Best way to play the game?

[gliv]

Is this game best enjoyed on public servers with random players, or should you just host a private server for you and your friends to survive?

[HLRaven]

There is no best way to play this game, literally just play it the way you enjoy it imo.

[gliv]

Originally posted by HLRaven:

There is no best way to play this game, literally just play it the way you enjoy it imo.

Yeah BUT what is the most enjoyable in your experience?

Also it seems like despite their being 22k players there's barely any servers?

[Shady Allie]

The best way is truly how YOU like to play it, and it all boils down to opinions, which are not going to be right or wrong.

What are you after?

An open random server can give you a mix of really awful humans to play with and then the entire spectrum of some of the most decent fun best times you will ever have. its all there and like you said: RANDOM

Is that the best? Maybe for one person but not another.

Do you and your friends really like not ever being bothered with possible random jerks that try to destroy your fun? Then a private server will be the best thing under the sun.

You can have this game any way you want it. Private. Open. Modded to the gills. Vanilla. And many many settings in between for exactly how YOU want to play. That is THE BEST WAY TO PLAY - exactly how you want to play it.

[Shady Allie]

Originally posted by gliv:

Yeah BUT what is the most enjoyable in your experience?

I set up my server full pvp. open to anyone. Then I just go play like i am in solo and it gets some interesting mixes of players for "good times" to "i hate you" times.

I like the adrenaline rush of running into somebody who may or may not want to be friendly.

[LIMP BISQUICK]

Originally posted by gliv:

Yeah BUT what is the most enjoyable in your experience?

Also it seems like despite their being 22k players there's barely any servers?

On my end it takes time for the servers to appear on the list. Usually about 11 will show up within a few seconds, then slowly builds up to 30ish, after a few minutes you'll have a lot more options than that. So make sure you and your friends favorite the servers you join.

Yep, play as you desire. I hosted my own a while back. I decided to go public pvp at the time. Most of the players were nice and helped each other. Don't get me wrong you'd still have players who troll and exploit stuff just like any game lol. Eventually switched over to PVE cause there were desync issues with combat & it seemed easier to keep up with as a long term server that had rules and didn't wipe.. also:

Originally posted by Shady Allie:

I like the adrenaline rush of running into somebody who may or may not want to be friendly.

This is true.. I like the tense atmosphere it sets when exploring.. But the reality is that most didn't like the experiences when things like that unfolded. However, if you set it up for some quick games over the weekend expecting chaos then I can see how that can be more enjoyable.

[Bitterholz]

Shady alrdy said it, the best way is YOUR way. Sneaky builds may be the best way for ME, even tho youd rather go Police Officer to blast your way through hordes. Therefore there is no B E S T, just enjoy your time and get a few hundred hours out of the game.

[DonGonzalito]

Originally posted by gliv:

Originally posted by HLRaven:

There is no best way to play this game, literally just play it the way you enjoy it imo.

Yeah BUT what is the most enjoyable in your experience?

Also it seems like despite their being 22k players there's barely any servers?

Im pretty sure thats because most people play either with they friends on their own servers or alone in the solo mode. Public servers are great but sometimes a bit specific in what they aim for. The best way to play the game is, try solo, try online with friends and then public. See what you end up liking the most. I mostly play online with friends because thats when I have a mix of everything without having to deal with other unkown players

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