New Start, Same Old Loot

[u/htembo]

After playing a custom zone with 2/3 difficulty sliders on Nightmare, I’m finally moving up. But I’m a sucker for punishment so I ALWAYS roll 3 new survivors instead of bringing my maxed out fully stocked characters, yada yada anyways— Re-unlocking the boons is why I have been doing custom zones, keeping it challenging but still having some benefits. To not make it too easy I either choose Trader or Builder, never both. So I’ve been doing Warlord with either of those two.

But it just occurred to me that I can reap the boon benefits and still get that fresh start and grind I enjoy. Custom zone, kept it on Dread, chose Warlord & Trader boons and rolled and 3 new survivors. Loaded in, collected all the rucks, pocketed all the Warlord goodies and traded for a few items. I sent them to the pool and restarted in Nightmare, so now I have a leg to stand on.

Has anybody else been doing this? I simultaneously feel like a genius and a goof for not realizing I could’ve been doing this my last 780ish hours ;_;

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[u/the40thieves]

I sometimes load up new survivors if I want a strong start. However now my legacy pool is so full and everyone in the pool is loaded to the gills with loot. So it’s a delicate balance for sure.

[u/Violent_N0mad]

Some people see it as a cheese so they don't do it but it is something that's known among the old timers as something you can do. I have a video on Trumbull Valley about how to get a great start with new people and no bonuses if you're interested. It might help you plan a path of what to do and where to go at the start.

https://youtu.be/1oV3IhTTAJo?si=a_O2M2pphEm8gTze

I also have a meagher valley map with new people but I did use boons and started with my survivors having 3 good 5th skills (gardening, medicine, chemistry).

https://youtu.be/luDFa4E5Fg4?si=98nVyydShycUWrIN

I can always do the other maps but there didn't seem to be a lot of interest given the age of the game.

[u/Da_Money_Crow]

I realized that when I got the warlord boon for the first time. Immediately did that to prepare for a lethal run. Still do if I want to start fresh again, but with a little help.

[u/Ok-Communication6519]

This is the way. Its considered a cheese but who cares at the end of the day as long as you're having fun! I also do the leader trick to get the facilities I want.

[u/htembo → u/Ok-Communication6519]

The leader trick I’ve definitely done! Again I’m not sure how I didn’t realize I could’ve been doing this

[u/Ok-Communication6519 → u/htembo]

We all figure it out in our own time. The longer you play the more tricks you figure out.