I partly agree with what @trmz said earlier, and I have some thoughts on the CLE below.

It’s interesting when it’s a bit harder to find what you’re looking for in DayZ; I like the premise of disrupting established loot routes and encouraging players to search more widely—forcing them to learn the map, the buildings, and the points of interest.

However, the way it’s currently designed feels somewhat punitive and frustrating, as there’s no real sense of loot progression.

As someone who plays solo on official servers, I can say with confidence that this economy kills the desire to start a new adventure (a 3–4 hour session). I know I’ll end up in the Vybor area—or similar regions—carrying a CR-527 with no scope (or maybe just a red dot) and zero protection, contemplating a risky, ill-advised raid on the military base just to get some decent gear.

From my experience playing the game, I understood that tier tags were meant to guide organic progression from the coast to wherever the game takes us... but the current structure just reinforces the old "speed-run to the NWAF" meta, where players ignore their character's status just to snag a gun and a vest.

To reiterate: I think the idea of making the game harder is great, but we need to rethink this CLE. Maybe make food and ammo scarcer, or limit the quantity and quality of Tier 1 weapons so that every shot counts. I realize that with the increasing variety of weapons, balancing new items gets trickier—but abruptly removing them from Tiers 1 and 2 is foolish and discouraging, especially on such a large map that relies on that sense of progression to sustain long play sessions. Speaking specifically about vests, I see them as a way to give us another chance—"that run for your life." Without them, we're at the mercy of whoever finds a weapon first; a single shot can send us right back to the coast, starting that tedious cycle of finding nothing for hours while wondering whether it's worth stopping or just making a beeline for NWAF or Tisy.

Well, I think those are my thoughts on the current state of CLE... Cheers!