These updates are getting out of hand.
I spent close to 4 hours yesterday updating the game and all of the map packs/dlc. 3 hours the day before that. And today, I am doing it all over again. But the WAY these updates roll out is what pisses me off most. For context, I am on Xbox.
And the fact that I can't even play basic story maps without updated DLC that I've never even played yet pisses me off the most. I'm doing a single player run of all the story DLC, so why the hell do I have to update Valguero, Ragnarok, and The Center before I can play the damn Island?!
I understand the need for bug fixes/patches after a major update, but ALL DLC 4 days in a row? I have very little time to play video games these days, I work two jobs, 60+hrs a week. By the time I get home I have MAYBE an hour to sit down and enjoy a game... But all week long Ark has had daily updates which means I am virtually unable to play the game at all. These updates take HOURS with my shitty wifi. I've turned auto-updates on, but my console doesn't even register that there's an update available until I open the damn game so auto-update is pointless. Why the hell can't they roll out an update, give it a week for all the bugs to be discovered and reported, and THEN roll out patches? For the amount of money I've spent on this damn game, I shouldn't have to spend more time updating it than I do actually playing it.
I am slowly but surely losing my interest in this game and these updates are a huge part of the reason why. Anyone else having issues?
Posted Apr 2, 2026, 10:47 PM UTC