Furizu

There is a mod in the works, but a simple yes/no config option would bring a lot more players to the game

I agree, these are my thoughts about it:

@TrailerParkThor Yeah I get that a lot of people would choose to play with respawn, but it won't change the game for the people who don't. In the end, the more options there are the broader the player base will be. I can't convince any of my friends to play for the sole reason of permadeath. In every other sandbox survival game that I play, just because I can respawn doesn't make me play careless or not feed my character. Yes some people abuse respawn in games like this, but who cares? It doesn't effect how you want to play or how I want to play right? I just want to include more people, and I really want to play this game more than once every few months for an hour until I die. @EnigmaGrey The reason I brought up loot respawn is because this game is supposed to be a realistic simulator. There should not be loot respawn in that argument because it is not realistic, therefor they are breaking their own idea with that option. I obviously think they should keep the option and add player respawn, even though I personally will never play with loot respawn because that's how I choose to play.

This isn't Re-spawn, this is Spawning. Re-spawn is when your character spawns again, so the same exact character with all of the progress you've made saved. Spawning is when your character is entering the world for the first time. "Create a new character" just means the friends I'm trying to play with, or myself, are just going to quit and play a different game which is unfortunate.

Some added traits to make you tolerate the pain and not yell out, or wimpy and yell out even louder would be cool!

I know player respawn is on the no list. I know there are a lot of people and the developers against it also. I know the reason why. This game is a realism simulator, you don't respawn if you die in real life, right? I like to run multiplayer servers with friends, and losing a character makes people stop playing. There is an option to allow loot respawn, why isn't there one for player respawn? In real life there isn't some magic elf restocking store shelves for me to find new things in abandoned places. Either there should also be an option for player respawn, or the loot respawn option should be removed. There is an option to allow Zombie respawn, why isn't there one for player respawn? Given if zombies were real, when you kill them, more shouldn't materialize out of thin air. Yes there may be zombies wandering from other parts of town or outside of town, but that is not how it is handled. They are literally respawned. If zombies were added to the map borders every now and then sure, but that's not how it works. I love 99% of this game, it's amazing you guys! I just can't play without a player respawn mechanic. Having the option, much like there are already unrealistic options, won't take anything away from the game or from the people who like the way it works. It will only allow more people to enjoy it. Please, just an option that starts disabled.