Can only host ONE map/server yourself? Nitrado take us for stupid...

[MsErable]

I can't believe this is true!!! The option to play with my kids and few friends on all maps where we can travel around regardless of each other is GONE.

"When you purchase ARK: Survival Ascended on Steam at launch, you can create one PC private server (“Steam server”) for free use, allowing you to invite friends or other community players to share experiences across the revamped ARK maps. With the “Steam server”, there will be limitations that you can expect, including a lack of creation tools for mod developers and the fact that you’ll be limited to creating a single Steam server for your Steam account, requiring authentication before starting. Also, self-hosted servers often take many steps to prepare and manage smoothly due to requiring your resources, time, and hardware. To save you time and ensure the best server hosting experience, we recommend your ARK: Survival Ascended servers with us at Nitrado, the exclusive commercial provider of ASA server hosting!"

https://server.nitrado.net/en-GB/news/ark-survival-ascended-server-hosting-exclusivity-news

[margalus]

Don't blame Nitrado, Wildcard is responsible for making this arrangement

[MsErable]

Originally posted by margalus:

Don't blame Nitrado, Wildcard is responsible for making this arrangement

I would say greedy Snail game that needed money so bad and Nitrado both are responsible.

[foks11light]

Right. When the other maps drop, I hope they consider raising the server limit, at least to 3. WC and Nitrado are nuts. And Nitrado's excuse for making a 26 slot minimum is weak bs.

[MsErable]

Originally posted by foks11light:

Right. When the other maps drop, I hope they consider raising the server limit, at least to 3. WC and Nitrado are nuts. And Nitrado's excuse for making a 26 slot minimum is weak bs.

You can always hope... 3 would be enough for me and many others I think. Right now I just feel like refunding if I could.

[Morigoto]

yeah this is more money grabbing from Ark and Nitrado because they know your avg person avoided official servers like the plague so by making it nitrado exclusive they get that money.

[Caduryn]

Originally posted by margalus:

Don't blame Nitrado, Wildcard is responsible for making this arrangement

False, Snail Game did

[margalus]

Originally posted by Caduryn:

Originally posted by margalus:

Don't blame Nitrado, Wildcard is responsible for making this arrangement

False, Snail Game did

Wildcard, Snail Game, same thing

[Lucius]

Its hilarious that so many people want to strictly blame Nitrado and or Snail Games like WC is infallible. Let us not forget that WC is in bed with Snail because this whole IP started from IP theft and talent poaching from the former studio of one of the WC co-founders and Snail stepped in to bail them out of lawsuits and bought the IP. They literally started off as scum and continued with the support of more scum. And here we are today...

[Jusdatip]

They took their player base for stupid for years and got away with it a big new time just now.

[margalus]

Originally posted by TenaciousLee:

Its hilarious that so many people want to strictly blame Nitrado and or Snail Games like WC is infallible. Let us not forget that WC is in bed with Snail because this whole IP started from IP theft and talent poaching from the former studio of one of the WC co-founders and Snail stepped in to bail them out of lawsuits and bought the IP. They literally started off as scum.

Bingo!

[syber_jedi]

Amen. Not getting another cent from me until this is fixed.

Unfortunately with SG and WC selling their souls, I am concerned that wont happen any time soon. It's a shame.

[Lupar]

Originally posted by MsErable:

Originally posted by foks11light:

Right. When the other maps drop, I hope they consider raising the server limit, at least to 3. WC and Nitrado are nuts. And Nitrado's excuse for making a 26 slot minimum is weak bs.

You can always hope... 3 would be enough for me and many others I think. Right now I just feel like refunding if I could.

I refunded this ♥♥♥♥ after 4 mins of checking out the server hosting possibilities and realized its not worth it. Not being in complete control of the product you pay for is just pure madness, especially when it was straight up possibility in the old version this shiny new version is supposed to replace. Cashgrab, that's all I say.