Are you a level 1 Bob (now Homo-Sapiens) and got your thatch mansion munched on by a dictatorial alpha tribe?
Are you a normal server alpha who's server has been S.W.A.R.Med (see what I did there?) by an opposing mega tribe then crushed in the dirt by an armada of beefy brontos and gargantuan gigas?
Are you a mega tribe that doesn't put any in-game effort for your tames and items and are at war with other mega tribes with similar qualities other than the difference in your names and how often you hold dick measuring contest?
Well, it doesn't matter what background you come from when we face the biggest enemy of us all... A CHAIR.
Seriously though, although the chair has been (mostly) patched, duping has been a major issue in Ark for a while. But even saying its a major issue is an understatement, especially within the past month where duping has become extremely trivial to do and even more widespread.
So despite the developers at Wildcard Studios previously insisting they weren't going to wipe the servers upon release but release new servers on their own cluster, now they are quiet again and rightly so.
The validity of this statement could be taken with a grain of salt now since such exploits that are present today, weren't nearly as much of a problem back then. With the addition of server transferring, it brought with it unforeseen consequences the developers must consider now.
So, that brings us to wiping the servers.
To begin, wiping the servers WILL NOT END DUPING, but after release, chances are most bugs will be fixed that caused said duping and the Wildcard team could focus more on permabanning players that do dupe or exploit the game's servers. One can actually see now Wildcard's support service is nearly nonexistent, non-responsive, or just downright is a ploy to make the player think something is being done to help them. The tinfoil hat wearers of the Ark community insist this could give the devs a reason to wipe the servers by simply being the easiest way to solve all the problems that have been built up, is to wipe them clean and start over. This could be good to get well with with the community as well as giving the servers a clean slate upon release for new comers.
Speaking of the community, how do we feel about a wipe?
Well I wouldn't speak for everyone, but from my observation, the stance in the community has shifted drastically since a year ago. Again, to being up that a year ago, transferring between servers wasn't a thing back then, so wiping the servers back then was an overall "no" in the community consensus because players held their servers more personally. Now, this opinion seems to have changed, even alpha tribes, hell, some mega tribe members have voiced their opinions on Ark's current server filth and they aren't happy with it.
Not to get low level tribe's hopes up if the servers do get wiped because chances are, the same, or similar tribes, will still be at the top, just not as prominent and a bit more cautious. These people at the top are still apart of massive communities, and strength definitely comes in numbers in someways.
Nonetheless, what are your thoughts and opinions? I personally couldn't care either way, I'd be a bit happier for a full wipe, but if it doesn't happen, so be it.
If you would like a similar article, check out my comments on the PvP meta here.
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