Jacira Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 So I just kibb tamed a 150 Angler and I'm curious to know what I need to prioritise for it's stats. I'm guessing melee dmg to harvest more pearls. But the main thing I'm concerned about is preservation. I have already out ran electric eels and pletz with it but not sure if it can outrun megs. Are there any other predators I need to worry about catching it? Ergo, do I need to up it's movement speed at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baton Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 try wiki https://ark.gamepedia.com/Base_Creature_Speeds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fistfeet Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Other than Alphas, it looks like mosasaurus is the only wild sea creature that can outrun a tamed Angler based on Baton's link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuffyPony Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 I'd prioritize Stamina over Movement Speed, since the sprint speed of a tamed Angler is good enough to out-swim most wild creatures and Stamina also comes in handy for long-duration fights. But over those, I'd just go with Melee and Health. As long as you don't get grabbed by a Tuso, with a decent chunk of Health you can usually just swim straight up and survive anything that comes to attack you, especially since the biggest threats (Mosa, Alpha Mosa) other than Tuso can't really ascend vertically and attack at the same time very effectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dracul Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 long as nothing sneaks up on you the major threat you'll face is alpha megalodons, they are every bit as aggressive as normal ones (unlike most alphas who have a reduced aggro radius, alpha sharks will almost aggro on you as soon as they can see you) but the lack of armor (as anglers dont wear saddles) is a real concern when puttering around on those, if anything really nasty does get the jump on you your pretty much boned but 'normal' stuff wont pose much of a threat, IE standard issue sharks, plesios and mosas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraken Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Personally, first 10 points into speed, at least. That makes you able to outrun anything and those levels come easy enough. After that 10-15 into stamina to make sure you don't get caught by anything by getting pooped out. After that, your choice really, melee will garner you more pearls, weight will let you carry more on your person, more speed and stamina obviously. Health, honestly I don't bother with as apart from the odd blow, I'm running away from everything that takes an unhealthy interest in me, I'll only pump it if I get a really low statted one, 4-5k is fine as I don't plan on getting hit. So yeah really, speed, stamina, melee are your priorities imo if you're looking at a purely pearl gatherer, which considering the lack of saddle, lowish damage, and poor attack range is all they're good for apart from night time exploration and making the water pen all purty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YJMark Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Wild megalodons are super slow. I wouldn't worry ablut them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquadog137 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I would just do health and damage along with stamina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klakky Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Ichy AKA The Dolphin, nothin can outrun those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldDuck Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Yea Ichtyosaurus or Dolphin is the fastest that I know, and it's small, I can out-swim everything and scout the sea looking for high level water creature to tame, never tried it to fight but nothing can chase it especially when leveled up the speed. It's really really fast ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klakky Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 56 minutes ago, DonaldDuck said: Yea Ichtyosaurus or Dolphin is the fastest that I know, and it's small, I can out-swim everything and scout the sea looking for high level water creature to tame, never tried it to fight but nothing can chase it especially when leveled up the speed. It's really really fast ! I usually pump stamina, whats the point of speed when its already the quickest water dino ;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer Moderator invincibleqc Posted March 11, 2018 Volunteer Moderator Share Posted March 11, 2018 Just now, Klakky said: I usually pump stamina, whats the point of speed when its already the quickest water dino ;p Speed is still preferable in my opinion. Why? You need only 130% speed to be as fast as a sprinting 100% one so by pumping speed you can swim around without using shift and be faster without ever needing any stamina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldDuck Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 If I remember correctly Ichtyosaurus stamina doesn't drain easily, so you don't need to waste any point for it. Ichtyo does not even need to stop for stam regen swimming around the vast Ragnarok ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeningWei Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 3 hours ago, Klakky said: I usually pump stamina, whats the point of speed when its already the quickest water dino ;p Yes the stamina regenerates to fill in a second anyway so you are pretty much sprinting non stop leveling speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyrist Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 I used to have a 200% movementspeed dolphin specifically to do oil runs when i lived on a raft base.. It was amazing nothing could keep up to us... Zoom to a oilnode, dismount and harvest then zoom away again before danger approaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthaNyan Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 I prefer mantas over dolphins because, given enough speed, they can fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamage007 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Mosa's and Plesi's are the equal fastest water tames in Ark not Itchy's believe it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayin Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 You can level up movement speed on all the water creatures. so... not sure what the point of this is. You can naked solo run the Caverns of Lost Hope - on a dolphin or an angler pretty easily with minimal points in movement speed. Honestly, that's fast enough. There's no real need to outrun anything in the water because you just have to swim up. The only thing you can't really outrun is a squid when it grabs you or a jellyfish when it stuns you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouSpowells Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Kayin said: You can level up movement speed on all the water creatures. so... not sure what the point of this is. You can naked solo run the Caverns of Lost Hope - on a dolphin or an angler pretty easily with minimal points in movement speed. Honestly, that's fast enough. There's no real need to outrun anything in the water because you just have to swim up. The only thing you can't really outrun is a squid when it grabs you or a jellyfish when it stuns you. The point of this thread was described in the original post. OP wanted to know if they'd need to pump speed on their angler to outrun other sea creatures while hunting pearls. As far as I can tell it had nothing to do with the Caverns of Lost Hope or tips on getting through it. 21 hours ago, Jamage007 said: Mosa's and Plesi's are the equal fastest water tames in Ark not Itchy's believe it or not. Wild mosas/plessies are kind of quick sprinting in a straight line, but they're not fast enough for the OP to need to dump a bunch of points into speed on their Angler to get away from them. As far as sea creatures go, they're the two easiest to get away from...especially on a dino that can swim vertically. @OP - You don't need to increase speed...but it's worth doing if you plan on doing a lot of farming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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