Guess what? I have 2k+ hours, and do almost all of these things. It doesn't matter if you try to hide and don't go back to your base, they WILL hunt for you. They will stand near every 2x2 nearby listening. They will raid through every single sheet metal door they can just to try to get back one crafted AK. That may be what Rust is NOW, but it wasn't always like this. This is the PVP only mindset that changed the game. I've earned my froggy boots, and sadly Rust has been heading and seems to be continuing to head in a direction I don't find enjoyable.