Who Is This Guide For?

Alright, so it’s been a long time since I’ve been this excited for an MMO. I have so many fond memories from the various ones I’ve played over the years – here is hoping for more to come! I am writing this guide to have useful information I came across in one place, and hopefully to make it easier on others to get into the game and have fun.

This started out as something to try and get a few of my friends to play, some of which don’t know much about the game, or have never played an mmo. I’m going to post a shoutout to content creators that have helped me learn and get more excited at the end, but I wanted to give my take on the game, and a brief overview for the classes at launch.

Please note this is from the perspective of someone that has researched the game a lot, but is yet to play it personally. In the future I may add to or edit this guide once I gain firsthand experience.

What Is Lost Ark?

I think the easiest way to describe it to an outsider would be an mmo, in the arpg style (like Diablo or PoE). Let’s be clear though aside from the isometric view and the general feel of combat, this is very much an MMORPG. At the endgame, a large part of your progression is built around farming gear/mats for upgrades from daily and weekly content, some of which require a party to complete.

If you are a fan of dungeons and raids in other MMO’s or have ever wanted to try it, you are in for a treat. The quest system is also more similar to what you find in games like WoW or FF14. We have open world content, gathering/crafting, player housing, arena pvp, collectibles, events and more, along with regular balancing/content drops to give you a new carrot to chase.

While you don’t have to play it that way to enjoy it, like other MMO’s Lost Ark aims to keep your interest for a long time to come, and keep in mind this is launching with around 5 years of updates/content to experience – Completely Free To Play.