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With the powerful marketing of Amazon, active user numbers have been in a leading position since the game’s launch on 11 Feb. While gamers are waiting for a new and high-quality MMO title, Lost Ark finally lands in the Western Gaming market after its initial launch in Korea 3 years ago. Only MMO like World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy 14 are still generally recognized by western gamers.

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That’s an unfortunate design decision, but understandable as Lost Ark is free to play.This post is written by the fantastic Game Bakery substack team of Chase, Zixuan, Haiyin, Caitou, Fish, Amy, Chow, Jing, Wanzi and edited by Caitou, Rob. This system that locks you out of content for a long time if you’re unlucky is mitigated by a shop where you can buy materials with real money. The biggest problem of the game becomes apparent here: honing has a chance to fail, increasingly so the further in the endgame you get. Progression happens by honing one’s equipment, possible with materials that are obtained daily by the aforementioned content. Many people are caught off guard by the sudden difficulty spike and are not prepared to learn complex mechanics. The dungeons themselves are fantastic, but doing the content with random people during the first weeks has been a frustrating experience. Abyssal Dungeons contain some of the most challenging content in the game, with all four party members having to perform perfectly to get through an encounter. Chaos Dungeons are mindless monster-mashing parties, while Guardian Raids have players hunt a single boss that can have some threatening moves. The main content for progressing (getting stronger gear at the maximum level) is also quite fun. Some islands only appear for a limited time, making them coveted by the players. With surprisingly great rewards, exploration is encouraged, and there’s lots of it available. For example, my favorite find so far is the Panda Island where players transform into pandas and eat together to complete a quest objective. Most of it includes fighting, but there is a huge world map where players can sail their own ships, discovering islands with a variety of quests and activities. I have been quite addicted to the game thanks to its satisfying combat, even if some problems with the camera and controls that come with the perspective can cause frustration. Here, battles are fun during the whole leveling process, and even more so once the max level is reached. This is a welcome improvement on most popular MMOs where a character starts with one or two abilities, which makes combat a slog. At the start, characters are provided with at least six abilities, with more unlocking as they progress in levels. Each of the varied classes has eight main skills available in combat, as well as some powerful special abilities. Fighting monsters feels great thanks to polished visual and sound effects that make every hit feel special. The game’s main strength is its gameplay.

#LOST ARK GENRES FULL#

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