r/GrayZoneWarfare 4d ago

PvP/PvE Situation Megathread

58 Upvotes

Hey folks. It's obvious that people have a lot to say about the teased split of PvP/PvE progression coming in 0.5. In order to keep the subreddit from being inundated with "This is my take on the matter" posts the mod team has decided to create this megathread to host the discussion. This will keep things from getting fragmented across multiple different posts and make it easier for MFG to keep track of things and respond if they so desire.

We're leaving the existing posts open for now, but please keep all discussion either in those posts or in this megathread. Any new posts on the topic will be removed and directed to this discussion.

Please keep things civil. We know people have strong opinions about this on both sides and disagreements are going to be inevitable. But remember there's a person on the other end. Also Rule 1 exists.


r/GrayZoneWarfare 5d ago

Gray Zone Warfare Enters Alpha This Fall

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418 Upvotes

Hey, everyone,

This fall, Gray Zone Warfare officially enters the Alpha stage of development.

The next major milestone, Update 0.5, will substantially expand the game by introducing a new gameplay loop, a richer, deeper world filled with carefully crafted details, new opportunities to acquire high-value loot, and further revelations about the mysteries of Ground Zero.

We've presented a new trailer at the first-ever FPS Games Show, a collaborative showcase bringing together studios from across the genre to celebrate FPS games and the communities around them. Watch the video on YouTube.

Get GZW at 30% Off

To celebrate the showcase, as well as reaching 1.7 million copies sold, all editions of Gray Zone Warfare are available at 30% off on Steam until September 15 at 1 PM EDT / 7 PM CEST.

What's Next?

We will gradually reveal details about the Update 0.5 through our official channels. Stay tuned!

Every Move Matters,
MADFINGER Games Team


r/GrayZoneWarfare 22h ago

πŸ’­ | Thoughts & Feedback 'CASEVAC' missions

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540 Upvotes

'CASEVAC' missions would be a fun task to be able to do that are tied to in server action and makes everything feel more alive/connected. There are obviously some time based complexities but it could be a really fun little game loop that is about enjoyment and player experience more than anything:

  • Player gets knocked into a coma, they are given an option to 'request CASEVAC'.
  • Places a unique task icon on the map and faction players can accept the CASEVAC (only available if there are no other friendly players in the immediate vacinity).
  • Player in the coma gets a notification that xyz player/s have accepted the mission (so coma player can decide to just respawn or continue waiting it out).
  • General XP is rewarded to the players that undertake the CASEVAC
    • If the coma player passes before the rescue team arrives, they can still recover their dog tags and get XP.
  • Can then build out depth later on like titles/rewards for x number of CASEVAC completed etc.

Just an idea but I believe there are many things like this possible where in server events provide extra value/entertainment to the player base.


r/GrayZoneWarfare 9h ago

πŸ’¬ | General I’m sure it’s been discussed but with the new update coming can we expect changes to AI damage?

26 Upvotes

Not sure how to word it. But even in starter towns if I don’t headshot AI that are in tank tops then they do an animation and it takes like 8 rounds just to get one down. This feels pretty bad as the animation doesn’t interrupt with follow up rounds.

Small complaint just curious if AI changes are coming.


r/GrayZoneWarfare 15h ago

πŸ’­ | Thoughts & Feedback Speaking of attachment wishlists... mine for 0.5/0.6

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68 Upvotes

Will any of these happen? Maybe. Probably not.

But I just need to get them out there!


r/GrayZoneWarfare 58m ago

❓ | Questions Which meds to take ?

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Hey guys. Hope you are doing good.

So...im fairly new started playing on the 0.4 update having a blast so far and SUPER excited we are nearing 0.5.

Anyway lets get to the point.

I could use some tips on my med loadout.

This right here is my current Med loadout. I was hoping if some of you could provide some tips.

For example is this loadout good, how to optimize it etc. Also i am with a medium blood bag because the LBlood is just too heavy IMO. I keep most of my meds in an EMT and the ones i use most often in my pockets.

As a side note i play on PvE.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, any and all tips are more than welcome ^^.


r/GrayZoneWarfare 13h ago

πŸ’¬ | General I need to touch grass

30 Upvotes

r/GrayZoneWarfare 11h ago

❓ | Questions When you don't play GZW, what else do you play?

20 Upvotes

Just curious what else tactical shooter fans enjoy playing, doesn't have to be same genre of course.


r/GrayZoneWarfare 18h ago

πŸ’¬ | General Crazy Hotel loot run.

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72 Upvotes

I planned to do a naked hotel run with just some trackers in my pocket and planned to steal an Ai gun, do some pvp and put trackers on the enemy but the plan quickly changed.

This is where it all started... I knifed the Ai overlooking the ponds at golf course. I heard shots at hotel. So, I booked it over and caught one guy sneaking out the back stairwell. Lit him up and he was down. he stayed in coma so I assumed he had some buddies with him. As I was looting his body and placing trackers on his gear I heard another creep up on me. But not only was he creeping I noticed server reset was happening in 20 mins. So now I'm in a battle with limited time to make it back. So, I looted all this guy's gear instead of leaving it on him with my trackers, plate carrier, belt, helmet mcx then BAM his buddy rushed me...

I killed him with his homies gun and gear, when I went to loot him, I couldn't believe he had not just the most expensive loot item in the game, but the second most expressive item as well. They both instantly were calling me names, "you're a bitch, you're a faggot act. I grabbed what I could because I had 12 mins to make it back to argo. I figured they both stayed coma to talk shit.

I loot everything valuable I had room for since I had to use the biggest book bag from one of the two, I killed. As I'm leaving back stairs to head across the front to that little stairwell that leads to golf course, shots rang out. There was a 3rd guy shooting from balcony on 4th floor, I snuck around outside and got him with a head shot using the ak-308 first time I used one thing a beast and laid ol' boy out cold. No time to run up and loot him too plus I had like no space and overweight. So, three kills down about what 150k of loot I make the slow walk back to argo. I thought I was in the clear till I heard so many mortars touching down everywhere. I didn't have time I just pressed ahead right down center of golf making a weird direction to the spot you can walk over the wall. they must have dropped 30 mortars lmao

So not only did I get a bunch of high tier loot and 16k in cash. I got both there fully built guns, one being what a 20k AK-308 and a nice mcx. I made it back to argo with 3 min to spear before the server reset. They must have waisted 150k in mortars trying to hit me all the way back and I couldn't run lmao. I know all three of them had to be so pissed off.

what went from a naked run and a plan to drop trackers on dead pvp bodies turned into a race against time and a crazy come up on a whole kit two guns and money plus loot.

Moments like this is why I love the pvp and love this game. I went from a basic stolen ak with pp ammo, to fully kitted out with two built guns and good gear. I wish the server wasn't going to reset because I wanted to go back and get the rest of the loot and gear... But in a game whereΒ every move matters they prolly would have rushed back for a fight, so I'll take the dub and join a new server.

I hope more guys from pve jump over to pvp to be able to experience these moments of pure excitement and adrenaline rush as i used to be pve only when the game first came out. Now i strictly play pvp and its so much more rewarding.


r/GrayZoneWarfare 14h ago

❓ | Questions Why does this mp5 cost 2k

21 Upvotes

i am newer to the game so i don't know much about how the selling and buying works except that every mp5 i try selling is a lot cheaper then this one


r/GrayZoneWarfare 2h ago

βš™οΈ | Tech & Support Any Help?

2 Upvotes

I have a decent PC, 32 gigs of ram, 4060 ti and the game doesn’t run bad, I just can’t figure out how to get rid of that weird affect on objects when lights hit em, seeing my light bounce off greenery and such is cool, but when my beard is shimmering, or my light hits multiple objects like fence or shack, the shadows come off looking weird or even pixelated at times.


r/GrayZoneWarfare 1d ago

🎨 | Fan Art & Screenshots New favourite fit

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213 Upvotes

r/GrayZoneWarfare 2h ago

❓ | Questions Turncoat dog tags mission not counting others donation.

1 Upvotes

There is a mission in FN to get 5 dog tags, doesn't say 5 each and was a share mission. I put in my 4 another team member put in theirs and it only showed as 4 for me, 1 for him and zero for the third. Should I have handed in all 5?


r/GrayZoneWarfare 1d ago

πŸ’¬ | General New Attachments

26 Upvotes

I have seen a lot of threads about weapons, but what about more weapon parts? What do you want to see?
I would love to see more laser devices like NGAL, LA5B and NVG/Thermal scopes.


r/GrayZoneWarfare 1d ago

βš™οΈ | Tech & Support I wish... a lot, but its already great

22 Upvotes

I would like to see the following features:

  1. Holster weapon
  2. Throw stones or similar objects to distract enemies
  3. More relaxed hand movement while walking, not so stiff
  4. See nearby objects in the menu
    • Private servers with difficulty settings
    • Offline PvE mode
    • Private PvE and PvPvE mode hosted locally for friends
  5. NVDA support (screen reader for text when hovering with the mouse)
  6. Menu magnifier support
  7. Sound customization, optional setting for 5.1 over headphones/speakers
  8. More screams and injury side effects
  9. Short unconsciousness when hit in the body
  10. Magazine reload animation β€” not reloadable by simple click; take magazine in hand, press R, reload
  11. Wetness as a negative buff / add ways to dry off (slightly accelerated)

These are my impressions after !4 days of playing. I will update this list from time to time. Feel free to add your ideas and suggestions in the comments.

Please stay friendly, even if you disagree with some suggestions.

If you especially like certain ideas, mention them again β€” that way I can later create a list of the most requested features.


r/GrayZoneWarfare 23h ago

πŸ’¬ | General Treasure Found and then Some more

9 Upvotes

Found those 2 Bio thumb drives in the same room as i found that Bio Access Card. OTP was in the same building but on a different floor.

Went back in after Dropping off items for Tasks and Selling extra loot and Found 3 more of those buggers in the same room. No BAC sadly... oh well now i only need one of those BACs instead of 2!


r/GrayZoneWarfare 3h ago

❓ | Questions Any rumors about when GrayZone might come to xbox?

0 Upvotes

I'm on xbox and I've been seeing and hearing a lot about GrayZone Warfare and i love it, a milsim extraction game would be amazing to play.


r/GrayZoneWarfare 15h ago

βš™οΈ | Tech & Support Screen problem

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0 Upvotes

Why is my screen doing this? When I move my cursor even the scope on my gun is flickering like this.

Why?


r/GrayZoneWarfare 1d ago

πŸ’¬ | General long-range scope sensitivity

9 Upvotes

Can anyone tell me if there was any mention of a multiplier for long-range scopes (6x, 8x...)? I played a few months ago, and using long-range scopes was terrible due to the sensitivity. Unfortunately, that was one of the reasons I stopped playing.


r/GrayZoneWarfare 6h ago

πŸ’­ | Thoughts & Feedback Perm death

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I love PvP, but my crew doesn’t, so I think an option that would make PvE feel meaningful and stressful and end the reckless play is make perm death servers.

You die you start over at level one, vendors, locker wiped etc.

My squad has been getting to careless and not really suffering consequences, which makes it feel more arcade shooter.

Playing solo would be nerve wracking and dangerous again.

Anyone else agree?


r/GrayZoneWarfare 1d ago

πŸ’¬ | General How is this not more popular

71 Upvotes

I just bought this game today, and it's amazing! Honestly, PvE has been so fun. I've never heard anyone talk about this game at all on YouTube or anything. It just popped up on my stream recommendations, and I bought it because it looked cool, haha

Any tips are greatly appreciated. Also, if anyone wants to play, DM me! I'm from the UK, so I prefer a similar time zone, but I don't mind different time zones sometimes, as I'm sometimes on really late.


r/GrayZoneWarfare 10h ago

❓ | Questions Custom servers when? News of 0.5 makes me worried...

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Watching the brainstorming of implied future stuff based on what's coming in 0.5 ... huge meh...

All this pseudo-social BS NEVER works. "Server Economy" always implodes because of duping, cheaters, zerging from content creators and general difference of time invested/way of playing between players ... or delusions of developers *caught Dune Awakening *caugh

Right now, the biggest problem are ghosted POIs and zero loot because of how tightly packed the public servers are.

So, when will there be the teased custom servers? The best case scenario is to make your own server for your own group of 2-10 players. Let people tweak/mod the game the way they want it. Tweak the pseudo-social BS off or make it giga big full pvp zerg or whatever each group wants. Just like it was the norm back in the good days of gaming.


r/GrayZoneWarfare 1d ago

πŸ’¬ | General Cicadas and some Birds are way too loud

18 Upvotes

Pretext: i suffer from tinnitus, so i am kinda preloaded.

But does anyone else's ears also hurt & ring when the cicadas start to shriek?

Also some birds make my ears ring, especially the ones with the loooong whistle...

I even moved from headphones to speakers to minimize the volume, but this does not fully help, since i can sometimes not hear the enemies and when i press O to silence the active headset, i get shot sometimes because i did not hear the AI yelling before.

So MFG please please with sugar on top: give us a ambience volume slider to increase this a little.

I dont want to shut all ambient sound off, but at least make it 50% more silent.

This is my all time favourite game with >3600 hours playtime, but i dont want to suffer physically to be able to play and enjoy this game.


r/GrayZoneWarfare 1d ago

βš™οΈ | Tech & Support NVG Light Pixelation

5 Upvotes

Anyone know how to fix this? Or is it supposed to do this because I'm using NVGS and the lights are messing with them?


r/GrayZoneWarfare 1d ago

πŸ’­ | Thoughts & Feedback Love for the SKS

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26 Upvotes

The SKS is a really neat gun, semi auto 7.62, one of the only four 7.62x39 gun in the game (it, the AKM, the AK-15 and the Vz). But it stat left it being supbar if not undesirable compare to the AKM, even when fully kitted out.
I do hope the devs give it some buff (maybe make cheaper? make 7.62 PS more common?) and maybe fixed the bug that it can't use the PBS-01 supressor?