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    Hey there Survivors!
     

    We’re ready to reveal ARK's roadmap for the next year, covering various game-related initiatives, new platforms, and media.  The community’s support continues to be incredibly humbling and inspiring for the team, and that enthusiasm helps drive us toward creating the ultimate survival franchise. What we’ve planned has changed due to many shifting factors, but we believe it will ultimately provide the most fun and excitement for everyone who enjoys ARK.


    We know you’re eager for the lowdown on our plans and more transparency regarding what’s behind the curtain, what’s evolved, and what has sprung anew, and we’re ready to share that with you… But before starting, we want you to meet our new friend!
     

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    And now, for the roadmap…

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    After careful consideration, we have decided to delay the sequel's launch to the end of 2024, when it will still launch exclusively on Xbox, Game Pass, and Windows distribution platforms (Steam/PC). We’ve put much thought into delaying ARK 2 for the betterment of the final product and the team's well-being. This news will be disappointing to many - we feel it too - but we’re confident this heavy decision is the right one.

    So why the delay? Our goal is to make ARK 2 the best game it can be and provide a truly exceptional and rewarding experience for players. Unreal Engine 5 is incredibly new technology to us (and all developers), and we aim to use this cutting-edge tech to its fullest potential while creating a game with never-before-achieved scope at Studio Wildcard. As we learn more about the engine and develop the sequel, we have adapted our workflows and adjusted our pipelines to accommodate this new next-generation paradigm, and because of everything that involves, we need more time for development.
     

    We sincerely apologize for this delay and genuinely appreciate your understanding. Your support and passion are vital to us, and we will continue to work intensively to deliver the ultimate next-gen dinosaur survival experience. With that in mind, we do not plan to showcase any gameplay/screenshots/videos of ARK 2 this year; however, we intend to keep you informed and engaged in the development process by regularly showcasing more ARK 2 assets in the months ahead, leading to our gameplay reveal next year.
     

    But! Our desire to push the boundaries of what ARK 2 is on a next-generation platform has led us to the decision to create an intermediary Unreal Engine 5 ARK product utilizing some of the new technology we are building, allowing us to further our mastery of the new engine and ultimately battle-test some of our riskier technical advancements. We’ll gain a deep understanding of how well the rendering and lighting techniques work on console, what performance will be like, whether we can optimize and deliver interactive water and foliage on a widescale basis, and much more. We will deliver cross-platform modding, cross-platform multiplayer & a new account system, informing us about other changes we should consider for ARK 2. Due to the scope of all the technical and QOL changes required for such a next-gen experience, it is not feasible to make this new version of ARK backward compatible, which led us to conclude that this would need to be a separate product.
     

    We also recognize that ARK 2 has some pretty significant design changes from the original game, which may not make it as appealing to everyone (looking at you, Souls-like combat, primitive-only weaponry, and strict third-person mechanics – and an overall “very serious” tone), which is why we feel it is essential to provide players with a fully next-gen version of the original experience to ensure that fans can continue to enjoy the ARK they know for years to come. 

    We’re thrilled to share this new ARK journey with you this year -- bringing players from PC, Xbox, and PlayStation together in a next-generation version of the game you love, topped off with revolutionary cross-platform modding.

     


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    ARK: Survival Ascended is a next-generation remaster of our beloved ARK: Survival Evolved, harnessing the power of Unreal Engine 5. It will be released on Xbox Series S/X, PC (Windows/Steam), and PlayStation 5 by the end of August 2023. The base game will include The Island, SOTF, and all the “Non-Canon” DLC maps (which will be added to ASA over time). 
     

    Xbox Series S/X and PC players will only be able to get it via an ultimate-value bundle known as the ARK Respawned Bundle. This bundle includes ownership of both ARK: Survival Ascended AND ARK 2 and will be priced at $49.99. This bundle will be available to purchase from the end of August for up to 1 year (after which ARK: Survival Ascended and ARK 2 will be sold separately). Additionally, the bundle will provide players access to an exclusive 1-month closed-beta to ARK 2 in 2024 before the rest of the general public can play ARK 2.

    PlayStation 5 users will be able to get their hands on ARK: Survival Ascended as a standalone next-gen game at launch in August 2023 for $39.99.
     

    All the expansion packs will be sold separately on all platforms:

    • $19.99 for Explorer’s Pass, which includes Scorched Earth, Aberration (Q4 2023), and Extinction (Q1 2024).
    • $19.99 for Genesis Pass, which includes Genesis Part 1 (Q1 2024) and Genesis Part 2 (Q2 2024).

    At ARK: Survival Ascended’s launch, players will have access to The Island, Scorched Earth, and the new revamped game mode, Survival of the Fittest.

    In addition to many other new features, ARK: Survival Ascended will feature the following improvements and enhancements:

    • Unreal Engine 5 Overhaul with Nanite, Lumen and RTXDI
    • Dynamic Water
    • Interactive Foliage
    • Unreal Engine 5 performance gains: instanced-rendering (large-bases etc.), threaded server networking, and native physics engine
    • Cross-platform Multiplayer
      • This includes cross-platform accounts and cross-progression, cross-voice chat & friends, etc. No matter what platform you start playing on, you can access your account, character, dinos, and items on a different platform for the ultimate cross-platform experience.
    • Cross-platform Modding
      • We recognize the power of giving players the tools and capability to define their survival experience, so we want to take cross-platform one step further by working with  Overwolf  to introduce an industry-first cross-platform modding experience where mods created on PC are delivered directly to end-users’ consoles from a custom modding backend.
      • The modding capability will include FULL blueprinting support ;), stacked mods, and maps. Everything that is currently possible on the Steam version of ARK: Survival Evolved and more will be possible on the new system and be available for end-users to play on consoles in all modes.
      • Premium Mods: Reviewed by Overwolf and Wildcard for quality control and value, Mod authors will optionally be able to specify price points for their Mods (with 50% of the price point going to the Mod author). This is necessary to pay for the custom infrastructure required for Overwolf to support, administrate, and deliver Mods to the console.
      • We plan on streamlining the process of upgrading legacy ARK: Survival Evolved mods to the next-generation platform. We plan to reach out to current/former sponsored modders in preparation for the launch of ASA with the tools they need to get their mods ready before the launch.
    • Cross-platform Anti-Cheat
    • Survival of the Fittest
      • SOTF will be integrated into the main product as a new fully-supported game mode. It will have a dedicated team that will continue to work on more gameplay changes, mechanical improvements, quality of life, maps, and balance adjustments. The initial mode will be revamped with an exclusive ARK: Survival Ascended update, including:
        • Upgraded to Unreal Engine 5 with complete cross-platform and cross-modding support (the SOTF UE5 source content will be released for modders to utilize as they wish within ASA)
        • Scorched Earth SOTF Map
        • Matchmaking queue
        • Character and Creature customization with cosmetics
        • Local Lobby where you can group up with your friends, configure the look of your survivor and dinos, and queue up for lobbies together
        • Lots of bug-fixes and balance and functionality improvements
    • Art Assets are being upgraded throughout the entire game
    • Newly-designed holiday events take advantage of the next-gen pipeline, released as mods, so they’re always available to play!
    • New content, QOL improvements, balance, and gameplay changes, including but not limited to:
      • Updated mini-map (pan, zoom, pings, etc – similar to the SOTF mini-map)
      • New structures (display cases, smaller TEK Teleporters) & building QOL improvements (snap fixes, increased foundation support, foundation height adjustments, and more)
      • Queueing System
      • New third-person camera (with the option to opt out)
      • Directional Sprinting and Walking
      • Ping system
      • Gamepad cursor
      • Chibi Slot and Skins Tab
      • Balance passes (e.g. Cave Entrances, MEKs, Aberration Creatures, more breedable creatures, etc)
      • …and more! (seriously, a lot more, this list isn’t exhaustive, but it’ll get super long if we list everything, and there’s more we’ll decide to do between now and launch too)
         

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    We understand there will be questions regarding LiveOps for the product, so we’ll review some key areas now. 
     

    • Final Content Update: In June for ARK’s 8th Anniversary, we’ll release ARK: Survival Evolved’s final content update, which includes the fan-voted Rhyniognatha!
    • Cross-platform: It’s important to note that ARK: Survival Evolved (ARK:SE) and ARK: Survival Ascended (ASA) will coexist but will not support crossplay between the two games. ASA will have undergone profound functional changes which prevent it from being compatible with the previous game. 
    • Holiday Events: We plan to develop and release ASA-exclusive holiday content that takes advantage of the next-gen pipeline released in mods, so they’re always available to play!
    • Official Servers: With the launch of ASA at the end of August, we will be taking down all Official Servers on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC for ARK: Survival Evolved – at that time, the final save-datas from the ARK: Survival Evolved Official Servers will be uploaded for players to re-host on their own servers or play in singleplayer/non-dedi, as well as slightly earlier snapshots. You will still be able to play on single-player, non-dedicated, player-dedicated, and unofficial servers. ARK: Survival Ascended will have its own fully supported Official Network for all platforms.
    • Feature Sunset: With the launch of ASA, we will be ending official support for Primitive+, Split Screen, and Procedurally Generated Maps. These aspects of the game will not be ported to the new Unreal Engine 5 version.
    • We will look into releasing the source files for Primitive+ for those that wish to repurpose aspects of it for mods.
    • ARK: Survival Ascended Updates: The remaster will have regular updates to resolve bugs, introduce new content, balance changes, and quality-of-life improvements for years to come.
    • ARK: Survival Evolved Updates: will be limited to crashes and critical bug fixes. 

     


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    We plan to release a new canonical-story expansion pack for ARK: Survival Ascended that will be available in Q4 2023. This DLC will feature four new creatures, which we’ll share more details about later this year!

     


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    ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition has been off to a great start on Nintendo Switch. The insightful crew at Digital Foundry called it "one of the most radical improvements in game quality (they've) ever seen." 

    So far, we've launched Scorched Earth, Aberration, and Ragnarok, with Extinction coming on April 11th. Our current estimated timeline for the rest of our significant releases is as follows:
     

    • April 2023 - Extinction
    • May 2023 - Small Tribes servers
    • June 2023 - Genesis Part 1
    • October 2023 - Genesis Part 2
    • Winter 2023 into 2024 - Remaining community maps
       

    Spring has been an exciting time on the platform, with the release of the Carcharodontosaurus now roaming around The Island and Ragnarok. Eggcellent Adventure begins on April 3rd, bringing this full event to players on Nintendo Switch for the first time. Lest we forget ARK: Dinosaur Discovery, which also saw a content update to v1.5, recently adding a full-featured in-game map and numerous gameplay improvements. As a reminder, ARK: Dinosaur Discovery is a separate download available for FREE to all digital owners of ARK on Nintendo Switch.

    Finally, we are happy to welcome a swath of new players from Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan & South Korea. Both titles are now available locally on Nintendo Switch in those regions from our partners at Spike Chunsoft.


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    We have some important news for Mobile Survivors! At the year's end, we anticipate a relaunch of ARK: Mobile as a completely revamped product. It will be based on a graphically improved version of the Switch codebase due to the increased power generally available with mobile devices and include new Switch features and content and mobile-specific changes. We plan to release all the expansion packs and non-cannon maps over time into this revamped version, and from that point onwards, ARK: Mobile will have its product lifecycle and roadmap.

     


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    ARK: The Animated Series has completed the animation and cast recordings of all its 14 initial episodes, which are currently in post-production (VFX, sound mix, etc.). We're delighted with how the show turned out -- it's an epic melodramatic love letter to dinosaurs, fantasy/sci-fi, and of course ARK itself -- though we have not placed it yet with any platform, hence the lack of news in that area. So as soon as there's more to report, we will let you know!

     


     

    Thank you everyone for reading through this substantial write-up, and stay tuned for more information on the ARK: Survival Ascended in the months ahead toward its August launch!


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    Conquest servers are being re-introduced for a new season by Snail Games. To kick things off, our current Classic PvP season will end, and servers will be wiped shortly before the new Conquest begins on April 25th.  Classic PvP servers will wipe on April 25th, 5pm Pacific Time.
     

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    • Experience gain, taming, gathering have been tripled compared to our standard Official Servers (3x)
    • Breeding, hatching, and raising rates have been tripled compared to our standard Official Servers (3x)
    • No tribe limit
    • Tribe alliances are disabled, though informal alliances are allowed
    • Servers have a maximum player count of 100
    • No Aberration map
    • All other maps excluding Gen1&2 and Extinction will be available. 
    • The following TEK engrams/items will be available:
      • TEK Replicator
      • TEK Transmitter
      • TEK Turret
      • TEK Hatchframe
      • TEK Door
      • TEK Foundation
      • TEK ladder
      • TEK Pillar
      • TEK Ramp
      • TEK Trapdoor
      • TEK Wall
      • TEK Doorframe
      • TEK Windowframe
      • TEK Window
      • Sloped TEK Wall Left
      • Sloped TEK Wall Right
      • TEK Staircase
      • Sloped TEK Roof
      • TEK Railing
      • TEK Fence Foundation
      • TEK Generator
      • TEK Trough
      • TEK Teleporter
      • Megalodon TEK Saddle
      • Vacuum Compartment
      • Vacuum Compartment Moonpool
      • Cloning Chamber
      • Tapejara TEK Saddle
      • TEK Fence Support
      • Large TEK Wall
      • TEK Stairs
      • TEK Triangle ceiling
      • TEK Triangle foundation

     


     

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    Survivors on all platforms will be receiving an EVO Event! It will be active until Monday, the 3rd of April.
    All Official Servers across each platform will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes:

    *Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates.

    Official Servers: 2x XP, Harvesting, Taming and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x Hexagon Bonus
    Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, Harvesting, Taming and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x Hexagon Bonus
    ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x Hexagon Bonus
    Classic: 6x XP, Harvesting, Taming and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval

     


     

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    Creator: Sypher Sam

    In this speed build tutorial, Sypher Sam teaches you how to build an Elven-style PvE house inspired by the Lord of the Rings' architecture. No mods were used. Plus, it can be built on consoles & PC!

     

    Creator: Raasclark (featuring CaptainFatdog)

    In this short, Raasclark and Captain Fatdog attempt to knock out a wyvern with a mantis! Will they succeed?

     

     

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    Favorite color tek Parasaurolophus by @Mio301130

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    Snow Owl by mendozian

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    Lights off! by @WolfTek7

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    Hugs! by @ScutalTheLizard

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    Warm your heart and body together by @rianeko_mabi

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    Delivering Spring by @falco_luna

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    Ferox by @k3zk_627

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    Recreation of Japanese Waterfall Castle in survival by @KiriiAndrew

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    Beautiful postcard by @RikerPlays

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    Do I love the Equus? Yes, not even gonna try lying about it by u/Fit-Photograph7844

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    Enjoy your weekend!
    Studio Wildcard

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    Unless your playstation like me, I will have to pay for ark2 separate, total bs, wc has to lap dance with Microsoft. Like what is this BS. Forget about the dang money, and just do the right thing for your community.

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    41 minutes ago, Malfor said:

    scroll up a few of us shared a tweet from Jeremy and what he said on it

    He made that post in January. And when replying to a comment on that same post, he also said that no wipes would be needed and save data would carry over perfectly.

    So clearly, either he was lying; or at the time that was the case, but at some point over the past few months they changed their minds and decided why bother making it free when they could make money off of it.

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    Thos is the worst news i ever read so they will take ark down yo make you paid again for the new one wasted of money rip ark everyone should stay together and not buy ark anymore they want more money shame on you 

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    Wow... some you guys crying about serves being gone and this and that get over it. They are trying to make the game better and push it into the future as well as it will bring in new players with better graphics and game play. Boohoo it's literally no different then anytime people have put 100's of hours into single player and we'd get an update and it completely wiped single player. Like it's $50 bucks. It's a drop in the bucket for games especially for games in ue5 most are 80 to 90. Look at the fact that they are building this game on a new engine and can go back and fix all the bugs that were in the core of the game that they can now fix that they never could before. And now we get better graphics and interactive bushes and water. Better movement. Like no poop it's gonna cost a few bucks to get an upgraded version of it. Everyone crying about drrrr I've played official for 6 years. Shut up. You guys don't even remember what day one on ark was when you had an Argent with rectangle legs and zero graphics. It's people with poop attitudes about wc trying to make the right moves to keep this game going into the future that will ruin it. You want to stay in the past because your little official server has you cool max level giga stay there then. Let new players come in and actually enjoy a fresh start in ark. With a new feel for it. It will be like 2015 all over again. Everyone should be excited where we got ark from where it was in the short time they did it. And now they have a chance to revamp the game completely and the actual core of the game and everyone is crying about it. And they are the same people that cry about the bugs they literally can't fix because they would have to redo the game from square zero. I just wish you guys would stop crying about everything they do and and "I'm done with wc" "you guys killed ark" nope. Just getting rid of boring people with boring opinions and poop takes about moving forward in life. So team wild card. You guys do you. He'll raise the price of the ASA base game to 99.99 I'll pre-order it. Add a cool skin set and I'll be happy. Can't wait to start fresh please don't give in to the people crying about buying the game again. Please don't sink your company for a few people. Make that bread and give us a dope game like you have been with ark 1. 

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    7 hours ago, StudioWildcard said:
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    • Official Servers: With the launch of ASA at the end of August, we will be taking down all Official Servers on Xbox

    Really really? Wildcard Bad company!

    You kill all Servers and think i pay dir ASA?

    You stupid 

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    7 hours ago, Lustatifer said:

    But here is the thing...we still gonna buy it

    Nope shut us down im done not even gonna watch the animated series 7 years of my life down the drain

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    I'm not trying to be that guy, I understand the ue5 move, and throwing it in for free if you get ark2 pre-ordered, or the other way around, but they always screw over playstation. You can buy the ue5, but you don't get ark2 with it, what kind of compa you does this, like DILO is this. Hopefully this is just an April fools hoke for psn, am I right? But seriously why Microsoft exclusive, and why will plastation have to buy ark 2 separately, fix this, and you will definitely have my buisness. Drop 80 on ue5, 40 for base, and 40 for dlc, then have to buy ark2, that will be overpriced at like 80, probably in the future, why,can I get a decent explanation without my post getting moderated.

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    52 minutes ago, sharkboy397 said:

    Wow... some you guys crying about serves being gone and this and that get over it. They are trying to make the game better and push it into the future as well as it will bring in new players with better graphics and game play. Boohoo it's literally no different then anytime people have put 100's of hours into single player and we'd get an update and it completely wiped single player. Like it's $50 bucks. It's a drop in the bucket for games especially for games in ue5 most are 80 to 90. Look at the fact that they are building this game on a new engine and can go back and fix all the bugs that were in the core of the game that they can now fix that they never could before. And now we get better graphics and interactive bushes and water. Better movement. Like no poop it's gonna cost a few bucks to get an upgraded version of it. Everyone crying about drrrr I've played official for 6 years. Shut up. You guys don't even remember what day one on ark was when you had an Argent with rectangle legs and zero graphics. It's people with poop attitudes about wc trying to make the right moves to keep this game going into the future that will ruin it. You want to stay in the past because your little official server has you cool max level giga stay there then. Let new players come in and actually enjoy a fresh start in ark. With a new feel for it. It will be like 2015 all over again. Everyone should be excited where we got ark from where it was in the short time they did it. And now they have a chance to revamp the game completely and the actual core of the game and everyone is crying about it. And they are the same people that cry about the bugs they literally can't fix because they would have to redo the game from square zero. I just wish you guys would stop crying about everything they do and and "I'm done with wc" "you guys killed ark" nope. Just getting rid of boring people with boring opinions and poop takes about moving forward in life. So team wild card. You guys do you. He'll raise the price of the ASA base game to 99.99 I'll pre-order it. Add a cool skin set and I'll be happy. Can't wait to start fresh please don't give in to the people crying about buying the game again. Please don't sink your company for a few people. Make that bread and give us a dope game like you have been with ark 1. 

    This right here is BAIT and a very small opinion of a mass playerbase thats rather on the other fence .......

     

    ps i was there at the start ..... 

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    WC be like "lets put it out there, if community react bad we pretend its a april fools joke, if they react ok, we keep mug them off... win-win"

    I understand you guy need money to advance thru work, but look at other games how they do it, sell skins, sell new dlc`s, etc... you guys ask money for a game that "may" or not will be realeased at end of 2024 and I dont even know if I would like it or not... cuz if its all this missions genesis crap, ill defo not like it. Peace out... 

    P.S. I still hope its a bad april fools joke

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    Some of the most severely out of touch developers that exist in these sad, sad times. Just shameless.

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    So in other words, Jeremy Stieglitz lied through his teeth in January when he said the Unreal Engine 5 upgrade/remaster would be FREE. If the community would band together like WotC's community did maybe something about this greedy grab would change.

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    Wow, Wildcard has to know that 85% of this is a slap in the face right?? $90 for a game I already own and supported from launch... Forced to buy a game I might not want just to play it… Y’all trippin.

    $20 for ALL the DLC’s from Scorched to Gen II, I might of been ok with… but $50 for the base game just to sell ARK II units is crazy… it should be $40 for base game $20 for ALL of the DLCs AT MOST. But when we were already told it would be FREE that makes it a lot harder to feel like we aren’t being taken advantage of paying anything for it…

    plus YEARS of grinding just to pay to start it all over again… I like that ARK is being remastered but damn… Idek if I want to play it now.

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    46 minutes ago, Morimoto said:

    sell skins

     I would legit invest in every single skin of Ark (if it would be tradeable and sellable on the community market of Steam).

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    if this is not a 1 april joke i say goodbye ARK

    I'm not willing to pay the money for Ark, which may be so lagy again and the servers run so unstable

    to which the old dlc come spread over 1 year and I have no desire to feed again baby dinos by hand

    and to ARK2 I will not buy a game over 1 year in advance I do not buy the cat in the bag

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    Uh... wow. This is... worse than I thought. 

    After people supported you for all these years, purchasing all your DLC and expansions, you're going to charge them $100 AGAIN?

    That's, uh, really scummy my dudes. You're basically making fools of the people who supported you through all the delays, bugs, and controversies over the years. What this has taught me is to basically not trust anything you put out, because I'll be punished for it or charged for it again. Maybe if you sold ALL the maps in a $40 bundle it would be more reasonable, but this is just gross.

    So no thanks, I'm happy with my single player game as is and I'm gonna stick with it. I'll pass on the remaster. However, while I was interested in Ark 2, this is heavily convincing me not to go for it. You guys obviously aren't trustworthy. Even if I purchased Ark II and it's inevitable DLCs, you'll then release it in UE6 and ask us to pay for it all over again, while having UE6-exclusive story content just to punish us for not forking over another $100. 

    I've tried to be patient with Ark and Wildcard's baggage for all these years, but this... is too much. I don't think I can buy another product from you... ever.

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    Premium paid mods, this is 100% April Fool !

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    So, our free Upgrade has been changed to a seperate game and paid.
    Premium Mods, are you serious, thats just ridiculous.
    I do not mind donating now and then to some creators, after having played their mods, but being forced to pay to even try it, screw that.

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    Is there a sure and certain guarantee that the cheaters: duper / mesher / aimbot, will be removed with this new Ark 1?

    And that it can serve as a protection base for Ark 2?

    Because in the state it isn't conceivable to repay the same game because it passes on another graphic engine!!!

    because a very large part of the official pvp community isn't very optimistic about the fight vs cheaters on Ark 2!!!

     

    If you guarantee us exlemlar protection/follow-up vs cheaters, you may have a chance that this news will pass!!!

    Otherwise ^^

    Edited by Ezek

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    Sad thing is if you have a family that plays this game you have to buy 3 times the amount. So wildcard your saying we have to pay you twice for the game before ark 2 comes out ridiculous. 150 and another 150 to play the game for the future.

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    ok  1 off new ark  survival ascended is going to be is own ark 1 not a  upgrade  or  a graphics upgrade  2 they can not bring  the old ark  that we got  now to ue5 is cord cod bas is full of bugs sow in stad of  going   fix the cod of a DINSOR that is ark 1  cod it is just sow esy to make new cod and put it on ue 5 in stad of going  throw yers of cod that had bug liveing in it sow ethere way  sum players will not  be made erther will  some will say ok  with that I say bring on a fresh new servers and  the new ue5 ty for reading 

     

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    Wildcard: You might not like ark2, so we upgrade ark1 so its set for many years to come.

    Also Wildcard: If you want to get the upgraded ark1, you have to buy it together with ark2.

    Seems a little paradox to me. Also contradicting jeremys post stating it would be a free upgrade. Also contradicting any common sense because we know almost nothing about ark2.

     

    That entire roadmap just screams we desperately need money!!! Cant even afford to leave the servers running as legacy servers like you did before. Not that i care, i like fresh starts and stopped playing ark long ago because of the insane cheating exploiting and real money trading going on. But i do understand if other ppl care (even tho some seem a little too attached to their pixels).

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