By primarily focusing on this item level treadmill design (because of the end game raid focus), the following casual type of experience is why a good portion of this demographic, ends up eschewing Lost Ark for whatever greener pastures they may find (for me, that is ironically ArcheAge). I used to think more highly of Gold River, but that has fallen dramatically because his vision for the game is actually really narrow (and the design team is pretty much aligned with this narrow “item level treadmill” vision).
This is a player on NA-West Valtan who dedicated a lot of their time/effort into their stronghold (according to their post on Reddit, they didn’t engage in raiding/lot of the usual end game activities). But they also pushed the limits of the system (since that system restricts just how much/where structures you can build/place). It’s also why I never dedicated any time to it (I honestly did more in MapleStory 2 when it came to housing). Embedding is disabled so this is the direct YouTube link: Farewell Lost Ark – My Stronghold. (Server: NA-West, Valtan). Now imagine if just this stronghold area could also be fully experienced with a 3D camera and how much more immersive the entire experience would be. But yeah, this demographic is pretty much just an afterthought in Lost Ark.
