The main thing to remember for early survival is getting those stamina upgrades first, since running out of breath at the wrong time usually means game over. You'll want to grab at least one or two of those right away, they're pretty cheap and make such a difference when you're trying to escape those nasty situations.

After you've got some breathing room with stamina, focusing on health is your next best move. Having that extra cushion of hp means you won't get knocked out from a single hit, which happens more often than you'd think when you're learning the ropes. Its really frustrating to lose all your loot because you couldn't take that one hit.

Getting faster with sprint speed upgrades makes perfect sense once you've got the stamina to actually use it properly. The combo of running longer and faster is basically your ticket to staying alive, especially when things get chaotic and you need to break away from the group.

Strength is one of those upgrades that might not seem important at first, but trust me youll want at least one level of it pretty early on. Being able to move heavy stuff by yourself means you won't have to depend on teammates all the time, and sometimes you'll find really valuable stuff that's just too heavy to drag without it.

Other upgrades like map player count or range are nice to have, but they won't save your life like the basics will. Extra jump is cool but way too expensive for what you get early on maybe interesting for later when you've got spare cash lying around. For now just focus on staying alive and being able to carry stuff out - everything else can wait until you're more comfortable with the basics.