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  1. Thank you for re-addressing this topic. I am still divided, it took me an incredible amount of time to build up my Rexes, resources and days trying to get saddle blueprints, for bosses that frankly aren't really fun and have absurd level of damage sponge, but still necessary for a complete and fun Tek experience. The bosses themselves are epic looking however, just wish the battles would be better/ more fun. Making a shift like this, to a reset, now that I am older and have less time available due to my obligations is rough. As I type this, I rather just play something else which is not as grindy, I need time, maybe its time for a new generation of Ark Survivors and for me to move on. To acknowledge, considering the situation as is, this move to separate Ark 2 from the rest and offer the content in a single package makes more sense now. I want to recognize this as a positive move, I see the 10 USD increase there, but the offer, at least for potential new players, is better now and feels complete. One thing caught my attention here, if you can pull this off it would be something to consider: "We want to provide you with an evergreen classic ARK experience, one that can continue to grow over time on a cleaned-up code base, making use of the new technological advancements" Emphasis on "on a cleaned-up code base". I know how much this hurts Ark today. Each feature listed is interesting as a premise, but cleaning up the code seems like something that would help Ark for sure by itself. I will observe, as I always do. As said by the Wildcard team, I won't take words, they aren't worth much nowadays from most people, not just Wildcard, everyone, talk is cheap after all. I want to see the actions and I shall judge people on them, let's see how you deliver, make me interested. Good luck, may you have success in this endeavour, be it with me or without.
  2. Ok, there is a lot to unpack here, I am going to process this information. My first responses are hardly the best ones. Not sure if it is good or bad at this point. I honestly expected the official delay of Ark 2, it make sense and it is consistent with Wildcard's history, so I am totally cool with this as the expectation was set correctly. No worries here. I guess it would be a positive if our player characters looked better and the animals are less plastic without all that bloom lotion they currently use. Ark is fun and I did find it an amazing experience, but not sure I got the time to do it all over again, as I understood in between the lines there, the existing saves are likely not compatible... Thinking if ramping and fighting bosses will take less time than months of breeding and preparation in vanilla...Yikes. Just some random thoughts here, I am also wondering why bother with pushing anything in ARK:SE if ASA is around the corner... I have already seen some projects that are using UE5, it's incredible... Maybe it will do ASA justice. But having another go at TEK with an improved version is tempting for sure, maybe I could build better structures too with all that I have learned playing the original. I am attached to my Rex line however, I really built a strong lineage which I am very proud of and took me a very long time to achieve. Yeah, lots of things to consider, I want to keep an open mind, but I am not totally sold on this yet, but I am observing. Regardless, this is by far one of the best updates Wildcard has done in a while, there is substance here, it be nice if we could occasionally have more of these. Take care Wildcard and fellow survivors... let us see how the next few months go as we learn more about it.
  3. None of the creatures seem particularly interesting to me, but also no bad options either. I am sitting this one out. May the best one win! Impress me community! I wonder which one will win? Cheers!
  4. New creature in Ark 1? I thought Carcha was the last one, it is a nice surprise I am curious as to what it will be. I hope its not another mammal, but hey, getting extra critters is always fun. Thanks team!
  5. I would like additional TLCs myself. There are many creatures that could use a pass (with the exception of the more recent ones or the ones that already had a TLC of course). I mean, some add functionalities and that is cute and all, but I really like the movement / animation and visuals done on some of the creatures that indeed went through a full TLC pass, take my favorite for example, the Rex, the way it moves after the TLC is fantastic, it is very fluid and I can tell a lot of care was done to it, really love that quick turn they added to it too. Some larger creatures show a need for TLC for sure, like the Giga and Bronto, they walk funny and stiff, because they are so large it becomes even more glaring. This is from an animation perspective, on a visual note I always felt the Plesio to be quite off the mark with its face, while the rest of the creature is perfect. The bottom line is that Ark made a very smart move, by going in the direction of "inspired" as opposed to accuracy, this for sure gave the team room for some creative liberties, while still delivering something we can recognize and appreciate. Ark is an amazing game to me, it is going to be hard to top this, so anything we can add to it is always appreciated. Looking forward for that last update. Cheers!
  6. Thank you! Can't wait for this one! Cheers!
  7. They either did not update it to the latest version server-side or it is your client. I assume you updated your client which in turn is looking for compatible servers. Once they update and the versions are in sync again you should be able to find it. This can be a bummer with unofficial, but I still believe unofficial servers are the best. Cheers!
  8. Wow team Wildcard! I really liked that you are going with a 3rd person approach, it keeps both games Ark 1 and 2 distinct and in all honesty I was not expecting it. 3rd person is essential for melee combat. Souls like combat has caught my attention here and I really spent a whole lot of time on a recent open world souls like game in a way I hadn't in a long time, about half of that community has fallen to my blade! With the added awesomeness of dinosaurs, it can draw me even further. I feel sorry for all those brave opponents I will fell, specially COD players, I shred them like butter, they are not used to melee. LOL. XD Exploring the narrative is something I always felt it was missing in Ark 1, so this part is particularly interesting to me. I wonder where will you take us? Thank you very much for waiting this long before releasing ARK 2, I was not ready when you announced it, but now as time is passing I feel am ready for something new and fresh. Thank you for supporting Ark 1 as long as you did (and still do!), I loved my dedicated server experience both with friends and solo. Thank you for the many "coolness" mixed together, with dinosaurs, robots, mythical and alien creatures, it's been fun, its ok if Ark 2 goes another direction, but I appreciate this experience nonetheless, it has been unique. Thank you for the "age progression" on tech, it was awesome going from nothing to Apex Tek. I wish you all much success, I feel ready for a new experience and with these fundamentals you shared, it seems something really cool is coming our way. Loved it. I love my Tek, but heck, with these features I can trade it for a new experience, plus we can always mod it back in with such talented teams out there. Time to reach out to old friends and get conversations started again. Take care!
  9. Alright, this map has my attention. I liked it. Loved the Armagasaurus and I am curious as to what the other 2 will be. I am excited to say the least.
  10. You know, my first reaction is pretty much the same as you. However, let it sink in for a while. Bear with me if you can. I never enjoyed Primitive Plus for example, for that reason specifically. I never liked the idea of an Ark 2, I posted about it years ago and I systematically recommended against it with listed reasons, but 6 years... That is a lot of time and I did concede the devs need to move the franchise further. Ark has become my most played game ever, E-V-E-R, lol. It even stopped me from buying other games for a long time as I wanted to be in Ark and not elsewhere, they beat out some pretty heavy titles too. They somehow managed to mesh things I like together in a single game and make it cohesive from a narrative perspective, they got Dinosaurs, Dragons, Wyverns, Tek/ Cybertron (I love Transformers as well)... All in a single game. This is what my world / life would look like based on things I enjoy. I did play for a year or two in PvP, solo, small tribe and even a large tribe that conquered the server. While it was fun, it was in PvE-Private Server that Ark really pulled me in, to exercise creativity, to tame all those different animals and to seek out lore and set my own goals on my very own Ark. To me, myself and I, Ark failed on 2 specific fronts: Characters look really ungly and no Human NPCs to operate stations or to be placed around the base. I often go back and reference another survival game where they have both and player bases there look so alive and populated with amazing NPCs/player characters designs and motions. I suppose an opportunity for Ark 2 to improve upon. Now the post itself and Ark 2, I liked the way they communicated here. I was not sure about their commitment moving forward with Ark 1. There will be some additions to this origin game and it still has Tek and all the good stuff you and I like. So that is awesome! Plus, the community maps which are then made official are really good. Wildcard is doing in my opinion a good job of leveraging the community and adding to the game. I do hope for some more TLC passes on some creatures, this post makes this a possibility even though it's not committing to anything specific. Ark 2 - trailer acknowledges the Tek, it's there but the systems seem to be dying out as there is no maintenance or technology to maintain them. It's a reboot for the survivors for sure where they need to restart the technological process again. I love Tek and not having it down the line does remove a little of the shine to me, but maybe they will have some cool elements there that may surprise you positively as well. Who knows. I am not jumping into Ark 2 at least 24 months in, with the risk of skipping it entirely but that was me even before any confirmation/announcement. I probably will not even have the machine to run it and I don't play consoles. The trailer was a bit lackluster to me, I am not sure how I feel about the Rex´s design with that rat looking fur but I did like the nod to the heavy focus on narrative and lore. Also, I am not fond of games that don't give me plate armour, so little there appealed to me except for its ending on the cave, which did have the presence of Tek, ironically. Also, last but not least, we don't even know what kind of game Ark 2 will be, are you sure it is going to be anything similar to what Ark 1 is? Just a thought as we don't know. For what is worth, maybe you will get a Tek Plus total conversion mod, after 6 years for players that did not like Tek to be using a mod, perhaps its only fair we switch places with them. I also don't discard that Tek will make a comeback as Ark 2 expands again, Tek can be OP to kick it of and is part of late game experience. Wildcard is known to adjust their plans and release dates quite often I am told.
  11. Mined some metal for my new water pen. Its going to be awesome when done! Also, started planning a generator relocation and streamline the electrical system so I can remove all excess ones and feed a single one for my entire base. I postponed that for too long already. Continued my Rex breeding line. Still some raw stats to obtain, not quite there yet for my army. Yet they are reaching a point where not even an Alpha Rex can oppose it. Still need a better saddle blueprint though. Need I say that both Mammoths and Stegos have become really useful for my current structure? That was a nice TLC!
  12. Very excited! Really good stuff! For me the incubator is going to save a lot of time! That stat preview before hatching is really sweet! Really liked everything shown here, plus the trailer. Love this approach with more story content, with excellent voice over! Thanks Wildcard! Been here with you all since before the original's launch, and I am still here! Thanks for delivering such great content! Ark has a really special place in my library. Cheers!
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