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I really doubt this. 1 Atlas server is so expensive since its 225 actual servers. Ark legacy servers, the completely unmoderated EA servers, are slowing being culled. This culling really cannot happen with Atlas. But who knows maybe the cash shop will be successful to support the servers. I can see a youth item added, it would probably make the devs lots of money.

I have been tempted to get an OVH server. But I just cannot justify the cost, since all I want is to play single player and I have a server box, it just will not work through LAN.

Thought would check back in on this. If anyone has any news about being able to run a LAN only server.

At least there is the devKit. So if you don't like the official direction. Then you could make mods or support the modding community.

Actions speak louder that words. Stop playing Atlas and play a game you actually enjoy.

Atlas isn't really a MMO, not like the examples listed. Ark is also listed as an MMO. Atlas is just a survival game like Ark. Ark reskin, but with a grid of servers forming the map instead of servers with just 1 map repeated.

Why does overlap exist in the first place?

I trying setting up a solo server, before this program was developed. Sadly, port forwarding isn't possible my mobile isp. Game need LAN server support.

How do they expect modding and modded content to save Atlas (like it saved Ark) without single player mode to quickly test out mods. Do private server owners need to rent/run second test servers to test out mods? What about players, do they need to rent/run a test server to test mods and make suggestions to their communities?

Going back and looking at the statistic for early Ark EA. It's was more than twice as populated and didn't really lose players for the first couple months. Atlas on the other hand had the huge refund frenzy. It's player base started declining within a few days. And has continued to decline (obvious weekend spikes). Except PvE still have PvP....The land claim nonsense and the sinking ship exploits. The land claim system should have been completely different for PvE. Limits in placed. But WC/GS simply turn off player-player damage and called it PvE to make money.

What I said would have been suggestion to the devs before they launched the game. Advertising heavily as an MMO...Then just copy and pasted systems from Ark (survival game) is just a cash grab. Atlas isn't anymore an MMO than Ark

Clear symptom that official servers aren't fun for everyone.

I don't care about the reused assets, except that the devs didn't upgrade and improve the tribe system or the chat system. And not setting initial land claim limits was a really bad idea, at in PvE.

I have an isp restriction. Mobile ISP dosen't work. So for now I will just stick with Ark. I am still hoping Atlas gets to the point that it's playable for me, cause renting a server isn't an option.

When I request LAN server support, I am not talking about a LAN menu. I am talking about the server and the client communicating behind a LAN with no port forwarding required, like Ark.

So you think none of the constructive criticism in this thread is relevant and have 0 criticism of the game? If so, that exactly being a white knight. The steam chart statistics clearly show Atlas is losing population and Ark's population hasn't been effected.

Atlas like Ark has private servers for a variety of settings and modding. So obviously people want different things. Have fun being a white knight.

I will just play Ark instead. But you would think the devs would want to attract more players instead of losing them.

It's supposed to be a game and fun. Except it's not.

Agreed. Why isn't Atlas an improvement? Did they not think through any of the gameplay mechanics?

Lmao. Character still get deleted in Ark, a released game. I would expect Atlas to be the same copy and paste. Not surprised at all.

Well Atlas came from Ark. No triangle foundations.

This thread isn't about things not yet implemented, except for my SP suggestion. It about the current gameplay not being enjoyable and not providing incentive to continue playing.

Why?

Well. I was mostly talking about the awesome systems, ones that Atlas is missing. But Atlas has the same grind. Its just not as sophisticated. And combat is more modern.