VDZ wrote:Nah, it's a matter of experience, not timing. I'm not sure which world it was, but shortly after a world reset I started playing again with a (mostly newbish) group, thinking we were safe because there wouldn't be stuff like palibashers (people strong enough to destroy palisades without a ram) any time soon. Boy, were we wrong. There were already palibashers before we could even start considering making a brickwall.
There will always be people out there who can kill you easily in Haven. Just learn to deal with it; build up defenses to discourage (to emphasize: discourage, not prevent) people from messing with you and unless you cause trouble you'll be okay.
I'd argue that early world is more hostile than the late world. Late world everyone just sort of sits around bored. Early world everyone and their mother is looking to cause trouble. You're kidding yourself if you think there aren't people with murder by day 2/3 and those who will KO you until you die by day 1. We laugh about the harassment but even getting to yeomanry is difficult at the start because of how heavily everyone will attack and sabotage you. World 5 my group tried to play nice but we eventually had to surround a lot with alts and hearthfires so we could dry and tan a few rabbit skins without everything being stolen and destroyed. Late world, dying means you're usually immediately next to a raider or within distance of their daily travels. Early world they'll find you no matter where you hide.
A big misconception is that at the start of the world we're all on even footing. Please believe me when I say that large, dedicated groups with a number of no-lifers and good bots will never be on the same footing as you no matter when either of you starts. Pandemonium had its brickwall up by day 2 in world 5. There were players with murder and over 1m lp on day 1 of World 4. To maximize my time I multi-client 4 characters at once to streamline wall/brick construction/production. Safety is not guaranteed no matter how early you start.
