In the Dino MMO ARK Survival Evolved 33% of its servers will be shut down before the release. You can read which servers on PS4, Xbox One, and PC are affected here. The servers that make it to the release will also no longer receive customer support.
ARK plans its full release on August 29, so next week. Then the game will hit the stores.
On the launch day, a whole bunch of new servers will go online. The old servers will continue as “Legacy Servers,” but will no longer receive customer support.
But not all “old servers” will make it to the launch: one-third of them will be shut down.
Kill List: Which Servers Will Be Shut Down on PS4, Xbox One, and PC?
Studio Wildcard has decided to shut down one-third of the existing servers of ARK Survival Evolved. The basis for this decision regarding which servers will be affected was player numbers and the popularity of game modes.
Here are links to the “Kill Lists” of the corresponding servers:
- These PC servers will be shut down.
- These Xbox servers are affected.
- And on PS4, these servers are on the kill list
Get out – What should you do if you are on such a server?
Players have until August 29 at 6:00 AM to pack their things and move to a “safe server.” This can be done using the Cross-ARK technique. With this, players can upload their items, dinos, and character.
Studio Wildcard recommends doing this immediately.
ARK Survival Evolved Release on August 29 – What Time Does It Start?
On August 29 at 6:00 AM, all servers will then be down for about 8 hours.
It should start around 2:00 PM on August 29 (our time). From the shut down servers, a new server cluster will be created, separate from the other legacy servers.
Later, the old servers and the new servers will go live.
Legacy Servers Receive No Support
But those who are now happy and say “Yay, my server is safe,” should still consider starting on a new server at release.
The “old servers” that make it to the release will become “Legacy Servers,” but will receive no more customer support from ARK. All existing tickets will be deleted, and new tickets will not be accepted.
Information on how the new servers will be distributed, and how many there will be for PvE and PvP has not yet been released by ARK.
Background: Dupe Bug
The reason that the old servers are being treated this way is likely that the existing servers of ARK are affected by a serious Dupe exploit. ARK originally wanted to perform a complete wipe, but decided against it to uphold previous promises.
Instead, they plan to launch a number of new servers at the full release and keep the old ones running. Anyone planning to play ARK at launch should get used to the idea of starting on a new server.
