Though Ark: Survival Ascended recently released a roadmap that seems to lead to Ark 2‘s potential release date, growing concerns may point to a massive downgrade for the sequel. Ascended has been a roller coaster for Studio Wildcard since its release. Though it has been the upgrade it was made to be, the various technical and microtransaction issues have plagued the franchise’s reputation. This has been coupled with a part of the game, its PvP community, being largely ignored since release.

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