ARK Survival Evolved has transitioned from Early Access to Full Release. However, the launch began somewhat roughly due to server overload. Players had and still have problems accessing official servers.
ARK Survival Evolved has been in Early Access for two years and now the survival MMO has transitioned to Full Release. However, the start was rocky and there were issues with the servers. Due to technical difficulties, the official servers came online later than expected.
At Wildcard, the servers undergo a process that checks the devices for security. The tool that Wildcard normally uses unexpectedly went down. As a result, the team had to perform the process manually, which led to the delay.
When the problem was resolved and the servers gradually came online, the next problem followed: the official servers were immediately overcrowded. There were too few official servers.
Additionally, there were various server crashes. There were especially problems filtering servers, which led to crashes. Most of the crash issues should now be resolved and Wildcard continues to work on fixes.
Wildcard is bringing more servers online for PS4 & Xbox One
The Wildcard team is diligently working to provide players with more servers. This morning, Community Manager Jen reported that there are now additionally 120 Xbox servers and 128 PS4 servers available. For the PC, there are also more new servers.
It might be that the problems were caused by the combination of the old and “legacy servers”. For the release, ARK provided new servers for the official PvP and PvE for the maps The Island, The Center, Scorched Earth and Ragnarok.
A portion of the old servers was also maintained, which became the “legacy servers”. While these servers remain, they no longer receive support from Wildcard. However, 33% of the old servers were wiped and ended up on the kill list.
This means that a wave of new players came to the servers, but old players also found a new spot. This quickly led to overcrowding.
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