Shinehorn Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 What is your favourite map in ARK? Why do you think like this? My favourite map is The Center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVENGED Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 The island. Primary reason is because I spent most of my time there. Ragnarok is amazing yes but the island has the nostalgia factor for me. I'll always miss my legacy days on the island, they were some of my funnest days in Ark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anarki Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 I generally prefer the Center too even though I can appreciate Ragnarok - but for me its just too big. I like the differing sections of the Center, and also the cave layouts. Finally, there are always more high lvl dinos for taming on the Center in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weiss Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 I've never really been to the center except for trades, but it looks nice. Island is ok. My favourite map is SE. I liked it even better before people could transfer island dinos, now everyone has his gigas on the map to eat deathworms, wyvern, rock golems. There's no fog. I like the setting of the map. I love that my view is never obstructed by trees. The rare sandstorms can be annoying but no problem with a jerboa. Spoil timers suck but make sense. Aggro range of wyvern seems to be a lot smaller than on rag. Only 3 caves, which makes it less annoying to have a small outpost near them (resetting timers). Easy desert loot. Easy xp from DWs and wyvern. Nice story. Easy taming of some animals (no thylas jumping at you, cliffs near rex spawns). Phoenix hunting. Infinite oil. Rag looks amazing and has great places to live, but it's too easy. You don't have to work for any resources, high lvl tames are easy to find and not special at all. Wyverns are easy to raise. No fog or sandstorms, regular spoil timers, there's absolutely no challenge except other players blocking paths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DJRone89 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 I host a small community cluster with Ragnarok as my main, and the 2nd rotating between the DLC and The Island. Despite that, The Center is by far my favourite map. The maps itself has been brilliantly crafted with all the different biomes and huge cave systems making it a truely unique map. @AVENGED I too miss the legacy days on The Island as you cannot replace those memories especially when first starting out. @Anarki Ragnarok is huge yes, but it’s a great map if you like exploring by ground. I feel you miss too much when using flyers but it’s a needs must because of how much ground you have to cover to get anywhere. But like The Center, high level dinos are in abundance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaiks Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 The Island is the perfect, balanced map imo. It only lacks a desert biome that can be easily added via mods or map extensions (I made a few myself). I really don't like The Center bc of it's lack of contiguous land (not my play style) and yes, Rag is too easy. SE comes at a close second place to me bc of the increased difficult and before it was ruined with Island dinos. Aberration I still don't know what I think about it... to soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gogohorse Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 My favorite is scorched earth although it’s WAY to hard. it’s got some cool landscape and that’s why I like it, although this will probably change when I get to the lower levels of abberation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martellus Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Its a tie between The Island and Scorched Earth for me. The Island has the best diversity, both by climate and biological creatures. Makes it kinda hard to dislike it. Scorched Earth because its so darn epic, it presents a fresh challenge compared to the establishment and the new creatures are equally amazing. I haven't explored all of the Aberration, I barely scratched the surface. So I cannot weight in yet. I did like what I have seen so far. Ragnarok is ok, I haven't played it since they released the desert part, it was shielded off at the time. But it is an ok map. I confess my only business there is getting the Griffin and the Ice Wyvern. The Center I just don't like it at all. The way it is designed doesn't work for me, but I hear that for sea tribes this map is pretty awesome (which probably is the case considering how dreadful the land mass is, I do like the floating island though). Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwishPapaSweets Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 I'll say Ragnarok being a favorite of mine due to the huge amount of land to explore and breath taking views Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfBrink Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 They're all so good IMO. But I have to say my favorite map has to be Abberation now. Before that the Center. I love the Center because of the cavern designs and cave networks. There's also a lot of really cool views and base locations. As for Abberation, it's just beautiful. There's 4 different levels in the single map which is outstanding since it leads to so much diversity. The surface which is hazardous and engulfed in flames half the time, the fertile zone, the bioluminescence zone, then the radiation zone. There's a lot of very awe inspiring locations as well for base locations giving you a great scenic view. Best part about Abberation? No flying mounts and it's a stacked map (4 levels). You find yourself encountering other players SO much more frequently which is amazing. It really brings out the games social encounters a lot more thus engaging more trading and communication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouSpowells Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 I'll go back and forth on which are my favorite, but I bounce around on the first 4. Vallhalla Abberation Island Ragnarok Center Scorched Volcano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaiderofthelostARK Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Love how hard abberation is. Gotta be my fav. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyDo Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I would have to say aberration even though I haven't fully explored it yet. I like how hard it is and that there are no flyers which seems to make everything way too easy, early on imo. After that it would be the island cause of amount of time playing on it. I didn't like the center cause of its layout and rag was too buggy for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadnaught Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Scorched pre transfers is my favorite so far but as i explore aberration more and more it is moving up the list. Im with many others here in that i really really like ragnarok but it is by far too easy, i pictured it as an end game map where everything should be harder but it is the opposite and im disappointed. I have many fond memories on the island but it has more to do with starting out in ark and learning everything along with everyone else, that sense of newness that only scorched has captured for me since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaleTheWhale Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Aberration is by far my favorite map. While it may not be as large as the center or ragnarok, it is, in my opinion, one of the best looking and most challenging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave192 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 The Center is where its at for me. Love the size, the layout, the resource locations. It all just fits well. The island just feels too small for me and some of the resources are a pain to farm. SE is just painful and i havent been on the new Abberation yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critter Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Definitely Ragnorak. Aside from the size there's numerous amount of spots to build, both scorched earth and vanilla Dino's included along with materials and items from both, griffins, and beautiful biomes. The center is ugly in comparison, although it's better for resource farming. The island is decent for smaller map endeavors/playstyles and for no fly servers for unnoficial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umber0010 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Ragnarok -high level spawns make it feel more challenging -it's huge -Great views (ever been on the bridge overlooking the canyon?) -you don't have to travel half-way across the map for resources -SE content -the ice worm labyrinth, jungle dungeon, and puzzle maze. three expertly crafted caves -the name being a Reference to Norse Mythology Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuffyPony Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Ragnarok by far. Aberration is a pretty distant second place, followed a little more closely by the Island. Then Scorched Earth, then the Center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d1nk Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 10 hours ago, WolfBrink said: They're all so good IMO. But I have to say my favorite map has to be Abberation now. Before that the Center. I love the Center because of the cavern designs and cave networks. There's also a lot of really cool views and base locations. As for Abberation, it's just beautiful. There's 4 different levels in the single map which is outstanding since it leads to so much diversity. The surface which is hazardous and engulfed in flames half the time, the fertile zone, the bioluminescence zone, then the radiation zone. There's a lot of very awe inspiring locations as well for base locations giving you a great scenic view. Best part about Abberation? No flying mounts and it's a stacked map (4 levels). You find yourself encountering other players SO much more frequently which is amazing. It really brings out the games social encounters a lot more thus engaging more trading and communication. Amen! I love it so much! Theres a real hazard almost everywhere, you have to be aware and make creative base design / builds too! No flyers is best. Always liked the concept and its forced upon you here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphere Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I am mostly on The Island, and am most familiar with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidWarpig Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Scorched and aberration are tied for first i just love the unique challenges that both maps have, island is 3rd except i really hate where the red woods biome was placed wish it was further north, then ragnarok while i love the map its more like a vacation destination lol and the center.. dont care to much for it after flyer nerf and leeds introduction and it needs a map specific creature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrysis Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Aberration. I really fell in love with the map. Oh, sure, the Island will always be special since it's where I first started out, but the design, beauty, and difficulty of Aberration has really allowed it to steal first spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MudPuppy Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Ragnarok! I love its size, how beautiful it is & the views, has many great spots to build and all biomes, resources & dinos/creatures in 1 location (great for us SPers). Always finding new things while out exploring and love the high level spawns. I'm sure I might loathe it a bit once the Griffin nerf hits (haven't updated since the nerf hit & won't until something huge comes out- rest of Rag's map, S+ or dino TLC)... & wouldn't have to worry about it at all IF they'd just give us (SP, those running their own servers , etc) the ability to have our own control/configurations!! Seriously, we should make a post about that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHighlander Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 I run private servers for my wife, my kids and I on dedicated server hardware at home. We're up to six servers now, 1 x The Island, 1 x Scorched Earth, 2 x The Center and 2 x Ragnarok. We spend most of our time on Ragnarok, it just puts the other maps in the shade in my opinion, beautiful and massive, despite thinking I know it inside out, every time I explore it on a land animal I find something new I didn't know existed. I have barely touched the Island or Center maps (we use one of them just for storing mutation breeds on now and never actually play on it) since Ragnarok released. As for Abberation, it just doesn't look like my sort of thing, but we may try it one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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