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I usually focus entirely on melee damage and health. Once I get higher level I may put some in endurance. Haven't found any need to raise anything else. Run speed I can just get a mount for, if I need to carry something heavy I can get a dinosaur pack animal.

The melee damage won't help me if I switch to using guns, but high melee damage % and a pike can sure kill things fast.

I mostly left because I wasn't too fond of the server choice to begin with, lol. I only joined it because Greatorder wanted to.

My ping there made killing dinos difficult. I had 200+ ping at times. I could take out snakes and stuff because they're weak, but trying to go up against even a trike I would sometimes be unable to hit them due to the ping and them sending me flying constantly.

I was going to transfer leadership to Folly since he built most of the base and seems the most active.

I've been playing on official server 343 yesterday and today a bit. I may log in and give leadership of the tribe to Folly if you like, since I won't be super active on here. Kind of enjoying running around on an official server, building up little mini bases and fighting off pkers. Managed to kill a guy who shot me with a gun by simply sprinting up to his face and beating him with my axe, although his buddy rode up on a raptor and got me. And for the most part people seem fairly friendly, just a few people who murder everyone they see. I even see thatch structures still standing with people alive inside.

And they're adding new content and plan on increasing the level cap soon.

They just added the Spinosaur. It's an apex predator that puts everything else in the game (except boss monsters) to shame. It's the only critter other than the raptor that you can't just outrun by sprinting, and it's stronger than a t rex.

Best way to escape them if herbivores aren't around seems to be running into a dense forest or rocks, away from the river. If you can get them to zigzag between stuff you might just get far enough away for them to lose interest. It's likely that they will one shot you if you haven't added to health or gotten good armor. If you have a nearby herbivore and run past it you might just lose it on them though, so that's generally your best bet when being chased by carnivores.

I haven't died to one yet, but have seen a lot and had a few chase me. I saw a guy walking along the river not paying attention when one of these leapt out of the river and took him out in one hit.

Are people leaving the doors open or something? I'm just wondering how I keep getting looted. Several times I've been partially looted when logging in right at the center of the house, other times I end up dead. Keep having to remake bits of my armor or my pike or my arrows. Been mostly on a few short times a day since I have been busy working and spending most of that time re-gathering my gear is a bit frustrating. I'm not sure if it's due to bugs because it's early access or if someone is actually looting/killing me. Hopefully the upcoming patch that tells you how you died will be a bit more illuminating.

I usually don't make more than around 8, then I just carry extra flint and fiber on me to make more. Wood is really quick to gather with a hatchet so making replacements after each kill is easy. The weight of 50 spears worth of flint and fiber is less than one spear.

Which means I have a choice between rapid boredom and rapid rage.

What is it about tribal life that bores you? Couldn't you just work in the tribe but do some things solo for the best of both worlds?

Tribes are a huge help in this game. Having metal weapons is an immense advantage too, all it takes is levels for that - metal itself is easy. Pikes are very powerful, metal axes and picks are good too.

I can make you a new set of hide armor, the snakes in the cave are amazing for hide gathering. Easy to kill and lots of hide. The pike slightly outranges their attack, so walking backwards as they advance takes them out while they can't hit you.