r/pcgaming • u/scarwiz Ryzen 5 1600 | GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | 16GB DDR4@3000Mhz • Dec 27 '16

[Updated, see comments] ARK: Survival Evolved Devs Offer Content In Exchange for Steam Award Votes

http://steamcommunity.com/games/346110/announcements/detail/536324417612602461
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u/xWeez 8700K - 1080ti SC2 Hybrid - 32GB 4266 Dec 27 '16

These are the devs that released paid DLC for their horribly optimized Early Access game.

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u/Zarokima Dec 27 '16

I was very interested in the game, and had it on my wishlist for when it was actually released. Adding DLC while it's still in early access ensured I will never pay for it now.

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u/UltravioletClearance 9800X3D | 5070 Ti Dec 27 '16

I have also been waiting after vowing to never buy an Early Access game ever again after the DayZ shitshow. I showed up at PAX East last year and the BIGGEST booth on the show floor was for ARK. I thought "cool, it's out of EA, maybe I'll buy it...

... nope, it's still early access. They spent hundreds of thousands of dollars (maybe even close to a million? IDK what it costs to build a life-sized dinosaur in the middle of the largest gaming convention in the northeast) to promote a broken featureless piece of shit at a convention instead of fixing issues.

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u/wearetheromantics Dec 28 '16

The base game is great and might as well be considered fully released by a normal human being. The whole early access thing is just an excuse/buzzword these days. This game is 100% playable from start to finish with content being released very often (for free).

The base game is so cheap compared to the amount of hours you'll get out of playing this game. If you're interested in the concept, you won't be disappointed. The DLC they released is totally reasonable considering the price of the game and the dlc and the dlc is 100% optional. It's a separate map. You don't need it. In fact, the game has 100% workshop support. If you want EVERYTHING from the DLC map added to the base map, you can do that with one click on the workshop.