lost-ark-help

[gritty moat]

I imagine they will send you an email

[golden lance]

^

[dreamy kelp]

I definitely haven't gotten a key yet via email. I checked on Amazon as well. Hopefully they'll be sending them out soon

[pearl coyote]

Founders pack owners haven't been granted access to the beta in Steam yet. Beta keys have access to preload earlier. Servers not up until Nov 4th regardless.

[formal willow]

hey guys how do i preload with steam if i own a platinum pack?

I'm on NA.

oh nevermind I just read the post above me xD

[oblique dagger]

in about 2hrs u can

[formal willow]

[sonic sail]

hello. im got 1 beta key (mmobomb) but steam say: wrong key, its activated in other time

[kindred token]

you should register one again no email confirm requirement so just do

[sonic sail]

thx. work

[dreamy jacinth]

im trying to play the ru version but when i log in it doesnt show me any servers does any know way

[pearl coyote]

are you running a VPN?

If you aren't in a VPN to Russia, no servers will be available

[dreamy jacinth]

yes surfshark

yes im loged to a russian ip

[tight tinsel]

so i have the platinum pack on steam but im not getting access to the beta?

[gritty moat]

because the pre-download has not gone live yet for pack owners

[tight tinsel]

ah i see

did they say anywhere when it starts for pack owners

[gritty moat]

in an hour

[static plinth]

Will there only be NA east and west servers or will there be a central as well

[snow gale]

east/west

no central region

[cyan briar]

Hello there ! i have a simple question, like i know we are not gonna keep the item from the store after the Beta, but we do keep the character and everything right ? We just lose the item that we take from the store with the 40k crystal if i'm correct

[gritty moat]

no

full wipe

[golden lance]

^

[mellow cobalt]

Hi, i'm fairly new to the game and just wondering if there is a class that uses a lot of dots or are they all direct damage

[lunar granite]

anyone have an idea of where the NA east servers will be located?

[wet kindle]

Mostly direct damage, but you can spec some few skills into indirect dot. probably more like pulsing damage if anything

[pearl coyote]

Virginia

[tawny dust]

is there anywhere i can find a list of classes that will be available on official release for NA? the closest thing i found was a chart from Saintone's FAQ document

[fervent quartz]

the website

[pearl coyote]

https://www.playlostark.com/en-us/game/classes

[blissful pebble]

hi , when the reaper class will be available ?

[fervent quartz]

nobody knows except amazon

[smoky cargo]

anyone knows how to pre load the game on steam? i bought the bronze founders pack

[static plinth]

How about west

[cerulean shadow]

Has anybody who bought the founders pack from amazon gotten their ticket yet?

[proud geyser]

no

[cerulean shadow]

Ok got it thank you

[pearl coyote]

Oregon

[static plinth]

Thanks man I really appreciate it

[pearl coyote]

I'm like 99% sure because that's where AWS's data centers are for East/West

[tawny dust]

so the 15 classes on the site you linked are the classes that will be released on launch? and anything not there will be in the future?

[pearl coyote]

15 for launch. More later, timing TBD.

[placid spire]

aws west dc's are split between oregon and northern california

[bronze estuary]

thats correct

[placid spire]

so probably a 50% chance for which, but ping wise wont make a diff

[tawny dust]

tyvm

[pearl coyote]

Yea, but they're likely going to choose 1, and Oregon is the ol' standby

doesn't make much difference

Lost Ark's netcode is great, people are playing on RU with 150+ms ping

so an extra 10ms is nothing

You can check ping to the data centers here:
https://www.cloudping.info/

fwiw, I'm in Texas, and my ping is 38ms to US-East, and 50ms to US-West

so even if you're central and far from both, it's not bad

[static plinth]

I'm in Texas so east it is

[pearl coyote]

It's normal for the game to freeze up for a bit when switching between fullscreen and borderless. Crashing the game or your computer is definitely not normal. lol

I just tried switching to fullscreen, and the game froze up so long it timed out and switched back.

[rain sluice]

I have plat DLC right now but if I get other boxes do I get those items as well?

[golden lance]

yes

[rain sluice]

holy I better buy then

[dusk slate]

There anyone here I can talk to about the creator program?

[dusky orchid]

when do the founders pack deals end?

[marble bramble]

like somewhere 24~h before release I guess?

[pearl coyote]

presumably when the game launches

[deep canyon]

where do i go to preload the game?

[pearl coyote]

Steam

"Lost Ark Technical Beta"

[snow rain]

are people at least able to get to the server lists for the preload or does it give you an error when you click play on steam?

[pearl coyote]

no servers up yet. Preload lets you run the game, but you can only access an empty server select page.

[snow rain]

kk ty - i had an error regarding easy anti cheat installation but fixed it

[neat fjord]

how hard is the deathblade as starting class?

for pve

[vast canyon]

I don't have the option to preload lost ark, and I own plat edition and have restarted my steam three times; anyone else?

[winged oxide]

search for beta

[vast canyon]

I actually lost my license for that yesterday??

Yet I do own plat still

[neat fjord]

thats alpha

were not on alpha anymore

[neat fjord]

^

[vast canyon]

Ohhh I see sorry.

Thank you!

[winged oxide]

reading do be hard these days but you're welcome

[mental topaz]

Just checking if Amazon-bought packs have started getting keys yet?

[winged oxide]

afaik they didn't receive them yet

[mental topaz]

Cool thanks yeah checked my spam etc etc

[tawdry dew]

Restart your steam if it hasn't shown up in your library yet. It should be there automatically if you bought the pack

By now anyways

[mental topaz]

I bought it on Amazon website though not Steam. Afaik those keys haven't been sent out yet. Restarting Steam hasn't changed anything.

[tawdry dew]

Oh

Have you activated the code on steam yet?

[acoustic cradle]

Hello, I have a question about founder packs, I hope someone knows the answer 🙂 if I buy a bronze pack and play the beta, will I be able to refund it and buy a higher pack (let's say gold for example) after the beta has ended?

[winged oxide]

at this point just get a code from these giveaway sites

[mental topaz]

Never received one to begin with

[winged oxide]

yes

because you're not playing the base game you're playing a different game so in game hours dont count

[tawdry dew]

I thought buying from amazon website just gives you a steam code to activate the founders pack dlc

[acoustic cradle]

That's nice, thank you so much!

[winged oxide]

thats it yeah but they're not giving the keys for some reason

[tawdry dew]

Should come with beta access once you activate it

Huh

[steady sundial]

Hey guys, i've bough Lost Ark premium pack on Steam, i've relaunched steam 50 times but still no Lost Ark Beta on it... lot of people seems to have it already

[tawdry dew]

Let me double check with a friend who bought it today

[sudden orbit]

Hi, i want to play scouter class but it is not available at steam launch, do i need to create a new character for scouter later on or is it a job advancement for an existing hunter class? how does it work?

[winged oxide]

well it's there if you bought a founder pack it's called lost ark beta

[steady sundial]

i've bough the game like 2 weeks ago

[winged oxide]

it's not out yet you will need to reroll to play it once it gets out

[sudden orbit]

reroll as in creating a new character?

[neat fjord]

you will prob make a new character by the time it releases. but fear not, the game stimulates people having many characters

[sudden orbit]

oh ok, thanks

[steady sundial]

i have Lost Ark but not Lost Ark Beta 🙂

[winged oxide]

restart

[steady sundial]

with the 100€ pack

already did it a lot of time ^^

[winged oxide]

do it again

[tawdry dew]

You can create a hunter before scouter release if you want to preserve a specific name. You pick what class you want after you start playing on that character

[winged oxide]

log out and log in

[sudden orbit]

I see, so create a dummy character with presreved name at hunter lv10 and just leave it there for now?

[steady sundial]

Ok it's good ! with the log/relog 🙂

ty

[tawdry dew]

Ya

[mental topaz]

Guess I just try to score a key as I definitely didn't get a Steam key from Amazon

[tawdry dew]

Double checked with my friend. He bought a founders pack today and got access to the beta without having to use any beta key. Amazon never sent them a beta key either, so best to just restart steam or log off and then back in for the beta to show up in your library

[karmic current]

I've restarted steam multiple times, not seeing it. I also ordered on amazon.

[opaque dragon]

Same

[karmic current]

I've already double checked that my accounts are linked as well

[opaque dragon]

And no communication from them anywhere in regards to the lack that I can find

[crisp ember]

I bought on steam, bronze pack. Will it show up thursday for me or?

[visual wren]

Hey friends whats the deal on the pre load how do I get that started?

[golden lance]

Should already be out for you

[humble aurora]

Can the NA server be accessed?

[fervent quartz]

#announcements

[pearl coyote]

not until <t:1636041600>

or <t:1636041600:R>

[mental topaz]

Yeah so I just ended up getting a key from the giveaway. Never got it enabled via Amazon and feel kinda bad for taking a free key but if I get another one then I'll send it to someone

[compact coyote]

How do I remove the LA alpha client cuz I just noticed its still in my pc, lol

Don't see it to uninstall

sadge

[pearl coyote]

you should be able to uninstall via Steam

[compact coyote]

Yeah that's the thing, I don't

[golden lance]

Yea I saw someone else report that

You would need to just manually delete it I guess

[stoic aspen]

I manually deleted it

Couldn't remove it otherwise

[compact coyote]

Okay, was going to do that but wondered if anyone else managed to remove it before I'd do it

[pale salmon]

Are there any recommended builds for leveling posted anywhere for the upcoming Na/Eu

[bronze lance]

each class channel will have some builds posted in the pinned messages

You can also check #guides-and-info to look at class guides

[pale salmon]

Ok thanks. I saw season 2 builds. But that’s updated for KR.

[slate zephyr]

it should work for na/eu, since they'll be getting the same QoL and balances.

[pale salmon]

Also I don’t see any recommendations for builds to use while leveling/learning new classes.

[pearl coyote]

you won't have all skills unlocked, or class engravings that change your playstyle. And you level up fairly quickly, so your "build" is fluid.

Because everything has cooldowns, you use what you're forced to. You won't be able to actually make build choices until about 30 or later.

At that point, you could copy a build from late game as far as what skills to choose and tripods

[slate zephyr]

you just use w/e you want while lvling, usually mix of heavy single targets an AoEs etc. @pale salmon

[pale salmon]

Ok, thanks!

[slate zephyr]

like probably focus only on 1 heavy single target and 1 aoe skills

won't have enough SP before lvl 50

[pearl coyote]

Instead of leveling all your skills to 4, for example, choose a couple to level to 10

[slate zephyr]

since there's no penalties, you can hotswap and edit skills to your liking

very easy to test out what you think works best etc. @pale salmon

[pearl coyote]

This is because levels alone don't contribute much damage to skills, the tripods do. And most of the damage from tripods come from the 3rd tier of tripods at lvl 10.

In some cases, contributing as much as 150% extra damage to the skill or more

[fiery swift]

I bought a platinum package on Amazon and I do not see you the beta on my steam library, also i havnt been sent a beta code yet? what do i do

please help

[golden lance]

Its amazons fault

You can either wait it out or get a key from one of the sites giving them away

[north viper]

hi gamers, my friend has some hand pain that's preventing him from playing any class that's high APM, are they any classes/subclasses that are low apm that he could try out the beta with, thanks!

[tribal elk]

I have Gold Founder Pack, but can't find new beta client on Steam, I have my old client but when I try to run it is says - an error occurred while updating Lost Ark (app not released ), so maybe there should be new client, but I can't find any. Any advice ?

[split vessel]

restrted steam? worked for me

[tribal elk]

I will try, btw did you get second entry on Library list or is this the same client that in previous beta ?

[split vessel]

dunno was not in the last

[tribal elk]

anyway, restart helped, thanks

[wooden current]

I found that if you have alpha still installed, and you don't see the uninstall button, it actually appears if you launch big picture

Uninstalled, restarted and beta was there

[serene ridge]

hey guys

i got founders pack and still cant install beta 😦

[golden lance]

Through steam? Restart steam, check your library for Lost Ark Closed Technical Beta, make sure your library Shows All

[serene ridge]

ahh got it

thanks

[granite vault]

Amazon just emailed me my key; had preordered a founder's pack via Amazon back then

FYI

[elder condor]

i got it too

[languid solstice]

Hi everyone, I know the closed beta will be available the 4th November, but which timezone and what time exactly ? Can't find the information about it

[elder condor]

9am PT

(you can find sources by searching the discord for "9am" and looking for comments with links)

[languid solstice]

oh thanks !

the perfect timing for utc +1 x)

[maiden locust]

If i bought silver founders pack and id like to upgrade in future do i have to pay full price again?

[urban nimbus]

Yes

[maiden locust]

Well then ill pass probably

[urban nimbus]

You will get the extra stuff though

[maiden locust]

Will see how beta goes^^

Also other factor for me its other game that launches next week and how good it will be and if i will play it when lost ark launches

Thanks for help

[merry badger]

Hello everyone. I'm from Portugal, at what time the Beta opens up tomorrow so that we can start playing Lost Ark?

[maiden locust]

If i remember portugal its 1hr behind me so id say 5pm of your time

[merry badger]

Is there a post that the devs made about the launch times? Also...i can't wait for the Beta man...hopefully they will also announce the full release before the current date that they have set.

[maiden locust]

I think the official time its 9am PST

[merry badger]

I have to look for a post to know 100%...that is if there is such post

[bronze lance]

!beta

[midnight flax]

Closed Beta will be from November 4 - 11.
https://www.playlostark.com/en-us/news/articles/closed-beta-details
You can either sign up for a chance to enter: https://www.playlostark.com/en-us/tester-sign-up
Or prepurchase any of the founder packs for guaranteed access.

[merry badger]

Thank you sir 🙂

[maiden locust]

Oh so its 4pm utc so 5 for me i guess

[bronze lance]

i have the time posted that adjust to your local time in #announcements

[summer raptor]

hello i bought the silver founders pack and I know I'm supposed to be able to download it right now? but it only shows this for me

[maiden locust]

There should be another one for technical beta.

[gritty moat]

restart your steam client and makre sure your game library shows all games, the beta client should show up there

[maiden locust]

If not did you play the first alpha?

[summer raptor]

i just restarted steam and i can now dl ty! 😄

[urban nimbus]

[errant salmon]

if you can't DL you can try through steam DB https://steamdb.info/app/1793660/

top right > install

it didn't show for me when I had founder pack + got into alpha

even after refreshing steam lol

[oblique fossil]

tyyy, i had similar issues

[errant salmon]

ye

[oblique tide]

So quick question

Why cant I get beta? Do I need to uninstall and install again, I have it installed from the Alpha, but now it shows as if I don't have my preorder anymore

[bronze lance]

restart steam

[oblique tide]

Have done that

[bronze lance]

ok one sec

scroll up and try the steam db thing

[oblique tide]

I'm very boosted at that kind of thing, any step by step? sorry

[bronze lance]

open steam db site https://steamdb.info/app/1793660/

top right is install button

[oblique tide]

oh that easy o.o

sorry for being boosted 👀

and thank you a lot for the help!

[bronze lance]

worked?

[oblique tide]

It's downloading atleast, though it doesn't replace the old one from my knowledge (rip ssd)

[bronze lance]

ok thats good

yea u shud uninstall alpha

[proper breach]

Cheers (and clicked link to d/l the beta) but why on earth isn't the closed beta showing in my steam library like they said it would?

[slim plover]

restart steam?

[maiden locust]

is housing worth doing pre 50?
since that would also include harvesting?
or we just do the missions?

[delicate nexus]

[maiden locust]

when u will answer

[devout dawn]

so before i spend money just wanted 2 double check, all i gotta do is buy a founders pack on steam and i get access to the lost ark beta tomorrow? im not like 2 late or anything right?

[slim plover]

waste of time just focus on story

get to 50

[slim plover]

yes

[devout dawn]

[oblique tide]

You could buy it mid beta, and you'd still get access

[maiden locust]

Is there reward for being in beta? Like i'm guesing all progress gets wiped

[pearl stream]

for my husband it not only helped to restart steam but also to log out and after restart logged in. After that he were able to pre downloadet it

[stuck dirge]

Hey, anybody can please redirect me to official support for EU lost ark pls? I purchased Lost Ark on steam to get beta access and test the game on EU closed beta, but the technical beta doesnt show up on list and I can't pre-install it. Friends are fine so far, it's just me

[slim plover]

restart steam

[echo latch]

have you tried this? 🙂

Firekingster 🔥 — Today at 09:41
If preload is not showing up on Steam, please restart steam.
Otherwise try going to steamdb: https://steamdb.info/app/1793660/
Click install on the top right.

[slim plover]

also thats a steam issue not amazon

[devout dawn]

are the beta characters gonna save into the full game or we starting fresh on full release?

[slim plover]

no

[remote prairie]

how long are the founder packs available for?

[echo latch]

Probably until release

[merry badger]

Hello everyone.

Quick but important question for me, i was wondering if you think that Lost Ark will/could launch before the 31 March 2022? If so i would love to hear the reason why you think so. Thank you all very much.

[maiden locust]

where do we get all harvesting tools ?

[stable flicker]

around lvl 20 you got a quest in the main campaign

[misty tree]

u can just buy them from life skill merchant

[maiden locust]

are there like better harvesting tools?

or we jsut get them and then farm everything we see

[misty tree]

theres tools for each different life skill
harvesting, hunting logging, mining. fisihing & archeology

[maiden locust]

ye ik

so we just pick the tools one time

and then do all skills?

[echo latch]

March 31st is just a placeholder, it will most likely be before that, probably Jan or feb

hopefully 😄

[misty tree]

yea but they lose durability as u use them

so u gotta go repair them and eventually buy new ones

[grand light]

guys what do i need to buy in order to play lost ark right now ?

[maiden locust]

are all harvsting skills same value?

[proper breach]

Yep had tried that

[reef pecan]

i got the founder pack how do i preload lost ark beta?

[misty tree]

what ya mean by same value

[maiden locust]

whats most worth focusing on

for example i see for housing we need wood / stone

so i would value them more since i think i get more benefits of focusing on them

[misty tree]

yea u need some of that for housing

and gathering plants to craft potions

but i mainly do life skills to make gold

[uneven wing]

can u let me know if u find out

[misty tree]

I do hunting to sell materials for gold

U can just download it in ur steam library

[maiden locust]

whats with fishing?

[kindred token]

restart your steam

also gotta remember supply demand too

if the server be like fishing is boring

well yes

[maiden locust]

can we somehow make it so after doing a life skill it automatically moves back to our fight abbility menu?

[kindred token]

so you can't really say which one is the most profit

long term i think hunting is among the best

or archeology

[maiden locust]

[kindred token]

was the name

[proud geyser]

no

[maiden locust]

i dont care about the profit in first place, for me its more important to get character process with those

[warped raptor]

isent that in the otpions

[misty tree]

yea u just press b to change to life skills
and left click moyse button to combate mode or press b

[maiden locust]

so for housing all i need is stone / wood ?

[misty tree]

& some gold

[kindred token]

plant too since some of the daily

[maiden locust]

kk

thx

would yall recommend to do harvesting to do housing before hitting lvl cap?

or rather rush 50

[kindred token]

it up to you

it your playthrough after all

[maiden locust]

for best progress

[kindred token]

try hard people will try to rush 50

to do daily

[misty tree]

ur not gonna do it in beta right

[maiden locust]

no, just preparing

[frank wedge]

How do i delete a guild?

[kindred token]

but ye try hard people usually will just rush 50 to get dailies/weeklies first

[proud geyser]

If you run across Tree or mine node here and there it is fine

but Estate is something you can at lvl 50

at your own pace

[misty tree]

Is either u want to focus on the story or u dont care
If u dont care u just rush to lvl 50

[maiden locust]

kk

[kindred token]

not to mention usually once you use up all the energy

it take a while to recharge

[maiden locust]

i think ill do a mix

ill just get enough to always have a building upgrading

[misty tree]

u dont need much for housing

what takes a lot is crafting

[ancient sorrel]

the research takes quite a lot of wood and stone.

[kindred token]

i can't imagine doing mining without that island

[maiden locust]

ye thats what i meant

[kindred token]

meteora island is god sent

[slim plover]

will probably have meteora on launch

its 250 ilvl

[ancient sorrel]

ye that island is good

[kindred token]

well then meteora island without players that compete is godsent

[ancient sorrel]

dw Yan. ill be there

[kindred token]

in RU there was like a straight 2 hrs

where no one is there

[kindred token]

imagine it become a pvp island

fighting for the mines

[ancient sorrel]

should make a mini game. like rock paper scissor. whoever wins gets the island for 10mins xD

[kindred token]

sound reasonable

but what is the spawn rate on that

sometimes i get like super drown spawn rate

sometimes it just everywhere

[ancient sorrel]

found it to be very rng with spawn times

[misty tree]

I dont even do mining or gathering anymore only hunting

U know the platinum field? where u can get tons of materials

[ancient sorrel]

i dont collect wood or stone anymore, cus ive researched everything i can in my estate. so now its just a matter of profit

[merry badger]

May i ask why you think that?

[stark thistle]

Steam does this all the time. Every time some big anticipated game goes on Steam without an official release date there are "news" articles about how it's releasing on January 1 or April 30 or whatever, just because Steam has to list some date

[stuck dirge]

thanks man, works now ^^

[merry badger]

Wait...So the devs or even amazon they didn't state 31 March next year as the release date?

[delicate nexus]

[stark thistle]

just "early 2022", March 31 only comes from the Steam placeholder text AFAIK (it's repeated on a bunch of "news" websites now though)

[merry badger]

My bad i thought that the release date on Steam was decided by the developer team.

[slim plover]

it is

but steam doesnt allow "early 2022" or something

so amazon put the date latest into early 2022

[knotty kraken]

hello, i dont know if anyone asked that before but, so i already purchased a gold founders pack. and i received a mail from lost ark for the closed beta along with a key. but when i try to use the key on steam it says "i already own this product" .. so does that mean i can play on beta without having to put the key in? also is it allowed if i give the key to my fiance if i wont be able to use it anyway?

[slim plover]

yes to both

[knotty kraken]

quickest answer ever ❤️

thanks a lot

[static plinth]

So I'm gonna main warlord, and wanna have a decent alt, due to gearing and what not, is having a paladin alt worth or do I need someone with different gearing?

[slim plover]

doesnt matter

go whatever u want

[stark thistle]

The question is

[static plinth]

But like resources wise

[bronze estuary]

yeah just play whatever you enjoy

some people have 20 of the same class

[stark thistle]

Do you live Jesus enough to play paladin

[static plinth]

Do they use same gear

[bronze estuary]

no

[static plinth]

Oh okay thanks

[bronze estuary]

thats why it doesn't matter or yeah you could just pass it around

[slim plover]

nothing uses the same gear

[static plinth]

Thanks

[quick zealot]

So i just opened the beta Client to adjust the settings, but my cursor just constantly keeps on moving to the left. Does anyone else have this problem/know how to fix this?

[marble bramble]

maybe a controller plugged in?

[quick zealot]

oh ... yeah that was it. Thanks 👍

[lament nest]

why can't i start the pre-load?

[modest patrol]

Log off steam. Relog and check library for lost ark beta

[lament nest]

ty

[alpine grotto]

Greetings friends, how are you doing ? So, Lost Ark will be my First MMORPG and I have some questions regarding it. I appreciate every one of you who'll help me.

About the beta
1-Will the perks/gift/bonuses from founders pack will be received during Closed Beta or not ? And will the progress from CB will be saved for later or not ?

About the game in general
2-Is this game "playable" or at least the campaign be played alone ? I'm not really fond of "forced" multiplayer, and so I'm wondering.
3-Does this game have a good, understandable, and long campaign ? I did not watch too many things about the game recently, so I hope i'll find answers here :).
4-I saw few months ago they released a picture with all the "costumes" founders pack will received, but is this like a single thing where only one character can use it, or all the character I create can have those "costumes" ?

Thanks you for your time and understanding. I wish you a good day/night.

[trim void]

1. No the founder packs items will not be available in the beta, we are however getting 40000 royal crystals to test out the cash store, no progress will carry over from beta to release,

2. Yes the story is completely soloable and there is plenty of solo content in the game at max level, if you do want to do all the content there is things that require parties, whether that be a group of friends or using the party finder system in the game,

3. The story from 1-50 is about 15-20hrs for new players, then after that point you have to raise you item level/gear level to a breakpoint to continue with the story on more continents, they are adding more continents as the game gets more updates and these all have stories on them too, there is also many islands that have their own little stories to them too,

4. The gold avatar/costume can be used by one class archetype i.e. warrior, mage, fighter, gunner, and in that it can be traded within that archetype, so if you open it on a zerker you can trade it to a gunlancer or paladin but not to a striker say, the plat founder pack avatar is specific to sub class so i.e. striker, zerker, gunlancer, paladin etc and can only be used once for them,

[urban nimbus]

CB progress will NOT be saved. Names will not be saved. Perks will come when the game fully releases so none of the items are wasted. Large portions of the game can be played alone. You have to know though that if you intend to progress and take part in Guardian Subjugation(1/3 of end game content) you will not be able to do these fights alone unless you totally overgear the Guardian. Same thing with Abyss Dungeons(2/3 endgame content). Chaos Dungeons can be done solo(3/3 endgame content). Later on down the line as weekly guardian challenge modes are released and even further into the future with Legion Raids(4/4 endgame content), you won't be able to do these solo.

If you're looking to be a completely solo player there is still hundreds of hours of things for you to do, see and experience. If you intend to make any meaningful progress down the line and you simply cannot bring yourself to group up with other people, this is not the game for you.

[delicate nexus]

[trim void]

[delicate nexus]

[trim void]

[delicate nexus]

[urban nimbus]

[kindred token]

i think the information is overloading

[alpine grotto]

@trim void @urban nimbus I thank you both for your quick answer . I have now a clearer idea about certain things. If any more question come in mind, i know i can find answers here.
Have a great days/night.

[trim void]

If you are curious about anything else just pop the questions in here and any of us will help if we can

[alpine grotto]

[stoic aspen]

If you post this emote again without any context in this channel, I'm gonna rename you

[delicate nexus]

What kind of bullying is this

[kindred token]

that was a promise

[bright hawk]

Is normal to look like this with 21:9 ratio?

[kindred token]

yes

[bright hawk]

cam't make it full screen on top and bottom?

[stoic aspen]

Not possible unless you have an ultrawide monitor

[kindred token]

it technically possible if you make a custom resolution

but then you get scuffed stretch

[violet bough]

hey the game lets me download the technical beta rn
but my friend cant
anyone know why?

[delicate nexus]

Guys want to get a 21:9 full screen without a 21:9 monitor

[kindred token]

already explained to him how to get 21:9 fullscreen without and the cons

[delicate nexus]

That's a shity manip anyway

[bright hawk]

idk is my 1 time playing, dont worry give few days and we'll see

[delicate nexus]

It's not about playin time

[brazen fox]

Your name is fitting. I like it.

[kindred token]

[bright hawk]

yep

[kindred token]

he just need his arcana and he will return to normal

no worry

[delicate nexus]

[stoic aspen]

He's actually a nice member of this discord, but has been severely traumatized by the absence of Arcana, as Yan mentioned

[delicate nexus]

[kindred token]

but ye the game forced 21:9 isn't that bad but if you want to optimize experience max settings and no black bars then you kinda have to buy 21:9 screen or well play it in 16:9

[bright hawk]

aight, thanks

[delicate nexus]

You cant

[urban nimbus]

[nova crane]

Hi, i would like to know how we download the beta since i have the founder pack and theres no ''option'' for download the beta from what i have read i should be able to download it since yesterday 🤔 thanks

i didn't receive any email also.

[potent vault]

did you order it through Amazon

[nova crane]

Well i think i bought it from steam if i remember well back in july so

[potent vault]

then make sure you restart steam properly by going into task manager and ending the task, or logging out and back in

that’s what I did and it showed up afterwards

[nova crane]

ah well it showed up weird since i just open steam 15min ago lol

Thanks xd

[teal arrow]

Can we still try out the subclasses after the new prologue?

[wide summit]

Where are the character profiles saved? Which folder?

[bronze lance]

Check pinned message in #lost-ark-discussions

[violet bough]

solved it, he didnt know how to restart steam properly, thx a lot

[delicate nexus]

F5

[modest patrol]

Watching videos or streams i see many players wearing some teddy bear or other strange immersion breaking outfits. Is there option to turn off other players outfit visibility?

[delicate nexus]

What even the point buy-in skin if people can remove them

[quasi basalt]

Hello, if one has gold pack on steam but even after several restarts the option to download does not appear. what to do ?

[delicate nexus]

Refresh again

[golden lance]

https://steamdb.info/app/1793660/ try this link

[alpine grotto]

Try searching it in your library. The "official" game is not on the same page

[quasi basalt]

yea so only the first option appears

lemme try that link

nope does not work in both ways

oof

[golden lance]

You sure you bought the pack lol

[quasi basalt]

that question is ... useless to say the least

[languid solstice]

i can't download Lost Ark, I bought it yesterday, is it normal ?

oh

ok

i don't find the closed beta game in my library

[bronze lance]

Restart steam

[wild parrot]

Is there a way to play beta if my friend country is not allowed

[hardy panther]

Hello! i checked pins and there's no info. is the "founder's exclusive avatar" an outfit?

[pearl coyote]

https://www.playlostark.com/en-us/news/articles/founders-pack-showcase

[brazen fox]

You’ll need a VPN and be cautious because Steam can be finicky and lock you out of your account.

[winged oxide]

you just need an account in a region thats unlocked

You dont need a vpn or anything

My friends are in a blocked region but they can play fine

[old cipher]

@winged oxide i have an account in a region thats unlocked but do u know where can i get a key ?

[winged oxide]

there is constant giveaways in different sites

look for one and get a key

[old cipher]

aight appreciate it thanks

[slate zephyr]

that's for the account sign up or region changing, if you got no friend in those places to help.

[winged oxide]

You can easily just google a vpn extension and download and run it create a steam account then delete it and if you have an account in an unlocked region

any vpn can do but yeah you need it for the sign up but not after that

[maiden locust]

how do we get rid of that symble

over the name

[ancient sorrel]

when you reach 1370 ilvl i think it was

[maiden locust]

wtf

fr?

[slim plover]

yes

[maiden locust]

whats the point of having that symbol there

[slim plover]

its so people can vote disband when they queue into you in content that requires knowledge

[maiden locust]

soits a noob sign

[ancient sorrel]

so people can see you are new. you also get a buff

[maiden locust]

i take that buff

[neat carbon]

for the ones preloading from founders edition, do we install 'lost ark closed techincal beta' in steam for it?

[golden lance]

Yes

[neat carbon]

thank you friend

[slate zephyr]

hide your own char name in options

I think that gets rid of it

[maiden locust]

link not work /:

[wide summit]

Anyone know the folder path where character customization profiles are saved? (steam user)

[random pilot]

anyone know why people gifted lost ark through steam haven't gotten preload?

[violet bough]

how many hours left for the closed beta?

[violet bough]

i got it gifted and have preload

[ancient sorrel]

go to #announcements and scroll up a bit. you will find the time in your own timezone

[compact coyote]

E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Lost Ark Beta Playtest some where here, I saw it in my alpha folder but I deleted it already... yet I saved my folder lmao

Oh I found it

E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Lost Ark Beta Playtest\EFGame Should be a folder here called 'Customization'

when you first save a preset

[ripe osprey]

iframes exist in lost ark?

[compact coyote]

yes

dodge roll

[wide summit]

Ah, thanks

[compact coyote]

I think some skills also have iframes? If you spec for it

[ripe osprey]

thanks

[fierce cargo]

Help

[ancient sorrel]

with?

[fierce cargo]

It says msvcr100.dll not found when i try to start the game

[delicate nexus]

remove my nickname

[ancient sorrel]

cus closed beta has not started yet

[ancient sorrel]

no. its your punishment

[delicate nexus]

[lucid oxide]

Anyone else cannot access server selection page with NA client?

[oblique dagger]

servers open tmrw

[slim plover]

there are no iframes

just immunity to cc

you still take damage if you dodge roll an attack, you just wont get cced

[ripe osprey]

so just get out of aoe in time

[slim plover]

yup

[lucid oxide]

nvm i got it to work
just redownloaded the game

[dusky orchid]

FOunders pack stays until release right?

[winged oxide]

yes

[dusky orchid]

damn idk if i should get silver or gold

[delicate nexus]

Gold best value

[dusky orchid]

what makes it 25$ more

[pearl coyote]

Expected costs of Royal Crystals and Crystalline aura
$10 = 1k RC
$10 = 1 month aura

so gold gives you equivalent value in those 2 alone, plus extra cosmetics and more

[fervent quartz]

30$ more currency 1 expansion slot worth 10$ and an avatar worth 15-20$

[pearl coyote]

Everything in the founders pack is worthwhile too

[bronze lance]

gold has best value

plat is "collectors edition"

[south bear]

If you get one pack, say Bronze, and you want to upgrade to say Gold, will the difference be subtracted? Or will you just have to pay the flat price? Never played the game so I don't want to double dip into dropping 65 bucks in total.

[slim plover]

no

refund it

[ocean hollow]

It's worth saying the rewards from different unique packs stack. Hence why it doesn't "upgrade"

[pearl coyote]

buy all of them

become the p2w

[winged oxide]

Honestly I think gold plat and bronze are hella worth it

[pearl coyote]

bronze exists just for beta access

[winged oxide]

and aura

[pearl coyote]

buy plat + gold + silver, get all 3 cats, a ton of RC, and 3 mo aura

among other things

[pearl coyote]

if you just wanted the aura, it'll probably cost less than the bronze pack

If you are buying multiple packs, there's no reason to buy bronze

[winged oxide]

bronze pack in my country is like $5

actually even less

[pearl coyote]

The bronze pack is priced at 1.5x expected aura price

[winged oxide]

yeah bronze pack's cost is $2 for me

so I think it's pretty worth

[pearl coyote]

what country is that?

[winged oxide]

turkey

[pearl coyote]

They used to have regional pricing on the other packs, but then they normalized it

The bronze pack was created because the new prices were too high for some regions

and they wanted to still offer beta access at a lower price

[winged oxide]

only for gold plat and silver

[pearl coyote]

yea, because those include RC

[winged oxide]

but even then

they're half off the normal price

so it's pretty worth getting them

[pearl coyote]

It's explained here:
https://www.playlostark.com/en-us/news/articles/founders-pack-showcase

under "Bronze Founder Pack"

[winged oxide]

well either way a $2 aura is pretty worth it in my book

[pearl coyote]

Unfortunately, this behavior compromises the game economy for everyone as in-game currency is included in the Platinum, Gold, and Silver...
...
The Bronze Founder’s Pack does not include in-game currency but does come stocked with core benefits like Closed Beta access, a 3-day head start at launch, the exclusive Founder’s pet, and more

[winged oxide]

Though are they gonna have rc price difference like packs?

[pearl coyote]

I'd think so

[winged oxide]

Because if they do that's pretty shitty

[pearl coyote]

RC and aura are probably regional pricing

[winged oxide]

so game economy is gonna get ruined by turkey and argentina accounts

[pearl coyote]

Only that region

[ivory ice]

I agree @winged oxide as a Turkish guy. Our people really sucks isn games

[winged oxide]

which is eu and na

so

[pearl coyote]

No no, when I say regional pricing, I mean all of NA has the same price

all of EU has the same price

[winged oxide]

oh

[pearl coyote]

that's my guess

[winged oxide]

I'd hope so

Having turkish account pay 50% less for rc is just dumb

[pearl coyote]

because yea, it would not make sense to have people in the same server get different prices

[winged oxide]

and gonna get abused by alot of people

[trim void]

100% it would be if they let regional pricing be in the cash store

[pearl coyote]

yes. Because then some could buy an item for less than others, then flip it on AH for same price

I expect regional pricing at the NA/EU/LATAM level

[trim void]

Same, it would make sense

[ivory ice]

Oh hold on a second. I actually bought the bronze pack or something. Aren't I supposed to preload the game?

[ocean hollow]

I would do

Just fully restart steam and then search your steam library for Lost Ark

Assuming you purchased through Steam. If it was through Amazon you get a code to redeem iirc

[pearl coyote]

"Lost Ark Closed Technical Beta"

is what you're looking for in Steam. Not "Lost Ark"

[ocean hollow]

Sure, I just type in "Lost Ark" and it appears :)

It's a filter more than a search afterall :)

[ivory ice]

Oh yeah ofcourse! Thanks. I just haven't restarted the steam for like hours.

[ocean hollow]

No worries I was frantically trying to work it out when it went live yesterday

[torpid rivet]

can i play the game if i am in asia? (i have ARG steam)

[keen mango]

hey guys I am new to lostark but I realised that the lostark beta is using 100% of my cpu? its a amd 5600x but when I try to launch it uses up 100% of the cpu capacity?

[pearl coyote]

can you buy founders pack on Steam?

[keen mango]

its not up yet for the beta test but I am wondering why its using 100% cpu

[pearl coyote]

It could just be high load while launching

unpacking files, EAC loading, etc

[keen mango]

real?.. I have nvr seen it go that high even on battlefield 2042

[torpid rivet]

yes i can buy it in ARG STEAM because the game is available in ARG

[golden lance]

then yes

[torpid rivet]

but i am worried that, the gamr will detect my location and not open it same as RU

[strange current]

i dunno who to play first 😦

[golden lance]

The game isnt region locked like RU

Well

[pearl coyote]

the simplest answer is if your country is not listed in the FAQ here, then you cannot legally play and will have to resort to tricks which may get your Lost Ark account or Steam account banned.
https://www.playlostark.com/en-us/game/faq

[pulsar tapir]

I heard this games classes are gender locked. Is SoulMaster one of them? I did some searching but didnt see.

[pearl coyote]

Yes, there is no male Soulfist

[maiden locust]

can you buy the bronze pack on steam to get access to the beta, and then refund it after the beta, and get the gold pack before the game releases? Or does the refund not work after a certain amount of hours?

[pearl coyote]

Some classes have had opposite gender classes added, Smilegate is working on more

[pearl coyote]

yes, the beta does not count against the 2 hour refund window

[maiden locust]

did they say this somewhere specific where i could go screenshot it and send it to my friend? if not thats ok

[pearl coyote]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1599340/discussions/0/3154202776532731238/#c3154202776532796252

[maiden locust]

tyty

[empty crystal]

do mounts have varied speeds in lost ark?

[pearl coyote]

higher rarity mounts are typically slightly faster, by a few percent

not really enough to be meaningful

mounts have specific abilities, like leaps. Some are better than others.

no combat abilities, just animations and stuff

[old brook]

Does the leveling build tend to be the same as what you would do for your solo build for your solo content? Like while leveling can we just work toward the recommended solo build so we dont have to pay to respec points at max?

[pearl coyote]

no cost to respec, you can do at any time as long as you're outside of combat

[old brook]

I thought you had to pay silver or gold to respec

[pearl coyote]

nope

you can swap skills, change tripods, etc for free

[old brook]

nice, so you will always have 2 templates and you can fully redo them at any time out of combat?

[pearl coyote]

as for leveling builds, they may be different because you won't have engravings or gear sets like at max level

[echo pond]

what region does the quest "[guide] cubes" show up?

[pearl coyote]

there are multiple skill build slots you can save builds to if you want

[empty crystal]

thanks for the info

[old brook]

ok nice, i was worried about being kinda screwed if i spec'd wrong and leveled the wrong abilities while leveling

[pearl coyote]

You should get that quest when you hit 50 at Vern

[echo pond]

Vern?

[pearl coyote]

maybe finish North Vern story quests

Bern

[echo pond]

oh

nah i didn't see it there

i'm all the way in Payton i haven't seen it lmao

[pearl coyote]

you definitely should have cube unlocked by that point. lol

[kindred token]

@teal rock reaper does have counter why you said she doesn't is that cuz counter occupy a dmg skill slot? nvm i see why now really long cd counter

[echo pond]

that's what i'm saying

my eyes definitely aren't working let me check again

[kindred token]

you need to receive a ticket

to get the cubes quest to appear

btw

[echo pond]

what ticket

[kindred token]

if you did it should be in north bern

cube ticket

[pearl coyote]

random drop from chaos dungeon, or from event rewards

[echo pond]

lol

makes sense now

ty

[static plinth]

Can someone explain to me how gear works, do we craft or obtain gear thru dungeons and just farm the specific gear? Or do we farm mats to make the gear

[ancient sorrel]

both

[pearl coyote]

depends on the rarity. Lower rarity you obtain from chaos dungeons, higher rarity are crafted from raid materials

[static plinth]

Both for accessories and gear?

[pearl coyote]

gear. Accessories are not crafted

You typically get end-game accessories from AH from other players if you're looking for a specific build.

[static plinth]

I c. Is the release gonna have all 3 tiers from the get go or will they add it

Later on

[pearl coyote]

At start, Rohendel is the end

Which is T1

so we'll have all of T1

and we'll likely be on an accelerated release schedule to catch up

[static plinth]

Ah okay so they will just add t2 later on

Etc

[pearl coyote]

[maiden locust]

Its till like ilvl 460?

[static plinth]

Okay thanks very much :)

[ancient sorrel]

should be ilvl 600. from 600 -> 1100 is T2. 1100 -> is T3

[maiden locust]

Ok

[pearl coyote]

You'll be able to go higher than 600, but it'd be a waste of gold/materials

Gear gets upgraded from +1 to +20

[urban nimbus]

That won't stop people

[pearl coyote]

Most of the time, you should stop at +15

you get far more stats for each upgrade past +15, but the upgrades get much more expensive

[static plinth]

Tips on whether I should blitz to 50 or not? And roughly how long will that take

[pearl coyote]

no reason to do that unless there's no higher content and you're rich

[pearl coyote]

A person that knows what they're doing can level to 50 in ~10-11 hours

a new player is probably more like 20-30

[ancient sorrel]

how long it will take to rush 50 depends on class - and knowledge

[static plinth]

Ic ic ty

Going warlord

[pearl coyote]

I recommend you do the side missions, and take your time to enjoy it. Don't rush, there's not much reason to.

[ancient sorrel]

thats gonna be a slow rush. warlord have almost no mobility

[static plinth]

😂 yeah saw some gameplay but I feel like I'll enjoy it. Gonna try soulfist too

[merry badger]

Hello everyone. Who here will be playing Lost Ark from the UK?

I wish to know at what time it will open up for that zone.

[snow gale]

#announcements

the time adjusts for everyones timezone

[pearl coyote]

<t:1636041600> global start time for beta

<t:1636041600:R>

[lean plank]

is there any way to have Korean voices in the Russian client ?

[kindred token]

not anymore

[violet obsidian]

Hello guys, is there a way to predownload without having closed beta access yet ?

[ocean hollow]

Not to my knowledge

[golden lance]

No

[violet obsidian]

damn, aight ty for answers

[maiden locust]

I thought you could predownload game on steam but it's not appearing for me i preorder it as well the $15 one.

[pearl coyote]

Restart steam, then search your library for "Lost Ark Closed Technical Beta"

if you just preordered the founders pack, you might need to wait a few minutes for your account to be granted beta access. Restarting Steam reloads your game library.

[maiden locust]

okay thanks toxix.

[queen kiln]

Hey all. New player (Cuurrently playing on RU). Has anyone here changed keybinds to an MMO style mouse?

[rotund kiln]

If we purchase the $15 founders pack. Do we have access to beta tmr?

[maiden locust]

yes

[rotund kiln]

thanks

[fossil eagle]

i have a question if i were to make a character on a server would i be able to join another server with another character?

[shut jacinth]

hi i have Lost Ark Closed Technical Beta code and got the game, right now playing it but im not seeing no servers online

[pearl coyote]

servers not online until <t:1636041600>

[shut jacinth]

Thxs

[pearl coyote]

no server transfers, but you can join parties and play together cross-server within a region (e.g., all NA West players can play together regardless of server). You can only join guilds on your server though.

[fossil eagle]

ahh ok thx

[chrome bramble]

I have a question about group play during levelling. I have a group of friends and we're all pretty keen to get in on the beta. Are we able to get through the story quests together in a party? Is there a maximum size? Are there solo instances where we'll need to dip out, but then we can continue on?

[trim void]

Yeah you can do it together, max party size is 4 and will be some story stuff that has to be done solo so you'll dip out for that then can group back up

[golden lance]

A lot of solo instances

[bright hawk]

I will try deathblade or shadowhunter idk which first

is there any point on lvling 2 accs to 50 in beta?

[pearl coyote]

2 characters? To try them out, sure. Maybe decide on a main for launch

It's kinda hard to get a real feel for a class while leveling

You don't have all the skills unlocked, or the skill points to level up skills for a build

[viral forge]

Is the game worth installing on ssd ? Would it reduce loading time significantly?

[trim void]

Yes it very worth while

[pearl coyote]

Generally, yea

not so much that I'd tell anyone to buy an SSD just for Lost Ark

but it's nice to have

load time for the game can be kinda long

[bright hawk]

but when games comes out i can just lvl 1 acc and then insta lvl alts right?

paying

cba lvling 8 alts or more

[pearl coyote]

there won't be paid boosts at launch, they'll come later

Beta will give you a boost for 1 character after you level the first

[outer dragon]

Hi everyone, I just received the beta code from amazon. However, my steam account is under another country (but physically i live in NA). Should I make another account in NA to activate the code? Or I am able to play it under my main account?
I am able to play PSO2 with my main. (this game is not available in my store but available in NA store)

[winged oxide]

if you're actually in na just switch the store region

[outer dragon]

I was thinking about this too but NA store prices are waaaay higher thank my home country thats why I havent switch :c

[winged oxide]

I understand I'm in na but my steam is in my home country

then just create an account

[outer dragon]

so thats why i was thinking maybe make an alt account

oh okie

i guess thats the best way

thank you for help me decide ❤️

[winged oxide]

you're welcome

[bright hawk]

Once u hit lvl 50 you go do daily missions chaos and stuff like that

and once you finish with all the dailies u go to pvp or lvling other alts?

is that how it works?

raids and monster fights are part of dailies and weeklies?

or are like set events at certain times where bosses comes or dungeons?

[cerulean pulsar]

Restarting Steam made my Lost Ark Closed Beta show up thx for help guys!

about to install Windows 11, hope it works with the beta ><

[golden lance]

I got W11 and RU version working fine

[queen locust]

Probably a question that's been asked 100 times, but does anyone know when you should know whether or not you got beta access?

[golden lance]

There is still a lot of side stuff you can complete at least once for your account like grinding skill points. But yes there is world bosses up at certain times as well as islands,

[golden lance]

Through Amazon?

[queen locust]

Like email? Or on my actual amazon acc?

[golden lance]

Did you apply for a key through amazon or buy a founders pack

[queen locust]

applied

but I'm considering buying the founders pack if I don't get it

[golden lance]

You have during the entire beta to get a key

[queen locust]

Ok, thank you, I'll just buy the founders pack then haha

[golden lance]

"If you signed up through tester page, you might receive a key anywhere between 11/4 and 11/9"

Yeah who knows when you might get one

Or you can wait until tomorrow and get one from twitch drops

[rotund kiln]

Do you have access to founders pack perks in closed beta or mainly in release?

[urban nimbus]

imagine receiving a key 2 days before the end of beta

[trim void]

No only in release

[rotund kiln]

okay thanks

[cosmic dust]

that would suck lmao

[rare sleet]

from the moment i downloaded the closed beta from lost ark, everytime i open or close an app(anything, not only the game) my disk usage goes to 100%. any ideas?

[ebon flume]

did you try rebooting

[proud vapor]

my friend has the silver edition of the founders pack that was gifted to him. Should he have the closed beta download on steam?

[ebon flume]

yea if you have a founders pack the beta should show. might have to restart Steam. Beta is called "Lost Ark Closed Technical Beta"

[proud vapor]

ahh okay I will have him do that. Thank you for the help

[rare sleet]

ofc

tried many things actually i'm looking for a more in depth solution here

[ebon flume]

perhaps you are low on disk space? basically, your issue should be unrelated

[rare sleet]

no

[ebon flume]

ok, uninstall the game again and see if the issue goes away

i wouldnt think this chat is for computer tech assistance either

[rare sleet]

it says lost ark help

i need help with sth that lost ark caused

[timid monolith]

can someone help me i'm trying to play from belgium using exitlag VPN but when i have it on steam says lost ark is not available in my country

[winged oxide]

yeah if you're account is in a blocked region you can't redeem the code

you need an account in a different region

and you don't need an ingame vpn

[timid monolith]

so i need to make a steam account specific for lost ark in another region and that's it ?

[winged oxide]

yes

[timid monolith]

awesome thanks

[winter thicket]

Are you allowed to give your tester code to a friend? I purchased the game so I don't need a free code.

[trim void]

I did

[maiden locust]

Has anyone from NL/Belgium managed to bypass the region lock? A friend of mine is stuck in NL and needs could do with the info

[timid monolith]

Looks like you only need a steam account from another region to activate the key and use it to play the game as @winged oxide said, no vpn required

but i'm not sure if you could use a vpn to change your steam billing address, then get lost ark and switch it back

that would be ideal

[maiden locust]

That would be ideal but then you need a billing address from that specific country

[timid monolith]

It's against steam TOS though so you might risk getting banned, i'm not sure, i'm hoping someone that has done it will comment

[maiden locust]

I've been browsing old reddit threads, some were saying that you only get banned if you exploit it for cheaper regional pricing

[winged oxide]

DO NOT

CHANGE YOUR STORE REGIOn

you'd get banned

instantly

even if you use a vpn

[maiden locust]

So new steam account it is

So say I live in the UK and make a new account for my friend and she uses my payment details to buy Lost Ark

[timid monolith]

but you still need to use a vpn to verify your region in the new steam account right ?

[maiden locust]

It'll be okay?

[winged oxide]

It's fine but I wouldn't advise it

Just buy steam gift cards

[winged oxide]

yes only for the account creation

[maiden locust]

New accounts can't take gifts tho

[winged oxide]

download a vpn extension

no

steam gift cards

like these

https://www.g2a.com/steam-gift-card-10-eur-steam-key-global-i10000000258072

[maiden locust]

Aaah

Cheers Yosef.
So if I do that do you reckon she will have to use a vpn to play or will it be fine without?

[winged oxide]

My friends play in blocked country and they started the game fine

so no vpn is needed

[maiden locust]

Cheers👌🏻

[sleek gale]

Hey everyone, new to the discord and very excited for beta tomorrow. I'm currently playing on the Russian server for about a week now and was hoping to find a guild I could join up with that plan on playing day one of launch. Can anyone direct me to where I can find possible guilds getting ready for US/EU server release?

[golden lance]

Join the RU discord role and there is a room with guild recruitment

[sleek gale]

Thanks for the response. I'm not seeing a RU discord role anywhere. Where should I be looking?>

[golden lance]

#navigation at the very top

[timid monolith]

since you only need a vpn to make your steam account in a region that is not locked, does anyone know a decent free one ? dont feel like paying 10$ for a vpn i'll use 5 minutes

[oak yoke]

Anyone else who haven’t received yet from Amazon their keys?

[shy escarp]

how would you describe blade pve playstyle in a few words ? 🤔 i ve seen some videos, but all they mention is " they build gauge to do big dam and have wide spells", doesnt say much about the class tho

[sleek gale]

Orri I've been using ExitLag which has 3 day free trial and then $6.50/month. I'm using it to play on the Russian server until game is officially released here.

[maiden locust]

Free trials

[timid monolith]

but how do you buy lost ark founder pack on steam ? exitlag only works to route your IP when the game is launched

[maiden locust]

You can add steam to exitlag

I believe

Pretty sure you can add any application to exitlag

[snow gale]

assuming u have the engraving, build gauge to 2.1, use z, reduce cd of skills > spam skills, gauge to 2.1, reduce cd of skills > repeat

[sleek gale]

I'd say engaging and fast pace. So far I've found that a lot of early pve in the open world your fighitng around 5 enemies or so at a time but in dungeons its closer to 10-20. I havent gotten high level pve yet but from the videos ive seen your fighitng a tone of enemies.

[timid monolith]

ah thanks i'll try that, bummer that i need to make another account specifically for lost ark i'd rather add it to my older account

[maiden locust]

Well

Better than not playing at all! 😉

1 sec, If you want I can turn on my PC and double check exitlag for you

Otherwise just get the free trial and check yourself👍🏻

[winged oxide]

Why exitlag

[timid monolith]

what if i got the founder pack as a gift on my regular steam account

would i be allowed to claim it ?

[winged oxide]

you can't gift if the accounts don't share the same store region

[timid monolith]

it has 3 days trial and since i only need it to create a steam account

trying to make that work

[winged oxide]

but can you connect it to google chrome?

or any browser

[timid monolith]

you could use steam desktop client to make the account i guess

[winged oxide]

thats not gonna work

you need to go to the account creation page put the email country and catcha click next turn on the vpn before verifying your email then verify and boom you created the account after putting a username and password

[timid monolith]

damn .. i could have just bought the game with a french account and gift it to my regular steam account

it does work

[winged oxide]

but why

you might not even have access still lol

[timid monolith]

seen on a french lost ark forum, if your account is from a region that is locked (belgium or netherlands in eu) you can just have it gifted to you by anyone that has an account which isn't region locked

[winged oxide]

well try your luck

[ruby nexus]

hey quick question from someone new to the game, what would you guys say is a higher/highest apm class in this game? coming from playing one of the higher apm classes in BDO so sorta wanting something similar to keep me active

[shrewd bloom]

is summoner good? Cuz i like to play mage classes or should i go bard?

[marble bramble]

hella good

[shrewd bloom]

alright I guess ill see tomorrow ty

[viral karma]

Hi everyone, I purchased the Silver Founder's from Amazon Canada, but I still haven't received my key for the upcoming closed beta. Anyone experiencing the same issue or can help out?

[queen locust]

I don't use Amazon Canada, but as soon as I bought it on Amazon US, the code was displayed on Amazon

[viral karma]

Ok I see thanks, I'm going to try purchasing from the US store and refunding the Canadian version if it works

[golden lance]

its just amazon being slow

Id recommend buying it from steam instead so you can get access immediately

[nova carbon]

is server gonna get wipped after close beta close?

[pearl coyote]

yes

[nova carbon]

reee

[pearl coyote]

founders pack gives you a 3 day head start where you can start working towards permanent progression

beta is just for testing

[quasi bolt]

new here, where do i find my key/download? i bought the silver founders via steam forever ago

[bronze lance]

should have the technical beta in your steam library

[quasi bolt]

nope, it says i own the game

but nothing there

[bronze lance]

Try restarting your steam

[quasi bolt]

kk

that did the trick

thanks man

[bronze lance]

ay nice

[viral sigil]

anyone launched lost ark yet?

[bronze lance]

Release classes for NA/EU/SA Lost Ark
https://www.playlostark.com/en-us/game/classes

[burnt dirge]

Do you know how I can download the game if I already have the founders pack? I am lost.

[pearl coyote]

if the beta isn't in your library, restart steam

[burnt dirge]

oh, i got it, thanks

[maiden locust]

is the closed beta up? If I buy any of the founder packs I get instant access to beta or do I still need to be chosen?

[pearl coyote]

not until <t:1636041600>

You can download now

but that's when servers come online

[maiden locust]

ugh so i wont be able to play tonight. F

tonights my only night off for the next few weeks lol

[pearl coyote]

F

[jagged arch]

Does the game content scale with # of players? like if I play with 1 or 2 friends for example, or is it always gonna be solo or set groups of 4/8/whatever

[pearl coyote]

scaled 1-4. Some content requires a full group.

while guardian raids can be soloed, it's easier with a group because you get breaks from boss aggro.

some of the story must be soloed

[burnt dirge]

One question, in the beta will we be able to claim the stuff from our founders pack?

[pearl coyote]

No. I wish I could see my cat

However all beta participants will be given a big chunk of Royal Crystals in beta to test the shop

[burnt dirge]

oh I see, I share your pain, I also wanted to see my pet.

[jagged arch]

Ohh awesome, thanks!

[hallow swift]

ah so we cannot play until tomorrow?

[pearl coyote]

<t:1636041600:R>

[hallow swift]

tragic

how long will beta be open?

[delicate nexus]

Dunno why mods even make channel if people can't even click on them

[pearl coyote]

preparing for beta

[lost thunder]

quick question if im able to download the technical beta on steam right now does that mean i received my founders pack key?

[pearl coyote]

Until Nov 11th, 11:59AM PT

[delicate nexus]

Talking about the one who give infos about beta and things like this '-'
Too much beta start when and for how long

When you can find response in 2s if u have atleast 1iq

[pearl coyote]

If you bought a founders pack on Steam, you can download the beta now.
If you preordered on Amazon, they'll email you a key to activate the beta on Steam.

[pearl coyote]

new people and non-English-as-first-language speakers may not know how to find info, may not know the website has it, or #announcements . Try not to be short/toxic to those folks, because this may be their first time posting here, and the response they get may determine whether they stick with the game or not. Which ultimately impacts how popular the game gets. Want the game to succeed? Help new folks.

[delicate nexus]

I dont

[ebon flume]

good time to be in a help channel then

[pearl coyote]

Yea, don't hang out in a help channel if you're not willing to answer seemingly dumb questions. They're not dumb to the person asking.

This channel will be flooded with questions during beta, be ready for it

[visual abyss]

anyone else having trouble downloading the game? keep getting corrupted errors

[delicate nexus]

[pearl coyote]

what's the specific error you're getting?

[visual abyss]

Kinda hard to read, it just says Corrupted Download, though.

[slim oar]

You need to hard wipe it from your drive in the steam folder

[pearl coyote]

That's a general Steam error, not related to Lost Ark.
Try these general troubleshooting tips:
https://appuals.com/fix-steam-download-corrupt/

[slim oar]

Simply uninstalling it via steam and reinstalling won’t work. You have to find it in your steam folder on your drive and remove it

[ebon flume]

i assume close steam and rename/delete your downloading folder. .../steamapps/downloading

[slim oar]

This has happened to me several times before, all caused by me closing my steam client during a download or patch

All fixed by a file wipe and reinstall

[shut jacinth]

i stay up

12hours is noting

plus + 8 in games hours

[sterile sail]

hey friends, just had some lost ark questions. If anyone is deep in and can help me, pls feel free to @ me

[golden lance]

Ask away

[pearl coyote]

If you have a lot of questions and want a bunch of answers, we can hop in voice chat if that's easier.

I'm in Trixion channel

[sterile sail]

i would, but i cannot really talk much rn, i was just going to say, i've seen some characters that you can play/choose from, but i never saw like ground loot, how ground loot will be implemented, etc. could you give me a general idea?

[golden lance]

You dont see ground loot because your pet automatically picks it up for you

[sterile sail]

and everyone gets a starting pet?

[pearl coyote]

early on, yes

in the first town, a quest rewards a pet

[golden lance]

Yes as long as you dont glance over the quest

[sterile sail]

ignore that. i am acting like a boomer

[dusky orchid]

is there something special u need to dowload for the beta or do u just download lost ark on steam?

[pearl coyote]

If you want to see some end-game content, watch this. Wilky's channel has all kinds of videos for new players:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU5cQkAUq68

[golden lance]

It's up on steam if you bought a founders pack, if you signed up for a key check emails

[dusky orchid]

oh

[pearl coyote]

Look for "Lost Ark Closed Technical Beta" in your steam library. If you only see "Lost Ark", restart steam

you must either have a beta key, or have purchased a founders pack

[sterile sail]

movement is arrow keys or mouse?

[pearl coyote]

mouse

[sterile sail]

mmm

i like it so far

any characters you wouldn't reccomend (weak wise)? or are all viable depending on play-style?

[pearl coyote]

classes are all balanced well

[sterile sail]

Niceee

[pearl coyote]

people tend to not believe that, but its true

[sterile sail]

I like this Battle Mage guy

[pearl coyote]

there are some class synergies for raiding in end-game, but all classes are viable

[golden lance]

Battle mage guy I assume you mean the paladin?

[sterile sail]

i see something "Mage- Bard"

[golden lance]

oh bard

[pearl coyote]

Mage is the class, and Bard is the advanced class

it's a support class, heals and buffs

[sterile sail]

m

so how do you unlock the :advanced" class

[pearl coyote]

You pick at the start

[golden lance]

you dont unlock them you just pick them

[sterile sail]

i got you. Mage is the type then the specific mage is the bard.

[pearl coyote]

yea

basically

[golden lance]

yep

[sterile sail]

so the stronger DPS mage would be the summoner over the bard? i want more DPS like