Lost Ark Online

• Admit that there are currently a lot of shortcomings to PVP. We were not able to direct any attention to it last year. We have to address structural problems, establish a direction on how to approach unequalized competitive content, how to strike a reasonable balance on CC durations and a myriad of other problems. In truth, we have to reexamine the fundamental combat dynamics of PVP, and only after that could we review what kinds of rules would make sense upon those fundamentals. These are all things we do have to do and are committed to work on. We don't consider Rowen to be a "success" by any measure, and it is something we will keep working on.
• That being said, we do not consider PVP to be "The Core" of this game and we are wary of PVP content ending up as something "required" in the overall progression path. However, there are many players who are avid PVPers to whom we did promise to address PVP last year, we will make our best efforts to make up for it this year in line with the push for more horizontal content we talked about. But do mind that it's not like it we can or should simply reassign vertical content manpower to horizontal content or to PVP development, rather we will continue to make strides in vertical while expanding horizontal and PVP. You will see a lot of job postings next month.
• We have a limited dev capacity which must be strategically allocated in making the most engaging content. But if we only optimized for progression and neglected horizontal, then we would never have had meme island, naruni racing, the snowball fights, selfie mode, stronghold decorations and many other things. Fleshing out the rapport characters, or the having readable texts in the library, or the story of the guardian raid cryer, or the story of the guy waiting in front of the Yorn steamer, these are all important stuff in world building. It's this stuff that we want to expand on so I ask your support on this front.

Springbok said:

Will bro out on Regulas probably gonna main demonic

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Brodhi said:

I mained a warlord in RU and probably will do so again here, would be good to get a group together, so is Regulas the server?

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Daidraco said:

Well if anything, the delay because New World needed its "chance" has came out to the benefit of Lost Ark in the form of more content and I think thats where all these variances are coming from. Rather than getting the base release tier "classic" experience. I have no idea if thats a good thing or not to an experienced player, but it sounds good? lol

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Raes said:

I think launching with t2 and adding t3 in 3 months would have been the smarter move, for a variety of reasons. Throwing in early t3 might add a few raids, but it makes t1 and t2 completely irrelevant content that people will just want to rush through as fast as possible.

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Cinge said:

Honestly I expected just t1, then 1-3 months of that, then t2, 1-3 months, then t3. Drag it out. As that usually equals more dollars. I can't imagine amazon giving away free money, wonder if smilegate overode them in this aspect and said "we want all t3 finished, and release with first part of t3 and trickle that out".

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