After logging in 250+ hours in this game I feel that I can give a decent review of this game..

First thing you need to understand, and it is obvious, is that this is an early realease game, Alpha stage. There are a lot of "quirks" in the mechanics and gameplay but overall it is fairly polished.

If you enjoy hardcore, in your face, paranoia PVP, this is the game for you. The PVP is insane, which is not always a good thing. The problem as with any open world PVP game is that the KOS (Kill On Site) mentality runs rampid.... Don't bother joining a server with more than 15 people on it unless you expect to get killed while neked and holding a rock.

To be successful on larger populated servers you HAVE to join up with other people, Lone Wolf does not work. It could I guess, with A LOT of patience an slow play, but to me it isn't worth it to play that slow. But there is good news for people that want to play solo, or in a friendly environment... There are a few player created PVE servers out there (My two favorite are Slipy's World and Lewy K's PVE Land). PVP is turned off on these servers, and the higher damage C-4 items are either nerfed or removed.... You just have to look around for a server you like, it took me a couple of dozen servers before I found one I liked, then I created my own (64.20.17.130:28045).

The gameplay itself is pretty simple, and after an hour or so you get the basic ideas. Kill animals for food and materials, gather wood and stone, and start building your fortress. The controls are pretty good, context menus are available for most things, and the flow is simple to understand.

For $20, this is the best money I have spent in a long time on a game and I look forward to what Facepunch has in store for the future.... As a note, avoid the Rust subforum on the FP site.... Trolls run amuck, and the environment is very hostile to suggestions and change. This is not a reflection of the game, or its developers, just a bunch of kids with too much time on there hands. ;) ;)

Still fun game to play ;)

Almost 5k hours and still fun

After logging in 250+ hours in this game I feel that I can give a decent review of this game.. First thing you need to understand, and it is obvious, is that this is an early realease game, Alpha stage. There are a lot of "quirks" in the mechanics and gameplay but overall it is fairly polished. If you enjoy hardcore, in your face, paranoia PVP, this is the game for you. The PVP is insane, which is not always a good thing. The problem as with any open world PVP game is that the KOS (Kill On Site) mentality runs rampid.... Don't bother joining a server with more than 15 people on it unless you expect to get killed while neked and holding a rock. To be successful on larger populated servers you HAVE to join up with other people, Lone Wolf does not work. It could I guess, with A LOT of patience an slow play, but to me it isn't worth it to play that slow. But there is good news for people that want to play solo, or in a friendly environment... There are a few player created PVE servers out there (My two favorite are Slipy's World and Lewy K's PVE Land). PVP is turned off on these servers, and the higher damage C-4 items are either nerfed or removed.... You just have to look around for a server you like, it took me a couple of dozen servers before I found one I liked, then I created my own (64.20.17.130:28045). The gameplay itself is pretty simple, and after an hour or so you get the basic ideas. Kill animals for food and materials, gather wood and stone, and start building your fortress. The controls are pretty good, context menus are available for most things, and the flow is simple to understand. For $20, this is the best money I have spent in a long time on a game and I look forward to what Facepunch has in store for the future.... As a note, avoid the Rust subforum on the FP site.... Trolls run amuck, and the environment is very hostile to suggestions and change. This is not a reflection of the game, or its developers, just a bunch of kids with too much time on there hands. ;) ;) Still fun game to play ;) Almost 5k hours and still fun