Classic or Evrima? New player. Which one is best to play right now?

[Buster7]

Just wanted to ask Vets of the game. Just got the game but not sure if I should jump into Evira or Classic.

What's the best currently in your opinion?

[labratmode]

It's really a personal choice, but Legacy does have a more broad choice of playstyles and features to gameplay, incl a large roster of available dinosaurs. In the long run, Evirma will be the one to play as eventually the classic Legacy version will be deleted. I myself play the legacy version mostly bcs I like the map and skin choices, but also there is a lot that Evirma does not have right now as they continue to develop it

[AnthraX]

Evrima 100%

[Rishal]

Evrima, while not having some features, has better balancing between all playable dinos. The gameplay loop of starting young. growing, then dying to start young again is much more polished with evrima. You also must get to know your dino, and how best to use its moves to counter other dinos when they attack. The Evrima map has recently been updated with an overhaul and has more vertical design than Legacy.
Legacy, while it has more dinos and nesting feature, has shoddy hitboxes for their dinos, and poor dino vs dino balancing and your basically a snack as a young unless your with others.
Your best bet is to frankly try both, and see which you prefer, or hit up their Trello to see what updates are coming soon, or hit up youtube for dino tatics.
If your brand new to the entire game, be warned your best bet is to learn the map and be able to use landmarks to get around. Also expect to die until you get better at learning the ins and outs. However its fun, and you can't really go wrong trying both versions out.

[Tregrenos]

I’d suggest going between both since it’s an option. Legacy will be removed in the not too distant future since the next two Evrima updates are bringing the only systems from Legacy that Evrima currently lacks. Until then, it’s a unique look into the THEN and NOW of the games development.

If you enjoy Dino RP then Legacy is a good choice for now. If you enjoy combat then Evrima is where you want to be.

[Tregrenos]

Originally posted by Kein Zantezuken:

Evrima, if you want to be disappointed in the state of the new rework
Legacy if you want our dino RP.

You got your refund, so why are you still here? It’s not healthy to hang around something you so openly hate and apparently just want others to hate as well. Time to let it go and move on.

[Big Poppa Shmee]

Personally I think Evirma is the way to go. I have 500 hours in the game, and the only thing keeping the legacy going is servers and communities and people. That's what made the original game fun long after there was nothing new to do, and it got old. Evirma on the other hand is beginning to be able to stand on its own with a more satisfying game loop. Its selection of dino's is much less but, those dino's are better than what they are in Legacy. In my opinion its easier to enjoy each of the dino's and for the first time I feel interested in playing dino's I'd never consider playing before.

I am enjoying evirma now. Its still a buggy mess, and the devs still have a very long way to go but, I think supporting them there is important. Legacy at this point is beating a dead horse. It will never get another update, all that it is now is all that it will ever be. Its up to you.

[Greatnorth510]

I have 2k hours on the game and i would personaly suggest the evrima version even though it has much less playable dinosaurs it looks much nicer, the dinosaurs feel much more unique and the combat is much much better than legacy evrima also has 2 dinos that are completely different from the rest. but if you want something more complete that still looks good and feels nice and immersive go for legacy until evrima picks up.

[Madkou]

Legacy was a nice house to live in. It had issues, but it was liveable. Now, if the hackers were termites, legacy is now a very broken house that some still deem enough to live in lol. Partly bc their new owners and were unaware of how good it was before the termites? Or, they just don't care, and it's a roof over their head.

Evrima's a newly built home still under development. I had tons of hours in legacy too :) Before the termites came, and I had to move out.

[Tregrenos]

Originally posted by Madkou:

Legacy was a nice house to live in. It had issues, but it was liveable. Now, if the hackers were termites, legacy is now a very broken house that some still deem enough to live in lol. Partly bc their new owners and were unaware of how good it was before the termites? Or, they just don't care, and it's a roof over their head.

Evrima's a newly built home still under development. I had tons of hours in legacy too :) Before the termites came, and I had to move out.

Though it has termites the old neighborhood is still worth seeing. The Isles changes since Evrima have been an interesting experience. I generally like watching how Indi games evolve over time and Legacy serves as a benchmark of the past, still available to people who’ve never played it before, but won’t be around in the long run. With the Stress Tests, open discussion with the devs over Discord and the Road Map we’re seeing and taking part in a blossoming development and I’m very much looking forward to what happens next.

I can appreciate Legacy for what it is and how Evrima came into be as a result. It’s worth the experience to switch between the two versions from time to time, if only to compare the two yourself, get a feel for the roster and perhaps propose functionality based on their control in the game.

[Madkou]

For me, it pains me to see how legacy had turned out. =( The nostalgia gets cut down by the current state of legacy and what the hacking and the fixing did to it. Compared to how it was, beforehand. The game I played back then would be worth returning to for me, heck I'd still be playing it lol :) If it again wasn't for the problems it has now.

More of a tragedy than a legacy for me, sadly. Someone's still living in the house, so they can't tear it down yet, or players are still playing it regardless. That's their choice, of course. :)

Hopefully, things turn out better in the new house?

[Khorne Flakes]

Before Evrima, the dev's motto with legacy was to pump out a bunch of dinosaurs that people really wanted to play... The issue was that the dinosaurs all played very similar to one another, and the only real difference was looks and stats. So for the most part everyone stuck to a select few with the better stats.

Evrima's motto is to make every creature unique both in it's features and playstyle. The devs have also learned from their mistakes with previous maps and have instead opted to make more linear maps so player encounters don't take a century to occur.
However, Evrima is currently lacking some features from legacy that will be added in the coming months. Stuff like nesting(invite friends to spawn next to you as a baby), nightvision(and truly dark nights), skins and modding support.
Evrima is also lacking in playable creatures. You can only play as 8 creatures(4 herb, 4 carn). Again, all these creatures feel unique and have their own playstyles... But there isn't much to choose from at the moment.

So really, it depends on what you want to play as. If you want to be a big land carnivore like a T-Rex, you'll have to play Legacy for that; for quite some time at that. No other big land carnivore is going to be added to Evrima in the next several updates atleast.

Beyond that, Evrima does have a good selection of initial carnivores: Deinosuchus(ambush apex predator that lurks in rivers), Carnosaurus(fast and big stamina semi-apex), Utah Raptor(can jump on prey and deal massive amounts of damage, best for packs) and Pteranodon(mostly fishing and scavenging flyer, best for chill players who wanna learn the map or just like to terrorize babies).

I'd also say Evrima fills previous niches for herbivore players(unless you REALLY wanna play as a trike/long-neck/therizinosaurus): Stegosaurus(big beefy tank that has a mean swing, but vulnerable to packs), Tenontosaurus(fast and has a wide array of attacks to defend itself), Hypsilophodon(prehistoric skunk that can blind predators) and Dryosaurus(if you like being a victim).

[Khanivore]

As a long time legacy player, I only play Evrima now, the dinos feel more fleshed out

[bigmoe808]

It would be best to get used to Evrima, it might have its own problems, but, they're being ironed out.

[EdvonSchleck]

Just for game performance reasons you might not want to play Evrima at the moment. Gameplay is superior but you might not get to experience to the fullest let alone enjoy it when some mystyrious forces randomly take control of your dinosaur for split seconds resulting in your death.

Isle legacy, while inferior in terms of raw gameplay mechanics, is more stable and can still give you a good idea of The Isle as a whole. As for the vanilla versions (raw, unmoderated servers) Evrima doesn't stand out too much from it at this point in time. Grow, eat, drink, fight other players on dinosaurs.

I'd say legacy is far more beginner friendly, though depending on your server choice can heavily skew your impression and future expectations one way or another. Possibly even spoil it in light of what's changed or is going to change in the future. Stay open minded. Learn the fundamental game rules:

-same species or not, always be cautious around other players.
-know your matchups. commonly the victor of a fight is predetermined just by virtue of their dinosaur selection and/or state of growth.
-map knowledge is key. players congregate around hotspots.
-it's a hide&seek. the one who makes too much noise is going to loose. (this is more pronounced on legacy. Evrima is a more balanced mix between visual and audible cues)

Unlike server rules these are applicable regardless of game version and server selection. Legacy is fine to start out from for that.

[cianuro]

EVRIMA, without a doubt.
Anyway, Legacy's days are numbered, they will eventually delete it.
Your code is broken, very simple combat system and no skill is required to survive, since you are powered by a very basic AI that appears around you.
And if it still has a large player base, it is because it is mostly "Timmys" who play Disney dinosaur families or others use it as a VRChat.