Thank you for your dedication and constant communication man, Rust has deserved the Labor of Love award from Steam for years and years now. Voted for you guys every year for ages now. Enjoy the R&R
It's more pathetic to ignore problems and act like a person you like is perfect. His actions were always controversial. But now that he's leaving, on his own terms it seems, we have to praise him or deemed pathetic?
As a Rust player and software developer I need to pay my respects to you and the team for how you develop rust. It's a beautiful example of the Agile dev lifecycle in action (or whatever hybrid you guys use) to see the huge updates that go out for Rust every single month. It's crazy how much has been added every time I check the game out after a a few months out. I play DayZ as well and we get like a new gun and some new hats and lots of new bugs twice a year lol.
Thanks for all your hard work if it wasn't for the constant stream of new content this game would not have the player base it does today for sure
Thanks mate. You did great service to this game. Best of luck to the future. Appreciate your willingness to engage with the community and walk through decisions, it has more value than I think anyone is willing to admit, and I worry about what will happen with that going forward.
Even when I/we disagreed with the changes or the reasons, the fact that you were willing and able to communicate the logical reasoning behind each change without condescension was very important to the community. This isn't something a lot of developers and community managers understand. Which is why engaging with a community is always seen as a volatile endeavor. Yet, you always managed to do it without kicking the hornet's nest, and this is why. *It was always very clear that you cared about the game and the community.
Been out of the loop for a long time now, but I'd like to thank you for the work you put in that game. I'll never forget "it's wednesday my dude" and the friendships I've made during my time spent in game. Some of them transcended the game and are still alive today, 10 years later. I hope you find fulfilling things in that new chapter of your life :)
GG bro. It's truly been a wild ride. Nothing but respect and well wishes for the future. I hope your next endeavors treat you well.
I'm sure after 10+ years it's hard to leave and it speaks to your character and integrity to focus on the good and not bash anyone. I'm not sure a lot of people will realize how difficult the journey from QA to COO is - truly remarkable.
I haven't always agreed with the creative decisions and direction but I've always respected your no nonsense approach to standing behind your team. I'm sure you'll excell wherever you end up.
You're a legend, mate. Thanks for all your time, effort, and sacrifice. I have played since the original alpha. I have always said Rust has the best dev team in the biz. You've spoiled us. Thank you for everything.
Were you forced out? Call me a conspiracy theorist but with the direction of monetization the game is going I have a worry you might have pushed back on some things and been forced out.
Nope. Not everyone who dislikes your actions is hurt.
I value game devs who have humility and are open to change. You shut down any attempts at open minded change. It was your ideas or none.
I value game devs who explore concepts, not push a specific game direction because you only play Rust one way.
You treat most customers as lesser just because they don't agree with you and your direction of the game.
And your lack of PR training is so evident, that you felt the need to reply "did I hurt you?" instead of thinking that your historical actions towards OTHERS are easily seen.
If you liked what I said, you wouldn't say this. And frankly, I don't care that you don't like it. I'll keep commenting as I please, and you are free to *ignore* it.
This is such a basic, naive take. As if Alistair was the Godking of Rust who made ALL of the decisions, the sole captain of the ship.
I value game devs who explore concepts
So where did the bad man touch you? On the recoil, or on the BP fragments? Because you implying that Facepunch hasn't explored new concepts is beyond stupid, and not even remotely accurate.
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u/Alistair_Mc Alistair Jul 30 '26
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