Logan96

Agreed.

The Rant (Gotta let it out): Very surprised that there has still been no official implementation on ORP. Took a big break around the time the new game came out, due to a lack of faith in both the company this community. Now I know this game is a remaster, but I honestly expected ORP to be in it, even though it has it's flaws. At this point anything is better than nothing. The old system may have been plagued with exploiters who had nothing better to do than to troll you, but for the most part you had the opportunity to actually build up some defenses and have a proper battle, before your base fell. We aren't looking for a streamlined ORP anymore. We just want to be enjoy a bit of PvP while still working a full time job and spend time with our family. People always respond to this and say that you just need to join a decent tribe, but this is not true. Decent tribes require daily activity which is just not possible for most people. I even tried to build up a large competitive tribe on official PvP servers specifically for people like us and the majority of the old tribe members I've become friends with had already left the community due to burnout...games aren't supposed to be a chore! The Point: I got some people at work interested in the game, but once they learned that you can be attacked without even playing it became a joke and they refused to buy into it. I would love for Ark to become the next game that we all hit up after a day of work and unwind. Think of potential customers that could get into the game. In a time where other competitive PvP games demand total focus and concentration from the player, Ark was my retreat. I see modern games with all of these daily log ins and other trash to keep you coming on each day and I hate it. Ark is demanding more time from their players and removing our only PvP option is a slap in the face to all the players who have a life. It was at the very least a clear message to me. They do not want players like us in their game. Message received...guess I won't be seeing you guys in either of the new games. What a bummer.

So back when HOD was banned for exposing mesh locations this community was in an uproar as well. As I recall the overall sentiment was negative as well, however the more frequent forum users and moderators came off as being fairly annoyed at the outrage, especially after HOD was unbanned. Statements such as "He is unbanned now, get over it" were made. So if we put that into the context of our current situation it would mean that the "Get over it" mentality should occur if they were to price the DLC to your value and maybe apologize. The negativity I am most upset about has been going on longer than this current outcry, and it will continue to grow even if your demands are met. I think this is because the company's reputation has been ruined for quite a while. You are right, the negativity is warranted, but what's ironic is that it's not companys failings that have pushed me away from the community, but rather this overarching negativity. I am still upset about what is happening to the game, but at the end of the day I really want to get off work and be able to come here to chat with some cool people about a game we all enjoy. I think your sentiment and points are valid and make sense as well as the rest of the communities take, however it has also turned this community into a negative part of my life, which I no longer have a desire to be a part of. Hopefully at some point that will change and I can chip in again with fun tips and stories about the game, but I doubt it. Negativity is as I've said-contagious and this forum has transformed into endless posts of rants. With all of that said it has been a pleasure, but it's time to check out.

You can single me out if you want, without the passive aggressive-"not you specifically thing". I was referring to select individuals and also trying my best to avoid focusing on one person, not because I want to protect their feelings, but because there are too many to quote. Clearly you are focusing me with the quote, which is absolutely fine. We can have a chat without the nonsense. 1. I absolutely should complain about overall negativity, It's contagious and beaten by awareness, which is why I brought it up. Every bit of negativity is NOT warranted. You of all people should know how damn good this game is. To undermine past victories due to current failures sends us into a stone age. I do not dispute it is not happening for good reason, but look at the end result here. The community will end up with no servers, no ark asa and no ark 2. Is that what you want? 2. I too would like everything you listed. 3. Yeah again...doubling down on number 2 lol. Only thing different here is that you added one extra demand-stepping up. Out of curiosity what does an acceptable form of stepping up look like to you in the corporate world? 4. You either really didn't like me trying to avoid singling people and are taking an extremely passive aggressive approach, or you are genuinely concerned about my feelings. If it is the latter have no fear, I have braved the life's labyrinth on Ragnorak...no more feelings to be hurt after such a dungeon. (AKA-Lets disagree, but still be chill yeah?)

-For scorched earth the threat of thirst is not as present as you would think. Those little bugs you see flying around can get you a nice drink of water by running up to them. -The lyamantria (moth) will be your most accessible flyer, which is pretty crucial on scorched as the ground is pretty much littered with aggressive dinos. -On PvE focus on sandstone structures. The other buildings will overheat on the inside and make them unlivable. -Early on its worth taking the dino army approach. Tame up every dilo and raptor you see, which will help cover your butt from all the aggressive carnivores. -Move very cautiously and look around alot...its super easy to go from everything being calm to getting swarmed. With these tips in mind lets make a gameplan: There are locations that have watering holes. Keep building your dino pack as you cautiously search for one. Once you find one, use your new found pack to clear the location, then go ahead and start setting up your home. Resources such as wood are less abundant in scorched, so focus on building your essential crafting stations and a small bedroom to respawn in. After that you should spread your pack out a bit, but not too far. They will help keep your territory secure. Last thing you need is that flyer. Lyamantria aren't hard to knock out, a bola and tranq arrows will do, but with berries they take a long time so go for a low level. After that you should be setup for a fairly successful run. Keep building that dino pack as you accumulate resources and start looking at the larger carnivores to tame. Eventually you should utilize that watering hole and grow some crops for kibble production. From there it's all about expansion and upgrading to better tames/gear. Good luck!

Trying hard to add some voice of positivity in a life is rough sort of way. Definitely have my own share of negative feelings to what's happened, but for months now negativity has dominated these forums. The feelings aren't unwarranted, but they also aren't inconsequential. My biggest gripe is the company's failure to say anything about the server shutdown on steam. To this very day I still see new players jumping into the online scene who are completely clueless that their hard work will disappear in a matter of month. That is absolutely unacceptable...borderline marketing fraud. Am I upset about paying for Ark Ascended? I guess so, but if the remaster can bring some life back into the community for the next 1-2 years then put me down. I've donated to kickstarters and patreons for games that I've had faith in, which never even came to fruition and the community outcry was much less than what we see here. As far as ark 2 being delayed I am actually happy. Take the time to make a good game and in the meantime do what you can to keep the first game active. The community outcry here is what bothers me the most. Everyone is so damn negative now, I want to come on here to see some fun discussions about the game and maybe some healthy criticism to influence the marketing team, but really it's just a flow of little baby gamer tears on here. If you are that broke up over the situation, then seriously just go. Your lingering negativity is killing the forums and game faster than the company's shady business practices. I would like to see these forums get back to a healthy fun state of people posting their experiences and questions again. (Not referring to anyone specific in this post. A general rant on the community as a whole right now.)

I'm still interested in PvE starts as well. Don't want to exclude anybody.

Hello, a few posts have been made about everyone's favorite starter tames, and it inspired me to post my favorite way to start the game, as well as a few thoughts on each one. Would love to hear your own replies on how you all prefer to start a new game as well, or how you would change my own strategy. Maybe I'll even steal a few ideas for the upcoming remaster! Step 1: Note run to level 70ish -I honestly wish this wasn't a thing. Every experienced player does this and it completely destroys the early game, as well as the variety of choosing different starting locations. Notes should be a lore thing only, that does not reward xp. Step 2: Build a 3x6 crafting/taming raft (Stone & No Power) -I usually see people go straight into a 3x3 crafting, or 2x3 taming raft. Well after many years of building rafts, I've designed my own that manages to fit all of the crafting stations up to a fabricator, along with a generator and turret coverage and still have room for a 2x6 section for taming. It's a significant time investment to get this raft fully operational, but once its assembled it allows leeds immunity and in the early stages, very few tribes have the capability of raiding a turret raft stationed in deep water. Step 3: Low level Ptera Tame -Thats right, my first tame these days is almost always a ptera. It's crucial to getting the next set of tames, without wasting time slogging around in your bus of a raft. Step 4: Anky Tame & 2x2 Den -After taming the PT I like to take it straight to the northern spawn zone and score an early ankylo. Many people opt for a stego instead, but I find that the versatility of the anky is much more useful, and its berry collection is more than adequate for the initial starter tames. Now don't forget we are a long way from home, so I also take the time to set up a 2x2 square to protect the anky, along with a bed, storage bin and some morter and pestles, before setting off. Step 5: The Argentavis -The argy in my opinion is the number one pound for pound most useful tame in the game. I have only waited this long to tame one because I have a notoriously bad record of getting both myself and the half tamed argy murdered. At this point our anky den is right in argy territory so we can safely store our PT in the taming raft and fast travel back to the den, where we have gear, a bed and the means of quickly accumulating narco berries. After 2-5 failed attempts I finally land myself an argy. Step 6: Tame Frog & Gather Dinos -This step is a breeze with an argy, I quickly haul my anky back to the raft and tame a frog. I'm now set up to secure my raft. Step 6: Metal Conversion & Turrets -I can now use my anky and argy combo to make quick efficient metal/obsidian runs. As the furnaces roar I can hit up a few beaver dams and/or take the frog out to the swamp to secure some CP. After that I'll go for a dive and grab myself a decent haul of pearls and oil. I now have everything I need to fabricate turrets and convert my primitive raft into a mobile fortress. This usually marks the end of a late night for me, so I'll move my raft out to deeper water for safekeeping and then I tend to risk the first night uploading my dinos. Finally, I can get some sleep feeling relatively secure. Step 7: Open Field -From here your options are open. I usually prefer to spend the next morning crafting up some more metal while using the taming section to tame up a small army of useful tames. I then will return to the den I built for the anky and convert it into my new home. With 2 metal spawns a short flight away, and a plethora of argy/anky spawns, my mid game is very powerful in this location. I will need to act quick though, for the raiders are usually quick to arrive by this point. My success from here will largely depend on my ability to make allies with the rest of the server. That sums up my own personal method of starting out. Curious to hear your thoughts, or your own strategies. Thanks for reading!

Hi Iffycastle, Saw you were looking to tribe up for AsA and that you are on xbox. I'm leaving my old tribe behind and making the switch to xbox myself for AsA, so if you'd like to team up and try to grow a new tribe together hit me up! Getting started is always the hardest, but after getting a few more members I think we can make a solid run at it! My xbox username is LogansRetreat, if you want to chat later. I'm usually able to get on for a few hours in the morning before work and a bit more on the weekends.

nah bro the cro pods in pvp was the way to go cause now we can stay hidden easier fobs aint been a thing since we got the battery turrets n super dinos that are all whack and stuff like that shadowmane cause it can do everything anywyas so y u even need a fob now also so like its still usefull but yea the tame should probably not reset if we froze it that way we can do some more flexin but ya takin a bunch of frozen cro pods to a base for raiding is pretty lame n they should do somethin to make it more balanced n we do need take more pride in ourselfs cause right now we cant do dat wit the insidin and 5x stuff like u said

I'm not experienced with mods, but I definitely understand the need to have a larger threat to your base/tames in singleplayer. It's not a perfect solution, but one thing you can do is use commands to spawn in high level titans/other dinos then force tame them. Put them on aggressive/wander with raid feeding enabled so they won't starve then unclaim them some distance away from your base. They wont despawn and now you have some mega titans and such that you have to be on guard for. If you are making a new game you can turn structure decay off and reduce fuel consumption, then build PvP bases all over the place with dinos and such to defend them. After you are done, make a new character and these bases will now be hostile to you, giving you some raiding targets to play around with. If you combo this along with the dino trick, don't unclaim them and the wandering dinos won't be aggressive to the bases that you intend to raid, but they will still be aggressive your new character. Just a couple fun ideas to play around with that can shake up the experience.

This 100%. These days anything short of a heavy may as well be shooting nerf darts. Now that people know how to play the game, it wont be long before we see OP tames in ASA, unless a change like your suggestion is made.

We have to remember that the game is going to be radically different from ark 1, with the whole 3rd person/souls like combat being implemented. Even if oceans are present would they even feel the same? Imagine if Subnautica was 3rd person...the immersion may not be broken, but it would definitely be a different vibe. Now try to implement souls like combat underwater...lol. Personally, I think that oceans will be in the game. There was far too much emphasis on oceanic resources/tames in Ark 1 to completely abandon ocean gameplay.

These are some good suggestions. I've always felt like plant x should be separate as they seem to work pretty well when supporting turrets, but they aren't really worth losing an actual heavy for. Limited breeding could also be cool-if done right. I'll have to check out your suggestion later tonight or tomorrow. It is sort of weird how we tend to mass hatch eggs and slaughter the bad stats lol. Feels more like a dino assembly line which definitely favors large tribes.

lol