[2019] We need a steady contrnt cycle. Ark had new dinos. We need new boats/parts.

Originally posted by 1658596

One of the main reasons Ark stayed fresh during their EA period was due to their steady delivery of new content via dinos. If any devs are reading this - make sure Atlas carves out its own content cycle equivilency of new dinos as well.

My advice: new boat frames with different roles. New plank types. New optional ship attachments. New rare ship crew with different roles/buffs.

EDIT:

Polish and refinement is a given (or should be, at least. This communuty is funny.), and will always naturally take higher priority than content. I'm not speaking to the prioritization of content over balance/fixes. I'm also not speaking broadly about content being added to Atlas. My point is more that having some degree of predicability around future content helps keep people engaged / keeps them looking towards the future; and when that predictable content drops, it brings people back.

For example - in the early days of Ark, people would theorycraft about new dinos that might come out that would help with paste production, or pearl farming. Every time a new dino was teased, people would get excited over its potential, would armchair over what function the dino might serve, and it would create natural hype.

I think the same sort of consistent buzz could be achieved in Atlas through a steady trickle of similarly predictably themed content in Atlas - I.E. boat frames, planks, parts, AI with unique roles, etc.

To circle back to it - I think most could Agree Ark was a buggy mess well into the EA launch. This was very largely mitigated by predictable thematic content (dinos) in a steady trickle - and this was done while bugs were being fixed, and core mechanics were being corrected. Atlas can and should do the same.