What is the payoff in a seasonal survival game
Speed. A season here runs on a clock, and anything you failed to collect resets at the wipe. Highlighting resources and crates converts directly into how much you build in the weeks you get.
Are other players' bases visible
Structures built by other players appear on the map along with their crates. On PvP servers that shifts things most, because you know in advance whose territory to avoid.
Any help with Deviations
Highlighting finds them faster than walking areas by hand. The Deviations themselves stay the same: the software shortens the search without altering their properties or handing you rare ones.
What happens at a season wipe
Progress resets for everyone and the build carries on into the new season. A client update may call for a fix, and that normally ships inside the opening days.
Just how tight is NetEase's anti-cheat
Tighter than a free-to-play model suggests: the publisher watches behaviour and clears accounts in batches. The Crusader build runs quieter than the open ones, though barging into busy servers in plain sight remains unwise.
Why are prices in dollars and so low
The developer sells short keys from four dollars, with the monthly reaching forty. The model assumes players drop in for a season rather than staying permanently.
Is a PvE server the calmer option
It is, and the most sensible choice you can make. Without opponents filing reports the risk narrows to automated checks, and those fire far less often.