I love this game, and this is why.

1. It's Open world, and there are no restrictions at all.
2. It's very fun with the combat, raids, and PVP, and sometimes the PVE is even fun.
3. Gathering Resources is pretty boring, but to spend it all and make a ton of stuff is super satisfying.
4. Not everyone is mean. People help me when i'm being raided, help with resources, and the community isn't terrible.
5. There are lots of things you can see as an end goal. (Destroy Chopper, Raid a Base, Destroy Tank, etc.)

Also, this game feels like it was designed for multiplayer. If you even attempted to solo it yourself, good luck. It's very hard to upkeep a base on your own, so I highly advise people who want to play with friends rather than on your own buy this game. This game is also getting major updates soon, and it's watched and cared for by the developers, and even sometimes the developers put a funny joke or two around, like the rocket launcher's description being "Shoots slightly father than North Korea." or for the salvaged hammer being, "A hammer made from a bunch of other crap." Over all, I love Rust, even though it's going up and down, it's still a very great game