Rust is a popular survival game that consistently maintains the highest number of simultaneous connections on Steam.
But at the same time,
“Rust is a crap game”
“We refuse beginners too much”
“It’s too unreasonable”
.
Why does Rust have such mixed reviews?
In this article, I will thoroughly explain the reasons why Rust is called a shitty game, not based on emotional theory, but from the perspective of game structure, design philosophy, and player culture.
Rust’s premise structure makes it easy to be called a “crap game”
The first thing to understand is that
Rust was built from the beginning as a unfriendly game.
- PvP prerequisites
- All loss assumption
- Helping of each other is not recommended
- Knowledge gap becomes strength
While many games are “designed to protect beginners,”
Rust is designed with the premise of not protecting beginners.
At this point, people who don’t like the game are easily judged as shitty.
The biggest reason why beginners quit immediately: Game nature that assumes all losses
This is Rust’s biggest feature and biggest dissatisfaction.
- All equipment disappears when you die
- If the base is destroyed, assets are zero
- You will be attacked even when you are offline
Many beginners
“A game where you gradually become stronger”
Start Rust by imagining a.
But in reality,
“A game where you lose everything in an instant”
It is.
This gap directly leads to the evaluation that
Unreasonable = crappy game.
Why beginner hunting is rampant
There are a lot of beginner hunts in Rust.
This is not just a question of the player’s personality.
Why beginners are targeted
- No resistance
- Have all equipment
- Bad base design
- Easy to predict behavior
In Rust,
Aiming at weaker opponents is the most efficient.
Moreover,
- No penalty for defeating beginners
- Rather resource efficient
For this reason,
novice hunting occurs structurally.
Psychological damage caused by base destruction (raid) to beginners
Rust is based
- Takes hours to build
- Consumes a large amount of resources
- Feeling attached to it as a base for living
Despite that,
- Destroyed within minutes
- Completely destroyed while offline
- When you wake up, there’s nothing left
This happens on a daily basis.
Beginners,
“My efforts were meaningless”
It’s easy to feel,
and it becomes an intense crap game experience.
The problem of too much knowledge game
In Rust, more than operating skills, amount of knowledge is directly connected to strength.
- Base shape
- Door orientation
- How to hide resources
- Map understanding
- Gun recoil control
If you don’t know these things,
you won’t be able to close the gap between a veteran and a beginner.
And in-game.
- Not enough tutorials
- Learning from mistakes can be fatal
Because of this,
beginners keep losing without even knowing what went wrong.
Reason why people are said to have low level of citizenship
Rust is often said to be unpopular.
- Violent remarks
- ;actage
- Insulting a corpse
- Senseless destruction
However,
this is not just a player’s temperament.
Why Rust’s design is ruining civil society
- There is no harm in interfering with others
- Other people’s misfortune becomes your gain
- There are many situations where betrayal is more advantageous than cooperation
This creates an environment in which
the theory of natural goodness does not apply at all.
As a result,
“Games that make people scary”
“Your personality becomes bad”
Many people feel this way, which leads to
rating it as a shitty game.
Time constraints are extremely tight
Those who take the time to learn Rust have an overwhelming advantage.
- You can log in for a long time
- Can support night raids
- Farm amount makes a difference
For working adults and light class people,
- All loss while sleeping
- If you’re busy, there’s nothing left
The structure feels like
a game where your efforts are denied.
Is Rust really a crap game?
If you read this far,
It may seem like a complete crap game.
However, it is true that Rust has remained popular for many years.
Why Rust is valued
- An unusually high sense of accomplishment when you survive
- A human drama is born
- Every wipe tells a new story
- A sense of tension that cannot be experienced in other games
Rust is
a game of extreme stress and extreme pleasure.
Who is Rust suitable for and who is not suitable for it
Suitable for people
- You can laugh and accept all losses
- I like trial and error
- I like PvP and psychological warfare
- You can take your time
Not suitable for people
- I want to accumulate efforts
- I want to relax and play alone
- I don’t like unreasonableness
- You can only play for a limited time
Things to avoid bad game reviews
If you want to start using Rust,
the following things are very important to be aware of.
- Act with the assumption that you will lose
- The base is a consumable item
- Equipment is disposable
- Don’t trust people
If you start without understanding this,
you will almost certainly feel like it’s a crap game.
Summary: Rust is “the game that people choose the most”
- Rust is not beginner friendly
- Harsh design with all losses and PvP premise
- There is some validity to the crappy game reviews
- But for those who like it, it’s a unique game
Rust is
more of a “testing environment” than a game.
It’s natural that there are many people who don’t like it, but
This is also the reason why people who are addicted to it can’t get out of it.