Rusthas been the runaway hit of 2021 so far. While it might only be the first two weeks of January, thatRusthas risen to the top of Steam’s sales list, despite being originally released in 2013, is remarkable. A good deal of the game’s resurgence can be attributed to Twitch and YouTube streamers and content creators playing the game. One of the more polarizing figures on the privateRustOfflineTV server, xQc, is now thinking about hopping off.
The OfflineTV server is an invite-only private server inRust,which has attracted a number of big names in the streaming community. With so many personalities, there was bound to be some friction, and French-Canadian Twitch streamerxQc began to level accusations of stream snipingagainst hisRustserver-mates. This tension led to a split of the server itself, into the “Badlands” server focused on PvP gameplay, and the “Divide” where role-playing is the focus with only limited PvP elements.
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Streamer xQc was one of the main provocateurs in the originalRustserver, stirring up trouble with aggressive play when many simply wanted to roleplay. Since the split of the servers, xQc has spent more time on the Badlands server, but is ready to quit the PvP-focused server in favor of the Divide server. The streamer said after being team wiped in-game “I’m done with this, this is getting really cringe…” But expressed interest in the Divide server with some “decent ideas for RP” in mind. After generating so much heat,xQc proved he could roleplay in theRustserver, taking on the role of an attorney in a mock trial.
It is a tad ironic that one of the streamers who made a point of playing aggressively and taking to the PvP elements ofRusthas decided, now that the server split has happened, the PvP-focused Badlands server is too much to handle. By starting feuds, firing off accusations at others, andturning theRustserver into reality television, xQc drew a lot of attention to both himself and Rust.
ThatxQc was one of 2020’s most-watched streamersmeans that he wields some level of influence, hence the big sales numbers for Rust as well as the number of articles written about the OfflineTV server. It’s double-edged, however, as xQc’s legion of fans also participated in the harassment of other streamers on theRustserver, including death threats sent to one.
Rustis enjoying a moment right now, and whether it is PvP or roleplaying content, folks are tuning in. Many of whom are looking to see just what ideas xQc will cook up for his move to the roleplaying server.
Rustis available now for Mac & PC. A PS4 and Xbox One release is expected in 2021.
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