Just adding in my disappointment about 3rd person only.
I really hope you aren't relying on something like "This is going to blow people away and it'll be so great that we'll make converts out of the skeptics" ... I purposely do not play Assassin's Creed, Souls-like games, etc. *because* I don't enjoy 3rd Person view in games. I've been playing since 2015, and I've been so excited for Ark 2, and this is very disappointing to hear