Tree of Life- That 'ol UO feeling

[Hoaxmetal]

I've been playing with fellow codexers on our private server so I cannot comment on the pvp aspects but the pve part is fun, there's plenty ways to stupidly lose your stuff and dinos even without player killers D: I'd imagine it would be too much grind to play solo (especially because of the recipe unlock system which requires you to specialize). Currently I'm feeling quite positive about ark, it's getting updated every few days and so sign of decline, yet.

What do you mean about the direction of 7 days to die? I was thinking to buy it next sale.

 

[DarKPenguiN]

I've been playing with fellow codexers on our private server so I cannot comment on the pvp aspects but the pve part is fun, there's plenty ways to stupidly lose your stuff and dinos even without player killers D: I'd imagine it would be too much grind to play solo (especially because of the recipe unlock system which requires you to specialize). Currently I'm feeling quite positive about ark, it's getting updated every few days and so sign of decline, yet.

What do you mean about the direction of 7 days to die? I was thinking to buy it next sale.

Well, ill say its worth way more than full price imho even with the dumb shit thats happening. Games still fun and if you havnt played before the changes wont make much difference to the fun.

-Man...Lot of changes. But not only changes that are here, but the whole direction of the game...Is becoming...Gamey, lol. To makethe game hard, its becoming less sandboxy but still not a difficult game. Base Building was nerfed to the point that its almost a waste of time tohave a base since there is no longer a real benefit other than the 'cool' factor. Devs said they didnt like how people could build a secure base and just sit there without danger doing whatever they wanted, so they nerfed bases and added gore blocks (which they keep making stronger) which in theory will allowthe zombies to eventually get into your base.In practice, its just a pain in the ass to clean up and constantly fight/repair for no in gamebenefit.

They added level scaling to loot because they said it was too easy to "win the game" early on by getting the right tools. then they nerfed the respawning rates of containers- Essentially now, you have to level up before looting which before, you had stealth options (also removed...) to not have to even fight. Now you have to level which means you have to fight and are railroaded into playing a certain way. A nomad who kills a shitload of zombies with a bow before bothering with loot.

Whats happening is that the sandbox nature of the game makes things exploitable or people figure things out (like how to build a fortress thats impenetrable) and the devs freak out and nerf things and buff things to make whatever tactic they dislike,not work. But regardless, there are always new tactics being developed so the game is now getting nerfed to fuck and changed into a "progression" game. Lots of the really fun stuff is slowly being taken away or changed.

They're "streamlining" crafting because "its too hard for new players" and they actually said that people on the test team still didnt understand bullet crafting,they removed underground mining in exchange for a shitty cave system, nerfed the size of Hub city and a ton of other little things. Very hard to explain it all but its not just what they've done but what they are saying.

However,they're also adding stuff- But mainly graphical (game looks quite good now) ,sound and how the random generated world works. We have our first vehicle with more coming and the game is still a blast.

Still worth a buy by far. Not sure how itll be by release but its turning into a diff game.

 

[Hobo Elf]

Started playing ARK and completely forgot that this thing existed. Any important news?

If the steam forums are to be believed, the game is as good as dead. People have reported whole areas of the island being complete ghost towns; contrast that to the time when the devs were talkinga bout expanding the island because it wasn't big enough. The active players has dropped from the thousands to the low-mid hundreds. The devs move slow with their updates and what does get updated is pointless shit no one cares about at the moment because there are much more pressing matters at hand, such as the bugs and exploits that still haven't been fixed.

Here's a little quote I snatched from the Steam forums:

EDIT- I just looked at the stats- There are 25 people online right now across 3 servers. This is where people are coming to ask questions about this game. This is the place people are browsing while looking for a game. And these devs are so arragont as to not worry about this forum while there are 25 people worldwide playing (and a 24 hour peak at 177 worldwide)-

It's dead, Jim.

 

[Hoaxmetal]

50
playing now
67
today's peak
3,656
all-time peak

Oh well

 

[DarKPenguiN]

50
playing now
67
today's peak
3,656
all-time peak

Oh well

The population died last year for a million reasons not the least of which was the map wipe coming (that nobody was told when that would happen) making all your work in the game, which is a ton, null and void.

Wipe finally happened and the map was expanded x4 - With some insane foggy areas added to at least 60% of the new map which are horrible.... But the population is back up again and should be around the 3k by this weekend. If they can keep it remains to be seen especially with a full map and character wipe coming later this year supposedly for full release.

The 3k players was actually far too many- This game is one server with no instances where everyone shared a map so when there were 3k on during the start the map was terribly overcrowded. the 4x map might (maybe?) make a difference but idk.

Other than that a ton of the stuff that was missing is now in game and a ton added but ive yet to check it all out. having fun with the game again though and if they can keep the exploiting to a minimum this game still has a ton of potential- Its actually fun as hell.

If anyone wants to play - Shoot me a message . I'm not sure how long ill play for tbh but mainly because I dont want to work hard on building a city and and maxing my character only to have it wiped sometime that hasnt been made clear and could potentially be in a few months or potentially the end of the year but nobody knows. I'm mainly trsting all the new features and just playing around with game again.

Its on sale now for $14 or something - I paid full price and gifted a couple copies to friends and ive gotten more than my moneys worth- About 150 hours since alpha theres quite a lot going on with the game now and in the future that means I have a lot more hours to go- Especially when it actually launches.

There were /are ALOT of issues with this game and it will piss you off- But its still a blast and so far it looks like many of the real issues with exploiting and stuff are fixed- Now its just the fog that totally sucks.

I anticipate a huge spike in population (back to 2-3k) for this month and part of next and then it will be back down to peaking at 100 or so/day online at one time- Again, much of this has to do with the fact they claim there will be a full release and full wipe later this year from what I can gather and this will keep many people, me included, from investing too much time until that point... But for $14 you cannot go wrong imho.

EDIT- Also dont believe anything you read about the map taking 6 hours to cross- Its bullshit from lying Korean devs- map is huge but not even close to 6 hours to cross (maybe 3)

 

[Hobo Elf]

Did you guys start new characters or are you continuing with the previous ones who sitll have the old masteries? I'm debating wether or not I want a fresh start.

 

[DarKPenguiN]

We kept ours but if you remember I had remade my guy when I ended up with criminal status for like a year or something crazy so he was pretty new when I started. None of his skills were above 15- They capped criminal time now too btw.

 

[DarKPenguiN]

So.... Evidently i am "racist" and some canadian liberal fucks need put in their place.
So any assistance will be appreciated (and yes, i'm racist as a motherfucker but these liberals fuckers need their base wiped off the map) Just because they happen to be right doesnt mean they are still exempt from extermination.

So please codex- Come help fuck up some Canadian bitchesliberals with haste

OR VOTE Hillary and masturbate in a sock to interracial porn.

These fuckers are praying at the altar of Anita Sarkeesian and not even for the pussy.... please... I know theres still some real motherfuckers left and I need help.; or enjoy a motherfucker named Sam using the bathroom with your little girl.... This is THE fight for future.

Oh yeah- Eat at chick fillet too- And join us to rein hell on these canadian cunts before they vote OJ Simpson as Woman of the fucking year.

I'm serious as fuck too. And mad. This game makes me mad....

 

[DarKPenguiN]

So.... Evidently i am "racist" and some canadian liberal fucks need put in their place.
So any assistance will be appreciated (and yes, i'm racist as a motherfucker but these liberals fuckers need their base wiped off the map) Just because they happen to be right doesnt mean they are still exempt from extermination.

So please codex- Come help fuck up some Canadian bitchesliberals with haste

OR VOTE Hillary and masturbate in a sock to interracial porn.

These fuckers are praying at the altar of Anita Sarkeesian and not even for the pussy.... please... I know theres still some real motherfuckers left and I need help.; or enjoy a motherfucker named Sam using the bathroom with your little girl.... this is THE fight against these fuckers.

Oh yeah- Eat at chick fillet too- And join us to rein hell on these canadian cunts before they vote OJ Simpson as Woman of the fucking year.

I'm serious as fuck too. And mad. This game makes me mad....

EDIT- And fuck you too Codex for tricking me into posting when i tried to hit the edit button.

'Fuck you too

 

[GM_JamesPro]

We are attempting to create a massive Alliance in the southern part of the world. We have some large guilds who are known trouble makers that it's only a matter of time before we are engaged in war with. We could use all able body fighters to secure the south from anyone who would attempt to disrupt the peace! We can get you guys geared up and on to the battle field pretty quickly! - You can reach us on TeamSpeak: ts19.freets3.net:10181

 

[SmartCheetah]

So the game is actually playable now and people are again trying to establish something in it? I might come back then!

 

[Hobo Elf]

We have a pretty large and well built base with lots of room for expansion. Things are looking good. I urge everyone to come join us in on the fun. I myself started training my Lockpicking skill but so far, at level 11, I still can't pick DarkPenguiN's shitty locks. I hope this skill becomes useful soon so I can go and steal a bunch of stuff.

 

[SmartCheetah]

Give me coords or a screenshot where should I run, I'd hit you guys soon.

 

[Hobo Elf]

Our town is in the South, located at 6500, 13000. You should jump in to the TS channel to see if anyone is online who can accept your request to join the guild, then you can freely go in and out of the town. I'm taking a break now, DarkPenguin is sleeping but James might still be on. He can set you up for the guild.

 

[SmartCheetah]

You're on EU server, right?

 

[Hobo Elf]

No, we're on the American server.

Edit: Holy fuuuugggg Lockpicking is garbage now. Borderline useless. RIP Lockpicking. I wish I had skilled you up when you were still good.

So, the way the system works now is you try to pick the lock on a storage building. On a successful roll you steal 4 random item items into a chest. The chest is on a 30 minute timer that you have to wait out first before you can open the items and you have no idea of knowing what's inside and if it's worth waiting for. Also, you have to pick the chest up and carry it at normal walking speed so good luck trying to steal lots of stuff if you are alone.

I stole 2 chests and waited the 30 minutes. Let's find out what exciting items I got.

Fuck this pussified piece of shit system. There's literally no reason for this skill to exist anymore, other than for opening gates for raiders.

 

[SmartCheetah]

A'ight, anyone tested it after the "faction" patch came out? I've read all the changes, and some of them sound like an incline. Others don't, but this developer had some real issues from the very beginning.
People aren't too negative on the steam community boards, therefore I might as well try it and give some feedback.

 

[Hoodoo]

hows this going?