In Dune: Awakening a player has logged back into Arrakis after two weeks of vacation. However, upon his return, he encounters brazen burglars for whom he finds a creative solution.
Who is it about? It is summer, and many people take two weeks off. So does user Blasmere, who did not log into Dune: Awakening for two weeks. During this time, his base’s generators ran out of energy, and his taxes were long overdue.
The bases appeared abandoned. This mechanic is supposed to ensure in Dune: Awakening that building spots become free again when players leave the survival game. But looters can also rejoice because those who are away too long lose control over their items.
With the various access levels of Dune: Awakening, you can secure your base:
Brazen burglars cause trouble
What is it with the burglars? When player Blasmere logged back into Arrakis after his two weeks of vacation, he had to refill his bases and also pay his taxes. He did so, but at one of his bases, he noticed other players. Looters who wanted to grab his items.
The player initially confronted the burglars politely and explained to them that the base was not abandoned. The power had also been restored in the meantime. But instead of just leaving, the brazen burglars started insulting the player.
The player opened the door for them, which had been locked due to the restored power, and wanted to throw the burglars out, but the rascals refused to leave. So the player had an idea.
He closed the door again and locked the burglars inside. Due to the restored power and the paid taxes for his bases, there was no way out for the burglars. They didn’t want to leave the base, and now they were trapped inside and couldn’t steal anything. Their only way out is to press the respawn button, though they will lose some of their loot, or a trick that the community reveals.
How do players react to the story? While the mechanics surrounding base decay in Dune: Awakening are controversial, many players celebrate the harsh consequences for the brazen burglars who did not seize their chance to escape. On Reddit, fans write:
- Hensenenenen: “Which server are you on? Planning to host visitors to see how people live in a cage? Like in a zoo. I would pay some Solaris to grab popcorn and watch them panicking from the outside.”
- Galatyer: “Appropriate response. If someone did the same to me, I would have locked my doors and watched their panic too.”
- Schtuka: “I also went on vacation yesterday. I refueled all generators and shut down all machines so that the Pentas don’t fail when a single generator is exhausted. I hope that doesn’t happen to my base.”
But the burglars could escape with a trick if they know it. Drughi21 writes on Reddit: “Unfortunately, they can just change the Sietch and then switch back without loss. You always respawn at Griffins [Trading Post] when you switch.”
Burglars and looting are part of Dune: Awakening. But there’s also a lot of positive in the survival game. For example, the successful search for Ben, which even the developers participated in: The developers of Dune: Awakening help in the search for a missing player, and now there is a good ending
