"Ced is this a personal account or an ARK account"
Personal. I'm not just trying to show you more about development and the challenges but also the people that bring their passion to what you end up playing.
Bridging the gap between dev and community is my goal.
Peace โ๐ฟ
Gracias a la Comunidad ARK Hispanohablante por darnos apoyo! Tengo muchas cosas que aprender de vuestra comunidad, y estoy emocionado de ello. Gracias por mostrarme vuestro amor a ARK
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@codigoalex_
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TY for hosting yesterday
@NexxuzHD
. TY to the Hispanic community!
What I did want to mention is Genesis 2 isn't the end for ARK 1.
The team plans on supporting it with additional updates, content (did I hear a new map?), and bug fixes throughout 2022 - leading up to ARK 2.
It isn't the end. It's just the beginning.
We're committed.
Yo, it's my birthday today and I told Wildcard the only thing I wanted was an EVO event for the community (seriously).
You're welcome ๐
Incoming: "Only 3 days, why not a week!?!?"
Look what I just dug up. A Shadowmane Ultrawide Wallpaper!
Full-res link will be in this week's crunch - along with any images that have been released so far.
A lot of Community Managers struggle with tone. They worry more about being unprofessional and end up coming across as robotic and scripted a lot of the time. Or the engagements seem flat
My advice: Be human.
Treat people with respect and ignore those that don't reciprocate it.
Now is a good time to remind people that the statements made on this account are personal ones. I'm a human employed by a company I'm passionate about - so I share those updates personally. It's a personal account.
If personal statements bother you, follow
@survivetheark
.
We're doing final preparations to get the servers online. You'll start to see downloads.
Once we are fully online on *every* network, I'll unleash Cedric to let you all know via
@survivetheark
Recently I lost two people close to me, one being my dad. It's hard to put into words the impact this has on myself and the family. I don't know what to say (odd for me right?)
I'll be M.I.A for a little while.
#PositiveVibes
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Yesterday in my ARK shirt:
Person: "Yo you play ARK"
Me: "Kind of, I work on the dev team"
Person: "Awesome! I love that game man! Me and all my buddies have a private server"
Can't let social media fool you into thinking "fix ur game incompetent devs" is the voice of everyone
Heads up: I'm seeing some confusion on this. ARK 2 will be launching on PC and exclusively on Xbox.
Looking forward to sharing more info in due time. โค
The team is working through an issue on Steam/Epic that will hopefully be resolved soon.
They are also looking into some instability with some Playstation players who have received the update.
More updates on the way!
If you took off time to experience this with us and you can't now, my heart goes out to you. I care.
With that said, I have to get back to non-serious Ced. Like I said yesterday, I have to be me.
I respect your time and money you've dedicated to ARK. Much love!
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Don't let people shame you for showing love or appreciation to someone or something.
It seems like people have just gotten so used to online trolling, when people show love and appreciation - it seems weird.
Just be weird.
Are you awake?
I hope so! I'll be a guest and hanging out with
@TheMavShow
on the
@Xbox
channel at 11:30AM PT (a little over an hour).
We'll be giving away plushies too. Come chat and hang out!
Continue humankind's story in this next-generation multiplayer sandbox survival experience - ARK II powered by
#UnrealEngine5
!
We're excited to share more about a brutal new world of survival soon!
And yes, you can remain positive and upbeat while being frustrated.
You don't think I'm frustrated? I am.
Yet I know this is just another hurdle to jump on the way to the end of the race. And we're almost there.
At this moment I'm thinking of all the players that used to tell me "ARK is dead" or "ARK will die if you don't __________" years ago. They came off as threats lol
But I'm really thinking of the community that helped us reach this new milestone. We humbly appreciate it ๐ช๐ฟ
We are all hype for the next evolution of ARK - even me. But I want to caution you from getting too hype on unconfirmed news.
It's fun to speculate, and it's very ARK-like to do, but it's not cool when that speculation turns into something people speak of as fact.
30 minutes have almost elapsed. "Why is it so hard to give us a time"
We're coordinating with multiple teams and systems outside of our own for this launch. It's hard to predict all those variables.
That said, we're closer. Just one more check to do.
To the
#PositiveVibes
crew, let people voice their frustrations. People should be able to express their frustration if you can express your optimism.
No abusive language though - let's keep it respectful.
Genesis Part 2 is currently finishing the automated certification process.
We expect that process to be complete in the early morning, so we'll be launching simultaneously on all platforms at 8 AM Eastern June 3rd.
Thank you for your patience and support. It will be worth it!
6 years in the making.
5 years ago at our first PAX.
I know you want release times right now, but I don't have an exact time to confirm yet.
Remain calm.
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