Luxfere

If not that is kinda stupid since finding all the hidden discoveries you unlock an entire island by stepping foot on it makes 0 sense. This was a problem in the last  build of the game, many areas you had no idea where to go to actually unlock an area. 

And many discoveries werent even working right 

5 hours ago, Realist said:

Even though I see where you are coming from there is still the fact that another wipe is coming. Probably multiple and definitely at release so even after the wipe you are still just going to build up just to have it wiped again. It’s alnost the same thing as playing right now before the wipe. Just a smaller window.

another wipe is coming and I wouldn’t be surprised if it is in another 3 months.

Since you will be back they know they don’t need to rush now. Expect more delays and more wipes

Nah they stated this will be the only wipe, But come release yes there will be the great move of nonsense and we will get wiped again

My whole company is on vacation til the patch hits later

On 3/6/2019 at 5:14 AM, boomervoncannon said:

*waves cane menacingly*

YOU KIDS GET OFF MAH DAMN LAWN!!

*fails cane waving mini game, falls off porch and breaks hip*

Damn straight but the mini games adds a little complexity...kids these days...

On 3/3/2019 at 5:58 PM, travis843 said:

They should already see that due to their "improvements" over half of the players have left the game. I was in a company of only 8 and all have stopped playing but me. I mean they nerf fire arrows to where fist do more damage which is just pure stupidity and firearms have about the same damage as a common arrow. How much more stupid can this game get?........oh wait let wipe all the progress of the loyal players and see how many more will quit. First it was chinese expoits now its dev rapage. This game should be a 5 dollar add on to ark. I was enjoying this game for like 3 weeks since i got it but it became too much of a grind. Now all the hard work its rewarded by poop thrown im my face by the alpha monkeys. I see no more than 3 people on any given server for the past few weeks then, this wipe is announced and im the only one on. I used to get on and sail to regions and the chatbox was always full of people chatting and now its a ghost town. The gold rush is over i guess. This is a real joke of a game but could have been great and if they continue at this rate, this game will be the modern version of ET on the Atari aka the biggest game mistake of all time. But lets not listen to loyal players, only the babys who got the game a week ago and whine bc they cant find land. I bought this game 2 days after release and if you were lucky you could find a small corner after searching a few days. A wipe is NOT the answer. Just shorten the time to maintain claims and implement the upkeep, so those who log on once a week just to keep the land have to acually play or lose it. But to start with, with all the nerfs and exploits that happen with each update, fix whats broken so those players will return.

Were all taking a break til patch hits whenever that will be 

23 hours ago, war machine said:

Tomorrow is when the world blows up,   i Havnt seen any delays posted yet so i am still assuming its going to be on time,

DO we know if its at midnight or will it be some random time

I figured it will be a large patch update and then a rush to get your boat built and run to your desired location,

Question is should i rush to a location i know is good, or maybe run to one of the new islands

Yep were all gonna die we all have an end date, and in real life you can lose it all to happens....now time to game 

On 3/10/2019 at 9:28 AM, travis843 said:

I can tell you for sure this one wont return if my progress is wiped and im sure im not alone. I can deal with losing land but not progress and losing my ships is also big but not as much. I dont care if this game is so much fun it causes seizures, im not starting over. I dealt with all this in Ark and thats where ill return since i play on private servers there. I regret i didnt just play private on Atlas as well. So just know you speak for yourself, not me or anyone else for that matter. Be gone troll.

Well Bye....

On 3/9/2019 at 5:24 PM, Polar Express said:

100 % agreed man. The test server would be very helpful imo. I wouldn’t even mind if the test server was “closed” with different players being picked at random from a volunteer list to receive passwords throughout EA to play test it. Maybe a password protected PvP and pve server with a dev in there giving players “daily goals” to achieve and give feedback on directly to grapeshot. 

I understand the limitations of this idea would mean the devs would get a very specific set of data but at the same time it may address some of the very specific bugs and oversights pre update. Many of the threads in these forums outline specific problems the community is negative and at times very cynical of. It would be great if someone with the word “play tester” in their profile name could jump in and  give some input as a subject matter expert. 

Enjoy the game everyone. Jat is reading these threads and has commented on a few topics. The devs are doing a great job. We just need to chill and let it all happen. I’m sure whatever is coming will have positives and negatives. We just need to give concise feedback with less finger pointing and melodrama. 

 

 

Early access is test server hahaha sandbox, again time to take a break no big deal. Id rather have the game launch and not be a fluster cluck

On 3/5/2019 at 4:40 AM, Enki Anunnaki said:

Im probably gonna rip my keyboard out of my computer and break it over my knee then body slam my desk and cry naked on the bathroom floor.
What do you think?
Is the update scheduled for mid to late march getting postponed after announcing a wipe and killing the player population gonna drive you wild?
Are you ready for it? 

Taking a break not a big deal

Ah nice time for a break 

14 hours ago, Enki Anunnaki said:

**plays 500+ hours in an early access game** "I demand a refund because you are adjusting your game for official release and i just don't like it" 
For some reason im imaging him having a bowl shaped haircut and he's talking with a lisp

fuck this guy.

MOst games are 60 bucks and you get 300 hours of game time and you beat it so wtf lol

14 hours ago, mrfoxtrot said:

Background:
I bought both the early access game about three weeks after launch, and after playing, a second copy for an alternate account for skill/crafting access. Between the two, I have over 500 hours of playtime on Atlas, and around 3,300 on Ark.

Ark and Atlas are games that require a commitment, and a certain level of trust towards the server operators that effort will be relatively persistent. Some servers advertise high gather rates and scheduled wipes, for instance, to cater to that kind of player. It is assumed that official servers are (relatively) persistent by a playerbase. If the changes incorporated in the March update was in any way known at the time of purchase, making the game effectively PVE(VP), I would never have purchased the game, much less a second copy of it, and never burned those hours of my life soldering through all the glitches and bugs that this game so frustratingly offers. I bought what was advertised and sold as a PVP game. Period. I've solo farmed several ships all the way including a mystic galleon, and I've lost most of those ships to griefing, so no, I'm not a "free looter". That is precisely why I play, as I take losses I've progressed, and the risk is what keeps me coming back. That's how mature gamers stay with a PVP mmo, and I bought the game knowing I would take those losses. So did everyone else, only some people think it just "wouldn't happen to them" much like they think they will never die.

This update is being forced upon, and at the cost of, the people who (were) committed to playing, in deference to those who never did. The game is radically being redesigned in a way that was never advertised, and to which I would never have purchased. It is becoming two game modes, PVE and PVE(vp).

In fairness, you need to make refunds an option so that your existing player-base can freely and peacefully exit on good terms, and you can continue going down whatever radically new development path you choose to satisfy all your non-players. I find this necessary to post on your forums as apparently the game is modeled entirely around complaints made on your forums. I was sold two copies of a game you are no longer developing, and to which you will be wiping all content. 

Please make this an option to be fair to your existing, dedicated player base. Either way, I'm out effective today, the difference is in the perception your company retains moving forward, hopefully we can depart on good terms.

Sincerely,
Foxtrot

Most games you buy are 60 bucks and it takes maybe 300 hours to complete i think you beat this dead horse also you should of read the FAQ

17 hours ago, Raine said:

Taken directly off the video, this shows you there is a PvE mode other than Lawless.  The only distinction seems to be an auto-repair facility in the non-lawless version.  I could envision it working something like a Ship's Resource Box for your structures, and it may have limited range.  I'm just guessing here.  But if that's the case then it still won't prevent the spamming-for-resource griefing which could occur.

Then again, this is beta so in Grapeshot's eyes, maybe those set on griefing are doing them more service than decent players will.

yea its beta its not set in stone thats how you test and qa a game welcome to software dev 101 

6 hours ago, Razalon said:

Your Wipe the Official Servers, Players leave this game and never come back.

We are leaving too.

 

6x Harvesting Event HUAR! But wait Server Wipe, the Event is Bull....

 

Again you did not even bother to listen to the reasoning behind why they have to wipe, they will wipe them anyways at the end of the early access like they did in Ark...land claiming is currently a goat fuck fest because of greedy ass players 

50 minutes ago, Remo Williams said:

Best flag ever image for the quitters

1 hour ago, bigfishrob said:

blame the top companies, hackers, and greedy land grabbers. It was so bad at this point for new players it had to be done. The land grab was sick, and new players had little to no chance of getting land. and to those saying.... oh land ez quit being lazy ect..... for one i searched a LOT and had just gotten land by one nice player giving it to me. secondly new players have even less idea how to deal with claiming and how or when to do it to succeed.

No you should of read that thing called the FAQ that everyone just clicks on accept 

21 hours ago, Seren Du said:

New system is not going to stop foundation spam, if anything it may make it worse.

 

If i get ti right all you need to do is link spam foundations and add a resource box in whatever the proximity is and then keep spamming.

 

Large builds will be a thing of the past especially for smaller companies. Its going to kill PVE from what i get from the stream so far. Why would anyone want to start over?

 

this should have happened at least a month ago. 

It doesnt work that way its still going to be tested its not even on the test server for us to see if it will even be workable. 

41 minutes ago, Raine said:

Well, Bill, in the Support Tab under Tickets, there's this:

"Please note that during Early Access, we are providing limited in-game support and utilizing this ticketing system as a way to identify game issues and trends for problems we need to address and fix with our technical/development resources. At this phase in our development cycle, we will not be providing restoration for items, creatures, ships or other in-game assets.

Did you watch the video they posted no>? You havent go watch it and listen turn up the volume...seriously you guys come on 

Wow you cant seem to read the patch notes or listen to the video, If you ever played ark you would understand the whole foundation spam headache and what the intend to do on it.  You chose to be part of early access aka  A BETA TEST go look that up sorry man you just dont seem to realize you signed up to be a guinea pig.  They didnt state it was a perm fix thats why you are here to test it again and again and again. I know we paid 25 dollars to play this game yea so what 25 dollars is nothing, if you dont like early access testing i suggest now is the time to run away and come back in a few months and see how it is going. 

Kids these days dont understand how shit works hell even in the real world....

11 hours ago, Slamz said:

With the change making lawless structures decay, I don't think living in lawless will be viable.

Notice that the auto-repair building is specifically listed as a PvE feature. Lawless PvP does not get that. We just get decay which we must fix manually.

Which means going around to literally every part of your structure.

Every wall.

Every ceiling.

Every floor.

Every roof.

Every door.

And you whack it with a hammer.

Every day.

Forget layering. You need to reach every part of your building.

If the devs want lawless to stay viable, we will need that same repair structure PvE gets.

Guess you didnt read the part of a self healing building you put mats in and it fixes your shit....guess you missed out on that open your fking ears 

12 hours ago, Enki Anunnaki said:

you're trippin balls

Its early access its a beta that you signed up for. This was a long time coming as they cannot fix some of these bugs...

22 minutes ago, vaylain said:

• If you wipe us on Lawless lands, I am done playing this game. This would mean that I have wasted hundreds of hours that I have invested in exploring and playing this game since the beginning. You just screwed your faithful player base that had stuck with Atlas since the beginning through thick and thin. The only allure I had left keeping me in the game was my one-hundred-year-old character,  exploration points, tames, and base locations! And how is this all supposed to help out us solo players?
• What is stopping all of the mega companies from just using Discord and split up their current mega company into units that will claim their own islands and a consorted effort to control major cluster of islands anyways?
• A new submarine that only the mega companies can acquire and afford to use and enjoy, gee thanks!
• Oh and by the way, here come all of the foundation spams...

Bye...

No but its a needed thing 

Go watch the video explaining the wipe and up coming changes to the game. 

Yea they did its in great detail, every item you place will have an upkeep to it the more shit you drop the more it will cost you. You did not listen to the video im not going to explain it when your to lazy to go listen to the video explaining on what they intend to do. And it will be tested before its dropped on public 

On 2/25/2019 at 4:46 PM, Daemon Cross said:

 Hey I’ve noticed that topics aren’t popping up all the time and looking at steamcharts.com for atlas I can see why, the player base has dropped by more then half. Now I’m seeing threads about server wipes, upkeep on claim flags and general post about known bugs.  So I am wondering what will be the last straw for everyone else ? 

We’ve all dealt with the claim issue, the tames being lost, ships being sunk, exploits being used, server lag and everything else that comes along with early access games but we’ve held strong and kept playing the game.  So with the latest news of a possible server wipe and complete restart I’m not sure if I want to go through all of it again especially if there is another chance of another server wipe.

  I mean with the player base dropping by over half and the claim timers expiring within a day or two, finding land shouldn’t be a problem but what if you do and the server wipe does happen and the whole process starts over.  I know companies who were 500 strong are now half that if not less, small companies have strived it seems along with the solo players such as myself but when I sail around the seas and see base after base full of ships it makes you wonder how many of the people who built all that are still playing?

  Just trying to get some input from the rest of you, I know the thoughts on my mind are if a server wipe happens then I want temperate, tundra or tropic area for a new start but then I think about the people who don’t work and will have first dibs on what they want and everyone else will be back looking for land again.  I mean seriously for those of us who’ve dealt with the game issues this far, losing everything and starting over isn’t really working and for anyone who says it is then by all means, meet me in game and transfer everything to me and see if you really want to start over with nothing.  I know I don’t, and those they say it won’t be a bad thing then you haven’t had to deal with starting over and having nothing again or you’ve never had nothing to begin with. If I’m wrong then prove it

Its early access its a paid beta read the patch notes and watch the video. People have stopped playing because the claiming system is in the toilet., They are removing claim flags from PVE 

Read the patch notes coming at the end of march also watch the video they explain it in great detail

I knew it was coming they gotta do it and its early access like a beta Everything can be redone. 

33 minutes ago, duque said:

more than 500 hours lost by whiners who do not have their own land, it is pathetic damage done by children rat to online games, I am a player solitaire PVE I have more than 12 properties for a few weeks because I moved my ass to look for them in N8, I'm disgusted by people who want to have everything without trying

Thats not the reason for the wipe, maybe you have tons of time if you have 500 hours hell you got me beat and I am usually up there in time, but work over rules a video game. Its early access welcome to the beta 

I suggested this crap with arkh years ago now they are finally considering it.