Vanilla standalone is still very much enjoyable in my opinion. The lack of high-end loot, which is a planned mechanic, helps give the game a gritty survival feeling in my opinion. My public hive character has been going for over six months, slowly wandering around the map repeatedly trying to meet up with friends.
As for modded - I've joined one server (UNR I think) which is more PvE focused. I don't fancy any of these servers that throw loot at you encouraging PvP, might as well join a deathwatch server / game for that...
As for modded - I've joined one server (UNR I think) which is more PvE focused. I don't fancy any of these servers that throw loot at you encouraging PvP, might as well join a deathwatch server / game for that...