Why is Lost Ark popular all over the world?

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The day before yesterday, the official launch of the multiplayer game Lost Ark for Europe and the United States took place.

Before this, the project was in the stage of closed and open beta testing. As soon as the game went public, after 24 hours, it broke the record for "online" in almost the entire library of the Steam service.

In such a short time, one-time players have exceeded 1.3 million. Only PUBG is ahead of the "new" - 3.2 million, which is only historically. Now Lost Ark leads the ranking.

Lost Ark is not available on Steam in Russia and several other countries. However, Russian gamers can play it officially on the My. Games service.


What kind of game is Lost Ark?


Lost Ark is a free-to-play Korean open-world MMOARPG (Massively Multiplayer Game) by Smilegate Studios. It is made in an isometric style, like Diablo.

The project's plot is quite simple: you play as a hero who needs to collect seven artifacts. They help in the epic confrontation between the mortal worlds and demonic entities from the next world.

In general, nothing special for a typical genre representative, but only at first glance. Over the years of the game's existence, the authors have created entire separate storylines. They are quite well developed, and gamers worldwide note that sometimes additional quests (or a series of quests) are more exciting than the main ones.

However, nothing new. Most tasks come down to "give-bring" or "kill 10, 50, 1000 boars." But many of them are supported by microstories, which is why they are perceived completely differently.


The maps' islands also have their own stories, secrets, and mysteries. Moving between them takes place on a personal ship. The world turned out to be large, full of events and additional tasks. The world of tiny little people replaces the classic European medieval fantasy and then the post-apocalyptic wastelands that turn into a magical world from fairy tales.

As for pumping, it is standard here. You will unlock new combat skills up to level 50. Each provides ability points to improve existing skills, making attacks faster, more powerful, or allowing for longer-lasting effects, i.e., "buffs".

Visually, the game looks typical for the Asian market. The heroes have huge weapons, the art style is signature for this region, and the bosses are huge. The basis of the gameplay, as in other MMOs, is grinding.


Why is she so popular?


The secret of success is quite simple. The game has been around for several years: the first Korean release took place on December 4, 2019.

Subsequently, the game launched in beta mode in other countries. The developers constantly improved it and actively fixed numerous bugs and improved performance. Nowadays, getting a game on an official release in a fully polished state is a rarity, especially against the backdrop of the failures of major projects in 2021 (for example, BF2042).

In the West, the game is published by Amazon Games, a division of the well-known Amazon, which in 2021 turned out to be heard by foreign audiences due to the quite successful start (but then failure) of another MMORPG, New World. Already that game was popular on Twitch at the start, which, by the way, also belongs to Amazon. Now, Lost Ark also ranks first among all streams.

But the main thing is that Korean developers have added a huge amount of content to the game over the years of open testing. Gamers will not get bored even after hundreds of hours of passage. There are guilds, PvP, building a personal base, and even your fleet. The game is just gigantic.


System Requirements


Minimum system requirements
  • OC: Windows 7 SP1 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 x64
  • Intel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3 processor or better
  • Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better
  • 8GB RAM or more
  • 50GB free disk space

Recommended System Requirements
  • OC: Windows 7 SP1 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 x64
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 / Ryzen 5 or better
  • 1080P FHD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
  • 1440P QHD: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
  • Ultra settings (4K, UHD) : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
  • 16GB RAM or more
  • 50GB (SSD) free disk space



Is it worth trying?

In general, the novelty deserves attention. Lost Ark is distributed on a shareware model and does not require special investments. As long as you have enough Lost Ark Currency in the game, you can experience the game well.

But you need to understand that if you go to an MMORPG, it will be difficult without a donation. The average time to complete the campaign and other quests is at least 200 real hours.

If you desire to try the game, it is already available in the My. Games service. There is also an option to launch the Steam version via VPN and non-Russian accounts. However, the European servers are now terribly overloaded. It is almost impossible to enter, and those who are already playing are regularly "thrown out" due to the inability of the equipment to cope with the explosive popularity of the project.

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