Why is the ice cave so hard?

[Neo Blackheart]

Forrest cave max 150 dinos, desert cave max 150 dinos, ice cave 250+ dinos in massive packs.

[KitsuneShiro]

The real question is why are the other caves so easy.

[Ruse]

Originally posted by KitsuneShiro:

The real question is why are the other caves so easy.

The best question is why are there caves in the game?

[Thragtusk]

Those yeti's and polar bears hit like a freight train

[Neo Blackheart]

took a rex into the desert cave cleared it out with ease. did the same with the forest cave. took the same rex that had done the other 2 caves with stupid ease and got completely wrecked.

[DemitriX]

lvl300 tameable wolves, thanks wildcard!

[Tyrannosaur219]

I haven't gone into the ice cave, but apparently it doesn't allow fliers as well. The forest cave, however, does for some reason?
P.S. checked and I did have "force allow cave fliers" turned on, so it isn't that

[fractalgem]

Deatbadgers. Deathbadgers stun you for a while and unless you tediously memorize exactly where they spawn or something you won't be able to avoid them.

Combine these with a ton of hard-hitting, high-hp high level mobs and...well...you're gonna have a bad time.

[Professor Nipples]

It is the bane of my ARK island existance! Several honest attempts, no mods, no cheats, only grinding for good gear...no success.

[Hobgoblino the III]

Just use the new MEK badgers cant hit it and you can walk backwards while you mellee and hit for a ton just bring a drone with for repairs between fights.

[Lordbufu]

Originally posted by eastern executioner:

Just use the new MEK badgers cant hit it and you can walk backwards while you mellee and hit for a ton just bring a drone with for repairs between fights.

Considering the horrible hit rating atm with Mek's i dont think thats a good idea, a Rex, Theri or giga get ingnored by quite a few creatures in there if memory serves me well.

[Hobgoblino the III]

Originally posted by Lordbufu:

Originally posted by eastern executioner:

Just use the new MEK badgers cant hit it and you can walk backwards while you mellee and hit for a ton just bring a drone with for repairs between fights.

Considering the horrible hit rating atm with Mek's i dont think thats a good idea, a Rex, Theri or giga get ingnored by quite a few creatures in there if memory serves me well.

for rex only yeti and polar bear attacked me so yeah their also good if you use a decent one ..... and yeah meks hit box is annoying atm but if you get used to its offset you can still land hits pretty well our just jet past enemies if you mind your heat and land on rocks.

[Rommell8]

Spoiler> you can hatch baby Dinos and walk them into the ice cave>and grow them there!

Vultures and Dimos fit in the path -1 at a time usualy-lead a small Army of them and win the Ice Cave with ease!

[Lordbufu]

Originally posted by Rommell8:

Spoiler> you can hatch baby Dinos and walk them into the ice cave>and grow them there!

Vultures and Dimos fit in the path -1 at a time usualy-lead a small Army of them and win the Ice Cave with ease!

We are talking about the ice cave on extinction, its big enough that you can walk a giga into it :)

[Boomer Voncannon]

Originally posted by Theresa Barkskin:

Originally posted by KitsuneShiro:

The real question is why are the other caves so easy.

The best question is why are there caves in the game?

My guess would be because harkening all the way back to tabletop rollplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons, players have expected open world adventure to be punctuated and accented with enclosed "dungeon" encounters with bosses and increased danger and rewards. Caves would be Ark's version of this gaming trope so old it predates the personal computer.

[fractalgem]

oooohhh, the extinction cave.

Well, if it's big enough to take dinos in...use an army of rexes or similar heavy-duty dinos, I guess?