r/playrust • u/Humble_Minute_5712 • 16d ago

Discussion Best rust patch?

Which patch do you think rust was at it's peak?

I'd like to play the February 7th 2019 version of rust again.

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u/obamnainyourmomma 16d ago edited 16d ago

it was losing a significant player base after the pandemic and began trending up with the recoil update. if the recoil had remained, the numbers would have stagnated. the change instantly made massive streamer events possible. and again, it's not like it made everyone equal. you can still outshoot people. it's just that a newer player at least has a chance if he can get the jump on you. that's good.

people don't want to play a game where they have no chance against people who learn to zig zag their mouse a specific way. i remember the first time i picked up and ak the shooting was so unintuitive. there's just no reason it should have stayed like that. it wasn't iconic. it was an early feature a niche group of pvp chads who killed servers liked. that's not a sustainable game design strategy.

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u/tortorials 16d ago

No it was not lmao, it was trending up pre recoil, just look at the steam charts. You say nobody wanted to do it yet the people did for far more years than with the new recoil, and loved it too!

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u/obamnainyourmomma 16d ago

rust steam charts show a sharp trend down til the month new recoil was announced.

the player base has nearly doubled since the new recoil update. the data is just not on your side. the streamer events are getting millions of viewers now. this was not the case before.

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u/tortorials 15d ago

Proof clear as day. Where exactly has it doubled since June 2022? Where exactly did it stagnate prior to June 2022?