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[@Raasclark]

Just a heads up. We've held a new vote since this vid for the latest maps. You can find it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYKcmaZqdq2oi5I

[@luukbakker1632]

Were was genesis part 2 anf fjordor

[@antoinelefebvre9002]

To be honest, 95% of my hours played on ARK was on the Island. Such good memories from the early days in 2016

[@Raasclark]

Damn right they were 💪

[@oisindoherty6347]

That takes me back

[@furiousfighterz4490]

Ascendant rocket launchers 😂

[@maxamillion3437]

Except for the swamp...

[@danieldavidson5447]

damn I remember playing back then

[@finnishboy5923]

Me just trying to live my life normally: Sudden and uncontrollable urge to play ARK again:

[@vordred7407]

dont do it. its a second job well depends if u play official

[@trdev2013]

The same thing happened to me. I was off ark for around a year and a half and looking at Raas' videos make me want to get into it again with my friends.

[@supersheep8595]

Oh my god why is this relatable

[@venix2256]

me when no pc FUUU

[@Asrikxz]

tru

[@fefek1]

We need a reverse scorched earth map, Basically almost everywhere is covered in snow, u have to make a campfire when u start or you die. Snowstorms, ice wyvern, ice bosses, would be great.

[@BertucciTwins0315]

This aged well

[@watchdog4454]

@@BertucciTwins0315 yes.

[@chromyl_chloride]

@@BertucciTwins0315 wdym? which dlc is that? I havent played in a while

[@brettestabrooks5219]

@@chromyl_chloride new map coming in summer fjordjor or something like that based on Vikings

[@BertucciTwins0315]

@@chromyl_chloride well it’s coming out in 2022 it’s the fjorduer map

[@RubberBand223]

Scorched Earth has a special place in my heart. When I was super alone and depressed it gave me a form of escapism and I lived another life in there. I loved every second of it, no regrets.

[@connorfaulds80]

It is my favorite one

[@dusk2dawn0]

@It’sNormaltbh Good map shit gameplay

[@Dee-jd6ym]

Scorched earth was your escape?! Real life was my escape from Scorced Earth.

[@cyan2748]

Yes same

[@RubberBand223]

@@Dee-jd6ym well I played single player and didn't have the stress of playing on a server :)

[@alexandrudamir4221]

Abberation is so special because of the fact That flyers are disabled, it makes so much more adventurous when travelling on foot and really gives you a reason to grind for a rockdrake, not to mention it’s extremely beautiful and immersive

[@andreweastaughffe1070]

unless your on a official or a cluster that has other servers then you just manna around or bloodstalker everywhere

[@alexandrudamir4221]

@@andreweastaughffe1070 well i was talking from a pve or single player point of view

[@Tino03.]

@@andreweastaughffe1070 i play on abb small tribe and only see manas, stalkers and tek suit xd

[@benjaminingenito530]

abberation is my favorite map, i can play it for weeks straight and not get bored. they definitely did something right with that one

[@pashugamez]

I rly like abberation, the only thing i hate about it is optimization, i had to stop playing because lag and frequent game crashes became unbearable

[@Sparky-cj9se]

Scorched earth is a extremely interesting map. Hardest. Most painful to build on. Limited resources and water. But it is also pretty so I respect it for that

[@spand9043]

Ab harder but its a close second

[@PedroHernandez-zc4nw]

If its official, i can agree, but privately would say abb is harder

[@sosa3017]

@Trần Hoàng Quân i literally went scouting for a base spot on abb with a mana and i was stuck on the map for 2 hours with no way out lol

[@bouganhagain8131]

I loved CE especially since i used to play without using flyiers and it was a great map, but abb is 100% more interesting, every travel was an adventure.

[@escher5083]

I agree 100% but I am bias because when I first started playing ark I did a lot of SE

[@TripleStuft]

It hurts seeing that Scorched is rated last, its such a fun map, it simply take much more effort to play. I personally thing the higher challenge makes it much more rewarding, however i can understand why some players dislike how harsh it is.

[@DanielMendez18103]

I think people don't like scorched because it's not that easy and the Manticore isn't like both Rockwells or the Overseer, it doesn't offer much of a final challenge and that's why I think people don't even try to start. Also that might be the reason why The Island is so popular, since there are a lot of bosses and in the end everyone will try the alpha Overseer.

[@undefyed9187]

scorched earth is just so difficult. its exhausting even, not fun. atleast in my opinion. If I wanted to play a game with intense heat conditions I would play conan exiles. that game is fun.

[@Haildarklordvader]

SE has nothing to offer other than annoyances

[@TRANCEP0RT]

this! to be honest, base-ark (theisland) never appealed to me, but the moment SE was announced, i was hyped. it´s a lot harder to survice, making it really rewarding (imho). Wyverns, Golems and Phoenix are still my favorites (in style, just playing pve with friends)

[@theviper9994]

Eh none of the maps take much effort

[@aliensinmyass7867]

"Ok, this time, I won't play Ragnarok" 10 minutes later "Back to Raganarok"

[@apocalypse5228]

Weird I never do this because I play on better maps

[@fresharkYT]

RAGANAROK

[@Imae08I]

LoL same here... my hardcore no sleep pvp years was on rag release. I know that map like the palm of my hand... now im a casual pve player and when i start on a new cluster Rag is the quick starter map. To the other guy... yeah there are probably better maps over the years. I love extintion too

[@Oxev28]

@@Imae08I Wait what, you can sleep in Ark?

[@mrlemonad6187]

@@Oxev28 that's what im sayingggg

[@hydragon1181]

Ragnarok is such a large diverse map whith so many creatures and recourses, but some people don't realise how large the desert is, it feels like even whith out it, it's still a massive map.

[@natureambiencesounds6598]

People call it lagnarok for a reason

[@Hjallapenos]

So true! When first released the desert part of the map wasn't even available and yet there were enough space for pvp and bases. When the desert was available it felt like a great bonus :)

[@JasonEllingsworth]

Thing I don't like about Rag is how empty it feels. It takes forever to gather things and find good tames, because of the ridiculous spacing between everything.

[@_matejos_7695]

@@JasonEllingsworth than you are the only one

[@FIN_OSCAR_RAHHHH]

@@_matejos_7695 I agree with Ismael. So he isn't the only one. Don't be a little defensive crybaby. Its just an opinion.

[@kurtengel4652]

I agree the Center is underrated here, it's the closest we'll ever get to an actual aquatic map (barring the ocean biome of genesis) where you can travel through the map on a boat or really make use of those mosa platforms Plus the metal distribution is Insane

[@nicmorris450]

Hey t

[@nincumpoop4133]

You cant really use rafts in center considering the damn leeds spawn everywhere in the ocean and even the rivers sonetimes and the map has a few places where you can get stuck between rocks and when the fog happens paired with the sun its like being flashbanged even if u turn down gama but its not a bad map just needs work

[@ivo001]

Played on the center for a good while. It was some tough caves which are fun to tackle, but the coolest thing was the air pockets, so you could make hidden underwater bases. Also, proper water caves to explore.

[@kurtengel4652]

@@nincumpoop4133 yeah the leeds do spawn in that shallower area where the small islands are located but i've never met any in the rivers going up to the swamp tho, but i got a motorboat to run through anyway at least the nighttime is pretty well lit, even in the forest coz of all the glowing mushrooms and fireflies that's a nice touch

[@kurtengel4652]

​@@nincumpoop4133 ​ohh another thing i love about the water in the Center is that the damn jelly fish only seem to spawn in the deep trenches in larger numbers but less spread out throughout the map, whereas they're everywhere in other arks - hence mobile mosa bases yeah

[@lutherloser5122]

The big reason the center got low was because of the fact that it has ZERO new dinos and no dlc dinos

[@marissa.l1448]

true i forgot bout that

[@cyanide7270]

Which is BS, because fuck those things, always hated them. I lvoed ARK for being a survival game with dinosaurs, not a mish mash of various made up crap. Im also biased though because way back when Island would lag me PC to shit, but Center was very well optimized and loaded up very quickly, with an acceptable 50ish fps.

[@marissa.l1448]

@@cyanide7270 uhuh yall got sum strong arguments. (not arguments... Points i mean)

[@yuuzousuzuya3580]

@@cyanide7270 SAME! I got ark because I loved the idea of an dinosaur survival game... the futuristic tech stuff and the strange creatures are a no for me 🧏🏻‍♀️

[@tinersee]

@@yuuzousuzuya3580 then dont tame those dinos and dont use tek 🧏🏻‍♀️

[@magosryzak7477]

Scorched is criminally underrated. I often use it as a bit of a 'summer home' of sorts, when I want to PvE it for a bit, I will often go to SE.

[@jojomaster7675]

I do agree that it's a good map. Though the Storms are annoying, the creature levels low and the scar is 95% wyverns 5% eggs, the landscape truly is beautiful. Just a shame it never got a proper ending.

[@jojomaster7675]

@Keith Marshall Or via mods/Ragnarok, maybe Valguero (not sure as I never played it full vanilla).

[@jojomaster7675]

@Keith Marshall Ragnarok should still have access to it as well as all SE creatures and items, except for the Phoenix.

[@magosryzak7477]

@Keith Marshall Depending on the map, you can get access to the flamethrower without need SE; Rag, CI, and Valg should all have flamethrowers in red drops, etc. Ammo bps too, making the mats to actually make the ammo might be trickier however

[@magosryzak7477]

@Keith Marshall Don't remember, though I believe you can get bps for it on Rag

[@Lokheim]

I love the new maps with robots, mutants, aliens and ruined cities, but i do miss when it was just man vs nature and more with natural dinos

[@HeckoGT]

Same but according to the storyline those arks weren't the real world

[@Lokheim]

@@HeckoGT Ik, but still. After abberation it felt like they completely stopped making regular dinos and instead started making kaiju.

[@seitagosha]

Ark NEVER being a dinossaur game wildcard is evolving the game

[@seitagosha]

and the dinosaurs were practically available and you don’t think you’d stay in Jurassic when the story ends in a ship?

[@Lokheim]

@@seitagosha i dont understand what you’re trying to say.

[@sushi2062]

I feel like there are 2 different type of ppl in this world.. those that really like the dlc maps for all the fancy mythical sci-fi stuff and rank those the highest and those that like ark for being a dinosaur survival game and therefore prefer the free dlc maps Edit: almost 1k likes woah tsym :O

[@s8theninjawarrior916]

The only dlc Map I like is Aberration, I hate Extinction and Scorched earth is not that bad but its low imo

[@MmmScotty]

I agree. I play official all my buddies have tek and metal. Ive been playing a year and stick to wood and stone and gas powered stuff. I just like it that way..

[@s8theninjawarrior916]

@@MmmScotty I also only like using wood and stone, I have a tek base but I only use this base on the island

[@Cyrum7]

I like the free maps because they’re free

[@sushi2062]

@@MmmScotty Yeah same

[@salvadorfonseca7]

I fell in love with ARK when SE came out. I'll never forget starting out with 4 friends and sitting for minutes in a 1x2 thatch hut lying down in cloth because we could not do anything besides that and die outside. What a challenge that was to overcome and teach me what it truly meant to survive.

[@x91s55]

Hm, when it first came out I always heard the map was trash. looked cool though.

[@panduh4945]

Shocked that SE was ranked so low, I fondly remember the atmosphere being the most interesting, being so hot that you had to build an Adobe base while having a jerboa chill with you until night time while you plot your plans for additions to the base, the insanely large worms that would chase you in the desert, even finding the different artifacts was so fun to do, I just don’t have that feeling with different DLC/Free maps, Abberation is probably the closest because of the claustrophobic vibe it gives off

[@eliwolfe9344]

bro the island brings back memories i remember me and my friend as noobs went to the swamp and got infected and some guy kept telling us we had aids LMAO.

[@dennis326]

😂😂

[@yigitynrts]

That is exactly what happened to me we were living in a thatch base and looking for cure everytime but it takes so long to realize changing map is just enough for curing desease theese was fun times I couldnt play so many hours this game bcs of school 700h is not enough for this impressive game there is so many things to Explore and do i miss those days :,)

[@russiannavyseal9757]

8:02 "being set on a spaceship makes it special" boy every map but extinction is set on a spaceship of a kind

[@marissa.l1448]

shower thoughts

[@skittlesmash]

the island will forever have a place in my heart. spent the most time on it in official... so many memories of death and struggle but finally learning and understanding the game and learning the terrain.

[@resentfulross]

Tbh Valguero is one of my favourite maps. It’s just a really beautiful map

[@lazyfosil6061]

Valguero is my favorite map, it's beautiful and bring some amazings surprises if you explore

[@resentfulross]

@@lazyfosil6061 literally

[@anthonygerrrard8543]

My favourite place in valg is the ab zone, there's metal, oil, crystal, biotoxin from red shrooms and a lot more

[@leonruru7506]

I agree after aberration its the best

[@verybored2416]

Currently I hate this map probably bc 3 allos spawned on top of my base and killed all my dinos >:(

[@IAMCAM28]

Center is bae, so much nostalgia here it holds a very special place in my heart

[@goldmellonman2626]

You know bae means poop in German right?

[@Jeremy-sh4jt]

Center is mesh lol

[@snowy5099]

@@goldmellonman2626 i am german myself and I am not familiar with the word Bae just googled, means best female-friend in german

[@hydragon1181]

I agree whith this but it dosent mean I don't hate it

[@IAMCAM28]

@@snowy5099 😂

[@jayhubbard2742]

I can't believe the center is so low it's my favorite map almost everything about it is great, the map just feels sooo organized, you can build almost anywhere, high level tames are easy to get, an overwhelming amount of resources, one of the brightest maps so you can even see in the dark unlike the island, I think its one of the most beautiful maps, and an ocean that is actually useful instead of being on the outside making it almost unnecessary to use once again like the island, easy cave loot, it basically has everything the island had to offer but wayyyy better. The only issues with the map now is the boss fight is so limited and it's resource heavy to get the hardest boss fight but once you get it you can farm the lowest level boss fight easy and serval times a day because all you need is like 6 artifacts and only one is complicated to get so forget all you people who don't like this map

[@joshmarden9933]

Just started playing a week ago, very glad the community is so active and there's great vids like this to get me started. I'm addicted already, playing on single player(the island) to learn the ropes. I've got 2 trikes and 3 flyers at my stone castle on a beautiful cliffside, built to house flyers. Thanks for these vids! I'll definitely play those recommended by you and your viewers first.

[@hazard4349]

My top 3s for absolute satisfaction is aberration, ragnarock, and extinction

[@heatherwoodward2552]

This list hurts my soul

[@stunphy8286]

Nah I'm gonna have to agree

[@romanbek3555]

That's exactly what mine r

[@hazard4349]

@@heatherwoodward2552 hahaha

[@Bajx18]

Extinction ruined ark

[@kellerduhamel7605]

Here’s my ranking. 1: abberation, because of the lore mostly but I also love the lack of fliers! 2: genesis, also love the lack of fliers and so many of the creatures 3: valguero, I love the deinonychus and the lack of ocean!

[@veluko]

Same)

[@ztm454]

Theres an ocean but its down

[@chocolateice2280]

Valguero has a massive lake that spawns ocean creatures anyway and its around half the size of the map and the maps massive bigger than rag according to Google

[@chocolateice2280]

69th like

[@goldskull8325]

I can see where you’re coming from but a bad thing with abberation for me is that it’s very hard to make progress in the start, but that’s just a personal opinion and i really don’t like that you need to teleport to the other biomes in genesis. I love the fliers which makes it hard to like some maps but here’s my ranking. 1. Extinction because of the titans and new creatures but also because of the size and the lore which in my opinion is the best but also saddest of the bunch 2. Ragnarok because i love the griffin and the landscape is really beautiful. The wyverns is also one of my favourite creatures. 3. The island because it’s og, it’s beautiful, i love carnivore and herbivore island, i like the big ocean and the large mountains and it’s the easiest to start of on in my opinion but one thing that makes it lower than 1 or 2 is that it doesn’t have a desert.

[@skeletor6287]

Scorched was always my favourite. The memories I have of getting my first wyvern has kept me coming back

[@lukecloudstrider8830]

"Maps, the things in Ark you play on" well said Raasclark, well said

[@Raasclark]

🤣

[@jaydino14]

I love extinction and aberration for how unique they are. I did a playthrough on ragnarok but I didn't enjoy it as much because it's just so damn easy. High levels everywhere, resources everywhere, super easy to get max level wyverns, and the bosses aren't even that hard but give OP loot (looking at you, lava elemental)

[@schr0dr504]

Can you run lava cave with tamed velos?

[@thisisnami6054]

Yeah, dude you are right, Ragnarok it's too easy :V..., But I have to admit that It isn't surprise it is number 1, I mean the biomes are great and enormous ( the ragnarok map is by far the biggest ), many resources everywhere..., Strong creatures..., Yes, it's easy but tho, But because sometimes can get real hard such as on the SO FREAKING DIFFICULT Ragnarok's Desert cave, It's a map where PVP is so exciting, hard and epic

[@schr0dr504]

@@thisisnami6054 crystal isles is much bigger than rag

[@TheAshenOne1815]

@@schr0dr504 not much but its bigger

[@PedroHernandez-zc4nw]

Scorched Earth is hard until.... you get a wyvern

[@mitchellscott190]

scorched earth is ard until u get a tek gen

[@Paralyzed-rm6vc]

Scorched is not that not that hard once you set up and get dessert cloth and its the best for pvp you can get the jump on huge mega tribes during lightning storms and sand storms

[@mitchellscott190]

@@Paralyzed-rm6vc tek gen

[@Paralyzed-rm6vc]

@@mitchellscott190 never play with tek when i do pvp its a small group of 9 to 10 people and tek is kinda off banned in agreement because 4 to 5 people cant grind as much as others so the limit is metal but the structure durability is increased.

[@tutenkhamensaudangi8861]

Even island is hard until you get a treck

[@justintime5021]

Aberration is so cool because of the lack of flyers. It really forces you to engage with all of the map. I absolutely missed my flyers when I was there but the map was one of the most fun maps of all of them I've played. That being said I also really liked scorched earth and I'm a little surprised it's so unpopular.

[@RattMetal]

Me, my cousin, and my dad used to play on the island allllll the time when ark was still in early access… it was so much fun

[@-jayde-7322]

I honestly LOVE Crystal Isles, it has to be my first simply because it is so beautiful and it has so many great base spots for singleplayer and lots of resources, even a griffin trench and passive wyvern taming! (Rag is at my 2nd place because I play official with my friends and it's nostalgic)

[@mrlemonad6187]

Do you know any good base locations? For looks and resources since im tryna find good bases so i can get into it. Since base's r pretty important

[@beaualbers3803]

@@mrlemonad6187 alpha plat in the canyon or caste plat are pretty decent base spots for pve but for pvp I would go in desert crack or something like triple waterfall

[@mrlemonad6187]

@@beaualbers3803 thank you so much

[@beaualbers3803]

@@mrlemonad6187 no problem :)

[@Icharissas]

hey do u know if Crystal Isle has explorer notes? And if it does, is there a video of the locations?

[@Miiike789]

I don’t know why scorched earth got ranked do low, I personally like it. Sure it might be challenging to start on, but that’s part of the fun.

[@hydratedshark]

yeah its very relentless in the beginning but after you tame a morellatops surviving isn't as hellish

[@cyathoris7530]

I don’t LOVE scorched earth, I think it’s decent. I think all the hate is just how similar everything is. It’s a a desert, a really big desert. The other maps are more diverse in that aspect

[@erincook5639]

scorched has really great ruins in the caves and great lore

[@cyathoris7530]

@@erincook5639 agreed

[@TankSquad]

Such a calming voice and great music, the video just had this nice flow to it. Definitely worth a SUB

[@Raasclark]

Thank you!

[@NomadHorizon]

I remember when SE came out, I absolutely loved it. Everyone was such a sissy at ark and didn't want to handle the extra handicaps. I actually came across a mega tribe who only ran on SE because it kept them safe. No one plays SE, so no competition.

[@amrits2496]

I love the dangers and the lore of Aberration. I mean, diving into the radiation zone on your rock drake is just unforgettable and having a previous survivor who has explorer notes as a boss! Imagine if there was a side option before being beaten by Rockwell to do what he did, inject yourself with a full dose of molten element! (Hint Hint, Wildcard). That's the reason I don't really like the non-canon maps as much. I found a max level equus and giga in under 2 hours of spawing in the Highlands on Rag. Let the Rag defenders vs the Aberration defender war begin!

[@cosmic7639]

@ssilence sounds like you don’t play enough PvP bc Ab is an amazing PvP map

[@alexandrudamir4221]

@@cosmic7639 big facts right there

[@amrits2496]

@ssilence Im not much of a PvP player but I have played PvP on Ab and it was fun.

[@andreweastaughffe1070]

every map has its good points and bad points abb for pvp is simply amazing not just the limits it has with dino's but its resources are so good and the speciality items like rail gun unlock and sleeping pod are the best but rag is good too for loot drops if you just need a capped giga saddle bp or fabby bp quickest way to get it is to run the lava golem and desert loot drops rag also has some really insane spark powder farming spots like 20 slot caps on main official in less then 30 minutes, rag just has trash spots to build on multiple openings, large openings, easy to mesh into, and before you say mushroom cave its underwater which is easy af to soak and no amount of tuso's can out dps a couple of giga's on the back of a megachelon.

[@cosmic7639]

@@andreweastaughffe1070 Yeah, I agree but tbh Triple waterfall is a good spot if defended right. Extinction has its merits with tek bps and good loot from OSDs, easy element, and easy access to the Titans in addition to Manas, Velos, and Owls. Val has a few good spots. Center is better than ya think, with the lava area being one of the best for Giga taming, and plenty of base spots. Crystal isles is just a fantastic map as well. Crystal wyverns, easy access to Griffins at high levels, snow owls if you don’t own extinction, and a solid amount of defendable base locations, while also having easy artifacts for all boss fights (except extinction) Genesis has great creatures (Bloodstalker, Magmasaur, Ferox, and especially Megachellon) however it’s not the strongest PvP map IMO, with the ability to teleport and while also having no fliers in open areas it becomes a very challenging map to PvP on especially with so many dangerous creatures and half the map being unbuildable

[@dalethekees6154]

I’m gonna be honest the island is my favourite

[@s8theninjawarrior916]

Same, its the most complete

[@GroovyAshWilliams]

My favourite map is valguero

[@SandC_Sturniolo]

I like valguero and ragnarock

[@sydneyatkins6249]

Probably a tie between the isle and ragnarock for me, ragnarock has got everything and the island has nearly everything but feels a lil more homely than ragnarock if that makes any sense

[@s8theninjawarrior916]

@@sydneyatkins6249 I feel the same

[@oerlikon20mm29]

Aberration is my personal favorite because the only “flyer” is unlocked at near endgame. This creates the best progression than any other map in my opinion. Also, each layer of the cave gets progressively harder and harder. First it requires light pets and much more awareness of the things around you. The second requires a hazard suit and only certain dinos can go down there. The third is the surface, you can only go up there at night and you NEED to bring a rock drake to get anything done up there. Aberration is also beautiful. Also, I have never played the genesis DLCs, but I don’t much like the teky future they possess.

[@gameginger5529]

Subscribed you just for going with publics opinion on ranking . so nice of you

[@Raasclark]

Thank you 😊

[@fireice1348]

It’s super hard to rank these maps. I like all of them aside from scorched. If the storms and generators didn’t exist it would probably soar up because of how much it changed the game. Super happy Ab is at 2 though, definitely the best DLC

[@Tentadish]

My top 2 maps has always been Aberration and Ragnarok, and nice to see Im not the only one! Aberration gave people loads of challenges by not having flyers, and making the adventure part of the game so much more fun, exciting and engaging. Ragnarok was fun because it had everything to offer, from safe places to build and just have fun, to more difficult places with better rewards and creatures to tame.

[@essenceofmagi6416]

Crystal Isles will always hold a part of my heart ❤️ I adore how it looks and there’s basically an unlimited amount of cool base locations

[@matt0411]

THNX, that helped me choose which one to play as a beginner

[@Raasclark]

No problem 😊

[@MlLOGREEN]

Personally my favorite is extinction but the list is still pretty accurate in my opinion

[@peanutrecord6989]

I really enjoyed the concept, wish they did more with the major city, like it feels like New York , once you've been there you remember where everything is, but the domes are amazing especially the snow one where it constantly feels like your in a snow storm so you're actually struggling to get around, the desert dome has a beautiful vast open view aswell and the aberration section is always beautiful just like the original map

[@PhillinRoyal]

If you didnt play abberation on official, you missed out on a real challenge

[@Williamob]

Hardcore ab 😂

[@peanutrecord6989]

Aberration already is hardcore, you can put on hardcore mode, boom your going through ww3 , put on hardcore on Official then you're literally walking through hell and crawling to escape the denizens

[@robertm5642]

Not played aberstion online. I give up with the online side pretty quick because I couldn't find a tribe. Wasn't enjoyable at all aha

[@pipergreen5430]

Valguero and Abberation are my favorites. Abberation was so unique when it was released and still is. Valguero offers the simplicity of the island with some of the abberation and scorched earth themes

[@hellalyfe]

As someone who is just now learning Ark and all the game has to offer, I've only explored a small portion of The Island map. But seeing all these different maps and creatures really excites me. I'm most excited to try Ragnarok, Abberation, and Exctinction 🤓

[@OddBoyy]

I had no idea people loved aberration as much as me. it was a challenge. I've never done a boss on any map but I thought aberration was the most beautiful along with rag. I always thought the center and the island was everyone's favorite maps. I feel like everyone knew that rag is #1 just bc of all the biomes (except ab) and just how beautiful it is and easiest wyvern farming.

[@PedroHernandez-zc4nw]

I think Abb is a hidden gem( Played since 25$ beta )

[@OiIMan]

I’ll always love aberration, it was the first map I played with my best friend on (sadly we stopped talking a few years ago, and his steam account was last online 1111 days ago), and even now when I’m playing with my brother (it’s his first time playing, he’s liking it so far) I still made our base in the same place my friend built our first base. Good times.

[@hippo4262]

I play with my brother a lot too

[@thegameranch5935]

So technically isn’t your best friend anymore

[@bite2666]

At 5:20 up those trees to the left there is a nice flat part that I build my base when I first started!

[@marcusthoms9743]

Genesis part 2 is going to be amazing totally agree with the list

[@dillongage7628]

Scorched Earth is one of my favorite solo maps. I have a soft spot for it though. It was my first map not counting the island.

[@thejayswordgaming7645]

I love the difficult maps, it makes it much more meaningful and memorable when you finally get to the top

[@Uhh537]

I have recently just got back playing ark with a friend and it is super fun playing with a friend

[@elraptoro4203]

Idk man, scorched is my favorite because its so difficult

[@thisisnami6054]

The most difficult thing I have seen in Ark is try to not get your base destroyed by Alpha tribes XD

[@sexlover34]

@@thisisnami6054 get gud

[@marissa.l1448]

even when aberrration has its flyers disabled in this map its not a big loss you never really think dam i wish i had a -BLANK- because its so fun, it distracs you from the fact that you cant fly. and also rockdrakes a semi flyers or could be considered one because the terrain of the map is perfect for it.

[@rlsideswipe39]

Most of my hours are on rag prob cuz it was my main and it bring backs so many memories thank you for not having the intention span of a squirrel and have a good day

[@kingdeplorable6975]

Ragnarok all day every day. It pulled me in with it's beauty and I kept coming back after realizing how easy it was to get a start. What a map

[@DanielMendez18103]

The only problem I have with Ragnarok is that they never finished the map, they couldn't finish the snow part, and there is a swamp zone that is only a land mass with nothing but water and crocodiles. Still a good map tho.

[@thomasdevlin5825]

I love the center, I think it's really cool that you play on a cluster of small islands instead of one big island, it makes the ocean feel like an actual part of the map, instead of just a place you go to get pearls and angler gel. My one big complaint is that the map is like fifty percent jungle, great if you need more wood than you can carry, not so great for literally anything else

[@commanderbacara4306]

I really like abberation, Crystal Isles, Center and Island. The building spots and creatures are just so cool

[@Vixen_Rose6404]

7:31 I actually built my base there on first playthrough of Ragnarok, the ledges make for a good spot to keep dinos up and away from danger, really convenient path up to it for the one on the left hand screen,

[@Kermie_Frogman]

The Center is criminally underrated. Huge shame but I get it. It's a map that's really dependent on how the server itself is ran. IMO it's one of the most fun maps to play meagerly with tiny bases and limited tames trying to go guerilla warfare against bigger tribes. Wish there was a modern version of its underworld idea with newer creatures and less flyers or spaces where flight is limited.

[@rasmuslinnemann6722]

Abberation being completely secluded from the surface world makes me feel like I am among the last survivors exploring a foreign yet exotic environment. It truly brings out the adventurer in me. And the depth of the map experienced from the ground is just magical. I think it’s the fact that you have all these green veins and organisms embrancing the underground world, rather than skies and mountains creates a very special atmosphere. Will always be my favourite Ark 1 map - and the one with more memories.

[@thegamingcompy6729]

Fun fact the mod devoloper for valguero wanted rock drakes and other abberation creatures in it but wild card thought that the official maps wouldn’t bring as many people to buy them if you could get the creatures in a free map

[@kian6593]

i loved abberation and extinction SO much. The playstyle and biomes felt so unique and fresh.

[@SurvisCallus]

Abberation is my favorite map, love it, wish I knew about the vote

[@SAM-R]

I love aberration it’s just so different making pvp so much more fun and not just people picking each other it challenges you in many ways which means when you conquer being way more rewarding, however I do believe it has been kind of ruined with later maps implementing elements of abb into their maps however I still believe the underground radioactive feel of the map can’t be rivalled by anything else.

[@skylandya3647]

The center is also my favourite map! Sad to see it rated so low here. Admittedly, I love it because I spent most of my play time on an unofficial server hosted on that map. I love the general look and the base spots.

[@gunner2321]

The center is my favorite map too! Great memories and time spent 🥲 first giga tame map as well!

[@AgentAshe]

The center ranks low because it is seriously glitched. There is a known issue where no one but the host is able to enter the water without being teleported back out. Its pretty frustrating.

[@soulgazer11]

I just like that the maps are so different from one another. That's what makes this a good game. Having favourites, being able to choose, have you own playstyle. I just love it 🥰🦖

[@jasmijnariel]

I like the center a lot! Great ruines to build bases in, lovely massive caves

[@Pelargir117]

The island is definitely the classic nostalgia at this point. To counter that point I play most of my time on valguero because I love the Northwest mountain lake feeling of the map

[@toadboy4]

My favorites happen to be Aberration, Extinction, and Genesis

[@moosehomicide2232]

genesis is trash it brought some of my favorite creatures but the map structure sucks in no way is teleporting to a different biome ideal in pvp... you just get rocked while your console tries to load it fast enough. horrible.

[@toadboy4]

@@moosehomicide2232 that one isn’t for multiplayer, but for single player

[@moosehomicide2232]

@@toadboy4 oh in that case i for sure agree genesis was awesome alone aesthetic wise and dino wise but for pvp it was just tragic lOl

[@toadboy4]

@@moosehomicide2232 yes that is very true

[@thisisnami6054]

X2

[@robbert5198]

Seems like I'm the only person who solely does pve

[@theimpostorafungus1213]

Me too man I don't have enough space on my PS4 to install the newest update so I'm stuck in pve. It's nice how peaceful it is without others but it's kind of boring

[@kevbone8061]

@@theimpostorafungus1213 get a couple of friends to play with

[@theimpostorafungus1213]

@@kevbone8061 I would but I need to install the update to play online. Also I can't have many friends over because of the whole covid stuff

[@TheNameTag]

I play on single player pve

[@ToSP.]

I do because i don’t like the concept of having to worry about getting constantly raided I just want to tame cool dinos and have fun cooperating with others

[@Pablo-vm5eh]

Your voice is so calm i could listen to you forever

[@invertus9411]

I'm a but late to this video...but always get a warm feeling (no pun intended) when I go to Scorched. It was so exciting when it came out, the first DLC. Discovering and exploring all the new things and new mechanics. Good memories!

[@aoesalmonella8835]

Just wanted to give an opinion on all the places: Scorched Earth: I feel as if it's incredibly underrated and those who played it quit as they started just because they thought it was too hard and while fair enough, I feel as if it has some of the best additions to ark like embedding one of the most popular creatures wyverns. The only reason I don't particularly like this map is because its labeled as a story map but has nothing to do with the story. Center: I agree with its low position personally I don't like the center all that much just because it didn't really give much as the island is easily one of the best maps, and Center didn't really add anything but just made it more difficult and annoying to explore although its a very beautiful map despite it Genesis: Its bad should be lower: Valguero: I agree with it being middle ground in the maps as it was a pretty cool map giving abberation some recognition despite not adding the rock drakes and though It did add Deinonychus it took away some of the best features of Ragnarok such as the cool desert biome as well as the poison and ice wyvern. It was still a really cool map despite that and holds a solid ground. Extinction: Personally I am very biased about this map as its my favourite map and me and my friends had a blast playing this map. It has amazing new creatures massive titans and the map itself is really interesting how they did the city with the inevitable wasteland almost like scorched earth if it had a save haven which was really cool. the only thing this map did wrong however was adding stuff like corrupted wyverns and rock drakes with no actual way to get them. I feel as if Rock Drakes should be added in more maps as they're very cool and give the basilisk a chance to be tamed. Crystal Isles: I think Crystal isles is really cool and I think it deserves its place. The island: I agree with its positioning and don't have much to say Abberaiton: This being one of my least played maps I still love this map to death. The concept of the map was insane it had amazing new creatures an awesome new boss and lore to him, it was the branch leading towards extinction and the general gameplay of the map was very interesting as well in terms of managing light against nameless. Ragnarok: Hands down the best Ark Map for many reasons its the map holding the 4 main wyverns they added Griffins, they had a really nice desert biome extremely interesting ruins along with 2 new mini bosses which were really interesting. I love this map as it has so many cool base locations and is what gives Scorched earth its attention. There isn't much to say about this map but its just hands down the best map among many.

[@jojomaster7675]

Valguero was actually meant to be a bit different. The mod dev wanted to add Drakes, Grifins(very rare spawn though) as well as some extinction dinos and assets (the brown tundra was actually meant to be full of those white blue sap trees from extinction). It was also meant to have wild argy nests. I honestly feel like with the expansion mod it's probably the best ark map. I'd personally disagree with Extinction though. The wasteland is cool, but unusable for building and annoying to tame in. The fallen forest is bare and not interesting. The snow/desert are nice, but nothing new. Gen1 (as much as I hate it) has a better snow and Schorched has a better desert. The city is nice, but the structures don't have interiors and it's overall too small. The creatures are nice and titans are cool, but the final boss gives literally nothing, and due to the beta version being insanely hard, it's not even worth doing imo.

[@michaelromano611]

Tbh if ragnarok was just a bit smaller than i probably wouldve liked it more

[@juanpimartinez5345]

That’s a pve opinion the center should be top 3 or 2 . Who cares about the history of ark ? Lol 🤪 genesis yh trash full of bugs and more And rag should be one of the worst map just like abb and gen ( literraly the only thing rag is used is for early bps on golem and then go do pvp at blue ob lol bunch of pves , same with crystal isles trash map only used for farming and maybe early taming some wyv and griffins .

[@aoesalmonella8835]

@@juanpimartinez5345 Definitely agree with Center being a lot higher up after playing it a bit since then. I'll agree with Rag being a boring map but not one of the worst. It's definitely got one of the highest player counts for good reasons. Abberation I still think is a great map. No one gives a shit about abberation story, sure but like abberation regardless was really good. It has one of arks coolest bosses, really cool creatures like Rock Drakes, Basilisks and Karkinos. Similar to Scorched Earth actually gave the shoulder pets some use and overall just was a really fun map for me personally as flyers were disabled and that just made the effort that went into it worthwhile. Your right to say that I'm talking from a pve perspective but I've done my fair share of pvp on maps like abberation and still see it as a great map. Scorched Earth was a bad pvp map, but still my favourite map none the less.

[@grummdoesstuff2983]

I love SE as a solo player who doesn’t really even try to go for any huge achievements like killing bosses. It’s just so unique, having the survival challenge be the actual map itself, instead of the creatures themselves like on many other maps. However, I can absolutely see how it is terrible for multiplayer, as both water and oil would be ridiculously easy to camp and have a strangle hold on.

[@Floomer222]

This game is so underrated. Honestly up there if not the best gaming experience I've had with friends. The journey is unparalleled.

[@leelovesdrpepper]

I love ark not only for the adventure and awesome places, it’s because its fun to play with friends and i love how nice the community is 10/10 game.

[@theyammi437]

I love Aberration so much...

[@AidanLaGrasta]

I had a feeling Scorched Earth was going to be low, and of course its dead last. Its absolutely my favorite map. Has its own original style, with tons of new creatures that fit perfectly with the enviornment. Not to mention its the first introduction of Wyverns! The desert clothes are super cool, the jerboas are cute, and the lore is great too. Sure, the environment might be a pain, but its what makes it such a different and unique experience compared to the other maps. Definitely one of my favorites. SCORCHED EARTH UNDERRATED!!!

[@shadowknighthunter1390]

The Island, Abberation and Extinction are my most favorite maps of the game. It's so beautiful and unique

[@Garo.11]

Great list. Being an ark addict myself I wholeheartedly agree with this list.

[@NotVolticPlays]

Not a big fan of the center but it's the only map where my bases don't get found super fast

[@sentinalprimal8962]

Me sitting here loving scorched earth and center

[@peonmoyen5916]

🥲🥲

[@dominicsmalley9394]

Valger is my personal fav. Some really nice base building location specifically good looking rather than super efficient bases I play almost exclusively in private matches or non dedicated and so I don't have to plan for briefing other than by Dino's while I'm there. So valgero is perfect with lots of fairly flat and very very nice looking areas

[@Nachoegg]

i used to play a lot of ark in late 2020 and for some weird reason i have started playing it again

[@hazard4349]

Congratulations your one of the only ark youtubers I can respect

[@Raasclark]

Ah thanks that means a lot!

[@codking1983]

What about Loaded Clickbait 😂

[@hazard4349]

@@codking1983, I despise that name

[@Ben.Orlo88]

@@codking1983 No man scares me.......But that name gives me shivers

[@sianihaori3814]

Try what bitmoredave he is good and you can respect as raas is doing a series with them can’t wait lol

[@chrisuitendaal8819]

Im one of those very few that really didnt like Ragnarok. Coming from a single player PVE standpoint I always felt everything was too spread out and sparse for a single person. I do however see it being a very good map with a bunch of friends. So in saying that from a single player PVE perspective I believe Abberation to be the top one along with the Center and Valguero.

[@SkylerIsHellaBored]

Mine 3. The island for me the island is alys awsome 2 . Extinction. It is awsome because of the technology and ruined tech is so cool to see vines on metal . 1. Scorched earth is my favorite map because of the challenges, the terrain which is deserty I love the desert and because the animals carnos wyverns iguandon camels and the rat like thing

[@nicholastaylor9305]

Tbh crysal isles is a hidden gem, great for a beginner to start out on and has some of the most diverse dinos out there. The sheer amount it has is crazy! I'm playing aberration rn tho and let me tell you it is super difficult and fun! I recommend both

[@deathknightrevan]

What I think we need is a map with lots of caves with small/crawl in entrances with lots of building space and a bit of water. Ideal pvp map with more than one or two spots to fight over

[@LloydSMITH]

For me : 1st Genesis 2nd Ragnarok 3rd Aberration

[@adamsinden57]

Would you consider doing a video on the ranking of best modded maps?

[@reversed_terry3868]

Getting drakes then bringing them to Extinction is so much fun. Getting to glide all the way to the biomes from the city faster then anything else if awesome