#POPCORNING SUGGESSTION

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open scarab
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This isn't a fix or solution, but it's a way to minimize popcorning.

And I know what you're about to say: "If you're on a 15x server, you don’t raid for loot but for the experience."

But my problem is that players are popcorning loot that could actually be used to defend themselves. They give up way too fast, which ruins the experience of an online raid and encourages offline raiding. You get the same outcome as an online raid if they popcorn, because they're just going to log off either way after they popcorn everything.

The way I’m thinking to minimize this is by introducing a system where, if a player can provide clear proof that someone is popcorning, they can submit a new type of ticket with that proof. If it's obvious, the admins could give the tribe that was popcorning a special role, like "POPCORNING BOB 🤡" in an ugly color. I’ve read other threads, and even Chaos has said the same thing—he doesn’t like players popcorning loot they could use to defend themselves.

I know you admins already have a lot of tickets to deal with, but you could simply say, "If the proof isn’t there, we won’t give the role. We won’t argue—if the proof isn’t clear, the ticket gets closed." This way, the responsibility is on the players, not the admins, to help minimize the problem of popcorning. You wouldn’t have to rush to give out the role either—it could take a while, even 14 days, as long as the proof is there.

I get that most ARK players probably wouldn’t care, but it might make 10% of them think twice before they popcorn everything.

And let me say it again—I don’t care about the loot. What pisses me off is the fact that they’re popcorning loot they could be using to defend themselves.

open scarab
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and btw, fuck yall that be popcorning loot you can defend with, have some pride bitch

timber sage
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Funny suggestion

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You've got my vote.

unborn surge
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I'll read in a few

open scarab
split sleet
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Genuinely a good idea… for discord. But there’s players that either aren’t in the discord, or just aren’t linked. Unless there’s a way to do this for players in game, I honestly don’t know if there is, this would only fix a portion of the problem. Not including the people that transfer loot to another map, the old “live another day” tactic. I know if I logged into my base being raided an hour before I have to go to work I’d probably transfer at least my tames and bps. But like I said would be a great idea, even better if possible to explain it into the game somehow.

open scarab
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but like i said it wont fix it, it would mabye just make it less of a problem

split sleet
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Yeah it would be hard to track those players, and when people get that role they could theoretically just create/use a discord alt after that

open scarab
split sleet
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I’m really not trying to bash your idea either

open scarab
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yeah i know

split sleet
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And yes there’s a system but alts still sneak through the cracks occasionally

open scarab
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ah i see

unborn surge
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I don't havevan issue with giving a role with minimal proof. But....players will read "report popcorning with proof" and think that means compensation. This has given me an idea though. Not sure how the rest of the team would feel about it. But I'll be back

open scarab
open scarab
covert vapor
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People have egos for w.e reason in a Dino game so they would rather jsut give up fast and claim they quit before fighting to the last item

open scarab
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so if there suddely is a drawback mabye some of them will rethink it and do the hole defence cuz like you said they have egos

open scarab
pure sphinx
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A popcorning bob role would be hilarious. Got my vote

covert vapor
delicate sierra
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Lmao

open scarab
amber basin
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@delicate sierra finally a role that fits you

delicate sierra
amber basin
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Lol

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But it has bob in the name so it fits

delicate sierra
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True