HappyDiggers Ark: Survival Evolved Servers

[Jiro_89]

HappyDiggers Ark The Island

Spoiler!

We only have a few basic rules for our Ark server:

• No player harassment, play nice.
  
• No base wiping, bust in get what you want and leave.
  
• No resource blocking (such as mountain tops).
• No undermeshing, no exploits, no duplicating, etc.
• Dinos and bases can't be impossible to raid under normal game mechanics.
• Extinction Titans cannot be used in PvP.
• What staff say in game is absolute. Take your grievances to the forums.

Click the server IP to join directly!
Server IP: happydiggers.net


Mods:
Ultra Stacks
Structures Plus
Protected Passives

Server settings:
Standard Ark map "The Island"
Fog Disabled
3rd person enabled
Crosshairs enabled
Map player location enabled (Only shows yourself, helpful for finding friends)
Difficulty 8
2x XP
Player max level 201 (216 with ascension)
Wild dino max level 240
5x Tame rate
2x Less player food consumption
2x Less player water consumption
3x Harvest rate
2x Structure integrity
Mating interval 1x
Egg hatch speed 2x
Baby mature rate 5x
Baby food consumption 2x
Global spoiling rate 2x
Global item decomposition 2x
Global corpse decomposition 2x
PvP Gamma enabled
Dino Turret Damage Multiplier 2x
No Turret Limit
Platform Build Limit 2x
Platforms Can Have Turrets
All tribe members can help with a single dino's imprinting.
Titans can be fed

Please vote for us!

http://arkservers.net/server/happydiggers.net:27015

HappyDiggers Ark Aberration

Spoiler!

We only have a few basic rules for our Ark server:

• No player harassment, play nice.
  
• No base wiping, bust in get what you want and leave.
  
• No resource blocking (such as mountain tops).
• No undermeshing, no exploits, no duplicating, etc.
• Dinos and bases can't be impossible to raid under normal game mechanics.
• Extinction Titans cannot be used in PvP.
• What staff say in game is absolute. Take your grievances to the forums.

Click the server IP to join directly!
Server IP: happydiggers.net:28015


Mods:
Ultra Stacks
Structures Plus
Protected Passives

Server settings:
Map Aberration
Fog Disabled
3rd person enabled
Crosshairs enabled
Map player location enabled (Only shows yourself, helpful for finding friends)
Difficulty 8
2x XP
Player max level 201
Wild dino max level 240
5x Tame rate
2x Less player food consumption
2x Less player water consumption
3x Harvest rate
2x Structure integrity
Mating interval 1x
Egg hatch speed 2x
Baby mature rate 5x
Baby food consumption 2x
Global spoiling rate 2x
Global item decomposition 2x
Global corpse decomposition 4x
PvP Gamma enabled
Dino Turret Damage Multiplier 2x
No Turret Limit
Platform Build Limit 2x
Platforms Can Have Turrets
All tribe members can help with a single dino's imprinting.
Non-Aberrant dinos can't transfer into Aberration
Currently Aberrant dinos can't be downloaded to other servers or back onto Aberration, that's on WildCard
Items can't be downloaded onto Aberration for 3 months from release, items can be uploaded out

Please vote for us!

HappyDiggers Ark Scorched Earth

Spoiler!

The rules on this server are fairly simple:

• No player harassment, play nice.
  
• No base wiping, bust in get what you want and leave.
  
• No resource blocking (such as mountain tops).
• No undermeshing, no exploits, no duplicating, etc.
• Dinos and bases can't be impossible to raid under normal game mechanics.
• Extinction Titans cannot be used in PvP.
• What staff say in game is absolute. Take your grievances to the forums.

Click the server IP to join directly!
Server IP: happydiggers.net:29015


Mods:
Ultra Stacks
Resource Stacks
Protected Passives

Server settings:
DLC map Scorched Earth
Fog Disabled
3rd person enabled
Crosshairs enabled
Map player location enabled (Only shows yourself, helpful for finding friends)
Difficulty 8
2x XP
Player max level 201 (216 with ascension)
Wild dino max level 240
5x Tame rate
2x Less player food consumption
2x Less player water consumption
3x Harvest rate
2x Structure integrity
Mating interval 1x
Egg hatch speed 2x
Baby mature rate 5x
Baby food consumption 2x
Global spoiling rate 2x
Global item decomposition 2x
Global corpse decomposition 4x
PvP Gamma enabled
Dino Turret Damage Multiplier 2x
No Turret Limit
Platform Build Limit 2x
Platforms Can Have Turrets
All tribe members can help with a single dino's imprinting.

HappyDiggers Ark Ragnarok

Spoiler!

The rules on this server are fairly simple:

• No player harassment, play nice.
  
• No base wiping, bust in get what you want and leave.
  
• No resource blocking (such as mountain tops).
• No undermeshing, no exploits, no duplicating, etc.
• Dinos and bases can't be impossible to raid under normal game mechanics.
• Extinction Titans cannot be used in PvP.
• What staff say in game is absolute. Take your grievances to the forums.

Click the server IP to join directly!
Server IP: happydiggers.net:30015


Mods:
Ultra Stacks
Resource Stacks
Protected Passives

Server settings:
DLC map Ragnarok
Fog Disabled
3rd person enabled
Crosshairs enabled
Map player location enabled (Only shows yourself, helpful for finding friends)
Difficulty 8
2x XP
Player max level 201 (216 with ascension)
Wild dino max level 240
5x Tame rate
2x Less player food consumption
2x Less player water consumption
3x Harvest rate
2x Structure integrity
Mating interval 1x
Egg hatch speed 2x
Baby mature rate 5x
Baby food consumption 2x
Global spoiling rate 2x
Global item decomposition 2x
Global corpse decomposition 4x
PvP Gamma enabled
Dino Turret Damage Multiplier 2x
No Turret Limit
Platform Build Limit 2x
Platforms Can Have Turrets
All tribe members can help with a single dino's imprinting.
Titans can be fed

In Game Commands

Spoiler!

Command	User	Effect
/pm	Everyone	Private message a player in the same Ark server as you
/r	Everyone	Reply messsage to a player in the same Ark server as you
/vote	Everyone	Redeem a server vote!
/points	Everyone	Check your point amount
/buy	Everyone	Buy something from the ArkShop with points
/kit	Everyone	View the Kit selection
/buykit	Everyone	Buy a Kit from the ArkShop with points
/shop	Everyone	View the ArkShop items and prices
/players	Everyone	View who is online in the same Ark server as you
/help	Everyone	View a list of useful commands and resources
/site	Everyone	View the HappyDiggers.net website address
/rules	Everyone	Shows the HappyDiggers Ark server rules
/settings	Everyone	Lists basic Ark server settings. A comprehensive list is on HappyDiggers.net
/groups	Everyone	Lists the user group(s) you're in
/Removeownership	Everyone	Remove your personal ownership of the dino or structure you're looking at
/Removeownershipradius <radius>	Everyone	Remove your personal ownership in a radius you set
/trade	Donor+	Trade and give points to another player
/track	Awesome+	Shows your tribe's dino(s) coordinates on the map
/mydinostats	Legendary+	Shows you the base stats of the dino you're looking at
/sdc	Epic	Lets you color dino regions to whatever you want!

In Game Shop Prices

Spoiler!

All items can be bought ingame with the /shop command for points! Redeem server votes for points!

ID	Item/Dino	Type	Description	Price (points)
a	Easter Chick Hat	Cosmetic	2018 Easter event hat for a player	15
b	Easter Egg Hat	Cosmetic	2018 Easter event hat for a player	15
c	Dino Easter Chick Hat	Cosmetic	2018 Easter event hat for a dino	25
d	Dino Easter Egg Hat	Cosmetic	2018 Easter event hat for a dino	25
e	Cute Dino Helmet	Cosmetic	A cute dino hat for a player	400
f	Metal Ingots	Resources	Gives you 5000 metal ingots	50
g	High Quality Metal Tools	Tools	High chance (5x) at a high quality metal pick and hatchet	150
h	Human Hair	Resources	Gives you 100 human hair	600
i	Stone Cliff Platform	Structure	Gives you one stone cliff platform	30
j	Metal Cliff Platform	Structure	Gives you one metal cliff platform	120
k	Glidersuit	Attachment	Wings to help your character glide	400
l	Alpha Mega Trophy	Tribute	Required for Alpha Ascension on The Island	2000
m	Alpha Brood Trophy	Tribute	Required for Alpha Ascension on The Island	2000
n	Alpha Dragon Trophy	Tribute	Required for Alpha Ascension on The Island	2000
o	Good Rex Saddle Print	Blueprint	Gives you a high chance (6x) at a Rex Saddle Blueprint	4000
p	Tek Buggy	Vehicle	Summons a Tek Buggy Vehicle you can place and ride	600
q	ZombieDodo	Event Dino	Summons and autotames a level 240 neutered ZombieDodo	1000
r	BunnyDodo	Event Dino	Summons and autotames a level 240 neutered BunnyDodo	1000
s	BunnyOviraptor	Event Dino	Summons and autotames a level 240 neutered BunnyOviraptor	1000
t	Phoenix	Rare Dino	Summons and autotames a level 240 Phoenix	15000
DestroyMapEggs
Fishy
Imprint
Painter
RespecDino
Superheat
Tek1
Tek2
Tek3
Tek4

How Voting Works

Spoiler!

You can vote for our servers on ark-servers.net and get cool rewards over time!
First you'll need to vote for our Ark servers. Each server can recieve one vote once a day:
HappyDiggers Ark The Island
HappyDiggers Ark Aberration
HappyDiggers Ark Scorched Earth
HappyDiggers Ark Ragnarok

In order to claim your rewards you'll have to log into a server and run the /vote command for each vote you made. Each vote you claim will reward you with 1 flaregun and 10 points which can be used in the ArkShop! Points are tied to your account which means you'll be able to access your total points on all HappyDiggers Ark servers.

Please note: If you don't have certain map DLCs you can still vote for the server and claim the votes on a different server!

Custom Server Loot

Spoiler!

Normal Drops Will drop 2-3 of the following sets

Double Drops Will drop 3-4 of the following sets

White Drop Sets

1-5 Dilo Kibble
1-5 Dodo Kibble
1-5 Vulture Kibble
1-5 Parasaur Kibble
50-100 Narcoberries
Full Set of Cloth Armor (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Stone Pick (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Stone Hatchet (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Fishing Rod(1-2 Quality)(5%bp)
Slingshot (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Boomerang (1-10) (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Torch (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Club (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Mortar & Pestle (10%bp)
Bed (10%bp)
Tent (10%bp)
Raft (10%bp)
10-30 Cooked Meat Jerky
25-50 Salt
50-100 Silk
1-10 Fertilizer
Full Water Jar
Turtle Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Phiomia Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Parasaur Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Ichy Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
1-10 Flare Guns

Green Drop Sets

1-5 Ptera Kibble
1-5 Dimorph Kibble
1-5 Morellatops Kibble
1-5 Pachy Kibble
1-5 Anky Kibble
Full set of Desert Armor (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Full set of Hide Armor (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Stone Pick (5 Quality)(5%bp)
Stone Hatchet (5 Quality)(5%bp)
4-8 Wood Spike Walls (10%bp)
Forge (10%bp)
Large Storage Box (10%bp)
Feeding Trough (10%bp)
Compost Bin (10%bp)
Bow (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Fishing Rod(1-3 Quality)(5%bp)
20-100 Narcotics
20-100 Sparkpowder
20-100 Gunpowder
5-10 Refertilizer
30 Cooked Meat Jerky
Blood Extractor
Trike Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Pachy Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Morellatops Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Raptor Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)

Blue Drop Sets

1-5 Carno Kibble
1-5 Turtle Kibble
1-5 Thorny Dragon Kibble
1-5 Dimetro Kibble
1-5 Trike Kibble
Full Set of Chitin Armor (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Metal Pick (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Metal Hatchet (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
1-5 Smoke Grenades
Pike (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Sickle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Fishing Rod(1-4 Quality)(5%bp)
Simple Pistol (1-5 Quality)(5%bp) + 50 Bullets
Smithy (10%bp)
Forge (10%bp)
4-8 Metal Spike Wall (10%bp)
Beer Barrel (10%bp)
Metal Water Tank (10%bp)
C4 Detonator + 1-10 C4
100 Narcotics + 10-50 Tranq Arrows
30 Meat Jerky, 10-20 Health Potions, 10-20 Stam Potions
Ptera Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Tapejara Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Lymantria (Moth) Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Scorpion Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Equus Saddle (1-5 Quality) (5%bp)
Pachyrhinosaurus Saddle (1-5 Quality) (5%bp)

Purple Drop Sets

1-5 Sarco Kibble
1-5 Stego Kibble
1-5 Galli Kibble
1-5 Lymantria (Moth) Kibble
1-5 Raptor Kibble
1-5 Scorpion Kibble
1-5 Bronto Kibble
1-5 Boa Kibble
Ghillie Armor Set (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Fur Armor Set (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Metal Pick (4-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Metal Hatchet (4-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Fishing Rod(1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Crossbow (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Chainsaw(1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
1-5 Grenades
100 Narcotic, 100 Stimulant, 50 Tranq Arrows
30 Meat Jerky, 10-30 Prime Jerky, 20-50 Health Potions, 20-50 Stam Potions
Fabricator (10%bp)
Generator (10%bp)
Industrial Grill (10%bp)
Pelagornis Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Carno Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Sarco Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Stag Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Doed Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Thorny Dragon (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Anky Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Paracer Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Gallimimus Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Saber Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Beaver Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Toad Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Manta Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Arthro Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Iguanodon Saddle (1-5 Quality) (5%bp)
Kaprosuchus Saddle (1-5 Quality) (5%bp)

Yellow Drop Sets

1-5 Argent Kibble
1-5 Spino Kibble
1-5 Lystro Kibble
1-5 Terror Bird Kibble
1-5 Kairuku Kibble
1-5 Giga Kibble
Night Vision Goggles (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Flak Armor Set (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Prod (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Assault rifle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Metal Pick (5 Quality)(50%bp)
Metal Hatchet (5 Quality)(50%bp)
Fishing Rod(1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Flamethrower (1-5 Quality)(5%bp) + 50 Flamthrower Ammo
Compound Bow (1-5 Quality)(5%bp) + 50 Metal Arrows
1-10 Sweet Veggie Cakes
50 Gasoline
50 Angler Gel
100 CP, Pearls, and Oil
Refrigerator (10%bp)
Fabricator (10%bp)
Chemistry Bench (10%bp)
Industrial Cooker (10%bp)
Industrial Grinder (10%bp)
30 Prime and Regular Jerky, 50 Stam and Health Potions
Paracer Platform Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Allosaurus Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Bronto Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Spider Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Rhino Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Argent Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Megolodon Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Plesi Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Terror Bird Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Araneo Saddle (1-5 Quality) (5%bp)
Chalicotherium Saddle (1-5 Quality) (5%bp)
Baryonyx Saddle (1-5 Quality) (5%bp)
Thylacoleo Saddle (1-5 Quality) (5%bp)
Megatherium Saddle (1-5 Quality) (5%bp)
Megalosaurus Saddle (1-5 Quality) (5%bp)
Daedon Saddle (1-5 Quality) (5%bp)

Red Drop Sets

1-5 Rex Kibble
1-5 Quetz Kibble
1-5 Mantis Kibble
1-5 Allo Kibble
1-5 Pela Kibble
Full Riot Gear Set (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Full Scuba Gear Set (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Longshot Rifle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp) + 50 Darts
50-100 Gasoline, 10-100 Electronics and Polymer
30 Prime and Regular Jerky, 100 Health and Stam Potions
1-3 Enduro Stew
1-3 Lazarus Chowder
1-3 Fria curry
1-3 Calien Soup
1-3 Focal Chilli
1-10 Wyvern Milk
Night Vision Goggles (3-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Fishing Rod(4-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Metal Pick (5 Quality)(50%bp)
Metal Hatchet (5 Quality)(50%bp)
Rocket Launcher (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Riot Shield (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Machined Sniper (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Pump Action Shotgun (1-5 Quality)(5%bp) + 50 Shotgun Shells
Air Conditioner (10%bp)
Industrial Forge (10%bp)
Industrial Cooker (10%bp)
Industrial Grinder (10%bp)
Vault (10%bp)
Rex Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Bronto Platform (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Direbear Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Mosa Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Mosa Platform (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Mantis Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Rock Golem Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Quetz Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Quetz Platform (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Plesi Platform (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Giga Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Dunkleo Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Diplo Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Spino (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Therizinosaurus Saddle (1-5 Quality) (5%bp)
Megalania Saddle (1-5 Quality) (5%bp)
Yutyrannus Saddle (1-5 Quality) (5%bp)
Basilosaurus Saddle (1-5 Quality)(5%bp)
Full Canteen

Loot Crates

Cave Teir 1 (Green) = Double Blue Drop
Cave Tier 2 (Blue) = Double Purple Drop
Cave Teir 3 (Yellow) = Double Yellow Drop
Cave Tier 4 (Red) = Double Red Drop
Swamp Tier 1 (Blue) = Double Purple Drop
Swamp Teir 2 (Yellow) = Double Yellow Drop
Swamp Tier 3 (Red) = Double Red Drop
Ice Tier 1 (Blue) = Double Purple Drop
Ice Teir 2 (Yellow) = Double Yellow Drop
Ice Tier 3 (Red) = Double Red Drop

Ocean Loot Sets : 1-2 Sets

Full Scuba Gear Set (5 Quality)(5%bp)
Longshot Rifle (4-5 Quality)(5%bp) + 50 Darts
Pump Action Shotgun (4-5 Quality)(5%bp) + 50 Shotgun Shells
1-3 Mind Wipe Tonics
1-3 Lazarus Chowder
Fishing Rod(5 Quality)(10%bp)
Metal Pick (5 Quality)(80%bp)
Metal Hatchet (5 Quality)(80%bp)
Mosa Platform (5 Quality)(5%bp)
Plesi Platform (5 Quality)(5%bp)
Dunkleo Saddle (5 Quality)(5%bp)
Tusoteuthis Saddle (5 Quality)(5%bp)

Structures Plus Non-Default Config Changes

Spoiler!

Elevator weight doubled
Elevator speed doubled
Pickup disabled when damaged
Pickup disabled after being placed for one hour
Demo gun restricted (would bypass pickup rules otherwise)
Hatchery slot count increased to 50
Nanny imprints a maximum of 20%
Scan dinos option for S+ Transmitters turned off
Mutator stacks increased to 100 maximum (no pulse price change)

How to use Protected Passives

Spoiler!

Criteria for protection:

• The dino must be set to passive
• The dino must not have any non food items (kibble doesn't count as food) or unequiped saddles in the inventory
• The dino must not be on follow
• The dino must have full health
• The dino must not be parked on a platform saddle
• The dino must not be parked too close to enemy structures
• The dino cannot be in passive protection when near bosses
• A platform dino must not have any structures built on the platform
• A protected dino will exit protection if shot by an auto turret
• Titans cannot enter passive protection
• Riding the dino will exit passive protection

If the criteria for protection are met a protection timer will be initiated in the form of a blue circle at the feet of the dino. After 1 hour the timer/circle will be completed and the dino will enter passive protection. Passive protected dinos can be identified by their blue icon above their head. If a dino has passive protection it cannot be injured. Non food items can't be transfered to dinos in passive protection. Exiting passive protection will allow you to put non food items on the dino again.

Donor Perks for HappyDiggers Ark

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We always try to reward the awesome donors that contribute to HappyDiggers. We've done all sorts of rewards through the years on our Minecraft servers. In the future we may have a permanent donor only Ark server. Donors on HappyDiggers recieve special privledges and rewards for both our Minecraft and Ark servers!

Donation levels are determined by your total donation amount to HappyDiggers. Subscriptions are appretiated but not required to reach certain donor levels on HappyDiggers. Example: A player donates €10 in July, then donates another €20 in September. That player would be an Awesome level donor.

Levels of Donation

Donor Level	Minimum Donation Amount	Donor Level Perks
Donor	€15.00	3 shop points per 2 hours of in game playtime,
Awesome	€30.00	6 shop points per 2 hours of in game playtime, /mydinostats
Legendary	€60.00	12 shop points per 2 hours of in game playtime, /mydinostats, +More to come!
Epic	€100.00	20 shop points per 2 hours of in game playtime, /mydinostats, /sdc, +More to come!

Our Ark server configurations were modified from default values to deliver a fun and entertaining gaming experience for those that play on it. These settings have been thoroughly play tested and have been determined to fit the kind of gaming experience a casual gamer would enjoy.

All HappyDiggers Ark servers are in the same cluster. This means you can transfer your character, items, and dinos between all HappyDiggers Ark servers. Visit an obelisk or loot crate in-game and select the "transfer ark data" button at the top of the interface to initiate a transfer.

[InsaneJ]

For those interested. Here's a wallpaper I slapped together yesterday to serve as the thumbnail to my server intro video:

Spoiler!

[Dourne]

Taking up residence on the west coast.

[Jiro_89]

The Offline Raid Protection mod has been added to the mod list.

[InsaneJ]

I "claimed" our server on arkservers.net. People can now vote for our server which will help it get a better ranking and hopefully attract more players to it.

You may vote for our server here: http://arkservers.net/server/happydiggers.net:27015

Or click on the fancy button below

[Jiro_89]

Unfortunately the Offline Raid Protection mod seemed to cause too much lag for players connecting long distances away from the host server location. It has been removed. I'll be keeping an eye on the mod in hopes of more optimization and control, hopefully it can be re-added in the future.

[TheForestHermit]

That's kind of a bummer that didn't work out. We lost a bunch of our fledgling players because someone went around and not only raided them, but mostly demolished their homes apparently.
Llama logged on and was so bummed out that his home and all his chests were gone he left looking for greener less pvp-enabled pastures.

I'm all for some pvp but crushing people as they are just starting out while they are offline is such a morale killer.

[InsaneJ]

I've never been a fan of PVP. I think it tends to bring out the worst in players and the worst players in general. It's why I don't have it enabled on our main Minecraft servers.

However, I also don't play ARK. So I can't say for sure what it would do to this game if we were to disable PVP. Perhaps it would be a good idea to get feedback from other players. Either here or on Reddit, I'm not sure if Jiro started a thread over there yet?

[Jiro_89]

I've never been a fan of PVP. I think it tends to bring out the worst in players and the worst players in general. It's why I don't have it enabled on our main Minecraft servers.

However, I also don't play ARK. So I can't say for sure what it would do to this game if we were to disable PVP. Perhaps it would be a good idea to get feedback from other players. Either here or on Reddit, I'm not sure if Jiro started a thread over there yet?

As far as losing players, from what I've seen only llama decided to stop playing. He had a small thatch structure that one would have in the first hour of the game so there really wasn't much progression. I also spoke to him personally and he just didn't seem interested in the server in general.

PvE servers are wildly different compared to PvP. PvE becomes stale after a while. You progress, grab dinos, grab prints, and then bam nothing to do. Official PvE servers don't even have any space on their islands left for people to build, people literally can't place foundations and build a house because the entire servers are maxed to the brim with structures and dinos. Griefing is unchecked and out of control as well via structure blocking, dino luring, resource blocking, etc.

PvP servers present risk and the possibility of losing all your dinos and your entire base. They also present risk when just being out and about in the world gathering items. Some find this exciting, others struggle.

PvPvE servers (which we're running) encourage a community of players that hold each other accountable in matters of PvP. In every PvPvE server I’ve played on, it works really well. The community of players enjoy playing the game and any conflict that happens is minor and controlled due to the PvP rules of the servers, which is where the PvP is in the PvPvE. Without the support of the Offline Raid Protection mod, making a rule of no offline raids isn’t practical because there’s no way to prove such and such took/did such and such. That doesn’t mean we can’t have the rule but it would be more of an honor system than anything at that point, which is okay.

Bottom line, a combination of PvE and PvP give a variety of playstyles the chance to thrive and enjoy Ark together and I would not suggest picking one over the other. You could say the game is Hard Core survival and players should expect to have to defend themselves against wild dinos and unknown players. There are plenty of opportunities for players to make adequate defenses against other dinos/players, to join tribes/alliances, etc.

[DocOlds]

Ark can be a very frustrating game, especially when starting it alone with very little experience and being wiped off the map. The day after I got Ark and plowed a bunch of time into it a wild carnotaur took down my thatch shack while I was hiding inside it. He then held me off so I couldnt get any of my stuff. Discouraged, I quit playing single player forever and started my LONG search for a decent server. Played some PVE along the way and it sucks the motivation out of people. With PvE there is no use for most end game items, no reason to build quality structures, and worst of all no real diplomacy. In Ark, nothing brings people together better then a common enemy and nothing brings more people then a good fight.