Ark: Survival Evolved developer responds to fans angry about Scorched Earth expansion

Last week, the unfinished dinosaur survival sim Ark: Survival Evolved got its first expansion, and that led to a backlash from people who think it’s wrong for a studio to sell new content while the base game is still incomplete in its Early Access state. Now, the developer is responding to that criticism.
Studio Wildcard addressed player concerns in a blog post today. The company thanked fans for their support, and then it explained that it is still going to finish the core Ark: