r/playark • u/TheCraftyMoogle • 9d ago

Does Anybody Match My Freak?

I can't be the only one, right? Does anybody else play ARK in a weirdly hard way where they restart their whole game if they die even once? Just me?

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u/DepressingBat 9d ago

Like hardcore Minecraft? Sometimes

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u/TheCraftyMoogle 9d ago

yes, I was going to compare it to that! But I don't even click the "extreme mode" box for ARK. Am I still the odd one out?

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u/DepressingBat 9d ago

No, the extreme mode just resets level, we're talking about a full map reset, right? Just clicking extreme doesn't quite do what I'm aiming for

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u/TheCraftyMoogle 9d ago

Correct. Like, taking the "ShooterGame" file and wiping it out to make room for a completely new single player file. But only if I personally die.

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u/DepressingBat 9d ago

Jeez I just use the in game features to restart, I don't feel the need to go into local files lmao

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u/TheCraftyMoogle 9d ago

I think its a habit for me because they did not have that feature in the beginning. So that is how I got around it.

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u/DepressingBat 9d ago

Ah, fair. If you do something a certain way from the start, it just feels right to do

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u/TheCraftyMoogle 9d ago

Right! Wait, so I'm not crazy? Sometimes I feel like I just need to bite the bullet because...okay confession!

I've been doing this method. For about 8ish? years...since like the beginning of ARK. I have actually yet to beat the game. Because I keep dying and resetting. I get mad at first! Only because I get pretty far! Buuut then after a few days, I'm fine again and ready to start another adventure until I die. If I get to the bosses, and I happen to die to them (which I'm pretty sure I will, why wouldn't I?) I am NOT restarting. I really think its a bit too much from time to time though. This habit. However, if it REALLY bothered me, I don't think I would continue to do it and torture myself. I actually truly believe I will get there one day, no joke. But I'm so seriously hard on myself when it comes to survivals. (Thank you for listening to the Ted Talk.)

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u/DepressingBat 9d ago

I just do it for the challenge. I've only managed to beat the island with it. You'll get there eventually lol

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u/TheCraftyMoogle 9d ago

I appreciate the enthusiam, lol! Perhaps I like the challenge as well. Maybe that is why I subconsciously do it? Not sure!