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    As we have previously mentioned in July, today marks the beginning of the process of removing our lower population ARK servers on PC, Xbox, and PS4. Here is a quick breakdown on how this process will work.

    Taking Down Low Pop Servers
    These lower population servers make up about 33% of the existing online servers, with calculations based on sustained player-count as well as popularity of game mode. These servers will be taken offline and be re-purposed for new, fresh servers that will be put up on launch day. Any existing server that is not considered a low pop server and is not taken down will become a Legacy server. 

    Legacy servers will remain on a separate cluster from the new cluster, which means you will not be able to transfer anything between Legacy servers and the new servers.

    Servers Up for Deletion
    Below is a complete list of the servers that will be deleted come August 29th. You have from now until 12:00am EST on the 29th to move your belongings onto a server not present on this list. Please click one of the links below. They are separated by platform (PC, Xbox, and PS4).

    How To Move Servers
    If you are unfamiliar with the process, you are able to upload your items, creatures, and player through the Obelisk terminal, supply drops, as well as the Tek Transmitter. Survivors are advised to use Cross-ARK immediately to relocate their belongings onto a server that is not included in our take-down list above.

    Server-wide Blackout
    Our Official Server Network will be taken down at 12:00AM ET on August 29th and will remain down for approximately 8 hours, with our official servers coming back online at 8am ET. During this time we will be going through the process of removing all servers outlined in this post and re-purposing them into a new cluster, completely separate from all Legacy servers. The Legacy servers and all the new servers will come back online after that time.

    Important Customer Support Legacy Information
    When the current servers become Legacy servers on the 29th, we will no longer offer Customer Support to these Legacy servers. All outstanding tickets to our Customer Support team will be wiped clean on launch day, and no future tickets submitted by those playing on Legacy servers will be accepted. Going forward our Customer Support team will be focused on assisting those present on the new cluster, which will not be plagued by many of the issues that occurred during the Early Access process. Unfortunately it is beyond the scope of our operation to continue to offer support on Legacy servers at this time.

    Do note that this is for Customer Support only, which is the process of submitting a ticket through our support system. Legacy clusters for PS4 and for Xbox will still be receiving Ragnarok servers. Legacy servers will also receive all of the same fixes and content that the new cluster will.

    Allocation of New Servers
    We know you are all very curious about this, but we don’t have this information ready to share quite yet. What I can tell you is that we plan to continue to support all current existing game modes in some capacity, so you won’t lose access to your favourite way to play the game. In the beginning we will be mainly focusing our efforts on strictly PVP and PVE servers on all maps, but will allocate servers to the other game modes based on their popularity.

    Server Saves of Deleted Servers
    We will make the save files available as soon as we can, which will likely be sometime before Saturday. We will host these files which anyone can download and then you are welcome to re-host the save file for your own use. We'll include a link to where you can download server saves in this post when they are available. 

    To those affected by the move, we apologize greatly. This moving process will not be easy, but it is a necessary step towards our official launch. We have learned a lot throughout our Early Access adventures. Throughout our ups and downs, you’ve stood by our side and continued to support us during our growing pains and mess ups which is why we wanted our players to have the ability to keep as much progress as they can while still moving forward with a plan that will improve the game overall. We are committed to monitoring the health of this new cluster with our new ddos mitigation and changes to the transfer system (both of which will also be present on the Legacy servers), which will no doubt improve the official online playing environment.

    We look forward to fostering a fair and fun community with the beginning of our brand new ARK cluster on launch day. We very much appreciate your support of ARK through its Early Access process. 

    Xbox UWP, Rentable Servers, Crossbuy, & Crossplay!

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    While I have you here, I have some Xbox news to share as well!

    Originally our plan was to go out with Play Anywhere on our launch day but unfortunately that has now been pushed back until mid-September. However I do have some exciting news to share: with the use of Xbox and Windows 10 PC Crossplay (UWP) you can host your own server without needing an extra copy of the game or a second console to do it! (Though it is important to note that you will still be able to host a Player Dedicated server this way.) If you own ARK digitally on Xbox, you get the Windows 10 PC version as well as the Xbox One X version for free and you can play with all your Xbox friends from your PC or either console. 

    In addition, we'll be introducing rentable servers for our Xbox Survivors at that time! We'll be sure to let you all know when these additions are ready to go out to Xbox users.

    Our release date is rapidly approaching and we're very excited for what is about to come. We hope you are too!

    All the best,

    Studio Wildcard

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    6 minutes ago, powerstuck said:

    The OP needs to be updated.

    @Jen @Jat

    You guys posted this...

    Source : https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/forums/topic/237201-the-great-migration-xbox-uwp/

    Then the first patch goes and says...

     

    Can you be true to your word for ever 1 hours ? Like really. 

    At this point, wipe all legacy servers, wipe them now, no announce, no nothing. Show everyone how ready you are to deal with a poopstorm and how cash hungry you are.

    why does this not surprise me :(

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    When can we see arks update come out? Can you update it while ark is down putting up new servers and taking the old ones down? @Jen

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    Soooo what i do not get is will my character be gone if i leave it on one of the servers that are getting wiped i played ark almost from the start and i just saw it go down and now a friend asked me if i could help him play the game i tried talking him out of it but he think your game is awesome well now my lvl 77 character which used to be 105 but thanks to wildcards amazingness he got reset now i have this character currently placed on the server EU 220 on nitrado is this the end for my character? 

    Btw i used to love ark back then but with the diseases you started ruining it also i loved scorched earth worth the 20 bucks bought it on day one so dont think im some neckbeard that can do nothing but complain but you didn't listen to the community feedback and ruined the game.

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    To think this game is anywhere near ready for release in the first place is itself an embarrassment.  To think it's worth $60 is sort of sickening.  To think it's going to gain playerbase at all, throw howsoever many quadbipple-bonus 9-day weekends out there as they might, is ludicrous.

    Why even bother with new servers?

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     But wildcard you said this... But wildcard.... But but but... shut up already, we get it. You think because you bought a game that was in early access that clearly states on the screen that it is a work in progress may change or may not even come out at all. Enough said right there everyone else commenting here like they won't be playing on the new servers grabbing land and leveling as fast as possible go play, they know damn well what they'll be doing. Playing ARK. They know a lot if not most of the ark pvp population is trolls/kids/unemployed so I mean really cmon guys how enticing do you think you look especially constantly flaming wc forums and usually making direct accusations in a very disrespectful way. This is a job quit acting as if they owe anything more then a thanks for playing. 

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    20 minutes ago, Ubpnibcn said:

     But wildcard you said this... But wildcard.... But but but... shut up already, we get it. You think because you bought a game that was in early access that clearly states on the screen that it is a work in progress may change or may not even come out at all. Enough said right there everyone else commenting here like they won't be playing on the new servers grabbing land and leveling as fast as possible go play, they know damn well what they'll be doing. Playing ARK. They know a lot if not most of the ark pvp population is trolls/kids/unemployed so I mean really cmon guys how enticing do you think you look especially constantly flaming wc forums and usually making direct accusations in a very disrespectful way. This is a job quit acting as if they owe anything more then a thanks for playing. 

    5 min till your argument is invalid. Press that lemon a bit more it's not dried enough. They deserve what they're getting. That's it.

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    they lied to you? you do know how testing goes right? this is/was an early access game....you were paying to test....to help figure out the bugs....i dont understand what people dont get about this. Do you know that when something is broken and the company does not have a return policy you get a new item right? well you are getting new servers they are offering to fix the problem for you all you have to do is trade in the broken (servers) for a new one. do you think stores let you keep part of something they are offering to fix? just because you were so simple minded to think that they were going to keep the orig test servers up and 100% supported and put money and resources into after they had serverd there purpose is no ones fault but your own. the other games ive tested did not even keep the test servers up it was a complete wipe and they give you a small token of appreciation for helping them test the game normally some cosmetic or decorative thing. i joined the game when it was pretty early access but like a dummy i played via game share and did not own the game so i had to buy the game about a month ago personally (and SE) so that was $80+ and i knew what i was doing .... i could have waited for the game to be fixed and officially released but i didnt i dont think i have any more say so then some one that paid what $40 for game + SE or what ever it was...NO... its just seems kind of odd that most people that i know and play with (X1) are waiting for the new servers because of the cheating and exploits, so why are people wanting to stay on these servers if its not for the stuff that was cheated into the game? i dont have an outrageous amount of game to im just a little of 2k hours but if it takes me starting over then so be it if they fix the cheating. i dont feel lied to but then again this isnt my first rodeo!

     

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    Regarding all seen by Studio Wildcard I see only two options. 

    1. Move to a new server even if yours is not on a kill list. They WILL do something with legacy servers at some point, no  point in wasting another year. They have proved many times their words change a lot. 

    2. Quit, as I don't have the stamina to start over again, which means no point even thinking about option 1.

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    My tribe and I have put alot of time and effort into raising and 100% inprinting our dinos. We want to move to Ragnarok. We don't mind grinding out new structures,  we grind everyday as a team and are good at it. Our concerns are that the dinos who we have selectively breed , inprinted and cared for, will not be able to move with us. 

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    2 minutes ago, brent65622 said:

    when will we get the server files

    It is discussed here: 

     

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    I don't understand, my server ( EU Xbox official server 1) isn't on the list, yet it has been deleted?!

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    1 minute ago, Rooky10 said:

    I don't understand, my server ( EU Xbox official server 1) isn't on the list, yet it has been deleted?!

    All servers are down until official launch later today.

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    Quisiera saber si habrá un servidor SA de ragnarok.

     

    in the end what time will be the launch ???

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    3 minutes ago, marckelmuerto said:

    Quisiera saber si habrá un servidor SA de ragnarok.

     

    in the end what time will be the launch ???

    should of been live 9 mins ago, if they stick to their word

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    When is the first server comin on OMG im sat here waiting 

     

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    They always said between 8am-9am. It is only 8:12am, and they said for console it would be within the hour. They never said at 8am on the spot.

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    3 minutes ago, GP said:

    They always said between 8am-9am. It is only 8:12am, and they said for console it would be within the hour. They never said at 8am on the spot.

    all posts up to the latest one said 8am, shouldnt say times if they cant keep things rolling

    as a game dev, id never give exact time on when to expect updates/patches

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    Sure hope console players dont get some kind of aimbot handicap like in GTA, really makes things stupid.(crossplay with PC)

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