After some thinking I’ve decided to increase the server population limit to 75. The main reason for this is to avoid having any queues during peak periods such as right after a wipe. I don’t expect this change to increase the average server population so there shouldn’t be much impact on play experience.

Hi everyone, so I noticed this wipe we have been nearing and even reaching the 50 player limit. At one point yesterday there was even a queue to get in. I know many of you enjoy the low population and don't want to see the limit increased. My only concern is that it can be easy for the server to hit 40+ people and if the server does hit the 50 limit then even a 2 person queue can take 5+ min to get in as there is a lower chance someone will log off. This means potentially not being able to log in to defend your base or not being able to log back in if you get DC'd. The 75 population would give more cusion in avoiding having a queue during peak times.

Anyway, please take a moment to vote on whether you would like to see the limit increased to 75 or not. The Twitter poll will close on Sunday, link below or go to @RustAwayUS.


https://twitter.com/RustAwayUS/status/952638569243430912

Thank You!

Unless I’m mistaken the monthly update wipes the server anyway. So I’m changing it to a monthly map change so the map doesn’t get too stale. If there is a reason you don’t want this change please feel free to leave a comment. Also, blueprints won’t wipe unless forced.

7/6 - Server Wiped and New Map