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Originally Posted by Shorn
i'm tempted to buy this game.. but is it any fun by yourself? or you pretty much have to play with a group to survive?
and how do servers work? like each server is completely separate and changes are persistent to each server?
and you guys play on one specific server with a bunch of strangers?
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You could totally lone wolf it if you want and can survive quite well if you're observant/perceptive of your surroundings. Otherwise, it'll be better to play in a group.
Servers are separated into private and public hives. As you can imagine, private hives will store their own data that is separate from public servers. However, all public servers (and there are TONS) will share data so once you have gear from one, you'll have gear in all (and you'll also respawn in the same area you exited). Public and private hives/servers do not share data though.
Each server may have a little difference between one another. Things like respawn time and amount of people will defer but it isn't any big concept that is game changing.
We play on whatever server (or at least I do) because I don't have a favourite.
TIPS (if you get it): Join an empty or near empty server. This way, you can figure out how to get gear and what not to survive without having to deal with other people that want to kill you (aka bandits). Figure out what is good loot and random shit you'll never need (in the alpha, things like paper, pens, matches, etc... are all useless). And the best part, is you get to keep all this loot/gear when you join a more populated server.
Lastly, don't get discouraged if you die a few times in the beginning (or throughout the game). It's all about learning and adapting. And you can choose to be either a hero (that helps others) or a bandit (the person that kills on sight).