(I speak french, pardon my spelling) I've been playing solo only for a few months. I adore the game, can't stop playing. Takes way more time alone, then multiplayer (I've been playing for months, while my brother in law finished within a month at 2 players). 2 times I've lost all my gear and it tooks me a few hours to recover it. Apparently their is a volunteer rescue team on the community that can come and help you retrieve you loot for solo players in the same situations who don't want to spend hours rebuilding their gear.