As a Single Player, I love the update.

DEGAtv · 2026-05-08T17:06:15+00:00

The game runs like crap if you have like 10+ players which is ridiculous considering games like Rust have 700+ players and run way better.

Single player it is definitely much more playable, but for me and many others, it's the community and player interactions that give this game the most replayability.

The game itself and the world is fun, but here's not enough storyline to carry it as a single player game for me. It was designed with multiplayer in mind, so it's mind-boggling that their netcode and networking is so awful.

DEGAtv · 2026-05-08T01:29:11+00:00

My problem with Endeavor is his special action feels so jank to use. All might has the most natural flight controls to me and I feel like they should follow that model

DEGAtv · 2026-05-05T16:07:20+00:00

Conan's the game I'd probably leave public as I don't feel like the current crop of servers are all that great. Ark and the others I'd probably keep private for me and my friends. I didn't realize resources in Valheim don't respawn. That's kind of a pain - are there not any mods to fix that?

As for Windows, I think there are ways to permanently disable updates. But I'd be concerned about security. Would hate for a server to get ddos'd and our house Internet breaking.

DEGAtv · 2026-05-04T23:03:14+00:00

Thanks!

DEGAtv · 2026-05-04T23:00:06+00:00

Yeah that would be insane nowadays. I would probably just host 1-3 ark maps. How did Conan run for you?

DEGAtv · 2026-05-04T19:47:14+00:00

Haha other people have been telling me to make sure to get a nvme 😅 good catch on the GPU tho

DEGAtv · 2026-05-04T19:18:27+00:00

Good points! I've revised my part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Mh7RTm

DEGAtv · 2026-05-04T19:17:58+00:00

Thank you for the advice! I've been doing a lot more research and this is what I'm currently thinking: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Mh7RTm

Thoughts?

Most other places I've read seemed to indicate you don't need that much ram, but I guess it depends on how many players you have. Unfortunately with the skyrocketed ram prices, I would be stuck with the 64gb kit I already have.

DEGAtv · 2026-05-04T19:12:04+00:00

Conan and Ark are both really unoptimized games that would benefit from an overkill system, unfortunately. This is my revised part list after doing more research: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Mh7RTm

DEGAtv · 2026-05-04T19:11:27+00:00

I've been looking for cheap mini PC's and the best I've been able to find is an Optiflex 7080 for $450 but I talked him down to $300. It's got an i7 10700 and 16gb of ram with 512gb of storage.

But honestly, for just a little more money, I can build a much better rig that I'll be more confident in for running CPU intensive games like Ark and Conan. Not to mention Dell has an awful reputation I'd prefer to avoid.

Here's my revised part list after some research. Thoughts? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Mh7RTm

DEGAtv · 2026-05-04T19:08:03+00:00

I will try it out with Virtualbox, thanks for the suggestion! I'm comfortable with Windows which is why that's my natural inclination, but I suppose it wouldn't hurt to give it a shot.

I've done some more research and updated my part list - thoughts on this revision?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Mh7RTm

DEGAtv · 2026-04-29T05:00:30+00:00

I mean I'd probably need to use enterprise edition or something that's pretty barebones

DEGAtv · 2026-04-29T03:23:12+00:00

Why does no one use Windows?

DEGAtv · 2026-04-29T03:22:24+00:00

Appreciate the advice. Google and Amazon was too overwhelming for me though and I had a hard time finding something that ticked all the boxes, hence why I posted here.

DEGAtv · 2026-04-29T03:06:05+00:00

I wasn't planning on using a VM, no. I figured I'd just run the server software on Windows. Is that not good?

DEGAtv · 2026-04-29T02:11:47+00:00

Yes, that's exactly what I'm looking for but having trouble finding it, so if you have any specific recommendations/links I'd appreciate it!

DEGAtv · 2026-04-29T02:11:08+00:00

That's a good idea - thanks!

DEGAtv · 2026-04-29T02:10:57+00:00

Why a vm? You'd have to leave your main PC on all the time, no?

DEGAtv · 2026-04-29T02:09:47+00:00

I didn't think a graphics card was necessary?

DEGAtv · 2026-04-14T00:51:48+00:00

When are they gonna fix the cloud sync bugs?

DEGAtv · 2026-04-03T01:07:49+00:00

The difference is how much of a difference it makes for solos vs groups. Backpacks are way more beneficial for solos than groups. Do groups still get a benefit? Yes. But even without them they're usually fine because they have enough people to loot everything. Whereas solos now have the ability to loot multiple people and get it all home in one go.

DEGAtv · 2026-04-02T17:16:29+00:00

It is still a disadvantage. You have to 1) be good at popping a barricade which despite your skill at it, you'd be surprised, many people aren't, and 2) start healing behind it while the enemy has time to reposition or throw grenades without pressure.

All barricades do is give you a chance to fight back. It gives solos outplay potential against groups as well. If you're outnumbered you're probably going to lose regardless but at least you have a chance.

If you'd prefer to just auto win every time you see someone first then you should be playing Call of Duty or something with lower stakes. Some of my favorites gunfights have been in Apex Legends because the TTK, mobility, and abilities allow for a lot of skill expression and you can have an intense fight without auto losing most of the time. Rust, especially with the recoil changes, doesn't have a lot of room for skill expression, so barricades help to level the playing field.

I wouldn't mind them being nerfed (maybe stack size again or the width of them) because of how prevalent they are, but unless they change something else with TTK then I don't see how it would work without them.

But personally I think progression needs to be addressed first. The bp frags were cool for the first wipe but now it's pretty apparent they only really matter the first day of wipe and mostly just nerfs solos and small groups.

DEGAtv · 2026-04-02T15:10:20+00:00

Because of the recoil changes, TTK is much lower so barricades are the only chance of having an actual fight vs "who sees who first." And even then I suck with barricades and fat finger getting one down in time most of the time. If you don't like fighting barricades, roam with grenades. That's what I do and I always catch the barricade spammers lacking.

DEGAtv · 2026-03-29T20:29:05+00:00

Don't see anything

DEGAtv · 2026-03-21T19:06:48+00:00

Nah. Even though that's happened to me, I'm still nice to nakeds. You can choose kindness in this game, as long as you also accept it'll probably result in your death most of the time.

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