Hello! I've owned this game for about a year now, but no matter how hard I try, I simply can not get any kills, I've probably only survived about 10 raids, never gotten past level 15, and in general I just find this game to be very difficult.

Now, a lot of you will probably comment and say that I just need some practice, however, I feel that if I play raids I'll just end up losing all my stuff, and eventually I won't have any money or gear and then I won't be able to play at all.

And yes, before you say, I am aware that there is an offline mode, however I feel that I want my practice to feel more "real", not just running around factory shooting scavs in the head.

I actually haven't played the game for a few months now. I just got so fed up of getting killed again and again and again, that I quit. However, the other day I was reminded of this game, and I really want to get good at it.

So, to put it briefly, how do I get good at EFT? What do I even start by learning? I find this game to be very fun when I actually manage to do something successful, but I just wish that would happen more often.

Thanks in advance for any advice/replies!

(Yes, I know I tagged it with new player, even though I've played for a while. Most new players are probably better than me, so I thought the tag would work.)