There has been a lot of finger pointing going on.
The players blame ARK and FunCom (and like to tell their stories of exactly why they feel this way).
ARK and FunCom like to blame the playerbase for being disengaged.
There is an underlying problem which I don't think people are discussing despite the fact that it is a huge problem.
People are too easily blackballed by ARK.
From 2010 player meeting:
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Not a very encouraging response.
My wife tried to join ARK, and she was told that she was Black Listed from joining – No reason given.
A friend of mine tried to join and was told they could not apply until the year 2150 – No reason given.
Kintaii, if you really want to convert your rhetoric into actions that can persuade behavior I implore you to issue a blanket pardon to the Roleplaying Community. Give the community another chance to serve and help. If they **** it up again, so be it, but give everyone an equal opportunity to help in these dire times.
As a sign of good faith and pure intent, I wish to be exempt from this. Keep me banned, but allow the others the chance to help.