We would have had to learn how to monetise a free game, notoriously through the use of in-app purchases such as skins and other cosmetics. "To ensure that SotF would remain a success and a sound choice, Wildcard would have had to put a lot of resources and time into learning how to become a 'free to play' developer. "This can range from development work, server costs, running of tournaments, prizes and of course the opportunity cost. "When a game like SotF is made free to play, there are still expenses," the developer explained. It worked as an Ark demo of sorts, but still came at a cost to Studio Wildcard. Survival of the Fittest was free-to-play in the truest sense. So, why has Studio Wildcard done this? A lot of it has to do with the release of the Survival of the Fittest development kit. Survival of the Fittest was designed as a competitive battle mode for Ark, and began life as an internal mod side-project, but was eventually released standalone earlier this year.ĭespite being folded back into Survival Evolved, Survival of the Fittest will still exist as its own application, and everyone who has thus-far played the game can continue to play it without having to own the main game.īut going forward, Studio Wildcard stressed, Survival of the Fittest should be considered part of Survival Evolved. "We understand that these changes are quite big and will impact the future of game, but hope you can understand our reasons to do so and will continue to support the game mode you love." "It is very important for us to see how SotF progresses and we want to make sure we're making the right choices," Studio Wildcard continued. Unfortunately, this all means the console (PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) versions of Survival of the Fittest are on hold "so we can take a step back and see how these changes pan out in the long term". Major content upgrades to SotF will be pending further expansion of the team, and the development kit will continue be updated with content from ARK: Survival Evolved (which can be directly copied into SotF by modders)."
"If we're able to make performance updates due to optimisation work done on the main game, SotF will also receive them. "If there are issues with the game, we will resolve them," developer Studio Wildcard promised in a post on Steam. But it will be maintained as a playable game mode inside Survival Evolved. This means that Survival of the Fittest will no longer be a separate free-to-play game. The developer of dinosaur survival hit Ark has folded free-to-play spin-off Survival of the Fittest back into the main game, Survival Evolved.
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