Chubchub2020 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Just trying to get an idea of how much of the community play on single player. Please comment here if you do. Maybe add why you like or dislike single player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aylana314159 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 I would imagine there is a significant number of people playing single player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hud Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Well if i test things in sp does it count to))) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubchub2020 Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 I mainly play ps4 now. I notice the servers are scarce. The latest poll I could find had Ark as 83rd most active players on ps4. On steam it is consistently in the top 10. I'm wondering are most of those active on steam playing single player or on servers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymas Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 I play SP off and on, depends on my mood, how much time I have available to play, etc. SP is usually where I keep the animals I've collected over various servers and maps and where I tend to play around in creative mode to build and whatnot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yekrucifixion187 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 I retired from official PvE after I beat the end game and hit my breeding goals. I tried a few unofficials both PvE and PvP but there was nothing left for me to achieve on PvE and I guess I don't have that killer instinct for PvP. Map domination isn't a motivation, neither is taking down someone else's work. So many other games do PvP better that I'll hit one of them up if I need a PvP fix without sacrificing thousands of real life hours to get to that point. So now I just play single player but with no real goal in mind. Sometimes I build base on one player than try out different siege tactics. Sometimes I just tame a few high levels of random dino's like Pachy's, combine the best stats, mutate stats and get a cool color one, then run around using it (nothing like 2 shotting a 150 Rex into unconsciousness, lol) Great thing is I can wipe when stale and just gcm past anything I don't feel like grinding. I've played as a Viking, Pirate, and Tek savvy survivor and limit myself to the engrams that class could realistically make. Sometimes I just build something for fun. Great thing is I can play for an hour or two then not put the game on for 2 weeks, come back and pick back up right where I left off with no loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcyanidePancake Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 i play single player whenever im teaching someone the game (recently tho people cant join my world for some reason) other than that if i want to test somthing without wasting resources in a server then i play it if it works then i do it on a server etc also if i want a challenge. ill go in and knock the player and dino stats to x2 but half everything else turn off hud activate hardcore mode and turn on max dino level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aushegun Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 I have spent thousands of hours on ARK playing in Single Player game. In fact it has only been the last month or so that I am back to trying public servers, as I look for a change. I'm too old to deal with trolls and griefers, and have no interest in PvP, so single player was great for me. Plus I loved that I could stop and start when I wanted. (take a vacation, or just take a break from the game.... come back after a month, and my dinos and structures are still all fine.) I enjoyed using the building cheat mode to try out building structures. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graystorm01 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 i have only played SP so far.. Maybe once i've gotten thru all of the ascensions, i'll move to a dedicated server My schedule is erratic and sometimes i don't get to play as much as i would like, so sp is good for me that my dinos don't starve to death. And no matter how long i go without playing i can just pick up wherever i left off. i have no interest in PVP at all. Also, i like that if the need arises, i can "fix" issues that might pop up without need to find a GM, or admin and i can just take care of it myself, like getting stuck in the stairs, or like my current issue, element shortage on the island and no gigas for hearts to fight the dragon again. Spinos are currently extinct on my island map, so no ape fighting. Likely i will need to spawn in some giga hearts so i can take on the dragon again. Or kill lots and lots of fish to try to get spinos to spawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yekrucifixion187 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, graystorm01 said: Or kill lots and lots of fish to try to get spinos to spawn. You can just use destroywilddinos command to refresh all spawns. You'll probably get a Spino spawn then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milsurp Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 5 hours ago, graystorm01 said: i have only played SP so far.. Maybe once i've gotten thru all of the ascensions, i'll move to a dedicated server My schedule is erratic and sometimes i don't get to play as much as i would like, so sp is good for me that my dinos don't starve to death. And no matter how long i go without playing i can just pick up wherever i left off. i have no interest in PVP at all. Also, i like that if the need arises, i can "fix" issues that might pop up without need to find a GM, or admin and i can just take care of it myself, like getting stuck in the stairs, or like my current issue, element shortage on the island and no gigas for hearts to fight the dragon again. Spinos are currently extinct on my island map, so no ape fighting. Likely i will need to spawn in some giga hearts so i can take on the dragon again. Or kill lots and lots of fish to try to get spinos to spawn. On The Island, you can run up and down the north/south river by the green obi killing fish. I was able to generate multiple spino spawns in under an hour, esp just south of the green obi. I started with a pelagornis but realized a rex was way faster as it can walk down the river and you can see down into the water from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graystorm01 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 17 hours ago, yekrucifixion187 said: You can just use destroywilddinos command to refresh all spawns. You'll probably get a Spino spawn then. I did consider that, but only as a last resort. I have some other really good spawns I don't want to lose. Thanks for the suggestion. 11 hours ago, Milsurp said: On The Island, you can run up and down the north/south river by the green obi killing fish. I was able to generate multiple spino spawns in under an hour, esp just south of the green obi. I started with a pelagornis but realized a rex was way faster as it can walk down the river and you can see down into the water from it. I was doing that with my baryonyx but probably didn't do it long enough. I will try again. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countrydude89 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 I play Single Player, because who needs PvP, when I'm the master of self defeat. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graviphoton Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 I play only SP, I have about 2500 hours in game. I decide when + what + how long play. I can play 3 hours a day and next three weeks get a break. I can quit the game in the middle of taming and return whenever I want... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aylana314159 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 I stated a Single player mode TLC suggestion thread. If you guys have suggestions specific to single player mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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