[2021] Odd bug? Endless hordes?

Originally posted by jsauerii: ...around the waste lands...

This is significant. The respawn timer for wasteland zombies was eliminated, as part of an ongoing effort to make it a higher risk, higher reward environment. So they’re not going to stop coming until you leave, they stop detecting you, or they time out.

Originally posted by Unbearable: Trouble is they say its high risk for high reward but it really is NOT. I can get better loot with far less trouble in other places. Sure its cool you can spawn endless critters but unless the loot is top shelf its just minion beating for the lulz.

I assume that's directed towards my post since I mentioned risk & reward. The operative part was "ongoing process". What we're playing now is missing some ingredients: importantly, a feature where biome affects gamestage.

That may be, but when I stop to compare the two, I think it’s significant that the player volunteers to accept the mission, and goes out to the wasteland where the endless zombies are, at a time of their own choosing. That feels different to me than the Blood Moon, where the zombies come to you, on their schedule, whether you’re prepared or not.