Lost Ark 2021 First Impressions "Is It Worth Playing?"

[@baska-]

As with ANY Korean game: hope for the best, prepare for the worst. Play as much as you can, spend as little as possible.

[@one_eyeddd473]

Riiiiiggghhhhhhtttt

[@sleepypenguin8001]

It's been out for years in Korea and has never had anything related to P2W though...

[@one_eyeddd473]

@@sleepypenguin8001 the pay to win aspect involves currency exchange

[@baska-]

@@sleepypenguin8001 ​ And this is why we have P2W in almost every online game out today. Stop normalizing and accepting P2W. Defend it if you want to, but don't be dumb like this guy.

[@Scyths1]

@@sleepypenguin8001 --- This fucking guy lol. I'll be playing a shitton of this game when it fully releases, but literally a 5 minutes research tells you that the game is pay to progress faster (aka pay2win). And this is not even hidden info, the devs themselves told this ... Why the fuck do you come in a video and straight up lie and say that it's not pay2win ...

[@GrippeeTV]

“Forward towards our destiny! Oops, wrong way.” If that ain’t life idk what is Peon

[@zombieanimator1]

As an added note, you don't actually unlock your ultimate until deep into the game. your Z ability is more or less just like that particular specialization's unique power.

[@KeaneKamina]

As someone who played the RU for months and decided to wait until Western release, if you want a GREAT pvp experience. Lost Ark is the way to go. PvE is fun as well. I'm just mainly a pvp player.

[@volzod1199]

The beta confirmed the awesomeness of this game for me. Got to 50 on gunslinger and bard, the combat is ridiculously fun and a complete joy to use just killing all the things. This is the first game I've played in recent memory where every single class is fun to play. Going to make it hard to pick a main at launch. The inherent negative of the isometric style is completely overshadowed by just how good the game is overall. And the story can get intense at times, most people are going to feel some kind of way about certain events, for sure. But I will be no-lifing the shit out of Lost Ark when it launches!

[@GamingDualities]

yea but now we have to wait what 4 months? lame. I miss beta for 1 day man

[@twitchmania7614]

@@GamingDualities i could come out earlier. Maybe 2 months away. The date is just a place holder. And the game looks about ready to release already. Ive heard rumors 9f February release

[@KingJerbear]

I'm a huge fan of isometric ARPG's, so I think this will be right up my alley. Wasn't willing to shell out the cash to try the beta but I'm excited to try it on release.

[@twitchmania7614]

@@KingJerbear amazon doesnt charge you until the game gets released. Could of played the beta then canceled your order like me.

[@praiseastolfo]

@@KingJerbear Most people i know that tried the beta got access from twitch drops for free rip

[@AtraxaApologist]

3:04 Also worth noting if you decide to play this game when it fully releases in a week: The sorceress is more akin to a traditional mage, and it's been added to the roster for the western release. You can look up some gameplay of her if you'd like

[@Mortac]

I wouldn't call random cards a traditional mage though. I find the class annoying due to the randomness. For example, you need to do your burst damage, but you get no such card when you need it and vice versa. It's just an annoying system to me anyway.

[@AtraxaApologist]

@@Mortac ur thinking of arcana, look up the sorceress

[@Pmon200]

Also worth noting that word on the street among popular KR streamers is they're planning on releasing male Summoner after female Zerker, and that means eventually a male equivalent of the Sorceress (and eventually, all mages and finally, all classes) will come out. How long that will take is anyone's guess

[@Mortac]

@@AtraxaApologist Oh ok sorry. I've played the Korean and Russian versions and I think the class was called sorceress in the English translation patch unless I'm mistaken.

[@AtraxaApologist]

@@Mortac I don't remember myself, ididnt play either region with sorc. I think sorc is comin west but not arc for now tho

[@TeronGore]

You forgot to try Deathblade's other use of class skill. If you press Z twice you use your big sword to make a big hit vertically and damage depends on how many spheres you got.

[@coronelkurtz]

yeah I was like "hit z again bruuuh!" I got deathblades too on the beta. Looking forward to play on launch!

[@emjaythegreat22]

It’s only good to use the second part if the fight is gonna end quick longer the fight you get more out of waiting out two orbs using the 50% cd reduction the 30% damage bonus 20% attack speed and 10% movement speed for as long as possible which would net you more damage then just pressing it with 3 orbs up!

[@samseloo4962]

R

[@bobbins5037]

Recently played this on the Russian server and the game gets SO much better once you hit level 50 and arrive in North Bern (for PvE content). Worth enduring the levelling process to experience the proper game.

[@jy513]

"Someone's pissed in her cornflakes" That one got me.

[@Akuretaki_Nikolay]

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[@ColeWithAGoal]

Same, what an unexpected line haha

[@ryzefrags]

ngl i laughed at that bit lmfao

[@christianhero2001]

As far as I have heard, the pets are disabled in PvP and raids, so it won't give an advantage where it matters. But you should be able to get a max pet buff by exchanging currency.

[@chottomatekudasai-kun3887]

They are disbled in ranked PvP and some pve raids (hell mode, where only engravings matter carry over). Yet, 10% stats from pets are negligible as dps un high end content other than boosting your e-penis (which Is what the "p2w" in lost ark work around). You can play the entire game w/o spending a single dollar and still be up there on par with "p2w" players, it just take longer.

[@windtaker11]

This game is not a P2W game. Pet is almost a must. This is because it has various pet functions. You can open warehouses, repairs, exchanges, etc. without going to NPCs. And pet always applies two abilities to the character. One of the basic six characteristics and defense skills. Pet is provided to players on a regular basis through various events within the game. There is no difference in ability according to the pet's grade.

[@genshinmidget5043]

@@windtaker11 That is still Pay2Win, any way to get a advantage over a free player counts, including getting the pets you need earlier.

[@windtaker11]

@@genshinmidget5043 What mmo is not p2w in your standard? What can you win by paying in Lost Ark?

[@genshinmidget5043]

@@windtaker11 Guild Wars 2, Destiny 2, New World. Pretty much most Western MMOs

[@kolosmenus]

17:30 You've actually stopped right before a big highlight moment of the MSQ, a huge battle. Lost Ark does huge battles REALLY well. Also right after is where you reach one of the main "hub" cities, and open up the rest of the systems like PvP, auction house, etc. Around level 37 you get sailing and finally start exploring the world. Basically I want to say that the leveling experience gets even better than what first 25 levels have to offer.

[@TheMdfcker]

I mean it is first impression , he probably will do a full review one day.

[@YuutaKyon]

Whats MSQ? Main storyline quest?

[@unfknblvable5292]

If he had made it to Tortoyk I think he would have loved the MSQ. Its a great zone.

[@senjusan6359]

I personally took the same route as Peon, I choose to stop playing around lvl 20 to not spoil this game for myself, because initial few levels were enough to make me excited for this game. I just know it is amazing

[@CrazyCarriee]

the storyline battles for this game is epic. Always thought to myself how in the world am i gonna fight this mob of monsters. lol So sad that we have to wait so long for the release

[@SuccubiSage]

I usually don't like this kind of top-down camera angle, but I think the action of the combat makes up for it. Seems really cool.

[@TrueBalance.]

seems portable for smart phones... so plan is go play elden ring until lost ark gets ported.

[@tuomaslunden4848]

At start the western version of Lost Ark will not have all the specializations, however, those could be added later. For example, Mage class has sorceress what can potentially be a mage spec what you are looking for (from gameplay pov).

[@Tsunam4b0z]

Didn't he say male?

[@tuomaslunden4848]

@@Tsunam4b0z What I have seen there is only a female option. I guess genderlocking in general is a small downside, at least for some people.

[@GuidoDePalma]

@@tuomaslunden4848 huge downside.

[@tuomaslunden4848]

​@@GuidoDePalma Yeah I understand it can be and for many people genderlocking is a big deal.

[@TiberiousRapesYou]

Sorceress is on release in NA

[@iAmDiBBz]

its important to know btw. when you were testing the advanced classes. the Z abilities isn't their ultimate ability. that requires getting to 50 and doing quest to unlock it. but yea the Z key is usually reserved for for classes depth abilities either via powering up or changing skills temporarily or providing extra by consuming for certain skills etc. but with all that being said. this game is 100% hype for western market.

[@mynamesbutchful]

hype as in its good?

[@mindcandy1869]

I think for people who are just getting into games or mmorpgs, and for younger generation, this game can offer a lot of fun. However, having played tons of action games and action mmorpgs, the dungeon instances get repetitive, until it feels like the monsters rushing in on you are just animals that are ready to be farm slaughtered.

[@wolfsmith7285]

Shit 😂

[@ejokurirulezz]

considering it's yet another eastern release, expect a 1-3 life span. then it will be yet another gaming syphilis .

[@leafyr0kr]

Poor Peon, stopped progressing one quest before the Glorious Wall instance. It would definitely affect the Pros/Cons.

[@gasperskrt5896]

Was waiting for that all review. And then he stopped playing lol.

[@Filianyntix]

Can you explain what is that?

[@leafyr0kr]

@@Filianyntix Glorious Wall showcases the excelent use of the camera perspective for cinematic purposes. Lost Ark has REALLY good camera transitions, perfectly seamless. It might not be something that impressive, but it certainly makes you go "oh, wow".

[@nathanpurss4582]

"Is Lost Ark worth playing?" Yes. As you said, game really begins in the end game. That is an understatement with just how much better it gets. Kinda wish you did some end game things just to see how gearing and whatnot works but I also understand not spoiling for yourself and such. Good review :)

[@jshtng78]

@Matheus Costa See, if the 'real game' is beyond what he's seen but what he's seen is already impressing him so much I think that beats said 99% of the MMORPGs.

[@jorgebellidolavado6382]

The question is a worthy to pay as a mature game. I know they censored game for outfit but idk how much they censored this game like torture, story, vocabulary, probably nudity (i find weird that since games like Dante inferno has a nude female boss), etc.

[@amnesia998]

@Matheus Costa yep as soon as i heard that i hopped out, next

[@fartywartymcfarthead]

Thats the fucking hallmark of a very poorly designed game lol. Stop simping for this horseshit game

[@frezer748]

I was never a fan of isometric games such Diablo/Path of Exile and I almost didn't try out the beta of Lost Ark. But man I would be so mad at myself if I would not have tried the Lost Ark beta. This game is an absolutely gem and you can really see how much work & love the developers put into this game. This game really showed me what an Mmo(A)rpg should be. I never felt that connected with a game community as I did in Lost Ark. There are so many interesting and funny player interactions whether it is the tree-cutting with another player, the visiting of a stronghold or gathering more players to dance in the big castle to complete a quest. This game took so many inspirations from other great games and in my opinion combined the best things and even improved them further. To all MMO lovers: Give This Game A Try You won't regret it. The world feels alive, there is a lot of content, the animations/combat feels awesome and the story is interesting. I personally always played and loved World of Warcraft. But the Lost Ark Beta showed me so many good elements which I missed in World of Warcraft or other MMO's for such a long time. I can't wait for the release.

[@stevennarum3003]

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[@themightypotato3857]

yep. there's something about it, even without having taken part in the beta. i have never ever played an mmo ever and i'm almost 30. never understood what people saw and still see in stuff like wow. i kinda get it with games like diablo but even there, I couldn't gather enough interest myself to try it. but this appeals to me a lot. i really really like the graphics. lots of parts have that evil and dark feel to it and I really like that. all that waifu-shit also seems to be quite toned down thankfully (wtf so many people like about it completely escapes me). what also is REALLY attractive to me is that they take casuals into consideration, which I certainly am. I saw in some youtube video that they will add (or already added) minigames and stuff like that which looked great. and even despite caring about the casuals, they have some hardcore fights in there and even though I will probably never be interested or good enough to attempt these fights, having the option is still cool. all in all, I am very much looking forward to playing the first mmorpg of my life and I'm glad it's going to be Lost Ark. hope i won't be let down. see ya on the fields, bois.

[@abouttime2569]

@@stevennarum3003 Comment written by a dev of another MMO

[@timelytim]

Peon: "I've turned into a female Wolverine" X-23: =[ Lady Deathstrike: =[

[@ZachM525]

You stopped literally right before one of the coolest moments in the MSQ…

[@Olchay97]

He explained it actually…he didnt want to get spoiled much so when the actual game gets released he can enjoy it more

[@psytic]

I love Paladin lots of hybrid builds. Didnt struggle to kill anything up until lvl 20. Hoping it doesn't slow down later on. I enjoy playing supports and hybrids I just dont like taking 10 times as long to kill mobs.

[@baklazan777]

Just thought I'd point out, you no longer need to be 50 to PvP, you can do it as soon as about lvl 26, when you get to the first proper city

[@xeikai]

Damn, you stopped RIGHT before the big setpiece quest that would have probably blown your socks off. It woulda been the perfect end of the gameplay video

[@TheNathanNAPALM]

People that like Diablo are going to love this game as long as they can stomach the typical mat RNG gear upgrade grind. It feels good in combat and has addictive gameplay

[@newdivide9882]

It’s funny you mention Diablo because that’s instantly what I thought of the second gameplay began

[@fatjonseatingadventures5429]

If it has really good PVE dungeons/raids that are difficult i'm sold so hard. The combat looks unreal (get it)

[@MeroRaSLaN]

It has the best challenging raids in video games history so relax

[@UnlimitedGamerUNG]

They seem insanely difficult 👍🏼

[@lichwarri]

There is actually a traditional mage class, its already out in Korea and Amazon might have leaked that they will make it available in the Western version for release as well in a deleted Twitter post. It looks so freaking cool!:D

[@YikiMedia]

the best things in PVP is Wars to control palaces or regions, create brochures, and fight a large-scale fight is the most beautiful and wonderful thing, but it is not present in this game

[@ranjnijan3446]

I really wanted to play the beta but I really didn’t want to play the Beta since nothing progresses over to release but ended up playing a lot anyways because hearing of the delay to early 2022. Haven’t been excited or played a game consistently and Lost Ark Is finally the game I can main. Now hopefully it doesn’t get delayed more…lol

[@CaptainChristianZ1818]

you really wanted to play or really didn't want to play the BETA? What exactly are you saying?

[@ryzefrags]

@@CaptainChristianZ1818 exactly what he said he didn't wanna play because nothing progresses over to the game when it actually fully releases but he ended up playing anyway quite easy to understand if you can read

[@CaptainChristianZ1818]

@@ryzefrags thanks for clarifying, guess I wasn't reading it thoroughly.

[@kluafoz]

I only clicked on this review because I've heard 21Kiloton mention you before and this was my first video of yours I've watched... OMFG I've been missing out LOVE the commentary style!!

[@finbarshields]

You gotta show itemisation/loot in more detail in these videos bro, it's 90% the reason we play ARPGs

[@FRESHY_GG]

Game is NOT P2W and anyone that says that Lost Ark is P2W is a troll adding fuel to the fire trying to trigger hardcore fans, or someone who has no clue what real P2W actually looks like. In Lost Ark you CAN pay to progress faster. Anything whales can do, you can do just by playing, anything whales can buy on cash shop, you can do also just by playing and exchanging gold for cash shop currency, and even if there is any P2W element it literally doesn't matter, cause there is LITERALLY NOTHING TO WIN. PVP is equalized, there is also equalized PVE content with leaderboards, where everyone has same gear and you need to be skilled enough and know boss mechanics to clear the raid/dungeon the fastest. Overall the game is pay to progress faster and when you progress fast you will be bored and then cry on forums that you want new content to come faster. So take you time, play everyday for few hours, do your daily stuff, and you will eventually catch up to the whales who will be max gear score on first week with no content to do and maximum boredom.

[@Yeest540]

Hey Peon I remember that one of their latest classes that was released in Korea is the Sorceress. I believe it's still a female, but she's a more classic mage/spell caster that you're looking for compared to the summoner that uses constructs for combat instead. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6TRiaKYj8SVmqM

[@blake8562]

thought this was a rick roll

[@thedman623]

holy shit those animations! awesome!

[@markucla]

3:44 "Someone pissed in her cornflakes"! LOL Brilliant.

[@smokyx]

so glad you are trying this peon, would love you see you create content about Lost Ark!

[@Kornax24]

Clarification on the "lots of regions are blocked": on Nov 1 they announce that there will be a bunch of countries added for the release, many of those being Latin American and Oceanic countries. Sadly Belgium and the Netherlands still aren't included.

[@isidornimages]

Doesn't Belgium and Netherlands have laws concerning loot boxes? If so, a worrying "coincidence".

[@belstar1128]

This company lives in the 1980s just let people log in to the game from any country the internet exists.

[@mak00ileven]

Played the Beta currently im on the RU server loving the pvp

[@rozzujr7282]

How u get into beta?

[@mak00ileven]

@@rozzujr7282 beta ended already, but you had to buy one of the founder packages to have access tp the closed beta. however when the game release it will be free to play.

[@raem5254]

@@mak00ileven nice! is it really confirmed will be f2p? and will the game have pay2win items in-game?

[@mak00ileven]

@@raem5254 well pvp is normalized, cash shop items has no effect in pvp. As for Pve, you can pay to boast your characters level to gain access to higher level raids etc. Some claim this is pay2win, however i never get the idea of Pve being P2w.. but to each his own. The game will be free to play however so you don't have to spend a $ and will still have access to the same content the big spenders do. May take you a little longer but that's the trade-off. Also note that having the best gear and enchantments in pve isn't a guarantee to be successful in high level raids. Mechanics are still key.

[@Skilez]

one thing for me is, yes, the campaign default quests are super generic and boring. but a lot of the main story line is exceptionally well made and interesting. there were so many "holy shit" moments in it that could fill an entire single player game easily (fortress siege, some campaign dungeons like morai ruins, the entire tortoyk continent especially the pirate dungeon,...). but most importantly the combat system is so amazing that i never feel bored killing random stuff in the world or while questing. even fighting trash mobs feels like an epic battle. i will probably play this game for a really long time (and it lets me do this without endless grind because i have never witnessed this amount of content in a game before...). on a last note: the developers seem to be extremely nice too.

[@briceouvaroff5534]

Generic Korean music in the background, LAWL. The music is composed by an american composer, the same guy behind Avengers movies, and that's a great music. Also, South America and NZ + Australia are now region-unlocked :p

[@alanodulio1920]

It does not matter who the composer is, it he made generic korean music then it is what it is..

[@brandonwilliams3777]

Seems like a real hot button issue for you. Lawl

[@luismatheu4496]

After nearly 3 years i can said there is nothing out there like this game I hope you make it to lv 50 to get an idea of this game with all respect this is not diablo or POE it will start linear and it will became a huge sandbox this is an MMOARPG…You are playing a real master piece this is an MMO like no other is unique polish and very very well done it has everything from story to combat to raids to professions you named this game has it and the best part are the Devs of this game very good people so far hope u enjoy it..

[@gablo1089]

Does it have a subscription or a box price?

[@DarkWalker11]

i will play this the rest of my life, 8 years waiting

[@khazms]

Don't. Korean MMO's aren't worth it. They're usually just P2W or grindy. It's worth spending a couple of months of your life, but that's it.

[@iech0526]

I don't have too much experience in MMO Rpg's, having dumpstered ridiculous amount of time into FFXIV and some time into SWTOR, I have to say that Lost Ark feels like a breath of fresh air looking at how impactful the abilities are for characters. The minor inconveniences of gender lock, a debatably boring leveling experience (which exists in other MMO Rpg's as well), a lack of customization on the player housing are rounded out by the amazing class design and combat, as well as the fact that it is free to play. While it's theoretically possible for them to attempt to overhaul the leveling experience, I think it will remain the same as it has been demonstrated in beta. As for the gender lock issue, that can be changed in future updates, along with most customization for player housing. Overall, I think the pros outweigh the cons to put Lost Ark at the grade level of at minimum a "solid game", and potentially better depending on how much those minor inconveniences irk you.

[@mdamaged]

1:49 to skip the ad.

[@yeahitsoffader]

This is one of very few games where I would log on just to kill some mobs for 30 minutes and I'd have too much fun doing it.

[@gnsgml11]

As a Korean player who played lost ark for years let me tell you what the P2W aspect is like. I don't consider this game P2W simply because you dont really win anything. You progress faster but that's it. It doesn't mean those people that pay have a specific advantage over you or take anything away from you. Most P2W games have a direct affect on your character in some aspects such as PvP or not being able to do something as new content is released because you aren't geared enough. This isn't the case for Lost Ark. It's more similar to CoD and it's battle pass. People with battle pass get new weapon blueprints, xp boosts, so faster attachment on weapons with less recoil etc. But this does not mean everyone with the battle pass is better than you and consider it P2W can you? At least with lost ark you have access to every content and can work towards it pretty reasonably well without paying a cent. I was able to do every raid as it was released and had times where I had nothing to do other than doing collectable stuff because I was able to. There isn't a big big disadvantage by not paying. I'd say the progression is 10~25% slower than people that pay depending on how many hours you play a day and RNG but being that slow doesn't mean you are locked out of content or have specific disadvantage while doing something

[@Arthrexx]

Obtaining a weapon with less recoil is already a heavy P2W aspect. It's like being able to buy a weapon with higher DPS in the game.

[@DoctorStrange01]

Buying faster progress quals p2w, as by definition, you pay for an advantage (any) over people who don't, which this literally is. People who say stuff that makes you progress faster and gives you boost is not p2w are absolutely ridiculous. Time is the most important thing in life and you're literally buying it. So yeah, there are many ways of p2w, from small boosts to straight up buying currency (or items you can sell for currency, same thing), but all of them are p2w, unless it's a cosmetic item that doesn't affect GAMEPLAY in any way.

[@gnsgml11]

@@DoctorStrange01 You haven't played proper p2w games my boy. Having an advantage doesn't mean "win" and this advantage isn't even huge. P2W games in my view are games where you literally can't progress unless you spend money or can't even compete in pvp. There are heaps of Korean games where people spend 1000s even more than 10K USD for couple of items. You don't even have to spend money in lost ark to enjoy the game. In lost ark you can buy all the gold you want with real money, it doesn't save huge amount of time imo as its mostly cosmetics and RNG for items Would you call CoD p2w because you get xp boost and better weapons at the start? It's like saying a single player game is p2w because in lost ark if other people are ahead of you, it doesn't really directly affect you. Where in as lots of other games unless you spend money, you can't join a party, go on raids, do pvp, go pve etc

[@DoctorStrange01]

@@gnsgml11 I did, my boy, and probably at the time when you were still sucking on the milk bottle, but i was a teenager and couldn't care less back then. You're a Korean, i don't expect you to grasp the concept of P2W when 99% of your online games are extremely P2W. Applies to probably most asian markets, but Korea and China are legendary status in that. Your concept of P2W is just that - your concept, but it doesn't change how P2W works, it's not only the most extreme cases like you've mentioned (unable to progress without $), it's also the small things like boosters, anything that gives you any advantage in gameplay is P2W. There's no pay to progress faster, pay to buy an item, pay to enter a zone, pay to get a bj from a skimpy looking lady-NPC. It's all the same shit, it affects gameplay = it's P2W. Better weapons ? Of course, you're at an advantage over people who didn't buy the pass. People will have to grind for the advantage you just bought with real cash. This is self-explanatory. You're trying to justify the P2W aspect of games. A debate with someone like you is literally pointless, as it is with anyone who thinks anything that gives any advantage in gameplay aspect is not P2W.

[@Arthrexx]

@@DoctorStrange01 Gotta make a difference between pay 2 win and pay 4 convenience. Getting a 10% exp boost? Convenient. Buying literal levels or gear that cannot be obtained otherwise? P2Win

[@shiroe3107]

Thanks to your first guide, I'm having a blast playing in RU server, I just hit L50.

In a lot of ways, its "perfect MMO" Combat is fun, satisfying, flashy and skillbased. PVP is competetive, very deep, very skill expressive and and with equalized gear - fair, with quite good balancing Endgame PVE is very hard, challenging and fun, with varied bosses, mechanics and its one of the only MMO which can do without holy trinity and still work! There is lot of build diversity, easy respecs for trying new stuff, game is very alt friendly and there is lot to do at every point of game Lot of life skills, exploration and housing for those who like to "live" in their game. Unless they really fuck up monetization, this game should be doing really good. I just wish it didn´t have that classical "asian" visualisation, but its not THAT bad :)

[@boomcat1337]

Well i dont mind the asian waifu look and skimpy looks there follows xD

@Trebors Tactics yeah, for rp it's not ideal I guess, even tho visually it's bit like ffxiv and that works great for rp I heard 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@tvbuu]

I'm just scared of Amazon handling publishing

[@XBezerkerX]

@Trebors Tactics You aren't OP lol. The bosses in the dungeons and raids have literal hundreds of health bars. Watched a video yesterday when a boss had over 200 bars of health and would wipe your entire party if you make a mistake.

[@carlocabanes2802]

Good day! Today I just wanna watch the gameplay of Lost Ark then suddenly an Ad just popped-out. I know this may not sound interesting but the Ad keeps me watched it for over 1hour and 20 mins (I guess). I hope that helps you being a youtuber. 🙂. Also, I finished watching your video. Nice infos and reviews. Keep it up man!

[@rosemccartney1538]

17:15 and this is exactly what I fucking hate about games these days, why are players able to look like that without killing a super hard endgame boss?!

[@Nostromo2144]

This is the first video that's made me want to play this mmoarpg - cheers Peon! Of course, the announcement that we will have local Aussie (Oceania) servers helped too! ;)

[@Tucanae515]

There's no Oceanic servers tho?

[@busdriver0000]

the irony of a wallet sponsor for a Lost Ark video

[@SimpleKookie]

Some of the regions you mentioned are no longer region locked. They recently got the rights for all of these regions: Estonia, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Paraguay, Panama, Peru, Nicaragua, Uruguay, Venezuela, Belize, Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Bahamas, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Australia, and New Zealand. There definitely are some regions that are still locked, but it's not exactly up to AGS. It was mentioned recently that Smilegate was talking with a Taiwanese publisher so maybe they're the ones who end up releasing the game for that region. Though I doubt any more regions will be added for the western release before launch. Maybe somewhere down the line they'll add more.

[@IXLuciferXI]

Everyone talking about the game, I'm here actually worried about Peon, what's up man, what's up with your shaky hands? I hope you're okay o.o

[@hardcoreteunes]

Ye wtf I notice it at the ad

[@Rare_Pepe]

Same here. I hope he is getting enough sleep. That shit was disturbing to watch.

[@Zalixor]

I'm the same with shaky hands but there's nothing wrong me me. Just my precision motorskills are a bit wack so they shake. Some peoples hands shake more than others.

[@johnny5alv]

'someone's pissed in her cornflakes'.. yep that one got a full on belly laugh :P

[@Cyromantik]

For me it's looks less like a top-down and more like a regular MMO with the camera zoomed all the way out. I think this was a way to save on texture resources and make the game lighter to run in a PC Bangs, but I haven't checked that out myself yet. It's pretty, and I can't fault the cheesecake design, but I'm not sure if this game is something I'll be interested in.

[@e.a5612]

been playing for 2 weeks on Russian server , def recommend. the real game only begins at lvl 50

[@fartywartymcfarthead]

No one asked lol

[@MasonIce1999]

What I noticed most is that you were smiling through most of your experience. Can't ask for much more than that. Thanks again for a great review.

[@webtraveler6654]

This game is truly amazing, just one problem....Amazon. The Censorship is crazy and is the true reason behind the delays.

[@yolo-senpal4520]

It was hilarious to me when, I’m the beginning when you were choosing your class, you kept flipping through all the choices and continuously blinded me as I am watching this at 2am.

[@Jamshazamy]

Worth mentioning that while the game "isn't available" in my country, Belgium, I could still play in the beta and I'm going to assume this game is going to be "region locked" for BE and NL in the same way as DBZ Dokkan battle whereby I can't find it on the playstore and I can't use the shop in the game but the second I VPN to Germany I can both find it on the playstore and buy currency and play just fine in Belgium without the VPN after the initial VPN download. So I think it'll just end up being a superficial region lock

[@vialenae]

That's great news tbh, I'm also from Belgium so it's nice to know that I can play this game with my friends.

[@thibo764]

en welke vpn gebruik je dan ? heb het nog nooit zelf gebruikt, maar aangezien ik deze game zo graag wil spelen..... moet ik het misschien maar eens proberen

[@HappyCamperRealOne]

@@thibo764 je kan ook gwn op russische servers gaan spelen met exitlag is veel makkelijker en ik ga er niet meer vanuit dat ze het nog mogelijk maken om lost ark te releasen voor belgie of nederland

[@temeria1986]

@@vialenae They don't want to lock the game too hard, they just want to lock it enough so the law can't get them, luckily. Im living in The Netherlands and were blocked too, i had no problems playing the game in BETA

[@thibo764]

@@HappyCamperRealOne bedankt voor het antwoord. jammer dat we het niet gwn kunnen spelen zoals anderen. achja.

[@mavmav0YT]

I don't consistently watch your videos, though there are periods where I watch a lot of them, but every time I want to know about an MMO I always search up "[insert MMO here] Lazy Peon", and I just have to say this. Your videos are so consistently good, I always enjoy them. You're doing such a good job, so ya know... Keep at it!

[@sol5916]

I haven't been excited about a game in years. It's actually a little disturbing that the two new games that made me feel excited recently was both released by Amazon.

[@giuseppemarino7753]

I hope you like running chore daily quest as that's the end game

[@abouttime2569]

@@giuseppemarino7753 Stop talking if the only mmo you played was WoW

[@giuseppemarino7753]

@@abouttime2569 ahah, I played more mmos than you ever heard of. That being said, your comment is clueless and doesn't make any sense. I've played lost ark on the Russian servers so unlike you, I know what I'm talking about.

[@abouttime2569]

@@giuseppemarino7753 I played every single mmo that existed in human history. See? very easy to lie like you just did

[@lazarushf]

Peon, South America's lock was lifted. There will be local servers here even! It was announced before the beta..

[@CRYPTiCEXiLE]

I think Lost Ark looks very good and i love the art style and they did a good job in UE3 to be fair and probably the best looking isometic RPG game i ever seen and the con part for me is gender lock.

[@symphonixblades]

It's not really gender lock more like with how Black Desert works which every class have or will get their different gender counterpart

[@CRYPTiCEXiLE]

@@symphonixblades it's gender lock and to me that sucks I dont want to RP as a woman that's just fucking weird.

[@Gashdal]

@@CRYPTiCEXiLE it's not that weird dude. you don't have to 'RP' if you dont want to. your character will just be female

[@malter87]

- gender lock is removed in later patches, so that's not an issue - the game DOES HAVE a male wizard class... just not in this particular patch but it IS coming out upon or soon after release, so that's not an issue either - top down view gives HUGE FOV unmatched with ANY other third person games, it's extremely important especially when you have all these telegraphs and dodging it is ABOSLUTELY NECESSARY to have a top down view to actually have a good idea of what's happening around you - most MMOs provide all sorts of camera settings including both 3rd person and top down view... my prefered choice has always been to make it look as top down as possible simply due to the amount of area you can see around you, it improves the gameplay quality by A LOT - UE3 is basically a standard at this... MORE than 90% of the MMOs and other games in the past 10 years have been made in UE3... including your beloved BDO! The engine is an absolute classic offering a fair balance between really good looking environment and models with a fairly good performance even in multiplayer PLUS something really important it IS widely support by almost any PC... - don't forget that NOT EVERYONE is rocking that fat juicy RTX 3090!!! majority of people actually on cheaper PCs or EVEN LAPTOPS!!! so something like UE3 with it's now much more modest demands for resources actually caters a MUCH larger playerbase being able to experience the game the way it was designed! - you CANNOT have an MMO without a storyline... the makes the whole game pointless... main quest and story progression is a VITAL and IMPORTANT part for player immersion in ANY GAME... including MMOs - jumping straight up into endgame raids after you've made your character makes literally no sense... - have patience, learn the game, learn how to play your class and THEN you are allowed to go into an endgame raid!... otherwise you are just gonna hold back your group! - of course, it IS HUGELY P2W, how else are they gonna make money... that was a stupid question.. P2W has always been element of ALL MMOs regardless of the game - actually LOTS of regions got unlocked... should've checked the news before making that point, lol

[@malter87]

jesus is not gonna help you

[@zeriel9148]

I know people insist it is an MMO, but it really doesn't look like one to me from everything I've seen. Sure, technically you can say it is massively multiplayer, but it reminds me heavily of those mobile MMOs with its lobby-based system and maps. It just doesn't in anyway give that sense of a real, expansive world.

[@fivedudes]

There is tons of world events and bosses going on almost constantly, a very large ocean to explore with more events that happen on the sea's and 94 islands in the sea's to explore, You have yo physically sail your ship btw.

[@JforAll00]

Bryan Tyler did the music for lost ark. Not really generic.

[@wolf-xin1742]

TIS always a good day when Peon uploads 😌😇❤

[@DanielNistrean]

Korean Server has 21 classes including classic mage, Russian has 19 classes, Closed Beta has 14 classes for now.

[@fivedudes]

Beta has 15 classes. Which they said will be the 15 on release

[@twotallsocks]

Excited for this game, glad to see the coverage!

[@perplexedcats7687]

Or lack thereof ;)

[@arkamkage7718]

@kaaamos huh? Wym

[@arkamkage7718]

@kaaamos smh

[@theriser8751]

@kaaamos I deleted my comment because I said shit without knowing what "blackwashing" is, sorry! About this censorship, what did they do with the game?

[@tvbuu]

@kaaamos lol what?????? Blackwashing????? Wtf 😂😂😂😂😂

[@omaripearson2827]

This game gives me last chaos vibes… who remembers that game?

[@jordick8427]

The biggest CON for me with these asian MMO's is the cash shop. I don't mind reasonably priced cosmetics, but if there's anything that even closely resembles P2W of P2C items its a big NO-NO for me. They just immediately kills the interest for me, I've been looking forward for this game for YEARS, and I'm really hoping that they won't go to the same P2W monetization route that most of the Asian MMOs typically go. Hell, I would even prefer to pay 60€ upfront if it meant that game would have no further monetization at all and all the content + cosmetics would be free and obtainable via gameplay.

[@xLeprix]

Why don't you play sword of legends online then? It has no p2w and it cost $40

[@DeadEnd4991]

I use to watch you alot some years back when I first got into mmorpg games. I stop watching when I stopped playing. Now that I'm getting back into play mmo games, it only makes sense that I watch your content again. With my return.... when did you turn into Steven Amells twin? Lol you look like a total badass 🤣

[@flipadip2712]

I never understood why these games don't include both gender and varying skin tone options for each class. Its such an easy thing to do and will ensure all players can have a character that they enjoy playing.

[@cupocoffee9369]

Appeals more to a Korean audience. The boobs, I mean.

[@quake2k.]

Fictional stories don't need to mirror american politics....

[@cupocoffee9369]

@@quake2k. no one's talking about American politics lol what

[@quake2k.]

@@cupocoffee9369 that's my point

[@cupocoffee9369]

@@quake2k. what the fuck are you talking about

[@q2subzero]

I think the game would be 10x better if it had a free camera / over the shoulder camera that could be changed/zoomed in/out.

[@KokusLV]

Immediately clicked on this!

[@wolf-xin1742]

Same tbh 🤓

[@Trev_onthetube]

SAME

[@one_eyeddd473]

Holy crap!

[@Tigerblade11238]

Got in the closed beta and can't wait for this to release. So good!

[@Crobian]

The real fun which you didn't highlight in this video is playing alts. In the beta I leveled 3 toons to 26 and like 5 others to 13-16. Once you realize how different (and stupidly fun) the classes feel that's when the game truly shines. It's a shame you only did the usual rush to max level thing lol.

[@OMIMreacts]

yo first time i ever see one of your videos. but right of the bat, i am so impressed by how much you transformed since 2018. really well done, and so inspiring!

[@sirianofmorley]

Peon needs to mens size trousers to fit in a real wallet it seems. Someone start a gofundme.

[@quekZo95]

Lmao true

[@Koowie]

One bit of information at the end was incorrect. You do not have to hit level 50 to PvP, you are able to start as soon as you get to Luterra at around level 26

[@MadMaxJuggernaut]

I'm still trying to understand the hype behind this game, now that I get to play the game it feels like some cheap asian RPG game that smells like it'll be full of P2W stuff

[@chainjail924]

true at glance

[@schmidth]

Yeah it felt clunky, the angle is shit, UI meh... just looks cheap and soulless

[@luminarkhunter776]

Chaos dungeon is the mindless grind based on my experience. After you level up into 50 the only way to get the materials to bring up your gear score is to do the Chaos dungeon. You are already tired of the easy mindless grinding doing the MSQ and after all that another mindless grinding in the Chaos Dungeon awaits you. At least that is the case during the closed beta. Hopefully, it will get better in the actual game. I got tired of playing after a few runs on the Chaos Dungeons.

[@fivedudes]

Uh no, for mats you would also do the guardian raids, cube dungeon, sun trails and island story quests through the 94 islands, give MASSIVE amounts of mats and engraving books . You then have the abyss dungeon that drop tier sets and mats for craft the sets or exchange them for pieces at a vendor, also when u dismantle any of this gear its more crafting mats. But item level only gets you into the door for the harder raids and content, You still need to farm runes, engravings books and skill point potions from the guardian raids, world bosses and other world events, towers, sun trails, cubes and completing zone exploration. So there is alot to do to get mats and power in just tier 1 content alone. Oh and you also get alot of currency from leveling up your affinity with npc's

[@ramia6912]

other than the fact Amazon is crappy when it comes to games I can't wait for this :D Also the fact we don't see half the screen filled with skill bars and skill bloat makes me even more excited about this game. Just hoping the pay 2 win is not that much of a problem or it's aimed for the PVP only.

[@Troy2Slick]

Amazon didn't develop the game, they have zero to do with anything pertaining to the game or gameplay.

[@Venti_Depresso]

"You wanna fuck with Demon-Lady? Fuck around and find out" made me spit out my drink lmfao

[@Pl4sm0]

"yeha I played till lvl25 so I can tell you if is worth playing" lol

[@AtraxaApologist]

As far as MMOs go, there isn't much that I'm interested in. Destiny 2 (if that even counts) held me for a bit, but for a lot of reason I haven't played it in awhile. But even when my account in KR got removed, I would always come back to the RU version of this game at some point. I wish they would expand on things like life skills, I think that black desert had a pretty cool life skilling system, and I'd love to see parts of that implemented in Lost Ark. Secondly expanded housing would be cool, but that's already confirmed (and they're making it way bigger and crazier than I ever hoped). This developer has time and time again listened to the community, and made changes that actively lose them revenue in favor of community outlook, and a healthy game/community. If you watch their LAO ON videos, it's very clear that they actually care about this game and the people who play it. Coming from other MMOs, it's such a breath of fresh air. I haven't tried many, but more often than not the developers are nowhere near the level of Smilegate's Lost Ark team.

[@veil1792]

*Top down clicker, that's a hard pass for me.*

[@JohnSmith-hv6ks]

Same. I just like looking at my character at cultural angles.

[@sebsteyn1592]

@@JohnSmith-hv6ks your wishes can be fulfilled my man, you can zoom in on your character to… inspect. There’s also a photo modd

[@rabbit3849]

"How much do your hands shake?" Peon: *Yes*

[@Deiwulf]

"comparable to wow raiding" Haha, the only difficulty in wow is finding competent ppl to play the game.

[@silentguilt]

You're basically describing every multiplayer game ever

[@bloodwolf9428]

The only I'm missing is looking up in the sky at the stars and moon or seeing the sunset ect..

[@restinginn9906]

I played the beta for the week that it was out. Got to max level on a shadow hunter. Amazing graphics, sound effects, combat animations. Dungeon experience is actually really fun as are the bosses. I didn't think I would like the isometric design but it's like playing league of legends but it's an MMORPG instead. Class fantasy and skill progression is awesome. Lots to play around with (you can reset skills for free at any time). The story was decent, certainly not ff14 level but it has some cool moments. PvP is completely normalized - There is NO pay to win for PvP at all (all gear is the exact same, only thing you can change are the preset characteristics and skills). Raid bosses are really fun. I played 50 hours or so for $15 for the beta and I got my moneys worth easily. When the game comes out, it will be completely free to play so you can have fun as well for about 40-50 hours worth and decide if you want to keep going. At endgame, you can repeatedly do dungeons/raids in a LFG/matchmaking system with others which is pretty fun - you use the mats you get from these things to upgrade your gear. You can "pay to win" to go faster but honestly you don't HAVE to do that at all and still you will have fun. There is also a lot of casual content, you can explore thousands of islands on your ship and collect things which will progress your character slightly. Oh and one last thing the NA/EU release will have much less monetization compared to the Korean version. Game director confirmed this.

[@YogibearXXL]

u lost me at Amazing graphics HAHAH

[@resentfusion5634]

nice was hoping itd be familiar to league so i wouldnt have too hard of a time adapting. tyty glhf

[@restinginn9906]

@@YogibearXXL have you even played the game

[@legacymse7095]

@@restinginn9906 Leave him, it's the kind of guy who is really picky about graphics. It's also the kind of guy who buys every single graphic card. Some clowns don't even need a costume and makeup.

[@JoeyBK_86]

To this guy nice graphics are just how real to life a game looks. I think graphical design goes beyond just looking realistic.

[@smurf7665]

its another korean cash grab leave it to lazypeon to not do any research and advocate a P2W game... dont believe me? get to level cap and youll understand.

[@kobrraful]

Big sadge that scouter wasn't available in the beta :( it's so much fun to play. Really hoping it will be available on launch

[@merumeruYo]

And here I was expecting him to say "Download now" at the end of the Ridge Wallet ad.

[@rathalghul]

'run towards our destiny - ups, wrong way.' made my day :D

[@TinariKao]

As someone who has lots of disparate friends, it's frustrating that you're "locked" onto your server. I wasn't able to coordintate with all my friends so I have friends spread out over 3 servers now. :D

[@MangoMHF]

Thank you for uploading at 1440p

[@Klawwwd]

I played this on JP and I love it. Unfortunately, having to redownload every time and run the ENG Patch just so I can understand what I'm clicking on, combined with 300 MS latency made me stop after a while. I can't wait for EU to release. Shame they don't show my class in the Beta, so I guess I'll wait for them to actually release it. I played the Spear class, and can't wait to play her again.

[@xLeprix]

You'll have to wait a lot for spear master if you want to play her...also the West lost ark is censored ( the "underwear " or the costume which shown summoner legs is now almost completely covered and outfits 1-10 lvl or so they said but now the sorceress avatar has a chastity belt.....)

[@mactwentytwentyfour]

4:10 'Boobs are maxed out by default' LMAO

[@Defaign]

could also jump into 3v3 pvp at lvl 26 / 27 technically speaking.

[@monkeygrenadier3579]

Finally... a review that reviews Lost Ark as MMO first and ARPG just a feature rather than other way around..