EDIT 2023: this game is now full of esp bots. almost every group has a cheater now. Forget playing, cant even watch your favorite streamer because they keep getting cheated on and wipe ruined. At this point I would say the game's economy is running on coping players and cheaters. All those game copies being sold over and over again to hackers. Time to let this game go :)

Old Review:
Let me start of this review by stating one very important thing. SSD is a must have component for a gaming pc, specially for open world games. Most negative reviews are saying it takes a long time to join the game. If you play any open world games, and you dont have SSD then you cannot play properly. Trust me, you should cut down on your gfx budget and get a SSD. It makes all the difference.

Now about the actual game. This game requires time.. a lot of it. The community is not friendly, its the most Hardcore PvP game out there. Its brutal and if you don't have persistence, you will eventually loose or get frustrated.

Gaming is supposed to be fun and This game is for those who enjoy killing people, grinding, and then loosing what you just grinded for 2 hours. IF and only IF you can find fun in games like those, then Rust is for you.

Ohh.. and did I mention, this game requires a lot and lot of your game time. You might have to play this game 12 hours a day. Without persistence, you achieve nothing in this game.

EDIT 2023: this game is now full of esp bots. almost every group has a cheater now. Forget playing, cant even watch your favorite streamer because they keep getting cheated on and wipe ruined. At this point I would say the game's economy is running on coping players and cheaters. All those game copies being sold over and over again to hackers. Time to let this game go :) Old Review: Let me start of this review by stating one very important thing. SSD is a must have component for a gaming pc, specially for open world games. Most negative reviews are saying it takes a long time to join the game. If you play any open world games, and you dont have SSD then you cannot play properly. Trust me, you should cut down on your gfx budget and get a SSD. It makes all the difference. Now about the actual game. This game requires time.. a lot of it. The community is not friendly, its the most Hardcore PvP game out there. Its brutal and if you don't have persistence, you will eventually loose or get frustrated. Gaming is supposed to be fun and This game is for those who enjoy killing people, grinding, and then loosing what you just grinded for 2 hours. IF and only IF you can find fun in games like those, then Rust is for you. Ohh.. and did I mention, this game requires a lot and lot of your game time. You might have to play this game 12 hours a day. Without persistence, you achieve nothing in this game.