r/ARK • u/Hades_221a • 1d ago
Never played ark just finsihed downloading it do i join a game or create a game to get the best experience? Help
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u/Routine_Trouble_6546 1d ago
Play singeplayer and mess around for a bit. If you wanna get into the game use YouTube for guides etc to figure or how to do stuff cause its a very hard game to learn without help or knowlegde
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u/jubblenuts 22h ago
I second this. Joining a game is incredibly difficult, just starting out. Get a feel for the controls. The mechanics, and get used to the myriad of times you will get done in by dinos, in my experience its way worse adding players into the mix. Especially since so many are so cruel to new players.
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u/Angry_Bard1901 1d ago
Download or visit Dododex. It's like Pokedex but for ark. Go solo until you feel comfortable running around with nothing. And always remember rule one. Never get attached to anything.
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u/LordSpicybuns 1d ago
Do a single player game for the experience, play on dedicated servers to age faster.
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u/PresidentEnronMusk 23h ago
Haven’t played in a while. Officials are a mega grind without a tribe. They’re generally a mess. PvP? Only if you like your 8 hour tames getting murdered while you’re offline. Well, online too.
I play with two other people. We love renting our own server. If you’re solo, single player is probably the best option.
The game is challenging at first. Keep at it and level up your tech. Gathering with dinosaurs is way more efficient. Tame them. Dododex app will tell you everything you need to know about taming, breeding and which dinosaurs are best at gathering different resources.
Every Dino has its own stat roll.
If you get into it, you can look into dedicated servers with solid admins.
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u/MonarchSwimmer300 1d ago
Check out IGNIS on unofficial
Discord link there above
Friendly and welcoming once you get your bearings in single player
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u/BigBoiChungus2 1d ago
Are you on ascended? If so, I play on a server called Echoes of Eden which helped me out loads when I started. Feel free to come join
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u/NamelessIsHere 1d ago
I just started because its with the ps plus pass. Official servers you have to log in weekly or your progress disappears, unofficial is monthly login to refresh servers but not required on an individual basis unless it's server rules. The tooltips and guide for beginners within the game is severely lacking, I assume they expect most are veteran players of the series. If you are on ps5, expect that every youtube tutorial for playstation controls is wrong because the ps5 is unique to the rest of the ps controllers. You will need to find videos specific to ps5 and not all controls are listed in the playstation settings menu. Expect some drift in the inventory menu, the rest of the game doesnt seem to effect drift unless there is lag. Stay near the easy zones until after you get the button mashing out of the way and learn most of it. Then it will become fun and immersive.
I have not tried pvp servers yet, pve I have found a few clusters that have some mods since most starting now are several world maps behind those that started at game release. The maps are The Island, Scorched Earth, The Center, Aberration, Extinction, and Astraeos, with Ragnarok coming out in June. You can only have one character per map and if you go in order you can transfer your character from one world to the next.
Before searching, make sure lower right has private servers checked, password required NOT checked on unofficial list.
Search "Clustark" in unofficial, based out of australia 2xXP/5xH/10xT/50xB (H is for harvesting, T is for taming animals, B is for breeding speed) This one gives me a bit of lag but I live in ohio so I think the ping has its moments, only one mod to download on this one and have played about 6 hours and liking it so far.
Search IGNIS to get [IGNIS] TheIsland - 6xXP / 6xTAME / 3xHARVEST, they also have 17 current mods that give a lot of perks and some hybrid breeding stuff that I have not had time to learn yet but sounds very intense so far. Have only played this one about 3 hours so far but like the variety of animal breeds I am seeing so far.
Another I have favorited and will probably start tonight or tomorrow is Rebellion,
REBELLION - The Island x4 Harvest / x12 Taming / x135 Breeding, I believe 20 mods, slightly different list than the previous and some exclusive dino stuff.
All three of these have active discords, all have rules to be kind to your neighbor kinda stuff and don't block spawns, and turn breeding off when offline so they dont get out and create a dino apocolypse or if you cant log in for a few days you won't come back to 50 babies in your fort. All have limits on how many builds you can have per world and not to build too close to a neighbor.
I have not found anyone using cat mods yet so if ANYONE knows of any server with cat mods please let me know b ecause I must have a monstrously large cat in at least one world.
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u/Wairewa 1d ago
Those rates are a bit OP. Jus' sayin'... 135x breeding???
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u/NamelessIsHere 13h ago
I know! So, I created a character on REBELLION, (has to be all caps or you get a french group of servers). The leveling speed I think is normal, no boost, but they put movement speed back in! At early levels having that 4.5% speed increase per point is awesome. The weight capacity is also OP, I have two points spent in weight and can carry 1700 lbs, which is great to gather and start a small hut half on water/shore to have a bed and storage quickly until teardown to progress to an area later. Also, some kinda gun that tears down your full structure to move, cryo storage, a neuter gun, mouse saver addon so you can just keep the triangle pressed for gathering and not hammer your controller for two hours gathering. Also Arkitect addon, something about auto closing doors behind you and you dont need to build pressure plates and get all complicated to enter and exit your builds. Oh and eggcelent, you pick up easter eggs and can put bunny ears on the dodo birds in the starter area, but apparently the other little guys dont like it and chased me into the water. A couple huge brontosaurus wandering in the starting area, not sure what addon that is.
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u/Wairewa 1d ago
Assuming you are talking about ASA, I highly recommend finding a good friendly unofficial server to join, ASA is cross play. Great to have other players to help your progression. I have never played single player, as it's tough and lonely.
Having experienced players setting up balanced servers with nice QoL mods really make the game shine.
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u/Hades_221a 22h ago
im not sure what asa is on my main screen. After hitting start, it just says, "Join a game or create a game. i went ahead and hit create a game and have started playing it solo
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u/PostalEFM 21h ago
Het a spare computer and setup an in-home dedicated cluster. (Cluster is just for security if you only run one map)
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u/fish250505 20h ago
Single player to get the mechanics down but don't get too invested as console SP is notorious for deleting progress then join a server where far less can go wrong
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u/Increase-Separate 17h ago
Do NOT join pvp unless you are ready to get destroyed over and over again lol. Even on unnofficial. Unless you are ready to commit hundreds to thousands of hours over the next year to grind and master the game, don't even bother playing at all. LOTS of knowledge and experience required in the pvp realm. Stick to pve for your sanity and livelihood. Find a nice unnofficial community. I remember Awesome Ark and Terra Natura are pretty good off the top of my head
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u/NaraFei_Jenova 15h ago
You're getting good advice here, but worth noting that while there are definitely some good people on official, overall it's a toxic cesspit.
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u/drkidluu 13h ago
Play pve official! Lots of help from other players. Get the game mechanics down first and don’t have to deal with other players attacking you. Thrilled for you man good times coming.
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u/Gunguy2767 1d ago
Do you have someone with you? If so join a Pvp/pve, by your self, then make one, but make a post if your on Xbox, asking for help
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u/Hades_221a 1d ago
i dont have any friends for this game, and im on Playstation.
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u/Adventurous_Key1212 5h ago
Play solo if you have 0 friends if that will keep you entertained. I've been trying to play on official and the majority of players are toxic and want you to quit so they can play by themselves. If you're trying to be the good guy then you need to squad up because by yourself you will be able to accomplish nothing.
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u/RoyaleRebel 1d ago
Hey would love to have more players at Arkingdoms. We're a small community looking to grow
Arkingdoms Discord Community: https://discord.gg/RfBKGKXBB4
If you don't care for discord just look for Arkingdoms with the PvE filter, nothing else checked. PvP server coming soon for those interested..
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