Lost Ark had one of the most successful launches of 2022. Its enormous popularity is not likely to diminish, especially if we are to believe the roadmap published by Smilegate RPG, unveiling new content and above all, two new classes .
[Mis à jour le 6 avril 2022 à 16h18] Lost Ark is probably one of the most popular MMORPGs to date. This Korean SmileGate RPG project, imported to the West by Amazon Games, had a thunderous launch, achieving the second highest concurrent player peak in the history of the Steam platform. Only here, an MMORPG that lives in time, and not to repeat the errors of New World, too quickly abandoned by a community tired of bugs of all kinds and the lack of content, Amazon Games and SmileGate RPG are planning a lot of new content in the next weeks.
The future of Lost Ark was revealed to us through a blog post on the MMORPG website. We find there the mention of some updates dedicated to the improvement of ergonomics and the overall quality of life in game. SmileGate RPG also affirms its intention not to penalize players who do not spend money in game providing more ways to get end-game items and components for free. These different elements should make it relatively easier for communities of free-to-play players to progress towards end-game content (legion raids), which, unfortunately for already very high-level players, should only be introduced into the game. ‘in May.
In April that’s another story, as SmileGate RPG has confirmed plans to introduce a new in-game class, the Lancer. The Lancer is a martialist with two melee combat stances, one based on heavy attacks and the other on attack speed. She will join the other martialists very soon. On the world side, a new continent, Bern-South, will be made available in-game in April. This is a tier 3 continent, and the item level needed to get there is 1340. Ruled by Queen Ealyn, this peaceful kingdom is plagued by mysterious events, it’s up to you to find out. explore to discover its secrets.
In Mayanother new class makes its appearance in Lost Ark, the Destructive, a warrior based on melee combat and crowd control. It’s not yet known exactly what his playstyle will be, but he seems heavily geared around area damage and has stuns, kicks, slows, and other crowd control abilities. The month of May will also be, according to SmileGate RPG forecasts, the opportunity to introduce slightly higher level content into the game. or in a group. Then the developer mentions the arrival of a new Guardian Raid, Deskaludawhich should be the toughest among its buddies, with a recommended item level of 1415. To end this busy month, SmileGate plans to give us our first Legion Raid, Valtan, available in normal and hard mode. Legion raids are strenuous group activities and Valtan will require you and your companions to be level 1415.
Already released a little over three years ago in South Korea, Lost Ark does us the honor of landing in the West thanks to the intervention of Amazon Games. No more localization hacks by VPNs of all kinds to try to play this massively multiplayer hack’n’slash, no more total misunderstanding in front of its text in Korean or Russian. This Western version allows us to discover a game with enormous potential and unique gameplay, finally offering us the opportunity to discover Archesia, its mysteries and its islands, alone or with others. And, although it does not overwhelm the player with a story or a tragically gripping universe, it knows how to impose itself as a pillar of a relatively new genre, offering both a successful MMORPG experience and a hack’n’ diabolically effective slah.
Because indeed, question of taste, the universe of Lost Ark is rather particular. Archesia, while unique, remains a fairly generic world, where the good guys fight off the return of the bad guys in a main quest whose stakes will be far from keeping you up at night. But truth be told, although the world and storyline of Lost Ark seems relatively classic, its gameplay more than makes up for it in exquisite craftsmanship. Few games can make slaying demons by the thousands as satisfying, thanks to a balanced class system, skills with well-crafted visual effects, and high-quality graphics. And yes, the why and how of the return of the enemy of the Kingdom is of little importance, a question of personal sensitivity, when you take so much pleasure in destroying your armies as a group. The world is beautiful, spells and attacks fly in all directions, an effective combo to give the player a feeling of intense satisfaction.
The quest system is simple, providing relatively quick access to high-level content, while the player versus player mode is both a feast for the eyes and for your competitive spirit. If we remain, once again a matter of taste, quite insensitive to its very Korean aesthetic, we cannot remain unmoved by its addictive and perfectly realized gameplay. You want to learn how to take charge of your class, to discover your spells, touched by this eternal desire for “get good”. Add to that the relative freedom offered by the leveling and skill system and you have a varied hack’n’slash, offering any type of player an experience that suits them. In addition, Lost Ark is completely free-to-play, without falling too much into the pitfalls of pay-to-win. So why not try it?
If you haven’t particularly followed the development of MMORPGs, know that Lost Ark is defined as a massively multiplayer hack’n’slash. You play as an adventurer, chosen from five varied and fully customizable classes. It is as Warriors, Sharpshooters, Martialists, Mages and Assassins that you will discover the mysteries of the world of Archésia and its seven continents. As for the scenario, Archesia is plagued by the return of Kazeros, the Lord of the Abyss, locked away for eons in the volcano that bears his name and which recently erupted. A cataclysm that sounds the return of demonic hordes that you will have to fight.
Although Lost Ark offers an isometric view, synonymous with a player camera quite far from the scenery, it still offers high-level graphics, especially in terms of combat animations. It is also for this reason that the minimum and recommended configurations to enjoy the game in good conditions are quite high. Note, however, that the disk space needed to store the game remains relatively low, with just over 50 GB recommended. It’s on the graphics card side that you have to look, with an Nvidia GTX 1050 to enjoy the game in 1080p, and a GTX 2070 or an RX 5700 XT to enjoy the game in 1440p:
Minimum System Requirements
Requires 64-bit processor and operating system
- Operating system : Windows® 10 64 bit
- Processor : Intel® Core™ i3/AMD® Ryzen™ 3
- Memory : 8 GB of RAM
- Graphic card : NVIDIA® GeForce® 460
- DirectX: version 9.0c or higher (June 2010)
- Network: high speed internet connection
- Storage : at least 50 GB of available space
- Other remarks: internet connection required to play, in-game purchases available
Recommended System Requirements
Requires 64-bit processor and operating system
- Operating system : Windows® 10 64 bit
- Processor : Intel® Core™ i5/AMD® Ryzen™ 5
- Memory : 16 GB of RAM
- Graphic card :
1080P FHD
AMD® Radeon RX560 2G
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660
1440P QHD
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 2070
AMD® Radeon RX5700XT
Ultra Specs (4K, UHD)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 2080
AMD® Radeon RX 6800
- DirectX: 9.0c or higher (June 2010)
- Network: high speed internet connection
- Storage : at least 50 GB of available space
- Other remarks: internet connection required to play, in-game purchases available