Longevity doesn't necessarily mean endless shallow content. Some people want that for sure, but realistically they're not going to get that in most games they play. As I said in the video, I'm personally more for rotating events, small ones that makes it worth it for people to check in on a 2-5 month basis instead of once a year for a major expansion update. But even then that's a bandage solution. A game like V Rising needs active servers to thrive, it's a PVE/PVP survival game. If every 2 months after an update drops, servers starts to die off that's a problem for new players wanting to try the game out, and getting put off because of a lack of playerbase. That devs know that too which is why Ruins of Mortium was added. Honestly though, it's a hard puzzle to solve but I do hope they figure it out. It's a really good game and it'd be a shame to see it die off after a good 2-3 year run.

Brain fart, thanks for correcting! Yes, there's 11 weapon types now. Also I completely forgot the pistols existed, I haven't used them since they were first released.

@@Kaganath they are very good at mid range. I prefer greatsword and whip but i use pistols too in some situations

you should both join a public server for this, no other way round. or make/host a dedicated online server which is more complicated

Yeah, this is the longevity problem that I feel has really held back V Rising from being a permanent contender in the genre. It's okay that people want a game to have a fixed start and ending, but realistically for a game like V Rising that needs a playerbase to be at it's full potential, it'd need something to keep players around beyond the initial run. My server, the one featured in the last video with 30-50 active players, a very lively global chat, and people helping each other out with bosses and doing trades, has now been reduced to 0 active players and will probably stay that way for at least the next month when new players starts joining, but even then it's not going to be as active as launch day. It's sad, but as it currently is, this is the life cycle of V Rising.

I agree. My server went from a daily large group play to possibly running into if your lucky 2 other players.

Can be played solo, pve or pvp. Solo private servers are offline.

@@Kaganath now that's more like it - interest restored can't understand why so many channels highlight the online portion of the game and frame it as a live-service title