How do I enjoy rust?

[clever tangle]

Console pop is so low and maps are huge. You either choose between 0 players near you or like 40 which is impossible as a solo player.
The game is too easy because vending machines exist
90% of fights are just big clans trying to fight duos cz they suck
And they are cheating a lot too

The game is nearly all luck for a solo or even duo/trio
There is technically zero skill
If you see a clan you do not win that with skill you win it because they were bad and you got lucky

Legit the game is basically be in a big clan or get lucky 24/7

[sharp tide]

This is a bit exaggerated, but I feel you. The middle ground in multiplayer games is just disappearing. Either an impossibly hard fight or so easy it’s boring, but that’s not just this game ngl

[clever tangle]

True i just hate clans

[knotty ingot]

get good at the game simple its not hard to enjjoy if you know what your doing and you win most fights

[quaint lintel]

Play community imo

Like play a max duo or max quad or something

[dark grail]

My question is why do you prefer low pop? Not every max pop or high pop server is clan infested I've been on servers that have tons of solos allying or groups of solos teaming up against a clan or zerg

[dark grail]

This is also another good option there some decent communities out there

[quaint lintel]

I play starz to use ak and i have kits but like there is prince 2x and like cnqrs both are a low team limit

[dark grail]

Planty of other Solo/Duo servers just look up Solo/Duo in communities there's quite a few depending on your region I usually see most of them as EU server

[true spear]

As a solo try not to build in those highly contested areas as much. Ofc build next to monuments like launch/oils, but not so close there are 10 bases surrounding you.

[clever tangle]

100 pop is low Lol

[untold mirage]

I strictly play solo and my areas are almost always heavily populated although I do agree that zergs/clans can get old especially when they play gear feared all the time and only ever offline and run if someone logs on mid offline

[untold mirage]

compared to pc yeah but youll still find plenty of pvp if you roam and other players arent just sitting idle in their base afk/roofcamping

[grim glade]

haven't played pc yet so i wouldn't know. maps are bigger so less people to run in to unless its a monument of sort or roads. as solo you want to stay away from spawn beach stay either hiddent and low key or build in the open where its harder to ambush you coming in and out of base. the game is very competative as it is so doing solo just lowers your chance by allot. just chose the battles no reason to hit the hornets nest...

[untold mirage]

personally have no issues finding pvp been finding more pvp on a 4.5 than a 3.5 and same goes for pc rust the bigger the map the less afraid people are to leave their base and roam which means more pvp

not just the zergs either but all group sizes including solos

[vital matrix]

Propaganda

[untold mirage]

not propaganda when majority of the players actually roaming are finding pvp except around this time since all monthlies and weeklies both will be wiping soon

[vital matrix]

You only find decent amount PvP in certain areas in the big ahh map

You can’t lie and deny that either it’s mathematically true

[untold mirage]

never had a issue finding pvp in the snow or grasslands idk about the desert as I rarely go there unless on pc for excavator

[untold mirage]

plenty of people excluding myself have told you otherwise yet you just ignore them as if nothing was ever said

[vital matrix]

Ik you’re a lover of the low pop 4.5km but other people want severs where you can find people without having to travel 5+ minutes and go to multiple monuments

[untold mirage]

lol I didnt know playing a queued server on wipeday is considered low pop on console lol

[vital matrix]

100 pop 4.5km is low pop

[untold mirage]

its low pop now yes but thatd every official

[vital matrix]

Yeah every q sever is low pop for the map size

[untold mirage]

and I played 1,000 pops on pc, and even back on pc for 4.5km highest pop back then for 4.5 was 300 and thats with console limitations and theyre currently testing 150 pops on ptb

[true spear]

The test was increased to 150. So id say there is a good shot we could get that soon, or more

[vital matrix]

Dosnt change the fact…

[vital matrix]

Yeah 150 will make the game a lot more enjoyable

[vital matrix]

Kinda ironic your saying that

[untold mirage]

hoping my server gets new players outside of the normal zergs this wipe since I gave away 3-6k scrap and 1k-3k fertilizer/person during this last week of wipe

[untold mirage]

difference is im listening and giving you the correct information based on console limitations and the players mindset/gear fear within console community

the bigger the map the less gear fear its not that hard to understand

[vital matrix]

If you feel that way stick on 100 pops don’t make it other peoples problem

[untold mirage]

if 150 pops work I believe the max pop of all servers will increase which I got np with my point was never that higher pops would be good my point was the larger the map the less gear fear groups of all sizes have

which means more pvp

[vital matrix]

Well now that they are adding 150 a lot less people including myself will care less about 4.5km

I do still think 150 is still low but 150 is a good place to go from being stuck at 100 for 5. Years

[dark grail]

First week of monthly wipe on full pop server I literally walked the map in a full circle on the road and didn't see a single soul basically for 3 days I didn't see a single person and my 1 neighbor let his base decay 😔

[vital matrix]

Not surprising 😭

[untold mirage]

well thats disappointing thought i was getting onlined for the first time this year and I let them build a full hqm raid base and the moment I kill one of them after they shot at me they all run away in a 8v1

never shot a single rocket .....

[dark grail]

That also happened a couple of times they shot like 2 rockets I killed one they loot they body and leave 5v1 😭