My Take on Scum's Latest Patch - Love it or Loathe it.

I believe it's time to determine the release date for version 1.0. We still have a significant journey ahead with numerous implementations and bugs/fixes to address.
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[@BlackOpsChuck]

Keep up the amazing job you do mate. You being so much joy into our lives and make content we appreciate.

[@RayKit]

Hey! Thanks man. That means a lot!

[@GetnBrains]

The issue tho.. it’s constant 3 steps forward, 5 steps back

[@BlackOpsChuck]

Well it’s not really is it. Look at what we were planning last year, the year before and the year before that. Every year the game gets better with more and more code written and content created.

[@littlegggg159]

@@RayKit yeah 1.0 won't be out this year

[@marcusviklund4171]

starting with machete or axe is kinda pay to win though.

[@casual.wardog]

Like I said in my latest video! They need constructive criticism not toxicity. We need to do that in a respectful way.

[@RayKit]

100% non toxic and factual. Lots of people just assume it's "dying" or "everyone" is saying something when it's clearly not the case or pulling percentages out of their ass. The minority scream the loudest. Games got a long way to go.

[@casual.wardog]

​​​@@RayKitI didn't say that you are toxic bro😂 I was agreeing with you about respecting the devs🤝 Probably my English is just Rusty😂

[@RayKit]

@@casual.wardog I know that silly! let's have content creator Drama xD lmao

[@casual.wardog]

@@RayKit no thanks 😂I have enough drama IRL.. I'm here to relax, make friends and have fun

[@O_Obsidious]

as a programmer myself it just pains me seeing the current state of scum yeno, the game is SOOOOO ADVANCED LIKE EVERYTHING IS THERE, they just gotta like, add onto it! it doesn't even seem that hard at this point but idk, maybe all of the stuff they've added thus far is hard coded. but that doesnt seem to be the case so im wondering why it takes so long for even just metabolism and injury things to be added (things like sprained limbs, broken arms) and even just the smaller QOL changes (like buffing medical stat growth since it takes an inhumane amount of time as is, and the fact that limping is caused by any bad enough injury anywhere on the body as opposed to just the leg) like, this game has all the potential a game could possibly have and i wanna be there for it, it just really sucks that you can spec fully into stealth and whatnot, and have zombies moonwalk over to your location and start a horde, when a year ago this issue wasn't ever something that happened and yeah, i agree with the game just generally being easy to survive in. there's no pathogens or sickness from drinking untreated water so as long as you build by a river, you're set. id really like if the game started going back to that brutally hard feeling it had back in the day

[@johnnyjohansson2868]

I'm one of the SP, PVE users of this game and looking forward to extended survival and threats. I seldom enter a bunker or bigger POI's couse I focus on survival against nature, and a bow goes a long way. What got me caught in this game is the metabolism system. Hoping for more nature threats. Looking forward to 1.0.

[@RQUKOfficial]

I really need to get back into Scum. Haven't played in such a long time. Always had a soft spot for this game. Hard to believe it's been over 5 years, crazy how fast time seems to fly!

[@RayKit]

Games awesome still. Deffo need to get it installed.

[@sigma6840]

If 7DTD can make it as long as it did before 1.0, then Scum can surely do it. Hopefully they open up modding to allow the community to add to the game and extend it's life.

[@WizzleJizzy]

I jump in and out of Scum. I usually give it a six month break.

[@smarft]

dont do it before 1.0 , its not worth it

[@nips8443]

Just give it time folks, Rome wasn't built in one day. Good things take time!

[@RayKit]

Well said Nips!

[@midwestmind691]

uhhh....it's been 6 years

[@RayKit]

@@midwestmind691 6 years is nothing lol. Did you not watch the video? :/

[@christohees9150]

​@@midwestmind691how long do you think games take to develop ?

[@MichaelArlt]

@@midwestmind691 7 days to die celebrates 10 years in dev, so SCUM in dev for 6 years is not the worst :D Have a good one nevertheless ;)

[@NumberedJester]

Glad I decided to take a break from the game before 0.9. Hopefully everything gets sorted out and people calm down a bit.

[@RayKit]

Agreed. People acting like it's the end of the world. Cheers Jester

[@MatthewsSloan]

100%. I'm having fun. If I stop having fun I play something else for a minute. Go SCUM. I can't wait to see what comes, and I'm excited to see where it goes!

[@RayKit]

Agreed. I play tons of other games. Medal of honour underground ps1 right now xD

[@DoUCwhatHappensLarry]

I think 1.0 is a long way off. They should drop 0.96, 0.97, 0.98, 0.99 before 1.0

[@RayKit]

I think that will be the case

[@JohnDoe-ji1zv]

they will be doing that because they still using that EA excuse after so many years to justify their bugs in every single update they do 😂

[@KlaraZoom]

Fully agree with you Ray.

[@RayKit]

Cheers mate

[@RGBeanie]

I'm not sure I can get back into it now, and most people I know have quit. But you never know! Also, side note, a Google dev finally got my channel fixed. I really WAS being unfairly targeted in a bug. Took a month or so, but it finally got fixed after a year of KZbin saying there was no issue 😂 🙌

[@pheidian707]

Biggest gripe I personally have currently with Gamepires, is they have QA team, but it doesnt seem to work like a QA team. QA team usually works mainly on gametesting, bugtesting, before releases are out - I can't believe they release so broken updates out in the wild with huge trailers etc when QA obviously haven't done their job to a point the update is somewhat playable. They seem to treat players as QA team, which is weird as the game is not free. I don't mind being a playtester, but then again mainly it's QA's and Gamepires job to make and test the game, not ours.

[@Mirraluka]

Hi Ray, today I have over 4,500 Fame points many boots worn out and to put the lid on SCUM and the game in early build , well I lost my 16,500 Motorboat and all my kit because of the rough sea and I was DEAD, for me that is not good enough for any player right now I have lost more "C" than I care to mention, but Ray have this post of yours in the first 3 minutes you are bang on the NAIL, so give the Develpers a good roasting I am not HAPPY at so much loss.

[@RayKit]

I understand and I'm sorry to hear that. Hopefully a QA soon!

[@Yellowbuss-Gaming]

Because it’s not finished and broken. Means by the time this is all said and done we can have a racing game instead of survival. So don’t be shocked if this game becomes something so wildly different.

[@TheLoneGunmanLG]

love it mate!

[@RayKit]

Thanks Mate!

[@Fsindu]

I can totally agree Ray, great statement of yours. Keep it up mate!

[@rushdavoncort5163]

Does anyone know what sector the cave base is in? I want to try building something like it on singleplayer

[@samuelvanniel6397]

Bit late, but thank you for being a voice of reason and positivity man. I fully agree with everything you've said here. Please keep doing what you're doing. ❤

[@RayKit]

Thank you Samuel means a lot. We all have our opinions on the game

[@-Kubica-]

I understand the point where people say its not a full game and you have to be patient... but the thing its in early access for a long time and when you play SCUM, a lot of time, its the only game you play because you need commitment to advance in game... so the frustration is higher when they don't fix easy thing first and add more thing with potential bug. Continue your good work. By the way I stop the game after 2300 hours. English not first language.

[@zangcheye]

I miss the red beanie, but at least you still have the red microphone muffler. Thank you for your years of content. And, sorry about that time I speared you on Night Kingdoms...lol

[@malcolmsteele7510]

well said ray keep up the good work

[@SyPhEnOG]

Man, even with the unfinished, unpolished, slightly buggy portions of the game; SCUM is still the best open world survival game I have played! Keep putting out the awesome vids @RayKit!

[@dronjko666]

That's why we love you Ray, always bringing positive thoughts, respect to other players and content creator's is your thing, thanks for that. Some time, as you said, positive things are not going to help and also saying bad things is not helping as well, but al that noise and positive saying it reached developers, and that is very good. We Croats are very proud people, believe me, developers will finish SCUM to be greatest game ever and all of as will enjoy playing for many years to come.

[@RayKit]

Very well said! and appreciate you seeing the channel for what it's for, FUN! We'll have a game for life here for sure! Thanks Dron

[@loadtoad]

I've never really allowed people of a "negative" persuasion affect my personality. That being said, I started playing this game when it was just one year into Early Access. I am absolutely enchanted by watching the process grow and change as time goes by. Mrs. Toad and I will continue to play this incredibly fun game, playing as a team and solo. "Why, Load Toad? Why do you play this game"? I play this game because I enjoy it, and it makes me laugh. It makes me happy. It can bring people together and pass that fun and happiness right along with it. I'm a "SCUMMER"! I'm hopping right along with it for the ride! RIBBIT, RAYKIT!!! PS: I can't find my Lilly Pad. I hope I didn't get the coordinates wrong. LOL RIBBIT!!

[@MrFleemunck]

Loved this game for 5 years too, I just wish there was more than 1 map.

[@LagunaFox]

The other thing people need to remember is that 1.0 is not the end of development, it will just be the end of Early Access (meaning the period of time when people can play the game before it is feature complete). Things will continue to improve and change well after 1.0. Cyberpunk 2077 for all the disaster that game was on launch has continued to get updates and patches and is already past version 2.0. Not to say that Scum will continue developing that far, every developer will handle that differently depending on the type of game and their vision of the game and how much further they want to take it. The point is 1.0 is not the end all be all, it is just another version number on the road of development.

[@thbdna2]

I really love Scum, we play it with some friends for hours, so I hope developers keep the good work, I know it is hard, and they can fix all the issues, but that's what the problems are, issues, there's no need to put more hate on the internet, there's plenty. As you said, chill out boys!!

[@Sas-131]

I like the way the game is in terms of puppets now since the recent change. now it's possible to survive longer. before this change it was unplayable as a solo player. I've got no friends to play with online so it was really hard before.

[@MercyB3ats]

Could it be that the puppets spawn system has changed because they are planning for other NPCs to replace roaming puppets and then hoards based on the noise and stuff ?

[@safetsabani7919]

That's exactly what devs were saying but most people don't know that I guess.

[@pauld1987]

This may go into 2 posts as have 2 comments to make... my first comment is on bugs and quality of game - for context I have almost 12k hours, I love this game and have worked in software testing for the last 25 years.... typically, when a bug is found / reported it will be assessed to see if its a real bug and its repeatable. It will also be checked to see if its a known bug. If its a real new bug part of that assessment will be to rate it (typically) by severity and priority - this will drive how soon it is fixed and is usually from 1 (most severe) to 4 (very cosmetic). They will also assess what the fix may be and the impact of the fix..i.e. how much other stuff will this fix break and so if I am ffixing something that isnt that severe but I will break other areas that currently work then I may take more time to find a solution. They will also assess what future change they have in their pipeline that may be around the area that the bug is... This should happen for every bug reported. They will then fix these in order of severity priority. So a severity 1 may be a hot fix or next release and a severity 4 may be way in the future. Fixes for bugs generally arent instant... something that looks simple to us may take 2 weeks to fix. In the world of software testing there are maybe 40 different types of functional tests that I could list, and within those types, hundreds of tests. Not all are relevant to every situation but I would certainly think each bug should be going through at least 3-4 of these testing types. My biggest issue right now is how much they are checking the game before release for regression issues... i.e. fixing / implementing 1 thing but breaking 5 others. How many testers do we think they employee versus reliance on community testing - these are very different things. My second comment is on DLCs / money stuff - just my thoughts. Lets say there are 50 staff at Gamepires.. thats not 50 devs.. there will be people doing all sorts of roles.. testing, Office stuff, sales / marketing, artists, IT admin etc etc... maybe 10 of the 50 are devs... of those 10 maybe 5 are working on future releases and 5 working on bugs. Also, thats 50 stafff that need paying every month... lets say they all earn 3k euros... thats 150k euros every month to find, plus office rent, all the tech gear costs, bills... that wont come from game sales alone......

[@ShepGAMING.]

this is why I am asking for a road map for 1.0v - i fully understand that things change but it will allow us to stop guessing. A comment such as " if all goes well, we will release about DEC 2025." then we have a target.

[@thesandpirate1]

I've recently switched back to Day Z from SCUM, despite feeling that SCUM is overall a better game (or at least has much more potential). I find it difficult to recommend SCUM to people with the myriad of issues ive been having in game, but that being said i still am very optimistic for the future of the game! The devs have put their heart and soul into the game and it really shows! While feedback is important, i just wish people wouldn't get so hateful about something as simple as a game. My commend boils down to this : SCUM has many issues, but i trust the Devs to continue working on the game to make it as great as i know it can be. If you are like me and having problems with the game at the moment, take a break! give the devs some time to make much needed adjustments and come back fresh and excited to play instead of just constantly spewing hatred! Much love to everyone :)

[@RayKit]

Can't say much to this mate other than well said. Playing other games is also a good idea when not playing an unfinished game. Much love mate

[@cptbrewski7525]

11 years for Star Citizen, it’s one hell of a game though

[@RayKit]

It truly is! Love star citizen

[@Canadaman_eh]

Well said, RK. I started to watch SCUM by stumbling upon your videos for a good 1-2 years before I actually got it. (I was dumping time into a different game back then) but then I branched out and saw how amazing the entire community is for this game. Not to mention one of the BEST dev support systems that they have in place. The devs stream the game for crying out loud. This team is undervalued and underappreciated by a lot of people. I hope that changes because we need to support them in order for them to continue creating the game. They aren't dumping 1.0 and then stopping, this is an ongoing thing after the full release, even. I can only speak for myself but I will remain patient for this AMAZING game we all play. I try to play other games but I end up turning it off and playing this. When this hits 1.0 and a few hot fixes, this game will be setting the new bar for survival games out there...and I'm totally here for it!

[@charlesvincent4127]

IN single player I turned up the spawn rates for zombies, and i think you can change the damage they do to make them more dangerous. i think the same goes for animals.

[@MrDunhill360]

Definitely gonna hop back in the game from time to time

[@minimejohn6650]

Damn right, there are too many abandoned bunkers, we don't need those type of bunkers everywhere on the map, the Devs' should've thought about that players goal is to try to stay alive, that means looting, they must add back the old bunkers and only a few abandoned bunkers should remain on the Scumisland, good video Raykit, keep up the good work man💪😁

[@foundryrat1282]

I personally really like this patch. They reworked a lot of items such as the bullet proof vests just to name one and many others. I only had 1 puppet glitch on this update. I don't think 1.0 will come till 2025 and I don't want the Dev's to push it out there if it is not ready. I play Mist Survival which is some what like Scum but no way near as good. In Mist Survival you need to purify your water before you can drink it or you get sick, Scum needs to do the same it will really make the game better. I haven"t seen any animals so I can't say anything about that all I've been finding are the bunny slippers LoL. I completely agree with you, we need more info from the Dev's before saying anything bad about Scum.

[@helgarth]

No, scope of the examples you state is way different... They messed up pretty well FROM THE START not figuring out how the zombies would spawn in the early days. They are paying the price right now and it's gonna be tough to get back on the rails. 6 years for a AI based game with pvp on the same map IS much. And it's not because some other games do it wrong that we should appraise this one neither. To me, the simple fact that the spawn system got thought about so late in the dev explains so much about how and why it's always so messy when they try to get aa patch out. I'm a software engineer, not in gaming tho, but I tell you, being that level of wrong on the prioritization would get people fired where I work.

[@Airborne_all_the_way718]

Do what you do brother, not what others think you should. Much love ❤

[@Crucial_End]

Negativity is very infectious, its good that you remind people to stay positive and focus on what the game will be rather than its current problems👍. Personally I cant wait for 1.0. PS. I like your hat, where can I get one?

[@greaves8332]

Removing sector spawns would be amazing for survival ngl. Spawning into the same squad fight over and over seems a bit too much

[@mattaslkdjflaksdjflkas8985]

Do you think that Scum could learn something from a game like Rust? I feel like that is the model the game should be moving towards but I could be wrong. Rust seems to be the most populated "survival" game that's out there.

[@RayKit]

Similar but also worlds apart. in terms of development, maybe? I don't play Rust mate

[@Godwin420]

Only because of the children that play it predominately. RUST is WoW - take a genre that is great, cater to kiddies, and dumb systems down to an extreme. If you want SCUM in a better state, they need to keep on what brought them here in the first place... DayZ on 'roids.

[@flash1259]

The helicopter in Rust has been making it very tempting to try Rust. I bought Hold Your Own just for the helicopter. I wasn't disappointed. I doubt if it's ever added outside of a mod but, I would love to have a helicopter in Scum. Even if it's restricted from official servers and an option on private servers.

[@Godwin420]

@@flash1259 Why are helis & planes such a vaunted thang in a genre that SHOULD be abhorrently against them? Post-apoc settings or special prison islands regardless, should not allow for such travel. Then you factor in the actual game mechanics and it becomes obvious why they're a bane ultimately.

[@flash1259]

@@Godwin420 Why should they not be in the game? I'm pretty sure there's plenty of zombie movies and series that have them. Scum will eventually have all of the vehicles and boats back. I don't know of any reason the planes and helicopters that was on the island wouldn't still be just as operable as the vehicles and boats that was left. Except for developers choices of which to include.

[@TheRealThrillaGorilla]

I hear and agree with you @raykit. I would appreciate it if they would provide 24 hours notice before forced server wipes so you can get your money in order.

[@Martinaccurate]

The game advertises on the Steam page with tags like: Survival / Open world survival / Multiplayer / Open world / Zombies. The starter description is: "Traverse punishing environments, looting, crafting and evading the constant threats to your life. The unprecedented levels of character customization and progression are your ultimate tools for survival." I do feel that the game leans in the current state more towards the pvp/loot-bot servers and my survivalist in me really wants more survival in this game because it is advertising with that. As Scum state in their description, punishing environments? Rain is not punishing, temperature can be a bit punishing but easy to work around, dry/dust/dirt is not punishing. Crafting is slowly getting there, we get more improvised items but to be honest, for a survival game I feel there should be way more things to craft and way way less 'ready to use' items (especially weaponry in this case). Constant threats to your life are not really there, since the environment rarely hurts you, puppets/animals need work (Devs are busy right now with the puppets). I feel the pvp and raid aspect is pushed out more and more in the previous patches, abandoned bunkers full of high tier weapons, more new guns and grenades, more vehicles that are ready to go. I'd rather see more craftable weapons/tools, more crafting tables/units to build and use in your base, more variation in traps, less food available. More things that force you to work on staying safe, healthy and alive while using anything you might find on your travels. My personal meaning is that they should focus more on the Metabolism system which is basically the core of the whole game. There is so much that hasn't been used (yet), but there is a big chance that a lot of those things will come. They have their priorities and I hope they will take their time to work on all the different aspects and mechanics and don't fall for the immense pressure of the big-mouthed shouters that the game is taking so long blablabla The only thing we can do as players is play the game and shout out when there's an issue and explain/show it to the developers in the most detailed way you can think of rather than simply stating 'they don't listen/they don't do shit/they ruined this system/they fucked up this game'. They ruined the horde system? Ok, what is wrong with it, what doesn't work, how does it not work properly, which bugs did you encounter. That's criticism the developers can work with, that's feedback, they appreciate that and they will take their time to talk to you and investigate an issue whenever you encounter it. I've been in discord talking to a developer after I reported something. I didn't get to that point by simply shouting "THE MECHS ARE BROKEN" and not explain or show any detail to them what happened and how they are broken. It would also help if players just read patchnotes, developer updates and any other form of information they might receive in whatever way from the Scum team. Still seeing people complain about the animal hunting system while that's been gone for quite a while. I've seen more animals in the past week after previous patch, they are not a threat, but they are there and you don't need to do the hunting game anymore. And this is only 1 example, not sure why people complain like that while they are clearly not following the game+update information that close.

[@purplelee6240]

scum has cam so far within 5 years regardless what been happening an yet there still with it as you said. Yes there are many things that need to be addressed an fixed but that is to be expected as it's stated i am fully enjoying all the aspects it offers. could not agree more with you.

[@RayKit]

Thanks Purple. It's just understanding. People take it too far and forget these are real people with real lives and real families. Disappointing.

[@purplelee6240]

@@RayKit that’s exactly it if they were more understanding and didn’t take it too far fault to remember it’s a game an real people very disappointing an shameful also to hear.

[@RayKit]

@@purplelee6240 it really is mate. it's sad. Touch grass time. xD

[@purplelee6240]

@@RayKit that’s it in a nut shell

[@rafael8423]

These are really nice words. Hopefully gamepires will get things sorted!

[@karlfreiha4745]

scum and project zomboid has one of the most transparent and hard working devs out there and they deserve recognition

[@tasteslikeoctober5811]

I tip my hat to you. Thank you. You have given the most humbled opinion by far about scum. I started scum in December, I can't compare to the old puppet system, but damn it this game by far has so much to offer. After a day of looting you can head back to your base, your home, your camp, whatever it may be, light up a smoke, grab a beer from your fridge, get the boom box and crank up the tunes, and head outside to tend your garden, work out, chill by a fire. That is the immersion many people fail to see. This is only my opinion. I'm here to stay and I'll continue to play. Honestly in the end, only time will tell

[@ettajamesdemo]

something positive

[@RayKit]

LEGEND

[@Restart-Gaming]

Thats what I have always told people its just a game keep up the great work

[@thepackable]

What server was it master raykit said doesn't allow alts? I invested 400 hours in a server upgrading my int and then upgrading my stats/skills to find out the server had alts. And quit the game.

[@landonozzi2303]

I think they should just cut there losses and sell this game to a company who is a little less incompetent. Edit: Publisher* Not the devs

[@CrazyBite2007]

If you find some stuff you can sell at the trader you will have food/medical/weapons and ammo to survive. You don't have to live off the land, just trade. I think they missed the point a bit with those trader zones. Sure you can be a farmer now and grow everything if you can keep it. But trading stuff and using the ATM mechanic you're pretty safe for food/meds, weapons and ammo.

[@RayKit]

Surviving is different to trading all the time. Definitely prefer without traders.

[@twalsh05]

@@RayKit tbh I feel the traders in scum ruin the game in the same way as dayz servers. The survival side of scum is def too easy, I was kinda surprised I could just run around eating and drinking all day long without a care. Should at least have to sanitize the water somehow given how plentiful it is

[@safetsabani7919]

@@twalsh05 But game is set in Croatia. Just want to explain it because Croatia is one of the richest country with clean water. Granted I'm not talking about rivers.

[@twalsh05]

@@safetsabani7919 yeah that’s fair, we can drink from rivers here too- with some sediment lol. The infection stuff was a step in the right direction I feel, but somehow food and water never feels like an issue in game. I dunno, maybe I’m the odd one out wanting that more difficult lol

[@safetsabani7919]

@@twalsh05 No no brother you are not odd at all. I want it to be more difficult too and I agree with you about food and water but water part is realistic but I would remove drinking from the rivers in the game. That part is not realistic. Also a lot of small towns and villages do grow their own vegetables and fruit but not in a snow. You will not find corn in snow no matter what. If they could at least have some parts of the map that is harder to find food and water it would be awesome.

[@MrC0d3r]

Well said! 👍

[@darrenforrest8156]

love the game. would like to see puppets spawning in the distance to pick them off 1 by 1 !!

[@samrahiminejadify]

I agree. Scum is great and has great future, also Pure scum sever is absolute blast to play on :) Thanks for all the content good sir :)

[@RayKit]

Pleasure Sam thank you kind sir!

[@DSFXRENDER]

game is nowhere near ready, i understand dlcs, but they're focusing on the wrong things when it's come to the past few updates. things that need to happen - ai rework - gunplay rework - movement rework - not enough survival - loot spawn overhaul Dayz feels far more grounded, Scum feels like a floaty mess in all aspects but i just hope it finally becomes something good

[@RayKit]

The game is still in development and not finished. Dayz has had over 10 years and mods to fix most issues. Cannot compare to be fair. Scum is still in development.

[@CusterPlays]

People need to chill out. The Horde system made me not want to play it, so what? Let them cook. I´l be back once they do. Don´t get to hang up on one game that you get mad about every single thing that changes. In the end of the day, it´s a Early Acess and like Ray stated, it´s in one hell of a state considering the size of the team and the scope of the game. I truly do believe this could be the next BIG Survival experience. Just a few things that need ironed out. The movement system is what i dislike the most tho. The PVP meta is... Ooooff.. Hate that everybody is just jumping around

[@ZombieGameZ]

While I may not like everything they've done with the game, I do believe the devs will still make this great. The fact that they listen to the community and continue to improve upon it and communicate with us gives me high hopes and respect.

[@RayKit]

Completely agree. At least we have the communication from gamepires.

[@therandomizortank8357]

love scum. the map, POI's, animation, gun play and the sociability of the game is incredible. but i agree the personal survival is too easy with how easy food and water is to come by even on official servers. the respawn needs to have more of 'punishment' if you die in game. dying and respawning has no risk or punishment. i feel this can be solve by forcing you to respawn at least 3 sectors away from the sector you died in, so you cant just return to a fight as if your previous life didn't matter.

[@LankanMade]

Hello Raykit, do you still host your SCUM Server?

[@RayKit]

Server is still a dedicated server but handed it all over to fozzy. Server is called "pure scum" They have a great admin team etc. I don't have time to run it. I stream on there though

[@tiggy3775]

Look forward to when Scum is "fixed", a little emersion and threat would be nice, but the way puppets spawn now feels like neither, and fully agree about food and water, new players may struggle on day one, but as soon as you realise you can drink from rivers and find a few farms.. there is no threat to health.. fingers crossed, and much love Ray

[@WardSpose]

SOMETHING POSITIVE 🐓💨🔥

[@Lyn-uh2mb]

Raykit i agree that we should indeed give them a positive vibe and that we need to be patient because things take time.. but here is the problem as well tho.. Time.. how did SCUM Devs use their time? I agree that the changes they make are good i will say that we could had better base building elements like a fireplace or some hanging candles or candles on walls.. electricity for lights during night or glass windows or even a bath tub or a toilet.. but the major problem players are facing is the puppet system that loads 50 meters.. we want to be able to snipe puppets from 200 meters away if not more.. and we had 160 meters load distande and they turned it to 50 meters which none asked for or liked it.. as for animals i agree with that too.. i miss the birds as well as roaming wild boars.. they did make a big progress but it still feels like a sandwich that is just bread slice.. it misses things and i hope they will make things right

[@Ratamanthis]

Agree. They changed it only because of the lag problem.

[@dogtagzgaming8770]

Nvr let your game out before full game completion. After 6 years, what did they think was going too happen.

[@christohees9150]

I liked it its going in the right direction 👍 as someone who started playing it since day 1 the poeple who complain wouldn't recognise scum from 5 years ago the game has improved alot thats

[@hizqiltuasikal5171]

for the record i had 625 hours in scum, and i already gave up on scum for a year now, iv been playing since 0.4. things was simple back then absolutely great game even a conectivity to the server is best (dont need to wait 15 minutes to just wait in loading screen just to get kick out over and over again), since 0,7 (the plane update) the server and conection is absolutely dumpster fire. cant even log to any server in my region (im in asia region) even thou my ping literaly 20 ms ping even when i get a new pc, still the same but somehow i still hope they fix the server and conectivity probleam. but the best part is the optimization of the game my low graphics laptop still can play it in single player mode but things intend to get boring id you play alone

[@Chris-qe4dz]

Honestly I kinda stopped playing because my single player got wiped and had established myself and I been trying to get back into it but ehh idk I’m not with it anymore

[@charlie007r3]

I think the issue is that the spawn system was working for most, but has since gone backwards. Puppets spawning behind you after clearing an area is a terrible 'update' and changes the gameplay beyond recognition........ I agree that the devs are a top bunch and I know server performance is enhanced with the horde/spawn system, but at what cost?

[@flash1259]

I guess I'm a loaner even in my complaints about the game. My biggest complaint is still the weeds in the garden and the plants dying so fast. Something that aggravates me is my broccoli never died. I still had the first broccoli I planted when I built the garden up until the update. Why can't they make the other plants last like that? I play on a server with increased puppets. Before the puppets changed I had quite a bit of puppets. Last night I went to the B2 airport and looted all 11 Quonset huts. I had very few puppets outside and mostly 3 puppets including bomb puppets inside and I think one Quonset hut had 4 puppets. Compared to before the change there's very few puppets now. I had a bigger horde at the B1 gas station. It makes it easier. I thought that was what I wanted when I joined the server. Now that I got it I kind of miss the extra puppets. I don't miss them spawning in on my head though. Sorry for the long winded post.

[@Ratamanthis]

The game changed completely with the new puppet spawn system. I used to go close to a town or village, use my binoculars to scan the area for players AND PUPPETS, plan my entrance and continue. That felt really good and it gave the survival aspect to the game. Now that doesnt exist anymore. And the only reason they changed that is because of the lag. Maybe they would have found a better solution for it if they focused more on fixing it with optimizations instead of wasting time with new supporter packs. They said its here to stay, so i guess we will not see any roaming puppets again.

[@MaGestic1]

Raykit send good Gpu i want to test scum new update 👍

[@RayKit]

I am poor i cannot send gpu

[@MaGestic1]

@@RayKit 🤣🤣🤣

[@villainofthepiste8275]

Agreed regarding DLC's However they have absolutely multiplied since the JAGEX involvement 🙄

[@laternevercame]

We have to fix the "right way to play scum" mentality with the comminty as well. As if vanilla loot and no mods is the only way this game should be played. This can be a PVP run and gun with unlimited m249 ammo or it can be a survival gear fear camp fest. The gatekeeping is becoming obnoxious.

[@RayKit]

Completely agree. This game has many ways to be played. Many obnoxious people within this community unfortunately. Entitled is a disgusting trait to have.

[@stormfire962imastarcitizen5]

RayKit I agree with you sir.

[@tsp6467]

only thing i dont like tbh is the fact that they took away the ability to build a half wall and a support together it was nice to be able to do it

[@SadSquidward420]

I've never heard anyone that plays Dayz be excited about scum , everybody is yapping about how bad it is rightfully

[@RayKit]

interesting.. The top modders for dayz have contacted me personally to mod for scum when it hits 1.0.

[@thezanzibarbarian5729]

Wolves don't cause much damage!!?? When you just spawn in and you've nothing to defend yourself, you're not going to win against a wolf in hand to teeth combat. That aside, good video. As for the Devs. I think they're a great bunch. The games great. But there's a lot to do still.

[@jonathanpalma713]

I respect your pov... Some people are taking it too far tho. It's like some dudes wake up just to pop open the game and talk trash about it. Some dude went as far as naming his character afaileddev or something like that just to get people on the chat to join him on talking smack... That's some next level petty. It's not like scum is all one can do in life if it's that bad that bro thought he needed to make a new character just to go on the chat to try and turn people away from it i had to mute the chat at that point. Everyone gets it you're upset. Say it one time and move on.... There's always the option to play a different game till it's "fixed". Or get into a tv series or something. Spreading hate for the sake of relieving whatever internal and personal hate someone has. Is no valid excuse to be nasty and talk down on the developers or others for that matter.

[@sigma6840]

Scum is the first game of it's type where i've actually played PVP and PVE. I'm a PVE carebear, I don't give a damn, that's the way I enjoy playing. But, I've met some cool people on the PVP side when I've dabbled. Some funny moments that had us all laughing. Lots of helpful fun people on the PVE side as well. This game has one of the least toxic communities for a PVP game that I've been a part of. Hope it continues that way.

[@davidwittesz]

@RayKit i don't agree with everything but I respect your opinion. And I think that's something that we should always do. We should agree at some point, that we don't agree ;) I, personaly, think that GamePires is not really the most professional Studio. I think they messed up a lot and I think that I should have the right to say that. The Steam Community Mods think a bit different, they just delete comments. Thats a big nono for me. I do not curse at them but I have my own standing. Surely I can just relay on my observations and there is everytime something that I just can't know because I am not a part of that company. But i can guess things and from my point of view, there is a lot that just does not look good atm. By saying that, I don't think that's nasty. Its just my honest opinion. And now I turn it around: Stop bashing ppl. who have another opinion. You don't have to agree but I really dislike some ppl for sticking in the dev's a** and licking boots. Not meaning you Ray but some lets and gents prevent discourse. That's never a good thing, never. Lets just discuss and see, who is right in the end ;)

[@DJMotavirust]

Thanks for share your opinion. However I'm strongly believe that humans learn from mistakes. Saying always positive things, don't help to improve anything. The whole players community have to make them realize the right path. Keeping in mind this, I'll say IMHO, one of the the points, they have to improve. I'd rather the old spawn sistem istead the new "popcorn" spawn system. Greetings.

[@Ayns.L14A]

I tried to post a comment on the Steam community page with regards to the "Chinese cheating" situation, it included a couple of links to older youtube videos where chinese gamers were interviewed, they explained the culture of "cheating" within the chinese gaming world, it is not seen as a bad thing over there, it winning by any means, they buy specific programmes, for specific games to help them win, again we would class this as "cheating" they don't, they look at it as being smart, being "good" gamers, I'm Not China Bashing here, I was trying to help people understand the difference in cultures, needless to say my comment was blocked, Looking at the server details, (when you go into multiplayer, refresh, then click on players) there are now more chinese servers and players than any other, just scroll down the list you, can see for yourself, this has to have a knock on negative effect for non Chinese players within the Scum biome, I'm NOT knocking either Dev's or the Chinese players just highlighting an Issue that nobody could have foreseen, and, unfortunately I think may well become a much larger problem...

[@DanielOutdoors]

You should really give Rust a try. It's litterally DayZ little son that got popular and rich.

[@dropassult2267]

The worst thing I'm disappointed in is it's not on Xbox yet so I can't test and play the game I don't bloody care if it's a janky mess I just wanna play it on my Xbox lol

[@Music-ql1jp]

Chill, 9.7 is next

[@oynlengeymer2434]

There is this weird thing going on right now, I was never a Day Z player but I think I recall that getting a lot of hate too as it progressed. ONE SYSTEM, ONE SYSTEM that can and will be edited. "Puppets spawn to close to me. I'm leaving!!! GamePyres stole my $28 that gave me an enjoyable experience for 5 plus years. They just took my money and ran. Sure, I still have the license to the game to try it out when it's finished if I don't enjoy its current EA state BUT THATS NOT THE POINT!! " When you look at what is there, it's quite good. I hope they push the survival elements more. pvp needs no more work, its fine. Some players only want pvp content added/removed (machete) or prioritized. More player slots on servers etc, more player vs player interaction...This should not be forced. Death is costly, Player interaction imo should be rare, random and unpredictable, but an ever-present threat. Agree too Ray, Make Survival "Survival." Need to boil water, eat with dirty hands etc.. DayZ did a lot of this and it was ported to console and popular. IDK if Jagex is maybe suggesting things "what? a mechanism to boil water to kill bugs from the river?" "What? put a cooked meat in your jacket to keep you warmer in snow regions for a while?" IGNore that, focus on pushing out the console release. I say this respectfully and only of course mild speculation. Perhaps the publishers are happy to let them take their time. I kinda wish a console release was never promised.

[@maddrow]

1.0 comes in the anniversary of scum. =X But Its secret

[@ryanyoung7554]

I agree and stopped watching those that keep harping on the negatives. I even agree with alot said...just don't prefer to hear it

[@Dorekus]

To be fair the vehicles didnt need to be removed for such a long time just to make new ones.

[@thepackable]

The way people are acting is normal in society. They are worried their favorite game is in danger so they are beating the war drums.

[@danvetrone1854]

Dude I was totally with ya up until you dropped the part about loads of cheaters from certain regions and needing evidence. if you play on any official for more the 20 mins you will have your proof. we all know exactly what region is the issue. and to be honest its not really an issue, region lock them so and let the cheaters cheat with each other.

[@AlphaGamer1981]

gamers being gamers, they wont change. The gaming community in general have been nothing but entitled man children throwing their toys out of their pram. There are literally gamers and content creators that buy games just to shit on them, they sit there with a notepad only looking for the negatives and are not interested in enjoying the game, they are very bitter people. The rest are just fickle. complaining that a game was rushed and full of bugs, but then the same people will complain if a game is taking too long to be released. Look at the call of duty community. They started whinging that all the games were exactly the same but with different maps, why can't they make something new. So then they brought out infinite warfare, then everyone shit on it saying its a shit game and nothing like the traditional cod games. you just cannot win

[@totallydougie9386]

Asking "gamers" to stop nastiness on the internet? Good luck.

[@internettrash00]

what i afraid is they will broke the game, as they add things more. i afraid there will be tons of bug that they cant fix no more and too afraid to delay 1.0. at this point i will not mad at them if they pull out no man sky move. ignore the community and push to fix the game and completing what they promise before silently. i can see they pressured too much right now probably because its close to 1.0 but the game still not ready. miscalculation i suppose.

[@667texx]

i have 4000+hrs on scum and this game gets better with each update, we, the players/testers, find and report the bugs, they,the devs, make it better, each time, so stop wining about the game being dead , play it and enjoy it, uwu

[@RayKit]

YES! Porridge time!

[@flash1259]

I only have going on 3700 hours but, I have to disagree to a point. The upgrade that took all the vehicles away and some of the updates since then have been very questionable. Overall I really like the game. I have bought 2 other games that fill the areas that Scum lacks.

[@helgarth]

Can't say the new spawn system and horde is "making it better"...

[@hampdog5716]

@@flash1259what are those other games?

[@marino_golemac4495]

Some things in this game are wrong from the very beginning. And those are pvp and the whole gravity system is unrealistic. The characters seem to be too fast. I understand that pvp is not the most important thing in SCUM, but I think it is a very important part of the game... I have been playing SCUM since the very beginning and everything is almost the same as at the beginning in terms of pvp and movement. All other things are have improved significantly, but I don't understand why they ignore something as important as movement and pvp.

[@Tactical_Hobo]

Good evening Raykit. I think you may remember me and I just had to add my thoughts. I've been playing Scum since 2018 and have about 1000 hours on it. I just have to say the issues with the game are far deeper than some mechanics here and there. As it stands if I join a server with less than 20 ping running on the lowest graphics settings with over 200 fps on high speed fiberoptic internet the game is still so lagged, jumpy, stuttering, freezing, its just a mess. It runs worse than it did in the early days and I was on a freakin potato of a pc. The game is broken! That is why people are upset, that's why you are hearing the negativity. Of course we all want Scum to be a great game, but right now its a giant mess we all paid to play and its entirely unplayable. I don't mean to be such a downer but that's the way it is right now.