Suggestion: Chains & Ropes

[Wraith]

This is just a small suggestion for the devs, if they happen to be patroling the discussion boards today.

As the title said, I think chains and ropes should be added to the game. Their purpose and uses would be numerous. The main ones that I can think off offhand are...

- Dragging unconcious dinos. You could attach the chain to another dino and pull the unconcious one to a safer location for taming.

- Tethering. You can make a dinosaur agressive but have it tied to a central point. It can kill everything within range of the chain, but won't disappear off the side off a cliff after a pteranodon.

- Wagons. If wagons or carts are ever added, this can be used to attach them to a dinosaur(s).

- Vertical movement.

I think there are numerous uses for this, and it would be a solid addition to the game. Obviously ropes would be fiber and hold a certain amount of weight without breaking, and chains would be metal and hold a lot more. If multiple dinosaurs were attached to a single object, the weight would be split among them.

Anyway, just a quick suggestion. If anyone wants to add something to this - feel free!

[Wraith]

@Anodin, fair points. However, there are plenty of current uses besides verticle movement. As was mentioned above.

Even at reduced taming efficiency, it would be worth it in certain situations to drag an animal. For example: Dragging an enemy tribe's unconcious dinosaur away as a trophy of war. And then keeping it chained up.

Zip lines would be ideal as well, especially if combined with an arrow. Granted, realistic ziplining on fiber rope or a chain wouldn't go so well (I have some ziplining experience IRL), but for gameplay purposes, it would work well for crossing gaps.

They could also be applied to players to tie them up, and they could then "struggle", which would hurt rope durability. I can also imagine using ropes to "trip" people if tied low enough and hit fast enough. Chains could trip dinos, causing them to have to get back up.

On a side note: I just got a weird look from a co-worker for Googling "How would a tyrannosaurus get up if it fell?"

[Mr.Grey]

I put this suggestion in the Ark questions area to see if they would or are planning to add it to the game. I would love to be able to teather myself to my bird and jump off and be able to swing under my bird to tranq dinos for taming.

[Wraith]

Originally posted by duckman0537:

I put this suggestion in the Ark questions area to see if they would or are planning to add it to the game. I would love to be able to teather myself to my bird and jump off and be able to swing under my bird to tranq dinos for taming.

That would be epic if it was possible. Especially for solo.