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I enjoyed solo gameplay for a long time because, not having internet growing up, I was stuck playing single player games so I was used to being on my own. But recently I made a few friends while playing, totally changes the experience. Playing with others is, at least for me, the way the game should be played. The interactions are impossible to manufacture by any game company, they're what make the game unique. Good luck to OP, I hope you find some buddies to play with.
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I bought Rust and I don't think I'm going to play it anymore until it's come a long way, but I do look forward to the "finished" product. Even in the few days that I played I went from hating the game, to really enjoying it, to only kinda liking it, to loving it, to hating it, etc. It really just depends on the people that are on when you are.
Mind you, yeah, like people have said, there's not a lot of content because it's in Alpha, and that's partly what I'm not going to play it for a while.
Unfortunately the problems of humans being humans are always going to exist but that's why I love/hate the game. I've met some really cool people, and then I've had sessions where all people did was KoS. So it goes.
As for opinions that matter more than others, obviously it's mine that matters most because I am new.
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Once you've racked up some hours and learnt to craft and build defendable structures, you will learn that the best thing you can do to enjoy the game, is to actually team up with other players.
Once you get some sort of external voice comms going (Ventrilo, Mumble, Skype, etc...) that you can coordinate team efforts over voice, and make allies with neighbouring teams, you'll find that sharing resources to build fortresses and armourment is where the game really gets fun.
Last night my team allied with another team, and we horded together crates of armour and guns and coordinated a strike on a new team with approximately 7 people in it. There was also a nearby team of 6 players who then came in and it was a 3 way battle. All up there were about 20 of us between the 3 teams in an all out base defend/raid. building structures off the rock cliffs to jump into their base and work our way through. Ended up as a stalemate, but you'll find the hours fly-by when you get into this part of the game mode.
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Join a big group, on a popular server.
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Yes there are a lot of shitbags in the game. :) But for the most part they are a product of the system.
I actually think they need to introduce an outside factor to replace the Zombies, something that poses a threat to the more established people, so they don't grief newer players due to "nothing to do". But not Zombies.
Or Safe Zones like in Nether....<--not too crazy about this idea. Survival with a safety net isn't as appealing.
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"Why is life so boring?"
"I was happy and enjoying my icecream until some bullies came and knocked it out of my hand and punched me"
"I don't have any friends who would live with me so I agreed to share my place with some hippie, but he sold my stereo to cash converters to buy weed and now I can't find him"
I believe the expression is 'Harden up, princess'.
Also... play low-pop servers, or ones with the good guns and C4 rare + uncraftable, or even a non-PVP one if you need to get better at the base game first. Personally I think PVE is mostly a waste of time and won't help you improve (at survival) at all - it can be useful for testing building ideas etc if you don't have your own server though.
Good luck, and I sincerely do hope you get better, because it's bloody enjoyable to play when you're part of a duo/trio/team you can trust, or even as a lone wolf raiding the big boys lol
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The game is sort of broken right now with people abusing the wall removal glitch but I still find it fun when that isn't happening. Even though the mechanics are simple, the nature of the game leads to constant new experiences.
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Raiders and Snipers patrol the entrances/exits in Nether. The safety net itself can be dangerous.
All being said, I like the OP ideal of not wanting to become a raider to make the game fun. I'm all for defending myself, but I should be able to choose not to be a douche bag and still have as much fun.
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I'd have to agree. The highest fun factor I had in this game was near steam launch when the numbers were massive and most of the guys knew nothing about the game. We all trial and error'd until we all reached the point that the majority of the community completely understood the game mechanics. Then it pretty much became CS:Minecraft. After my groups fourth or fifth restart we got to the point that after a restart it would take less then a day before we went from cavemen to fortified cawdooty. Just like everyone else on a modern day server.
It is what it is through. As mentioned previously to death this game is actually an alpha. Me personally I'm glad that the game will soon be splitting into two branches. Hopefully they go in a slightly different direction with the steam beta opt in as opposed to the current "retail" version.
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Since everyone here says that it gets funnier when you play with someone else, would anyone like too play with me and teach me more in-depth? ( raiding and such, i know how too craft etc )
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I don't think the direction will change one bit.
What will change, eventually, is that more will be added so that direction will be more clear, more functional, and more entertaining.
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Try to find a clan with people of you age. And from the same country. Or make friends with admins on the server. Mostly the admins on the server are members of a clan that host the server. So you can join that clan. There are also many posts on this forum, where clan's recruting members.
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and where can i find that?
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just scroll down or go a few pages back in the rust forum on facepunch. Or do some research with google. When you play on a server and there are a few players with the same tag just ask them.
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There are a lot of helpful people here too
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Boring? lol so funny. We created an arena then set up our own capture the flag, very popular. Cant understand why people think Rust is boring or if its dead, what servers do these people hang out on lol.
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Boring…what?
The people that find it boring are usually not doing it right.
When I started, I was /ragequitting like a mo fo. Getting killed and looted non-stop, but I learned from my mistakes.
I always see others advise to join up with groups but I don’t like that, I like to play alone. It’s way more exciting to survive that way.
One of the first things I stopped doing was carring my loot with me. I have no sympathy for players I kill that have a full backpack, it’s just wrong.
Build a shelter, put a door on it, put a storage box in it, keep your loot in there.
Obviously this relates to starting off, you need to focus on upgrading your home but not only that. I have many bases on the servers I play on, many sleeping bags. I keep minimal loot on me when I go out and I make frequent trips back to unload.
Yes I get killed, yes I get raided but I’m never starting from scratch as I have caches of loot in many locations.
On a side note, one very fun thing I like to do is light a fire outside, put a storage box beside it. Moths are attracted to that flame, I kill them from the shadows. Much Fun.
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Sounds fun, would you like too try play with me?
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i play solo and do just fine on high pop servers
you're probably really bad at shooting if you just started 3 days ago
it took me probably 300+ rust hours to become a good solo player
Edited:
dude don't you play on my server? Im always shooting at you guys in next valley :D
my name on steam atm is zzziiippp
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I don't even get the chance too gather wood because when i try, bom headshot with M4 1000 meters away. Guess I'm unlucky, this even happends on 10-15 slots servers
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It also depends on the server. If the admin is not actively banning users for hacking, using aimbot and the like it will lead to your scenario.
If you are constantly killed on the same server just join a different one, keep doing this until you find a decent one.
Also, try not collect wood or ore out in open fields. Move to rocky or forested areas. Move quickly and always assume you are being watched.
Dont light fires at night. Cook your food and smelt your Ore in the daytime.
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I'm such a solo player its crazy
I guess that's why dark souls / fallout / skyrim / most horror games are adored by me
MMO's become very hard and stale easily
in any case OP, the key though to remember about players is even those perceived as "Bad" or "Bandit" players could actually just be hyper friendly messing around and playing the role of the bandit, you just have to look hard enough to find the right group.
You're probably going to be shit on a lot just finding that group but that alone may be fun.
nothing but pseudo-"philosophy speak"
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When i first got my hands on rust; when they used a browser, i was extremely hooked. Right now i find playing the game to be annoying, the community of rust players are mostly assholes. Ill probably just wait like the rest of us for a fresh update, maybe it would decrease the 'assity' of players.
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I generally play solo too, but I am pretty good at surviving the asshats, if you see me on I will group up with you it helps to have someone watch your back.
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If you want too play with me, enable PM's and send me an PM :D
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stop standing still while youre gathering...
pan around you between every swing of the pick axe...
learn places to gather that arent near rad towns...
bring a fkn gun and defend yourself, start taking and stop being taken from...
jesus christ is this not common sense
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You cant hit people from 1000 metres with an M4, it had to be a bolt action, easy to get a headshot.
When you start out, hug the mountains, run down to a pile crouch down where you're less visible then run back up into cover. Also move to areas that are less populated, the map is huge for 10-15 players.
You also just need to run around a bit to learn the map. No matter where I spawn, I pretty much know where I am, and where resource is in relation to my position. Just takes running around for a while to learn it. Use a map like rustnuts, to orientate yourself with the road, the road is just a big loop. You can run out to areas like Beach mountain which are unlikely to have people there on a small server, to gather resource. Next Valley is the king of resource spots, as resource respawns before you can even complete a loop around the field.
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