The players of ARK Survival Evolved suspect that the Chinese Tribe TEA is connected to Snail Games. Therefore, the clan could violate the rules and cheat without consequences. Snail Games is a Chinese publisher that has acquired shares in ARK. Studio Wildcard remains silent.
At the beginning of May, a banning wave in ARK Survival Evolved took place, affecting more than 100 accounts worldwide. The Tribe TEA was not banned. Players have been trying to take action against the Tribe TEA on the official servers of ARK Survival Evolved for months.
More and more reports about the Chinese clan are spreading in the community, where players express their displeasure and anger about TEA. Furthermore, video evidence has been provided, clearly showing that TEA cheats in ARK.
TEA’s members use aim bots to their advantage.
TEA’s cheating severely affects other players in PvP
ARK Survival Evolved is a survival MMO where players can join tribes (clans). It is about fighting for survival in a dangerous, prehistoric world and developing further. Tribes build bases and tame dinosaurs as livestock.
One way to acquire new resources is to kill other tribes and steal their possessions. Through cheats like aim bots, players are deprived of a fair competition and always come out worse. This is why honest players are particularly angry. It can take hours to tame even a single dinosaur. Losing this to obvious cheaters is a hard blow to many.
Additionally, players are allowed to travel from server to server at any time, allowing TEA to act freely on official servers. TEA has been known for months to cheat on a massive scale wherever possible.
TEA and the connection to Snail Games – What’s the truth?
The connections between TEA and Snail Games are speculations from the ARK community. There is no solid evidence for this. The community believes that TEA either pays money to Snail Games or that there is some other kind of relationship between the publisher and the clan. There is suspicion that employees of Snail Games might themselves be members of the clan.
It seems unlikely that TEA pays money to Snail Games. TEA has already offered $10,000 to other players to buy their tribes. The suspicion arose because TEA constantly boasts about its wealth. They have even offered to buy servers for $10,000.
The speculations about the connection between Snail Games and TEA have a further troubling undertone. Some players think that Snail Games controls Studio Wildcard since the Chinese invested in ARK Survival Evolved.
Therefore, it is also suspected that Wildcard is not allowed to ban the TEA tribe, as it would otherwise face trouble with Snail Games.
Wildcard’s silence leaves room for speculation
Studio Wildcard remains silent about the situation and accusations. Overall, Wildcard has become quite silent since release, which concerns the players.
The only response players get to their questions regarding TEA: The enforcement team is responsible for such cases and these are never discussed with the community. The enforcement team ensures that rules are followed and determines which accounts receive a ban.
It is entirely legitimate for a studio not to publicize such cases in principle. However, the silence regarding TEA allows for so much speculation and rumor that Wildcard, with this silence, can only create displeasure.
The players’ response: A global hunt for TEA
The players perceive the situation as unfair and feel betrayed and abandoned by the developers.
Since the big banning wave in early May, more and more players have conspired against TEA and want to draw attention to the situation. Posts and videos from players are surfacing, where they hunt TEA and try to take action against the clan.
The anger towards the tribe and the situation is great. The three big letters TEA can be seen everywhere in the community.
Other players are now advising against playing on official servers to escape the TEA problem. The community managers of ARK Survival Evolved are also facing some harsh words regarding TEA right now. But they probably have little influence on the situation.
Why TEA is allowed to act this way remains a mystery
The banning wave in early May was not the first one that the tribe has survived. Players are puzzled as to why the most obvious cheaters in ARK remain unchecked.
