I'm back from Lost Ark

[Ransu]

Haha well that might turn me off a bit. I've been spoiled now by the story focus in XIV.

Huge Diablo fan, though. Does it feel like Diablo as others have said?

Depends on which diablo you like. Its ARPG combat but with MMO CD's. Its more akin to D3 than the slower D2. If you prefer D2 then you probably wont like the fast pace of LA.

[Lily_Skye]

Man I just got back from Elden Ring! *points with thumb in direction of great game*

....FFXIV ... seriously.... please add dodge roll...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtobKvbkbk8

[Kolsykol]

Hi, who are you? Also FFXIV's encounters aren't even that good when WoW is literally right there.

In WoW you've got AoE being dropped on the ground with the same color as the floor lol.

The raid design and mechanics in WoW are completely outdated imho, that's not even getting into the issue of Addons and how the game is designed around them essentially being mandatory.

[Minarisweet]

"Play other games... but also whatever you play is shit"

[Raikai]

Lost Ark combat is way more fun than FF14 because unlike FF14 they did not dumb down jobs. FF14 is carried by its encounters. If FF14 didn't have good encounter design it'll be a supremely boring game.

#facts #truth #facts and logic

I always think when I see these threads if the OPs actually believe in themselves and what they are writing, or trash post just because it attracts a huge audience engagement.

Must be nice having such low standards for life fulfillment XD

[Skiros]

I always think when I see these threads if the OPs actually believe in themselves and what they are writing, or trash post just because it attracts a huge audience engagement.

Must be nice having such low standards for life fulfillment XD

XD

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[kpxmanifesto]

XD

Lol you got yourself quite the audience on these forums.

[TaleraRistain]

You would basically do everything minus the raids. So that's collecting Mokoko seeds (collectibles you find all over the open world), doing your dailies and weeklies (minus the raids), sailing events and do islands. Trade skills can be fun. They're pretty simple but they have a daily cap.

The islands are all very varied, and they're hit-or-miss. There are islands ranging from a Resident Evil themed island to an island with snowball fights. E.g.:

https://youtu.be/kBdWfUw8EaA?t=591

https://youtu.be/zzE695myxbo?t=233

It is really fun IMO. BUT you will finish them at some point and you will have nothing to do because vertical progression is gated by raids. I would only recommend players who don't want to raid to play Lost Ark if they are OK with not having the best gear and mostly doing horizontal progression. It's not a casual-friendly system. But if you don't care about your gear score that much I think casual players will have a good time. Just go in playing it for free then quit when you reach the point where you have to do raids and start grinding a shit ton (tier 3 and beyond).

Oh that's definitely a turn off. I left my games gated by raids behind with EverQuest. Also not too hot on tradeskills having an artificial cap. I tradeskill more in games sometimes than I adventure.

Gameplay-wise, Lost Ark is far better than Diablo, both in terms of fight design and combat rotations. Progression-wise? That's more arguable, but there's certainly a lot more side-content, at least.

Eh, Diablo is a fun romp for me and something I've done with my husband since co-op D2 days. I don't really need crazy fight design or combat rotations for that style of game to satisfy me.

Depends on which diablo you like. Its ARPG combat but with MMO CD's. Its more akin to D3 than the slower D2. If you prefer D2 then you probably wont like the fast pace of LA.

Both!

Once they got rid of the stupid auction house, D3 felt much more like a Diablo game and hubby and I were able to enjoy it.

[Sqwall]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtobKvbkbk8

This made me laugh way more then I should have....

[Awkward]

People still play Bot Ark? I tried it and from 1-50 I didn't even see a single human being but thousands of berserker bots speed hacking and no clipping around despite having to sit in a queue of thousands thanks to all the bots. Not to mention the amount of UI pop ups for various currencies and other nonsense made me feel like I installed some malware. Just an all around horrible game that should honestly be banned for its gambling mechanics alone.

Also, not really sure why people are shilling this game on another games forum but I guess they're desperate for human players.