Where can I preorder Ark: Survival Ascended?

[Barik]

I'm keen to play Ark: Survival Ascended as I just got a new gaming rig. Kinda sucks that it's paid but for the amount of hours and fun I have had in this game, it doesn't bother me. Even with them launching with only Island+Scortched Earth. It's definitely not going to be the same like when Ark first launched, as most players will be veterans of the game, but I'm still keen to play up to Aberration. I'm not interested in expansions after that because power level gets to high and game loses it's slow pacing.

[skyguard]

No where, its not out yet on Steam.

[123]

As someone who's rather hopeful for AA, I will also be realistic and point all of this out.

Ark 2
>announced forever ago
>has Vin Daddy in it for whatever reason
>zero gameplay footage... still
>coming out way after Ark Ascended
>has a store page on Steam

Ark Ascended
>announced over Twitter rather whimsically last year
>zero gameplay footage
>a literal ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of work to do considering they started on Ark 2 prior
>release date around the corner compared to Ark 2
>no store page on Steam

Original Ark
>still has bugs that have been ignored for years
>sunsetting official servers before locking in dates and putting out gameplay footage from either A2 or AA

Community: "What are ya'll even doing?!"
WC/Snail: ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

Bonus: Whatever even happened to the cartoon? LUL

[Kankaku]

Originally posted by Grimm Valley Misery:

As someone who's rather hopeful for AA, I will also be realistic and point all of this out.

Ark 2
>announced forever ago
>has Vin Daddy in it for whatever reason
>zero gameplay footage... still
>coming out way after Ark Ascended
>has a store page on Steam

Ark Ascended
>announced over Twitter rather whimsically last year
>zero gameplay footage
>a literal ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of work to do considering they started on Ark 2 prior
>release date around the corner compared to Ark 2
>no store page on Steam

Original Ark
>still has bugs that have been ignored for years
>sunsetting official servers before locking in dates and putting out gameplay footage from either A2 or AA

Community: "What are ya'll even doing?!"
WC/Snail: ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

Bonus: Whatever even happened to the cartoon? LUL

If AA is just an update to UE5 with their networking framework then it's damn near a point and click transition then readjusting the lighting for lumen etc. Which also means it should be free. They claimed to be adding in new mechanics though so a few pages of code probably written by chatGPT in less than 15 minutes presumably got thrown in as well.

Enjoy! lol.

[123]

Originally posted by Zombwich:

Originally posted by Grimm Valley Misery:

As someone who's rather hopeful for AA, I will also be realistic and point all of this out.

Ark 2
>announced forever ago
>has Vin Daddy in it for whatever reason
>zero gameplay footage... still
>coming out way after Ark Ascended
>has a store page on Steam

Ark Ascended
>announced over Twitter rather whimsically last year
>zero gameplay footage
>a literal ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of work to do considering they started on Ark 2 prior
>release date around the corner compared to Ark 2
>no store page on Steam

Original Ark
>still has bugs that have been ignored for years
>sunsetting official servers before locking in dates and putting out gameplay footage from either A2 or AA

Community: "What are ya'll even doing?!"
WC/Snail: ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

Bonus: Whatever even happened to the cartoon? LUL

If AA is just an update to UE5 with their networking framework then it's damn near a point and click transition then readjusting the lighting for lumen etc. Which also means it should be free. They claimed to be adding in new mechanics though so a few pages of code probably written by chatGPT in less than 15 minutes presumably got thrown in as well.

Enjoy! lol.

I want to give them the benefit of the doubt until I see some footage. If they're not half-assing it, there should be updated assets to better fit UE5. I say this because just importing original assets in a new engine like UE5 would look weird. Plus new code that fixes the bugs that the original has suffered from for so long.

Again, I'm being optimistic. I really wish WC would show us SOMETHING. So far, it's just lip-service at the moment.

[123]

play rust with your new rig, you'll be better off.

[123]

Originally posted by 123:

rust

LOL

[Barik]

Originally posted by 123:

play rust with your new rig, you'll be better off.

Rust requires skill. I suck at aiming.

[123]

Originally posted by Barik:

Originally posted by 123:

play rust with your new rig, you'll be better off.

Rust requires skill. I suck at aiming.

Rust requires *friends *& *no life.

[Barik]

Originally posted by Grimm Valley Misery:

Originally posted by Barik:

Rust requires skill. I suck at aiming.

Rust requires *friends *& *no life.

I have one but not the other. With no friends you need to be good at aiming so you don't lose every encounter you come across.

Ark I can solo and no life and get to Tek because of knowledge in game. Besides thinking tactically, there isn't really the same skill gap in combat like there is in Rust. You don't really need good aim to "win" in Ark.

[123]

Originally posted by Barik:

Originally posted by Grimm Valley Misery:

Rust requires *friends *& *no life.

I have one but not the other. With no friends you need to be good at aiming so you don't lose every encounter you come across.

Ark I can solo and no life and get to Tek because of knowledge in game. Besides thinking tactically, there isn't really the same skill gap in combat like there is in Rust. You don't really need good aim to "win" in Ark.

Not wrong.

I just wanted to put that as after logging 100 hrs in Rust, I had already done everything and when PvP isn't happening, it's a pretty shallow game because the lack of content outside of PvP'ing.

[Teratus]

Originally posted by Zombwich:

If AA is just an update to UE5 with their networking framework then it's damn near a point and click transition then readjusting the lighting for lumen etc. Which also means it should be free. They claimed to be adding in new mechanics though so a few pages of code probably written by chatGPT in less than 15 minutes presumably got thrown in as well.

Enjoy! lol.

If it was that lazy a port it would be out already lol

No.. we should expect a lot from this upgrade.. and that's not a matter of "entitlement" or anything it's a basic fact for how much of an upgrade this engine can provide for ARK.

There's a lot of info out there for UE5, videos etc that showcase what it's capable of.
The differences between ARK now and ASA should be massive and WC will deserve the backlash if the game is still a massive, poorly optimised, buggy, poorly performing game when it comes out.. because there really won't be an excuse for ASA running as poorly as ARK currently does on it's current engine.

[unhinged takes]

Originally posted by Grimm Valley Misery:

As someone who's rather hopeful for AA, I will also be realistic and point all of this out.

Ark 2
>announced forever ago
>has Vin Daddy in it for whatever reason
>zero gameplay footage... still
>coming out way after Ark Ascended
>has a store page on Steam

Ark Ascended
>announced over Twitter rather whimsically last year
>zero gameplay footage
>a literal ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of work to do considering they started on Ark 2 prior
>release date around the corner compared to Ark 2
>no store page on Steam

Original Ark
>still has bugs that have been ignored for years
>sunsetting official servers before locking in dates and putting out gameplay footage from either A2 or AA

Community: "What are ya'll even doing?!"
WC/Snail: ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

Bonus: Whatever even happened to the cartoon? LUL

this right here. ark 2 is gonna be late 2026 if not 2027 and we wont be getting ark asa till at least 2025

[ErenValentine]

Originally posted by Grimm Valley Misery:

As someone who's rather hopeful for AA, I will also be realistic and point all of this out.

Ark 2
>announced forever ago
>has Vin Daddy in it for whatever reason
>zero gameplay footage... still
>coming out way after Ark Ascended
>has a store page on Steam

Ark Ascended
>announced over Twitter rather whimsically last year
>zero gameplay footage
>a literal ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of work to do considering they started on Ark 2 prior
>release date around the corner compared to Ark 2
>no store page on Steam

Original Ark
>still has bugs that have been ignored for years
>sunsetting official servers before locking in dates and putting out gameplay footage from either A2 or AA

Community: "What are ya'll even doing?!"
WC/Snail: ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

Bonus: Whatever even happened to the cartoon? LUL

there's no actual proof that they started on Ark2 prior to ASA. Games can and are often made in tandem with others. They do have something in place with Nitrado so it's gonna be out eventually. Fingers crossed to stay in october. Not all games will have a page prior to the time they release.

[Dark Star Raven]

Originally posted by ZpacedYT:

Originally posted by Grimm Valley Misery:

As someone who's rather hopeful for AA, I will also be realistic and point all of this out.

Ark 2
>announced forever ago
>has Vin Daddy in it for whatever reason
>zero gameplay footage... still
>coming out way after Ark Ascended
>has a store page on Steam

Ark Ascended
>announced over Twitter rather whimsically last year
>zero gameplay footage
>a literal ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of work to do considering they started on Ark 2 prior
>release date around the corner compared to Ark 2
>no store page on Steam

Original Ark
>still has bugs that have been ignored for years
>sunsetting official servers before locking in dates and putting out gameplay footage from either A2 or AA

Community: "What are ya'll even doing?!"
WC/Snail: ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

Bonus: Whatever even happened to the cartoon? LUL

If AA is just an update to UE5 with their networking framework then it's damn near a point and click transition then readjusting the lighting for lumen etc. Which also means it should be free. They claimed to be adding in new mechanics though so a few pages of code probably written by chatGPT in less than 15 minutes presumably got thrown in as well.

Enjoy! lol.

they have literally said its not (i will give them the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise)

[FeddyGuru]

I do have a question that is rather puzzling to me.... What's the absolute worst case scenario that could possibly happen that would keep you from purchasing Ascended.... something that hasn't happened already... obviously.

I'm not asking to shame or any of that nonsense. I genuinely want to know what about this game is so good and ground breaking that is has made you forget the past near decade.... I really would like to know.