How do i survive on highpop

[green cairn]

im pretty bad at rust and ive been playing on a high pop server but im struggling to make progress because im not good at pvp is there anyway i can still get far n get guns for monuments

server im on is seraph 4c theirs been a que all day

[lilac obsidian]

Play a server with less pop that way you can progress but still get pvp to get better

[green cairn]

i was gonna do that but i started this server before wipe and got some good bps so i was gonna try and stick to it untill i get fully raided

[quartz bramble]

try make smart plays, line up your shots and dont go for fight you know you will lose, as well stay hidden, as soon as people find where you are and they know you have guns, they will want to raid you, other then that try a lower pop, I see more action on lower pops then max now a days

[frigid tulip]

Just keep running one monument and tech tree to weapons and just get into fights

That you can win don’t go for 3v1s or when you are outgunned

[ionic owl]

Either play in pvp servers on ptb, or switch to low pop. You arent gonna get better overnight, have to put in real hours

[green cairn]

i cant really switch servers because i have a decent start with my duo but were both under 500 hrs im almost at 400 so i ws tryna get some tips to keep getting more advancements in high pop with avoiding pvp

[short latch]

Hit the roads for tr1 and about 400 scrap and get revo easy to craft and can 6 shot ak kit

[manic merlin]

DB is way easy to get and two shots anyone from close up

To get better just push every gunshot u hear and try to make a play and go on aimtrain servers

[chilly cipher]

the way i learned to pvp and actually play the game was to push every fight every raid and got my butt handed to me until i was actually able to pvp and progress

[fossil sand]

High pop servers are full of afks and base leeches.

A active 50 pop is better imo.

[green cairn]

alot of people said to switch but as i said i wanna learn to play a high pop thats why i asked for tips on high pop

[fossil sand]

Ok so high pop game play doesnt change from mid pop game play. Just build in a decent spot and start farming people who farm...or farm yourself and defend from people trying to take your farm.

[wanton hawk]

Live out of stashes

Build in heavily wooded areas.

Honeycomb/pancake layer the crap out of your base

Spam doors & turrets

Farm Ocean for Scrap & Comps

Run monuments late in-game nights /early in-game mornings. Works well with IRL hours also. Less traffic as everyone is either logging in or logging out.

If you’re not really up for PvP right away build away from monuments but not too far to where you can’t run to and from it safely.

Make Allies with your neighbors

I did a lot of this in my 1st 1k hours. It is a survival game after all so there is no guarantee you’ll last a full wipe. But in time you’ll get better at PvP & running stuff. Just takes dedication

[tacit parcel]

Trial and error

[alpine bramble]

Just play like me find a zerg that took over a server farm up and offline them and flex there loot and despawn and move onto a new server and reapeat

[magic breach]

rat

[alpine bramble]

@magic breach not a rat putting zeros in there place

[tropic cypress]

What i do if I'm solo is i try to live in nice free areas