What are my odds if I try and play casually?

[Ishiwadede]

Been doing a bit o' research on the game and it looks fun, but some of the posts on these forums are a little discouraging, especially considering the perma-death circumstances.

I like the idea of a hands-off game, but is the player base generally assholes? Will I play on and off for a week just to have three people come and beat the living hell out of me, forcing me to start over? I know there are risks involved with everything in this game, I'm just curious if little-un's are pretty much fish food.

Thanks!

[Lahrmid]

There are indeed plenty of griefing assholes *cough* russians amongst others *cough* who will kill you on sight just for the lulz of it, but being a hermit is such a big part of enjoying/learning the game that the assholes can be neglected.

Two words for ya though, pali and sade. That's right, PALISADE.

Palisade your place (more room than you currently need for the sake of expansion) and make an extra pair of keys to have on an alt incase you lose them. It'll be a while 'til we get a decent number of palibashers in the game, and even then they will usually not care much about hermits. Watching your walls for battering rams should keep you as safe as can be when you don't have access to steel. Other than that you just have to keep a watchful eye on your surroundings when out hunting/foraging/whatever, quick reflexes and a waterflask will save you from most situations.


Now that the assholes are covered... There are plenty plenty plenty of people who don't mind helping/trading you, the longer you play the more friendly and helpful people you meet, and metal can be easily gotten then.

[slipper]

Strange, all the russians that I met have been very friendly to me.
Should be fun put some cyrillic words on a keybind and use them every time I kill someone.
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[Zirikana]

Yeah, I've never had any problems with russians either, despite the many horror stories i've heard of their marauding and pillaging. (maybe i've just jinxed myself though by saying that ...)

how about a hotkey for crazy insults in english, but poorly transliterated into cryillic... that'd confuse people huh?

юр мама уаз а хамстэр энд юр фатьр смэлс oв элдэрбэрийз!!!!

(лол)

[zacty]

a few people cornered me in some boats and kept me from boating off, they were speaking partly in russian so i was afraid for my life. i couldent just leave my boat either since it had almost ALL of my worldly possessions in it aswell (nomad transport FTL) but they let me go without killing me and i sped of, very relieved

however another group of people, (2-3, maybe more) who looked about as advanced as the people above helped me across a river before i got my boat. (and i did not kill me!)

moral of the story: be weary of people,some will help you and some wont, but it seems to be hit-or-miss whether they will attack you or not.

[ViciousGamer04]

Been doing a bit o' research on the game and it looks fun, but some of the posts on these forums are a little discouraging, especially considering the perma-death circumstances.

I like the idea of a hands-off game, but is the player base generally assholes? Will I play on and off for a week just to have three people come and beat the living hell out of me, forcing me to start over? I know there are risks involved with everything in this game, I'm just curious if little-un's are pretty much fish food.

Thanks!

Depends where you spawn, really. I have had characters I had made on some of my solo expeditions where I NEVER seen another player, and others where I seen constant other players that were nice..and others... that well, hahahha.

I suppose if you don't go after any sort of valuable ore and stick to farming n' the like in middle of the woods or something(where your base can't be seen from the water.) most griefers will be too lazy to carry their boat to go all the way out to a tiny base you might be building up to go pester you and rob you or etc.

[Garlicman]

I've lived through the world 3 pretty casually except for some time and haven't been killed once.

[bakrael]

It can be done. Its all about what you want. If farming and wandering is good enough for you, then it wont matter and you will be fine.

[Moogie]

Been doing a bit o' research on the game and it looks fun, but some of the posts on these forums are a little discouraging, especially considering the perma-death circumstances.

I like the idea of a hands-off game, but is the player base generally assholes? Will I play on and off for a week just to have three people come and beat the living hell out of me, forcing me to start over? I know there are risks involved with everything in this game, I'm just curious if little-un's are pretty much fish food.

Thanks!

Hi there. I had pretty much the same concerns when I started playing back during World 3.

I won't lie to you; this game will make you paranoid of everyone you meet. Being paranoid will keep you alive. But there are many ways you can stay hidden and keep your house safe, most of which are detailed on this forum in various stickies and guides.

The very basics are:

-Don't settle within minimap distance of a river (use a dowsing rod to find a watersource inland).
-Build your palisade asap. Plan it out carefully though, as it takes a bit of strength and a decent tool to destroy it.
-Don't bother hunting foxes, boars, aurochs (etc) on foot unless you've got a GOOD understanding of the combat system and a GOOD set of armour. Use boat-sniping with a bow instead, or you will find yourself dead very quickly.
-Try not to make it too obvious when you aquire something valuable. Keep as much equipment and tools inside your sheds/houses as you can fit. You want to look like a worthless target and not worth someone wasting their time breaking through you walls.
-Don't carry your gate keys around when you leave. Put the key on an alt, and never use that alt except to open and close the gate for you.

There's a whole lot more to learn about personal safety, but you'll pick that up as you go along.

My personal recommendation is to just hop in and see how it goes. When it comes down to it, this game is great fun and very addicting. And the world is HUGE. You may go days, even weeks without meeting anyone. And the danger just adds to the fun, IMO. It'll suck when you fall foul of a theif or a raider, but as long as you survive, you can rebuild or move on. :]

[Oskatat]

there arnt yet many raiders. most griefers will steal stuff or hope to make you drop whatever you are holding. As mentioned before, choose your place carefully. Avoid grasslands, mudflats, mountains and the yellow and purple lands for your initial house. These often contain interesting things for players, like cow or sheep, possibly high q mud or stone, so people run around exploring them. Keep your house 1 minimap and a bit (you'll want to keep room for expansion) away from these and you should be safe. Include any water, lake or river in this list. Its good to have them close, but not too close. Noone has found my little place yet, even though i know of 5 or 6 decent sized settlements in the area