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    Today, ARK: Survival Evolved has made its transition from an Early Access title to a full Digital and Retail release. As a studio, we are incredibly excited about reaching this milestone. It has been a challenging and emotional experience for everyone a part of the ARK world; we're overjoyed about finally being able to hold the complete ARK disc, and want to thank each one of you for joining us on this journey.

    ARK started out as a very ambitious project, in terms of scope of content, features, and the story. It was no secret that we were in for an adventure with what we were hoping to achieve alongside the community. It started out as a basic open-world survival game, with one ARK, one boss, about 30 creatures, and approximately a bazillion bugs give or take. It was hard to say where the game would lead us, regarding its story, and its development. Those of you who were with us for the Early Access launch had many questions about how the world came to be, why you were here, and where we were going. Today, you can begin to discover the answer to those questions.

    Over the past 26 months, the game has undergone massive improvements thanks to feedback from the community. We now launch with four ARKs - including the Norse & Scottish Highland-Inspired "Ragnarok" -, five bosses, over one hundred creatures to tame and encounter, the inclusion of the Primitive+ alternate game mode & Procedural ARKs, hundreds of mods, total User Interface overhauls, general performance enhancements, bug fixes, quality of life improvements, countless additional gameplay plus story elements, and... a toilet.

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    With the “1.0” release version, you can experience the full story of ARK: Survival Evolved! Can you make it to the heart of the ARK and discover the shocking secret that lies buried within? While it may seem strange for a survival game to have a “single player” mode with an “ending”, we’re happy that surviving the ARK provides a measure of closure should you seek it, while also pointing the way to what comes next.

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    Rest assured this complete version of the game will still be receiving regular updates, and this is not the end of the ARK saga, but only the beginning of the next phase, for great adventures and awe-inspiring new experiences are just around the corner…

    It won't be long before we add two new members to our ever growing family of critters (with the Otter joining us today on PC, with the Phoenix and additional Tek Gear coming later this week!), as well as items, additional gameplay elements and more. ARK has only just scratched the surface, and there is a long future ahead, survivors everywhere will get to experience something out of this world.

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    Early Access hasn't been an easy or straightforward process; there is no established guidebook or instructions on how to take a game from early access, and into the full digital and physical retail release. You could say that we now understand why so few have done it. ;)

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    Having the community by our side, through thick and thin has been a key component to achieving this milestone. Sometimes we've made mistakes, and have had different opinions, but we truly appreciate each and every one of you. Your feedback, ideas, support, and passion through our Early Access journey have been vital to the development of the game and will continue to be invaluable to us. The community has undoubtedly influenced ARK for the better and contributed to its success and the landmark of reaching full digital and retail release.

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    We encourage everyone who has ever wanted to ride a T-Rex, soar across the skies on the back of a Pteranodon, fish from their boat as the evening sun fades over the horizon, or explore the deepest caverns to encounter terrifying extinct predators, to join us in the living, dynamic world that is ARK: Survival Evolved. Whether online or off, solo or in a large tribe, we think that everyone will find something special to discover on the ARK and make it their home.

    Stay tuned for updates on the relaunch of our Official Server Network on our social media channels (@survivetheark), and watch this space over the course of this week for lots more exciting ARK news, hint hint!

    See you there! :Jerblove:

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    i live in est zone.... game says would be ready around 11 am est. and its now 1.13pm est.... whats going on?

     

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    Some updates about the time schedule would be nice. I would like to restart on a fresh server, so far I'm sitting here, doing nothing and starring on an anounced time in the past. If you guys have problems bringing servers online the players should know. Communication is everything.

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    I can't wait until the Xbox servers come online to play this full retail release version.  There won't be anymore disconnects, disappearing dinos or server crashes.  And the game will run at a silky smooth 60FPS with zero lag and all of our wildest dreams will come true.

     

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    1 minute ago, Vertebreaker said:

    I can't wait until the Xbox servers come online to play this full retail release version.  There won't be anymore disconnects, disappearing dinos or server crashes.  And the game will run at a silky smooth 60FPS with zero lag and all of our wildest dreams will come true.

     

    You think so? Just like we thought the servers might be out on time

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    7 minutes ago, Kinger said:

    I'm having the same 2 problems. Makes it hard to quit ark and restart it.

    Did we actually expect the servers to go up on time? Or to even go up within the same day?

    I wonder how many people will return the game because they can't play it.

    I just reset my Xbox via Settings tab and it now pins Ark to my 'recent' tab. Still struggling with Servers, haha.

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    2 minutes ago, Vertebreaker said:

    I can't wait until the Xbox servers come online to play this full retail release version.  There won't be anymore disconnects, disappearing dinos or server crashes.  And the game will run at a silky smooth 60FPS with zero lag and all of our wildest dreams will come true.

     

    The sarcasm is strong with his one. xD

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    2 minutes ago, Kinger said:

    You think so? Just like we thought the servers might be out on time

    ALL OF OUR WILDEST DREAMS WILL COME TRUE! :D

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    Wildcard. Congrats on the full release and launch of

    ARK: Survival Evolved.

     

    This is not the end.

    Its not the beginning of the end.

    Its the END of the beginning.

     

    Simply put: WC and all people working with you. ARE Amazing.

    Every company envy you all.

     

    Thanks, Ariana and Marcus and Sara

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    5 minutes ago, RealJackBauer said:

    Some updates about the time schedule would be nice. I would like to restart on a fresh server, so far I'm sitting here, doing nothing and starring on an anounced time in the past. If you guys have problems bringing servers online the players should know. Communication is everything.

    exactly... they think we are just..... kids waiting for candies....

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    Will there be something that tells us if the server is legacy or new, for official servers?

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    Just now, Slywolf117 said:

    Will there be something that tells us if the server is legacy or new, for official servers?

    The legacy servers will be marked and you can filter for/by them in the server manager.

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    It's wildcard, you expect things to run smooth? And communication is really their strong card...

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    Just now, Joebl0w13 said:

    The legacy servers will be marked and you can filter for/by them in the server manager.

    You sure? because I logged onto a Rag server and my character data from before was still there(hadn't logged onto that server in 2 months, had stopped playing official servers due to elitist toxicity levels on server)

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    1 minute ago, Slywolf117 said:

    Will there be something that tells us if the server is legacy or new, for official servers?

    You can decide which ones, there is a selection

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    They keep delaying. I uploaded breeding rexes in the ob. yesterday. They are going to dissappear.

     

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    2 minutes ago, ArianaGaming said:

    Every company envy you all.

    Except the ones that run live action games on way better servers.

    I don't bluescreen when playing Battlefield. And there's no lag on it, either.

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    LOL, I had the filter set to Official and not legacy, it pulled up the legacy one, so yeah...you should fix that soon.

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    1 minute ago, mactancebu said:

    They keep delaying. I uploaded breeding rexes in the ob. yesterday. They are going to dissappear.

     

    should have been smarter... I uploaded all my stuff at 11:30pm EST just for this reason right here Wildcard is not good at time schedules

     

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    1 minute ago, incinderberries said:

    Except the ones that run live action games on way better servers.

    I don't bluescreen when playing Battlefield. And there's no lag on it, either.

    FYI, these games do not have dupers to battle. These actions to stop exploits are necessary.

    /Ariana

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    What i really want to know is, have you solved the issue with people pillaring the living crap out of everything to hog it all? It would be REAL nice if you did.

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    1 minute ago, ArianaGaming said:

    FYI, these games do not have dupers to battle. These actions to stop exploits are necessary.

    /Ariana

    These actions to stop exploits should have ben delt with months ago, not on release Day. 

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