The state of Lost Ark 2024.

[@Zwolly]

That's some hefty RNG, Ryo. No doubt I would've hated it. They lost me during Brel because I couldn't stomach one more raid, of any kind. I saw the writing on the wall and I dipped.

[@Minotking]

To be fair bracelet is the same or maybe worse than elixir in the sense that if you want to min max it, it requires literally millions of gold

[@jorditaveras3627]

No body has time to player with others , solo is the new thing now

[@Ryomaaaaaaaaa]

Definitely looks like it, isn't it? 😂

[@Tbonesteakayaya]

I agree, I just quit after 2 years 8k hours as well. Just got boring and too time consuming

[@chriso6042]

Strongly disagree, without guide pug groups would be way too painful. Doesnt work for an 5 alt, 18 raid game.

[@Ryomaaaaaaaaa]

Haha big true. 18 raids too casual man. 30+ is the real Chad. 😂😂😂 Btw how do u think kr players progging new content? 😉

[@chriso6042]

@@Ryomaaaaaaaaa painfully. Or they skip the other raids. Or they watch streamers. If I was in a static, I'd probably agree. But the pug lifestyle I wouldn't want to

[@Ryomaaaaaaaaa]

​@@chriso6042 exactly.

[@sula2315]

If you like B&S what do you think about B&S Neo Classic? There is a china beta right now i think. But its also coming for global.

[@Ryomaaaaaaaaa]

Ncsoft can not deal with bots issue. It's dead company for me

[@Samuel-zk9dg]

If lost ark is your daily job then sure blind raids will be fun. But for casual players that have a life and a real job then guides are very useful.

[@Alex-tn9vt]

Nice video. Enjoyed to see your perspective. Compered to you iam super casual lol. Every progression you described got better over time ( stones and bracelets are still too rng tho) hope elixirs and transcendence will get better as well. I was really expecting to hear you talk about berserker as a class compeard to other ones. For me the thing that makes me lose interest into the game is that the investment I put on my zerk is wasted since is an outdated class...

[@Ryomaaaaaaaaa]

Zerk has always been a good class since the start of the game. That i can def tell. The later raids makes zerk even better because of stagger check and destruction checks. Compare to other classes has never been my priority. The game has too many factors that affects ur dmg output. But one thing i can def tell is that during prog, theres really not that many class that can out dps or even getting close to a good zerk with equal gears. Give them 4 more weeks they might have a chance to compete. On farm content zerk might feel weaker but remember, its called "farm content" for a reason.

[@ylightloa]

@@Ryomaaaaaaaaait does feel bad tho because a month after content release everything is farm again

[@Ryomaaaaaaaaa]

@@ylightloa that does not mean ur dps will def be worse than others. In the end its the uptime that matters the most. xD

[@ylightloa]

@@Ryomaaaaaaaaa no but after people start overgearing the raids some classes like most swiftness classes are at a disadvantage because it goes mech to mech and have way less time to close the gap with burst classes, my opinion anyways

[@Ryomaaaaaaaaa]

@@ylightloa thats totally true. I'm just never really bothered with it.

[@LostarkDegen]

Great video

[@dominik452221]

6:20 if you have a static and agree on blind prog you can do so.(I did so too on valtan and clown). No one forces anybody to look in subreddits youtube or whatever only bc there are guides dont mean you have to look them up. Thats it. I probably even could find 8 players now who never saw a single valtan guide or clear. Elixir: 40 set is doable not big of a deal of you know what you are doing the rest is just to boost your Loat ark ego and has not much value at all. (so for ppl without FOMO and minmax mimimi it has a clear and not as hard to reach finish(when you are 1620 i even say its faster than akkan gear without express). All in all this video is sadly just rant elixirs (sure its not the best system in the world but its clearly better than ability stones and amor and weapon quality wich has way more impact than 1k weapon power on an elixir) Why Echidna does not replace normal honing? well 1st you cant reach max ilv with advanced and 2nd ppl who are near to that will rent the sh out of smilegate because they paid alot for 1650 and now they will get 1670 from it and everyone is happy. thats the reason why. To conclude my comment: Sry for you you see a MMORPG as something which has a finish line because most MMO's dont have a "finished" state there is always a tiny little more where you can improve your main and if thats the 1 BIS elixir or the 1 Better line in bracelett or 3 more qual on the last amor piece than you will grind for that endlessly and thats how MMO's work there are not intended for you to be done with it.

[@Ryomaaaaaaaaa]

It's debatable. Artificially forcing ppl not getting any information beforehand or, just let the blind prog happen organically are two very different things. U know it when u know it. Something can only be taste once. And u know u want the same taste again in the future. Haha u think random 40 vs BIS 50 just a little tinny more ?? 😂. Btw that's not even the point. But I am glad u enjoy RNG. About Echina: I wasn't even talking about the item level. Guess u missed that as well. Some ppl can only hear what they want to hear. To conclude ur comment: Happy for u to see u enjoy the raid simulator. Every MMO that has more real population than lost ark has a "finished" state. It's called hard reset. Its designed to let new blood in. Looks like Lost Ark is truly a game for u. Enjoy ur stay and have fun.

[@mousewheelklemmt5450]

companys love people like u

[@dominik452221]

@@mousewheelklemmt5450 WHy i dont pay for lost ark. I just say MMO's are not desinged to be finished

[@Psyzenn]

What a shocking discovery...they setup they game for failure. What did they expect... You let the addicts sell they mom in the black market to reach max lvl on weapons they don't even need(why is thin the game in the first place ? for free money) and then they have a system that resets with each tier and now they are afraid because some mofo spent like 200k dollars on +1 hone. I really liked the game but holy shit it was way overhyped before came in to west.

[@Ryomaaaaaaaaa]

And the excuse is :" Korean MMO". Better jump ship before it's too late. Dawntrail coming in 2 weeks btw

[@Psyzenn]

@@Ryomaaaaaaaaa I had a long time to think. People keep saying that it is games fault...sure 75% is but I think the rest 25% is west audience because we soak in that shit. If every time they did some massive bullshit and we collectively just don't play game until the changes will come or the game dies.

[@nicchooyf]

Have you tried inferno content?

[@cyborg7162]

just quit as well, cleared g3 HM thaemine, because i was alrdy geared up for and wanted to enjoy the content at least once, currently waiting for ff14 dawntrail xpac, im done with korean mmorpg and rng fiesta, lost ark rng was bearable until a certain degree,

[@Ryomaaaaaaaaa]

Currently i am in FFXIV. Resub after 3 years. Chaos server btw. xD

[@costas4058]

@@Ryomaaaaaaaaa literally same having to play on 6 classes if i could play 1 or 2 its okay but then you need more matts and gold for hose dogshit systems or p2w i started playing ff14 for the first time and the fun am having i didnt know i can still have with games

[@Ryomaaaaaaaaa]

@@costas4058 I'm telling u bro. Lost ark made me realize how amazing FFXIV is.

[@nothappy9372]

womp womp

[@dhaha7]

as for "new" content... why do you think all the content is being released so fast in global version? it's exactly for CATCHING UP to KR. that has been global's main goal the whole time so that eventually we will get the new raids the same time KR does, and people will have to go in blind. for elixirs, yeah you want to get a 5/5 on every single item but the difference between a 40 set and a full 50 set is only around 2-3% increase in dps. having 40 set already increases your damage by 20%+ so even though its nice to get more 5/5's its not necesary. they don't expect you to get a full 50 set and you don't need it either. for transcendence i dont use the calculator and i got my chest to 20. you don't need the calc.

[@Ryomaaaaaaaaa]

Well, about the speed of our content release. There's way more reasons than just catch up. Player activities, average ilevel of the vets, retention rate, release schedule of other games, SG revenue growth report. If u think they care about u, think again. In case u don't know, average 40-50 elixir sets can differ from 16-25%. But that's beside the point I was talking about. I'm happy for ur 20 trans tho. Glad RNG is on ur side.

[@HellKamael]

From bottom my heart i hate elixir system. Transcendent meh i dont like it but what ever, but elixirs is just obsolute garbage been grinding since start first few weeks did normal than after two weeks started hard and still my main cant get 40 set bonus.

[@dominik452221]

Elixiers are not meant to be finished in 2 weeks as well as its not meant you to have 1650 Ilv in 2 weeks. Why are people so impationed with it? Did you looked out for elixier cutting guides? If you know what you are doing you will reach 40 set eventually

[@HellKamael]

@@dominik452221 have u watched the video or readed everything i writed? its been 5 months by now what patience are u talking about. And yes I did looked up guides and stuff like that. Simple thing it causes massive gate keeping for me, it takes hours till i get in to any groups just simple because i dont have 40set. It does not make game fun and often I just wanna quit

[@dominik452221]

@@HellKamael If you wanna quit no one stops you right? Also I have chars without 40 yet even without 35 set, and i finish all my raids in my weekly todo list. Well sure there is a problem if you are 1630 and try "the first" you will have issues when ppl dont have either immense uptime or just overly high geared. but in my experience this is only HM gate 4 and the 1st everything else in the game is doable without 40 set or insane transcendence. Sure some ppl will gatekeep you but there is always the option to start your own runs or apply on a group wich not look super overgeared. They are more likely to accept lower geared ppl and guess what. I did my deathless ivory in a "Join if you get gatekept" lobby where everybody was on ilv barely and elixirs and no transcendence even LOS 18

[@Ryomaaaaaaaaa]

I feel ya bro.

[@daylton945]

Haven’t finished the video yet but the hidden gold into quit is suspicious xdd

[@Ryomaaaaaaaaa]

Lollllll

[@Ryomaaaaaaaaa]

Watch previous vid so u know. 😂😂

[@LostarkDegen]

Rng in everything is fine besides elixir. Elixir is the biggest problem in the game if they remove it the game would be fine. Elixir is the worst addition.

[@ElveruhMMD]

we are almost same content as kr so soon we can blind prog

[@Ryomaaaaaaaaa]

Don't think I can torture myself for that long. Haha thanks for the heads-up tho :)

[@ElveruhMMD]

@@Ryomaaaaaaaaa as much i dont care about transandace i can agree that elixir sucks its Rng in rng

[@dirtysprite_]

I can’t disagree with anything you’ve said here. Genuinely curious if you’re f2p or not? I would have quit a long time ago if I wasn’t someone who swipes in bursts.

[@Ryomaaaaaaaaa]

I still have original founder pack crystals, reason is that without founders pack my country was blocked on steam. So I have to ask a friend from another country to gift me the founder code for me to play. After that never swiped a single dime.