Lost Ark - Launch Day Guide | How To Survive The First 24 Hours

[@LegacyGamingUS]

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[@Oxymiron_]

Any plans on creating an EU region guild?

[@billykwong4291]

which server is it?

[@perm1730]

Is there a specific Sever to join the Legacy guild?

[@alistairbolden6340]

I don't agree with this guide what so ever. The best gold to be made by far in the game before 1415ilevel is via the masterpeice collectable line, and that means adventure tome and Makoto seeds. You can make more gold going carefully from zone to zone picking up items than you can weeks of doing t1 chaos dungeons, and the value of gold will go down over time as more people get to gold sinks. Again just to stress you get 28.000 gold from 38 masterpeice collectable item track, the things you need for this item track mostly come with basic zone completion. So TLDR do the adventure track even if it means you take a week to reach level 50 because compared to someone who has a main and an alt at 50 and is hard stuck in T2 like everyone will be the first week you will be so far ahead its unreal. You can go back and do it later on after you reach 50 but unless you are an agi build its no faster than doing it right from the start. You are forced by the game to spend hours going into every zone in the game and riding around it, far better to only have to ride around every zone once than go back at 50 and do it all over again. Backtracking is a massive waste of time. Unlike most other mmorpgs your mounts move speed is the same at lvl 10 as it is at lvl 50.

[@That_BAMF]

This is a bit off topic but, what chair are you using? it looks funky and I'm interested.

[@Sinistar24]

First 24 hours...The #1 priority is being able to survive the queue and play the game.

[@nativezero]

That's the only thing that slightly concerns me. Hoping with the backing of amazon they can load up more servers to help.

[@paradopx8618]

@@nativezero well new world had 20k people in que for a 2k max server lol, I’m concerned

[@tiagopassarela]

@@nativezero i don't think Amazon is the one responsible for maintaining the servers

[@eymerich6872]

@@tiagopassarela what do you mean you don't think . They are..Period.

[@RexZShadow]

@@paradopx8618 well that was more Amazon dumbass game design system than anything else. Server stability was great lol

[@billcranston3882]

Your series of LA videos have been really helpful. They've made me feel both compelled to give the game a try, and apprehensive that it will become a massive time sink.

[@kensapi]

it will be a time sink in the first month or two when you are getting the collectibles.

[@ShamanK1977]

I've watched all the videos you have made for Lost Ark. You presentation outline is so well put together. Kudos to you. Very professional.

[@deminisis]

Tip for securing character names: Create a character and leave them in the subclass selection. You can hold them in that class until the subclass you might be waiting for releases. I'll be doing that in anticipation for lancemaster.

[@tangman9890]

Now there's an idea, what class is the lancemaster?

[@Geetah.]

@@tangman9890 Martial Artist (Female)

[@tangman9890]

@@Geetah. thank you kindly

[@YoraiDragon]

Sucks, can't do that for female zerker Q_Q

[@MakimKii]

Wow thx alot for that tips. I need to also do that for lance master..

[@hookah111]

new to lost ark, and fairly new to mmos in general. Your content is super helpful, very compact videos, no blablabl. and yes, this game is just throwing content on you and i'm litrally afraid to finish the main quests and reach endgame. thanks sir!

[@user-sl309jd90]

Don't forget you should do the weekly Una's task first before doing the Chaos dungeon or raids. Because many of the Una's task is about doing the Chaos dungeon or raids!

[@IchigoKurosaki10]

Have been watching all of your LA videos non stop and they gave me a lot of confidence in order to play Asap, thanks a lot for the great work and please keep the guides coming

[@LegacyGamingUS]

Working on a lot of stuff for launch.

[@minstorm]

I will definitely not treat this like a business and I will instead enjoy the world. Explore and check out a lot of stuff. Not just trying to skip every content in the game to reach the endgame grind.

[@briceps1]

Exactly, just play the game! Its launching in T1, its the tutorial . I cant wait for people to bo life rush to end game then complain there isnt enough things to do

[@chidori7451]

@@briceps1 that's not how it'll go in Lost Ark, ppl rushing to end game end up doing the same Q's as you but at higher lvl. They're not skipping anything since you go zones over and over again

[@XZeroKPS]

@@briceps1 every single time. Can't fix stupid. Have fun in lost ark!

[@jonathanb1059]

Same. I want to do all the side quests I can find as well. I do see benefits to holding off on a lot of other side activities until end game though, that way there will be more to do when I get there. I have never been one to think an MMO starts at max level, I enjoy the journey.

[@UltraSuperDuperFreak]

Or you could rush and start earning endgame resources, Then make an alt and do all content slowly and enjoy game while getting endgame materials at same time. Or simply stay on first char and just go back and do everything just as high level instead, but you are still having endgame dayli resources aswell.

[@legalizemarinara]

just found your channel while looking into lost ark, im getting really hype for the game now and your videos have been so helpful, thanks!

[@LegacyGamingUS]

Glad to hear it!

[@bradentraub]

It's gonna be WAY higher than 100k on launch day I think. We hit 80k peak on the beta. I think we are looking at 250k+ day one. Great video!

[@meyanh6238]

Wasn’t it the case that the beta couldn’t be streamed? Just imagine all those big streamers playing, drawing all the attention to it. If the servers had a few issues with 80k already, I think there are bad news for us…

[@anotherfan2870]

1.2mil

[@rustybros]

I'm all about skipping story in ffxiv and rushing to max level for every expansion so I'm glad you made a video for this.

[@ImJoegath]

Loving the videos so far. Would you consider making a video on how to optimize stronghold leveling/research?

[@AlphaCollectorCZ]

Totally unrelated but you look like Steven Seagal. Awesome guide!

[@sailorain]

thanks for such a detailed video that's super easy to understand

[@CasualAndy]

Another great video!

[@CryoBio]

Anyone know the specific time it releases if you ordered the founder's packages? I believe it's Feb 8, but is there a specific time? Is it just like 12 AM PST on Feb 8?

[@Milk7ss]

Lemme know if/when you find out

[@LunarPriestessYT]

Can't wait for the release

[@cosmo7291]

You have to go back and do dungeons for a 2nd time for adventure tome anyways, so even if you ignore the mokoko seeds on the first run while leveling your main, it wouldn't really be a waste. The infinite chaos dungeons also have a chance to proc gold gate/boss gate. The boss gate drops enhance success materials (I got 10 of it everytime on CBT) which is useful if you plan on pushing your gear beyond +15. So there is a gain here.

[@chrisliedtke]

It's a nice change to see a piano in the background and not just plain walls and a bed when watching gaming content. xD It's almost as if gamers could be grown ups!

[@nex4613]

Prediction: 100k peak at launch Reality: 500k founder launch 1,300,000 f2p launch

[@LegacyGamingUS]

I told Codiak he was nuts for shooting so low.

[@nex4613]

@@LegacyGamingUS should've told Amazon instead, 50k queues now 🤣

[@gavinmcbride8385]

I know I'm late on this video, but can you re-customize your character's features down the line? Like a barber shop from wow, or a value pack from BDO?

[@martinbudinsky8912]

Getting to level 50 quick is not a bad advice when it comes to doing daily stuff and so on BUT theres some stuff I disagree with (mainly because you are wasting the crystalin aura if you are a founder): 4:01 If you are a founder make sure you max out your daily interactions with the NPCs... Otherwise you are wasting one of crystaline auras bonuses (1 more daily interaction). 5:01 Pick every node you come across simply because you will level up your lifeskills (yes those level up and you want them leveled up sooner than later - stuff you craft with materials you get through them can be great source of income for you). And you can also find a collectible that can only drop from these nodes that you would have to grind for later on anyway. *And dont worry you wont overfarm yourself - theres energy limit - another thing founders should do because crystaline aura boosts recharge of this energy!*

[@Irres169]

I must agree this rush to 50 to sit there and wait for t2 to release is not the best plan. I get that it matters in KR and RU, I play there, but in NA it will be gated. You should experience the game, the way you were meant to, learn things don't count on someone else to explain everything to you. Yes there are some mistakes you want to avoid, I would say open chests with materials one at a time. That was a big one for me, but the rest?? Play so the game is enjoyable.

[@Saronitian]

@@Irres169 sorry I have not played Lost Ark before and plan on starting it with the official NA/EU release. I have never heard of something about the chests with materials so what exactly do you mean by that? should I open them one at a time or do you mean it was a waste of time to open them individually?

[@Irres169]

@@Saronitian So similar items stack and with chests when you go to open them you get a button to open them all. Just think about it before hitting it is all :) It was really more my laziness and not thinking about the outcome when I hit "collect all 20" You can also split stacks to exactly the number you want to open. The one I am talking about specifically was a stack of 20 chests that offered t1 shards and crystals, or tier 2 shards and crystals or tier 2 shards and crystals. But I opened them all and picked what I needed in the immediate, t1 shards and crystals. And then soon out leveled them. Not I have 10 stacks of 9999 crystals bound to my character that I can never use. Open chests like that one at a time until you see how many you use. You will level most gear to lvl 15 not beyond that.

[@Saronitian]

@@Irres169 i see, thanks for explaining. I will make sure to remember.

[@Irres169]

@@Saronitian I've been talking to other people and they said some of that stuff might have been "catch up" mechanic for RU late starters so you may not have non-destroyable things in the NA/EU release.

[@eddyrc7]

I admire how you manage your time, keep it up. Maybe a video on how you manage that? thanks for your channel its amazing!

[@k0si]

Mokoko seeds in lvling dungeons you can skip as well. You will be running them later on on hard anyway to complete adventure book, so you can collect mokokos then ;)

[@PZBK3rd]

I spent too much time looking for seeds on beta but it was kinda fun if I wanna hardcore the game I should probably skip lol

[@Bzk--]

@@PZBK3rd you should probably skip them either way. They dont offer anything meaningful in terms of progression and are mostly a vanity system, which is fine, and it's kinda fun, but not a priority for anyone.

[@scotter]

Thanks. I'm sure meta gamers (minmaxers) who just want to "win" as quickly as possible will value this video. I like to take my time and enjoy the game more than any kind of eagerness to attain a certain level. I eat slow, too :-)

[@Szu87]

I think it is a big mistake to focus on being time efficient as new player T1 progression is very quick and easy. So better focus on having fun and develop love for game. Do all side quest, read story, levelup life skills, collectible, adventure tome - while leveling and don't worry about hitting the max level. The worst thing you can do is imitate the experienced players and burn out, no matter how fast you are, you can do it all before end season. Tier 1 and 2 is basically tutorial mode - fast and easy to progress, the perfect place to be ineffective. A real challenge and time to go hard will be release tier 3 - which doubts it is before December and most likely next year.

[@cry9438]

Agreed

[@Ihatezidiotz]

I agree completly. for the first char or 2 will be doing most content.. maybe for later chars, id go for fastest way to 50..

[@SapiaNt0mata]

why it's a big mistake? not everyone want to do what you said cause it may be boring for them. the side quests are the generic kill x amount of mobs, etc. there's no freaking way i'll do side quests.

[@Xodis99]

Exactly, the video title is misleading, apparently the only way to "survive" launch day is to power level your character and do not a single other thing besides this. Gee it's not like there are other things to do in the game so you don't burn yourself out and run out of main story content within a day. I really hope people play how they want too and don't listen to this too much.

[@SapiaNt0mata]

@@Xodis99 wrong. the game allows you to play slow or fast. how you'll play is your choice. this game is different. yes, people do speedrun to 50, and then they go back to do purple side quests to get skill points, map completion to get skill points, island hearts to get skill points, etc. people rush to 50 cause it's easier to do the other content since you're stronger. trash mobs have 0 challenge so it's better to reach max level, increase item level, then go back and 1 shot the trash mobs and get over with it faster. once you make an alternate character and skip whatever you can, you'll understand why people speedrun. it's funny that the most triggered are those that want to play slow and those that want to speed run don't give a damn. people like you or Konrad M are not the Messiahs of Lost Ark that will put players on the right path on how to play the game. players are smart enough to play how they want. you can see it in the comment section just on this video.

[@landshark6897]

This is a really great guide! i'm bookmarking this one!

[@RealAzK]

Study: How many videos can someone possibly make about literally the same topic/content? Codiak: Yes.

[@LegacyGamingUS]

I’m not gonna lie, I know this is a shot, but I straight up laughed out loud. Well done

[@UltraSuperDuperFreak]

I was thinking the same thing when i saw title :P He missed the main thing do to aswell ... remember to breath irl ! Honestly most importent feature to survive 24 hours :P

[@danumis_]

Looking forward to more Lost Ark content!

[@ZettaMcByte]

Thanks for the vid. Very informative and hopefully I can make some better choices myself at launch :)

[@GravityDAD]

Thank you for the amazing content - if i plan to stick to the main quests and pop up important quests - - its orange and red in the quest tab eh?

[@miikatenkula6356]

Will you have guilds for EU as well?

[@imaitchoukow]

Hello, thanks for the great content. quick question do you have guides about lifeskill and stronghold? like how to set it up from scratch, pre-requisites, best recipes and pointer to collect the associated materials?

[@zurny22]

Imagine how fast I have to be, when I want my pally to be named : Tyrael... :D :D

[@Slickfoot]

Lets GOOO! Man this is gonna awesome

[@bsmall1412]

Honestly, my biggest concern is server stability and queue times. I am still in the process of narrowing down to what "main" character I am going to play. I am really struggling to decide between Beserker, Shadow Hunter, and Scrapper... Shadow Hunter and Scrapper appeal to me the most, but I am finding myself concerned with finding groups for content without waiting long times. Hopefully, a clan/Guild will help with that lol. EDIT: Went ahead and joined your Discord server and put myself on the waiting list. Hope this works out!

[@maldread88]

Okay...So what should we be harvesting to upgrade the workshop??

[@Saffy1]

0:50 lol he was so wrong

[@CakeBanditJr]

All of y'all can just chill because Slate is here now! For real though, great content as always dad! 😉

[@davidtisserant2229]

For my first "run" of leveling, i want play all secondary quest and take my time, i'm not in urge for two day more of play, i want to enjoy the game.

[@LegacyGamingUS]

And that's totally a fine and fun way to play!

[@SapiaNt0mata]

the secondary quests just guide you to the next map and it's the generic kill x mobs, etc. it's a waste of time. you'll understand once you do it.

[@mortox2k]

@@SapiaNt0mata Is the EXP gained not worth it though? I'm playing around on RU for now to try to learn the game, and I feel like I'm leveling very slowly (1 level per hour or so). Should I be skipping all yellow quests and only doing the orange main story quests instead? Do you get enough XP just doing that to reach 50 as you run out of main story quests?

[@SapiaNt0mata]

@@mortox2k no, it's not worth it. you don't get as much xp as the main story and you waste more time doing all these yellow quests. if you want fast leveling you have to skip yellow quests and only do the main story and the purple ! quests for skill points. they have adjusted the xp and the main story is enough to reach 50 level.

[@avrixel7488]

I know that gathering is probably a wasted time/time sink and I could be doing something else at that moment ...but I doubt the dwarf in me will let me miss any resource node I find XD

[@Yue117]

Diablo 3 has never looked so empty in comparison to lost ark. I'm so hyped for that game !

[@RealTaIk]

I get the feeling, going for lifeskills right at the beginning might get you alot of money, because people who want to rush through it fast will buy it from you ^^

[@Zer0cul0]

I'm willing to bet you are right but you also aren't leveling and will slow down your leveling until you're stuck in the herd. There will be a lot of people going for those resources.

[@ghozter1]

@@Zer0cul0 not sure if the comment was referring by going for resources "at the beginning" so as soon as you get your first gathering tools in that case I wouldn't be worth it, but after reaching 50 and doing your daily and weekly tasks then it's 100% going for lifeskilling since day 1 if you choose to do so.

[@jttron4125]

This is the video I been looking for. Thanks man -sub

[@LegacyGamingUS]

Thanks for the sub!

[@carnage123]

my first 2 weeks is gonna be making up my mind on a main :P

[@LegacyGamingUS]

I think that’s a lot of us lol

[@SapiaNt0mata]

you can download the Russian version and do this.

[@derekrank4572]

sailing and island hearts might be neat too check out later on.

[@cyroguimaraes7419]

Great stuff... gonna follow for more, sadly can't join your guild, gonna play in Latam. But gonna add the discord channel, see you there! ;)

[@brycebrady007]

Onyx checking in!

[@LegacyGamingUS]

Represent!

[@wreckless-8205]

ONYX!

[@lewstherin1745]

Great video guys!

[@LegacyGamingUS]

Thanks so much!

[@Vampireactivity]

Great Video!

[@derekrank4572]

these are nice videos..makes things alot easier of what too expect

[@jamesmichael9341]

Are you going to do Rohendal quest line before or after you make an alt?

[@valewyncastayanos6729]

LEGACY 3 & LEGACY AMBER REPRESENT!!

[@LegacyGamingUS]

Represent!

[@sddalycpa]

Amber here!

[@ogcipher4967]

I've never heard anything as unfun and stressing as "every second you're lifeskilling is a second you're not leveling"

[@wowitsruss]

Can you talk about the party group system, is there allegiance or factions, is there group exp, is there dungeons that limit people, how large is server? Can a max level party with a level 1? Is it shared xp? Can you boost new accounts (playing a high level with buffs) to make noobs stronger?

[@SapiaNt0mata]

no, no, no(you level up by xp from quests and main story give the most xp and fastest level up), yes: 4 players, 8, 16(most dungeons are 4), we don't know, yes a max level can party with a level 1 but since you level up with xp you gain from quests the only thing you help is to kill the mobs faster, yes but only in group cause buffs are group buffs and they have short duration: 4-8 seconds.

[@robertorusso644]

Thank you so much

[@LegacyGamingUS]

You're most welcome

[@torkalatorkala1807]

Hehehe "100k on launch day".. was up at like 1.3mil or something.

[@LegacyGamingUS]

Insane launch haha

[@torkalatorkala1807]

@@LegacyGamingUS yeah, barely played anything this weekend. I could only log on during the morning. Otherwise it was a massive queue or wans't allowed on the servers at all. Now that I've got work during the weekdays, I'll probably have to wait a few days (hopefully not weeks) for it to settle down a bit.

[@chaosquall1]

@legacy gaming. Is the adventure tome per toon or is it account wide? Could I clear one section with one and one with another?

[@cirobrugnarojunior4277]

Great video.. Thanks a lot for the strategies.

[@mysticalbeing8943]

what level can u do pvp from?

[@jahzien8306]

what time does it start on the 8th?

[@CarlWByrne]

See you all in there!

[@LegacyGamingUS]

Let's go!

[@StickySubstance]

Question pls, can this be played outside the list of regions they released?

[@JayShoPalmz]

Let’s go Legacy Ice representationnnnn woop woop I’m so hyped

[@hunterspike]

dont you get a cosmetic thing for doing prologue?

[@utdjustin]

Can you go back at anytime to change how your character looks? Basically go back to the character creation screen whenever you want and change their appearance.

[@LegacyGamingUS]

I believe there is an item you can buy that lets you customize your character again if you want. I think it costs a couple bucks ($5-$10). Don't quote me on this though as I'm not super invested in character customization

[@utdjustin]

@@LegacyGamingUS Me either, just want to run through it so I can get the names I really want!

[@CakeBanditJr]

@@utdjustin There definitely is an item that you can use to change your appearance. It should come to NA.

[@utdjustin]

@@CakeBanditJr thank you for the info!

[@CakeBanditJr]

@@utdjustin np 😊

[@Nightwing140]

Thanks for the info. Btw does anyone know the launch time ?

[@dr.r1000]

What server should I join on the 8th?

[@bendove2191]

I hear end game is about dungeon/raid/daily/weekly, what about killing random mobs? is it bad xp?

[@vaclavmajer5488]

haha taking day off...my man i quit my job lol...tomorrow is my last day, best timing ever

[@wagutoxD]

Can anyone say how much time - approximately - does it take to complete a full round of daily activities?

[@cutebunny79]

Any guide on which server to join?

[@LegacyGamingUS]

Server lists/names still havent been announced

[@contracide]

Most useful video is this one right here.

[@hema2715]

God, you're really making an amazing content

[@georgesarreas5509]

Hey! Will you have the legacy guild up on 8th? Or 11th?

[@Ethan-wu4re]

Let's hope it's available to play in my country tbh

[@Porako]

So hyped

[@cgctorrag]

The most important thing to remember is to enter your credit card info quickly because if you can't buy your way to elite status your toon is relegated second tier player status....

[@coalbot]

don;t founders get to play on the 8th?

[@DoggyMadness_UK]

Bro so you have an eu branch of your guild or have any suggestions on eu

[@LegacyGamingUS]

Yes we have an EU branch, but on the NA East Server

[@Dubstepconcept]

lol just took 2/8-2/11 less than an hour ago. Lez do dis!!!

[@ProtofishAZ]

Steam needs to get that Steam deck up and going, so I can play while traveling. Is there a time frame to do 1 dungeon? How long to complete a run?

[@LegacyGamingUS]

Really depends on the dungeon, the leveling stuff can be as short as 10 minutes, or as long as maybe 30-40

[@alexeyfyodorov1243]

So how long does it take to finish all the quests in the game? I mean every single one of them.

[@joeyb8727]

Is Rapport and Una account wide? or character? does this routine apply to all characters? or do alts only do the daily/weekly dungeons?

[@ryandavis2464]

Almost every collectible system is account wide

[@xennori1409]

You can build up Virtue stats? That sounds like something people on Twitter would kill for.

[@TheZackzable]

is there somewhere an info how many servers we get, if they are localized on language or just global for EU or US?

[@SapiaNt0mata]

no, and EU will be localized on language cause there's English, German, French, Spanish languages. if you want French you'll have to choose server on France. US server will be split to East and West coast, and EU will not play with US.

[@vesical7952]

I can't wait

[@Gallaheim]

Can't wait for Feb 11. Though I hope it won't be too laggy here in SEA region.

[@henrysimpson5995]

Theres no sea servers brotha

[@ThundrarGaming]

Only way to play is via VPN if you planning on playing from SEA

[@gedasbeet]

Ouch

[@Gallaheim]

I know, so that means I'll be playing on the NA/EU servers

[@jeffreyzumwalde9548]

Will the elevation option be available on launch?

[@LegacyGamingUS]

Nobody knows since they haven't clarified that yet, but we are on the side of probably not.

[@kerito966]

are life skills levels and collectibles shared on account or is it character based?

[@szmirgley7708]

Life skills and collectibles are shared across all of your characters :) Although you need to reach lvl 20-ish on a new character to unlock the life skilling again.

[@Yvax99]

you, i never seen an anwer to this question. is the lost ark one huge server (EU) ? or there are shards to spread ppl out

[@LegacyGamingUS]

We won't know the whole server structure until launch, but in the beta it was 1 server for NA and 1 for EU. Within it there were shards, and all you needed to do was right click a party members name not in your shard and transfer to their shard to play together. Was super smooth.

[@SapiaNt0mata]

most likely EU will be split to English, German, French, Spanish servers and US to West and East Coast.

[@chancejohnson23]

Hey legacy did they make it so u can just do mq and get 50 or do u still need the side quests in arthentine?

[@LegacyGamingUS]

I (Livid) have done only the main quests and the red ones that pop up along the way (since they are usually right on your path and give between 30k-100k xp) Just getting to Arthentine now and I'm level 47, so it doesn't appear you'll need to do any sidequests.

[@chancejohnson23]

@@LegacyGamingUS oh alright cool wonder tho if it’s just ru and kr version or if that xp change will be on the na version

[@Semomat]

For what I've heard & seen, you will get 50 on NA/EU servers just doing main quests.

[@chancejohnson23]

@@Semomat oh cool ya gonna try to get 50 day 1 😎

[@rikoalamalz1103]

Should i play on steam or just download from official website?

[@LegacyGamingUS]

Play on Steam 100%

[@Saitama-fr3qt]

are there any achievements in the prologue which you dont want to skip for completion purposes?

[@szmirgley7708]

I don't know, but you can always make a new character and do the prologue there.

[@falloutmule]

I ALWAYS try and do every little thing in RPG's then I never get anywhere and quit. So maybe I'll rush since you go back over it anyway.

[@danmiller5297]

Thank you

[@LegacyGamingUS]

You bet

[@xRay5454]

I’m personally just gonna chill and enjoy the game.

[@jerthon1]

I am going to spend all launch day, making my character...It usually takes me several hours at least to get past the character creator

[@mekon1971]

Lapis in the house!