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Amazon Games has admitted that the Lost Ark update released in March was a’mistake.’

Some players felt that the new endgame activity made Lost Ark feel more like a pay-to-win game than they had anticipated because fewer players were prepared than expected. 

The fact that the first major update for Lost Ark included as one of its main attractions an activity that was only available to players who had reached the summit of the game’s endgame crawl—a boss fight called an Abyss Raid designed for groups of eight players against a guardian named Argos—did not go down well with everyone who played the game at the time. You must be in tier 3 and have an item level of 1,370 in order to obtain it. Increasing your item level in Lost Ark is accomplished through honing gear, which necessitates a combination of luck and regular infusions of crafting materials. In each step, lost ark gold there is an increased chance of failure, resulting in the need for an additional dose of crafting material before you can try again. It’s a long, arduous process.

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Amazon Games explained in a new announcement that they made a mistake by releasing the March game update too soon after the game’s initial release. We predicted that a larger proportion of players would have reached the level required to challenge Argos based on data we analyzed alongside Smilegate RPG from their previous launches. Although we took into account many variables, we failed to account for some, such as players spending more time on horizontal content and the price of honing materials rising as a result of bots and real-money transactions.

Because the crafting materials required to reach item level 1,370 were more difficult to come by than expected, fewer players were able to complete tier 3 without resorting to using real money. Player complaints have been received that releasing Argos before a significant portion of the player base had progressed through Tier 3 made Lost Ark feel like a pay-to-win experience, according to Amazon Games. No player should ever feel rushed in their quest to reach item level 1370, cheap lost ark gold and this was never our intention. The Abyss Raid was considered for inclusion at launch, but it was deemed unnecessary due to the Abyss Raid’s importance as a stepping stone to end-game activities that have yet to be released in the Western version of Lost Ark (we’re looking at you, Legion Raids).

According to the statement, Argos isn’t the only thing in the game intended for players who have completed the tier 3 crawl: The western version of Lost Ark launched with content at (and above) item level 1370, such as the Night Fox Yoho & Velganos Guardians, World Bosses, Ghost Pirate Ships, Chaos Dungeons, and Abyssal Dungeon hard modes in Punika, partially in response to player feedback we received during our Closed Alpha. 

In order to encourage players to participate in these activities as soon as possible, additional rewards are being added to the current Grand Prix racing event, and a new event will be launched next week that will be a more casual version of the current Guardian Raid boss fights. This event uses the “Scale of Balance” feature to adjust the character’s stats to match that of the Guardian’s level, and the difficulty of the raid is adjusted in accordance with the number of people who are taking part in it. Players will have the opportunity to face off against Helgaia, Frost Helgaia, Lumerus, Ur’Nil, Vertus, Chromium, Nacrasena, Dark Legoros, Icy Legoros, Calventus, and Levanos. Those who have item level 250 or higher will be able to take part in this event, which will last approximately one month.

Players will receive a gift on March 21, following the release of the next weekly update and a period of maintenance downtime. The gift will include animal-themed player skins, allowing you to finally continue your adventures while dressed as a cow, cat, or penguin. What you’ll get is as follows:
Mokokon has introduced a new Animal Skin Selection Chest.
Pet Selection Chest Moko-board (in Japanese)
Lost Ark United Structure Appearance Change Ticket Pheons x132 Mount Selection Chest Lost Ark United Structure Appearance Change Ticket
Menelik’s Tome x5 Legendary Card Pack Selection Chest x2 Menelik’s Tome x5 Legendary Card Pack Selection Chest x2
Songs for the jukebox that will be provided when new jukebox content is made available in the future.