@SmithyJones i really was contemplating if i should respond to this or not
part of me thinks your post is a troll post or an unnecessary negative one.
but nonetheless here we go
first things first: how did you really die? not just knocked out but really dying ...
did you played the tutorial? Do you understand the dynamic between life and endurance? Did you read the spotlight in the forum which explain the background dynamics in detail?
those questions are not here to defame you but for me/us to understand.
@SmithyJones said in Death Penalty of losing all gear and inventory: WORST IDEA EVER!!!:
I'm so irritated right now, I keep wasting so much timer crafting gear, enchanting (with the damn random luck of getting something good)
soooo ... the enchanting isn't random or lucky at all. its following its own rules. pls read the blogs about it or search for the vandir enchantment tool. some people did all this crazy stuff and have something that even say what ingredients you need for which tier enchantment.
time crafting ... i guess it crafts for like 4 seconds for one part. the materials you find on the way. the starter equipment is easy to catch and you can even craft it on your way with fibers and wood. ++
@SmithyJones said in Death Penalty of losing all gear and inventory: WORST IDEA EVER!!!:
What's the point crafting, gathering the better mats to improve your gear and even to enchant that is such a crazy hunt for material and kinda luck to get the stats you want
the gear at the moment is pretty rudimental. we have 2 tiers for each set with one standard and one slightly better set with direwolf hide and spider silk. both materials are pretty fast to collect if you know where and how. and thats the point in the game. getting yourself more knowledgeable. after your death experience i hope you learned enough to not do the same mistakes again.
always have enough sticks and stones for a campfire, watch your health bar (the red one), dont collect everything thats lying around (for enchantment you want ingredients with 4 or at least 3 points for the desired effect)
and the last point:
@SmithyJones said in Death Penalty of losing all gear and inventory: WORST IDEA EVER!!!:
Then everybody have the time in the world to give advise but not to help retrieve your body... I guess I need to lower my expectations...
you expect people to offer their time for your mishaps. if you are in starter town and died in the vale you expect to just gift 1h of the playtime from a random player so that you can retrieve items and gear you can collect and craft in that hour on your own.
to "expect" people to "help" you with the attitude you shown in your post here ... i would not do this either
work on your attitude, get some knowledge (either read the spotlights or make your own hard experience) and stop blaming others for your mistakes