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0.0 hrs last two weeks / 185.3 hrs on record (167.6 hrs at review time)

Posted: 19 Apr, 2019 @ 1:21am

I'm gonna use this space to address a couple of common problems people have with the game. This might sound condescending at times, but that's only for people who it applies to. you know who you are.

Q: "WAH IT TOOK ME 8 HOURS TO FARM FOR MY FIRST SHIP!!!!"
A: Dude. In the town you start in at the dock is an NPC that you can talk to that will build you a sloop for about 500 units of some various resources. You get about 80 wood per tree harvested. You can walk around for a few minutes and gather some fiber. Kill an animal or two for some hide. You can now most likely afford the sloop. It's been maybe an hour. Upon restarting this took me maybe 30 minutes.

Q: "WAH I LEFT THE PORT IN MY BOAT THAT TOOK ME 8 HOURS TO GRIND FOR AND I IMMEDIATELY DIED"
A: This could be for a couple reasons.

1. Ships of the Damned. These are very easy to avoid if you pay attention. Even if you don't you can usually still survive the encounter if you're quick about it. They also have a very small aggro range for your small sloop to ensure that newer players can survive more easily.

2. Whales. These are a bit harder to avoid, but still very easy if you pay attention. If you can't see the GIANT WHALE THAT'S BIGGER THAN YOUR SHIP SLOWLY LUMBERING TOWARD YOU LIKE THE STEAMROLLER IN AUSTIN POWERS, then maybe you need glasses I guess.

3. Other Players being terrible people. This is the most common method of dying and losing boats. My suggestion would be to find a group via the official discord, or just.... try again. grinding for the sloop again isn't hard and infact the default ramshackle sloop is quite fast and can generally outrun all but the most dedicated of griefers.

Q: WAH THE BIG GROUP WAS MEAN TO ME WHEN I LANDED ON THEIR ISLAND!
A: Go to the official discord and look at the recruitment channel. If you don't want to join a group, find a group that's accepting renters to live on their island. You will pay them an automated tax and in return they will protect you. It's a very beneficial symbiosis for both parties. The group may even allow you to participate in PvP with them!

Hopefully this clears up some of the negative reviews. A lot of the ones as of recent are really grinding my gears because they're clearly written by people who don't want to bother slowing down and learning the game.

If you think I'm stupid feel free to leave a comment. I'll probably read it unless you're complaining about the wipe. The game needed it. Deal with it.

As a final note, you should be aware that the chinese clan "CSTG" has taken over a good majority of the NA Colonies server and seem to generally be hostile. When travelling, ensure you avoid their territory, lest you suffer a premature death I guess.

Q: "WAH IT TOOK ME 8 HOURS TO FARM FOR MY FIRST SHIP!!!!"
A:  Dude.  In the town you start in at the dock is an NPC that you can talk to that will build you a sloop for about 500 units of some various resources.  You get about 80 wood per tree harvested.  You can walk around for a few minutes and gather some fiber.  Kill an animal or two for some hide.  You can now most likely afford the sloop.  It's been maybe an hour.  Upon restarting this took me maybe 30 minutes.

Q: "WAH I LEFT THE PORT IN MY BOAT THAT TOOK ME 8 HOURS TO GRIND FOR AND I IMMEDIATELY DIED"
A:  This could be for a couple reasons.

1. Ships of the Damned.  These are very easy to avoid if you pay attention.  Even if you don't you can usually still survive the encounter if you're quick about it.  They also have a very small aggro range for your small sloop to ensure that newer players can survive more easily.

2.  Whales.   These are a bit harder to avoid, but still very easy if you pay attention.  If you can't see the GIANT WHALE THAT'S BIGGER THAN YOUR SHIP SLOWLY LUMBERING TOWARD YOU LIKE THE STEAMROLLER IN AUSTIN POWERS, then maybe you need glasses I guess.

3.  Other Players being terrible people.  This is the most common method of dying and losing boats.  My suggestion would be to find a group via the official discord, or just.... try again.  grinding for the sloop again isn't hard and infact the default ramshackle sloop is quite fast and can generally outrun all but the most dedicated of griefers.

Q: WAH THE BIG GROUP WAS MEAN TO ME WHEN I LANDED ON THEIR ISLAND!
A:  Go to the official discord and look at the recruitment channel.  If you don't want to join a group, find a group that's accepting renters to live on their island.  You will pay them an automated tax and in return they will protect you.  It's a very beneficial symbiosis for both parties.  The group may even allow you to participate in PvP with them!

Hopefully this clears up some of the negative reviews.  A lot of the ones as of recent are really grinding my gears because they're clearly written by people who don't want to bother slowing down and learning the game.

If you think I'm stupid feel free to leave a comment.  I'll probably read it unless you're complaining about the wipe.  The game needed it.  Deal with it.

As a final note, you should be aware that the chinese clan "CSTG" has taken over a good majority of the NA Colonies server and seem to generally be hostile. When travelling, ensure you avoid their territory, lest you suffer a premature death I guess.

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Shy 2 May, 2019 @ 4:27am

Love your review!

238hrs of PVE on my end and loving every minute of it. Some people play too fast, slow down the pace and get a feel for the game or yes farming to make a new ship over and over is going to get you angry! So peeved after seeing how negative the reviews are, only thing I was angry at was the wipe but I didnt put a negative cross against the whole game because of it, it..........is...........EA!

Bran 1 May, 2019 @ 10:06pm

I mean his viewpoint isn't objectively wrong, it just isn't compatible with this game. The fact is that this game is built around big groups and is very unforgiving for the little solo player unless he's willing to play along.

Reggie 1 May, 2019 @ 8:19pm

One of the very few and rare accurate reviews of the game, well done.

Unlike JabertCul in the comments section who appears to have trouble lifting a spoon to his mouth let alone giving constructive criticism.

Bran 22 Apr, 2019 @ 10:55pm

They really are that slow and visible. Same with ships of the damned. The main hazard you have as a solo player is megaclans. And even they can be avoided and worked around if you're patient and willing to work with them. The tax system SEEMS stupid at first glance but as someone who's been on both sides of it it's actually a very elegant solution that can turn solo players from a nuisance that you can never trust into a beneficial relationship.

Jack 22 Apr, 2019 @ 9:59pm

Thanks. I saw the mostly negative reviews and almost didn't buy it.

PS, loved the Austin Powers reference.

Bran 20 Apr, 2019 @ 12:17am

There are 4 official servers. 1 pvp and 1 pve per region (EU and NA) there's also quite a few unofficial ones.

The tax mechanic is an easy out for those that don't want to fight battles they are incredibly unlikely to win. If you want to wrest control of an island from a company it only requires a capturing of their flag (which takes a couple hours)

There is also still plenty of unclaimed land, and individual islands aren't that huge. One grid square is about the size of the ark island and there are four islands per square. There are also plenty of groups that are large enough to have to circumvent the 50 player group limitations. CSTG once again comes to mind.

Long-Horse 19 Apr, 2019 @ 8:16am

In rust you dont give anyone your stuff unless you know them or your feeling kind, not because of some "tax" if they want my shit in rust they have to come take it, vice versa. I'm surprised there is a big enough group playing this shit to "own" a island, 2 Russian kids and their dog play looks like.

Long-Horse 19 Apr, 2019 @ 8:11am

sounds really shit to be honest, id rather finger fuck my bellend than play this shit.

StormBaron 19 Apr, 2019 @ 7:02am

Is there only one server?

Bran 19 Apr, 2019 @ 6:24am

It's impossible to make a game like this where you're free to pvp "fair" so concessions have to be made. If a group of 50 people fight a group of 10 people the group of 50 wins every time. That's simply math. In this way the 50 players are incentivized to not fight the smaller group but instead foster and care for them, as it tangibly benefits them in the long run.

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