what's the point?

i started with a friend recently and we got a base going and we played for 3 days amassing supplies to try to learn ONE blueprint (still like 12 blueprints from learning how to make a revolver or anything useful) and everybody on the server has helicopters and AKs and bombs. i played til 2AM last night and nearly learned my first blueprint and then I wake up this morning to two sheet metal doors with code locks just gone (blown up I guess?) and new locks and i'm locked out of my house. we built 4 bases over the last 3 days and i checked all 4 last night. this morning ALL 4 ARE GONE AND DESTROYED. in 10 hours while i slept. lost everything for 3 days of playing (like 12 hours) and i'm back to square one with literally no recourse. i still know ZERO blueprints and i'm shit all in the world. if this game expects me to grind out another 12 hours to maybe learn how to make a hammer i'll never use you've got to be fucking kidding me. been trying to play this game for 2 weeks and the server is gonna wipe soon and everybody has guns and i still can't understand how to make even a bean grenade or a hammer out of scrap. this is absolutely ridiculous.

is this a game or a career?

does this game just hate it's players? how do you catch up to people who have AKs and shit when I can't even build a hammer? what the fuck? this has got to be the worst game i've ever played by an insane margin. apparently sleeping in real life means you lose everything. how is this fun? i just want even a tiny chance at success but i'm playing against people who have teams of 10 people building massive castles with bombs and guns and fucking AIR SUPPORT while i'm naked with a rock barely able to build a couple shacks for bases. holy shit it's infuriating the lack of respect this game has for the time i've invested. like, the developers shit on me for wanting to play their game. feels like they want me to fuck all the way off and never play this game so i guess i'll take the hint.

this is a game made by people who live on their computers for people who shit in their own pants so they can game longer.

fuck allllll the way off with this shit. deleting this garbage.

  • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
    ·
    2 years ago

    “well, the game’s not really meant for people like you”

    Probably the most toxic statement in gaming. Its the verbal equivalent of admitting you have Stockholm Syndrome.

    I feel like I'm talking to people trapped in a diabolical death-machine from SAW and hearing them explain how actually I'm just not cool enough to enjoy it like they do.

    • Tervell [he/him]
      ·
      2 years ago

      Stockholm Syndrome

      or even worse

      I guess I'm not too surprised that a "hardcore" game about being a cool operator dude scavenging and murdering in a (highly localized) post-apocalypse would attract folks like this, but still...

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
        ·
        2 years ago

        or even worse

        Nerds stop trying to equate personal hobbies with women challenge (Impossible)

        I guess I’m not too surprised that a “hardcore” game about being a cool operator dude scavenging and murdering in a (highly localized) post-apocalypse would attract folks like this, but still…

        I mean, in theory its a grittier version of Minecraft. But it could be a fun way to fantasize about doing Robinson Caruso survivalist shit. Instead we get Lord Of The Flies, with a new plane dumping another load of fresh-faced innocents onto the island every so often.