Actually should Ark: Survival Evolved Leave the Early Access phase on August 8th and be published. Last necessary Changes like the price have already been made Character wipes there shouldn't be any more. But now there seem to have been some delays.

According to the developers, the creation of the Gold Master version has been delayed. The Gold CD used to be the physical release version of the game that went into production. All changes after the date on which the gold version was created had to be submitted separately. Nowadays, most games are distributed over the Internet and patches on release day are no longer a problem, but Gold Master versions are still available. Some of these are also used for age ratings such as the FSK or USK and quality assurance.

At Ark: Survival Evolved this process took a little longer and the new date is now August 29th. As a result, the release of the Ragnarok expansion will also be postponed to 29th. The time should be used for further development of the new map.

Ark: Survival Evolved - The Future Plans

The plans of the developers see an increased focus on the PC and multiplayer version in the near future. For this purpose, patches are planned that are particularly dedicated to the problems expressed by the community. For example, the performance of the PC version should be significantly improved and receive several updates.

Studio Wildcard also announces that they want to take care of the multiplayer bosses. They know the problems and how best to deal with them. Soon it should be possible for the players to enter the Boss Arena and fight with corresponding difficulty. Of course, the bosses will still be challenging, but no longer quasi-impossible.

You can see the complete announcement of the developers on the official site find.