Unlike these other gamemodes which rely nearly exclusively on the mentality of “find the most powerful weapon possible from weapons spawns generated in the world”, ARK SOTF stands out because it has so many varied victory strategies. ~~~~~~~~~~ What ARK Does Right ~~~~~~~~~~~~~īefore I begin going into detail on the points above, let me quickly discuss the advantages and unique features that ARK SOTF possesses compared to other Battle Royale/Hunger Games styled gamemodes from other games, notably DayZ Survivor GameZ, H1Z1 Battle Royale, ARMA Battle Royale, and Minecraft Hunger Games. Removal of stone and higher base material levels (foundations/walls/etc.) Increase metal rock spawns to more spread out regions in the map Spam filtering death messages (or queueing of messages) to prevent covering the screenĪdding tribe and player name filters for vulgar and racist names Randomization of starting beam positions around the entire center arena to spread out tribes on partially-full servers “Tribes required to start” changed to “players required to start” (including tribe less players in count), and lowering required numbers to the 12-15 player range. Round times to start set to 5 minutes (which was recently done, good job!) Introduction of new weapons and items into both crafting and supply drop tables (sword and shield, gas grenades, clubs etc.), with proper balance changesīalancing of Gigantopithicus stats and abilities Introduction of the new dinos that are BALANCED Introduction of in-tribe spectator mode (where you are locked to first-person view of other tribe members only, when tribe is eliminated, you get standard black screen) Greatly increasing the occurrence of Player Tracker events as the remaining players and tribe counts drop, with it permanently on when 2 tribes remain. Removal or reduction of severity of game stagnating events (Acid Rain, Mega Cold, Mega Heat, Mega Fog, Predator’s Night, Beast Within)Īlteration of Freezing and Overheated effects (remove direct HP damage)ĭelaying high danger events until 1/3 of round has passed (Swarm, Carnivore Drop, Beast Within, Predator’s Night, ARKtic Monkeys) to avoid mass killings of players 5 minutes into rounds. Setting server round times to appropriate levels to allow for all strategies to be viable (80-120 minutes for 4 man tribes, 70-90 minutes for 2 man tribes, 60-75 minutes for 1 man tribes) Setting server multipliers for EXP, Gathering, Taming to appropriate levels to allow for all strategies to be viable (5x for 4 man tribes, 7x for 2 man tribes, 9x for 1 man tribes) This is my summarized list of suggested changes in order of importance, with the rest of my post going into more detail about each point: With that many rounds, I have extensive experience with a variety of play strategies and also possess a keen awareness of what people actually find interesting and entertaining about SOTF. I apologize for the length, but as I have game and gamemode development background myself, I figure having such extensive discussion of the gamemode will be useful to the devs as they continue to improve and implement new features.Īs for my own qualifications to discuss this topic, I am a frequent ARK YouTuber and Streamer ( ), with the vast majority of my viewer base originating from my 90+ full length rounds of SOTF posted on my channel. That's what playing ARK the survival of the fittest felt like.Hello and welcome to my massive in-depth look at the current state of and future of the ARK SOTF (Survival of the Fittest) game mode. Finally, the last shred of wrapping fell off to the floor.Īnd there it was. Years later, I wondered if this is what Andy in The Shawshank Redemption must have felt like as he dragged himself through the tunnels. Through an intricate web of sticky tape, ribbon and ever expanding wrapping paper, I dug through. I grabbed it, and with shaking hands and my heart beating against my chest, I tore that festive wrapper as hard as I could. A skateboard whose wheels would send me gliding across the streets as I headed for the nearest half-pipe. A skateboard that I had wanted ever since I had seen Marty McFly cruise through the streets of Hi Valley as a stowaway behind an unsuspecting SUV driver.Ī skateboard with a custom deck, with artwork that would cause my fellow skaters to shout "cool". Once, on Christmas Day 1995, I eagerly ran downstairs and gasped at the sight of what was clearly a crudely but lovingly wrapped skateboard. I’ve had my heart broken several times in my life.
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