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CosmicSkeleton

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  1. Hoping for gorgon but I wouldn't mind the beetle, bison, or goat making it. They've definitely given a good push as time has gone on, especially in the case of the beetle seeing as gorgon was winning pretty handily till a few days ago. In truth the only creature I flat out wouldn't care for taking the win would be the lion. As satisfying as the meltdown to follow would be to watch, I'd prefer a creature both not surrounded by controversy and that I'd actually want to use making it.
  2. I'm thinking one head for the boss given Quetzalcoatl isn't typically depicted with multiple heads. A giant serpent with wings a "crown" of feathers is about the standard depiction if you can manage to make a model in game. Easiest way to go about that may be to use the basilisk model scaled up in size and add argentavis wings and drake plumes, though it would need some tweaks to look decent. The xibalba addition definitely has some weight to it as it encourages cave exploration with or without the mini boss requirement. The lead up to the boss fight while thematically quite nice in theory may drag a bit long for a non story map. Perhaps spawning in the center of some ruins and having the serpent drop in from the sky and screech at the player should be sufficient .
  3. Sure thing. Well I mentioned the xibalba thing already: cave network leading to an underground biome, preferably one more volcanic in nature given xibalba's nature as the underworld/hell. I'd also suggest having drakes and deinonychus on the map given their feathered serpent aesthetic aligning quite nicely with Aztec imagery. If it can be done then having temples dedicated to specific creatures in alignment with cultural beliefs (I.e. Drake temple for feathered serpents, saber temple as a jaguar expy, desmodus/onyc temple for the bats) would be a nice move as well. While smaller tamable quetzals are good I would suggest a big one as a boss that requires exclusively giga hearts as a tribute would probably be pretty snazzy too since they were all about carving out people's hearts back then. If this is meant to be a Aztec deal then it would also be based on central and South American topography, so rather than a giant ocean or lake you'd take more after the Amazon and have a bunch of interconnecting rivers as the sources of water.
  4. I'd definitely say go for adding them as boss creatures. If you really wanna go full on mythos you could have a cave system leading to a xibalba type area full of all sorts of awful stuff but also the best loot
  5. Honestly if we do get a new map I'd prefer we move away from the Nordic (or European in general really) themes. Having three maps that feature them would just get a bit stale. I'd much rather doubling down on the Aztec/mayan/Incan themes we got a hint of in lost island. Full jungle style map, lots of those funky ruins and pyramids with a few structures around them that allow for building.
  6. Sorry to say lad but I don't think we'll be getting another map unless Ark2 suffers some absolutely ludicrous delays. I'm not talking talking the usual wildcard delays either, I'm talking Cyberpunk 2077 levels of delay. Multiple creatures popping up is however a possibility seeing as they've done it twice now.
  7. Just gonna point it out to stir the pot a bit for my amusement. Anyone here remember when the carchara got added despite losing twice and a few souls pointing out adding it anyway would make people demand a loser be added anyway since ark already invalidated the votes once? Yeeeah we're starting to see signs of that now in the new submissions. Reap what ya sow wildcard. Prepare for pandemonium.
  8. That would require the complainers have a grasp of the world beyond their videogame as well as the empathy and maturity to understand that they while they live a plush and easy enough life to afford to be able to whine about something so small, the people these donations go to don't have such a luxury.
  9. Just added Carchar to the game. Guess they were going for the Scorched earth approach to it then. Would've preferred they mention it in the announcement page though, would've given me a chance to mentally prepare for all of the players in my servers going cherry flavored apesh!t trying to find one after I got back from a double shift and a meeting.
  10. Given how close we are to the end of the year and the sequel's (presumed) release it's honestly up in the air. Now I'm not one to make a definitive declaration on the matter but I feel we've reached the point where wildcard kind of just wants to wash their hands of the first Ark so they can streamline shuffling resources to Ark2
  11. To be honest I find names of spouses/friends/family to be an even worse idea given anything can happen to sour a relationship. That said the case with your friend is adorable. They better have picked a good clan though. I will riot if one of them went for clan tzimisce or toreador.
  12. Imagine assuming that's what I'm doing considering my first statement was pointing out I have tattoos. Im sure this is a novel concept for you, but it's an interesting fact that you can actually call something stupid without it being you trying to tell people how to live their lives. Furthermore I also said "to each their own", implying it's not my place to decide what they do. Doesn't mean I'm not allowed to speak my piece though.
  13. For their sake I hope it's a temp tat. Imagine trying to explain to your grandchildren years for now that you dropped an easy breezy hundred plus bucks on a tattoo of a buggy game
  14. Even as a man with tattoos I can't bring myself to fathom what would posses someone to get an ark themed tattoo. It's a fun game yeah but not quite what I'd call tattoo worthy. To each their own I guess.
  15. How 'bout no? Seriously, why make a giga competitor and immediately give it something to make it outcompete the thing it's meant to counter outright?
  16. And what's wrong with allowing players on your server to donate if they so choose? As long as the money is going directly to the server (I.e. You accept donations only through the rental service so you can't just pull money as you please), you don't *rely* on donations to keep the server up/threaten shutdowns if you don't get them, and you aren't letting donations color your biases in how things are handled in game there shouldn't be an issue.
  17. You got a link to list those statistics? Also are you factoring in unofficial servers to your percentages or only the officials? Either way I feel you're also failing to factor in the age of the game. Ark doesn't quite have the staying power of other old games such as tf2 and as its been listed that this year is Ark1's last hurrah before priorities shift to the sequel it really shouldn't be surprising that players aren't as active now. Giving a boost week after week won't really change that in the long run when there are servers that are simply permaboosted.
  18. You mean "you" want, not the "community" wants. Say it as it is. Ah, but if people do that it becomes impossible to use the mass as a shield when a reproach happens! Can't have that can we?
  19. Huh. It occurs to me I never bothered to see if fenrir can don the ghost direwolf costumes. Allegedly there's a saddle for them so I suppose it wouldn't hurt to check.
  20. Why? Just go to unofficial if you want a server that always has a boost. No one makes you play official.
  21. What could it realistically bring to the table at this point that the other large theropods don't?
  22. Presumably all but aberration and perhaps the genesis maps. The warcry bit is also applicable to shadowmanes and to a species limited extent wolves and dinopithecus. A lot of overlaps in this creature that people were against seeing in others.
  23. Haven't watched it, are their complaints just complaints or actual criticisms?
  24. Personally I'd say they need a tlc with their own gnash/bleed ability. Smilodon's teeth weren't just there for show, they were theorized to bleed their prey by slashing with their fangs since they were too brittle to be used in a killing bite. A pounce would be nice too, it's a feline behavior that transcends species after all.
  25. I don't think that's really an minority opinion. Most people simply don't bother talking about the art, doesn't necessarily mean they dislike it
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