Surviving the Arctic Meta 

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When I try to play Arctic, the game tends to freeze alot . _ .

I’ve looked into some of the future update leaks... And it looks like they might shutdown the Arctic server.

As a Grizzly main, I can't imagine not having access to the hibernation skill.

Died when he started talking about spawn rates of plants. hahaha

The way he says “if you like tanks but don’t like starving” is so sassy and i love it

The real question is. who does tierzoo main?

'I'll cover Virus players in the next video.' DO IT NOW TIERZOO WE NEED IT NOW

I really dislike Arctic servers because gameplay is too passive for my taste

I *hate* Walrus mains. They really need a defense nerf and the thick blubber ability is bs. They get rewarded for low level play and as Polar bear main, it’s wayyy too op.

my man really used an "ice age" movie clip... legend.

Russia is a very hard winter time server. But i was once a sparrow, and on the roof of some human was a loot party. That was epic

"Why didn't I main Cloud?"

"I am not a wolf main" LMAO

Aparently some moders are trying to recreate the mammoth build by going over the source code from legacy servers.

It's 2 years later, and I'm still waiting for that Antarctica tier list to tell me that penguins are the apex predator on land.

It may be too out of the box, but how about a video on a past, now inaccessible server i.e. Cambrian or Ordovician. Would be cool to see what dominated the meta back then as compared to now.

"my best advice; start a few years ago *ad-pocalypse*" this was the most clever thing ive heard in ages

I can see the arctic fox becoming a support class very soon

As an Arctic Fox main, let me tell you about some tactics that make survival on the Arctic server possible even for a seemingly subpar build like ours. Firstly we have extremely good cold resistance, mainly because we invested many evolution points into thick fur and generally rounder body shapes, like less pointy ears and shorter legs. This means it takes barely any stamina to stay alive. Second is the fact that we're part of the omnivore class. Although PKing yields a much higher energy boost, as you said there aren't enough targets to do this efficiently during the winter (the summer is another story, though). However, eating plants or remains from other players usually works well enough. A well-known strategy is to follow Polar Bear players around and eat the remains of Seals they catch. A strategy many players use is traveling into the slightly less northern servers, where there is still plenty of food, at the cost of a new enemy, the Red Fox, which has been venturing into the northern servers as their region-lock is being lifted because of the Climate Change event. And finally, we boast the highest respawn rates out of any build in the mammal class. This is necessary though, as many players don't survive their first year. (sorry if I made any of you cringe while reading this I'm still getting the hang of it)

I was suggested 1 video from your channel, then ended up bingewatching every vid you have uploaded. Subbed and can't wait for more in the future

Seal: **exists** Polar Bear: Its free real state.

The wolves probably go in smaller packs because regular sized ones would be too difficult to sustain as there are bound to be less prey animals available to feed them.

The polar bear used to have high stealth since they blend in with the snowy white background of the arctic servers, but recently due to human players altering the temperatures, a lot of it melted, and the once OP camouflage is now making them more vulnerable to attack from other players. I don't know, but I think it is about time the mods nerf the humans.

I was so excited to see you uploaded, I absolutely love this channel It does a great job with what it does, and I've learned so much more from this channel than I do an actual biology class. The jokes and references aren't cheesy or obnoxious, they're clever and well placed and it doesn't distract from or get in the way of the main topic of each video. Never stop doing what you're doing. You're one of my favorite channels

*Pauses during the TV static effect at the beginning* Haha, joke's on you, I was already a subscriber.

"The only thing that makes the Australian server hard is the animals there" ignores the fact that Australia is like 80 % desert...

Actually, a rumor is floating around that viruses are actually not playable classes, but more like stage hazards really. What do you think?

This would actually be a good game if it existed (talking seriously)

Every smash reference you throw in a video is hilarious and deserves a round of applause.

As someone from Alaska, I have two notes. 1) Reindeer are not wild animals; reindeers are the domestic form of caribou. 2) Caribou here in Alaska are exclusive to the Arctic Server. They rely on the lichen for stamina regeneration, and as such caribou players are rarely found outside the Arctic Server where there is much less lichen loot. Personally, I would put caribou in high C tier. They have losing match-ups against wolves (and humans) and don't really have anything spectacular about them.

6:34 I appreciate the presence of Ice Age here.

I don’t mind if you put ads on your video because your vids are the highest quality content I’ve seen

Hey, wolf main here. We hunt in smaller packs because the harsher arctic climate makes it harder to sustain large packs, and in large packs some wolves don' get enough food or aren't respected enough and die quickly.

3:24 The pack hunting strategy is a difficult one to maintain in the Arctic Servers since XP is hard to come by and you have to split with your fellow team. Large teams are likely difficult to maintain as a result so numbers are probably kept short as a compromise. It's a lose/lose scenario overall since your kills won't often be large enough to sustain your teammates, so the more mystifying enigma is why they spec into the arctic in the first place

The top player of the meta humans has decided to remove the Arctic using their special move *GLOBAL WARMING*

Could never get myself to play in an artic server. There is always one player in chat making ice puns.

Either do an insect or a marine mammals tier list pretty please. Your channel's the best.

3:00 I like how "Witch Time" is casually thrown in there

I’d love for this to actually be a game one day. Maybe soon, maybe in years, maybe after I die. I want this to be enjoyed by good people.

i dont know how, but theres a really high chance that this is the best idea for youtube videos ever thought

I love how many smash references your vids have

(6:06) I remember this matchup on _Animal Face Off_ . Walrus tanked every blow polar bear dished out. Its blubber absorbed most of the body hits and the thick skull negated any headshots.

Thanks for the advice! I tried the polar bear, but it was extremely hard. I ended up dying after not being able to find enough loot to gain exp.

The seal flopping away at the start is the best thing ever

Just a suggestion. But what about the concrete jungle servers?

The Green House Effect basically caused a unique effect that turns the entire Arctic server into a battle royale mode. And the zone is shrinking quick.

My friend told me when he first started he choose the bear class and choose polar bear, he said that in the arctic servers, only 1 to 2 people are playing at a time when he started. He said the server was a wasteland.

What about the Arctic Bumblebee? As practically the only successful support class for angiosperms in Arctic servers, they have a monopoly during the summer months, ranking in support points like it's going out of style. And their cold-adapted queens can sleep through the harshest winter phases.

Clicked this video so fast cheetahs looked even more unviable.

The game clips and screenshots you get for these videos are amazing. You do such a great job at giving a good visual for what you talk about.

Your gaming references are just perfect while not taking any of the video time for it. You're a really good content creator!

Just something to add about Polar Bears. Polar Bears in the Arctic of Canada have actually adapted their eating strategy, they leave the Ice to come on land and eat Snow Geese Eggs. The population for Canadian Snow Geese is ridiculously high from the extra food they get migrating through the midwest (Which has lots of Grains to eat from Farming). Polar Bears get easy food during Geese Breeding season, most people have no Idea about this. Long Story short, Polar Bear Donation groups don't want the public to know that the population is increasing it certain spots and actually Data isn't given to show how endangered they are (More Money if they look endangered). I actually talked and worked with people in Canada from an organization, extremely nice people they just have an agenda. So don't attack them, just know that these apex predators have adapted, Nature is crazy.

How to play in the Arctic Server: Step 1: Travel to the past about 1000 years Step 2: Go for tank marine mammal Step 3: Make sure way you can escape to land Step 4: Be a Walrus Main.

4:38 I'm still waiting in badly for that virus video, I really hope after we are over with battling that main you will let us know its place in the meta.

6:22 he ain’t walking that off

Humans are way to overpowered they litterally control ALL the servers right now and their intelligence is unmatched, the devs REALLy need to nerf their intelligence - Angry Moose main that just got shot by a human main

TierZoo continuing to put out high quality videos and doesn't waste a second of our time with ads, plugs, or bullshit. Thank Y O U

Server - Habitat Player - Animal Game Over - DEAD Playthrough - Life Loot - Food And that's why I subscribed

I discovered this channel 2 days ago and have been bingeing every video since. Thank you RU-vid recommendations

Jokes on you.... I"m already subbed :p

Maybe the Ant meta next? There are too many species.

5:38 "This cumbersome, unwieldy weapon is not one used for defence." South African bloke: "Please hold my very small can of beer..."

I am already subscribed! And it took me like 20 tries to pause it at the right time to read your message!

What about Komodo Dragons?

Polar bears do have a special ability: they're immune to all intimidation, even from humans. They're the only living predator that sees us as prey.

Australia has drought and heat? That would count as the server impending your survival to me.

Ya know you’re the first channel that has actually inspired me to get a patreon. I’m broke at the moment but when I have a paycheck I’ll sub. I truly love your content.

Can we get some microscopic builds

IMAGINE AN OPEN WORLD GAME LIKE THIS

@5:50 - "...the walrus." Didn't I just tell you to stop making up animals?!

This chanle is really fascinating. Amazing!! Thank you so much for your work!!

Server maintenance in the artic is terrible the admins have really given it the *cold* shoulder.

Can you please talk about how overrated and awful the mosquito class is and the fact that every wiki claims that they have the highest kill/death ratio even if that is by the viruses they carry?

This is the perfect RU-vid video. Short, fun, and informative

These videos not only give me life, they are a constant reminder of how cool the server we're on truly is. I'm so glad I picked this game.

By god... its quality content..

Just imagine a deadly virus hitting the world that is going to wipe us all from the face earth and how he is just going to praise the devs for finally doing a balancing patch.

3:02: "Resurrect (Mercy)...Witch Time (Bayonetta)" MY SIDES

Arctic experts also know as The Finn faction have a buff called *sisu* which gives 30% cold resistance, 20% moving speed in cold weather and 20% extra damage in the cold. Then we have Saunas that almost instantly get rid of coldness debuffs and we have skis which is the best way to move in the forest snows. So if you are choosing a human as a main and like the arctic, choose the Finn faction

I love the new GBA intro!

Yo this was Godlike lmao.

0:21 That text caught me far enough off guard that I subbed. I didn't see that coming at all.

4:19 wolfs are also...bigger than a lot of people seem to think, they can get surprisingly big.

Dang i really want this to be a real game

Why ya gotta always knock the Cheetah mains man?

at the start, that lv 25 seal player went "OH SHIT" when he saw that lv 80 polar bear

your text screen at the beginning got you my sub 😁 love your vids, keep going

Why haven't i found your channel sooner, this is amazing thanks Dave

"WItch Time (Bayonetta)" You sneak things like this in and I love you man, keep doing what you're doing! Next time cover specific animals that are good to main for newcomers, like Tarantula Hawk Wasps and Bears

I was going to play Prey but I found this channel 4ish hours ago and now I need to sleep. Goodnight everyone:)

rly like the way u present nature shit with the gamer twist.gr8 job

i am loving this approach to looking at wildlife, can't believe i just* found you. can you do a a video about the urban and city meta? it would be interesting how other builds take advantage of the expanding human-made servers.

How about Bowhead Whale? It doesn't have to deal with predators outside of the small numbers of humans in the area and the occasional gankers from other servers.

I like this gaming approach to learning.

My favorite thing about this channel are the constant passive references to smash

You made a strange claim regarding viruses in this video. You say that they’re a playable class but I always thought they were NPCs?

Even after all this time your message in the beginning of the video still gets subscribers thank you gor all the great videos i enjoy them very much i also get to learn things without feeling completely stupid ( my tutorial lacked a lot of basic education with an extreme superstition debuff)

Pretty crazy that even in an environment where you wouldn’t think bears would be able to survive, they still persist because the bear kit is so strong.