Anybody else picked up ARK?
- Thread starter Fenrig
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I want it so bad and I would probably set up a TEST server if that is possible but I dont have a computer capable of handling it :(
RedjackQuisterJr
Rear Admiral
Seems like a fad to me to be honest, will keep an eye on it but (as painfully ironic as it sounds) I'm really worn out by all these pre-alpha games that go nowhere or 'show so much promise'.
I'll wait to see if it goes beta.
I'll wait to see if it goes beta.
RedjackQuisterJr
Rear Admiral
I'm checking right now although it probably wont run on my laptop :(Alright. Test ARK Server (12 Slot East Coast, v170.4):
Address: 107.191.36.134:35000 or test.shout.li:35000
Password: test.is.best
Pls give feedback if it's working :p i'm at work and can't test it.
As mentioned last night in Twitch chat, H1Z1 left me kind of wary of companies charging for brand new alpha versions of sandbox survival games like this. I was a die-hard DayZ mod player for a long time and since the standalone version of DayZ was less than stellar and H1Z1 seemed promising, plus SOE had put out some great games in the past, I went all-in and bought Premium Edition Alpha access to H1Z1 for $40.
A few weeks later, I got bored with it due to lack of PVE content updates and moved on.
The feeling of "meh" was further exacerbated by the fact that Daybreak (formerly SOE) seems to be focusing almost exclusively on the Battle Royale mode, a veritable Counterstrike with a big map filled with poison gas, instead of the zombie survival sim that it's supposed to be. They are working on character modeling and new weapons and such (I still follow them on Twitter), but when I spoke with a couple Daybreak devs at PAX East last March and asked why we haven't seen bigger maps or more base crafting functionality like we were promised, I was told all those things are still in the works, but they are just coming out...later. At this point, I'm still enthusiastic we'll eventually get a decent zombie survival sim with H1Z1, but I'm not holding my breath.
I played DayZ Epoch for over a year and was a mod on a popular server. I was hoping H1Z1 was going to be a better version of Bohemia's DayZ standalone offering, since development of that game has also stagnated. Instead, we got Call of Duty with zombies, abandoned PVE content, and a playground for griefers.
That said, I'm not interested in paying $25 for yet another half-baked survival game. I'd rather spend that money on digital spaceships I won't be able to fly for years instead. ;)
A few weeks later, I got bored with it due to lack of PVE content updates and moved on.
The feeling of "meh" was further exacerbated by the fact that Daybreak (formerly SOE) seems to be focusing almost exclusively on the Battle Royale mode, a veritable Counterstrike with a big map filled with poison gas, instead of the zombie survival sim that it's supposed to be. They are working on character modeling and new weapons and such (I still follow them on Twitter), but when I spoke with a couple Daybreak devs at PAX East last March and asked why we haven't seen bigger maps or more base crafting functionality like we were promised, I was told all those things are still in the works, but they are just coming out...later. At this point, I'm still enthusiastic we'll eventually get a decent zombie survival sim with H1Z1, but I'm not holding my breath.
I played DayZ Epoch for over a year and was a mod on a popular server. I was hoping H1Z1 was going to be a better version of Bohemia's DayZ standalone offering, since development of that game has also stagnated. Instead, we got Call of Duty with zombies, abandoned PVE content, and a playground for griefers.
That said, I'm not interested in paying $25 for yet another half-baked survival game. I'd rather spend that money on digital spaceships I won't be able to fly for years instead. ;)
UnderSc0re
Space Marshal
Baron has a sub server for it too. I'm probably not going to get it but just continue to watch him and Grakees struggle.
DontTouchMyHoHos
Space Marshal
Arrangingstars
Space Marshal
Waiting on the steam summer sale.. if it's on there I /might/ get it, but Myre and Captain Richard put my thoughts/feelings pretty well.
DontTouchMyHoHos
Space Marshal
If anyone wants to join me, I got a nice setup on official server 366. Managed to make it inland and reach level 20
UnderSc0re
Space Marshal
Okay so I won a copy last night on Grakees' stream so I guess I'm playing all night and tomorrow.