lost-ark-help

[sly moss]

there's a queue if it reach a cap

[maiden locust]

there can be login ques, but after you are in, the game will make new channels if the previous channel is full

[cosmic wagon]

Ok thanks

[keen dove]

How? I wasnt able to do it on RU, unless there is a way i am not sure of.

[short lantern]

Gotcha. Thanks.

Me and my friends still aren't sure on what server to join so. Figured I'd ask.

[long prawn]

I dont know but I saw zeals having a control modifier, I assume that shift or alt would be able to do as well

[abstract forum]

Do u gonna contribute with gold to your guild? Or is it just too expensive at the start?

[maiden locust]

dont donate gold, inefficient

[sly moss]

just silver is enough

[cosmic wagon]

Are guilds that important in lost ark?

[slow cipher]

If you skip all sidequests on Main but insta knowledge transfer a 600g alt (when you can). Does that character unlock all the sidequests up to Vern (including Shushire) or will I still need to backtrack or manually level an alt to complete those?

[spiral thistle]

It has perks but it's not vital. I have never been in a guild but I will be doing a tiny one with 2 friends only for EU/NA.

[gusty basin]

what's the website that has all the meta builds for classes? A friend asked for it and I forgot what it is

[spiral thistle]

Most likely you're thinking of maxroll

[cosmic wagon]

Ah ok. I ask because I saw some huge movement around them, tons of them in the recruitment channel etc.

I'd expect to just join one after the game launches, but all these people trying to find members so early made me wonder if I am missing something

[spiral thistle]

There is a guild shop that unlocks you can buy some stuff from and I guess most people want to avoid pugs

[long prawn]

maxroll.gg

[neon hound]

is there a way to get more than 3 dailys a day?

[sly moss]

by making another character

+3 dailies

[spiral thistle]

There used to be tickets, if they still exist not entirely sure actually. But mostly no one bothers with that from cash shop. You could get some from daily login rewards

[fathom wing]

I think you need 5 alts for max daily

[spiral thistle]

Dailies aren't limited by any amount of characters. 6 character limit is for how many characters can earn gold from e.g Abyss Dungeon

[exotic bison]

And you can buy 2 extra slots right?

Or is that with the 2

[spiral thistle]

You get +1 character slot from Gold/Platinum so +2 in total if you've bought both packs.

[fathom wing]

Oh thanks !

[exotic bison]

You can buy them separate from the cash shop right?

[fathom wing]

Yea I am sure you can buy them later on

[spiral thistle]

Yes they'll be in cash shop on launch too

[fathom wing]

It’s just you might get it for cheaper in a pack

[exotic bison]

I’m just clarifying that you can’t do both for 10*

[cosmic wagon]

How much do they coist? Do we know? The slots I mean

[long prawn]

900 rc

[sly moss]

probably like 8$ per slot

[fringe grotto]

Hello, is there a place to pre-download Lost Ark, or do we have to wait until the 8th?

[long prawn]

!release

[midnight flax]

Pre-download: <t:1644253200:f>
Headstart: <t:1644339600:f>
Launch: <t:1644598800:f>
These times adjust to your local timezone.
https://www.playlostark.com/en-us/news/articles/launch-details

[long prawn]

^

[fringe grotto]

Thanks

[neon hound]

how do you upgrade your workshop and lab in lost ark?

[inland stratus]

can you farm this dungeon over and over to get upgrade mats?

[sly moss]

you can just look at the text on the chest tooltip lel

[slate zephyr]

no, as the text says only once

[inland stratus]

i see. didnt noticed that

[slate zephyr]

those are just little bonuses, real way to farm is still proper endgame content like chaos and guardians

[spiral thistle]

Watch Wilkys YT video on Stronghold

[pale crescent]

Is there premium hair styles / looks ?

premium character customization

I know other games got that to get your money so I'm curious

[long prawn]

nope

[burnt wren]

guys basically I should get the Gold pack only if I want the Lawmaker skin, if I dont give a fuck Bronze is better?

[long prawn]

there are avatars though

[pale crescent]

avatars change hair style too?

[slate zephyr]

only some helm types

some adds to the styles, like a hair pin or w/e

[pale crescent]

Did lost ark mention anything about those animal costumes

[slate zephyr]

those are usually free events ones

[long prawn]

yeah the mokoko outfits and animal ones are from free events

[tiny copper]

in the most recent zeals video he says those come free, sometimes in events sometimes there's a code to redeem from twitter or social media

[pale crescent]

They look good

[slate zephyr]

doesn't look like AGS are doing event codes

at least no function to do it ingame was added to the client

[tiny copper]

i bet you some will be tied to amazon prime gaming

[rain meadow]

i will be sadge if that happens

[slate zephyr]

isn't there something announced for that already?

[pale crescent]

People don't have prime gaming these days? I thought everyone did o.o

[slate zephyr]

don't have the pic on hand atm to post

[rain meadow]

I don't use amazon frequently enough, plus im in canada lul

[raw jewel]

So is everyone Plat pack here? Think I'm gonna do it

[slate zephyr]

not everyone lives in a region where having amazon prime makes much sense or value

[cosmic wagon]

I got silver 🥲

[slate zephyr]

please keep those discussions topics to #lost-ark-discussions , ty

[tiny copper]

i think i saw something about crystalline aura tied to prime gaming, they'll probably throw a free month out

[raw jewel]

Which one

[slate zephyr]

what you just asked 😛

[pale crescent]

Will 2nd awakening be out during this release? I was hearing Paladin needs 2nd awakening and fast

[slate zephyr]

yes.

[raw jewel]

Really man? Is that fitting for here? Common..

Not fitting*

[slate zephyr]

yeah doesn't fit sorry, move on please

[pale crescent]

When they say do dailies on alts, do they just mean do solo content on alts or also do group content on alts?

[pastel oar]

there is much better ways to progress your character than farming this dung, even if it was available

[slate zephyr]

both, depends on your progression of the alt.

[upper bloom]

Is there any benefit for playing on a high pop vs small pop?

[haughty pagoda]

What does T1 T2 and T3 refer to? Are these different stages of the game and are they all available on release?

[pale crescent]

I'm just wondering if it's dumb or smart to have multiple support alts

[slate zephyr]

no, since things are cross server, check the pins for more info.

[slate sphinx]

bard and paladin or multiple bards and paladins?

[plain oriole]

Hi, I was wondering if you are able to create your character on Monday after the game has been installed or do I have to wait till Tuesday once the servers are open. I have a Founder's Pack

[wary lintel]

what's the ilvl cap we getting?

[rain meadow]

t1 is base content, t2 and t3 are "expansion content"

[rain meadow]

wait til tuesday

[final bramble]

Is there a way to rebind the camera movement keys for the estate building view mode?

[slate zephyr]

1420

[plain oriole]

Thanks

[pale crescent]

multiple is what im thinking

[slate zephyr]

if not in options, then nope.

[final bramble]

big rip

[long prawn]

there isnt really a reason to do that

[haughty pagoda]

What does “expansion content” mean? Do I need to buy it to play it?

[long prawn]

no it is free to play

[rain meadow]

no you don't need to buy it

[final bramble]

Guess I'll have to constantly swap layers to use that instead of wasd

[pale crescent]

Gunlancer is the only tank right?

[long prawn]

there arent tanks only dps and supports

[final bramble]

Gunlancer is the only gigachad

[rain meadow]

base content is from when the game started, and t2 and t3 are the expansions that have been released over the years

[long prawn]

gunlancer is just closer to a usual tank, but he is dps

[pale crescent]

So there's no aggro in the game?

[pastel oar]

gunlancer is a dps, that is tanky

[molten compass]

are avatars customizable? Like can I hide the hat/helmet/whatever? 🙂

[pastel oar]

yes

[pearl moss]

there is no threat mechanic in the game

[haughty pagoda]

Do we only have T1 on release or will we have all the way up to T3?

[molten compass]

thanks!

[long prawn]

it is like a bullet hell, not really aggro like in other mmos

[rain meadow]

start of t3

[pastel oar]

aggro is random, gunlancer is the only class with taunt that taunts for 3 sec on a long cd

[slate sphinx]

PRO: If you enjoy the role of support, it's good. They will use the same engravings so no spending gold on other ones. You won't spend time searching parties for raid or daily content as support.

CON: You could get bored playing the same role (skip this con if you enjoy it)

[pale crescent]

I do hate waiting..... xD

[lavish sable]

Is there any rapport spreadsheet?

[slate zephyr]

check papunika or maxroll.

both should have the exp charts for affinity

[pale crescent]

@slate sphinx How would engraving work if I have the same class. I unequip and then mail it to alt?

[slate zephyr]

they are account progression/bound for the most part, the ones on gear if tradable, can just stash it in account warehouse.

[long prawn]

engraving books are server wide

[pastel oar]

you can equip engraving that you learned, on any alt character on the same server, https://lost-ark.maxroll.gg/resources/engraving-system-guide

[slate sphinx]

Some gear can be mailed and it could have a limitation of times you can do. You won't do it often.
Engraving books are server account or roster so they will be shared

[light zealot]

We can preinstall lost ark tomorrow right

[rain meadow]

yes

[pale crescent]

Thanks guys, I find half of these things so hard to believe cause it sounds too good to be true and convenient. Is there any inconveniences the game has other than "choose where to put your outfits wisely"

[haughty pagoda]

Are the servers going to have names or is it just like… na1 na2 etc?

[rain meadow]

!server

[midnight flax]

__**Server List**__

EU: Neria, Kadan, Trixion, Calvasus, Thirain, Zinnervale, Asta, Wei, Slen

**NA East**:

Azena, Una, Regulus, Avesta,
Galatur, Karta, Ladon

**NA West**:

Mari, Valtan, Enviska

**South America**:

Kazeros, Agaton

[pale crescent]

They got names @haughty pagoda

[haughty pagoda]

Ooo cool. Are these random names or are they somehow relevant to the game?

[rain meadow]

lore, mostly

[slate zephyr]

all are lore or ingame NPC names(and renames )

[empty cove]

Hey guys for endgame raids, are class buffs shared among all of them or only for the split groups of 4?

[somber wadi]

are there any info on cash shop prices?

[slate zephyr]

no.

[oblique dove]

Group of 4 only

[empty cove]

Ah okay ty, so having duplicate classes between party isn't that big of a deal?

[cosmic wagon]

maxroll seems pretty good so far

[oblique dove]

Yes, ‘duplicates’ are only a thing within your party of 4

[empty cove]

Okay ty for the quick reply!

[rain meadow]

it gets complicated when you have a 3rd repeating class in your 8-man raid group

2 or fewer duplicates are fine

[long prawn]

no, ranked is soloq only

[craggy sinew]

Do the 30 days of sub with founders packs stack?

[long prawn]

yes

[craggy sinew]

Thanks

[high lance]

Dont click on it

[sharp bear]

[worthy nova]

diCord XD

[rotund flare]

[high lance]

Even opening link can get your account compromised

[long prawn]

[cedar wharf]

[rain meadow]

[snow gale]

[proud egret]

There is a "new" thing going around where clicking on the link will steal your Discord Token and you will lose control of your account. Even with 2FA enabled

[sharp bear]

i dont fall for stupidity of free nitros lol

[cedar wharf]

Keep channel on topic please

[proud egret]

Will do. We just had a guy posting a scam link here, it was removed. Thanks for the help ❤️

[tepid ginkgo]

3-day Head start means game will be out on the 8th for founder package owners?

[mystic dome]

Yes sir.

[long prawn]

yes

[proud egret]

Yes

[long prawn]

!release

[midnight flax]

Pre-download: <t:1644253200:f>
Headstart: <t:1644339600:f>
Launch: <t:1644598800:f>
These times adjust to your local timezone.
https://www.playlostark.com/en-us/news/articles/launch-details

[tepid ginkgo]

I own the founder package but i still see it like this do i have to do anything else?

[karmic solar]

is there any timegated stuff that would negatively affect a west coast player on east coast server?

the site says reset is at 1am, is there any other time that is important?

[long prawn]

thats what I see as well, gotta wait until the 7th to pre download

[flat pelican]

[tepid ginkgo]

oh i see thanks!

[shut pasture]

There was a scam link

[flat pelican]

Oh okay

I was like oh no

[shut pasture]

Yeah, one of the only reasons I'd tag mods.

[flat pelican]

I’ll delete it thanks

[shut pasture]

Already gone

[flat pelican]

I mean the tag

[shut pasture]

Oh, that right

[long prawn]

the 3 hour difference isnt that big to have a negative impact

open world events like coop islands are timed around the peak times, but a 3 hour difference isnt too huge

[maiden locust]

i heard some things are tradeable 3 times? what items can u trade limited times?

[long prawn]

cash shop avatars, jewelry I believe

[maiden locust]

thanks

random question: how is loot distributed in dungeons/raids

[cedar wharf]

personal and there are certain items that are auctioned for gold

basically build in gold dkp

[maiden locust]

what is gold dkp?

so the items that "drop" get auctioned amongst the party?

[cedar wharf]

ah gold dkp is a system that players use in WoW sometimes. Basically gear and weapons etc thats all personal and class based loot.
There is stuff that is useful for everyone like engraving books and cards etc. They get auctioned for gold, basically window pops up and you can bid gold for a certain time.

[maiden locust]

so i wouldn't (for example) be able to run with bard and collect gear for my other char?

[cedar wharf]

correct

[long prawn]

you can still collect mats for your other char, which is the biggest part

[maiden locust]

gotcha...still trying to figure out what all the terminology is
guess im still used to other games where char gear is most important part

[mortal bane]

Hey folks, i did some guardian raids (tier1) and I was wondering how do people learn the mechanics. Or more likely, how to properly see any indicator. It's usually a small change to the animation and reaction time is small. Does it get easier with time? Are the next tiers also like that? I've seen some guides showing how the pattern looks, but it's hard to see during a fight.

[rustic parrot]

wtf is this ?where are the servers?

[spiral thistle]

Experience only

[long prawn]

you mostly make your gear, aside from jewelry

[sharp bear]

practice and turn off other people's gfx in battles, just shows yours for easier to see

[slate zephyr]

change node.

[rustic parrot]

node?

[spiral thistle]

Pft. Always party effect like director intended

[slate zephyr]

in w/e vpn you're using

[mortal bane]

thank you both!

[deft lotus]

so, gold from dailies on alts is limited up to 6 characters a day, does that also limit the materials you get, or only gold?

[rustic parrot]

I see thanks I will try it

[long prawn]

only gold

[deft lotus]

ok cool thx

[long prawn]

what limits your mats is how much time you have

[slate zephyr]

that's 6 chars per week for weekly endgame content(Legion, Abyss Raid & Dungeon), nothing to do with daily quest or daily endgame(guardians, chaos).

[deft lotus]

weekly end game content, that means just the gold rewards, or mats included?

[spiral thistle]

Also dailies do not earn you gold directly. It's mostly a weekly income

[rotund flare]

What other activities give frequent gold?

[spiral thistle]

Adventure Island

[slate zephyr]

those were already weekly lockouts, even before the 6 char per server limit update, so yes gold and mats.

[wet pilot]

Can anyone explain to me what's the stat cap of combat stats? Can't seem to find any example.

[long prawn]

the only daily that can give gold is the chaos dungeons if you get the bonus room

[deft lotus]

oh okay

[long prawn]

and yeah adventure islands

[deft lotus]

and we all start with 6 slots so no real need to buy slots

[long prawn]

maintaining 6 alts is already too much work imo

[deft lotus]

i have like 10 alts in eso right now just for dailies

[sturdy isle]

hi, a question. i bought the platinum founder pack. can i buy the gold one and stack both?

[spiral thistle]

6 alts is like 6hr of dailies, add 2-3hr for weeklies per character and then all timed content to do each day you want/need

[spiral thistle]

Yep

[iron mist]

guys do we have to do the main story quests for the alts over again to be 50 or can we jump right into level 50 after we leveled our main character?

[deft lotus]

in BDO i had max alts too and would cycle to alts for gathering

[long prawn]

yes, or use the gold boost

[sturdy isle]

nice, thank u

[deft lotus]

is stamina account wide or char specific

[slate zephyr]

the vitality stats?

[chrome acorn]

Why packs have different currency displayed, while amazon has it in dollar, steam in euro...

[slate zephyr]

if you're looking at the O menu, everything there is account wide.

[deft lotus]

the gathering stamina system , i believe this is one

[iron mist]

@long prawn oh thank you for the answer

[slate zephyr]

oh Life Skill Energy, yeah account wide

[long prawn]

probably because your steam region is different

[sharp bear]

account wide

[deft lotus]

okay

[sharp bear]

but its per server so all toons in one server share same stamina

[smoky raptor]

how many hours will EU have before weekly reset?

[deft lotus]

it says takes 2 days to recover energy

[spiral thistle]

7-8

[long prawn]

!release

[midnight flax]

Pre-download: <t:1644253200:f>
Headstart: <t:1644339600:f>
Launch: <t:1644598800:f>
These times adjust to your local timezone.
https://www.playlostark.com/en-us/news/articles/launch-details

[long prawn]

thats daily

[slate zephyr]

I think it's like 1.8k maybe?

[long prawn]

before weekly a little over 2 days

it resets thursday at 1 am

[spiral thistle]

Indeed it is, my bad because asked hours xD

[long prawn]

it confused me as well

[arctic sierra]

Does anyone know when the weeklies reset? Some said Thursday, but none of the sites say specific day, just the specific time of day

[long prawn]

https://www.playlostark.com/en-us/news/articles/launch-details it is thursday because the game truly releases thursday on the 11th

[spiral thistle]

If I'm not mistaken Thursday has been confirmed on either their discord or forum from screenshots

[proud egret]

Friday 11th @long prawn

[arctic sierra]

So Thursday at 0100 UTC then?

[spiral thistle]

I might have false memories though, old age

[visual sequoia]

for the adventure island

[long prawn]

hmm true 11th is friday

[visual sequoia]

is that the server specific content?

[spiral thistle]

Yes

[storm socket]

are there any starter recommendations?

[spiral thistle]

Class? No, play what you feel like

[long prawn]

the class that you suits you the most

[tidal void]

hello for all the people who have the founder's pack the game is accessible any day

[visual sequoia]

is adventure island also one of the daily event ones that has specific window times?

[maiden locust]

does deathblade have any issues finding raid groups or struggle in late game hell mode raids

[long prawn]

https://forums.playlostark.com/t/weekly-reset-day/35357/7 @arctic sierra

roxx said thursday

[arctic sierra]

Thank you

I assume it's Thursday at 0100?

[long prawn]

yeah

[spiral thistle]

No class has that issue

[arctic sierra]

Cool, just trying to gauge weeklies

[long prawn]

if you are geared properly you should not have difficulty

[maiden locust]

okay thanks

Anyone know when the three day head start starts?

[long prawn]

!release

[midnight flax]

Pre-download: <t:1644253200:f>
Headstart: <t:1644339600:f>
Launch: <t:1644598800:f>
These times adjust to your local timezone.
https://www.playlostark.com/en-us/news/articles/launch-details

[storm socket]

then let me ask differently

between sorc, both assassins, wardancer, scrapper and soulfist, how would u rank the difficulty for them?

[slate zephyr]

that's up to your own taste, and if the controls and gameplay feels right for you ingame.

you can almost instantly feel it during the class preview phase.

[proud egret]

@storm socketThere are so many videos on Youtube for that

[visual sequoia]

i should probably reword my question

I heard there are daily events that are time locked. If i work from 6am to say 8pm PST. Do i screw myself over if i go on US East?

[slate zephyr]

yeah or gameplay vids online

[spiral thistle]

I can't because I have not played them all and it differs depending on build for each class too.

[slate zephyr]

they are usually on rotation every few hours throughout 24hours, so you should be fine.

most of the big actual 1 off weekly events like GvG are all in the weekend and late at night.

[maiden locust]

is there an account-shared bank?

[storm socket]

and thats a problem, there are SO MANY, that its realy hard to decide "ok this content creator was right and this there was wrong"

[mystic dome]

yes @maiden locust

[shut pasture]

They are all pretty equal. Soulfist would be considered as a little more punishing to play than the others because her overall damage can be heavily affected by whether or not she lands her ult. If she misses it....big oof. Otherwise, each of them are pretty on par with one another. However, while we don't know if we will have the balance patch specifically for this, burst build Deathblade is one of the more difficult things to play in the game if thats the endgame build you aim for.

[visual sequoia]

woot ty!

Is there a schedule of times available or do we have to wait until the game launches to see how they do it?

[wet pilot]

I mean I don't understand what he meant by stat cap. Is it like where if you go over the stated value (1.8k as you stated) any additional stats would not be counted?

[maiden locust]

is it free or you must pay for it?

[proud egret]

Most of the top creators that do Tier Lists also say "Play what you like, dont play based on tier lists"

[long prawn]

just ignore all of that and play the class you like the most, or all of them

[slate zephyr]

start off with videos that just shows pure gameplay and not a deep dive into the classes.

[mystic dome]

it's free - and I think you unlock more slots by playing the game, but don't quote me on that

[long prawn]

the goal is to have fun, we dont know what you consider fun

[proud egret]

Unless you are going for Nr 1 EU/NA all classes are viable in PvP and PvE

[slate zephyr]

yeah pretty much, also for the record it's very hard to reach 1.6k stats....

[long prawn]

in kr it is based off peak times, so you would have to wait and see

[proud egret]

Better playing something you enjoy than something you don't have the skill to master.

[slate zephyr]

yes there's ingame monthly calendars for all the events, and a 24hours notification system where you can easily scroll and see the upcoming events etc.

[olive radish]

anyone know if steam will have a server block based on which region your in? Aka EU only sees EU servers.

[long prawn]

yes it is ip locked

[nocturne wren]

Since we're getting early T3, how important is it to find a main? The word when we had T1 and T2 was that it wasn't important,
it only mattered when getting to T3. But now I'm not too sure anymore

[shut pasture]

ZealsAmbition, Zzav, Saintone, Sywo, Wilky, Kanon and Lin-0 are typically the ones to pay attention to. I may have forgotten others in the moment, but generally its those ones.

[olive radish]

lol so i need to do some bs to play on Na East from EU

[long prawn]

it is important to have a main that you like, every class is viable in t3

[slate zephyr]

no, you can see all AGS regions in one client.

[spiral thistle]

Still true. Switching main in T1 and T2 is a lot easier because you got material rewards from islands for both T1 and T2 to help you increase. There isn't anything in T3 that helps you

[nocturne wren]

@long prawn I don't know what I'll like yet, they all seem cool and would fit me

[shut pasture]

No, actually, it will default you to EU but you'll be able to select the other available regions.

[olive radish]

oh ok nvm

thanks!

[long prawn]

test them out then, and once you found the one right for you. Use the other ones as alts, since you like them but not as much as your main

[wet pilot]

Right, thanks for clarifying.

[vale coral]

is there server transfer in Kr and Ru? likely to get implemented in the west as well?

[long prawn]

no, no server transfer

[shut pasture]

Not likely, its not an automated system even in KR. They had it available for a limited time and they had to do things manually.

[long prawn]

according to zeal, they had it in korea for a few minutes before it got overloaded

[vale coral]

I see, thank you

[slate zephyr]

RU has server transfer?

[pine python]

when will algeria get added to region of service ?

[slate zephyr]

ask Amazon.

[storm socket]

thanks

[shut pasture]

No problem

[pliant vigil]

If I'm only able to complete about half of the daily island every week how far behind would I get in terms of progress/items I'm not too sure what the rewards are like?

[solemn swan]

What are the crit card quest rewards that you get through leveling? Do you really miss the opportunity to get them if you knowledge transfer?

[maiden locust]

Does lost Ark have any in-game Guild recruitment channels or tools?

[cedar wharf]

the daily islands dont matter much really. You will want to do them eventually to get the island token, after that its completely irrelevant most of them time. Some of the PvP islands or boss islands are nice but we are talking about a bit gold you could make or PvP exp stuff like that. You should always do adventure island that has a lot better rewards.

[solid plaza]

hey can i still transfer my saved characters looks from RU to offical servers when its released?

[cedar wharf]

there is a guild browser but that is somewhat basic search for name filter some basic stuff. you can manage applications etc ingame. the basics are there

[storm socket]

did they actual say when they are releasing stuff like reaper, summoner and lance master?

[pliant vigil]

It's good to hear the rewards aren't a huge setback as I will be able to get them done just at a much slower pace, unfortunately I'm from OCE playing NA so the windows will likely fall outside of playable hours. Thanks for the info!

[cedar wharf]

no roadmap after launch maybe something tomorrow when the director is on the crown stream

[cedar wharf]

some guides are outdated when it comes to adventure islands btw its now 6 times a day at 9 12 15 18 21

[storm socket]

allright. lastly, does it matter which server u chose?

[cedar wharf]

!region

[midnight flax]

Cross Server (Region wide)
Raids, Dungeons, Cube, Plat Fields, Auction house, Character name, Boss Rush, PVP arenas

Server Specific
Guilds, Friends (list), Islands, Open world, Strongholds (cross in KR), GvG, Life skills (professions), Unranked Arena Premades (queue as party, this is cross server in KR)

Nothing is Cross Region

[pliant vigil]

Ah okay, unfortunately all those timings would still make it impossible for me 😦

[cedar wharf]

[silk plover]

what's the best character to start in release on tthe 8th?

[storm socket]

so i would assume it could be disadvantagous for premades and gvg when u are starting on a pvp veteran server as new player?

[silk plover]

opinions ^

[cedar wharf]

the one you like the most

[cedar wharf]

premades are only in unranked PvP arena. Ranked is solo queue always.
GvG is unnormalized so its disadvantageous for anyone who is not swiping.

[long prawn]

it is disadvantageous every where for pvp if you are a new player

[storm socket]

is there something like a "inofficial" server for language X, or it doesn't matter in that regard?

[glass adder]

If I want to have a second account to bypass the 6 alt cap will I need to make a new steam account or can I just login with a different amazon account in game?

[cedar wharf]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wJiDGy77tOdV7ATqXj-bGXH7JmQo-sbjHrYJTcoI4Ow/edit?usp=sharing

[cedar wharf]

different steam

[storm socket]

oh thanks. are that guilds that are listed there?

[mystic dome]

Yes

[storm socket]

[cedar wharf]

here this is sorted by server and language https://la-eu-servers.netlify.app/ @storm socket

[strong mural]

Hello, how can I create a character preset before launch ?

[cedar wharf]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPA7dl9Y5as

watch this video and go on RU to emulate what he does

[storm socket]

uhm btw, are u region locked? like that EU can only join EU server?

[cedar wharf]

no if you have the game you can pick any region if you want

[viscid rapids]

After buying the Lost Ark Founder's Pack, can you begin to install right away on steam?

[long prawn]

no, wait for the 7th for predownload

!release

[midnight flax]

Pre-download: <t:1644253200:f>
Headstart: <t:1644339600:f>
Launch: <t:1644598800:f>
These times adjust to your local timezone.
https://www.playlostark.com/en-us/news/articles/launch-details

[viscid rapids]

Cool! Thanks 🙂

[maiden locust]

If you want time to pass faster work full time

[minor geyser]

is there one of these for NA?

[rancid charm]

no work, i took my paid leave for this

[long prawn]

EU

NA doesnt have that problem

[minor geyser]

Also is party finder region or server wide?

[long prawn]

region wide

[minor geyser]

cool, so you can sort of still play with friends on a different server?

[cedar wharf]

!region

[midnight flax]

Cross Server (Region wide)
Raids, Dungeons, Cube, Plat Fields, Auction house, Character name, Boss Rush, PVP arenas

Server Specific
Guilds, Friends (list), Islands, Open world, Strongholds (cross in KR), GvG, Life skills (professions), Unranked Arena Premades (queue as party, this is cross server in KR)

Nothing is Cross Region

[rancid charm]

yes i want to know if i can play with a fixed party across servers, i mean my friends are from different servers can i play with them to do something like abrelshud

[minor geyser]

i mean if party finder is cross server, i assume you can all join the same party?

[mystic dome]

yes

iirc saint parties with his old guild from a different server

[rancid charm]

no? how can we all join the same party?

im assuming the matchmaking is cross server not party up with friends

[drowsy anchor]

are there any guides for auctionhouse yet? (best items to sell early game for early momentum in gold etc)

[long prawn]

you make a party in the party finder system, and then your friends look it up

[minor geyser]

no one uses matchmaking for raids

[long prawn]

matchmaking is a gamble that people dont want to take

[raw atlas]

ive had the same question, have u found it in the pins?

[last skiff]

Will there be option to transfer later if my server becomes specific language one? 😄

[minor geyser]

No

[last skiff]

Now I'm scared

[final bramble]

It’s difficult to do a server transfer since your account is tied to the server

[last skiff]

Wait can't u make different chars on other servers?

[final bramble]

Basically your server IS your account

[night pond]

🙂

[final bramble]

You can but they’ll be basically a fresh start

[last skiff]

I must have misinterpreted some information

Oh ok

[pearl crystal]

I have bought the bronze pack but it wont let me pre download?

[minor geyser]

pre download starts tomorrow

[final bramble]

That’s not until tomorrow mate

[rotund flare]

!release

[midnight flax]

Pre-download: <t:1644253200:f>
Headstart: <t:1644339600:f>
Launch: <t:1644598800:f>
These times adjust to your local timezone.
https://www.playlostark.com/en-us/news/articles/launch-details

[pearl crystal]

oh my computer date is a day in the future lmfaooo

[haughty drum]

!release

[midnight flax]

Pre-download: <t:1644253200:f>
Headstart: <t:1644339600:f>
Launch: <t:1644598800:f>
These times adjust to your local timezone.
https://www.playlostark.com/en-us/news/articles/launch-details

[long prawn]

it shows it based off your timezone

[pearl crystal]

i manually changed the date for some reason last week

[raw atlas]

Can anyone explain how the char customization transfer works from RU/KR to NE/EU? I dont see anything in pins related to it. Or is that not a thing?

[haughty drum]

is there any guide to picking a server, or best is just to pick one randomly

[snow gale]

pick the one that resonates with you

🙂

or where your friends are going

[violet elk]

Is mail restricted to server or region?

[lilac heart]

hey guys, is it quicker to level/do island with a friend or about the same doing it alone?

[violet elk]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wJiDGy77tOdV7ATqXj-bGXH7JmQo-sbjHrYJTcoI4Ow/edit#gid=1565410778

[long prawn]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPA7dl9Y5as

[long prawn]

server

[violet elk]

That gives a semi-idea of populations. Not the most accurate ever but ya.

[pearl crystal]

!release

[violet elk]

I'm going to go to one of the lowest pop available to avoid instant queues on day 1. That's my goal.

[midnight flax]

Pre-download: <t:1644253200:f>
Headstart: <t:1644339600:f>
Launch: <t:1644598800:f>
These times adjust to your local timezone.
https://www.playlostark.com/en-us/news/articles/launch-details

[long prawn]

the quickest way to level is solo and doing main quest

[haughty drum]

ty sir, so probably pick the one with least # of guilds to avoid queue time?

[violet elk]

Yup, that.

[fringe grotto]

Is there a list of where all the servers are located? Not sure how the hell people know where they’re going to ahead of time.

Just looking for best ping in a server

[long prawn]

servers are located in the same irl place, you can use cloudping to find the region with the best ping for you

!server

[midnight flax]

__**Server List**__

EU: Neria, Kadan, Trixion, Calvasus, Thirain, Zinnervale, Asta, Wei, Slen

**NA East**:

Azena, Una, Regulus, Avesta,
Galatur, Karta, Ladon

**NA West**:

Mari, Valtan, Enviska

**South America**:

Kazeros, Agaton

[cosmic robin]

hi im new to mmos and i know when you join you need to chose a server, if your from england and dont want to pvp what server should you pick?

[solid plaza]

theres a video explaining it but i cant find the file on RU even though i saved it

[shut pasture]

There is no open world PvP stuff that you need to worry about, just choose a server based on where your friends are going or your guild if you have one.

[balmy crescent]

Do you guys know what the server caps gonna be

[maiden locust]

WHICH LEVEL YOU MUST BE FOR THE WEEKLY GUILD QUESTS ?

[signal hound]

what level do you need to be to make a guild? and how much silver/gold?

[long prawn]

we dont know

[balmy crescent]

Tru

I head 2m from someone

[long prawn]

that seems kinda big for a single server

[signal hound]

lost ark servers have more than 30k on them in KR, and we prob have more, thats one someone else said

and servers are stable in KR with 250k concurrent players

[shut pasture]

https://lost-ark.maxroll.gg/resources/guild-system

[arctic walrus]

Are spaces allowed in names?

[signal hound]

nope, dont think so

[arctic walrus]

Are underscores okay then

[signal hound]

i dont think they allow special characters either

[spiral thistle]

50k logged in at same time is KR limit, per server

[arctic walrus]

I see th

Ty

[signal hound]

we cant have multiple uppercase letters btw as well LMAO

[maiden locust]

I have friends arguing over what class they want to be. They are saying we need a variety of classes but two of them both want to do berserker. Is it viable to run raid and dungeons with two of the same class or are they right and you need a variety?

[spiral thistle]

It's fine. Only min/maxers care

[maiden locust]

can you use multiple supports or only 1 support

[signal hound]

@arctic walrus , my bad, doesnt seem like they mention special characters, so you could try that out

[maiden locust]

do buffs stack?

[spiral thistle]

You can but it's stupid and just makes everything go slower and certain buffs don't stack

[storm gull]

Hi, a question regarding the servers, is there any max players server cap?
If so, I remember from the beta that the first thing you do is select the server, if I manage to select the server, can I take my time customizing the character or I need to hurry before it gets closed?

[long prawn]

3 dps : 1 support is the bare minimum you would want

[maiden locust]

so you can raid with two zerkers?

[ashen peak]

okay so this question is kinda more meta than an actual gameplay question but how does the graphics of Lost Ark work? It's 2.5D I know but the combat seems to be more like MOBA style but there appears to be some elements of a 3D world to explore in 3rd person when not doing dungeons?

[spiral thistle]

Yes. It's just that if you got multiple of same dps it's 1 less debuff/buff from another dps but again, it's min/maxers. You can still clear w/e. Especially if it's 8man and in different groups

[long prawn]

it is just like an isometric arpg like diablo or POE, top down view

[spiral thistle]

We don't know server caps. 50k logged in at same time is when queue happens in KR. All we know. If you've created a character on a server you can always create more.

[subtle topaz]

Anybody has an idea how much the client will be (download or total client size? I'm trying to free space in my drive,

[spiral thistle]

Expect 60-70gb

[long prawn]

around 70 gbs I believe

[subtle topaz]

what

[burnt trail]

6. What's the best class? (elaborated)
   Short answer: Bard and Paladin
   As these two are the only two support classes in the game, they are the only two "mandatory" classes to bring in a party. Endgame in Lost Ark plays off a 3:1 party setup, meaning 3 DPS classes per 1 support class. All DPS classes are interchangeable (for the most part), while the support slot must be filled by a Bard or Paladin.

I got a question about this. I was intending to play as gunlance. Now this class from what I understand is a tank and not dps. Does it mean that this class is undesirable in team comps? Don't want to be stuck on a class no one wants to be with

[long prawn]

there arent any tanks in lost ark, every class that isnt bard or pally is dps

[spiral thistle]

There are no tanks. Gunlancer is dps. Gunlancer is the only dps class that has any kind of priority over other dps classes.

[frank cargo]

Anyone know where can i find the current expected server populations?

[ashen peak]

oh pog diablo very cool

[drifting osprey]

Almost 300 guilds in Zinnervale.. will this really happen ? Or will guilds mass transfer on release..

[signal hound]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wJiDGy77tOdV7ATqXj-bGXH7JmQo-sbjHrYJTcoI4Ow/htmlview?pru=AAABfso3MAo*pjFmLMrg58-PJuklerWxqQ#

[frank cargo]

thanks guys

[signal hound]

this is only guilds tho, so take it as you will

[frank cargo]

is that list updated?

[signal hound]

yep

[drifting osprey]

https://la-eu-servers.netlify.app

[unique dirge]

yea

[spiral thistle]

Yeah this is just crowdsourced guild info and nothing else.

[spiral thistle]

How should anyone know that? It's also not 300 guilds, read text at bottom

[gentle sphinx]

whats the general idea on how to get our NL friends to play, is there any advice on how to do it? because beta they could just play, even tho it was region locked, so were unsure how to tackle the full release.. are there any proven ways to get the game? asking for a friend

[long prawn]

the game is free to play

[spiral thistle]

NL is region blocked he is asking about circumventing that

[trim void]

Beta was not region locked

[gentle sphinx]

well afaik they used a vpn to add the game to their steam library and then could just play without vpn

they didnt see the store page tho without vpn

[long prawn]

oh netherlands

[trim void]

That is because the game is not releasing in their country, they could still get a beta key and activate it as it was a different client ID, if they want to play the game they can either risk their steam account and use a vpn or get someone to help them from a whitelisted country to create a new steam account for them either way they will be breaching steam's ToS and there is always the chance they could be banned.

[spiral thistle]

If you want to discuss if LA is p2w this isn't the channel for it #lost-ark-discussions

[gentle sphinx]

how is the game being played via vpn on RU/KR versions handled then? because its not via steam its not as big of a problem?

[spiral thistle]

It uses their own launcher

[trim void]

RU/KR/JP use their own clients/launchers

[spiral thistle]

Also Mail.ru couldn't care less

[subtle topaz]

Will we have our own launcher in NA as well?

or just Steam

[trim void]

Steam is our launcher

[long prawn]

just steam

[subtle topaz]

k

[gentle sphinx]

hm so i guess the safest bet rn is to get the game on a fresh steam account to not risk your main?

[subtle topaz]

why would it be a risk tho?

[spiral thistle]

Because you are breaking Steam ToS

[long prawn]

the use of vpns is bannable accoridng to steam and AGS

[grave hull]

when does the pre-install start?

[trim void]

!release

[midnight flax]

Pre-download: <t:1644253200:f>
Headstart: <t:1644339600:f>
Launch: <t:1644598800:f>
These times adjust to your local timezone.
https://www.playlostark.com/en-us/news/articles/launch-details

[grave hull]

ty

[kind stag]

With one character, how long does it take to get to T3 assuming doing dailies/weeklies consistantly. I want to get multiple classes up there, but I'm not sure how long it will take.

[bleak iris]

is there anybody from oceania that can comment on how the game plays at high ping?

[mystic dome]

are you located in OCE currently?

[bleak iris]

yes that is why i'm asking the question :))

[mystic dome]

whats your ping?

[ashen peak]

Ight I wanna look into some specific nuances of classes really quickly. I think I've narrowed my choices down to Wardancer, Soul Fist or DeathBlade but I kinda have my own reservations about each of them
Wardancer seems like the most flashy overall, Soul Fist has a neat looking kit but that first ability has a long ass animation, Deathblade looks also really cool but again long ass animation on some of those attacks

[bleak iris]

i haven't played the game yet but presumably 200 ping

[mystic dome]

https://www.cloudping.info/ - have you checked here

[bleak iris]

yep

200 ping

[mystic dome]

do you plan on PVP'ing?

you should be "okay" in PVE but PVP might be rough

[ashen peak]

I absolutely plan on PvP

[bleak iris]

are there any classes that have less reliance on low ping?

[mystic dome]

maybe one of the tankier ones

gunlancer should be spicy

[wintry cave]

hey i want to ask if everything from founder pack goes to the server you receive it in does it mean it is also the same case for exclusive wallpaper from plat one?

[long prawn]

it goes to the server you claim it on, idk about the wallpaper one tho

[raw atlas]

its where u downloaded the game, I downloaded my RU Lost ark in one specific folder

[grave hull]

from a reddit post when i asked the same question about playing with 200+ ping: "The netcode is pretty good - none of the classes are terrible. Would probably avoid the weapon switch classes like gunsling/Deadeye and Lance Master (when it releases) as that mechanic happens server side to my understanding. Everything else should be fine on the PVE side."

[bleak iris]

i'm hoping there is something braindead where i can play it and get carried in pvp

[spiral thistle]

You can't get carried in pvp though

[bleak iris]

you can play something with less agency

[long prawn]

it is a 3v3 so you have a third of your teams agency

[bleak iris]

but surely there is an equivalent to something like sona in league of legends

where u just roll your face on keyboard and win

low skill ceiling

[ashen peak]

Okay I'm gonna thin my choices down even further and drop soulfist and shadow assassin from my picks just based on the fact their animations look kind of long and idk if I vibe with the big demon of the shadow assassin. Deathblade or Wardcaner are my current choices I think but idk how intuitive Wardancer really is because she looks pretty simple from the lost ark page ability showcase

[spiral thistle]

Everything looks simple for their ability showcase because they literally show nothing

[long prawn]

just play all of them and see it for yourself

[spiral thistle]

Their presentation of the classes is abysmal

[worn jackal]

Hey, do we know yet which server for NA east will be populated or not?

[ashen peak]

I think better question is which one is more complicated? Deathblade or Wardancer?

[candid wedge]

What are the game’s various damage types? Destruction and what else?

[ashen peak]

yeah I think deathblade might be my pick. She seems really complex and I like her a lot more than shadow

[candid wedge]

Deathblade is indeed very popular going by the server main roles

[haughty drum]

based on lost ark website, is battle master and lancemastr not coming with the NA release?

[long prawn]

battle master is war dancer

[haughty drum]

oh thank you, how about lancemaster? i didn't find that one on the website

[maiden locust]

I am dealing with a lot of friends going crazy over meta stuff and its kind of driving me crazy. How often do patches and class changes happen? I really want friends to just play what they want but they are living off youtube tier lists

will the class rankings constantly be changing?

[elder anchor]

my goal during early release is to secure the names I want to use, any advice on that? I played on the russian server a while back but I forget how the character creation process went

[long prawn]

not coming on release

[candid wedge]

I’m trying to chart each class that excels in a certain damage type: destruction, impairment, neutrilization, etc. is there a pinned section on this server that lists this already?

[lucid grail]

Hello!! I've 2 questions:
-Is upgrading equipment RNG?
-How long will Founders Pack will be available?

[spiral thistle]

At the start no but the RNG increases the higher you go. Iirc it's available until offical launch

[drowsy anchor]

are there any guides for auctionhouse yet? (best items to sell early game for early momentum in gold etc)

[snow gale]

i think if people made that public, it wouldn't really have momentum in the first place, but safe to say mats are the most valuable

[long prawn]

lumber and ores are important for stronghold so those are going to have a higher price at the start

[fringe grotto]

Are there any noticable differences between all the mounts in the game? Is so what? Movement speed? Stats?

[snow gale]

the latest kr patch made all mounts have the same move speed

[long prawn]

turn speed, and dash but all have same movement speed

[snow gale]

so u can stick with your f2p horse the entire time and not be slower

[fringe grotto]

Hmm so no extra stats for your char?

[snow gale]

no

[true chasm]

what are the cons of being on a low pop server

[slim plover]

might not have enough players for certain island events?

especially on off hours

but those islands are rare

[white flume]

will there be one EU server?

[slim plover]

9 servers

[fringe grotto]

I would assume less supply of items since less players, so higher prices for auction house

[long prawn]

auction house is region wide

[true chasm]

auction house is supposed to be global

[fringe grotto]

Ahh ok

[long prawn]

!region

[midnight flax]

Cross Server (Region wide)
Raids, Dungeons, Cube, Plat Fields, Auction house, Character name, Boss Rush, PVP arenas

Server Specific
Guilds, Friends (list), Islands, Open world, Strongholds (cross in KR), GvG, Life skills (professions), Unranked Arena Premades (queue as party, this is cross server in KR)

Nothing is Cross Region

[queen magnet]

In legion raids do duplicate classes not matter as long as they are in different parties?

[long prawn]

the dmg buffs are not shared between parties so yeah it does not matter as long as it is in different parties

[queen magnet]

Ty

[fiery crow]

if i'm looking for a class with medium-high mobility, short cooldowns, and fast paced combat, would gunslinger deadeye and deathblade be good choices?

[half carbon]

¿??

[deft owl]

???whats this from

[half carbon]

a friend just messaged me this xD

[deft owl]

could be fake, we dont have any information thats official on the cash shop

[half carbon]

yea plus the bonus looks ridicolous

[deft owl]

yea

[trim void]

That was a leak from a while ago with no source

Just wait for their monetization post that will likely come tomorrow.

[half carbon]

cool

[teal shadow]

yeah relax they are not this stupid... yet

[half carbon]

https://tenor.com/view/raccoon-weird-clapping-evil-laugh-gif-9962946

[mystic dome]

@fiery crow both are fine, but if you really want to showoff your elite skills - a well played deadeye will get you all the social credits

[white flume]

can I play with ppl from other servers?

can I change my engravings later on?

[fiery crow]

fair enough - i like the look of deadeye because options, not to mention more skills means more ways to spread your cooldowns, and it's also mobile apparently, and deadeye > gunslinger because close range preference :)

[rancid charm]

the regular chat isnt helping me very much, when is the stream on crown channel for "big announcement" ?

[fiery crow]

although i might keep deathblade in pocket for another option

[mystic dome]

tomorrow night ~8 pm EST I believe

[shrewd ridge]

Someone has the link for the server guild count still, I cant find it rn

[mystic dome]

Lost Ark Guild / Community Directory

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wJiDGy77tOdV7ATqXj-bGXH7JmQo-sbjHrYJTcoI4Ow/htmlview?usp=sharing&pru=AAABfu6jFVs*FXNlD_cUCp3UXeSk8qyNDw#

[ionic shale]

From all the info I can find online, Enviska doesn't seem to be getting much attention... Do people anticipate it being a problem to choose Enviska over Valtan or Mari for NA West?

[shrewd ridge]

Thx

[mystic dome]

Probably not - assuming the other 2 get a lot of influx before f2p launch, they might lock those 2 and force players into Enviska

not to mention, over time people will have to join Enviska

[ionic shale]

Ahhh okay okay, good points. Thank you!

[warped nymph]

Im wondering what server to choose on us east that wont be to crowded any thoughts

[timber panther]

you can try for the least crowded server

Ladon or Galatur i think...

[fringe grotto]

Guild population for servers https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wJiDGy77tOdV7ATqXj-bGXH7JmQo-sbjHrYJTcoI4Ow/htmlview?usp=sharing&pru=AAABfu6jFVs*FXNlD_cUCp3UXeSk8qyNDw#

[willow adder]

I saw a feature where you could pay gold to level up an alt, what's the name of that or did I see something else?

[boreal oyster]

knowledge transfer

[willow adder]

Thanks!

[rotund flare]

Knowledge Transfer.
#announcements message for info

[winter kernel]

What I have to do to put my guild too in this list??

[winter kernel]

Yea yea I just saw these ty so much :D

[mystic dome]

[final bramble]

How many people can be in one guild?

[elder anchor]

How hard will it be to secure 4 character names during early release? Any tips?

[shut pasture]

The total for one guild caps out at 100 members, but initially its 30. It can take months to level a guild enough to get 100 member slots.

[final bramble]

Ah

Jeez that's limited

[harsh zodiac]

depends on the name and how fast your fingers are ig

[elder anchor]

Should I bother with character customization? I could just quickly use a preset then alt+f4 and re open

[harsh zodiac]

i think a lot of people are skipping customizations and coming back to it once they secure their name

[elder anchor]

Is there a faster way than alt+f4, like is it necessary to fully close the game?

[harsh zodiac]

why close the game

[elder anchor]

How do I go back to the create/select character screen

[ashen peak]

Help me decide on my class - I think I might do Deathblade or Gunslinger but I can't really decide which to do. I've watched a few tech videos on both and it seems like Gunslinger wants to do CDR nonsense and keep a debuff rolling constantly while Deathblade wants to abuse positional and backarc attacks for max damage so both are within the complex playstyle I really like but I'm not sure which to choose

[harsh zodiac]

you dont have to choose your advanced class once you create a character

[ashen peak]

Deathblade seems very one trick or bust

[elder anchor]

@harsh zodiac after I click apply changes how do I go back?

[harsh zodiac]

and the game automatically brings you back to the character slot page so you can make a new character

[ashen peak]

yeah but I wanna do my advanced class just off the start and learn a main

[elder anchor]

So after I make a character it will auto send me back to the main screen?

[harsh zodiac]

ye

[elder anchor]

Ight gtk thanks

[harsh zodiac]

at least thats what i got from watching videos

ill double check

[north gulch]

yeah and then you can select it or just make more characters.

[elder anchor]

I was trying to look for videos but they skip past it I think

And I forgot what I did when I played a little on the Russian server

[harsh zodiac]

just search lost ark lets plays or something and they go through the whole process

[desert pumice]

Hey all, I purchased the Bronze Pack yesterday, and decided I instead wanted the Platinum pack, Steam is saying I can't refund the Bronze Pack even tho I purchased the higher tier one now. Anyone know if I'll get the benefits of both, or am I out the money?

[wooden rapids]

249 Dom what is dom subdue or specialty

[maiden locust]

they usually refund everything, what was the reason they cant refund it?

ik alot of people who refunded their packs without trouble

[desert pumice]

The only option I have to refund currently is to refund my platinum pack, which is showing up 4 times. The bronze pack isn't an option for me.

[primal snow]

Stick with the bronze anyways it gives you what you need but you should be able to refund the pack since I did my silver for gold

[desert pumice]

Apologies all, ignore me. A friend helped me with steam, apparently it won't show in my recent purchases and I had to go a different route to locate it for a refund.

Ty for your time!

[prime ore]

Can I create a character and not log onto it until reaper is released on NA, and then make it a reaper?

[raw atlas]

refund on steam doesnt happen immediately

it took me about 3 days for a refund

for my bronze

[slim plover]

you can create an assassin yes and do that

[prime ore]

Thank you @slim plover

[midnight cosmos]

When do we get to predownload the game? And is it limited to founders only?

[violet elk]

Tomorrow

Not sure about limitations.

[mystic dome]

its for all

[rough frost]

If I go on one server, I can still join a static group that's on a different server right? ie. I can raid either people from other server even without using cross-server matchmaking?

[mystic dome]

yes

[sudden stream]

Is it worth using the Shared Knowledge feature to get some other characters boosted to 50 for the sake of being able to do more dailies each day? I'm a little unclear as to what sort of use you get out of having alts and how progressed they need to be to be useful, or what limitations there might be in taking advantage of alts.

[misty tree]

You can raid cross server yea

[candid wedge]

What items will only be exclusive in the founder packs

Forever

[maiden locust]

The cosmetics?

[candid wedge]

Yeah

[serene kernel]

we can buy an item on the shop to change the server for one of our characters ?

[long prawn]

nope

[candid wedge]

All of them?

[maiden locust]

Yeah

[nova ivy]

Hey guy! Stupid question but is there a barber shop in Lost Ark? Changing hairstyle/color or do you need the famous ticket ?

[long prawn]

you need to buy a ticket

[mystic dome]

you need to purchase an appearance change coupon from the cash shop, or wait until an event gives you one

[hot sun]

Depends on your time zone, but Sydney/Melbourne time zone is 4am Wednesday for head start.

[winged junco]

hello guys , anyone knows when we gonna download the game if i buy the founder pack !

[swift gate]

Totally new - I understand a lot of what you level up is account wide, is that fully account wide, i.e. cross region? I am trying to understand the consequences of say, going NA West on my main character(s) but wanting to do GVG with my NA East friends (meaning making an alt there).

[oblique dove]

Nothing at all is shared between regions

[swift gate]

Ah, so effectively a new account on other region?

[oblique dove]

Yes

[bleak iris]

is it a maximum of 5 alts?

[oblique dove]

You get 6 character slots to start with and can purchase up to 24

[bleak iris]

ookay

[cinder scroll]

is the story of this game told well through just cinematics etc, or to know the story do u have to read all the text?

[bleak iris]

and u want as many alts as possible within your personal time constraints

because there are items that are account-wide

[oblique dove]

You can get the gist of it through cinematic scenes. It’s not some crazy advanced plot it’s just normal mmo stuff

[oblique dove]

As many as you find fun pretty much

[patent fog]

hey, i’m going to be starting lost ark with my friends and wanted to ask how involved the multiplayer gameplay is, is a lot of gameplay in a party? or is a lot of the early levels solo missions?

[meager jolt]

are there server transfers in korea and russia?

[oblique dove]

Leveling 1-50 is a lot of on-off between solo and party play and can get frustrating if everyone doesn’t move at the same speed. Post 50 is alot of group play

[oblique dove]

Don’t expect server transfers for a very long time if ever. They are a very new thing in Korea only and it’s super limited

[meager jolt]

ahh

[rough frost]

Thanks, I knew I could use matchmaking to raid cross server, but I didn't think I could make premade parties with people from other servers.

[merry anchor]

If I get a founders pack will the rewards only come on one character or will they be there each new character I make?

[meager jolt]

Wait so you can make premade parties cross server? (minus pvp)

[oblique dove]

You claim the rewards only once, but you can choose which character you claim them on

[oblique dove]

Yes you use party finder and your friends from other servers (within the same region) search and join

[merry anchor]

So I'll get nothing for any of my characters except the first one I make? Do the mounts or pets even cross over?

[oblique dove]

Party finder is like built in lfg

[oblique dove]

Mounts and pets are shared between all characters on a server

[merry anchor]

So I have to be sure about server before opening it I guess?

[oblique dove]

Yes

[merry anchor]

Damn, I am so stressed about which server to pick

[oblique dove]

The vast majority of the content is cross server so don’t stress too much

[merry anchor]

Thanks, do you know any good lists of what servers will have what languages?

[oblique dove]

Something like that exists but I don’t have it on hand sadly

It’s not an official thing but it probably has some decent information on it assuming you are EU

[rough frost]

You can have a look at the pins

[bronze lance]

Kadan and Zinnervale are the popular english servers rn

[shut pasture]

Have to be sure about server before you make a character according to some new info.

[merry anchor]

Will these queues be crazy though?

[maiden locust]

is the director's stream now or tomorrow?

[shut pasture]

Tomorrow.

[dire robin]

they werent in beta, we can only hope they wont be on launch

[rough frost]

it's unlikely we'll have queues on the 8th. On the 11th however I wouldn't be surprised

[shut pasture]

Beta peaked at about 88k players concurrently, its going to be much larger for headstart

[bronze lance]

almost every server will have queues

but its not as bad as you've experienced in other games

[shut pasture]

Expect queues even for Headstart so you don't blindside yourself with assuming there won't be. Its possible but prepare for the worst of it.

[bronze lance]

Its mainly a queue for logging in and connecting to servers, the server capacity is pretty high

[raven silo]

Hi guys,
Are there any good team comps for a group of 3 or 4, or any 3 dps and a bard will do? I'm going to play sorceress and my friends bard and gun slinger. We don't know what the fourth will be, does any class clashes together?
Would it be best for example to run 2 int characters and 2 agi so they can trade gear?

[analog jasper]

@raven silo the only constraints people usually put on parties is 1 supp, 3 unique dps classes (so not stacking same class)

some people might desire a certain account or roster lvl, or not like certain classes/specs, but that's going to be based of personal prefs

[slender yew]

Do I need to look at a lot of guides for this game? I've seen my friends go on about engravings and cards and macoacoa seeds and the like and I am a bit worried that the games tutorial systems won't prepare me well enough for the endgame.

[analog jasper]

It's a lot to absorb just because its a game with 3 years of systems that we're getting at a time, but none of them are TOO complex and you'll learn them as you go

[slender yew]

That's a relief. TY

[cedar crypt]

any ultimate starter guide?

[analog jasper]

I would say mostly just find people that you can ask questions when you're confused about stuff

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oci4R6IkwiQoVhGH8IHwFIS33dVS7hQv2Z-sljRrmcE/edit

Pretty much a decently indepth explanation into almost every system in Lost Ark

[silk plank]

best starterclass?

[haughty pagoda]

Can you do msq in parties and just speed through them?

[raven silo]

SaintOne's document has a lot of stuff to unpack if you want a video format Sywo and Legacy Gaming both have one titled Ultimate something if I remember correctly, they were good

[analog jasper]

the one that you enjoy the most

[silk plank]

oh nice!

[analog jasper]

All of the classes can do endgame, some are harder to pvp with, etc, but if you stick with it and get good at it, you'll perform

The game has a high amount of skill expression

[blissful niche]

can you make your skills aim where the cursor is rather than where the character is facing?

[analog jasper]

pretty sure it does that by default

[blissful niche]

oh it was because i still had my controller enabled

[pastel oar]

eponas that you unlock on main, can also be done on your alt right?

[feral stirrup]

Yo is there an AUS sever guys?

[silent folio]

can you play on EU servers even if you have an steam account in Argentina ?

[mystic dome]

yes argentina is a supported region

[sinful cloak]

Guys is there a way to see what outfits will be in the shop on launch/

[broken trellis]

notta

[whole knot]

Does anyone have any suggestions as far as an easier class?

Or good beginner class.

[normal lichen]

Guys any way to play game from Egypt pls ?

[sly moss]

vpn

[normal lichen]

iam using 1 but seems it not work it open it in bowser only

but in steam(Desktop) it wont

in steam browser*

[sly moss]

what VPN are you using

[normal lichen]

free Vpn Vpn4test 🙂

[dire grove]

is the auction house per server or region?

[sly moss]

auction house is region wide

can't tell if that VPN is legit or not

is it browser only or something else

[whole knot]

Are names region locked or just server?

[normal lichen]

it work game on steam beowser

[dense anchor]

How important are dailies to the end game progression? I probably can only play on weekends / Fridays

[normal lichen]

region blocked

[sly moss]

I don't really recommend using free VPN because they're slow as shit most of the time

[whole knot]

So only one name per region or ?

[bleak seal]

Will guild leadership be able to be transferred instantly upon creation?

[sly moss]

one name per region

[whole knot]

Sorry, does that include East + west

[sly moss]

yes they're separated

[candid wadi]

anyone know where to find character presets

[long prawn]

like the folder? or other peoples?

[candid wadi]

other peoples, im not creative at all @long prawn

[long prawn]

https://www.inven.co.kr/board/lostark/4823

[candid wadi]

are the images the presets?

[long prawn]

some have the preset to download in their blogs, other just pics

[candid wadi]

ah ok thanks!

[long prawn]

some have a share tag and you can see a file attached to it

you cant reserve names

[candid wadi]

@long prawn ohh

[normal lichen]

LF Free VPN Can run the game from Blocked regions if any1 know 1 ty

[long prawn]

it doesnt work like that, even if I delete the char you still wont be able to get the name, they have to manually release the names back

[candid wadi]

@long prawn so when the game releases i move the zip file in to the game files?

[long prawn]

well it is going to be a .cus file and you will have to do some tinkering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPA7dl9Y5as

this explains the process

[candid wadi]

@long prawn i see thanks for the help!

[long prawn]

np

[eager egret]

is skillpoint account wide or?

[undone moat]

what time is headstart in EST?

[long prawn]

the skill potions are server wide

!release

[midnight flax]

Pre-download: <t:1644253200:f>
Headstart: <t:1644339600:f>
Launch: <t:1644598800:f>
These times adjust to your local timezone.
https://www.playlostark.com/en-us/news/articles/launch-details

[eager egret]

wow sick

[long prawn]

@undone moat feb 8th 12pm

[vast oasis]

Hey real quick. Does anyone know if lost ark has Clan Tags? Like you have your Clan name, and then a Tag that's like 4 characters long or whatever as a means of displaying/representing your clan.

Also, can you put dashes in your clan name?

[oblique dove]

Nah it just shows the entire guild name

[oblique dove]

Guild names have the same limitations as regular names do

[half folio]

is there a guide or something i can read about first steps as a gm or guild?

[vast oasis]

Damn so no clan tags

Was banking on that being a thing. Thanks.

[silk fjord]

Hey guys so i just noticed Lost Ark isnt going to be available at launch for the countries The netherlands and Belgium (because some gambling elements etc), does anyone have info on if you're able to play with like a vpn or some other way? if so could someone explain me how, ty

[haughty pagoda]

How bad is leveling as a support and can I quest in groups to ease the suffering?

[vast oasis]

Vpns will work. Gotta buy a good one though. Free ones won't cut it.

[teal sedge]

bro i'd just play with a vbpn, i played every other lost ark version with VPNs lol

[vast oasis]

You will probably need a friend or two.

[oblique dove]

Make a steam account with its location in a supported region

[silk fjord]

@vast oasis is it for the download only or do i need to use a vpn and different steam acount every time i want to play?

[vast oasis]

@oblique dove I don't believe this works anymore

[vast oasis]

Both

[oblique dove]

Both supports are fine at leveling, leveling for every class is just aoe skills off cool down

[silent plume]

Bought Founder's Pack, but still says I can't download until the 14th on Steam. Any input?

[oblique dove]

Why wouldn’t it?

[silk fjord]

sounds like so much effort Zzzz thats unlucky

[vast oasis]

It won't work on its own. You'll still needs VPN. That's what I meant.

[silk fjord]

do i need a vpn for this or can you just sleect a country?

[vast oasis]

You will need both.

[oblique dove]

Oh I see what you mean, I figured that was implied. I just meant for being able to download the game at all

[vast oasis]

At least as far as I'm aware you can't just use a VPN or just use a new steam account

[silk fjord]

so i buy a vpn make a german steam for example down load the game, and then i can play the game without the vpn active?

[oblique dove]

No

You need a vpn every time you log in. You need the steam account in order to download the game in the first place

[uncut schooner]

What is power pass?

[oblique dove]

It’s a character boost

[uncut schooner]

Oh good

[silk fjord]

aah isee, thats a lot of trouble to just play the game

[oblique dove]

Yes unfortunately the only way if you wanna play

[half folio]

Is there anyone that had a guild before who wants to help me to know first steps of how to GM (chosing quests, seting up rewards, etc) can DM me? 😄 thanks!

[oblique dove]

Guy named toffee latte is a guild owner (i think) . He might be able to help if you ask nicely in dms

[random pilot]

Do you have to use the 30 day aura from a founders pack on Day 1?

[oblique dove]

No it’s a consumable

[sharp bear]

and stackable

[maiden locust]

whats the difference between power pass and knowledge transfer?

[random pilot]

Thanks

[boreal oyster]

afaik, power pass costs $$ and has no requirements but its not unlocked on launch.
knowledge transfer requires you to have a char up to that level already, and costs gold (and it takes a few hours to do but its auto)

[oblique dove]

Knowledge transfer uses gold, takes time (8hrs from 1-50) and has other limitations based on where you are boosting to. Power pass is typically cash and is instant

[shut pasture]

Both are boosts, knowledge transfer works as more of a story skip and boost to level 50 and costs gold as well as takes time.
Power pass is typically bought for real money in the cash shop and instantly puts you at an ilvl.

[maiden locust]

is shadowhunter good?

pve

[shut pasture]

Yes

[maiden locust]

thanks for the responses

kty

[maiden locust]

😂 only cuz it's female

[long prawn]

all classes are good for pve

[shut pasture]

^

[maiden locust]

then i go with her looks hot

[summer roost]

Would it affect me that much by going west even if I’m east? All my friends are going west, but idk if that’d make pvp hard. I played ru without much issues but maybe that’s just because exitlag is really good

[oblique dove]

You can check your exact ping by pinging the oregon aws server but tldr is: you’ll be fine, play w your friends

[gilded star]

Hey, does anyone know if this game has server population limits? A friend of mine is concerned that not all of us will be able to join the same server if it gets too full. Thanks!

[oblique dove]

Every game ever has a server limit. If you are the type to click the first server on the list then there is potential for your server to be too full

‘What’s the server limit’ no one knows

[gilded star]

I appreciate the answer, thanks

[dapper scroll]

hi by chance dose anyone have a map of lost ark that highlight's each island's teir and some of maxroll's info? (token aqui) got it ty

[eager steppe]

any info on the monetization or only the leaks yet??

[languid pond]

I would like some help. from what I am understanding at this time the founders pack will be delivered to the first server you make a character on?

[brisk furnace]

Hi, is worth buying the bronze founder's pack just for the pet?

[eager steppe]

yes afaik @languid pond

[oblique dove]

According to roxx, yes

[languid pond]

only if you like the pet as you do get a free pet if i recall correctly a rabbit

[maiden locust]

does this game have a sub fee?

[oblique dove]

Do you like the pet? If so buy it. You get free pets

[brisk furnace]

and you can use more than one pet?

[oblique dove]

There’s an optional sub yes

[hearty burrow]

question,if you were making a group and there was 1 spot left and you had the choice to invite a berserker or a gunslinger,who would you invite

[languid pond]

by any chance do we know if the mount is one color or ability to swap between colors? and is it all characters on that server or just the character that redeems the mount? for the plat bundle

[oblique dove]

You can use different pets on different characters if you want. You can also swap out pets whenever but only 1 is ‘out’ with you at a time

[vast oasis]

Not at a time

[brisk furnace]

okay, ty!

[sharp bear]

one color choice

[oblique dove]

You choose 1 of the available colors and only get that one (unless you get multiple packs). Mounts and pets are shared between all characters on a server

[long prawn]

the one with better gear

@hearty burrow

[languid pond]

though only the plat package gives the mount so xD

[clever thicket]

People that play with joysticks, how do you feel about it versus keyboard. Also, does this game has a lot of aiming circles or etc that you have to use the analog sticks or most of them are fixed around you or something like that?

[languid pond]

and you can not double up on the same package

[sharp bear]

if you have few account, you can have 1 color each of 3 headed mount. if not, have to pick 1 to stick with forever

[reef pecan]

founder pack reward given as soon you create a char on the server / region? i wan to try out the ping on different region first though

[sharp bear]

yes

[oblique dove]

Yeah that’s right, I misread and thought you were still on the topic of pets. You just choose 1 mount color

[summer roost]

Where can I find the Amazon server IPs?

[languid pond]

I was not asking about pets just about the mount that was the other person I just replied to them xD

[oblique dove]

Ah right i see now

[oblique dove]

https://www.cloudping.info/

Oregon and Virginia

[summer roost]

Oh okay, thanks. And I’m assuming they won’t make different servers for the game? Just use the ones they already have? Is it confirmed?

[languid pond]

yeah as I knew from what I have seen pets are shared but was not finding clarity about the mounts xD

[oblique dove]

mounts are shared in the same way pets are, any character on the server can use it

[oblique dove]

fairly unlikely they use anything besides the ones theyve been using so far

[languid pond]

its only skins that have a limited char equip right? ie you need multiple skins if you want to equip on 2 or more at the same time

[long prawn]

there are subclass specific skins, and class specific skins

[languid pond]

ofc

[reef pecan]

any sea player with founder pack gonna play on which region ? wanted to survey

[oblique dove]

you can move around skins that are class specific, but yes if you want them to both have them on at the same time you would need 2

[vast oasis]

Does anyone know if you can use a / in your guild name?

[deft lotus]

power pass is different from knowledge transfer right

[oblique dove]

yes they are both boosts but operate in different ways

[languid pond]

yeah from what I understand you do not need to lvl a character like knowledge

[oblique dove]

#lost-ark-help message

[deft lotus]

i guess we'll hear about it later

[oblique dove]

thats the tldr of the differences ^

[languid pond]

ye

[oblique dove]

nah, they have same restrictions as names

[vast oasis]

Can you use underscores?

[oblique dove]

no

[vast oasis]

Dashes? Literally any special character?

Bruh

[sharp bear]

character with some limited accents

[vast oasis]

I've never heard of a game that doesn't let you use underscores

[languid pond]

only basic characters and accented like ü ö ä ect

[long prawn]

now you have

[vast oasis]

Can't use spaces either right?

[languid pond]

nope

[oblique dove]

no

[jagged violet]

are you able to create a character with a name without selecting a class?

[languid pond]

is it only the first letter capital as well

[oblique dove]

you have to select a class but dont need to select a subclass @jagged violet

[jagged violet]

Thanks.

[vast oasis]

I'm gonna merge my guild with another friends and we wanted to figure out a way to combine the names

Pretty annoying that you can't use any special characters

[oblique dove]

well theyve heard alot of feedback on the naming front so if its possible they may change restrictions, just not on launch

[vast oasis]

Can you change guild names?

[long prawn]

if you pay

[vast oasis]

Ofc yeah

[long prawn]

I think that in RU you can buy it with blue crystals but I am not really sure

[languid pond]

or maybe we might get something on the stream on the 7th from the director Gold River

[spark wraith]

hi, i wanna ask if one can get banned for using exitlag with steam to play on EU/NA/NW region? i'm originally from philippines which is not part of the unlocked regions. im not fond with steam so idk to what extent the banning is.

thank you!

[long prawn]

they said that they arent changing it for launch

[oblique dove]

'technically' you can be banned. Will it happen? most likely not unless you are trying to abuse a country's regional pricing

[eager egret]

is gunslinger more rifle focus? while deadeye is shotgun gameplay right?

[oblique dove]

yeah

[eager egret]

ah i def wanna try gunslinger out!

i hate "back attack" concept so yea

[spark wraith]

i see so as long as i dont purchase anything i can avoid any ban?

[oblique dove]

not purchasing would be the safest way but you could get away with it if you are paying 'normal' US or EU prices

[spark wraith]

thank you so much!

[upper raptor]

So let's say theoretically at some point I decided to purchase the bronze FP. Then i was like "whatever" and also got the silver. And also theoretically i'm on the verge of buying the gold one aswell (lol)

Should/Could I at this point refund em all and get myself a plat value wise? 😅

[reef pecan]

refunded founder pack due to first char bound i wan to explore which server/region first

[eager egret]

get all 4 kek

[cinder scroll]

can you still go on RU and make a preset u want then move it to EU? ive heard that since customisation options are different it wont work?

[upper raptor]

i swear im that close

[eager egret]

then just buy

[upper raptor]

I think it's bound to whoever redeems it

[oblique dove]

depends, do you want the mount+play founders skin

[upper raptor]

From in-game mail

[reef pecan]

nop. i get reply from roxy in forum

[oblique dove]

its not bound to a character, but it is bound to a server

[reef pecan]

https://forums.playlostark.com/t/founder-pack-redeem/29261/17

[upper raptor]

that's what i thought Cho

[neon plaza]

Hey guys does anyone know how to make the game avaliable for me on the 8th and not the 11th with the founder's pack? Will it just show me the install button?

[upper raptor]

Keyword Plural

[upper raptor]

Yes, to the account or rather server inbox/mail system

Not to the character's inv

[oblique dove]

youll see an install button tmmrw

[reef pecan]

if i wan to change region afterward can i redeem it?

[upper raptor]

That i doubt strongly, as Cho said, it'll bind itself to the server

[oblique dove]

^^

[abstract forum]

Is there a way to move the debuff bar?

[vast oasis]

From the screenshots I'm seeing, you can use a space in the guild name

[oblique dove]

don't believe so @abstract forum

[cinder scroll]

can you still go on RU and make a preset u want then move it to EU? ive heard that since customisation options are different it wont work?

[vast oasis]

See. There's a few with spaces.

[gritty swan]

is realease for NA 12 pm tomorrow

[vast oasis]

No, 9am pst on Tuesday

[oblique dove]

you can have spaces and such in other regions. As per roxx in westen launch naming restrictions are the same for names and guilds

[gritty swan]

@vast oasis k tks

[upper raptor]

Which also makes me wonder if the customization file from character creation from beta will work on launch

[vast oasis]

What the fuck

Isn't this a screenshot from the beta though?

[oblique dove]

looks russian

[upper raptor]

i'm not sure if there's a way to tell, outside of, well, the fact that it has spaces aka it's not our vers 😛

[oblique dove]

top guild master is a russian name no?

kinda blurry

[oblique dove]

the presets are different sadly so the character you make will likely look different when you load up western version

[upper raptor]

Ok so 1 million dollar question, d'you guys think the founders skins (gold and plat vers) are only specifically made for the launch classes? What if i don't redeem em until say the lancemaster comes out lol

[oblique dove]

cant do that sadly, only available for the launch classes

[upper raptor]

Yeah expected, fair

[oblique dove]

new classes will launch with a skin made for them tho

but it will cost cash of course