Does anyone prefer this game over Ark: survival Evolved?

[The Legend Jeffery Hotdog]

I've noticed the playercount is higher on Ark Survival Evolved and wondered why I should buy this new game. Same maps, just a little prettier...
It's the same game, lets be honest, but is it worth the money?
Also coming from an Australian, are there many servers that run Aussie?

[NCtyson420]

I prefer this one to a degree.

[Ansgar Odinson]

Yes. I like ASA quite a bit better. Its not done yet, but there are so many little tweaks here and there, especially to structure building, that puts it over the top for me. Lots of QOL in general. I couldnt go back to ASE

[Miso]

Originally posted by Jeff Hotdog:

I've noticed the playercount is higher on Ark Survival Evolved and wondered why I should buy this new game. Same maps, just a little prettier...
It's the same game, lets be honest, but is it worth the money?
Also coming from an Australian, are there many servers that run Aussie?

Honestly the people who think ASA is better just feed and fall into Snail games hand yet they won't admit the fact that ASE is better and want to feel justified for the fact they are scamming themselves out of 40 bucks to buy a game they already own with dlc's they already own, and only to gain what, p2w creatures and for the fact Snail games keeps pushing out more cash money grabs and people then want to carry funding this type of behaviour, unfortunately for them ASE will always be better -the fact it doesn't have the so called New features which are just mods stripped away from Unofficial, like sure ASA would of been great if they actually took the time to properly go about it but then again "Snail games"

[GreaseMonkey]

I prefer ASA cause of no pipes or wires and a few other differences

[Raggedy Annie]

LMAO. That is a hilarious question to ask in the chat of ASA. Common sense, that most people posting here PREFER it over ASE. And the facts are, it's not really "preference". Most people playing ASE are only playing it because; theycurrently don't have a PC that can run ASA and/or they prefer a map that isn't yet in ASA. It's not that complicated. I have no doubt there are those that aren't playing in on principle, but those are the minority, I am sure.

[Raggedy Annie]

Originally posted by Miso:

Originally posted by Jeff Hotdog:

I've noticed the playercount is higher on Ark Survival Evolved and wondered why I should buy this new game. Same maps, just a little prettier...
It's the same game, lets be honest, but is it worth the money?
Also coming from an Australian, are there many servers that run Aussie?

Honestly the people who think ASA is better just feed and fall into Snail games hand yet they won't admit the fact that ASE is better and want to feel justified for the fact they are scamming themselves out of 40 bucks to buy a game they already own with dlc's they already own, and only to gain what, p2w creatures and for the fact Snail games keeps pushing out more cash money grabs and people then want to carry funding this type of behaviour, unfortunately for them ASE will always be better -the fact it doesn't have the so called New features which are just mods stripped away from Unofficial, like sure ASA would of been great if they actually took the time to properly go about it but then again "Snail games"

Let me guess, you've never played ASA, or didn't bother to play it enough to see and experience all the improvements? To see it's not JUST new dinos.

LMAO. Who are you to assume you know the opinions of other people? You're delusional if you think, because YOU don't think it's better, means everyone who prefers is are just lying.

I think, from your comments, you don't know how game development works. If you play ANY GAME that allows mods, you quickly understand that new features added are based off mods that are popular. That's how it works in ALL games that allow mods. ALSO, I guess you forgot that ASA allows CONSOLE PLAYERS to now be able to use mods? Something ASE will never do, and is an abandoned wasteland on console.

Lastly, if you notice, every time a cannon map is added to ASA, the player numbers increase in ASA and decrease in ASE. And let's not forgot that ASA will have a cannon map added that ASE will never have.

But, you do you boo....have fun with you're outdated mechanics, no babies to tame, and never finishing the story.

How about take a second to think outside you're basement and consider there are opinions different from your narrow viewed ones?

EDIT: I was right, you don't even own ASA.

[Raggedy Annie]

Originally posted by Jeff Hotdog:

I've noticed the playercount is higher on Ark Survival Evolved and wondered why I should buy this new game. Same maps, just a little prettier...
It's the same game, lets be honest, but is it worth the money?
Also coming from an Australian, are there many servers that run Aussie?

After they added Aberration the player count (Steam) is pretty much even between the two.

You need to remember that you can't see player count on console. And the fact that ASA made it possible for console players to use mods has pretty much made ASE on console abandoned,

Also, just like people playing ASE on Steam because they're PC can't handle ASA, the same can be said for people still playing ASE on console.

[Miso]

Originally posted by Raggedy Annie:

Originally posted by Miso:

Honestly the people who think ASA is better just feed and fall into Snail games hand yet they won't admit the fact that ASE is better and want to feel justified for the fact they are scamming themselves out of 40 bucks to buy a game they already own with dlc's they already own, and only to gain what, p2w creatures and for the fact Snail games keeps pushing out more cash money grabs and people then want to carry funding this type of behaviour, unfortunately for them ASE will always be better -the fact it doesn't have the so called New features which are just mods stripped away from Unofficial, like sure ASA would of been great if they actually took the time to properly go about it but then again "Snail games"

Let me guess, you've never played ASA, or didn't bother to play it enough to see and experience all the improvements? To see it's not JUST new dinos.

LMAO. Who are you to assume you know the opinions of other people? You're delusional if you think, because YOU don't think it's better, means everyone who prefers is are just lying.

I think, from your comments, you don't know how game development works. If you play ANY GAME that allows mods, you quickly understand that new features added are based off mods that are popular. That's how it works in ALL games that allow mods. ALSO, I guess you forgot that ASA allows CONSOLE PLAYERS to now be able to use mods? Something ASE will never do, and is an abandoned wasteland on console.

Lastly, if you notice, every time a cannon map is added to ASA, the player numbers increase in ASA and decrease in ASE. And let's not forgot that ASA will have a cannon map added that ASE will never have.

But, you do you boo....have fun with you're outdated mechanics, no babies to tame, and never finishing the story.

How about take a second to think outside you're basement and consider there are opinions different from your narrow viewed ones?

EDIT: I was right, you don't even own ASA.

not reading all that gibbersh crybaby, but let me tell you, I did play it on a 4090 and guess what still runs like absolute garbage, yet ASE runs way better and looks way better and I played ASA during a freeweek and thank god I am not a suck up like you who gives more money to snail games cause you are delusional, and not my fault its a cash grab, and this game doesn't even have more players then ASE for the sole reason its recommend GPU is a 3080 XD, like what a joke most games now days that require recommend GPU's to be a 30 series are terrible but sure you clearly know better.

[Ansgar Odinson]

Originally posted by Miso:

Originally posted by Raggedy Annie:

Let me guess, you've never played ASA, or didn't bother to play it enough to see and experience all the improvements? To see it's not JUST new dinos.

LMAO. Who are you to assume you know the opinions of other people? You're delusional if you think, because YOU don't think it's better, means everyone who prefers is are just lying.

I think, from your comments, you don't know how game development works. If you play ANY GAME that allows mods, you quickly understand that new features added are based off mods that are popular. That's how it works in ALL games that allow mods. ALSO, I guess you forgot that ASA allows CONSOLE PLAYERS to now be able to use mods? Something ASE will never do, and is an abandoned wasteland on console.

Lastly, if you notice, every time a cannon map is added to ASA, the player numbers increase in ASA and decrease in ASE. And let's not forgot that ASA will have a cannon map added that ASE will never have.

But, you do you boo....have fun with you're outdated mechanics, no babies to tame, and never finishing the story.

How about take a second to think outside you're basement and consider there are opinions different from your narrow viewed ones?

EDIT: I was right, you don't even own ASA.

not reading all that gibbersh crybaby, but let me tell you, I did play it on a 4090 and guess what still runs like absolute garbage, yet ASE runs way better and looks way better and I played ASA during a freeweek and thank god I am not a suck up like you who gives more money to snail games cause you are delusional, and not my fault its a cash grab, and this game doesn't even have more players then ASE for the sole reason its recommend GPU is a 3080 XD, like what a joke most games now days that require recommend GPU's to be a 30 series are terrible but sure you clearly know better.

Sounds like you need to learn how to configure a computer. Im playing on a 4090 and my wife is playing on a 3090. Game looks fanrastic compared to ASE. I run on close to maxed out settings at 90+ fps on a 3440x1440 monitor.

[Miso]

Originally posted by Ansgar Odinson:

Originally posted by Miso:

not reading all that gibbersh crybaby, but let me tell you, I did play it on a 4090 and guess what still runs like absolute garbage, yet ASE runs way better and looks way better and I played ASA during a freeweek and thank god I am not a suck up like you who gives more money to snail games cause you are delusional, and not my fault its a cash grab, and this game doesn't even have more players then ASE for the sole reason its recommend GPU is a 3080 XD, like what a joke most games now days that require recommend GPU's to be a 30 series are terrible but sure you clearly know better.

Sounds like you need to learn how to configure a computer. Im playing on a 4090 and my wife is playing on a 3090. Game looks fanrastic compared to ASE. I run on close to maxed out settings at 90+ fps on a 3440x1440 monitor.

I have probably the strongest pc out of this entire community do need someone to tell me how to build a pc when I literally build program and do stuff like this for a living the point being, that this game is terribly optimised, and for someone to come along and jump for the recommend GPU NVIDIA GTX 670 to a NVIDIA 3080 is a joke, not a single good game now days even requires that much yet here is this copy paste cash grab for someone like you who doesn't even realise themselves that they are being scammed cause you rather fall into delusion that this is better then ASE when its literally nothing special in whatever way, and I know for a fact you don't play on everything maxed cause if you did you would have less then 70 fps so don't talk as if you know it at all when I literally know how stressed tested games are.

[Ansgar Odinson]

Originally posted by Miso:

Originally posted by Ansgar Odinson:

Sounds like you need to learn how to configure a computer. Im playing on a 4090 and my wife is playing on a 3090. Game looks fanrastic compared to ASE. I run on close to maxed out settings at 90+ fps on a 3440x1440 monitor.

I have probably the strongest pc out of this entire community do need someone to tell me how to build a pc when I literally build program and do stuff like this for a living the point being, that this game is terribly optimised, and for someone to come along and jump for the recommend GPU NVIDIA GTX 670 to a NVIDIA 3080 is a joke, not a single good game now days even requires that much yet here is this copy paste cash grab for someone like you who doesn't even realise themselves that they are being scammed cause you rather fall into delusion that this is better then ASE when its literally nothing special in whatever way, and I know for a fact you don't play on everything maxed cause if you did you would have less then 70 fps so don't talk as if you know it at all when I literally know how stressed tested games are.

Sure kiddo. Sure.

And I said I run close to maxed. Not everything maxed. Everything maxed would be pointless because some settings I either dont prefer, or in my preference make the game look worse. I build PCs for a living. If you cant get this game running at a good framerate on a 4090, you either have a massive performance bottleneck, or you have a major software issue.

My settings:
Advanced Graphics: Epic
View Distance: High
Textures: Epic
Post Processing: Epic
General Shadows: Epic
Global Illumination Quality: Epic
Effects Quality: Epic
Foliage Quality: Epic
DLSS: Balanced

Motion Blur: off
Light Bloom: off (causes too many issues)
Light Shafts: On
Fluid and foliage interaction: On
Foliage Interaction Distance: 9
Foliage Interaction Distance Limit: 5
Foostep Particles: On
Foostep Decals: On

Vast majority of the time I get 90+fps with occasional dips into the 80s. There are a few areas on a few maps where things can dip into the high 70s, but that is as low as I have seen it go. Unlike ASE, large bases dont seem to cause any framerate issues which is very nice.

But honestly, they way you talk, I dont believe a word you have to say. Sounds like an empty flex and blind assertions.

[The Legend Jeffery Hotdog]

Jeez I didn't mean to start a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ lmao

[Ansgar Odinson]

Originally posted by Jeff Hotdog:

Jeez I didn't mean to start a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ lmao

Not your fault. Someone just wanted to flex on the internet. Thats pretty much par for the course in steam forums.

To answer the original question, plenty of people do prefer ASA. Some prefer ASE for a variety of reasons. I have some friends that just dont want to start over as one example. But if you have the hardware and dont mind putting up with everything that comes with early access, then IMO ASA is a better game for a whole lot of reasons. Graphics, QOL, balancing, cosmetics, and more.

[Miso]

Originally posted by Jeff Hotdog:

Jeez I didn't mean to start a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ lmao

People like him don't understand a thing at all its like explaining mathematics to a toddler they won't understand anything yet here he comes in trying to start argument, and when someone who disagrees with him, he gets so mad over a statement.

Originally posted by Ansgar Odinson:

Originally posted by Jeff Hotdog:

Jeez I didn't mean to start a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ lmao

Not your fault. Someone just wanted to flex on the internet. Thats pretty much par for the course in steam forums.

To answer the original question, plenty of people do prefer ASA. Some prefer ASE for a variety of reasons. I have some friends that just dont want to start over as one example. But if you have the hardware and dont mind putting up with everything that comes with early access, then IMO ASA is a better game for a whole lot of reasons. Graphics, QOL, balancing, cosmetics, and more.

I won't even bother responding to this low intelligence type of talk after this if all you can do is not understand the facts as they are stated before you don't go typing of forums when you clearly don't understand how games are designed and what it takes to make them and as a fyi the the fact it takes them this long to make the game stable is so bad, 100% considering when literally we have new GPU 50 Series coming around the corner and not to mention they rather go for dirty money tac tics to people like you pay into to carry on this type of behaviour, sure you can have a pc which is not put together correctly or a pc with not good specs but to sit here and make it that majority don't buy it cause of the constant crashing frame problems and only till now was AMD frame gen implemented pretty low in my books, but if you want to enjoy this game sure by all means do so with ever you want, but at the end of the day their is a solid reason why people much prefer ASE over ASA.

[ᑕᖇOᗯᗷᗩᖇƧƬЯӨПG]

(dont quote me on corrct engine version, this is off the top of my head)
back when ark SE release on unreal engine 4.26
before the game came out of beta unreal engine 4.60 came out that introduced multithread support
ark went to update the engine and had to backtrack after months of work due to all the massive bugs glitches and hacks they ran into

asa runs on a new engine that has multithread support. you can now render in 5000 trees 5000 plants and 5000 dinos all at once with HLOD all at over 60fps on a 2080ti

i cant even get 5fps on ase in a base as 1 core will max out and destroy your experience
asa is really optimized compared to all new games that are even comming out