mgoolong

I would also like the FPP to make it more intence. For all new features it would be nice to offer choice in server setting and I think for example in combat it is more player skill based gameplay if you do not target-lock. I will give it a chance if this is the choice of the developers.

Hi, I am convinced the team knows what to improve and what not. Of course bigger and complex is better for core game experience. And I am convinced the studio knows in which direction to develop the game. It is the right choice to connect the islands of "ARK" with a wide ocean, expand the endless blue by small islands and offer the people a way to explore. The combination of the great working ARK mechanics with a fantasy setting, a new server structur and more questing next to the caves is in my opinion the right way. For me it is fine to replace the tech items by fantasy items. Because knowledge is limited. Fantasy not. As Albert said. Of course high level fantasy items should be hard to craft or maybe unique artifacts, linked to a single server. A reason for working together or fighting each other. And of cource tech can still be capted in the game later. I hope the claim mechanic, just placing flags, will be improved. The builded basic structures (walls, houses etc) should create the claimed area. Countryborders on islands. If somebody destroyes all the doors and interior the basic structure (the house) becomes lawless and after the cooldown somebody can claim it to build in it or demolish it. I am convinced the people of the studio know how to create farming, stockbreeding, trading, different races with skins and professions with the skill tree, different island types, dynamic events, quests with special loot and all this nice stuff you can make from crafting. It is a long way to go but you are doing a realy good work and I still believe that ARK or Atlas or any other named game based on this mechanics (Survival, crafting, exploring, claiming, questing, leveling) can be the great mmorpg I am looking for the whole time. If the whole server workes together...maybe..we can build a spaceship.