers and find solutions to avoid being slaughtered.

In low-pop server you learn "Oh hey I don't need stealth! No bean banditos! I can just lose the zombies in the buildings" Which while knowing how to lose zombies in buildings is valuable, learning how to stealth is much more important.

[Soldier of Failure 14]

Well, when your in a big city looting a hospital / market, not much you can do to be stealthy now is there?

[arman-dito@sbcglobal.net 0]

I gotta agree with JamesR4494, being killed by other players when you are learning sucks, but it's what makes the mod so awesome.

Trust no one and move like if a sniper is looking for you at all times.

[typhooniii 0]

See this is the thing about the mod I am most looking forward to! The fear of being hunted! I play alot of Mil-sim Airsoft weekends and it is the fun of being hunted! A month ago down in Cheshire my team were forced to crawl in a ditch at 11 at night because we were being followed. We have to sneak into the enemy base and steal a briefcase that had "documents" in it. After we did that the fear of being hunted was just amazing! Adrenaline fuelled awesomeness!

[djkling 5]

The only reason I put this out there is because right now there are a lot of players with a lot of experience and gear, who are out there looking for a kill. This is OK, in my opinion, but to be new and having to learn BOTH the zombie AND player mechanics it can be daunting. I spent a little time when I was frustrated with the game on an empty server crawling around towns and figuring out what I can and can not do to [try and] stay alive.

Now I look for high population servers and love the chase :)

I think new players will enjoy small servers, but they will get REALLY bored once they are decent enough to forrage and they will migrate to busier servers.