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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
The reasons that you should tame this thing, number one: these things are…
The reasons that you should tame this thing, number one: these things are super fast, and if you get the red bandanna, they are literally faster than an iguanodon which is very fast! reason number two: this thing is an absolute beast. It can pounce on stuff when it ever does it when it’s tamed normally, it only doesn’t when it’s wild. reason number three: if you tame another raptor, you’re original raptor if it is a higher level will become an alpha raptor, which means that you can have a pet alpha raptor which alpha raptors can kill Stegos giant turtle, and even two raptors! so, if you have a raptor, you better work on taming another!!!
More Raptor Utility Tips
Do not use this for caves, you will die. I tried to run lower south today and I died and so did my raptor. I have done lower souths billions of times, never had I actually remotely struggled, I would even do it on foot. The new araneo tlc makes it impossible to use a raptor in caves do to the damage it will take. Everything was high level or max level and the raptor which did 600 damage with 6k health couldn’t survive. Just take a barry or a thyla but not a raptor.
Raptors are essentially better Dilos. Whe lacking the poisonous blinding spit of a Dilo, they have a much better DPS due to their speed. In groups of three or more they benefit from a pack boost, and in groups of at least four I notice they tend to take on bigger threats on the Ark (notably Sarcos and Kapros). Plus their pounce ability is not to be overlooked.
In short, tame Dilos for the early game, but Raptors as you move into mid game.
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If you are taming raptors I would recommend taming around 3-5 raptors if you can. Raptors are a great way of quick transportation because if you are traveling with your group of raptors it can easily kill any decent threat if you use them right. I would recommend choosing the best raptor and making the other raptors follow it.
TLC patch coming March 2018 adding a pack bonus wherein the leader roars and the pack gains damage resistance, movement speed, and attack speed buff for 15 seconds with a 45 second cooldown, will also gain a pounce and pin move similar to Thylocoleo which can be used on small creatures or players. Kill it to escape.