#ark-2

1 messages · Page 118 of 1

eternal wigeon
#

True to a degree....

lime forge
#

PvP endgame is PvP and breeding. PvE endgame is building and breeding

blissful perch
#

True in ark 1, but doesn’t have to be (and I’d argue it’s essential it is NOT) in ark 2

#

If ark 2 fails to have a more engaging end game that’s a massive design failure imo

lime forge
#

I may get flak for this but I honestly wish they would take a more mmo ish approach at endgame in Ark 2.

#

Things like dungeons and battle grounds in WoW.

blissful perch
#

Nah that’s a good approach if they want to lean into that

#

They can choose imo to lean survival game endgame or MMO/RPG endgame

eternal wigeon
#

I think i saw a poll in poll channel
Most people like ark 1 early/mid game
Little like end game as it is

blissful perch
#

That validates me on so many levels lol

eternal wigeon
#

400 votes

lime forge
#

I like to imagine gladiator style combat with Dino’s thrown in

tropic crag
#

They need to do these again tbh

#

So much good information can be gleaned from them

winged dome
#

Its official, Aberration is the best map 😂
And wow people really didn't like Gen1

eternal wigeon
#

@tropic crag yh its how i learned aberration is a very popular voted map fav

tropic crag
#

Yeah, that I already knew, but good to have confirmation I guess 😂

#

It won by 41% not once, but twice

#

If that doesn't tell you that Ab is the best map, I don't know what will

eternal wigeon
#

Somehow one of the hardest beginner maps, and a favourite

blissful perch
#

Ab is the only map with a strong sense of map based progression

#

The PvE is actually good over there too. There’s also a really cool and discrete need to visit certain biomes for specific resources, which is a survival game staple and is really compelling

eternal wigeon
#

Yh, Some people mentioned they actually liked disabled flyers and the need to geg rockdrakes

blissful perch
#

Disabled fliers is a secret boon to the game

#

Forcing grounded tames and climbers is critical to AB’s success…and tbh contributes to amazing meta diversity you’d not see elsewhere (beyond secretly addressing issues that come from fliers in a game with safe airspace)

tropic crag
#

That's easily one of the best parts of the map for me, since I never use more than a rock drake to get around anyways

pseudo plover
#

Will Ark2 have Atlas level water?

#

I hope they incorporate some of Olympia's The Hunted concepts. As well as Realistic Flight. Two fantastic mods that greatly increase immersive gameplay.

untold ingot
blissful perch
#

Gen 1 is the next closest, but it’s a bit unclear how to progress there

#

Ab it’s very clear. Green -> blue -> red

blissful perch
untold ingot
untold totem
pine basin
#

I mean, flyer pvp is more skill based than land tames pvp (just clicking simulator).

#

Unless you mean more special saddles (like the tropeo saddle), I don’t see how to improve on the aerial fighting

untold totem
#

Pts already have that unrealistic air drill dash attack

You have wyverns that literally spit anything

verbal wind
#

missile boat quetzals

grand lynx
#

Pelagorn gatling gun attachment

winged dome
#

Y'know, I kinda wish the Tek saddles had more swappable components like the Mek modules. I'd kill for a Rex with a swarm missile battery, like an organic BattleTech Catapult

untold ingot
eternal wigeon
south lance
#

better than tek suit

eternal wigeon
#

I mean tek is semi fun
Also semi boring and repetitive

Official pvp ruined when people all have duped capped suits or free exo suits from gen maps

All items and loot became more common and devalued and you dont care about the loot anymore

south lance
#

games too easy with coordinated tribe 😔

eternal wigeon
#

I mean, also semi fun even having a coordinated tribe

Officials 1x PVP is just dumb when you have wars 10 vs 60 people, war of numbers

Small tribes concept is great, but people ofc cheat and alliances

untold ingot
#

I would say the game is the most fun with coordinated tribes

south lance
#

the tribe carries the fun tho

#

like its the people themselves making it fun

#

not as much as the game

#

ig the game being as sandboxy as it is means its better to play as friends in this game than others since theres so much more you can do

eternal wigeon
#

I mean yh
I have way more fun playing ARK or minecraft with friends then if I were to solo, it's mostly true for loads of other people. Of course there are people who enjoy it solo tho

#

Have people to play way, does just make the game more fun

south lance
#

i think people play solo only because they cant find the right group in game

#

if they found the rigjt group theyd play with friends

eternal wigeon
untold ingot
#

I play solo usually because most gamers are quicker to betray you than they are to be a decent tribe member lol

eternal wigeon
#

But when you find someone you trust its great

Even with pvp, if someone is braindead tribe member, if i trust them, I like them anyways

south lance
#

but a lot of that is just related to playing witj other people in general, less about ark itself

eternal wigeon
south lance
#

ya

#

most tribes are garbage to play in ime

eternal wigeon
#

I currently have a friend exactly like that
Usally plays solo
But made an exception to play with my group

untold ingot
#

I had a friend that I played with for a year and a half on smalls, then he insided me in order to join one of the mega alliances there.

south lance
#

damn

#

probably need to tribe with people youve known outside of ark to be sure of them not insiding id guess

#

irl or other games

#

sadly ark pvp appeals to like 0.01% of people

eternal wigeon
#

Wouldn't say it's that low of a %

untold ingot
#

I have been insided by irl friends too

eternal wigeon
#

But definitely pvp is less appealing now more then ever lol

eternal wigeon
south lance
#

your friends suck man idk

eternal wigeon
#

I don't get insiding someone
Unless it's like an actual vendetta

south lance
#

resource inflation happened to be a mistake

untold ingot
south lance
#

ext shouldnt have had element veins ig

south lance
#

i lucked out witj some good people from mobile but they got busy with irl

untold ingot
#

Yeah, I kind of wish I could have gotten a decent tribe during my pvp time, but it's whatever

eternal wigeon
south lance
#

wdym

#

bad as in worthless?

eternal wigeon
#

Like every paid dlc got more broken lol

south lance
#

ye

eternal wigeon
#

Bad as in comparison to other methods its bad

south lance
#

ext shouldn't have had ele veins and idk what id do with gen1/2

untold ingot
#

Hopefully the balance passes make the maps more equalized

south lance
#

would cryos without all the resource inflation be good tho

eternal wigeon
#

I mean its all unique and cool
But maybe not balanced
Especially now in meta
Some maps need a tlc

untold ingot
south lance
#

the issue is that it seems to have significantly worsened the game imo

eternal wigeon
#

I like it broadly speaking
But yh

south lance
#

a lot of people exclusively play wipe servers and i think the whole issue of offi end game being so inflated with tek and stuff is why

#

but other than that idk

untold ingot
#

Honestly I dont know why people like wipe servers. Because all of them require excessive amounts of time and die in like 2 weeks or less

eternal wigeon
#

Well if they get wiped, tbeh had there fun, and can wait fkr next season

#

And people love early mid game, not late game

south lance
#

^

#

people hate end game

eternal wigeon
#

Also boosted servers, or tribe mates

#

Good tribes halves the work loads and fun

south lance
#

i keep getting people posting youtube shorts edits of ark being better 5 years ago than now

#

in my recommended

#

and that ark is basically mid game now

untold ingot
south lance
#

?

#

then why would anyone play wipe since a significant part of every wipe is early game

#

and endgame is way less advanced than nowipe

#

since no capped dinos

#

and less strong gear

eternal wigeon
south lance
#

only similarity is how stacked you can get base defenses

#

turret wise

eternal wigeon
#

Nah, pvp wise
It isnt established bases with turrets thats problematic
You can run down any defenses easily, it's other stuff 2

south lance
#

yeah but im just saying that the only end game like aspect is the structures since you can farm that more easily

eternal wigeon
#

I mean, yh endgame, your rich on resources and gear, you can defend or attack with

true fox
#

I like end game. But I don’t like the breeding grind from gamma to alpha

#

Just repetitive “I got the mutation I want, now re-breed it” bingo

#

I’d love to see them block server to server dino transfers to only tamed Dinos. No bred or mutated ones

untold ingot
stray elm
#

I enjoy end-game on the earlier maps.

desert swallow
#

Need a grind to keep people playing.

eternal wigeon
eternal wigeon
south lance
#

hopefully theyll utilize some concepts from ark2 in asa besides the pathing

#

to make end game pve more engaging

untold ingot
south lance
#

i think the only issue that doesnt seem to have a good solution is how to fix gen2 to not wreck progression

#

removing stryders ig

#

and no element in space

eternal wigeon
#

The missions and points and buying resources is a bit ez

south lance
#

ig idk i never really did much mission wise cause its so buggy for me

#

but yeah ive seen some paste conversions that are stupid

#

so probably a bunch of stuff that could be scaled back ig idrk

untold ingot
#

In general resources should be way harder to get lots of and bos should be nerfed imo

true fox
#

And no striders floating in space

#

Or at least they can’t mine when floating

south lance
#

but then you just transfer resources

#

the mining part could work tho

true fox
#

They block shards and element but not dust. Honestly a bit of an oversight. But you can just manufacture the parts on gen2 then Xfer the parts back

#

At least we will have a few no-Xfer months

#

And only Island creatures. So no game unbalancing stuff

eternal wigeon
#

I mean dust is kinda nice to transfer

But yh old school ask you need farm bosses on enemy server

#

People literally build massive gacha towers and programmed Scripts for mass element dust

drifting river
#

do all ark 1 servers shut down on august ?

eternal wigeon
#

Unless they change it again

drifting river
#

and how long with ark asa servers run? why are they not giving a minimum term

desert swallow
#

are you asking how long asa servers will run

#

?

south lance
#

asa has no decided termination date

#

thatd be funny tho

desert swallow
#

I've never heard of a game saying "Our servers will be up for a minimum of X amount of time"

eternal wigeon
#

Nothing lasts forever 🫡
Enjoy while you can

desert swallow
untold ingot
#

It doesn't make sense to have an end date for a game that isn't even released yet

#

Unless you are cod and like exploiting your fan base lol

velvet merlin
#

is there a way the DEV team can put more detailed info on the dinosaur as to what it like to eat and what it takes to tame them?

#

this sucks having to goto Youtube for all the info i need

fallow niche
#

Dossiers have whether they are carnivore, herbivore, or omnivore; the wiki and dododex are the most helpful. Would be nice if the dossiers added slightly more though yes.

stray elm
velvet merlin
#

so im new to the game and just started building my base on single player PVE. so finding all the required info is difficult when i cant find it

#

@stray elm what u mean knockout tame?

eternal wigeon
stray elm
# velvet merlin <@320344899415310337> what u mean knockout tame?

There's passive-taming, which involves feeding a specific creature with food in your last hotbar.
Then there's knockout taming that's 90% of the creatures in the base-game, and like 70% with all DLC's included.
Knock them out via club, slingshot, torpor arrows/darts, etc. Once knocked out you can feed them their preferred food.
Which knowing their preferred food is kind of obvious if you know differences between herbivores and carnivores.

eternal wigeon
#

@velvet merlin look up DoDo Dex app
It's a friend to all new players
For taming especially

#

Will ket you know how long tbe tame is, what u need, where its located

velvet merlin
#

ok is there a guide as to using the cooking pot?

fallow niche
stray elm
eternal wigeon
stray elm
#

There's rare chances of getting recipes from killing carnivores. But it's pretty low, and some of them are either outdated or just not useful.

fallow niche
#

Where the wiki and dododex are helpful

eternal wigeon
fallow niche
finite talon
#

bro playing on a server just stole a wyvern egg and it talking 10 hour to raise

stray elm
# fallow niche Where the wiki and dododex are helpful

Their point was that there's no 'in-game' indicators for some stuff. Which they're right.
Taming in general is hard to figure out without outside knowledge. But common sense to know a creatures preferred food if you know their diet.

velvet merlin
#

i tried playing on a server but i was shocked to see level 99's in the starting area and that is y i dont play online anymore

fallow niche
#

I've already agreed huh

stray elm
velvet merlin
#

stop

fallow niche
#

I did, it's not necessary to continue to ping me.

velvet merlin
#

let it go

stray elm
#

I'm fucking with her. Chill.

eternal wigeon
finite talon
#

ikr

stray elm
velvet merlin
#

i was telling both of you to stop not being 1 sided there was no reson to jump on me

stray elm
#

When....where we jumping you?

fallow niche
#

We've moved on from that lmao

velvet merlin
#

so whaen u made the comment and i quote "I'm fucking with her....chill" who was that directed to?

stray elm
velvet merlin
#

omg\

fallow niche
untold ingot
#

Actually what is going on right now lol

eternal wigeon
untold ingot
#

I didn't know that actually

south lance
#

fr bruh

tropic crag
#

This chat makes my brain hurt

harsh spear
#

i thought imma be hyped for ASA but the more i think about it the less i want it.

lime forge
#

You should quit thinking about it then.

stray elm
#

Become like be, and become braindead.

lime forge
#

That escalated quickly lol

stray elm
#

I'd say what happened before escalated quickly, without trying to resolve it via talking. 💀
But lets move on from that.

lime forge
#

Alright. You think if I ask hard enough asa will get a shoulder pet that shoots fireballs on command?

stray elm
lime forge
#

Is the next creature vote thing gonna be for Ab?

#

Maybe I’ll make something up and submit it.

drifting river
#

what gpu do you think ark asa will need ?

#

rtx 3070 ? at ultra settings

lime forge
#

Bro I’m praying my 1080ti can handle it

drifting river
#

what if not ?

lime forge
#

Then I’ll upgrade and complain the whole damn time

drifting river
#

wasnt the current suggested gpu 2060 ?

#

1080ti is better

lime forge
#

Idk. My 1080ti has ran everything flawlessly so far.

drifting river
#

hmm

#

my 1060 even struggles in ark 1 ultra

#

guess 5600x will do it

south lance
#

1660 seems to do fine but the extra cpu demand might kill me

lime forge
#

I’m gonna be sad if I need to upgrade because that means I’m gonna wanna do more than my GPU and that means money which means overtime at work.

blissful perch
#

I can’t wait to find out if the benefits from a ground up recode outweigh the UE5 costs to the minimum spec requirements

lime forge
#

Society’s gameplay loop is some bullshit

south lance
#

that would be amazing honestly

#

if the optimizations work out

blissful perch
south lance
#

hard part is the consistency

#

like ark 🤔

#

maybe ark is preparing us for life

#

unrelated, but yall heard much about overwolf?

blissful perch
#

It doesn’t ping if it’s a self reply lol. I just use it to link my messages

south lance
#

i only seen bad things about them like in regards to bloatware and ads and viruses and performance issues

lime forge
south lance
#

gl

lime forge
blissful perch
#

Turns out I generally make rational choices 😂

south lance
blissful perch
#

For minecraft? Not using curseforge

south lance
#

for ark2 and asa

#

asa is using overwolf to support crossplatform mods after all

#

iirc

blissful perch
#

I’m 99% sure overworlf isn’t a modding platform

#

It’s the sharing platform…

south lance
#

yeah but that still means you would access mods through them

blissful perch
#

Meaning mods are made and then intentionally uploaded/shared on overwolf. I suspect this is mandatory for consoles and maybe servers…but I also suspect many mods might be available through other channels

#

However it may be irritating and difficult to “self install”

south lance
#

i just dunno if overwolf is a good or bad thing

untold ingot
#

Not to mention significantly less safe

south lance
#

only youtuber ive seen talk about it says its bad

#

and outside of that ive seen nobody talk about it

untold ingot
#

I don't know much about the system

#

But youtubers could eat the best steak and say it was horrible just to get views

south lance
#

yeah

#

thats why im not 100% on how to think about overwolf

blissful perch
#

I’ve used it for minecraft and it works 🤷‍♂️

#

I dislike anything that runs passively in the background ofc, but such is the price sometimes

south lance
#

strongest guess i have is that it makes accessing mods worse UI wise and will likely pump performance demands of mods, and possible security issues tho i dont think that will be that important. Snail Games could change my mind on that though

blissful perch
#

I care more about the backend tbh. The steam workshop backend is ok, but it’s still from what I’ve seen suboptimal in terms of UI and intuitiveness

south lance
#

i think it was alright personally tho some features could be added

#

i just hate how long mods took to download idk why that took so long

blissful perch
#

You mean mods from servers?

south lance
#

ye

#

also updates

blissful perch
#

Mods you get yourself download at normal steam speeds. Iirc server mods had to jump through weird hoops due to #ark-survival-ascended 1 code that slowed everything down

south lance
#

sounds like it shouldnt be an issue in asa then

blissful perch
#

In theory anyway

south lance
#

yeah...

blissful perch
#

RIP the hunted mod

#

It was my original inspiration for a lot of my early ark 2 suggestions

ornate coral
#

I have a feeling ark 2 is gonna b a gta 6 type of game.

eternal wigeon
winged dome
#

Why make a new game when they can continue milking the old one? Thankfully Ark1 had no micro transactions, or we'd be in the same situation

eternal wigeon
winged dome
#

I ... know? GTA is milking 5, that's why I'm thankful Ark doesn't have micro transactions and is (usually) just a one time purchase +/- DLCs

eternal wigeon
lime flare
#

gta runs like shitp

winged dome
#

Could be unlockable skins, battle passes, experience boosts, tame revives - heck, look at Ark Mobile for how bad it could be

gray olive
#

what do u know about ark2?

eternal wigeon
winged dome
gray olive
#

behind? what does it mean "behind"? i mean config etc...?

winged dome
#

To follow, or come after
I'm being a smartass, but I'm guessing you're new to English

gray olive
#

so, what do u know about ark2?

eternal wigeon
gray olive
#

oh i see xD

eternal wigeon
#

Not much to go on tho

tropic crag
#

Ark 2 will be Ark, but different

#

Controversial take, I know

winged dome
#

Bunch of screenshots and a few articles in the channel Pins section too

eternal wigeon
#

ARK2 stuff is just an idea, a concept
The only ARK2 being working on is Ark Ascended rn, their testing stuff out

#

Ark evolved was a test for Ark ascended

#

The games are evolving

eternal wigeon
gray olive
#

hmm...

split dove
gray olive
#

i dont want to wait more 😅 i want to play with ark2 🥹😇😌

split dove
#

end of 2024 as of now

gray olive
#

aaaaaaaa

winged dome
#

At least, possibly longer

#

But Ark Ascended might give some ideas to how Ark2 might feel with some if its new mechanics/improvements

split dove
#

atleast your autoclicker combat will look much prettier this time DesmoSip

gray olive
#

aaand how can i help for the devs? like gameplay etc? any beta version?
Or how xan i be gametester?

#

can*

tropic crag
#

Getting ASA when it comes out, that's about it

winged dome
#

Work for WildCard, or buy into the Early Access once its available

desert swallow
#

Or given their delays, start a game development studio and develop a dinosaur survival game that can compete with Ark 2. May even be able to get it out before them.

winged dome
#

Or like a pirate themed spin-off game with customizable ships, NPC crew, and a big emphasis on sailing and exploration - call it Arrrrrrk: YarrHarr Evolved

desert swallow
#

My goal is to start a game company, create a survival game, then ban my enemies in pvp.

keen drum
#

how much is it gonna be i might get it when it goes on sale?

untold ingot
#

Asa is going to be 40 if you get it early access

nova sonnet
#

more arat prime content please 😇😇😇

serene onyx
serene onyx
#

So i was right

stray elm
# serene onyx So i was right

40$ USD for like the first week for a launch discount or so, and 45$ for the rest of the time until it's out of Early-Access.

serene onyx
#

Ohh ok

#

Thanks

gritty finch
#

When is ark asa comin out

winged dome
#

Look 5 posts up 😂

neat vigil
tropic forge
#

ufff lots of real info on the latest cc, progress going smooth

eternal wigeon
#

Cant believe they never had an
ASA discord channel
They havd specific channels on other subjects

winged dome
#

On release, it'll probably just merge with General anyway. So until then ... 🤷 Talk about it here

eternal wigeon
#

Or something else
Cause there will be 2 different games and communities

thorny blaze
#

What is a creature that should get a redesign?

winged dome
#

Visually? A lot could use a touch up. Some pretty gross early models.

TLC? Hands down Sabertooth. Poor thing has been shafted and overshadowed since day 1

eternal wigeon
#

Im down for some maps tlc honestly
Dinos will look better in Ark ASA anyways
They wont bother now with ARK 1

winged dome
#

Sounded like the Island and Scorched are getting some love, I'd imagine all the Story maps to get some touch ups. Dunno about Community maps yet

serene onyx
#

They might

winged dome
#

Hope so. #JusticeForTheCenter

tropic forge
#

center as more potential compare to the island hell if SE dint had wyverns center would be better than both of those maps

winged dome
#

Only thing I don't like about the Center is the lightning flashes. If they were less common and less blinding like the SE Electrical storms ... 👌

tropic forge
#

well whit UE5 weather as to be way beyond that now

winged dome
#

I know there's a setting to turn them off, but then there's just disembodied thunder

glass needle
#

How long till this comes out again?

fallow niche
#

May change in the future, we're not sure yet

gusty echo
#

why not just make a ASA channel now for people to chat about it, wouldnt that be the most easiest thing to do

verbal wind
#

the only thing i hate about the center map is the portal platforms

#

it can be difficult to situate all the dinos on the platform for boss fights

tropic forge
fleet cedar
#

What is ark 2

harsh spear
#

why is ark 2

south lance
#

is ark 2?

quiet urchin
#

Yo looking to join a tribe on Ark accession

tropic forge
quiet urchin
#

Yea ik that but when it comes out

#

Cuz ain’t it gonna come out in like 2 months

winged dome
#

Closer to 4, even then at best

lime forge
#

It’s supposed to be October. Key words here being supposed to.

fleet cedar
#

Ok but fr what’s ark 2 😭

winged dome
#

It's ... a sequel

fleet cedar
#

No wayyyy

#

Actually?

#

That never occurred to me 😱/j

lime forge
#

It’s Ark 1 but with double the bugs.

fleet cedar
#

Is it more like a story ark tho or no?

#

Oooo sign me up 😍

winged dome
#

Why do people keep thinking its just a story game?

#

I legit can't understand

lime forge
#

It seems they’re doing more for an actual story but it’s still a survival sandbox

fleet cedar
#

Haha I dunno just seems like one

#

Cuz of the trailer

#

It reminded me offfff uncharted lowkey

winged dome
#

Did you think Ark1 was a story game when you saw its trailer?

fleet cedar
#

I never watched the trailer

eternal wigeon
#

I mean, they really focused on vin diesel ark2

#

Like a main character

fleet cedar
#

I started playing cuz of yt videos I would watch when I was younger

#

Van diesels a cutie

stray elm
#

That's debatable.

fleet cedar
#

I wanna tame that guy 😍

stray elm
#

Cool it down rabbit. We've already had people making Vin-Diesel taming jokes, and those didn't end well. DesmoSip

fleet cedar
#

Oh actually? 💀

#

Lmaoo mb 😰

lime forge
#

Ark 2: Chronicles of Riddik

lime forge
ocean flower
#

does anyone know when asa is coming out?

stray elm
ocean flower
#

ok

ripe cedar
mossy patrol
#

does anyone know when ARK 2 will be released?

tropic crag
#

No

#

But generally speaking, they have given late 2024 as their target

eternal wigeon
verbal wind
#

anytime someone asks, they put if off another day

tropic crag
#

I wish

chrome lodge
#

Where is it possible to vote for a creature ?

fallow niche
tropic forge
winged dome
#

That might just be a Steam thing. Wasn't Ark2's page a couple months after the announcement?

tropic crag
#

I do believe the game has to be announced before it can have a Steam page, yeah, as in, it's in the rules or something

winged dome
#

I dunno how Steam works with new listings, but I bet they get thousands of new requests a day. Or even an hour. There's so much crap on Steam 😂

tropic crag
#

Indeed there is

#

That's why automated stuff like the Ark 2 release date debacle happens

ebon oar
#

i dont think nothig will change that much but the graphics and stuff will be amazing in my opinion

untold ingot
winged dome
#

Seems pretty par for the course with how many people ask about release dates, if Ark2 is a single player/story game, ect

ripe cedar
winged dome
#

Might not want to put up Asc until they have an actual trailer/gameplay

#

Which makes sense. If I'm scoping a game for the first time, trailers are what I look for

gusty echo
#

pretty sure they cant post it on steam as they have mentioned its early access and you cant do early access content without a gameplay trailer or ingame screenshots

eternal wigeon
#

Odd they dont wana post screenshots or gameplay up until release which is soon 🤔

harsh spear
#

my guess is that they still want to add new stuff to show off so people dont say its the same game

eternal wigeon
#

But like it seems all rushed to announce a new game and not have stuff ready to show off sooner

harsh spear
#

they showed some stuff in the community crunches

eternal wigeon
harsh spear
#

thats not concept art though, thats literally how it looks ingame.

winged dome
#

I don't remember Ark1 Fabricators being that small 🤔

eternal wigeon
stray elm
#

'captured in ue5'

#

💀

winged dome
#

In engine =/= In game 🤔

stray elm
#

And when those are the finalized assets. There's really no differences between 'in-engine' and 'in-game' other then possibly better lighting.

winged dome
stray elm
#

🤦

eternal wigeon
#

In any case
Its not the same as an ingame screenshot or game play

stray elm
wide swift
#

is ark 2 released yet?

winged dome
winged dome
stray elm
winged dome
#

Ok, so if it's not taken from the finalized movie then it's not a clip - right? That's makes it like some kind of promotional image thingy. Like art, for concepts

stray elm
eternal wigeon
#

It's like some ark trailers @stray elm
They show you trailer things sometimes not actually like the game

winged dome
#

Mm. Like the custom animations some creatures in trailers have

stray elm
#

And yet, they still 'repersent' the final product.
The assets in the trailer still exist.

eternal wigeon
#

So no telling what its like till you see the game

#

That's the point we making

#

They need ingame ss or game clip of stuff

stray elm
eternal wigeon
#

For a better look

stray elm
#

The ice-titan in the cinematic announcement trailer for Extinction is still the same ice-titan in-game.

eternal wigeon
#

It's a game cinematic
Not exact same as it would be ingame

winged dome
#

Are Fortnite screenshots Ark2 screenshots? Same engine 🤔

stray elm
#

That's not even fucking comparable.

eternal wigeon
#

Ya lost me on that 1 zen

winged dome
#

But it's the same engine - and if it's in-engine then it's compatible to the finalized product

winged dome
#

Ok, enough being a smartass, need to catch up on work stuff

stray elm
#

That's not even being a smartass. That's just being illogical.

stray elm
eternal wigeon
stray elm
eternal wigeon
#

Wouldn't it be simple to show it off no

#

In game

#

If asked to

#

The community since announcement has asked for gameplay

#

To show it all off how its like
In game

stray elm
#

Correct.

#

My point, was correcting you that it wasn't concept-art.

eternal wigeon
#

Semantics 2 me
Your right, but i made my point wanting to see in game

stray elm
#

Like it's kind of saying something when fucking EA out of all companies are more showing then Wildcard is right now. 💀

eternal wigeon
#

That's what everyone else is complaining about 2 yh

#

It's just a potential red flag

gloomy prawn
#

Or anything to demonstrate besides in game models

stray elm
gloomy prawn
#

They are king of push back. I wouldn’t doubt them

stray elm
#

I defiantly wouldn't say kind, as there's games that have been delayed for literal years that have yet been released.

gloomy prawn
#

True true

#

I can agree on that.

stray elm
#

The-Day-Before moment. 💀

gloomy prawn
#

If they have enough for demonstrations, then they just like to tease. “Just the tip” mentality, and make you waaaiiiiittttt

stray elm
#

Wildcard has also never but once been open about development.

#

Saying "development is going good" isn't being open, that's putting on a band-aid to someone's question of "how is the game going?"

gloomy prawn
#

And the little teasers have been.. tools/buildings and a tree and new Dino’s that community has voted for.
But no.. models of preexisting Dino’s.

stray elm
#

Well, I don't expect the creatures to look too different

gloomy prawn
#

I honestly think, a small, 10 second animation, maybe of the survivors spawn in animation while he/she looks around and scratches at the implant. Would be a good teaser trailer/video. That would give you, sand, background, rocks, trees, possible water to see briefly.

stray elm
#

Or not even that, just internal development videos would go a long way.

gloomy prawn
#

Well 3 months isn’t to much longer, unless they push it to Black Friday release

#

Which I could see

gloomy prawn
#

Hey wildcard, could you eventually make ASA compatible on VR

#

Thanks

winged dome
#

I just wanna see the new Loot Drop scuttling towards a survivor at breakneak speeds 😂

#

It's the new Ark apex predator

gloomy prawn
#

Be shot down like orbital drops at rocket speed

#

Kill a survivor if you’re in the wrong place at the wrong time

#

If you’re within 5m of the drop when it hits the floor you get thrown with nome KB

winged dome
#

Apex Loot Drop would like to know your location

#

Medium Crop Plot Blueprint is out for delivery

gloomy prawn
#

don’t need no apex loot drops, act like Rust and have an AI survivor flying a quetzal with a turret on it that you have to shoot down and collect the resources at the crash site xD

harsh spear
#

i feel like there should be a progression system with blueprints instead of just purely rng

gloomy prawn
#

I don’t think loot drops should be purely based on level and should be based on your ability to kill a target/caravan by yourself or with friends

harsh spear
#

what ?

#

are we thinking about the same game right now ? caravans are in AOC.

#

i think gen 1 did a pretty good job with missions so youre able to farm for something specific ( rex saddle f.e. ). certain missions give you high chance on specific needs. thats better than on other maps where its just purely based on rng.

gloomy prawn
#

Idk I’m talking about the colored supply crates that come down, that are based on color/level of your character.

harsh spear
#

i wouldnt mind some missions in the obelisk terminal on the island

gloomy prawn
#

Like when a supply crate is down, instead of just opening it and running, like a white drop would be a few AI villagers that you would have to fight and kill to take the crate and loot safely

#

And each color would be progressively harder to take down. But could be taken down with a group of low levels with a strategy. And not just oh it’s yellow I need to be this level to get it

gloomy prawn
harsh spear
#

hm idk i think instanced missions are easier to implement and wouldnt feel out of place. but i get it, get people invovled in the crates sound good

gloomy prawn
#

I like the missions aswell they definitely push towards team work and not solo play.

harsh spear
#

yea i always like the killing missions the most

#

with waves

gloomy prawn
#

Yeah my unofficial is on gen 2 at the moment we do the “survive the ark” together sometimes.

#

Be cool to add missions to the Terminals on the island but that would definitely be hard with only 3 terminals on an entire island with 70+ people during pvp

harsh spear
#

could be drops as well

regal spear
#

I hope ark 2 makes gathering hide and berries a more important task. Certain animals have certain hides, ie mammals have pelts and are usually used for clothing/padding, and reptilian hide is for armor. Bushes that bear fruit/berries are more scarce, and only a few berries are edible, but some induce vomiting and can be used to cure poisons, or some can be poisonous themselves and be used to tip arrows

simple warren
#

Yall think the soundtrack gonna go half as hard as ark 1?

winged dome
#

I think it's the same composer, so hopefully. Coker is great

simple warren
#

Should be named cooker because that man COOKS with his music

split dove
#

each session gets hotter than the last

stiff talon
#

is survival ascended going to be a separate game to ark 2 story?

stiff talon
#

is there any officla info, gameplay or pictures of ark survival ascended?

eternal wigeon
#

ASA apparently is going to change:
Graphics/performance
Meks
Caves
Aberration creatures
Rumor to make breedable griffen
Dino AI
Smaller teleporter
Better building mechanics
Wild Dino Babies?
MiniMap Pings
Improved Character Creation
Chibi/Skin Slot (You dont have to replace your shield)
New story Map Dlc
Some new dinos

Survival if the fittest rework
Servers with lobbies you can just jump into

#

Take it with a grain of salt

stiff talon
#

do you think we can still make deformed characters?

eternal wigeon
#

Probably yes
They said they changing it a little for more detailed characters idk

stiff talon
#

nice

#

exciting times ahead

fleet cedar
#

Dude I could listen to the ark sound track all day

#

Waaaaa waaaa wa wa wa wa wa waaaaaa waaaa wa waaaaa

stiff talon
fleet cedar
#

I haven’t heard ittt

stiff talon
#

ark music is the best video game music ever

fleet cedar
#

Litterly

dapper isle
#

Have they shown any gameplay yet

stray elm
#

No

dapper isle
#

Apparently vin diesel has played over 1000 hours of ark survival evolved

untold ingot
#

Yeah, he's a bob

stray elm
#

Like, he's not wrong Siggi.
1k hour is pretty low for the average ARK player, jokes aside.

dapper isle
#

Haha

harsh spear
#

Ive had a tribemate with less than 1k be more experienced than someone with more than 3k.
Its not about the time you have, its about what you make out of it.

eternal wigeon
wind forge
#

nice

gloomy prawn
gloomy prawn
gloomy prawn
#

I don’t even want to look at it

tall reef
#

a

lime forge
#

B

wintry snow
#

C

tropic crag
#

1

gritty dock
#

Ngl I hope they fixxing the lag in ASA and ARK 2 tired of getting dashed boarded in the middle of a game.

tropic crag
#

Aww, man

lime forge
gritty dock
#

That’s one thing I don’t like abt the game is when u flying around big bases u lag and when u teleport too much it’s even more laggy. I’m honestly tired of getting dashboarded

granite lance
#

haha im hoping we get cryopods at the start of Asa

lime forge
lime forge
#

Lol imma masochist!

gritty dock
#

Imma have to find new ppl to play with on ASA bc I’m on new gen console and ppl I play with aren’t on new gen

granite lance
lime forge
gritty dock
#

Idk not that good with my fingers and keyboards lol my hands cramp too much. Besides the gaming laptop I got is used for my streams and recordings of gameplay

lime forge
#

It is a daily test of willpower to not connect a controller

limpid hull
#

another delay

#

so ark2 in 2025 rexdance

serene onyx
#

Yes

daring sonnet
#

Damn imma have a wife and kids by the time game play is released

tropic crag
#

Well that's good, I'm proud of you

#

Go out there and get that proverbial bread, homeskillet

desert swallow
rancid harness
#

My bones will be the only thing left by the time Ark 2 drops ☠️

gilded laurel
#

Hello! Does Ark 2 have a press kit for content creators, and where could we find it if so. Thanks!

ripe cedar
#

There is one

timber surge
#

They don't even have a playable demo yet probs

blissful perch
#

Why would they have a demo?

tropic forge
blissful perch
#

Because demos cost dev resources and create expectations that are entirely unnecessary for a series as large as ark?

tropic forge
blissful perch
#

The whole point of steam reviews, the refund policy, etc is to help with that. A demo is hardly required

tropic crag
#

I mean, the game will likely be early access as well, which brings with it some other stipulations

blissful perch
#

One could argue early access is a sort of demo 😅

tropic crag
#

The first game did have a trial, but a demo would be completely unnecessary imo, if anything just do an hour long trial again 🤷‍♂️

blissful perch
#

Steam does offer de facto 2 hr trails on all games

tropic crag
#

That too, but the game isn't only being offered on Steam, to be fair

#

If it was, there'd be 0 reason to even offer a trial to begin with

#

And before someone tries to come out with the "oh but what if they didn't know about Steam's 2 hour return policy, wouldn't that be kinda lame if they got stuck with the game forever even if they didn't like it because they didn't read the thing?", no, it would be entirely their fault at that juncture, and also why are they using a service like Steam without knowing every caveat and workaround and stipulation ingrained therein

blissful perch
#

I dunno. In the age where you can watch YouTube videos (or on steam/console play the game for functionally free via trail policy/gamepass) for ark 2 beforehand, a demo seems like an extra

#

And worse, it’s an extra that costs resources that could and should be spent on the actual game that matters

tropic crag
#

For sure, it's just a needless waste of time and resources

tropic forge
tropic forge
blissful perch
tropic crag
#

Knnowledge is power (or something or other) 😂

gloomy prawn
#

I couldn’t see it being that bad as extra, when ASE came out they gave you a free 1 hour demo after downloading it to try it then you had to buy it to continue to play.

blissful perch
#

An infinite or numerous hours/limited content demo required dev resources to pick and choose what content should be available (and ofc make sure the rest is properly locked). Extra resources are needed to ensure someone’s purchase of the game means they seamlessly keep their progress

gloomy prawn
#

Yeah, if they release a demo it has to be time limited to per account, like in the past, or 1 mission specific with very limited amount of content.

tropic crag
#

And I believe they increased the ASE trial to 2 hours or so eventually iirc, not to mention it's on beginners or special servers or whatever so that you can experience the fun parts and not just the slog of early game official rates 😅

gloomy prawn
#

Yeah I just remember seeing it in the Xbox marketplace being promoted, tried it. Laughed my a$$ off when it said I defacated and I saw it on the floor, bought it immediately

#

I remember that entire hour of my trial being very eventful. Definitely sold itself. With just that hour.

tropic crag
#

Oh for sure, I know plenty of people who did the same, myself included. I came across a fella with a bunch of anglerfish stored under a bridge base he built over a river, lighting up the base at night, and that's what sold me, for some reason

south lance
#

the epic games free ark download was my demo

#

spent the 60 dollars on steam in the end anyhow

full valley
#

when is ark 2 coming

eternal wigeon
tropic crag
thick tulip
gloomy prawn
#

I still don’t know how the announced ASA in march, expecting to reprogram and produce a whole remaster in 5-6 months.
But haven’t been pushing back ark 2 for way longer

#

When alot of remasters announced take years to release

slim mortar
#

Is there any update on ASA roadmap? I know it’s been pushed back but maps like extinction are due Q1 2024, well that’s what it says

eternal wigeon
rancid harness
#

3.5 more months till ASA I'm excited

#

Might give me that final push to make more ark remixes lol

eternal wigeon
rancid harness
south lance
#

i just hope they are more responsive to problems

#

actually viewing problems as they appear to players too

#

they probably do this to some extent ig

zinc flower
#

Im excited. Would gladly pay for a remaster.

wide bloom
#

Yarrak

untold ingot
south lance
#

im thinking more like participating with the community informally and checking out youtube videos of exploits and stuff

#

i think they do that to a limited degree

#

and ig this would basically be asking them to actually play ark, which i dont think most devs do outside a few hours a month

#

dollie apparently has like 10k hours or something tho idr

#

this wouldnt be ideal for exploits but itd probably get them to get a feel for how the game should actually be pushed balance wise

harsh spear
#

no transfers, no cryopods, no broken dino lines. i think itll be fun while it lasts.

untold ingot
#

There is nothing confirming no cryopods

eternal wigeon
zenith tangle
#

Cryo isn’t too big of a deal but no transfer is a big L

eternal wigeon
tropic crag
#

There's no shot in hell that they don't add cryos, the perf gains are too much and it's what is in the game as is, which is part of the point of ASA, present the game largely as is for the ones who really like ASE but with some improvements that won't overshine the base qualities of the game

#

Now, not having them at the start, and adding them at Extinction (as it was orginally released)? That's a possibility, if only to check the exact server strain when removing them, for a short time (and possibly also to allow players to play the new DLC like it was with Scorched or Ab, with no cryos at launch 😂 )

eternal wigeon
tropic crag
#

I wouldn't say everyone's, maybe anyone's guess though

#

As in the expression "it's anyone's guess as to what's going to happen" that is

tropic forge
steady hare
#

imo cryos shouldn't have been added the way they are now. It would be better to only have the cryofridge as a stationary structure and you just store the dinos in it by being close to it. Similar to Transmitter, but without the uploading. That way you can't just carry around your tames, which forces the player to bring their creatures manually to wherever you want to go.

But i doubt they would ever change cryos to stationary structure.

wanton pike
split dove
#

pokemon: dinosaur survival edition

tropic crag
#

Yeah, like I was saying I think the only chance they get removed is to see how the servers perform with everything they've changed in place and seeing if it's worth it to keep them in. Even then, it's still likely they'd be adding them back with the Extinction release as that would make sense on the development timeline and give them enough time to thoroughly look at all the data in comparison to whatever their control data might be

mint swan
#

I’d be okay if they didn’t add cryo’s…might even prefer it tbh. I like the added challenges

winged dome
#

A period of 'return to form' for Ark Asc could be pretty interesting, but at the same time so many people would complain about no Cryos 😂

pine basin
silk roost
#

what's the release date for ark 2?

pine basin
#

Cryos add a lot of bugs and exploits to the game

winged dome
silk roost
split dove
#

welcome to game development unless you want a rushed dumpster fire of a game. now quit acting like you've all only got 6 months left to live DesmoSip

rocky wren
#

is there going to be bigger maps than ark 1

south lance
#

ark addiction is crazy dawg 🥴

south lance
#

chances are high that the new dlc will be big tho

#

each new dlc, story or otherwise, has been as large or larger than previous dlcs

#

except valguero i think

rocky wren
#

what about ark aseded is that game going to have bigger maps

south lance
#

that was what i was referring to

rocky wren
#

o i was refering to ark 2

south lance
#

we have no clue about ark2

rocky wren
#

well ty for your help

south lance
#

np

eternal wigeon
silk roost
#

as long as they keep the base mechanics that make ark, ark, then it will be great 👍

eternal wigeon
tropic forge
silk roost
tropic crag
#

Not only was the point missed, but the topic wasn't even maintained, peeposadge

blissful perch
untold ingot
#

I mean, wc also thinks breeding is a core mechanic lol

silk roost
#

yes*

lilac olive
#

Really just want get back to taming building and crafting I solo the ark so long feels weird not playing anything of the sorts anymore

blissful perch
blissful perch
split stream
#

Hi

#

Can I get informations about ark 2 for mobiles is it cancelled or still upgrade it?

tropic crag
#

Pretty sure Ark 2 hasn't been announced to be going to mobile just yet

jaunty light
#

mb some more

jaunty light
tropic crag
#

He specifically says Ark 2, though?

jaunty light
wanton pike
#

Who knows, with the chip and processor development and the introduction of AI and the already much improved GPU’s, we might get far more advanced phones quite soon that can support big games 🤷‍♂️

tropic crag
#

I didn't say Ark 2 was never going to be on mobile, either. Just that it isn't announced for mobile yet...

#

This place makes my head hurt

grizzled lagoon
#

есть русс?

split dove
#

watch when mobile phone gaming becomes equivilant to the switch graphics and framerate in like 25-40 years 🫣

wanton pike
#

Think that’s a stretch, could very well be much sooner. It’s not like the technology isn’t already there either.

tropic crag
#

Switch isn't all that impressive, but that's a fair estimate for a self contained version of Ark 2 or something similar, no way a phone could handle UE5 without streamed gameplay. Most phones don't have any more than 100 gigabytes standard anyways, which could easily be the game's size or close enough to it that you'd have to have a phone dedicated to just Ark 2 😅

#

But who knows, phone tech advances a bit faster than people think, since we (i.e., humanity) use them almost as an attachment or addition to ourselves

#

I bet the cybernetics will be viable in that same timeframe too, though

winged dome
#

It's pretty crazy to think how far technology as a whole has progressed in such a short time

untold ingot
#

You are mistaking level of detail with game engine

tropic crag
#

You've seen Ark 2 (or even ASA, for that matter) running completely self contained, no streaming, on a standard current phone? Damn, that's crazy

#

How'd you get access

#

I didn't even know they were making those for mobile, let alone that they already had a working version

pine basin
tropic crag
#

As if he didn't literally do the same thing, lmao

pine basin
#

Phones can already run an ue5 game, not with all its bells and whistles of course

tropic crag
#

My original point was that Ark 2 is an UE5 game, and there's no way that a phone could handle it, let alone the size of the game and everything else included with, well, running the game

pine basin
#

It will take time, of course, no one should expect to see any Ark 2 mobile version soon

tropic crag
#

Ark 2 at standard graphics on a standard phone is not possible currently, period. Not even Ark 1 is, hence the mobile version. My point stands pretty well given the evidence 🤷‍♂️

untold ingot
#

Your point was worded poorly. It implied that ue5 doesn't run on a phone which is false

pine basin
tropic crag
#

Well I'm sorry it read that way, I thought it was pretty obvious that we were talking about Ark 2 as I had stated as such mere words earlier

untold ingot
#

I responded to a false statement and did not in anyway distort what you said. That was just you

tropic crag
#

But I know that some here just love getting into semantics, so

#

It is what it is I guess

pine basin
untold ingot
#

Language in general lol

tropic crag
#

Not really, but ok, I'm done here anyways

wooden matrix
#

they should have just kept updating ark one

#

this game is going to prob die within 2 months

neon rock
#

people in ark 1 are gonna start breaking rules maybe bc ark 1 official servers are getting shut down in 1.5 months

#

bc ark 2 and ark survival ascended

eternal wigeon
untold ingot
neon rock
#

not just 1 person too

#

2

winged dome
#

If just 2 people broke rules than that's already a massive improvement for the Official community 😂

untold ingot
#

Recent confirmation is that all Asa and ark animated will be using fortnite skins and art

winged dome
#

Ehh, might wanna get that one fact checked uhh_m
There's been a fair amount of confusion between in-engine and using in-game assets lately

desert swallow
pine basin
sudden axle
#

So, from what I've read. They are killing current Ark and players have to pay to continue to play on the new version?

winged dome
#

Only if you want to play on Official servers. Unofficials, Single Player, ect can still be played normally

winged dome
#

However, Ark SE will no longer receive content updates or support

split dove
halcyon fiber
short geyser
#

Is ARK 2 out yet

winged dome
pine basin
eternal wigeon
lime forge
winged dome
#

No no, hang on, I'm still waiting for it to load

eternal wigeon
#

Firefox 🫡

untold ingot
#

Wget reigns supreme lol

winged dome
#

Nah, I'm using Netscape

#

Its a little slow sometimes

frosty orbit
#

Cross Platform will be cool for Ark Ascended. So much players will be on the servers asa

blissful perch
#

I’m interested to see if they keep auto aim for consoles…since for cross platform it’s a bit strong

oak mist
#

The only real question for Ark 2 is.. Will Bob be in it

thick tulip
#

would be cool to see a reorganization to map spawns. Sino on the Island, Desmo on Aberration, etc asa

bold bridge
#

fr

winged dome
#

No fliers on Ab uhh_m

bold bridge
#

peek

winged dome
#

Keep it pure

bold bridge
#

nah fliers on top

#

i cant play ark without wyverns

winged dome
#

Then stay on Scorched 😂

thick tulip
#

no need to keep every spawn zone the same

#

and locked into the same old maps

pliant forum
winged dome
thick tulip
#

agreed, and they can still be that way (fasolosuchus). just tired of the same exact spawns in the same locations. i get that it would make for a new game balance and learning different areas, but it could def still work

rancid lagoon
#

once u get maewins then your never going back.. ;)

south lance
#

^

#

maewings are all you need

mint swan
untold ingot
#

I am still hoping fliers get a hard nerf in asa

#

Like fall damage if the run into things lol

winged dome
#

Hard lockout fliers/jumpers from Ab 🙏
No Gasbags, Manas, Bloodstalkers, Shadowmane, ect

tropic crag
#

For real, leave the best map in the game to the people who don't like to cheese most of the game and be cheap 😂

eternal wigeon
winged dome
#

If it ain't Officially announced, then it ain't Official 👍

tropic forge
#

at least its rumors and not a friend of a friend told me about that

tropic crag
#

As if that makes a difference, lol

winged dome
#

Literally zero difference

eternal wigeon
#

Lemme cope

winged dome
#

Official announcements aren't usually changed that much actually aside release dates 😂

tropic crag
#

Unofficial info, whether rumors or "leaks" or whatnot, are not official, period. No reason to believe them as you'll just end up disappointed if they aren't true, and likely take it out on the devs like people usually do

#

Even the release dates aren't changed much, the community just blows it out of proportion because WC actually communicate the delays with their playerbase 🫣

#

I prefer that over... just launching without promised features, or saying nothing and coming out later with no warning (looking at you, CoD, BF2042, and other such franchises)

winged dome
#

Heck, even Cyberpunk. Fan speculation went wild and the devs never really curbed expectations so the game seemed to fail hard at release despite being relatively what was advertised

tropic forge
#

same for the other way around

eternal wigeon
#

But in general it seems modern games always release with more issues and get patched later hopefully

winged dome
#

That's the rush to meet consumer demand and deadlines. I personally have zero issues with a game being delayed for quality or fixing issues, but everytime there's any hint at a possible delay, most people get all up in arms and REEEE

tropic forge
#

and in the end after delays its still fuck up and crap launch so yeh try again

winged dome
#

Case and point 😂

tropic forge
#

"rush to meet consumer demand" if aint primary necessities for survival thats bs, that "rush to meet consumer demand" in a gaming industry is greedy for quick cash and i find amusing as hell there's some ppl here that actually use that expression to try to demining others ppl opinion that come from bad devs address about the game their working

frosty orbit
#

When community crunch 👀

winged dome
#

I mean, if consumers lose faith in a company then that company loses money and shareholders. If that continues then the company fails. Soooo ... yeah, it kinda does affect the survival of a company

winged dome
frosty orbit
winged dome
#

Yeah, just giving a hypothetical to prove a point - Ark and WC are in a pretty good place right now

tropic forge
# winged dome Yeah, just giving a hypothetical to prove a point - Ark and WC are in a pretty g...

damn how delusional are you, wc openly admit ark 2 is so bad that they had to make ASA for ppl to continue enjoy their game/s, ark 2 continuously being delay, ASA being delay and by sense ark 2 got more delay, they announce one of the kind remaster/remake early access ASA which by early access protection, gives them the right to add or cancel what ever they have mention it would be on the game, even cancel the entire game itself and still keep the money, that's what early access truly is all about, they announce 3 different package's and 3 different prices so far... how in the hell you can write "Ark and WC are in a pretty good place right now" what a fanboy, you cant really see red flags that's being given?

winged dome
#

Ark2 isn't bad, it's still in development. Ark Asc is a thing because that's literally what the players asked for. More Ark1, but better.

Delays are fine, the price point changes was a bit concerning I agree, but each update is more and more consumer friendly as opposed to the original forced bundle with a game with no gameplay or in-game screenshots.

If a company sells a promise via Early Access and fails to deliver then they are open to lawsuits, that's the consumer's protection.

tropic forge
#

dude if thats the case them wc would have backrub when they take ASE from early access, it was on wiki, battleships skyfortress land transporters (you have that car you can summon on single player to prove it), early access gives them the protection to not be suit if they cant keep the promise, now fund raising that it might go for law suit but again aint that simple

frosty orbit
winged dome
#

As for WC being in a pretty good place; they have a successful game, a highly anticipated sequel in the works, an animated series in development, and a remake soon to be released. Not to mention that Ark has had very stable player counts since release

#

They easily could have been a one-and-done studio

tropic crag
#

Fox going full copium/tinfoil conspiracy theorist, jesus, how'd you do that by being articulate and describing the situation well and nicely? Wait...

untold ingot
#

I wouldn't entirely say ark is in a good place right now. I would say it has the potential to be if Asa is good. If Asa isn't good then ark could be in a really bad place.

stray elm
#

Also financially they're probably a bit lacking. Since the last paid content that released was the Genesis-pass.

untold ingot
#

Yeah, I could be wrong but to me it seems they either are on the cusp of something great, or the edge of ending lol

#

All depends on how good Asa turns out to be

eternal wigeon
stray elm
#

That's kind of how I see it.
If somehow both ASA, TAS, and ARK-2 are shit, then yeah they're kind of done.
But if at least one of those are good, then they'll probably do fine. And if two or more of those three do well, then they're solid.

eternal wigeon
untold ingot
winged dome
untold ingot
#

I mean, that doesn't guarantee anything

eternal wigeon
#

Waiting to get proven wrong

winged dome
#

It doesn't, but every change they've confirmed so far is a positive

stray elm
eternal wigeon
stray elm
#

Like the fact we 'have' to use Overwolf, basically an addware, to install mods.
No more steam workshop.

tropic crag
#

We don't know that

winged dome
#

I don't think we know for certain Steam Workshop is gone - probably won't be usable for console, but PC likely will still have it

stray elm
#

"Day 1 on every platform exclusively through Overwolf"

#

" Mods are going to be available Day 1 on every platform exclusively through Overwolf, whether you're on PC or Consoles. Additionally, we will not be launching with Premium Mods until later in the year. We'll have more information on the Modding Process as we get to the launch of the game and we can't wait for you to get your hands on it!"
This is from the last CC.

tropic crag
#

Yes, the cross-platform mods, no duh they'd only be available through them, they have to to be cross platform

winged dome
#

Exclusively through Overwolf does bring pause, but that could just be for the Cross-platform mod availability

untold ingot
#

That's not what it says lol

eternal wigeon
#

If you Wana read into it
It could mean that launch day mods are only available with overwolf
May change later on

stray elm
winged dome
#

That would depend more on the mod creator's decision I guess? Maybe there is reasons a creator wouldn't want their work on consoles. Some are weirdly specific about stuff like that 😂

#

Like Shadlos vehemently opposing Immersive Taming

stray elm
stray elm
#

Like of course I'm hoping for a steam-workshop, as I just hate Overwolf.
But like most things, we'll see when it comes out.

winged dome
#

I believe the benefits brought by cross platform modding capability will outweigh the cons of Overwolf - but we'll see

#

Someday 😂

stray elm
winged dome
#

AdBlock 👍

tropic crag
#

Fallout 4 and Skyrim have a cross platform mod, well, platform, and still also has steam workshop support... also, I've heard a whole lot of bad about Overwolf, but it's the only way console gets Minecraft mods, and I'm sure it's not bad enough for all the console players to just not use mods ever again. I also would like to see how it works entirely before passing judgement, and seeing as I don't play Minecraft, I have no way to know for sure unless there's a youtube video out there with a step by step engagement of said moderation of games being played and ads shown elsewhere on the system

winged dome
#

Yeah, I don't personally have much Overwolf experience. Used it a bit for Minecraft, but never really noticed much of a difference/out of game intrusions

hearty pagoda
#

Ark 2 is gonna flop on release

untold ingot
#

Because it's a whale of a game

stray elm
#

Rocking that 400Gb for the base-game

winged dome
#

What a chonker!

blissful perch
#

The only whale relationship I see is that ark 2 news is as elusive as the white whale

blissful perch
#

Far inferior to the steam workshop, but perhaps it’s ok to alienate steam folks a bit for more console players to get into mods? Though ark on console did pretty well with just vanilla

stray elm
#

Yeah, I believe adblockers don't work on it, due to how they setup their system for displaying ads.

blissful perch
#

I’m sure there are workarounds, but standard stuff hasn’t worked when I tried it

stray elm
blissful perch
#

Oh gross

stray elm
#

Honestly, I kind of prefer the Epic-Games launcher more then Overwolf

blissful perch
#

Wild but mildly acceptable take

winged dome
#

Guess it wasn't that bad yet when I last used it. Though it has been years

blissful perch
#

Yea it’s not bad, just annoying lol. Especially if you’re tight on your specs and cry when ads eat your memory lol

stray elm
#

All around, Overwolf is pretty anti-user friendly.

untold ingot
#

Wouldn't you be able to load into a game with mods and then force close over wolf?

stray elm
blissful perch
solar lake
#

when I used overwolf for valorant, it never wanted to close and if i did successfully close it, it would just reopen itself in 5 minutes

runic stag
#

Will there be seasons in Ark 2?

lime forge
#

Nothing has been mentioned about them

harsh spear
#

do you need overwolf to play the game without mods ?

lime forge
#

No

runic stag
#

What is the differents in Ark 2? are they said anything about it?

lime forge
runic stag
#

Thanks

runic stag
#

How much will Ark 2 be sold when it comes to steam?

lime flare
#

85.69$

runic stag
#

are you joking or its real?

lime flare
#

it came to me in a dream

#

probably more like 60$ if we fr

#

somewhere in that ball park.

runic stag
#

if its like that i can just watch it from YouTubers..

lime flare
#

yea but gaming fun

lime forge
#

Bro what? You can’t just watch other people play the game

runic stag
#

its so expensive

lime flare
#

nah not really youd just have to not buy groceries for a month

blissful perch
#

I remember when first party games sold for 30-40$ too 😞. Inflation is a cruel beast

winged dome
#

Think about it in terms of price divided by hours spent playing and you'll see how cheap games are in comparison to other hobby activities

lime forge
#

That’s facts.

#

The amount I spend on guns and ammo is fucking absurd

next pewter
#

when is ark asc comming out ?

tropic crag
#

October as far as we know

delicate stag
#

a

winged dome
#

b

chrome lodge
#

c

stray elm
#

d

rancid harness
#

e

spring heart
#

f

blazing geode
#

g

eternal wigeon
#

H

fallow niche
gusty zodiac
#

I

versed widget
#

J

mint swan
#

Ohio

unkempt lily
#

K

#

@unkempt lily

chrome lodge
#

L

blissful prairie
#

M

remote knot
#

Is ark 2 coming on PlayStation?

split dove
# remote knot Is ark 2 coming on PlayStation?

yes, Ark 2 will be on next gen consoles only (PS5 for your end) when it releases, but playstations launch will be a little after PC and Xbox due to a timed exclusive contract and Playstation only allowing early access games for up to a specific amount of time as Ark 2 will be a early access launch game when it releases with the current target date of eend of 2024

remote knot
#

Βut I got a ps4 :(

split dove
#

new games are gonna be shifting more to only next gen consoles as the old gen is becoming outdated and will hold back new games with it's old hardware. so it's time you might want to look for a new gen console

forest bramble
#

Pretty sure the way ark 2 is gonna be, next gen might be the only ones to handle the game either way

gritty apex
#

when is it coming out?

half bough
verbal wind
#

it's coming out sometime this century

split dove
verbal wind
#

it's kinda standard to cycle to the next gen a year or two after the new consoles launch

spark furnace
#

What’s up with ark ascended

eternal wigeon
stray elm
spark furnace
#

Ok

broken root
#

Will unofficial ark 1 servers shutdown

spark furnace
#

I have ps5

broken root
#

Or only official

winged dome
#

Only Official. Unofficials won't receive any new updates or content

broken root
#

Tf

#

Will ark 1 get any updates on ps4

winged dome
#

Probably not outside of major exploits

spark furnace
#

From what I know Asa is just ark 1 but better graphics and runs better. It will have all dlcs including a new one

eternal wigeon
untold ingot
eternal wigeon
# spark furnace From what I know Asa is just ark 1 but better graphics and runs better. It will ...

ASA apparently is going to change:
Graphics/performance
Meks
Caves
Aberration creatures
Rumor to make breedable griffen
Dino AI
Smaller teleporter
Better building mechanics
Wild Dino Babies?
MiniMap Pings
Improved Character Creation
Chibi/Skin Slot (You dont have to replace your shield)
New story Map Dlc
Some new dinos

Survival if the fittest rework
Servers with lobbies you can just jump into
Take with a grain of salt

spark furnace
#

Oh dang

broken root
#

Wait will ark 2 have all ark one maps or at least some?

spark furnace
#

Have all maps

eternal wigeon
winged dome
spark furnace
broken root
#

YESSSS

winged dome
#

Read carefully. Ark 2

untold ingot
winged dome
#

Ark Ascended will have all Ark1 maps + one
Ark 2 we don't know yet, but unlikely

broken root
winged dome
#

They are two different products

eternal wigeon
broken root
#

Ppl already hate them they shouldn't nerf griffins

#

The dive bomb is only 8x normal attack damage from what I know

#

If that's nerfed they're most probably for transportation☠️

untold ingot
#

The dive attack has the highest base damage in the game. A capped griffin would deal more damage than a giga

broken root
#

Griffin>>>>giga tbhh

eternal wigeon
#

Wildcard logic:
How to fix something unbalanced?
Add something else more unbalanced

eternal wigeon
broken root
#

Carcha?

eternal wigeon
untold ingot
#

That acronym is usually enough to get you banned here lol

eternal wigeon
broken root
broken root
broken root
untold ingot
eternal wigeon
eternal wigeon
broken root
untold ingot
#

Gigas are not a flier

magic wasp
broken root
untold ingot
#

Having an overpowered melee flier would be

broken root
#

Only phoenixs, griffins, and some wyverns are

eternal wigeon
untold ingot
#

Are not melee fliers

broken root
#

Gigas are still really overpowered for a land dino

eternal wigeon
#

Rather use anything else personally

broken root
#

T Rex is good

#

Not op tho

#

Idk what else is

#

Other than giga

eternal wigeon
broken root
#

I'll search that up

#

What the Dino is

untold ingot
#

Gigas are a one use creature.

eternal wigeon
untold ingot
#

A breedable Griffin would be at least two use and would dominate in both

broken root
untold ingot
#

It's a matter of balance

#

Griffins have no right to be the only useful pvp Dino lol

eternal wigeon
untold ingot
#

Yes, but even then having a melee flier that can pick easily and one tap a player in capped flak is too much

eternal wigeon