Seems like the OPs question totally derailed. :rolleyes:
To the OP. I have not gotten ARK, but have read the comments section on Steam. Basically the game is State of the Art and it’s going to be a while before peoples systems can handle it. Sure they have a lifetime of optimization to do, it’s ongoing and something that is never ending. It’s also an Early Access title. As far as i know it’s one of the first games to take FULL advantage liberally of all UE4 has to offer on a large scale. You are just going to have to grin and bare it for awhile.