Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies

The parasaur is, in fact, useful!
Need narcotic arrows? Fear no more! Run around hitting bushes and you have enough narcoberries to probably knock out a decent dino! (I managed to make 50 narcotic arrows within about 5 mins of harvesting narcoberries)
Wanna move locations? Get a decent level parasaur and lvl up its weight (and maybe speed/stam too) and you can bring a small amount of important stuff around
Need to know where enemies are (such as when you're taming a dinosaur)? It has a turret mode that points out nearby enemies, even if they're behind a wall where you can't see
And best of all, they're super easy to tame, just use the small, depressing few narcotic arrows you made, shoot one down, and you can now tame pretty much anything! (Well, if it has a bunch of health)
More Parasaur Utility Tips
Utility Roles for Parasaur:
1. Long Range Scout. Paras have naturally high stamina, so they can cover distance without needing to rest. Plus their turret mode gives you alerts for nearby enemies (level Movement Speed to ensure you can outrun any threats you come across...RIP my very first Para)
2. Pack Mule. Paras have very high weight for the early game. Even low level Paras can carry a lot of stuff. Just jump on it's back when you're overencumbered and it will take care of the rest. (level weight to make sure your mount doesn't get overencumbered as well)
3. Turret. As mentioned, Paras have an in-built turret mode to root out enemies. It has a pretty long range too so if your out exploring it can come in handy. (level Health and Melee Damage in case your Para gets jumped)
4. Berry Harvester. By far the easiest way to get berries is to use a Para. Need Narcoberries to make Narcotics? Use a Para! Need Mejoberries for tames? Use a Para! (level weight to carry as much berries as you can!)
My name is ShinyChimchar01 and if you like my tip, please up to let me know! I've done the same tips on the Trike and Raptor and my next tip will be on the Carbonemys.