LOST ARK – This is what Gold River/Smilegate RPG Don’t Get
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,…
LOST ARK 2024 Roadmap = Great IF You Enjoy the Item Level Treadmill
This roadmap (part 1) for the first couple of months for Lost Ark, pretty much highlights why I don't see myself returning to it anytime soon (if at all). This…
Throne and Liberty – Technical Test Recap
AGS posted some details regarding the closed technical test that was held recently for Throne and Liberty. All of that statistical data is not what garnered my attention though. What…
Lost Ark Jump-Start Is Not It (for addressing the retention issue)
As I noted in several updates in this previous posting (regarding these jump-start/fresh start servers), the jump-start aspect primarily focuses on fast vertical progression with gear/item level to get players…
Lost Ark September Update/Fresh Start Info Posted
Amazon Games (AGS) posted a more detailed article regarding the actual update and the jump (fresh) start servers that will be going live after the September 13th maintenance. Original founders…
Amazon Games Posts Details about the Fresh (Jump) Start Servers for Lost Ark
https://www.playlostark.com/en-us/news/articles/jump-start-server-update It looks like they will be running them for at least six months before merging them into the existing servers. IMHO (and as stated before), this really won't bring…
AGS Posts Detailed Lost Ark Patch Notes
August Update Patch Notes I already posted my detailed opinion regarding the roadmap for the remainder of 2023 (which encompasses this update). The key metric to watch is any concurrency…
Lost Ark Roadmap 2023 Part 3
Amazon Games (AGS) posted the roadmap for the remainder of 2023 for Lost Ark. Most of this has been what has (or will soon be) deployed in South Korea. The…