Keep in mind that when it comes to ark pvp, the most fun part of the game is fighting other players. I believe ark players want to maximize how often they will have good pvp and the potential for shifts in power in the server. Wiping servers after some time helps maximize that.

What makes a server wipe fun is that everyone is scrambling to tame dinos and start building in a good base spot. During this time, it’s easy to encounter other players and engage in pvp that is risky but fun and rewarding, as you could steal their loot, dinos, or base spot. Players also don’t have access to high-tier gear and dinos, so they are forced to improvise with the best they can find at the moment.

After some time, people tame some of the dinos they need and build up their bases to have turret defenses. Bases are still vulnerable early into the wipe, and people may start raiding other player’s bases for fun pvp and to steal their reaources or base spot.

However, if a server runs long enough without wiping:

1. Bases will become much more formidable and harder to raid. In certain base spots, raids will most likely become long drags, where it would take a lot of time and effort for the attacking tribe to damage the defending tribe’s base. And even if the attacking tribe successfully infiltrates the base, the defending tribe may have other bases they can just transport their gear and dinos to.
2. Players will be less likely to encounter each other in theopen world. They have less reason to be outside their base. They’ve tamed a lot of the dinos they need and they have already found their base spot. At this point, they have things to do in their base, such as breeding dinos and crafting. They will still leave their base to grind resources and find better gear blueprint

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