Jinx_DG

I can understand your frustration and the reason you ranted about it. I've been there myself. It helps to remember this problem your having is tied to this one playthrough. You are more than likely to have a different experience with this particular issue in your next one. It's not fair-minded to blame the "loot table" for your negative experience and think it needs to be changed, especially when it's an issue type that: A) Has multiple preventative measures such as those listed in this thread & B) Can be completely different in a different playthrough. You got an infection, couldn't find honey or antibiotics in the time/place you allowed yourself, you died, you felt frustrated and @%$#ed about it, you don't want it to happen again therefore something in the game needs fixing, & you needed to let the game community know about it. Dude.... seriously, I sympathize, but.... you over reacted with your original post IMHO. I take it you didn't have a playthrough going when the honey was truly nerfed with the original a20 release? You think now is nerfed....pfffft.

I believe switching to a different weapon before the zed bleeds out can cause you to not receive the kill exp. I've seen this happen a few times on vids I've watched and one even semi tested this and didn't receive exp. How do you fight the zombies? From the responses you made I can only assume you fight them in an open area, face to face with no player or poi designed pathing?

I agree with this. Just because I may not use a perk doesn't mean it's useless. In every game I've played that utilizes a skill tree there are numerous skills/perks I don't use. Always has been and no doubt always will be. I beg to differ. There are plenty of T1 poi's with safes in them. Plus you have the wonderful glorious new atm's. With T3 and higher quests now having locked end chests, lockpicks can be handy dandy, especially if you're not into beating the thing to death with a pickaxe. I've had a few playthroughs where finding lockpicks was nigh impossible and spending 300 dukes per is not ever happening. (ok, maybe I did once, but I was desperate and it was a true treasure map chest. Don't judge.) It's rare, but I have used that perk so I could make my own lockpicks and thank god it was available so I could.

The trader should be giving you multiple quests to choose from. You don't have to take a quest if it's to a poi you've already done. It may be offered, but You don't need to choose it. There are ways to determine if a particular quest is one you've done before or have just done. They require a bit of extra "work" on your part though. If you'd like some suggestions on how let me know. I understand your frustration, but the town size, the TYPE(s) of poi in that town, poi distance, and general randomness determine what you're offered.

Dude... wait.... What!?!! No, just...mother of god and all that's unholy. Mad props to you for keeping your cool. I would have nope'd right out of there.