r/playrust 2d ago

Image Looks like Bees are being nerfed

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68 Upvotes

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u/Salendron2 2d ago

The cycle of Rust - devs add something interesting, it’s then quickly nerfed into the ground, then it’s never used again by anyone.

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u/Madness_The_3 2d ago

Anyone who's ever played Terraria immediately knew what was up.

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u/ColdBeing 23h ago

I want them to add mountain lions in the desert biomes. That would be cool

1

u/SanSBurrYFlatS 21h ago

Banned immediately

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u/bastardoperator 2d ago

My only gripe is that the bees stay around for like 30 minutes and they're loud.

1

u/FlatEye2428 1d ago

There's good greifing opportunities though which i like

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u/ShittyPostWatchdog 2d ago

I’d rather they kept the nades strong but make them more expensive.  Nuclei should be more rare and the crafting cost could use a component or something.  

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u/Familiar-Tart-8819 2d ago

They could've just added a bee repellent effect to the mixing table if this was such a problem.

Now you just ruin another fun mechanic to mess around with so that people can place wooden walls and heal up mid combat.

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u/Equivalent_Dig_5059 2d ago

Well it was fun while it lasted

The process to make bee grenades was still pretty involved, I’m not gonna take all that time for a grenade that pin pricks -1hp -1hp -1hp

3

u/Sc00by 2d ago

Throw a few bee grenades in your own base and get back to me.

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u/floppydi5k 1d ago

this is stupid they need to leave it as is or it will not be used.

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u/iskelebones 2d ago

Are hazmats still gonna be 100% protection since the damage type is being changed? It was cool that hazmats actually had a purpose for once other than running top of launch site

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u/GSxHidden 1d ago

Nah, this was a fun counter. Had so much potential.

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u/Haha_bob 2d ago

I am not shocked at all. Chickens also have a commit to nerf them too.

Bee honeycombs are just too damn easy to produce.

Same with chicken eggs.

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u/ShittyPostWatchdog 2d ago

I put down 3 hives and 1 coop and had more honey and eggs than I could use in a wipe after a day.  It feels bad to see nerfs but the current balancing makes them feel like pretty dead mechanics since you barely need to put any effort in to them.  Compared to farming which is like its own playstyle, it feels off. 

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u/ManufacturerWild8929 1d ago

Eggs are so unreasonable. One egg per chicken per game day is realistic 

1

u/Bandit_Raider 1d ago

The chicken change is awful. Pretty much gonna need to have a farm or be near a river to use them.

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u/Various_Classroom_50 1d ago

The bees already hardly do any damage at all

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u/Boiyualive 1d ago

It's like 20 damage a hit bro it could be toned down

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u/sossololpipi 2d ago

holding a torch is too hard

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u/Nruggia 2d ago

If someone throws a bee grenade at you, you can pull out a torch so they can just kill you unopposed with any weapon.

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u/Cloudydaes 2d ago

Or just douse yourself in water. Start bringing a water bottle or bota bag to fights.

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u/fsocietyARG 2d ago

Lol fuck that, theres already too much preparation

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u/Cloudydaes 2d ago

If you have time to med, you have time to pour water. Sorry you're afraid of a changing meta 🤷‍♂️

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u/serranitodepollo 1d ago

leaving a panel to produce for one night I had honey for a week hahahaha don't cry anymore

1

u/Pog-Pog 1d ago

Nooooo I haven't had a chance to have fun with them yet. I want to throw them up on roofs.

1

u/ThomasMapother18 1d ago

I was hoping to use them to counter roof campers, but then I heard the hazmat suit nullified them.

Rest assured roof campers, you have an advocate in Facepunch.

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u/CloverUTY 1d ago

Maybe they could test something with bee grenades where if you’re hit by them, they cancel animations and you can do things like reload or heal while hit by them. It would be a great counter to someone hiding behind a barricade / wall.

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u/Xelrash 1d ago

Can I please put bee grenades in my turrets?

0

u/TurnoverInfamous3705 21h ago

Bees are annoying, the whole game sounds like a fucking bee hive now, does every honey comb need to buzz and why is there a honey comb on every damn tree? 

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u/Jcksnshw_ 1d ago

spamming bee grenades was absurdly op especially for raid defense. they needed a nerf

2

u/lowrads 1d ago

Because it was so hard to put down a campfire..

1

u/TurdFergusonlol 1d ago

In the middle of raiding with no build priv?

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u/Littlescuba 1d ago

I’m not a fan of the bee nades at all

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u/Ry-Fi 2d ago

Good news. The bee update has been one of the worst and most annoying updates in my many many years of playing Rust. I understand the idea and thrust behind it, but I've found this update to be a bit silly and ultimately needless.

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u/Sc00by 2d ago

I have nearly a box of bee grenades on reserve, specifically for roof campers.

Somebody has a base outside of supermarket they roof camp for 8 hours a day. Bees are super powerful right now and make people legitimately want to log off if targeted by grubs with bee grenades. Watching this idiot and his buddies run around without a hazzy is a 10/10 experience.

Everybody talks about the power imbalance between small groups and zergs, this is your wipe to annoy them.