ARK: Survival Ascended has 6 server regions worldwide.
North America East
Eastern United States High population Largest NA player concentration; includes PvP, PvE, and SmallTribes variants North America West
Western United States Medium population Europe
Central/Western Europe High population High population; Nitrado datacenters in Germany Asia
East Asia Medium population Oceania
Australia Low population Smaller player base, longer queue times South America
Brazil Medium population Connection: Dedicated servers
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