[2021] How come

In my testing, It's been 'when they die after not being directly damaged for a period of time'. If you stab a zombie once, then let it bleed out for 30 seconds knowing the bleed will do enough damage to kill, you don't get exp as you haven't actually hit the zombie for 30 seconds. Not sure on what the period of time is, but, I've always gotten exp if I continue to engage the zombie along the way rather than just frolicking away knowing it was a dead zombie anyway; Even when it dies to the DoT rather than a direct hit.

Not sure exactly how long it can be before you don't get exp for it though; But i'd imagine not much more than 5-10 seconds.

I’m not aware of such a time-based mechanic, and I have to wonder if this time limit is intentional.

Originally posted by Ryu Oki: For the sake of not cluttering the forums with more little threads I am going to necro this one while it's still fresh for a whole new issue that the title can be recycled for:

This is the third time I have been sent to this POI via the quest system. The (!) is there the whole time, till I get close. You can see the distance in the screen shot, as well as know it's relatively valid by the games date/time. Why does it disappear when I get close enough to try and activate? I've exited the game for now, maybe it will fix itself when I reload. But it continues to send me to this same POI for some reason, even though there is a whole town behind me. Perhaps RNG needs some more work? This is a tier 3 quest if that matters.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2408759483 showing quest objective and distance from

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2408759565 Showing it has disappeared

1. It's not a necro if it's a fresh thread.
2. It is completely off-topic. You need to visit the Support & Bug Reports and start a new thread there with the required information.

To answer your question, you should use the Support & Bug Reports sub-forum If you’re filing it here on Steam. However, the official forum at 7daystodie.com is the best place to insure TFP see your bug report.

I appreciate you not wanting to clutter the forum, but nobody knows from reading the title “how come” what issue is going to be discussed in this thread. “How come” is too generic: a catch-all for all questions about the game, when we have a Questions & Answers sub-forum for that.