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Let me translate it for everybody: Fortunately, the current situation in the US serves as the perfect excuse to postpone this update. I cannot remember a single early access update delivered on time. I cannot think of a better way to celebrate all those delays during the last 5 years.

Sounds like an excuse ??

Typical Americans. Not everyone lives in the U.S. But yeah, let's make the world wait and watch while we deal with our problems.

This is such a BS excuse. Delaying this release has absolutely nothing to do with what is going on in the US at the moment. This is utter BS excuse

Just in time as always... Less than 1 day left and wildcard msg us...

I am so disappointed by everyone. There are literally people being murdered. Abused. Sentenced to jail because we are trying to change our country for the betterment of a race. So what they're not prepared to handle an event and also the release of a new map. Yeah, i get it. they're not on time like always. But take a look around in the world. Please. Can you not put yourself into someone else's shoes and have a little bit of faith? I guarantee you a lot of people would be saying the complete opposite if these things were supposed to be released on time. "how dare they when innocent people are rioting and being beaten" This is an American based game. Ced is fighting the long fight. We are all ready for change. Get your heads out of your butts for just enough time to see that they're trying to be considerate. Everyone's lives matter right now. You guys should be angry, but this is not the time or place to be.

Innocent people rioting? Those that are being arrested, deserve to be arrested for the BS. They're pulling right now. Protest, I think it's great but when you're rioting, you're hurting your cause. Near where I live these innocent rioters you're taking about, blocked traffic, when an uber driver tried to back out and get away, they got her out of her vehicle, best the crap out of her so bad she was hospitalized and they destroyed her vehicle, her way of making money and supporting her family. I'm going to assume, since you believe these scum bag rioters are innocent, that she probably deserved it. Most white people are not racist, most cops aren't racist. Most people are good, you just have a few bad apples making things worse for everyone, like that sausage head cop. Anyone rioting deserves to have the sht beat out of them, maybe then they'll realize burning down your local businesses is about as stupid as it gets. Like, how stupid are some people, thinking destroying people's livelihoods, businesses that employ a lot of these communities. Here's a thank you for being a part of the community and supplying jobs, ima burn down your building.... Give me a break scum bags, I hope they bring in the military to handle it, most good Americans would support that, hell they'd probably jump in and help... I know I would.

u know saying black lives matter is kinda racist touching this to kids would make them think other races dont matter how about all lives matter

I stand in solidarity with black people. Ark players are primarily white and it's about time we experience some dissapointments, setbacks and letdowns so we can feel the pain experienced by African Americans. I support the event/new map being postponed until racial disparity is 100% solved in the US and abroad. Black Lives Matter

Given the situation All over the world, we will postponed it to infinity and beyond

Lol bro your plain racist

Something definitely looks unequal here...

And who is to say, next week will be better than this week?

How do you know ARK players are primarily white? Are you saying that black people dont or shouldn't play ARK? Thats pretty condescending assuming that. There is no possible way to measure the demographics of ARK players.

*heavy sarcasm and jokes incoming, please dont take it seriously and have a laugh* Wildcard team wants to fulfill our wishes. They are out there for a week now, rioting with others, just because they want to loot that brand new hardware to improve server stability. Ofc they didnt have time to finish new map when they have to fight off hundreds of people looting the store. They gonna grab those expensive graphic cards and full HD or 4k monitors so they can provide us with dope screenshots and gameplay videos. Idk how can you not see this. We will get a 5x rates to loot and stash all resources from the map and the dinos will be in black and white colors, dont you worry. Now on a serious note: Wildcard isnt the only company announcing this. I guess they hopped on the solidarity train and do as other game studios have done - so no-one can point a finger on them for ignoring whats happening. Why are you so impatient, just so you can have some new bugs and glitches to whine about and spam how incompetent they are? Cyberpunk was delayed by 6 months this year and no-one bats an eye. Wildcard pushes back the release of a FREE map for a week and everybody looses their minds. For me - yea sure, I dont mind. Whats the difference? I dont really care if I get the map this or the next week, I got plenty of things to do in ark even without it.

Why not release it earlier? You know, before my PC gets looted.

Really? Sure it is bad but, wouldn't it be better to spread some positive energy in the form of this Celebration instead of delaying it? This is imo a bit of a sad excuse to just delay it.

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So their struggle for equality will be over by the 11th?..... someone should let them know; I'm sure it will be quite a surprise.

Okay. Head is out of my ass. I'm considering. What I keep coming back to is "what is the relevance of postponing a game expansion release date due to riots that have nothing to do with the game? ". Would black people feel offended that a company was releasing a product on schedule while all of this is going on? Why does releasing or not releasing right now matter or not matter to the cause you're talking about? It doesn't, is what I'm left with. Not releasing doesn't help the cause, and releasing doesn't counteract the cause, so what we're left with then is that this PSA doesn't seem sincere. We should accept insincerity in dire times, is that what you're saying? People should be let off the hook a little easier when they lie or serve half-truths because black lives matter? It's nonsense. Black people can fight for their rights, and all the while, Ark players can play the new map, and it wouldn't make a differencd. There are no riots in my country. This isn't any more on my radar than all the other on-going catastrophes in the world. Soon as this blows over, there's a million other things to postpone the release over.

They are located in America sure, but Wild Card is owned AND paid by the chinese.

I knew it, just like you always do Wildcard. EVERYTIME you make an announcement of some new hyped up content, you push it further when you have to release it. And everytime you make up an excuse that "this and that" in the real world are causing the content to be pushed. Just admit that you are not ready to release it yet. And seriously, ONE day before release? I took some days off work that i've been saving up, to do what I enjoy doing.. Playing ARK with my friends and having a good time, but it's too late to change my plans now because you come out with such a short notice. Let's make it clear: You announced Crystal Isles and the event during Covid-19, so that can't come to a surprise to you, that this is still an issue, even tho most countries are starting to open up again. - Then you are also using the excuse of "Black lives matters". If you haven't noticed, then everyone else outside of America, are not affected by this, they just laugh at how stupid Americans are. But you assume that your entire player base is from America or what? You want people to stay inside and not getting covid-19 + making violence? Perfect time to release new content. What's 7 days going to change? We know how slow you guys are at making any changes anyway.... You keep disappointing me Wilcard.... If you atleast came out honest and told us that the map wasn't ready and did it sooner than 1 day before release, then it would be totally cool. But this is just pissing on your player base...

"Rioters ate my homework"

Lets be honest... Is anyone surprised ? Cause im not they always do that

Are your employees going to get the next few days off to stand in solidarity with the BLM movement? So they can go attend protests and make change? Or are they all going to have to show up to work the next day to work on the update that you delayed.

I agree, I was already telling my friends there are no need to stress they should wait till Saturday as the game will most likely be delayed, but now it is a whole week!!!!! Then to go as far as using the current new News feed block buster after Covid-19 to justify the delay is unreal. #AllLivesMatter

so all the murders in Africa or Iran or Afghanistan or anywhere means we should wait for new content also? as ALL LIFE MATTERS YES?

You are only making this situation worse. I have never been racist, nor my wife, nor the vast majority of people alive today. Your statement would erase all the changes made in the past hundred years of human rights. Is there racist people? Yes. Is it just 1 group? NO. Most people treat each other with respect and dignity. Have you rallied behind the cause of native Americans, Chinese citizens, women in Sharia law areas, or any other group? This whole "black lives matter" . How are these protests actually effective? When you say " black lives matter" you tell every other group that they shouldn't matter, this is not the days of wide spread racism. There is a small group of people of Every race who hates other races. Those people are nut jobs, whacks and dare I say backward thinkers.

It would be different if WC hasn't missed/pushed back almost EVERY deadline they've had. They're using this as an excuse for their inability to keep a schedule. I love this game and I try to support the mods where I can, but taking advantage of the situation of the world right now is just sad... The murder was horrible, the riots, stealing, looting is horrible, the covid scare and just the state of the world is just horrible, please don't take advantage of that and use it as an excuse.

Ok, here's another voice..... I hope you keep this next dead line. Racism will not end because we're humans and we can not see past pigments.... all lives matter. The cops were in the wrong and so to are the rioters. Also.... keeping people glued to their keyboards during this nonsense....that's a good thing cause now people are freed up to join that s***show. The world is a powder keg.....

All lives matter. You idiot. Your helping the division..

I feel like all of the negativity being posted here could be mitigated very easily by releasing a short video of the celebration mechanics and Crystal Isles, along with a message in support of the protests in the US right now. It would be more succinct, it would embolden the statement made, and perhaps most importantly for those who think it's a stunt, it would remove all notion that the Wildcard is taking advantage of the situation to cover themselves.

Gotta be kidding..... That is no excuse " We believe now is the time to be respectful and hear the voices of others. " That is a lousy excuse, what is going on with the US has nothing to do with an on time release. Just say you guys didn't have the content done like always.

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Sure let's not have an in game event to keep people at home instead let's give them time to get the rioting out of their system first.

5x matters!

Fully support your decision. As all other games are doing same #blacklivesmatter #staysafe

BS

Here's an idea leave real life out of a video game

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It's great to know that the world will be fine again on the 11th of June. Somebody had better tell the Uighurs, the Rohingya, the Yemenis and the tens of thousands of people dying daily from Covid-19 that they only have to worry for one more week!

I play video games to get away from the politics and out side world problems.

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I would love to know how/why outside IRL issues effect a game ....( A GAME), a game i might say that has no political voice in it (while playing). We play games to pass the time, have fun, all i have seen so far is a games company virtual signaling along with a load of crazy lib dems virtual signaling in this thread. i now speak directly to these said people i have mentiond, grow the hell up and stop with pushing politics into a area of life were it actualy stands for nothing, we as a whole are faceless 1's and 0's in game, there is no racisum due to this. So in conclusion, keep ur real world bs in the real world, u r a games compan not poloticains or even in any way have a political voice to be heard cos we on the majority do not care for the bs reasons that are spoon fed to the community. End conclusion, i dont care about wildcards reasons to delays this, as i do not belive them, and to all u wailers out there to flame me or this comment, grow up and stop trying to be hollier than though as when u look in the mirror i dare say u see someone u dont like cos ur fake with fake reasons to make ur life complete. i dont want polotics in my happy time playing games (sarcasum for those that dont understand that kind of humor), that is for RL, outside of that so keep it there please. (sorry for all the typos).

Exuse me but what the raptor, do you actually think that just baecause we are white that everything is amazing and that everything is a wonderland?? no what? its not that i dont respekt black people, but there is only one rase that matters, the human race. so wht ft do i have to hear about *Blacklivesmatter* when all lives matter.

#AllLivesMatter Give us some rates atleast please

I'm appalled at the hate thrown in the direction of Wildcard for doing this. Please allow me to point out a few things for those in the back who can't hear properly. 1. The United States of America is at a pivitol moment of crises. Wildcard, being based in the United States, has every right to take a step back to support the voices that need to be heard. To allow them to tell their story just as so many other forms of media are doing right now. I for one respect that, shouldn't you? 2. While yes the grass roots of this is Minneapolis (The U.S.) racism is NOT exclusive to that area nor our country. Protests are happening all over the world. 3. Yes, all lives matter, but not all lives are treated equal, fair, or just and that is what #blacklivesmatter is about. You cannot say ALL lives matter when there are so many still being persecuted and treated unequally just for the color of their skin. 4. Ark is a GAME. Although a game that I dearly love and have spent more hours than I truly care to admit playing it is just that, a game. It is not real life so please don't make fantasy a greater deal than reality. The reality of the world around us right now. 5. Many games have setbacks, push backs, glitches, broken elements, etc. Being passionate about a game you love as we do ARK is good but negativity and hostility to those who make that game available to us is rather reduntant not to mention rude. If you honestly have so much distaste for Wildcard then why are you still here? Instead of acting out like a child who cannot handle being disappointed once in a while may I suggest you grow up, get educated, and learn some compassion as well as understanding. It might just make your life more bearable. To @complexminded and the entirity of the team at Wildcard: I am proud of what you have built within this gaming community with ARK. Be proud of what you've done and what you continue to. You deserve it! I applaud you for this decision in holding of until the 11th. A few more days of waiting is well worth showing solidarity for those who deserve it around the world right now. You have my gratitude, support, and admiration!!

Haha, they are actually using the protests and riots to cover up their delay. I can't believe I gave this company my $. Disgusting.