Dune: Awakening is a survival MMO, and the genre itself indicates that it’s about survival. One player, however, has not handled himself well on Arrakis and has made the same mistake twice.
What was that mistake? The player JRPG_Enjoyer shared a video of himself on Reddit. In it, he shows how he loses his sandbike due to the same mistake and then later gets eaten by a worm.
After collecting ores in the Hagga Basin, the player set out through the dunes. Meanwhile, a sandstorm is brewing behind him, which is why JRPG_Enjoyer has to hurry. He doesn’t pay attention to his path, but to the sandstorm, and before he knows it, he drives his sandbike into the quicksand.
He barely manages to pull himself out of the quicksand, but he has to leave his bike there, which gets swallowed by the sand. He returns to the rocky formation where he was before and tries again immediately. This time, the player uses the sprint ability of the Bene Gesserit to quickly get to safety. But he lands again in the quicksand, so deep that he can’t get out anymore. Just before he sinks, the sandworm comes and eats him. Thus, he has lost everything.
You can watch the video here:
Players Laugh and Give Tips
How does the community react to the incident? The community finds the situation extremely funny. Many find it amusing that the player feels so pressured by the rushing sandstorm that he makes a big mistake twice:
- Vit0C0rleone laughs on Reddit: “Sorry for your loss and for laughing so hard.”
- Dzov says on Reddit: “Losing all your stuff is a kind of initiation rite. Don’t worry, you’ll get better stuff soon and learn from it.”
- Enchrypted says on Reddit: “I’m not lying, the second quicksand moment made me laugh and cry. Thank you for that.”
Further tips can be found here in the video:
Others want to help and give tips on how to survive in the situation next time. User Timb____ explains on Reddit that in quicksand, you can simply turn around quickly to get out.
- SpooN04 asks on Reddit: “Didn’t you have your vehicle support tool in hand? Doesn’t it work in quicksand or something?”
- ThePostManEST confirms on Reddit: “Yes, it works.”
- Disturbed235 explains on Reddit: “It works, but only if you have nothing in the trunk. OP didn’t have a trunk, so it should have worked. Once you get into quicksand, just turn your motorcycle around, and you won’t have a problem getting it out.”
In addition to player tips, it is also advisable to check the map beforehand, as all quicksand fields are usually marked there. This way you can find a better route to avoid danger altogether.
The player could have saved himself and his belongings if he had acted better. However, Dune: Awakening was designed for such moments, and they add to the thrill of the game. How best to venture into the deep desert as a solo player, you can find out here: 10 tips that also PvE players can use to venture into the deep desert in Dune: Awakening
