I have heard that the flyer nerf was Ark's way of trying to make us use more land dinos. So their solution is to break flyers and make the water even more dangerous. If they don't want us to fly or go in the air, remove all water and flyers. That way we will truly have no choice. Can't be because people complain about other's being able to fly across the map because there is a teleporter added. Can't be to help the little guy because the TEK only helps the big tribes; and weaker flyers hurts the little guy just as much of not more than the big tribes.
Here I thought ARK was a great place to play a game the way you want to and not follow a set dictation of events like many other games. May as well play a role play game or First person shooter that won't let you advance until to do all the little details. So much for survival by your wits! Guess its turning into another "do what's expected" game instead of a truly unique experience that each player can make their own. More important to keep the lazy players happy than those who take pride in all their accomplishments.
As for the new dino's and UI changes, I have no issue at the moment. The dino's are cool, but yet to see what I think of each one. As for the new UI, well I just need time to get used to it. Quite frankly, if there are any issues with it I haven't noticed since being so shocked and the massive changes to the flyers. I never felt there was a problem with them. Perhaps ARK dev's need to expand who they get their opinions from before making drastic changes. For now, I am going to be playing a lot less of the game. Trying to decide if it's worth it to play.