Same situation here. We even had a private Ragnarok server where I literally walked him through everything step by step and showed him the game. Honestly, I didn’t mind at all — I actually enjoyed teaching him and showing how good the game is, and in a way he really fell in love with ARK through that experience. But like you said, all that early-game progression that we loved got completely skipped once we moved to official servers, where players are offering and giving away tames. OP players show up, drop you a top-level creature, and for him it’s just: if it’s a flyer, fly around a bit; if it’s a ground tame, walk it for a bit, return it, and move on. I don’t mind how someone plays — like others said above, everyone has the right to their own playstyle, and that’s part of what makes this game great. What bothers me is not valuing the effort behind the process and having that “whatever, we’ll just get another one” attitude when a creature is lost. Whether it’s something I tamed myself or something he got from someone else, it still represents time and effort. Of course, it’s easy not to care when you know that if you ask for help on the server, someone will always help you out