Hey Survivors! Welcome to the latest edition of the Community Crunch!

Introducing... Classic PvP Game Mode !

Classic PvP is a new competitive player experience for PC players which focuses on the PvP experience from the days of old. This new game mode will be available specifically on our PC PvP network on April 2nd.

The Classic PvP servers are a Snail Games initiative to shake up the current PvP meta. To kickstart this initiative, our existing Conquest servers will be repurposed for isolated Classic PvP clusters. Increased rates on these Classic PvP servers will allow tribes to get established fast, and rebuild after potential losses in the event that everything is lost.

We are aware that over time content and creatures added to ARK have heavily changed the previous PvP meta, and there are many players who miss that experience. Some of the best battles came from those early PvP days! Because of this, we will be looking to make more changes over the coming months that are tailored for PvP gameplay, including prioritizing inactive servers on the Official PvP Server Network to support this new mode.

Classic PvP Breakdown:

Experience gain, taming, gathering, breeding, hatching, and raising rates have been doubled compared to our standard Official Servers (2x)

Tribes are set to 25 players max

Tribe alliances are disabled, though informal alliances are allowed

Servers have a maximum player count of 100

There will be 4 servers on each cluster, for a total of >25 Classic clusters

Each cluster will consist of The Island, Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, and The Center

Server transfers are only enabled between the 4 servers on each cluster

Classic PvP servers are unaffected by Evolution Events

servers are unaffected by Evolution Events Tek dinos (Tek Parasaur, Tek Quetzal, Tek Rex, Tek Raptor, Tek Stego), Giga, Paracer, Quetzal, Tapejara, and the Titanosaur are not available for taming on Classic PvP

All Aberration and Extinction content is unavailable on Classic PvP

Scaling of weapon damage has been reduced

No TEK Engrams

We have always been interested in the competitive aspect of ARK and are looking to try fun and exciting things to bring back the best memories of ARK in its early PvP days. As we introduce this new seasonal Classic PvP mode, we'll be looking for your valuable input throughout the duration. As these servers exist to shake up the PvP playstyle, it's possible that they may undergo change and seasonal wipes as the mode matures and we take in more feedback.

Server Removal:

In order to expand the Classic PvP network, we will be removing some of the inactive PvP servers from our PC network on April 2nd. The Isolated-Ragnarok and Hardcore servers now have one-way transfers enabled so that you can transfer off of your server and preserve your progress if you wish to do so. Please be aware that if you do not move to another server before the April 2nd deadline, you will lose your character, items, and creatures. Below is a list of servers that are up for removal.

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We look forward to hearing your stories and seeing your adventures on the new Classic PvP game mode servers!

Mod Community Updates!

Don't forget that April 5th is the last day to submit applications for the sponsorship program for this selection period. Please be sure to get those in!

Continuing on from last week, the latest episode of Wildcard Workshop takes our targeting list and puts in the implementation to actually direct our sentry creatures to attack specific targets.

Happy Modding!

Creator Feature - Jaime Gago!

Jaime Gago is an incredibly talented illustrator who has been making artwork featured around ARK for quite some time. You may have seen his art featured on our Instagram account or over on our Reddit page. His style is whimsical and watercolor, with the ability to capture the grandeur of the ARK and the personality of every creature he paints. Check out just a few of his ARKworks below!