How to spot a recently wiped server?

[Drazon]

Is there a way to see easily (ie. in 1 or 2 days) when an official (EU pvp) server has been wiped so that I could join in a world of fresh savages? A website that clearly states this, or a thread to follow on some forum, or reddit or something?

[Kazarl]

only official servers that wipe are the extinction ones

[Mudevi]

why are there so many official servers down and nothing anywhere as to why

[retsam1]

There has been no official server with wipes except for the extinction event servers. Period.

Unofficial servers tend to advertise wipes thinking that its a good thing. Most wisely dont touch unofficial servers that advertise wipes because no telling when the next one will be and all you did will be lost.

[TomHud™]

Originally posted by retsam1:

There has been no official server with wipes except for the extinction event servers. Period.

Unofficial servers tend to advertise wipes thinking that its a good thing. Most wisely dont touch unofficial servers that advertise wipes because no telling when the next one will be and all you did will be lost.

Not true at all

If i put wipe in my sever title - my server will be full within hours
People beg for fresh wipes and with ark being ark - wipes are needed because with each new patch,certain problems occur.

Longest ive had my server up with out a wipe is short of 3 months - now thats not bad going.If you think your dinos are here forever - then think again.Its not going to happen,till Ark is optomised and admin get better tools to clear servers etc of crap.

If officials do not ever wipe then they must be one big lag feast.
Glad ive never played on one

[Kazarl]

Originally posted by Tomhud™:

If i put wipe in my sever title - my server will be full within hours
People beg for fresh wipes and with ark being ark - wipes are needed because with each new patch,certain problems occur.

Longest ive had my server up with out a wipe is short of 3 months - now thats not bad going.If you think your dinos are here forever - then think again.Its not going to happen,till Ark is optomised and admin get better tools to clear servers etc of crap.

If officials do not ever wipe then they must be one big lag feast.
Glad ive never played on one

been on a unofficial server that was going for 7 months without a wipe and didnt have any major issues just had to do a couple of minor roll backs thanks to a couple of patchs

[TomHud™]

i play on modded - So more chance of anything going wrong,or a patch screwing a mod up.

But would i give it up to play basic ark on vanilla

Never

[Kazarl]

Originally posted by Tomhud™:

i play on modded - So more chance of anything going wrong,or a patch screwing a mod up.

But would i give it up to play basic ark on vanilla

Never

Can understand why your doing that but I've started again 4 times now since the game first got released and i really don't want to do it again so sticking to mods that can be removed without causing issues

[Myst?c]

Originally posted by Gaara Darcia:

Originally posted by Tomhud™:

i play on modded - So more chance of anything going wrong,or a patch screwing a mod up.

But would i give it up to play basic ark on vanilla

Never

Can understand why your doing that but I've started again 4 times now since the game first got released and i really don't want to do it again so sticking to mods that can be removed without causing issues

i understand that, i dont think my server has any mods that arnt with that green puzzle thingy

[Drazon]

Okay so there's this extinction event.

How are those servers generally, would you consider them suitable for newbies in terms that will there (probably, since one can't be sure) be gangs of veteran players or trolls that just like to make your gaming experience as unpleasurable as possible? Or will you be able to build your little hut and fight mainly dinosaurs, without being KoS'ed all the time?