Westr7 wrote:I'm not sure how many players are hermits but with the auto hearth timer, you might as well call them rabbits now. Before they had a good chance to coexist with aggressive players but now they have no viable options. I think this game is a good one and I want more varied players in it and I don't see that happening now. I would urge that the auto hearth be reinstituted.
Auto-hearthing, contrary to your belief, is not a "viable option". The ability to hearth automagically when another player is rendered is plainly outrageous, and although the timer is perhaps excessive (in seconds), I do believe it gets the job done when facing the fact that hearthing is overpowering. I see what you're saying here, from a hermit's perspective, though. However, I do think this is the only update we'll see for a while, so it is better to perhaps forage with alts and play it safer from now.
My son, walk not in the way unarmed; because thou knowest not when thy enemy shall come upon thee.