So I got the game the same time it released... And since it's been playable I have found it almost impossible to progress through the game without getting absolutely murdered on site. I'll create my raft. Sail out to any island I can find to craft a base to build to store some materials, and hopefully craft a larger ship like a schooner or even just a sloop. To just get killed on arrival by someone with metal swords, metal armor, and even sometimes killed by someone with a gun. I've spend the past 2 days just trying to find a safe place for me and my friends to start to build but no luck... Goodbye to 15+ hours of my time. I'm tired of repeating the process.
Any others having the same issue?