With stuffed backpack you should have drown.

It's an option for the server admin, he can turn it off or on, so it differs each server.

I believe it's added for realism, try swimming clothes on with an hiking backpack loaded with stuff on your back.

Sd I understand, it is supposed to happen with stuff you carry on your pockets in pants and hoodies as it would in real life, but the backpack?? I'll vote +1 because loosing your backpack for swimming is unrealistic. Still I wan't to say that loosing stuff is supposed to happen while swimming

For as far as i know this is not a bug. You were supposed to lose stuff while swimming. Though an entire backpack and you weapon sounds like a bug.

It's a bug 100%. I noticed it 2-3 versions before. Had 2 weapons and decided to see what's in the lighthouse near Elektro. Swam and after 20-30 meters weapon in hand dropped. So i got scared to loose the gear and returned to shore. After some time ~10-20 secs gear was back on me.

I just lost my backpack, weapon droped from pants and dropped my main weapon also while swimming. Didn't get it back by dropping items in inventory or relogging. Lost forever :'(

Hi everyone and thank you for your feedback!
We are currently looking into this and I'd prefer to use a newer ticket for the problem - please refer to #18822.
Thanks again,
Andy