The standalone of ARK, “Survival of the Fittest” is becoming part of the main game again. Thus, Free2Play is history for now.
ARK admits mistakes
Sometimes you have to undo wrong decisions. Almost a year ago, Studio WildCard aimed to release the “Arena Mode” of ARK: Survival Evolved as a standalone Free2Play title. For a while, players could download “ARK: Survival of the Fittest” for free to compete with up to 71 other players in a match of life and death. The goal was to reach weapons, dinos, and especially food the fastest to ultimately emerge as the winner of the match.
Now, Survival of the Fittest has been “brought back home” and is once again part of the main game. According to the developers, the concept simply did not work out, developing Survival of the Fittest as a separate title. They would have had to invest a lot of time and energy in monetization ideas, and an in-game shop was never an option for the developers.
The end for the PS4 and Xbox One version?
Other reasons included the problems with modding permissions. This is legally much more difficult to agree upon with a Free2Play title, which is why players can now look forward to many new tools and aids that will be available for mod development.
With this step, the development of “Survival of the Fittest” for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One is also being put on hold for now. The developers want to “take a step back and see how these changes will affect things in the long run.”
Those who still have ARK: Survival of the Fittest in their Steam library can play the game for free for now. However, it is questionable whether there will be new updates released there. A purchase of ARK: Survival Evolved will be necessary.
For more news and articles about the dino game, you can find them on our ARK: Survival Evolved game page.
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