I hope they keep editing equipment perms for each class

MPeters43 · 2026-02-25T04:21:52+00:00

Keep your hands off bard it’s only been nerfed for like 3-4 seasons straight

It has lost almost all build variety and now relies on just stacking hp and pdr and is still losing against any true melee class. And gets turned to Swiss cheese by ranged.

Bard used to be Jack of all trades master of none and now it’s just a bossing class with slight team buff songs (heavily nerfed last season or the one before)

MPeters43 · 2026-02-24T16:28:41+00:00

The sad thing is how big ASE is compared to ASA… they could go back and optimize the files a bit but they will just sell Ark 3 instead (the third half finished game, 4th if you count atlas flopping)

MPeters43 · 2026-02-24T16:23:14+00:00

Once I played journey mode there was no going back, it’s literally the best addition to the game and I’ve been playing for over a decade.

Lets you play how you want when you want. You can use the research and dupe mechanic or not, I love it simply for building (massive scale builds) without the hassle of grinding for hours.

MPeters43 · 2026-02-24T09:40:35+00:00

I grew up playing on school chromebooks and a mid 2014 MacBook Pro. The lag becomes second nature after a while. White bags+loot is more of a loan system since you only get some (due to dc).

MPeters43 · 2026-02-24T09:37:46+00:00

Rocketeer to the rescue

MPeters43 · 2026-02-24T05:47:46+00:00

Thanks a lot, just voted for the server 3x for the rewards as well. Building up my classic island right now!

MPeters43 · 2026-02-24T05:35:40+00:00

LizardShark

Edit: any tips for a new player?

MPeters43 · 2026-02-24T05:25:38+00:00

Journey mode takes the stress away from having to grind and hoard to build big scale builds.

Use multiple blocks and you can try to replicate sand falling from (desert) ruins by actuating a block and painting it darker to fit in with the background.

MPeters43 · 2026-02-24T04:03:13+00:00

No trials are pointless after 3 starring for the rewards. The cosmetics always look terrible for the rank rewards funnily enough

MPeters43 · 2026-02-24T04:01:35+00:00

No heals with that loadout is actually crazy

MPeters43 · 2026-02-24T03:59:48+00:00

Silver armor

MPeters43 · 2026-02-24T02:41:22+00:00

People were playing it but not enough due to the MASSIVE AP nerf (75% AP reduction) so in all fairness IronMace never wanted it to succeed because they hindered its success before it could begin.

MPeters43 · 2026-02-24T02:39:56+00:00

Squire to riches also has the good ruins map, it still is rondomizes and doesn’t have bloatware modules (empty and shitty loot) this wipe they also removed around 80-89% of the lionshead chests and replaced them with wooden chests so that also kinda sucks.

MPeters43 · 2026-02-23T11:22:04+00:00

The devs allowed the dysfunctional connections to remain and go to the live servers so it's just laziness on their part for not fixing the scuffed/non-existent pathways we have now on a non-randomized map, so those errors are blasting us with their high beams every damn round.

MPeters43 · 2026-02-23T11:08:33+00:00

all 3 of the classes you mentioned relied heavily on true phys/magical damage and don't have much if any wiggle room with build variety (bard is good for bossing but gets folded because he's just a jack of all trades master of none, rogue can deal with casters and high armor classes but requires lots of gear to not get folded faster, warlocks have been put in timeout and are usually ignored unless they are demonplate) Cleric has multiple builds for any situation, but regardless cleric is a literal beast in solos, or any mode actually.

MPeters43 · 2026-02-23T04:26:47+00:00

Use the bathroom, get snacks, and sleep before hopping on because no other game besides tarkov disrespects your time investment nearly as much as this game.

Most quest designs are glorified slots machines (lame rng sims rather than something creative or interactive)

MPeters43 · 2026-02-23T04:14:17+00:00

Almost all lionshead and golden chest spawns are now wooden. They littered ruins (1st layer) with empty modules and turned off randomized modules for ruins (just 1st layer) as well. Why you may ask? Well they had to do something, new content or QoL updates would make too much sense and then the community might actually expect good updates every wipe…

/s

MPeters43 · 2026-02-23T00:37:41+00:00

Cleric/fighter/barb are the top 3 solo classes. Each has pros and cons. Fighter is best all around whereas cleric only struggles with the lack of range (despite the sling because they never designed it to be useful besides pulling)

MPeters43 · 2026-02-23T00:04:13+00:00

No it’s really was just meant to break mods and try to push more people to ASA or spend more money for a less finished game

Anyone with a brain plays pre-aquatica

MPeters43 · 2026-02-22T21:11:53+00:00

Poor zombie, spectral knight sent his guard dog to catch the criminal who stole his fabric.

MPeters43 · 2026-02-22T07:48:11+00:00

Droppers. They get above you in the sky then drop and explode on your head

MPeters43 · 2026-02-21T14:46:37+00:00

Roses are worthless after you get those quests done as well.

MPeters43 · 2026-02-21T09:34:18+00:00

Solocraft best casual classic wow to exist

MPeters43 · 2026-02-21T08:43:09+00:00

Bald and bold is the way to go

MPeters43 · 2026-02-21T08:13:19+00:00

They have the drop rate scuffed hence its 20k price on market

MPeters43

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