TrainableOlive8 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Non-dedicated tether removal Just remove the tether distance, allow us to increase it, or add in a mode designed for playing with a small group of friends. It is obnoxious for non-dedicated servers to be unplayable. I’m sure this complaint has been faced many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geranglin Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 We should definitely have an option to increase the tether distance of the local/ host arks. It’s really annoying playing with a friend and dragging them off a mountain by accident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachelcm05 Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 Making the tether distance further - I play single player (preferably) and sometimes my sister also joins me on split screen (ps4) the only problem is when we play, the tether distance doesn’t allow us to stray far away from each other and can make playing the game very difficult, so my suggestion is to either completely remove the tether distance or make a slider option to the settings to change the tether distance. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dungeonscreamer Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Console Tether I know it has been suggested many time before and it may seem repetitive and annoying but this whole tether thing for non-d servers is getting kind of frustrating. My friend's and I love playing ARK together all the time but when we can't get anything done because the host is dragging us all around it makes the game a whole lot less fun. If we could really really get more attention on bringing back the slider for being able to expand the distance or giving the option to shut it off completely I believe the entire console community would appreciate it a lot more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileNPC Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 THIS ISN'T ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO ON PC. STOP WASTING COMMENTS ABOUT THAT. Single player tether increase on Console. The console tether distance is terrible. It is not far enough. Change it please. Even just double of what it is now would be some what manageable. This single "feature" has ruined the entire game for myself and my wife. This and the shadow glitch that you guys are also ignoring. Fix your stuff guys. This has been a complaint for SEVERAL years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer Moderator invincibleqc Posted May 7, 2020 Volunteer Moderator Share Posted May 7, 2020 Run a dedicated server on a PC and you won't have that restriction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jynxdkitusne Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Tether distances. Ive heard the whole spiel about the lag, but ya know what I think it should be up to the player. We wanna risk a slower, more leggy, possibly crashing game for a better distance we should ve allowed to make that choice. Husband and I played together in split screen and me being popped all around cause I got too far behind was frusterating as all else, being dragged into the water to be devoured caused more than one heated argument. We bought a second ps4 thinking we could play better that way not knowing the idiotic tether is still there ? really its unplayable unless you and your friends have an iron will against the immenant frustration that comes with trying to actually play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aylana314159 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Since its been suggested many times before, surely you understand why its setup this way. To protect your console, likely required by the certification process. You have other options besides non-dedicated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayce Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 PlayStation 5 currently has no option to increase the maximum 300m tether distance. This is unacceptable considering the new Xbox apparently has no tether restrictions in place. Please update this WildCard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileNPC Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 10 hours ago, invincibleqc said: Run a dedicated server on a PC and you won't have that restriction. Does that cost money? Can this PC dedicated server host a PS4 game? I'm not looking to waste money just to play a local split screen game. I'm looking for them to improve the game. Expensive work arounds are not going to cut it. Even an extra $1 a month is too much for something they can obviously and VERY easily fix. I may have got the tether distance number wrong in my original post. Regardless; what it is currently is still very small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer Moderator Joebl0w13 Posted November 18, 2020 Volunteer Moderator Share Posted November 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, Tayce said: PlayStation 5 currently has no option to increase the maximum 300m tether distance. This is unacceptable considering the new Xbox has a tether distance of 1700m. Please update this WildCard. The XSX doesn't have a tether at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugzee Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 For ark players who host private servers give em the option to turn host barrier off or on or raise the distance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aylana314159 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 You can always rent a server. Especially if you have 2 ps4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yekrucifixion187 Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 If this is on console it may be a requirement from Microsoft/Sony since they have it adjustable on PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayce Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Online I saw some saying they have a 1700m restriction. I guess that info is wrong then, my mistake. I wonder is the PlayStation 5 will end up eventually with no tether also after an update.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter69 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 It would mke a lot of people happy if you got rid of the distance that you have to stay within on host non dedicated session Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runtoym2834 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Ark ps4 the host barrier is honestly annoying when I play with my brother he has to walk me to the water and we can't build things without being next to each other and I have a feeling that almost everyone who plays ark hates the host barrier and my brother likes building but I like taming but we can't do that because we have to be right next to each other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirks Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 PS4 Non-Dedicated Server Tether Hi everyone, Not sure if i'm doing this right as this is the first post i've done. I've always been hosting and playing on non-dedicated servers with my friends on ps4. The most annoying part is the tether, it always limits what we can do in the game, we really don't want to go on a server as we just want to play by ourselves and on our own multipliers, i was just wondering if there's anything we can do about the tether or if wildcard have any plans to change it. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevezilla Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 GET REED OF TETHER DISTANCE Get Reed of ark tether it is agervating and useless it is killing the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayce Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Please update the Tether Distance for console non-dedicated servers! I know this has been requested a million times by now and i know most of us are aware it's because of issues of the consoles not being able to handle it; but please just increase the tether distance a bit more, or at least add a slider that can be adjusted to go up to a maximum of double or even triple what it is currently. This is a highly requested feature that would bring in more dedicated ark players in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer Moderator invincibleqc Posted May 7, 2020 Volunteer Moderator Share Posted May 7, 2020 1 hour ago, MobileNPC said: Does that cost money? Can this PC dedicated server host a PS4 game? I believe only licensed hosts can provide PS4 dedicated servers so I don't think you can host it yourself. However, there are plenty of great communities out there you could join. 1 hour ago, MobileNPC said: I'm not looking to waste money just to play a local split screen game. I'm looking for them to improve the game. Expensive work arounds are not going to cut it. Even an extra $1 a month is too much for something they can obviously and VERY easily fix. I may have got the tether distance number wrong in my original post. Regardless; what it is currently is still very small. It may sounds an easy fix, but it really isn't. The tether is there for a reason and that reason is that your console couldn't handle it. The difference between a dedicated server and a non-dedicated session is that like their name suggest; one is dedicated solely to run the server-side logic of the game while the other has to run both; server and client. If there was no tether and players could go separate way, the server-side would have to do more works as there would be more actors rendered that would have to think each frame, etc. So yeah, removing the tether would result into performance issues more than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yekrucifixion187 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 The tether protects your gaming system. Since it's console it would have issues that could affect the hardware if the tether was increased due to how much would be rendered in at once. Console just isn't powerful enough to handle it. Nitrado rents private servers for as low as $13 a month for 10 player slots. Could split that cost between friends, no tether, and way more customizable than a non-dedi session. Probably your best option to get rid of tether but not have to deal with randoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RADAR4077 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Wildcard, can you please add the slider I have seen in videos online that allows other platforms to extend the range of the tether on non-dedicated servers? If my OG 500gb PS4 can run the game with minimal problems as is, I'm sure my new PS5 can run just fine with at least 4 or 5 times the range on the tether, especially if I don't run all of the graphics settings at max. I understand that there is the potential for performance issues, but let me do some of my own trial and error to see what works. The absurdly sort tether range is the only thing keeping my group of friends from paying for any dlc. We are currently in the early stages of establishing a base on Fjordur and are frustrated because we can't even move around one of the small islands off the SE coast of the largest land mass without the host dragging everyone around. It's already a feature on other platforms. What gives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileNPC Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 6 minutes ago, invincibleqc said: I believe only licensed hosts can provide PS4 dedicated servers so I don't think you can host it yourself. However, there are plenty of great communities out there you could join. It may sounds an easy fix, but it really isn't. The tether is there for a reason and that reason is that your console couldn't handle it. The difference between a dedicated server and a non-dedicated session is that like their name suggest; one is dedicated solely to run the server-side logic of the game while the other has to run both; server and client. If there was no tether and players could go separate way, the server-side would have to do more works as there would be more actors rendered that would have to think each frame, etc. So yeah, removing the tether would result into performance issues more than anything else. I'm not suggesting the removal of the tether. I'm just saying to increase it, perhaps to double or so of what it is now. It is easy because they already did it on accident then removed it. From what I've read so far not a single problem was reported from basically a no tether gameplay. (In single player, couch co-op, not more than two people) The ps4 system can handle it. That's not a good enough excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niitsitapi Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 A lot of the ark community including I would love to have the tether removed or made removeable on all consoles please and thank you I have a PS4 and it’s not as enjoyable with friends when we can’t fully experience the ark survival offline because we are all close together makes it hard to actually play offline and grind with friends in private servers. This would be a really good update I hope y’all think it’s good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZSTEELFILMZ Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 I noticed How When I was Playing coop mode [Offline] on The New Xbox Series X that your Ark character Doesnt tether Back You bith are able to wander FRee ,,,But On Ps5 Your character Tethers back to eachother Please Fix this issue😁 On Ps5 So Its the Same As The New Xbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Just remove the tether distance, allow us to increase it, or add in a mode designed for playing with a small group of friends. It is obnoxious for non-dedicated servers to be unplayable. I’m sure this complaint has been faced many times.
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