Discussion on Loot Balance

[astroz0mbie 5]

In my last few attempts at survival, I came really close to being self sufficient. (getting a hatchet, hunting knife, matches and canteen).

I probably survived four or five days with 4k blood and exploring towns eating food, nursing my wounds and looking for matches... that was the only thing I was missing.

As I played, I thought about how strange it is that I visit every house and find flares, ammunition, heat packs and chem lights. But no matches and it took me forever to find a water bottle.

As there really is no back story to this tale other than, you find yourself on a beach with nothing but your desire to survive... maybe I've landed in a very military based society... which is why guns are everywhere but matches do not exist?

Maybe in future updates, less guns/ammo in residential buildings, more matches, melee weapons and water bottles. Then make the animals a bit more intelligent to run from survivors so building up health requires some hunting...

I was just thinking that looting could feel more like I just ran down the block in my neighborhood and not the block at the local military base.

I felt going into a barn and finding nothing but tin cans and a whiskey bottle felt way more realistic than finding and endless supply of road flares and chem lights.