My biggest frustration with this game is simply the fact that there is really no defense. The game is setup to where you can spend all day building up a base, and working on chores all day, storing loot, etc...only to simply go to sleep in real life after 15 hrs of hard work and wake up completely raided and everything gone...basically rinse and repeat every day.
It's pretty much once you can craft C4, just raid others and go home...and then get raided yourself.
Basically, there is no defense or no penalties to a raider. Takes the fun away for both sides.
I think it would make the game much more enjoyable (even from a raider standpoint) if there was a strategy for it with both rewards or consequence, as it would be in real life. Basically, allow users to setup booby traps in or around their houses. The crafting for it would be expensive just like C4 so you have to think through where and how you want to set them up or would take a long time to completely secure (or make it very risky/costly to raid) your property. Maybe put tripwires in areas that would trigger an arrow barrage. Possibly allowing to create and place explosives on your doors or walls. Maybe putting trap doors around your house or inside it that falls into a hole of spikes. The loot then goes to the owner of the house.
This would completely add a nice dynamic to the game, and technically actually adding strategy. Do you want to focus on being an offensive player or defensive player? Do you want to spend your hard earned supplies on attacking others or just chilling and protecting your abode? Or possibly a little balance of both. This would allow hermits to completely booby trap their pad because they want to be left alone...only to take the real risks when heading outdoors.
It's just my opinion based on my experiences on both sides. What do you think?
Garry referenced issues with defense recently on playrust.com. I started a thread for suggestions here:
[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1348478[/url]
[QUOTE=Deadagain;43545179]Garry referenced issues with defense recently on playrust.com. I started a thread for suggestions here:
[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1348478[/url][/QUOTE]
Ahh....very cool! This is exactly what I'm looking for. Good stuff Deadagain, good to know I'm not alone...thanks!
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