Why does Vin Diesel love Ark so much?

[omgigotpwned]

There's not much I was able to find from a 5-minute Google search, but if what I read is right, one of Van Diesel's kids hooked him to this game, then he got 1000+ hours in, and somehow made a deal with Wildcard to star in a sequel.

Really? I question some of that given that the frustration and rage this game gives me as well as the community is unquestionably brutal. I need not remind you of the many bugs, design flaws and other issues that plague the game, single-player or multi-player.

Giving Van Diesel the benefit of the doubt in that his interest in Ark is honest-to-god true, how did he put up with all the B.S. and continue playing for so long? And don't tell me it's family, that ended when Van Diesel's kid showed him the game.

[Siamese55]

You'd probably get better answers by scrolling the reviews for people with 1000+ hours and asking them directly why/how they sunk that much time in over the years.

[retsam1]

Originally posted by omgigotpwned:

There's not much I was able to find from a 5-minute Google search, but if what I read is right, one of Van Diesel's kids hooked him to this game, then he got 1000+ hours in, and somehow made a deal with Wildcard to star in a sequel.

Really? I question some of that given that the frustration and rage this game gives me as well as the community is unquestionably brutal. I need not remind you of the many bugs, design flaws and other issues that plague the game, single-player or multi-player.

Giving Van Diesel the benefit of the doubt in that his interest in Ark is honest-to-god true, how did he put up with all the B.S. and continue playing for so long? And don't tell me it's family, that ended when Van Diesel's kid showed him the game.

Vin is one of the producers not just with Ark 2 but also the animated series.

[Chowmix]

I have 6k hours in ark, the trick to playing so long is having fun with the game and not bellyaching about every little thing that doesnt go your way. Last I checked Vin is a person like you and me, so he most likely uses the same trick.

[💖jurassic💖rappy32💖]

Because it's a really fun game

[KonaManta]

Because it's the most enjoyable pile of garbage I've ever played

[omgigotpwned]

Originally posted by KonaManta:

Because it's the most enjoyable pile of garbage I've ever played

I can drink to that.

[Alucard †]

Don't know about Vin Diesel but this game has been my obsession lately.

Idk despite it's issues it still tickles me in such way that makes me go "haww yeah!"

[sosayweall]

cause he saw paul walkers ghost in a dinosaurs butt

[Newsush]

he prob like ark becuase he going get some money off them

[123]

i'm totally hooked on this game. There really isn't anything even remotely close to it on the market. Yes it has bugs and other minor issues but I've never played a game that didn't. I can't think of the last time a bug effected my ability to play but then I don't play official so I don't have to deal with the cheater problem that pops up from time to time in pvp.

[MOK]

Prob because his kid loves it, and it's something cool he can do with his kid. Not just playing, but helping with a show and a sequel. Wants to be a cool dad. Wouldnt you?

[valrawk]

From what I understand, Vin is more interested in the Story of Ark, and the PvE aspects of it.. which makes sense given how much focus Ark 2 has on its story driven campaign with his involvement. He probably plays on a PvE server like I do, where we dont have to worry about getting Pwn'd by the alpha tribe or pummeled into the dirt every time we try to get back up off our feet, we can just focus on the game itself.. raising dinos, hunting down new and interesting dinos, beating bosses and breeding the perfect army of dinos to take down sed bosses.
And then there's the Community.. THIS is where Vin's "Family" mentality comes into play. While on PvP servers you might struggle to find anyone that wont slaughter you, on PvE servers its VERY different. My tribe on Island 867 (xbox), is one of, if not the biggest tribe on the server, and we Actively work to help other players on the server, new or old.
If we see a new player struggling to figure out the game, we ask where they are, bring them a free Argy, rex, anky, a few supplies to help them build their first base, and show them a few pointers before sending them on their way. This goes a Long way in keeping them interested in the game and ensuring they dont rage-quit within the first few hours as so many do.
It also makes the community on our server one of the friendliest I've ever played with, with almost everyone actively working with and trying to help each other out. There are very few bad eggs on our server, and the ones that do pop up dont tend to stick around very long once they see how well we all work together.

[Newsush]

i think the best thing to do is just wait and see, i will prob wait for a while see if the engine and game play is worth to me re buying it, but they prob lose alot of players to due to their computers

[omgigotpwned]

Originally posted by Newsush:

i think the best thing to do is just wait and see, i will prob wait for a while see if the engine and game play is worth to me re buying it, but they prob lose alot of players to due to their computers

Wait & see is the approach I would take. I certainly will not be one of the first ones to buy this for $69.99+ even if it truly becomes a GOAT title.

[Hida_Oni]

everyone love family of Franklin's, VD as well