I don´t know if it would be ever possible to achieve this, but I´ll still give the idea:   Permadeath Sub-servers/Universes for HARDCORE private Servers The Server (let´s say DUGEU f.e.) which is on a private hive, has a subset of servers (let´s say 10) which are the different DUGEU "universes".  Each subserver has the same main rules and configuration of the main server  and only have different CLE, climate config (probably town names if possible in modding).   How would it work? The subservers/universes are not visible to players. Once someone decide to join DUGEU, he spawns in a random universe and is assigned internally to that server so each time he logs-in he will play the same universe. When the player dies in his universe/subserver, he respawns again, but in a different random universe/subserver to which he is assigned by the Server and will log-in from now on (till he dies again). He loses all his stuff, all his allies and foes, everything, and start from scratch in a universe with different factions, groups, and  rules of life (CLE, infected hotspots, wildlife quantity, weather, etC).   Pros Real hardcore immersion and value for your character life Suicides will be really rare, because no one would ever know in which Solnichnyi he spawned Each "life" will be different. New people, different environmental variables (weather, infected, predators, probably slightly different maps with inaccesible towns,etc once modding is available), different available weapons, etc. In-game communication will be more valuable since it will be complex to get to know in which universe are you and. So communicating outside the game will have a limited effect. Players that don´t play with friends would be happy with this Servers would be able to host a lot more players (which would help a lot once the game is released and the playerbase grow) Extreme experiences, literally your life gonna depend of your actions In-game friends will cost their weight in gold lol. Gonna be VERY painful to see them die. Cons If you play with friends, and one of them dies, it would be very difficult to reunite again (but again, some will find this a pro for a more exciting experience) Server maintenance would be more expensive (however, once the game is released, and more servers will appear it would be feasible to make groups and unite efforts to create better places) You will get stressed