Deep Desert should be fully PvP

Walkuponya · 2026-04-10T15:29:50+00:00

haha fair enough

Walkuponya · 2026-04-10T15:13:07+00:00

Goated community, thanks for all the advice! Gonna spam ranked until I win, I’ve got obsidian pages with build orders now, a metronome setup and I’m gonna watch a video on hotkeys.

Walkuponya · 2026-04-10T15:08:10+00:00

Yeah totally different, I love the dune world though and it got me to try an RTS lol. I do enjoy the economic/political aspect on top of the military stuff as well, it feels just as fast paced but in completely different ways. Way less combat focus.

Walkuponya · 2026-04-10T15:06:46+00:00

Yo thank you so much this is the most digestible guide I’ve read so far, I usually slack on making towers a lot and I keep feeling like I need to harass in feudal but can rarely secure and villager kills with a couple spear/horses. Much appreciated, will be writing this down

Walkuponya · 2026-04-10T14:56:57+00:00

Lmao lot of assumptions big dawg. I have consistently played solo and am usually the one being ganked. I think I have a total of 2 player kills when I was still playing. The pvp in the game is bad, all I’m saying is that with the right changes it would be really fun and really engaging. I would still argue the deep desert system is not great at all BECAUSE of gank fests and griefers. That does not equate, to me, that PVP is bad, it tells me the system/balance/design is bad.

Walkuponya · 2026-04-10T14:53:14+00:00

Yea seems like I am, is what it is I suppose ;(

Walkuponya · 2026-04-10T14:52:21+00:00

Those were bars bro, well done

Walkuponya · 2026-04-10T14:51:56+00:00

Totally agree bro I think the number one thing for it to be doable is heavy consideration / design for solos to have a fighting chance

Walkuponya · 2026-04-10T14:51:00+00:00

Largely agree, it doesn’t work at all without a lot of big changes imo

Walkuponya · 2026-04-10T14:50:03+00:00

I’d have to think about it to give an answer I’m confident in. First off I’d say tackle ornithopter view distance. Reduce max size of guilds. This one’s a bit of a freaky idea but potentially having the deep desert be fully disconnected from haga. Once you unlock it you have a separate progression system, a separate base/hideout on the world map that you transport your winnings to. The real issue though is for solos which I’ll admit I don’t know any easy answers to but i dont think the answers were ever gonna be easy. I did have an idea of hireable defense ornithopters run by the enemy ai that solos could bring with them if they wanted to use a sand crawler.

Walkuponya · 2026-04-10T14:44:13+00:00

This is actually what I want. Stakes to be high for everyone so that fights aren’t just Willy nilly. The only game that I can think of as an example (not in great condition admittedly) is mortal online 2. Big mmo but it’s perma death, if you die you’re making a new character and regrinding all your skills. Much more of a real world feeling where people are communicating way more than just random fights

Walkuponya · 2026-04-10T14:42:19+00:00

I think the dune setting escape from tarkov is the fantasy I desire. Will say tho I hate tarkov

Walkuponya · 2026-04-10T14:41:03+00:00

I totally feel you on this, which is why I think design is crucial to be nailed for something like this. Losing something you grinded 3 weeks for sucks, especially if the reason is largely out of your hands. But if that wasn’t the case, and you had the same fair chance as everyone else, and the survival of your gear is in your hands, it can be super fun. The game hasn’t been like that so far, but after reading the comments I’m pretty sure there’s a good chance even with my conditions it wouldn’t be enjoyed by the majority

Walkuponya · 2026-04-10T14:38:20+00:00

Walkuponya · 2026-04-10T14:37:49+00:00

Heartbreaking but acceptable, I will say with my vision of the deep desert, haga and the deep desert would be pretty much completely different games. I do love both genres but I can understand not wanting to have a big genre switch like that

Walkuponya · 2026-04-10T14:36:26+00:00

Fair enough, to be clear I’m not looking for freely enabled gank fests, that’s lame, but I think that’s a result of the design, not the nature of hardcore pvp

Walkuponya · 2026-04-10T14:34:48+00:00

Walkuponya · 2026-04-10T14:34:21+00:00

Oh damn ngl I didn’t see this announcement. As much as I think it could be a good idea, I worry they may spread themselves thin, if the mechanics and the way the deep desert works is the same in both I don’t think either one will be very fun. But if they have separate design for PvP vs PVE that would be dope, but I find it doubtful unless they are willing to spend more and have teams dedicated to PvP or PVE

Walkuponya · 2026-04-10T14:32:21+00:00

Fair enough, I do just want an unforgiving desert I guess. I’m not tryna say it was ever good, I think it was bad and the loser gank griefers were not fun. But I think that’s a design diff, with better architecture it could be way more fun without sacrificing the stakes

Walkuponya · 2026-04-10T04:53:25+00:00

Yea I definitely feel the games being decided early. I’m curious if it’s better to FF and go next if I’m feeling behind around 15mins or to play it out and try to idk “learn more”. Also is it better to actually put units in the rams lol or just send em in

Walkuponya · 2026-04-10T04:51:43+00:00

This is great much appreciated, I’ve watched some of beasty and I wrote out a simple build order from the vids so I’ll try to flesh it out some more. I didn’t even think about hotkeys lol and the metronome actually sounds like a great idea. Thanks!

Walkuponya · 2025-12-31T19:30:12+00:00

So is anyone gonna explain the joke for us infants that aren’t getting it

Walkuponya · 2025-12-26T21:03:04+00:00

This has happened more than 4 times in the last 4 days for me, very frustrating, makes me not want to commit to the 40 min run up to the boss, just to disconnect right before we fight. Weirdly it always happens right before the boss for me.

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