Loot Spawning thoughts.

[Finch (DayZ) 0]

The idea would be that for the most part all loot spawns at all locations, but with greatly skewed probabilities. You might find an AK in an outhouse, but its not likely. It makes every loot location exciting and keeps people wanting to scout everything, instead of just making a bee-line to an airfield.

I think its a bit of a fun-breaking aspect that the really cool stuff ONLY spawn at military locations, and there are a ton of military spec guns, and only a few civilian guns, so once you've tried out the 7 civilian guns you either decided on one, or ditched it for something military.

It feels like I don't even need to bother going into towns anymore because unless I want beans, flares, or .45/shotgun ammo there is really nothing there for me. I find that I really just deer stand hop around the map and that really satisfies all my loot gathering needs and keeps me really really safe.

Having a larger variation in loot and have it possibly show up anywhere keeps you hunting all the time for the good stuff. Sure you can go to the airbase for a higher chance to find military stuff, but i'd like every building to be exciting. Right now I'm just skipping barns because I already know what might be in there. I miss the excitement of anticipation.

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Agree with you. Even though I never looked where loot was or where it could be (on a google map or w/e). So I don't know where all the stands are and what not. I do see people talking about it in chat though. What you can find here and there. But I've been to many a stand with nothing there, but chems and flares or nothing at all. I still search everything even though. I love the map and the tension of z's that might spot me while making my way through town. I just don't like that everything isn't enter-able. I think rocket mentioned that he didn't really put much detail into loot tables and really didn't see this as being re-playable when he started this. So I'm sure now that it is what it has become. He'll put some more thought into making them much better. But who knows. Hopefully though.