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  • Community Crunch 181: Auto-Decay Back Next Week & Social Roundup!

    Hey Survivors! Welcome to the latest edition of the Community Crunch! :Jerbhi:

    Decay Timers Being Reinstated!

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    Just over a month ago we announced we were temporarily disabling our decay timer on our official servers.

    This was done in order to allow for our customer support to successfully reunite players with their tribes, bases, and tamed creatures after an issue caused some players characters to be deleted. Our customer support has been able to address many of these concerns that were as a result of the incident last month, and therefore we are re-enabling the decay timer Tuesday, May 21st. 

    A note for those who have not logged in recently, if a structure on your server is over the timer limit it will automatically be removed when the servers restart with this change enabled. Therefore any spam structures will be cleaned from your server immediately. If you have refreshed your base in the last ~8 days (more/less depending on structure type), your structures will be safe just as they were before the decay was enabled.

    We've read your comments and tweets about wanting decay to be re-enabled and we do appreciate your patience with us during this time.

    Social Roundup!

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    The Social Roundup is geared to showing you some of the social activity you might be otherwise missing. Here we will highlight some of the posts that happened on our various social platforms. Topics might range from existing bugs to questions about events or future content. 

    ON MODS ON CONSOLE:

    When it comes to talking about mods on console this is a very hot-button topic. We know it stinks to see cool mods being developed by mod makers on PC but not being able to utilize them on Xbox or PS4. There are rare cases where mods are successfully integrated into the game such as Primitive Plus, Ragnarok, and Structures Plus, but not every mod that goes through the Sponsored Mod Program is guaranteed or even likely to be integrated into the game. It is a very lengthy process to get something from a working state into a finished product! 

    ON SPECIALIZATION OF DEVS:

    ON CHAT MODERATION:

    ON THE SUGGESTIONS FORUM:

    ON EXTRA LIFE:

    Evolution Event!

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    Survivors on all platforms will be receiving a special Evolution Event perk this weekend! It will be active from Friday the 17th of May at 1 PM EST until Monday the 20th of May at 3 PM EST. All Official Servers across each platform will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes:

    • 2x Harvesting Rates
    • 2x Taming Rates
    • 2x EXP Rates

    That's it for this post!

    As always if you’ve got anything to share you can find us at:

    Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark
    Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark
    Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark
    Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark
    Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark
    Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110
    Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark

    All the best,
    Studio Wildcard

    Wyvern screenshot courtesy of runswithpencil.


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    9 hours ago, SaltyMonkey said:

    Imagine people disagreeing with you and giving you advice, or do you prefer an echo chamber?

    damn right.

    people could stand to loosen up a bit

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    if i had a nickle for every time i read someones negative comments about the game and how its going to trash i would have a gold plated yacht right now, and if i had a nickle for every time i had to tell someone that there insensitive child like complaints where unjustified because they didn't read the whole post i would have another gold plated yacht.

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    6 hours ago, DazzSHADOWS said:

    I gotta say all these complaints about stuff from people is just childish. If you dont like the game anymore or the way wildcard operate go play something else and complain in the same way about that as I'm sure you will. Ok WC do make mistakes sometimes but they are only human and all the negativity from a % of the community doesn't help the situation at all if anything you are probably putting them off doing new content and working harder on getting popular mods integrated. How about leaving constructive criticism or pointing out any mistakes they make in a mature way, not screaming about it like petulant children. The toxic members are what puts the game down not the devs.

     

    On the one hand, I agree people should try to be more constructive when it comes to criticism. It certainly doesn’t help when people just say they are going to quit playing. After all, why would anyone dedicate time and effort to fix something affecting players that are just going to quit anyway? 

     

    On the other, the only time I’ve really seen significant changes has been after a major outcry from members of the community. A lot of times we see a person venting after they have attempted to address an issue they are experiencing without remedy. Somehow it is easier to look past those posts and only notice when they lash out in frustration. 

     

    From a PR perspective, the best thing to do is to get out in front of complaints and acknowledge the problem and provide some communication about what is being done to address it. I think WC has done a pretty decent job lately, at least showing they care. 

     

    As far as the toxicity goes, it is a two-way street. Just like people that get on and rant about their problems, it is equally toxic when others tell them their problems aren’t worth addressing or suggest if they don’t like how it is they should “go play something else.” If they wanted to play something else, they would just go do that. What they obviously want is to play this game in a functional form. 

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    WC listen, we need some information on stuff you are working on. I have been playing since beta PC . I love this game. You guys have nerfed my poor Mana so. Please allow me to play her the way you made her,  on single player and on my pve sever. 

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    14 hours ago, Cedric said:

    The timing has been fixed in regards to the weeks notice.

    thanks!

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    12 hours ago, Scuff3d said:

    You gotta bash every post I seen. Like I said before I see where you get your name 

    Can't take a disagreement much?

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    2 hours ago, MIsterMayhem said:

    That individual literally goes around all posts and harasses every person that has the misfortune of having their comments being read by him. Including myself numerous times. He’s very toxic. But he will get promoted to a moderator so what can you do. ??‍♂️  .    

    But as far as the post goes, I hope that when the structure timers are enabled again that  nobody loses half of their land and base because of some error. I will be resetting timers on everything but scary to think that something could happen. Wouldn’t be the 1st time something catastrophic has happened. 

    That's not toxic man. Youve even been to destiny forums? That

    That's toxic

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    Well all I would like to say is that Xbox and PS4 keep getting crapped on, c'mon WC step up your game, if you work with the community this game would be even bigger than what it is, I know WC does sometimes but we feel like you turned your backs on us...rip

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    1 hour ago, ArkP1 said:

    On the one hand, I agree people should try to be more constructive when it comes to criticism. It certainly doesn’t help when people just say they are going to quit playing. After all, why would anyone dedicate time and effort to fix something affecting players that are just going to quit anyway? 

     

    On the other, the only time I’ve really seen significant changes has been after a major outcry from members of the community. A lot of times we see a person venting after they have attempted to address an issue they are experiencing without remedy. Somehow it is easier to look past those posts and only notice when they lash out in frustration. 

     

    From a PR perspective, the best thing to do is to get out in front of complaints and acknowledge the problem and provide some communication about what is being done to address it. I think WC has done a pretty decent job lately, at least showing they care. 

     

    As far as the toxicity goes, it is a two-way street. Just like people that get on and rant about their problems, it is equally toxic when others tell them their problems aren’t worth addressing or suggest if they don’t like how it is they should “go play something else.” If they wanted to play something else, they would just go do that. What they obviously want is to play this game in a functional form. 

    Welcome back ?

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    12 hours ago, Scuff3d said:

    You gotta bash every post I seen. Like I said before I see where you get your name 

    Get the sand out of your crack and maybe people will stop calling you out.

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    13 minutes ago, Xylom said:

    Can't take a disagreement much?

     

    11 minutes ago, Xylom said:

    That's not toxic man. Youve even been to destiny forums? That

    That's toxic

    Thank you. Basically if you’re not part of the outrage mob then you’re toxic and a troll.

    It’s almost as if taking a break from something that causes you frustration, anger, sadness, and a whole lot of other emotions, is good for your mental state.

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    8 hours ago, RudeboyXL said:

    Console chat/dino naming filter is rubbish.

    Why is "Shine" blocked? Who the hell finds the word "Shine" offensive?

    Ah the good old game of trying to find out just what word you used that didnt make it past the xbox filter. Its amazing what the filter actually blocks... its insane, I cant even shorthand the word minutes lol but yeah its down to thing like the xbox live filter rather than Ark as others have said.

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    Just now, AngrySaltire said:

    Ah the good old game of trying to find out just what word you used that didnt make it past the xbox filter. Its amazing what the filter actually blocks... its insane, I cant even shorthand the word minutes lol

    I had 1 the other day when putting in stat folders for a new tame. It wouldn’t let me put a letter, then space, and then followed by 4 digits.

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    I have only been playing ARK for about three weeks, so obviously that entire time has been with the decay timers turned off. I honestly can't think of a worse state for this type of game to be in; it is catastrophic.

    My first session was spent running around for 30 real time minutes just looking for somewhere to place my campfire due to all of the "too close to enemy foundation" messages. Everywhere I looked there was a player-made pillar. There were more pillars than trees in some areas.

    The entire coastline was either filled with an unfinished 1x2 thatch hut or claimed with a pillar. I started raging. I left negative feedback on Steam and almost asked for a refund (I wasnt aware of the decay timer at the time). I was disgusted, but I wanted to play so badly that I kept on.

    My first base was a ridiculously shaped group of boxes stacked on pillars due to the limited space bot claimed and the odd way the game calculated where I could build. Some spots were unavailable on the ground but could be built on via the second story. My base looked like a Dr. Seuss illustration.

    Then the heartbreak started set in when I started exploring. I found so many wonderful and beautiful places for a base. Places that inspired me to build intricate towers and balconies incorporating the landscape. I watched videos how to do expert structures. Alas there literally was no place for me to build.

    So I built a raft and started building this wonderful octogonal tower with balconies and pillars....until I hit the construction piece limit. I almost quit again.

    Here we are now and I am overjoyed. I am so excited for the decay timers being turned off and so many wonderful landscapes becoming available. I play on the official 404 server and my name is Fekth. Come play with me Saturday, Sunday or Monday 7pm to 7am central.

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    2 hours ago, MIsterMayhem said:

    That individual literally goes around all posts and harasses every person that has the misfortune of having their comments being read by him. Including myself numerous times. He’s very toxic. But he will get promoted to a moderator so what can you do. ??‍♂️  .

    Sorry, I’m just not a fan of echo chambers. These are the community forums, so as long as I stay on topic (unlike this specific post) and abide by the community guidelines, I can post what I want and where I want.

    If I wasn’t the host to a strong community then I wouldn’t be here and would have quit indefinitely a long time ago. I’m here for news, bugs, predominantly help Xbox players, and general discussions - anything I can take away and add to my dedicated service to my community.

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    Drops being fixed on Prim Plus at the same time as fixing structure decay would be like all the glory in the world...

    But if you can throw in fixing Kibble and broken Engrams too, that would also be swell.

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    On 5/14/2019 at 4:48 AM, bigbo said:

    waste of a read tbh all about pve 

    About how most of us PVE players feel every time we read something about PVP. But unlike you PVP players we have to suffer every time you guys do something that we in no way played a part in and WC due to lazy game management decides to do a full game nerf or alteration, with same rule sets for both modes. 

    Most of us would I imagine prefer to live in an alternate universe from the PVP crowd and have our own PVE rules.

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    1 hour ago, Xylom said:

    That's not toxic man. Youve even been to destiny forums? That

    That's toxic

    lmao just join a leauge of legends voice channel. i guarantee you your vocabulary will expand thats for sure.

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    1 hour ago, Xylom said:

    Can't take a disagreement much?

    I don’t mind disagreeing but he’s being more rude then anything. Every post I’ve seen of his is the same

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    so guys, when 2-man or10-man tribes? its will be after classic or no? ppl need to know that ❤️

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    I would really lke to see a cluster of maps with one PVE and one PVP of each map in the cluster so people can raise and farm etc on the pve then just all transfer over to the pvps for some open world warfare. Maybe have the PVP ones with a very tiny build limit and no alliances

     

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    15 hours ago, Tattare said:

    Thanks, we get to wait another week for some of the spam to disappear.

     

    Better than logging on to find your base gone, or learning of a lot of other people losing vaults, bases, etc. Remember this all started because of a rollback after an update that destroyed a few vaults. It would really be a bad experience if we had to go through it all again. 

     

    At least this way, no one can say they didn’t have ample warning. If players don’t refresh their timers this week, players can only blame themselves if anything vanishes. 

     

    Kudos for WC keeping their word, and props for doing it with a correction. 

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    1 minute ago, ArkP1 said:

    Better than logging on to find your base gone, or learning of a lot of other people losing vaults, bases, etc. Remember this all started because of a rollback after an update that destroyed a few vaults. It would really be a bad experience if we had to go through it all again. 

     

    At least this way, no one can say they didn’t have ample warning. If players don’t refresh their timers this week, players can only blame themselves if anything vanishes. 

     

    Kudos for WC keeping their word, and props for doing it with a correction. 

    Most players don't frequent the forums at all. So yes, this will be interesting.

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    31 minutes ago, ArkP1 said:

    Better than logging on to find your base gone, or learning of a lot of other people losing vaults, bases, etc. Remember this all started because of a rollback after an update that destroyed a few vaults. It would really be a bad experience if we had to go through it all again. 

     

    At least this way, no one can say they didn’t have ample warning. If players don’t refresh their timers this week, players can only blame themselves if anything vanishes. 

     

    Kudos for WC keeping their word, and props for doing it with a correction. 

    So your saying because decay hasnt been active people havent been playing and refreshing their bases?  I play so I know I dont have to worry about my stuff disappearing.

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