It really is your choice, after that, the hunt for the enemies will begin. Some give yous starting weapon, some have faction traders, some are faster and some are stronger. Of course you can also stay a loner, but that isn't as exciting as taking over bases and eliminating scum. Confused, you find a group of stalkers who tell you what to do and then you have to make the most important choice - what faction you will join. Trying to find out what happened, you stumble out of the tower and a bloodsucker chases you away from the village you woke up in. You are Durad Vidic, an outsider who woke up in the Zone. The game starts off with you waking up in the tower in Bloodsucker village and you are spawned right into the action.