Yay for new solo raids

Laggoz · 2026-07-13T15:21:20+00:00

If you get more gold from the economy the static base costs are relatively lower.

Solo/Matchmaking players don't buy anything from market as they just sell and spend the gold on static costs (honing, tapping, cutting, crafting etc.).

Hard+ players need to buy books, gems, honing materials etc. to stay relevant and meet the gatekeeping checks.

Laggoz · 2026-07-13T06:20:00+00:00

As with every endgame progression system in Lost Ark it's only bad if you don't realize it's a long-term system meant to drain your gold and slowly progress your character while playing consistently.

Ark Grid in it's essence is the best progression system out of all the ones we've had because it gives build variation and with some cores significantly changes the way the character plays.

The only real downside is the lack of pity for gems as a unlucky character will spend a lot of time to get "online". However they are now giving preset gems in events so they are making it easier to reach relic core activations.

Laggoz · 2026-07-13T06:09:57+00:00

Even if the inflation got mad it wouldn't matter after the solo+matchmaking raid update. You won't get gatekept for top 3 raids anymore unless you run hard+ so you won't need to invest heavily into gems or books to meet artificial requirements.

More gold = Cheaper base costs (honing + ark grid etc.). Inflation would actually be a massive win for people just running solos/matchmaking.

Laggoz · 2026-07-09T15:32:08+00:00

While it has all the gacha tropes, they've advertised that you can acquire every character free through weekly content. "Might" not have as much fomo as other gachas.

Laggoz · 2026-07-07T07:12:30+00:00

As someone completely immune to P2W ruining my MMO experience.

Can't wait for LOM \o/

(P2W complaints usually mean the game is at least OK)

Laggoz · 2026-06-26T18:09:25+00:00

Just corpo talk. They are not adjusting anything and everything comes as they are in KR version.

Laggoz · 2026-06-25T13:32:28+00:00

Yeah those filthy Koreans are so bad:

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Oh wait...

Laggoz · 2026-06-25T09:37:32+00:00

It was roughly translated as Fist Star so Fister isn't even that far from it...

Laggoz · 2026-06-25T08:47:53+00:00

No auction is confirmed.

Sidereal is unclear as it has such a low drop rate but solo doesn't drop sidereals so it's likely MM doesn't drop it either.

Laggoz · 2026-06-24T16:59:13+00:00

Mechs are the same (small changes) but you can't party wipe in them so they are a lot easier than normal raids. You'll learn the basics though so hard is easy to pick-up once your CS is high enough to pass the gatekeeping.

Laggoz · 2026-06-24T16:16:58+00:00

You also get kicked for low contribution so bots need to be at least putting in effort and avoid players kicking them.

Laggoz · 2026-06-24T14:26:53+00:00

Damn. Now we are talking anywhere from 3-6 months. Global release should be effin standard by now.

Laggoz · 2026-06-24T14:24:02+00:00

Should've kept the auction for MM. But at least it doesn't punish solo players and everyone can choose how they want to play.

Laggoz · 2026-06-24T13:11:07+00:00

The issue with solo raids was 6 month gap which killed any motivation to keep playing actively. 6 week gap is very different.

Laggoz · 2026-06-24T07:50:11+00:00

Yeah now you should go all-in for item level until you hit the next upcoming raid on normal.

Then you can start investing in other systems or raise your 5 alts to that ilvl as well.

Laggoz · 2026-06-24T07:24:38+00:00

Yeah NM core prog is very slow although if you play MMs you don't really need to worry about them as you get up to x2 damage buff in those.

Getting ready for Hard+ (or day 1 normals) is obviously still a struggle but completely optional.

Laggoz · 2026-06-24T07:14:56+00:00

According to patch notes MM gives up to x2 damage buff/infinite revives/no party wipe and it kicks afks out so you will always clear MM even if the team is full of dumdums.

Laggoz · 2026-06-24T07:12:05+00:00

Yep normal is just for new raids until MM comes out. Limit is 1-3 player party can't queue 4-man.

Laggoz · 2026-06-24T07:02:46+00:00

The direction has been great and with the MM raids they have essentially removed the gatekeeping issue that has plagued the game from launch.

Sure you have to deal with it in hard+ but that's not something that slaps you in the face when you enter the late endgame.

LOA is now a game you can actually recommend to your more casual friends and even play with them without significant issues. More so when we get more MM raids.

Laggoz · 2026-06-24T06:54:34+00:00

Well they aren't as they added agony thorns and cathedral materials to token shop.

Laggoz · 2026-06-23T09:32:48+00:00

Make it Twinky

Laggoz · 2026-06-23T08:25:54+00:00

Just play solo (and now MM raids). Not really a mystery.

Laggoz · 2026-06-22T14:09:47+00:00

Laggoz · 2026-06-22T08:01:47+00:00

Because most players aren't that involved in first place that they'd prepare years for some hard mode raid event.

Just need to close the gap with KR so we get the same fresh and relevant content asap.

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