Why is loading a save file racks up the death count?

[yai200439]

Even though it was not in a combat situation, it still counts as me dead.

[Arbadacarba]

Hmm had not noticed that, but a reload would be a redo right ?

[DomEReapeR]

Because a death counter that doesn't count deaths after a load would be pointless, you'd finish the game with 0 deaths.

[Arbadacarba]

going to want to try a no death run at some point

[Baron01]

Originally posted by yai200439:

Even though it was not in a combat situation, it still counts as me dead.

You worded it wrong. You can quite save and quite load the game as many times as you want, your death counter will not go up. If you die and then load any save--auto, quick or hard one--your death counter will remain the same as it is separate to your in-game world state.
As it was pointed out by someone earlier, it would not be much of a counter if every load would remove the death added by previous death. This would mean anyone who finished the game would have death counter of zero because there is no way around death.

[Seath]

I have 120+ deaths due to experimenting with stuff like "Hmm, can I survive this fall?", "I wonder if that kills me", "what if I try to win the last arena match using a knife rather than actual gun I was presented with". etc.

[Chi-Z]

Originally posted by Deranger:

Originally posted by Seath:

I have 120+ deaths due to experimenting with stuff like "Hmm, can I survive this fall?", "I wonder if that kills me", "what if I try to win the last arena match using a knife rather than actual gun I was presented with". etc.

See, a true Stalker right there.

This is a video game, try not to stroke the ego too much lol

[Captain Harlock]

If you have a low death count you're literally not playing the game correctly. Yes, that artifact is worth dying horribly and savescumming 15 times for.

[Whargoul]

Most of my deaths are accidentally falling/jumping off a ladder and or roof

[Dentin]

Originally posted by Captain Harlock:

If you have a low death count you're literally not playing the game correctly. Yes, that artifact is worth dying horribly and savescumming 15 times for.

I don't think it's quite save scumming if you're actually dying.

Should seen my old man play Half Life. If he missed a shot? Reload.

[Meddle92]

Oh ♥♥♥♥ lol I didn't even notice that

[LykosNychi]

Originally posted by Seath:

I have 120+ deaths due to experimenting with stuff like "Hmm, can I survive this fall?", "I wonder if that kills me", "what if I try to win the last arena match using a knife rather than actual gun I was presented with". etc.

The sheer number of things I've learned by jumping into anomalies out of curiosity.
And the sheer number of definitely avoidable fall deaths.

[Ｔｈｉｎｇ ２]

So one would assume that if you spawn in get stuck in an object where you've jumped to a spot you probably shouldn't have and reload it will count as a death right?? Laughable.

I understand it's an easily manipulated system and then you died? Who cares right? You learned, You load in, and you chog along but no! now you have the "reminder" that your now on your 30th death in Zillanskia hahaha "hypothetically"
Having something remind you of how many times you've died is a little disheartening in all reality.
The point im making is - Its a tactic used by devs to drive a size up war between its players to create content for nowadays games -Zero death runs from content creators, and everything that streams from the fact.

In all reality GSC kind of introduced a competitive nature to a game that wasn't ever needed, required or asked for by the fan base that's kept this company alive to date.

All i can stress now is that mods will make this what it should of been on release, All gsc appears to be capable of, Is making a fairly above average foundation.

GAMMA right now as of date, Is still and will be for a long time a far better experience created from modders for free. None of this 200$ + pre order crap.

[Dawnrazor]

I think I have 80 so deaths. I tried to reach the stash on top of the digger at the Quarry in Red Forest.

[Sharkon]

not sure why they implemented a fairly useless death counter but didn't add a character screen with stats shown for resists/armor and such.