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Waited a bit, cleanly shut down my cluster.

Checked for updates just in case. None avail.

Restarted cluster, waited until all maps confirmed up and listening before starting the client.

Started ARK from Steam.

This time I didn't even have to click refresh. As soon as I clicked "Join Server" from the title screen, the client crashed.

Outstanding. QA is for nerds amirite

1 hour ago, GP said:

The issue with a 12:01am release per country is this is meant to be a worldwide simultaneous release.

With official servers allowing some countries in early at 12:01am then other countries following an hour+ later is not fair.

Then why did they announce a staggered rollout with console getting it "some hours" after PC? Fair has nothing to do with it. Announcing a "we really mean it this time" launch date after multiple delays, then having that date finally come, and meeting it with absolute silence and nary a hint nor clue while keeping people strung along waiting for 15 hours..... *that's* not "fair."

2 hours ago, Spyder1984 said:
I see, thank you very much for the reply... Still contemplating going in full beach bob, though... haha

The settings you're looking for would be found here. The server(s) you play on need to have their maps set up in a cluster, and add Gen2 to that cluster which we could do a helluva lot easier if someone would just confirm the freaking map name.....  then you can travel freely between all ARKs in the cluster.

But yeah... it wouldn't be ARKish IMO to roll into a new map with all your tames and stuff, gotta have the wakin' up dazed and confused experience, at least the first time thru 

Raise your hand if it's still the 2nd where you live....

42 minutes ago, Xystos said:

dno if it is accurate but there is a timer on twitch
 

 

"Estimated" release timer, meaning, "we'll pick some random-ass time and post a countdown clock to drum up viewers." Nothing but clickbait.

And speaking of clickbait, i think i'll be taking a pass on ARK 2 until it's out for like a year or two and on sale. They got me with the season pass this time around, but I'm supposed to be excited about a sequel when the first game still has a billion bugs, glitches, and functions that *never worked right from the day they were introduced* and *still don't work right three years later*, and have any confidence that ARK 2 won't just be more of the same? No thank you. Meanwhile small indie dev teams of like, eight people, or 3 people, or ONE DUDE, are creating innovative games with attention to detail, polish, and oh yeah, BUG FIXING. I wanna hear about WIldCode's commitment to quality and decision to stand behind their product that will make the ARK 2 experience different than the original release that was so infamous for its broken bits, it became a standard running joke to include ARK in Steam reviews of other games as the top of the "bugs" scale. Hey you're making a sequel and you have a cute cartoon out, that's great, maybe finish what you started first if you want repeat customers.

7 hours ago, Larkfields said:

Can we have the map name for unofficial servers to get prepared please?

I've asked for this on Twitter and every other damn place I can think of. Utter silence. Every new release why's the name of the damn map treated like a state secret??? It's 1 PM Eastern and still no hint on when - or if - the launch is happening today, can we at least get this basic info to get our servers set up? Or are you telling me the map name isn't finalized yet