Recent reviews by Stackrunner

I've played Rust, LIF, ROK, ARK and now Out of Reach. Great game for what I'm comparing it too that has it's own style. Content still isn't fully there - need more animals, gear and some terrain additions for sure, but gameplay is very addictive. I would call it a mix between ROK, LIF and Rust. There are no sleepers which some of you may enjoy - when you log off your stuff own your body is safe. It's nice but also a little lame after playing so many sleeper games.

Raiding is interesting, you can break doors easy but can't loot boxes if the person has a building station which you have to destroy and then wait for a time to expire (3 hrs+) before you can look the boxes. I thought this was really lame at first but it adds a new dimension of exploring, finding a raided base full of loot and you didn't do the raiding. It's like finding buried treasure.

I will keep playing for a while, seems a bit too easy at the moment. I have about 15 hours in and can get full bronze equip, boat, etc. I raid and kill people pretty easily but have also gotten killed.

Not sure when people were saying there isn't much KOS because I was KOSed so much the first day that I'm playing it like Rust now - kill first and ask questions later.

Hope you join us because it really needs more players. Servers seem to max out at about 20 players at some point in the day right now and even though it's decent, we could use more.

Oh I forgot to mention fires! When someones building permissions expire you can set their base on fire and burn it down. This is lovely to watch and works great for cleaning up the abandoned buildings.

When you first start, look for an abandoned base that already has a furnace and an anvil. Put your own building station in and add some doors and it will be your base. This is what I did on my first play through and it helped speed things up alot because those tools were already there for me.

Get it while it's on sale because it's worth $12 if you like survival games.

1,000+ hours in Rust. 500 of those where in legacy (the old version). Legacy has a lot of hackers. It's still a lot of fun.

Short version: It's worth more than $20, easy.

Long version:

The new version of Rust is better than the old version now. There are very few hackers right now in the new version which is such a breath of fresh air for Rust players. The addition of in-game voice chat has made the community much more friendly. Don't get me wrong, it's still Rust and people are still ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. That being said, in the new version of Rust you'll see more groups than solo players and those groups have often met while playing Rust. This is a big aspect of the game that legacy didn't really have.

Building in Rust is amazing. You start with twigs but upgrade quickly to stone and then armored. You have complete control over your base / buildings. What I mean by this is that you don't just place a house and then place a storage building. You build everything from foundations and walls so it's totally up to your creative freedom. Everything is raidable but some bases take more C4, rockets and pickaxes than others.

You will die. A lot. Get used to it and don't get upset. Remember that it's a game. When Rust starts to stress you out, take a week or two off. Seriously.

I started playing Rust before the new version was even being created. It has been one of the most entertaining game journeys ever because the game is constantly changing.

When I started playing the new version there was only 1 gun, it had unlimited ammo, there was no sound when you shot it, you could only build white blocks that didn't really form into anything. Now we've got rockets, C4, assault rifles, shotguns, smgs, plenty of tools and armor and clothes.

Oh, I almost forgot about the part of the new Rust: PROCEDURALLY GENERATED MAPS.

Yes, that's right. Every map in Rust is huge and different. No two maps are the same and this takes the replay value of Rust through the roof. One of the most exciting things is when a map wipes, a new map is set and everybody ventures out with nothing but a rock and has no idea of where things are in the world. This is an amazing accomplishment in gaming history and you've got to check it out.

Updates come out every Thursday and it is completely obvious that Garry and the rest of the team is dedicated to this game and it will be finished.

If you like FPS, sandbox, building or even just action, adventure and strategy games, Rust is a must. Seriously. $20 is a damn steal for this game.