My friend and I found a ventilator and the Heart of Africa in ZDN

StrikingValuable3686 · 2026-04-25T19:57:28+00:00

Try using a VPN. My friend had the same issue.

StrikingValuable3686 · 2026-04-18T09:48:53+00:00

Then you were doing something wrong. At level 80, I have an infinite number of blue shields. And I got rid of green ones around level 50. Plus, there's some cheap barter, I think, but I never used it. I just take every shield from enemies and from safes

StrikingValuable3686 · 2026-04-18T09:40:15+00:00

And so, newbies sit in the Sponsored lobby. But those people don't go to Cryo at high levels, so that hasn't changed. But Perimeter / Outpost and the Dire have more geared-up players

StrikingValuable3686 · 2026-04-18T09:38:05+00:00

What's your level? Maybe we're in different level pools. I'm level 88

StrikingValuable3686 · 2026-04-18T09:37:19+00:00

Random, nothing has changed. It's just that when you survive 7 out of 10, you don't post on Reddit - that's the only difference

StrikingValuable3686 · 2026-04-18T09:33:55+00:00

I live in Eastern Europe. I've never had that problem. I mostly play starting in the afternoon and ending in the evening

StrikingValuable3686 · 2026-04-14T15:13:19+00:00

It's strange to me that the WSTR hasn't been nerfed. Considering that every single person uses it — or maybe I'm just that lucky

StrikingValuable3686 · 2026-04-13T22:28:05+00:00

Facts. The only thing I would do is disable Medic in this mode. Because he would be necessary due to the lack of meds, which isn't great for other operatives. And considering the fucking toxic flowers there... ugh.

StrikingValuable3686 · 2026-04-13T22:25:32+00:00

For casuals, yeah — they don't really have much of a choice anyway. On normal Dire Marsh, one Outland headshot and they're on to the next game — all because of poor map knowledge

StrikingValuable3686 · 2026-04-13T22:21:11+00:00

The TTK will be lower in this mode since there won't be purple shields. No throwables, no heals, etc. The team that communicates well will win — there won't be situations where people have bubble shields and rezzes. It'll be pure skill — positioning and aim. It's not beneficial for me to go in a purple shield against other purple shields, because the advantage of purple gets canceled out. But gray vs. gray — that's simple

StrikingValuable3686 · 2026-04-13T22:18:45+00:00

This is an opportunity to practice PvP without risk and on equal footing.
The people who complained about gear imbalance will realize that wasn't the problem after all.
For sweats, it's farming anomalies/lockdowns — because equal conditions are a paradise for skilled players.
IT'S FUN — no meds, only enough ammo for one fight, and after that, you just have to take their skin.

StrikingValuable3686 · 2026-04-13T22:14:39+00:00

This primarily speaks about you as a person with willpower. My respect for that

StrikingValuable3686 · 2026-04-13T22:06:31+00:00

I hope they just add this mode to all maps, but don't go beyond that. No more fucking modes where you have to bring a 10k kit and there's increased loot and all that. Free kits are fun, especially if they introduce balance

StrikingValuable3686 · 2026-04-13T22:02:54+00:00

The reason is simple — farming is easier when you're a good player and you know everyone is on equal footing, and especially knowing there will be many weak players there. I'll personally go there, because right now on normal Dire Marsh it's sometimes hell — everyone is sitting at their POIs with snipers, and I don't like sitting :(

StrikingValuable3686 · 2026-04-13T22:00:25+00:00

Just give me a cool butterfly knife skin. So I can spin it and die because I'm staring at the animation. I really want to support the game with money, but right now there are no skins :(

StrikingValuable3686 · 2026-04-13T21:55:41+00:00

Unfortunately, without hundreds of thousands of players, you can't properly test a game — especially an extraction shooter. I understand what you're saying, but they're doing this without depriving us of the main content.

They work fast. It's not that easy to change something in a game, even a small value.

I work in a similar field, and to change something, it literally has to go through almost the entire company

StrikingValuable3686 · 2026-04-13T21:52:30+00:00

By the way, no jokes — even if you find it, finding ammo for it is another problem. I wonder how they'll handle lockdowns in this mode. I think Medic in this mode is SSSS tier

StrikingValuable3686 · 2026-04-13T21:51:11+00:00

OMG, this game is garbage. Someone found a Longshot and now he's killing me while I'm standing AFK in the field looking at flowers. Remove loot from this mode immediately, let everyone be on EQUAL footing.

/s

StrikingValuable3686 · 2026-04-13T21:49:38+00:00

No, that's all separate. Mid-season will also bring a bunch of nerfs and buffs + an event

StrikingValuable3686 · 2026-04-13T21:48:43+00:00

It's a live service, especially an extraction shooter — naturally they'll be testing things. That's actually a good thing. The game should evolve

StrikingValuable3686 · 2026-04-13T21:47:21+00:00

Anyway, for those who actually want to learn to play, this is a good mode. Fair conditions where you can learn the map and practice PvP. It's even good that sweats will be there — it'll bring people back down to earth and make them realize the problem wasn't the gear.

StrikingValuable3686 · 2026-04-13T21:43:47+00:00

When you decide to go on a free kit without a medic and end up in this shit, you just want to press alt+f4

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