4 tips to beginners for breaking into the Lost Ark
In this post, you will find instructions, tips, and life hacks that you should pay attention to before releasing the game. They will help you not get lost in the classes, pump the right skills, and comfortably spend your first days in LOST ARK.
Tip 1. Class Selection
There are no classic healers and supports in LOST ARK - all
characters are focused on dealing damage. At the beginning of the game, you
choose an archetype. In the future, it will allow you to choose one of three
classes unique to that archetype. A detailed description of all classes and
archetypes can be found on the game's official website, but now let's look
at which classes are good for beginners and which are contraindicated.
Good classes for beginners:
• Ranger. Universal guy. Good mobility and the ability to keep the
target at a distance give an advantage in the PvP arena. It can deal a lot
of damage both in the area and on a single target, thanks to which it copes
well with a crowd of monsters and does not suffer on bosses.
• Summoner. Lives and kills at the expense of summoned creatures. She
is quite frail, so you can't let enemies get close - but it's not difficult
either because there are summoned creatures and a large attack range (one of
the longest in the game). The abilities are easy and do a lot of damage, and
the creatures do not require much control.
• Guardian. This is a traditional tank. Focuses on protecting and
controlling the opponent with the help of abilities. He is not easy to play
as a ranger and a summoner, but thanks to his survivability, he performs
very well in PvP 1v1 (and in team battles, he strengthens allies with
buffs). Guardians are one of the best fighters for the arena. Such a dense
comrade will be comfortable in a fight with other players and crowds of
monsters.
Not recommended for beginners:
• Arcanologist. A sorcerer who uses a deck of 12 cards to gain
bonuses and upgrades in combat. The complexity of this class is that cards
fall out randomly when attacking. Because of this, you need to adapt well to
the dropped card and the situation in battle. The archeologist is difficult
to master, but it is a strong class with powerful enemy control potential in
the right hands.
• Demon Hunter. Fights with three types of weapons - each for its
distance. Pistols are the main weapon for the medium range. There is also a
shotgun and a sniper rifle. Additional guns have their own set of abilities
- four for each. And between them, you need to switch to collect
combinations. Simple arithmetic suggests that the hunter has twice as many
active abilities as other classes (8 standards + 8 from two guns). This
mobile class feels great in the arena and farming monsters for leveling, but
the basic mechanics are difficult for beginners.
• Avatar. It does not deal much damage but is very handy and has a
lot of control abilities. These qualities are useful in the arena but can
easily turn into disadvantages when leveling on large monsters. Due to such
ambiguity, it is better not to take the Avatar as the first character.
Tip 2. Pumping
Getting to the top level in LOST ARK (there will be 50 of them at release)
is not such a difficult task, but on the way to the top, you can mess up and
spoil your enjoyment of the game in the later stages.
Pumping to the maximum level takes from 20 hours. Of course, the first thing
you want to know is how to reduce this time. The game allows you to skip
entire locations and go only on story missions. This way, you can save 4-5
hours of playing time, but at the same time, there is a great chance to miss
something very important. Circumstances may turn out so that your hero does
not get the ultimate ability (very strong and unique for each class). By
completely abandoning side quests, you will lose a lot of stat points that
would make your character faster, stronger, and so on.
Bottom line: skipping a lot of tasks and locations is harmful. This will
speed up the pumping but will harm the character. Clearing all locations by
100% is also not a panacea - this way, you will hook all the available
content, but you will lose a lot of time, which should not be allowed (we
aim for the tops!). If you are a perfectionist, it is better to do this
after reaching level 50.
To avoid wasting time and swing fast and correctly, at the beginning of the
game, follow the orange quest - this is the main storyline that will lead
you on the right path. As soon as you get the opportunity to swim, you can
forget about the orange quest. Now your road of adventure is connected with
the globes leading you across the continents. Along the way, do not forget
to complete additional tasks to receive characteristic points.
Tip 3. Skills
As you level up, you will earn skill points and use them to upgrade your
skills. You can allocate skill points to fine-tune the class to suit your
preferences. But it would be best if you were careful with this because you
can reset the distributed points only for a tidy sum of
Lost Ark currency silver, which can always be spent on something more useful.
Until level 20, you will have enough damage to go through the starting
locations so that you can leave the skills until this moment. Then the
damage will no longer be enough, but you will already have an idea of
\u200b\u200bwhat your character needs. Focus on skills with low cooldowns
to continuously use on groups of monsters. The skills should deal with area
damage. But don't forget to leave room for a couple of slow but powerful
abilities - they will come in handy for killing bosses.
By level 38, a training mode will open, where you can, oddly enough, work
out. The main thing is that unlocked abilities are available in this mode.
We burst into training and try everything that is. We pay attention to the
animation speed of abilities, take fast ones for more effective pumping on
monsters, and treat slow ones with attention, respect, and apprehension.
Tip 4. Professions
As the hero develops, the game will prompt you to choose one of six
professions - this is another potential trap. Here the situation is similar
to skills, but to change professions, you need crystals that can be obtained
for game achievements and real money.
If you are ready to immerse yourself in the study of the craft and spend a
lot of time gathering, choose boldly. If you want to get a high-level and
effective character as quickly as possible, leave the choice of profession
for later, she will not run away anywhere.
What to do after reaching the maximum level?
- For those who want to compete, there is a direct road to the PvP arena, where you can show your best side at the Rally (Guardians rule, remember?). If one is not interested and wants more tactics, assemble a team and go to 3v3 mode.
- Don't like PvP? Then you are in the dungeons, where, together with other players, you can mix enemies to your heart's content in exchange for new equipment. Another fan of PvE will like the fights with the Guardians - the most difficult bosses in the game.
- •When you want to take a break from the eternal battle, go explore the sea and the islands, upgrade your profession, or roam the world, digging into side quests.
You can take part in the LOST ARK open beta test now. Follow the link,
download the client and go. The game also has an official public on
VKontakte. There are contests for fans, and publishers share all the
relevant information about the game.
Related: Lost Ark PVE Tier List and PVP Tier List Guide!
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