Its by far the best game i've ever played. No survival game compares to what you go through in rust. 900+ hours and my poor patience hasnt stopped me from taking a 5 hour dip for some rust gameplay.
I've played against cheaters, toxic underage people, girls, wood salesmen, slave masters, zergs, clans. Nothing has killed my love for the game.

The only improvement i'd suggest is more optimization so lower-end pcs can play.

Getting better is also a hard thing. You will get clapped by tryhard zergs at first, but now I feel like at 900 hours ive really gone through and understood rust.

Any other tips for starting rust?
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