As the system underwent update after update, ordinary players also began searching for a way forward into the future. For the time being, small base players could still scrape by because they hadn't yet hit their last line of defense: food. Even through the winter, the system left a lifeline for Fishing players. However, those in the know saw that if one couldn't produce food as in real post-apocalyptic life, sooner or later, it would become unsustainable.