The hardcore survival MMO Last Oasis was offline for 6 days after a catastrophic launch. Donkey Crew even offered players an unconditional refund. Now the second attempt has started with a new player record.
This is what happened: The launch of the new survival MMO Last Oasis on March 26, 2020, went anything but well. The servers had problems and up to 25,000 players could not log in. Developer Donkey Crew pulled the plug, the servers remained offline for the time being.
Due to the issues and community criticism, the developer decided to offer all players an unconditional refund.
New Player Record After Restart
This is what is happening now: On April 4, the servers restarted after a 6-day offline period in a stress test and surprisingly attracted more players over the weekend than the actual early access release. Over 33,000 players logged into the survival title at peak times and were able to play without problems.
Although it is currently a stress test of the servers, the developers want to keep them online if no further issues arise. Player progress is also expected to be retained.
This is what the community says: The Steam rating stands at 57%, which is still balanced but has improved significantly since the release. This is largely due to the open communication from the developers, which positively affects the players. Following Donkey Crew’s statement, comments like “Great game, communication and transparency from the developers” emerged.
With the restart of the servers, there has been an increase in positive reviews on Steam:
- Steam user ZSL says: “Apart from the rocky start: I have never seen a survival game that does so much right.”
- Steam user DustDog91 emphasizes: “I think it’s great how the developers have introduced so many new mechanics in this type of game. It’s fresh and interesting; hopefully, the endgame will be worthwhile!”
- citizen2xb has some criticism as well: “The game is fun! Then you reach level 20 and disappear from the beginner zone, only to be ganked by player groups.”
Not everyone likes that Last Oasis focuses on PVP, and especially single players have their issues with it. Our author Benedict Grothaus also has his own opinion on this. Currently, this seems to be the biggest point of criticism that players have against Last Oasis.
