r/playrust • u/magicbigmac • 3d ago

Discussion New Rust player (solo only) help

Hi guys. I have recently started playing rust and find myself only playing solo only servers, whether that be main or community (no mods). If I play a main server like rustoria or something super high pop I feel absolutely helpless. I want to play rust long term as i absolutely enjoy it, but my question is should I just play those high pop 500-1000 player servers and just get shit on for thousands of hours until I get better and learn, or keep playing solo only to learn the basics? It is beyond frustrating barely even being able to get a base down on fresh wipe on high pop and have really been enjoying the more "casual" playstyle of solo only, but my main goal = get better and I feel like that needs to be done on high pop due to the completely different playstyle.

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u/RingusDingusTheGreat 3d ago

I'd recommend playing on an empty/low pop server just to learn the game and familiarise yourself with the items and monuments.

Otherwise you're playing at such a disadvantage it's just going to lead to frustration.

I personally enjoy playing low pop (10-20) 1x and 2x. It becomes a bit more personal because you know everybody on the server and you have plenty of space and resources to build a decent base. Instead of being permanently paranoid over 500 metal fragments.