What is Scorched Earth?

[Zing]

I've stopped playing ARK mid January 2016 because it was getting "boring" on our little private server. But I keep on checking Discussion forums from time to time to keep myself update on development process.

Today, to my surprise, I see there has been released an expansion pack for ARK. I look at it and it's nothing like ARK. I mean, the mechanics are similar to what ARK is, but the creatures are totally different from dinosaurs of ARK.

So what is Scorched Earth? How does it tie to ARK TheIsland?

[Panicsferd]

Originally posted by ZingFreelancer:

I've stopped playing ARK mid January 2016 because it was getting "boring" on our little private server. But I keep on checking Discussion forums from time to time to keep myself update on development process.

Today, to my surprise, I see there has been released an expansion pack for ARK. I look at it and it's nothing like ARK. I mean, the mechanics are similar to what ARK is, but the creatures are totally different from dinosaurs of ARK.

So what is Scorched Earth? How does it tie to ARK TheIsland?

It is a paid expansion and makes the game pay to win, ppl who own the new paid dlc can bring the exclusive dinos/items to the non paid dlc islands to wreck havok on those that don't own it.

[Paroxyde]

Originally posted by Panicsferd:

Originally posted by ZingFreelancer:

I've stopped playing ARK mid January 2016 because it was getting "boring" on our little private server. But I keep on checking Discussion forums from time to time to keep myself update on development process.

Today, to my surprise, I see there has been released an expansion pack for ARK. I look at it and it's nothing like ARK. I mean, the mechanics are similar to what ARK is, but the creatures are totally different from dinosaurs of ARK.

So what is Scorched Earth? How does it tie to ARK TheIsland?

It is a paid expansion and makes the game pay to win, ppl who own the new paid dlc can bring the exclusive dinos/items to the non paid dlc islands to wreck havok on those that don't own it.

That is not real. You can enjoy all the items and dinos of the new expansion for free, you will only miss the map.

[Panicsferd]

Originally posted by 항문구축함:

Originally posted by Panicsferd:

It is a paid expansion and makes the game pay to win, ppl who own the new paid dlc can bring the exclusive dinos/items to the non paid dlc islands to wreck havok on those that don't own it.

That is not real. You can enjoy all the items and dinos of the new expansion for free, you will only miss the map.

from what I heard only admins can spawn the dinos/items, so it is still pay to win. regular players, especially on official servers out SOL.

and the dinos only spawn on that new island, so how the hell are ppl without dlc suppose to tame them? spawn them in SP? or use an admin to spawn it?

[Kevin]

Its basically a large desert biom, it has a lot of heat and water management. Some of the normal dinos are in it along with many new ones. There are some rivers and small lakes but no large water and no water dinos that i have seen. It plays a bit different but its still ark. At the moment it is still new so there is a lot of info we do not have yet. We need to learn how to get some of the materials we have taken for granted, and there are some that have been replaced by different methods like salt has been added, i assume for preserving meat and such.

[mr bigdad]

So, another pay 2 win game, while ARK is still in EA.

[Zing]

Originally posted by Panicsferd:

It is a paid expansion and makes the game pay to win, ppl who own the new paid dlc can bring the exclusive dinos/items to the non paid dlc islands to wreck havok on those that don't own it.

READ: Boring little private server. AKA, I DO NOT PLAY ON OFFICIAL SERVERS.

Even so, ignorance is a sin.
Pay to win = games that let you buy better gear or allow you to make better items then everyone else at a faster rate and then makes the game largely unbalanced even for people who have skill in the game without paying.

As it stands right now, unless they add a way to BUY flack armor, it can't be considered true pay to win.

[Kevin]

There is nothing pay to win by the way, its acually harder to get dragons and such in the new DLC than it is to get dragons in the many mods that that offer them.

[Panicsferd]

Originally posted by ZingFreelancer:

Originally posted by Panicsferd:

It is a paid expansion and makes the game pay to win, ppl who own the new paid dlc can bring the exclusive dinos/items to the non paid dlc islands to wreck havok on those that don't own it.

READ: Boring little private server. AKA, I DO NOT PLAY ON OFFICIAL SERVERS.

Even so, ignorance is a sin.
Pay to win = games that let you buy better gear or allow you to make better items then everyone else at a faster rate and then makes the game largely unbalanced even for people who have skill in the game without paying.

As it stands right now, unless they add a way to BUY flack armor, it can't be considered true pay to win.

Yeah I don't play on official either, but a lot of the casual people (people that may not even know about private/unofficial servers) will be on the official servesr and this will affect them.

It can be classified pay to win, since the new dinos can be used to grief people that don't have the DLC since you can transfer the new dinos over to the other islands.

[Zing]

How is Scorched Earth map size in relation to ARK The Island map size?