Field manual · Fight
Loot greed
corroborated
Short answer
The longer you stay exposed after gaining value, the more opportunities you give the map to take it back.
Also: loot · risk
What to do
Prioritize essential upgrades, move, then sort inventory somewhere safer. A perfect inventory screen is not worth dying over.
How it works
The longer you stay exposed after gaining value, the more opportunities you give the map to take it back.
Evidence
Status: corroborated. Baseline from 1.29.x. Sources: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:DayZ. Unofficial field-manual pack (v24). Not Bohemia. Empty boxes stay empty.
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