No one logged in today because of Lost Ark

[Skiros]

You have to realize Lost Ark is already huge in other regions, and one of the few mmos that are actually growing in population, like FF. It actually has staying power this time, it's not just another korean mmo. I'm not a big raider, and I thought Lost Ark had all it's focus on hard raids, but it actually has a lot of other things to do as well, and it's been a lot of fun playing it. I've been quite bored with ff, and I'll be back for 6.1 of course, but lost ark has so much fun content right now that it's making FF look dull by comparison for me.


For FF players, the major con is that you can't freely customize your character, as in you have gender locked classes with no race selection, and there is the isometric top down view. You can zoom in on your character but it's not like FF where you have full control of the camera. Also there is not really a glamour system with the freedom FF provides. I think the in-world immersion and RP potential of FF are way superior, where you feel like you're actually in that world. That makes it so there is no chance Lost Ark will do serious harm to the player numbers of FF.


But the pros... Just by virtue of being a new game there are tons of content to do, if you like minigames and collecting things, raiding and pvp, the game has a ton of that. The combat in Lost Ark is action based, and really fun. It's fun to kill random mobs with no reward at all for example just because the combat is so spectacular. I think the combat can easily carry this game and since it's free to play I can see myself playing that with no pressure just because I'm having fun, I really don't intend on forcing myself to be the best raider or something like that.

Agreed with everything. The job design is truly amazing. Does everything FF14 is failing at. It's funny because for a game with no hard aggro requirement this game has a more complex tanking mechanic than FF14's tanks LOL

I honestly think hardcore players would enjoy Lost Ark more than FF14. After a decade of dumbing down jobs FF14 now has less job complexity than Lost Ark, maybe minus Black Mage.

[Driavna]

I honestly think hardcore players would enjoy Lost Ark more than FF14

If by hardcore you mean trying to keep up with the gearing curve I think most will quit or go casual. Having alts (as many as your time allow) and do daily/weekly stuff is "mandatory", this alone will burn out almost everyone. I actually think Lost Ark is better for casuals since is packed with secondary content. Also, casuals will have more gold to spare to buy cosmetic/pets and the like from whales (in particular if you play on NA servers).

But yes, having the ability to customise skills and progressing beyond gear I think is super cool. Pity isometric stuff is just not for me. Oh, as a plus is totally free and for a Korean MMO you can actually be a F2P player and had a good time.