Best Strategy for a Group of 5 on a Medium-pop Server?

Hey everyone,

I’ve got about 900 hours in Rust, and I play with a group of five. All of us are under 1,000 hours, and we play on 200-300 pop servers. Despite our experience, we still struggle hard—especially when it comes to running monuments. It feels like we get countered every single time, no matter how careful we are.

We’ve tried different approaches, like running smaller monuments first, gearing up before heading to bigger ones, and even baiting fights, but nothing seems to work consistently. We also find it tough to establish a solid foothold because bigger clans or zergs out-farm and out-pvp us.

For a group of five, what’s the best strategy to actually thrive on these high-pop servers? Should we focus more on snowballing fights, playing stealthier, or just grinding and avoiding PvP until we’re fully kitted?

Any tips on base locations, loot routes, or general group tactics would be super appreciated. Thanks!