SneakyMcGee Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 With the recent announcement of Extinction via a livestream trailer, I eagerly look forward to sinking time into it, but I wonder... Whats next for ARK? Past Extinction, I don't believe the community know anything yet, perhaps it will be revealed post Extinction or sooner. But in the meantime, its always fun to have a brainstorm. So, I ask you, what do you think or hope is coming to the game next? Personally, I'm hoping for more maps in the vein of Ragnarok - large open wilderness maps to explore, without all of the Tek aesthetic. Let me know, let's start a discussion! -SneakyMcGee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthaNyan Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 ARK 2, possibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SneakyMcGee Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 1 minute ago, DarthaNyan said: ARK 2, possibly. I hope not. Personally, I think it'd be better to keep building upon the game they already have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthaNyan Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 1 minute ago, SneakyMcGee said: I hope not. Personally, I think it'd be better to keep building upon the game they already have. On contrary. Better to create something else with a different setting and, hopefully on the latest engine version or, at least, support engine updates unlike current ARK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demerus Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 More ports to N64, Dreamcast, Nintendo 3DS, etc. More nerfs in favor of PVP Certainly NOT optimization, significant bug fixes or QOL improvments to the base game or anything like that. Coming soon ARK 2: We'll Choose A Better Engine This Time - Evolved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akherousia Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 As far as I understand, Ark 2 is pretty much confirmed. I suppose they announced they were working on it a while ago, and it seems pretty set in stone. Though I haven't looked into it myself so maybe my sources are wrong, but it seems legit at this point. Unfortunately, it looks like Ark has no interest in returning to its roots and will continue to be going forward with the whole Tek/Futuristic angle so I'd expect more machines, more technology, more Tek creatures, and simply more fantasy. Ideally, I honestly wish they'd just come up with a few new maps for us and introduce some new legitimate dinosaurs for those of us who aren't as enthused by the whole tek thing. I'm not saying that adding these mechanics and concepts is necessarily a bad thing, but it's isolating those of us who came for the dinosaur survival game and it would be nice to get a little love on that front. I'd love for some more radical 'one biome' maps like Scorched Earth to be introduced in the base game, with some new dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures to fit the theme. But honestly, it's just going to be more space, aliens, and technology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esoya Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 7 minutes ago, Akherousia said: As far as I understand, Ark 2 is pretty much confirmed. I suppose they announced they were working on it a while ago, and it seems pretty set in stone. Though I haven't looked into it myself so maybe my sources are wrong, but it seems legit at this point. Unfortunately, it looks like Ark has no interest in returning to its roots and will continue to be going forward with the whole Tek/Futuristic angle so I'd expect more machines, more technology, more Tek creatures, and simply more fantasy. Ideally, I honestly wish they'd just come up with a few new maps for us and introduce some new legitimate dinosaurs for those of us who aren't as enthused by the whole tek thing. I'm not saying that adding these mechanics and concepts is necessarily a bad thing, but it's isolating those of us who came for the dinosaur survival game and it would be nice to get a little love on that front. I'd love for some more radical 'one biome' maps like Scorched Earth to be introduced in the base game, with some new dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures to fit the theme. But honestly, it's just going to be more space, aliens, and technology. Yehay.. i hope the same. I don't like the TEK and future things. I bought the game because of the dinos, beaches, woods, jungles, caves, crafting . I stoped my server and playing since i know prim+ has no updates :/. 1354 hour's of fun, six friends bought the game because i told them to play .... so it's a good time to stop playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paroxyde Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Welp, you can always learn to mod and make prim++? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martellus Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 One trip with Ark is good enough for me, at least based on my current experience. Nearly 2000 hours play time is pretty good for any game. I loved it, but I am so not grinding another adventure from zero, so no, no Ark 2 for me. I will however keep playing as long as they build on the current Ark as I already have the infrastructure in place. I may take a look into a sequel if I could somehow import my stuff from the current Ark into the new one (at least from a private server to another), having access to 100% of the current creatures and tools, then I could begin to consider another version of it. I just don´t want to lose all my hours, nor leave the stuff I come to enjoy behind. Also, over time I found my place, I dropped occasionally in PVP, but it was on PVE that the game really took form to me, private server of course - with friends. I only wish there were human NPCs to populate and help around the place, like on another game that has this already and it makes bases so lively and efficient for it. With that said, should an Ark 2 be released, then I hope it is everything you guys/gals hope to be, and be lot of fun. I will be here, enjoying the posts and comments you share, but one Ark Early Access is more than enough for me. As for an other season of expansion after Extinction, I would definitely be up for it, but I have no clue what to ask for as I know very little (like everyone else) about Extinction itself. The tamable Titans are certainly a plus, I really look forward to them, while the trailer did not hint at any form of narrative or NPCs, I hope these made the cut this time, if not that would certainly be my ask for any following expansion/add-on. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowletAlex Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 I’m pretty sure that ark 2 isn’t actually a thing, and Jeremy just mentioned in an interview he was open to the idea. I expect after Extinction we’ll get seasonal events, maybe a new creature/items/skins every now and then, and more focus on big TLC patches, official mods/official mod maps, bugfixing, and MAYBE getting stuff like Primal Survival, SOTF, new game modes, etc. We almost certainly won’t get ALL this stuff, but I expect this will be what is within the realm of possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MandaBear Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Id like to see the classic good Halloween event come back ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samsquanch01 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Hopefully more bug fix's bigger in size than some entire games. 4.5 gig bug fix...wow Edit: hopefully it's preload dlc which would keep us from a 2 hour download on launch day. That would be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jtmorris Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Imagine if WC had not released SE until after they fixed all the bugs ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DJRone89 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 1 minute ago, Jtmorris said: Imagine if WC had not released SE until after they fixed all the bugs ?? The alternative would never have happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComradeJenkens Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 I can't picture them abandoning Ark when it's one of the top played games still. If it continues to do well I suspect they will do a few more tlc passes, then make a new, non story dlc map. Still holding out for some kind of water world Ark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyanicEmber Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Personally, I think Wildcard will move on to a totally new IP. But we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DJRone89 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 1 hour ago, CyanicEmber said: Personally, I think Wildcard will move on to a totally new IP. But we'll see. I’d have to see the conclusion of Extinction first before making that prediction, however I can see that as a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SneakyMcGee Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 Lots of responses here, personally I do hope they don't move on a sequel, I don't think they'd risk losing the massive playerbase, especially with all the bad light they've gotten recently over optimisation, but that is simply my humble opinion. More jungles! Please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthaNyan Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 59 minutes ago, SneakyMcGee said: Lots of responses here, personally I do hope they don't move on a sequel, I don't think they'd risk losing the massive playerbase, especially with all the bad light they've gotten recently over optimisation, but that is simply my humble opinion. More jungles! Please? They kinda HAVE TO move on a sequel or a different game to make profit. With B2P model, especially when company also runs "official" server cluster service (costs tons of money) for free, there is hardly any story left after Extinction, so possibilities for new DLCs are limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowletAlex Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Another possibility is most of the team will move on to another game, unrelated to ARK. A few members will remain for bug fixes and other small patches but we won’t get any content after Extinction/they begin developing the new game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotix Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 32 minutes ago, DarthaNyan said: They kinda HAVE TO move on a sequel or a different game to make profit. B2P model, especially when company also runs "official" server cluster service (costs tons of money) for free. There is hardly any story left after Extinction, so possibilities for new DLCs are limited. This. Wildcard is a business ultimately in the end. They have turned their early access game into a product that they deem acceptable to sell for $60, albeit with some deserved speculation. May see bug fixes and possibly QoL changes but as far as content past this DLC, I wouldn’t count on it being anything substantial. Ark 2 will be the next step. Need fresh revenue to sustain itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esoya Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 If they release Ark 2 - pleaaaaase with a better engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChargingParacerParacer Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Better be the damn ini setting to take away the flyer nerf they have vaguely talked about repeatedly whenever a thread on ghe topic pops up anymore. It better not be another one of their lies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubberduck Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 A game where people can tame dinos in pve, without a dinocap,. all weekends are just 2-3x farm now, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SneakyMcGee Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 6 hours ago, DarthaNyan said: They kinda HAVE TO move on a sequel or a different game to make profit. With B2P model, especially when company also runs "official" server cluster service (costs tons of money) for free, there is hardly any story left after Extinction, so possibilities for new DLCs are limited. That is true. If that does turn out to be the case, I hope they can somewhat return to the games more primitive roots; I just feel that the game is at its best around level 25 - 30. Wooden structures and bows/crossbows are showing up, the first inkling of more advanced technologies but nothing more and perhaps a couple of Triceratops and Raptors make up your small dinosaur force. Well, that is simply my opinion. Who knows where it'll go, for all we know at this point, the story could flip on its head after extinction and extended the lifespan of ARK, while I doubt it, I feel its important to keep ourselves open to all possibilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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