As a returning player after a year, I have to admit that you are doing an awesome job with these informative and enlightening guides!!! You've helped me to not feel so overwhelmed with all the new things in game!!
With gear progression beeing so fast - starting with Punkia you hit a point where you suddenly need extra materials and honing isnt garanteed anymore. I'd love a video going over the details on honing and crafting. When to use extra materials? When do you just slam? How much mats do you get later - it's hard to get a grasp on the worth of materials early since you get spoiled from the ark pass and hyper express. Also jobs - how rare / hard to get are potions. A crafting setup and farming route. Stuff like that :D
Hey Sywo. Just wanted to write to you and say that I hope you are doing well. You and I have been playing along side each other for many years even though we don't know each other. I started Aion EU, move to NA, and now have just started Lost Ark NA. I see you haven't been around much. I just wanted to say no matter what's going on, I hope you are doing well and I am grateful for the presence you have taken in my life. Cheers man!
Been playing for like 4 months and im at 1445 but im also not really honing up yet been hording all my gold and even started making extra rosters for the unas task gold. I guess at the end of the day if im wasting time doing something i enjoy its worth it. Now sitting on 60k gold n started my 2nd alt gold roster.
Only issue I run into is no one does the lower content. Imo they could do what eso does and give daily bonuses for a extra run where you join fill q. This also allows people to see end game peoples monster builds and motivate them.
How to get end game gear levels in this game quicky is to swipe your credit card (pay to progress) or u are willing to invest +1500 hrs (188 day 8 hrs a day or 250 day 6hrs a day) running multiple alts characters to feed your main character. If you choose the latter, you will always be behind the veterans (people who started from the beggining). However, if you looking for cool game to play in this genre and just want fun with no abitions, then this game is just awesome!
Great guide! Only thing I've had issues with is the matchmaking for abyss raids, between not finding people at all below T3 and finding groups that often wipe at T3 lol
Love your vids man it’s just way to much stuff for a new player even though I started when the game came to the west no paying for materials and I’m still not here it’s just a grind. Thanks a lot for the info and trying to make this game understandable for us western folks
I wish the systems in this game weren't so convoluted and overly spread out. I feel like my brain can't keep track of the 20 different things to click on to accomplish one task that i set for myself. "i want to upgrade my gear -> do this raid x amount of times -> go to this vendor -> click this tab ->click this weird thing-> highlight this thing -> drag this from inventory ->take to other vendor ->pull up another tab-> click this thing-> wait i fucked up ->not that thing, oh fuck-> what was i doing again?-> oh yeah this-> i dont have this item wtf-> oh i have to open a chest and then right click this->repeat steps 6-8-> pull up THIRD tab-> recheck guide on youtube-> fast forward-> content creator says something funny ahaha-> wait what was i doing?
It's sad, the class I wanted to play took so much time to come out (Scouter). I took a break untill it releases after reaching Punika and now the server I was on was nuked and my characters are stranded on another empty server plagued by bots... Word of advice, never follow your friends on their server if you know they won't keep playing for long xD Thanks for that update!
Unless you are on a dead region (EUW for example) and care about guild stuff, servers don't matter and you can do all the content with other players in your region even if they aren't on your server.
@@excoupe Hi. I am on EU West, haven't played for few months, currently doing main story in Rohendel. Can I at least experience main campaigns on EU West or I will have issues with that too?
@@Shagrath06 I would highly recommend you to switch regions (to EUC), otherwise you will have an extremely hard time finding groups for new players, decent items to gear your character etc. The game has a big gatekeeping issue even in EUC, it's hard to find a group as a new player. I don't want to imagine how it's like in EUW to be honest. Rohendel is not even the halfway through the story so, better to switch now than regretting it and potentially quit the game.
@@excoupe Thanks. But I dont know if it's possible to transfer character. Will Google it. Sad to hear that. I was mostly interested in story quests and sidequest, not that much into raids, unfortunately I dont have time for those.
Ah yes, buy a bus for weeks until you get a title, which then you can get into a title party, not knowing the mechs which then will cause you to get flamed since doing the raid in a normal situation would by far help with learning mechs than watching someone carry through it. I understand your points but it's just unfortunate that the "homework" mentality of endgame players makes this game seem like a chore/2nd job, leading to intense gatekeeping. I would recommend finding a static or a group that's pretty chill or even new to the game so you guys can progress together.
I hope you come back to lost ark dude I been watching you since you played aion way way back lol but I just got back into lost ark after stopping for over a year or 1.5 years but I have been honing my 275 blue gear I got it to 1000 but I decided to stop incase I’m doing the wrong set I still havnt got a legendary set cuz tuning lower raids is bacially not possible but what’s your advice for gear to hone should I just use my blue until I find purple or legendary gear I just finished rohendale
Never mind I kinda got it sorted out playing the story all the way and clearing all the guardian raids and chaos dungeons I can is helping hearing me up
Thank you so much for the effort you put in. As a old player who came back after 1 year you helped me a lot! Quick question: I see my gold is 8000 on top of my screen and also when I visit npc to craft gear but, when I open Market, I see I have no gold.. When I mouse over to the gold I see it says D+1: 8000. It seems I have deposited it but how to get it back?.. Many thanks in advance.
Lol dont get gatekept. Become the gatekeeper. 🙂 That just means start your own parties and do what you want with them. I start my own and say on there beginners welcomed if im feeling like it. I dont get all stressed out about the game cuz i just stop when im feeling burnt out.
I noticed that! I recently got back into the game after taking like 8 months off. My main is Firepower Artillerist, been a few times been asked why I don't run barrage then get kicked lol but for the most part the community isn't as bad as comments make it seem
As a new player, I have found gearing up in lost ark to be really difficult to understand. There are so many items, materials, and currencies, and I still have no idea what half of them are for or which ones I should work towards attaining in the future🤯
Unfortunately, at this stage of the game, it takes hundreds of hours just to get to the latest content, if not 1000 hours. Asking someone to invest 1k hours into a game just to get to the current endgame is pretty insane. I haven't had any luck getting anyone new to play since the barrier to entry is so massive compared to nearly every other MMO out there. FFXIV, WoW, GW2, ESO etc. all only require maybe 100 hours or less to reach endgame and be playing with the veterans. I can't recommend this game for new players until SG/AGS do something to lower the barrier to entry.
The only thing they can do is redesign the game with less emphasis on endgame or less grind, which will never happen because the grind is integral to their monetization. This is how Korean MMOs work. A game like BDO only gets away with it because it's more of a sandbox without an endgame. The Korean grinding mentality and endgame raiding don't mix.
I'm not sure what you mean by that really. The first character sure has to make it to punika which takes about 20 hrs or so of game time. After that they can just use a powerpass for the second one. Ppl can get to endgame in like a week. What you're adding to that is horizontal content like mokos, souls, giant hearts, and other stuff for runes and additional skill points. The issue is the mindset that the West has establish which is "if you aren't close to perfect we don't want to party with you". Saint did a kakul run at ilvl with only 1 engraving for everyone in the raid. They buff class damage and nerf raids so much it's far easier than people make it to be. Just here we would rather over gear something so we don't need to worry about skill.
@@Jamestismyname What xD ? If they played for a week their ass is gatekept due to roster level / gems / cards / class they choose / not knowledge / no title / low ilevel or 500 other reasons people gatekeep each other. Not to mention the content THEY CAN NOT DO ANYMORE - because there's lack of the playerbase that DO THAT KIND OF CONTENT. This includes plenty of islands / timed events / SKILL POINT MISSIONS !!!! / lower tier 2 raids missions xDDDD NO ONE DO THESE ANYMORE. GO fucking create fresh new account - play 1 week and tell me ur experience - it's bullshit. + in a week he won't understand shit - nothing about engravings / stagger / bombs / mechanics. nothing.
@Jamestismyname You can get 1460 on your main in like week or two with hyper express event. Creating alts is the problem cuz you need to redo the story, leveling them to 1445 atm is not hard at all, you can play this game on rested 1 hour a day and get 6 gold roster in a month or two. Brelshaza is kinda far away, but its not how much u play but how often. I guess hyper express event to 1475 or 1490 is the way.
Bussing services is what breaks it for me. It says alot about how toxic and opportunistic the community is as a whole. I'm aware that there are a few that offer free help but they shouldnt be the minority imo. The selfish elitist attitude of LA's community is what deterred me from playing.
@@PaulDoesDamage Ranked is Solo Queue only anyway isnt it? Been here since the Aion days my man, not gonna stop supporting any time soon :) Love your content, keep up the good work ♥
my only problem sywo is that people are way too picky with groups and i feel like im doing a good job but ig im not and i know the mechanics but still cant join groups and im a surge DB
Guilds are usually pretty accepting these days since many are just trying to fill the numbers. But you can play solo all you want. Just means probably pug alot instead of having a dedicated static for raids.
Hii! At ilevel 250 you barely finished half the story and are starting to hit your head on endgame systems that are both cool and fun. Your next goal is reaching ilevel 600 then 1100 and only after that you begin the last tier which is where I'm at too (only at the end of it)
If the game wasn’t full of whales and way more complex that is necessary I’d play. Combat is great but as a casual I don’t have the time to compete which keeps me waiting hours to play 1400 item level content. The catch up mechanics are great but to get gold to upgrade takes time, time I don’t have.
As much as I like you Sywo. I would not recommend this game to anyone - currently it's just gigabait that people will waste ~40-60 hours to hit raids and get gatekept due to the lack of mokoko icon & 0 engravings nor gems/cards.
@@LadyAbstract you think that anyone will join just cause you make a party? they will see your gear, etc and if it doesn't match with what they want they'll bounce.
so basically there is no way new lone players can enjoy the game. I started 6mth ago and if there wasnt my friend which always gets me into parties i would stop after 1 week playing. System of parting is broken we just have to admit it. There should be reward for top players in lobby (MVP) if there was a low lvl lobby for run. Like game itself would give gold for it like 9k more for 1st place 5 for 3rd etc. Other way new players wont learn anything about legion raids even if they buy theirselves out of miseries of rejection they wont be accepted because of rooster.
about Raid well how are we new players going to do the raid when everyone wont accept new players?? literally cant find a group for hours and when u find 1 i get kicked instantly. Just sucks to be a new player orrrrrrr new raid player
As a returning player after a year, I have to admit that you are doing an awesome job with these informative and enlightening guides!!!
You've helped me to not feel so overwhelmed with all the new things in game!!
I just started the game because of my friends. Your channel has been greatly helpful. Liked and subbed all the way ❤
With gear progression beeing so fast - starting with Punkia you hit a point where you suddenly need extra materials and honing isnt garanteed anymore. I'd love a video going over the details on honing and crafting. When to use extra materials? When do you just slam? How much mats do you get later - it's hard to get a grasp on the worth of materials early since you get spoiled from the ark pass and hyper express. Also jobs - how rare / hard to get are potions. A crafting setup and farming route. Stuff like that :D
Hey Sywo. Just wanted to write to you and say that I hope you are doing well. You and I have been playing along side each other for many years even though we don't know each other. I started Aion EU, move to NA, and now have just started Lost Ark NA. I see you haven't been around much. I just wanted to say no matter what's going on, I hope you are doing well and I am grateful for the presence you have taken in my life. Cheers man!
Been playing for like 4 months and im at 1445 but im also not really honing up yet been hording all my gold and even started making extra rosters for the unas task gold. I guess at the end of the day if im wasting time doing something i enjoy its worth it. Now sitting on 60k gold n started my 2nd alt gold roster.
Only issue I run into is no one does the lower content. Imo they could do what eso does and give daily bonuses for a extra run where you join fill q.
This also allows people to see end game peoples monster builds and motivate them.
How to get end game gear levels in this game quicky is to swipe your credit card (pay to progress) or u are willing to invest +1500 hrs (188 day 8 hrs a day or 250 day 6hrs a day) running multiple alts characters to feed your main character. If you choose the latter, you will always be behind the veterans (people who started from the beggining). However, if you looking for cool game to play in this genre and just want fun with no abitions, then this game is just awesome!
Yea just play to have fun. Rushing to catch up to people that's been playing longer is not only stressful but also dumb
chill dude
I guess if you wanna hit top 1% but it's a good game to play if ya wanna chill after work and in spare time
@@notsogoodgamer3115 If I want to chill after work I play a quick game on console instead ?
Not an mmorpg
@@lainstructure i enjoy a good mmorpg after work to chill out to
Great guide! Only thing I've had issues with is the matchmaking for abyss raids, between not finding people at all below T3 and finding groups that often wipe at T3 lol
Love your vids man it’s just way to much stuff for a new player even though I started when the game came to the west no paying for materials and I’m still not here it’s just a grind. Thanks a lot for the info and trying to make this game understandable for us western folks
I wish the systems in this game weren't so convoluted and overly spread out. I feel like my brain can't keep track of the 20 different things to click on to accomplish one task that i set for myself. "i want to upgrade my gear -> do this raid x amount of times -> go to this vendor -> click this tab ->click this weird thing-> highlight this thing -> drag this from inventory ->take to other vendor ->pull up another tab-> click this thing-> wait i fucked up ->not that thing, oh fuck-> what was i doing again?-> oh yeah this-> i dont have this item wtf-> oh i have to open a chest and then right click this->repeat steps 6-8-> pull up THIRD tab-> recheck guide on youtube-> fast forward-> content creator says something funny ahaha-> wait what was i doing?
Amazing video straight up the best info
It's sad, the class I wanted to play took so much time to come out (Scouter).
I took a break untill it releases after reaching Punika and now the server I was on was nuked and my characters are stranded on another empty server plagued by bots...
Word of advice, never follow your friends on their server if you know they won't keep playing for long xD
Thanks for that update!
Unless you are on a dead region (EUW for example) and care about guild stuff, servers don't matter and you can do all the content with other players in your region even if they aren't on your server.
yea never follow friends, they are never as dedicated or interested as you
@@excoupe Hi. I am on EU West, haven't played for few months, currently doing main story in Rohendel.
Can I at least experience main campaigns on EU West or I will have issues with that too?
@@Shagrath06 I would highly recommend you to switch regions (to EUC), otherwise you will have an extremely hard time finding groups for new players, decent items to gear your character etc. The game has a big gatekeeping issue even in EUC, it's hard to find a group as a new player. I don't want to imagine how it's like in EUW to be honest.
Rohendel is not even the halfway through the story so, better to switch now than regretting it and potentially quit the game.
@@excoupe Thanks. But I dont know if it's possible to transfer character. Will Google it.
Sad to hear that. I was mostly interested in story quests and sidequest, not that much into raids, unfortunately I dont have time for those.
Ah yes, buy a bus for weeks until you get a title, which then you can get into a title party, not knowing the mechs which then will cause you to get flamed since doing the raid in a normal situation would by far help with learning mechs than watching someone carry through it.
I understand your points but it's just unfortunate that the "homework" mentality of endgame players makes this game seem like a chore/2nd job, leading to intense gatekeeping.
I would recommend finding a static or a group that's pretty chill or even new to the game so you guys can progress together.
Hey @swyo you wont join us on EU Aion classic release?
Love it! Thanks!
as always a good video. thanks for the good content and input for us. over the years still enjoying your content. keep up with the work.
I hope you come back to lost ark dude I been watching you since you played aion way way back lol but I just got back into lost ark after stopping for over a year or 1.5 years but I have been honing my 275 blue gear I got it to 1000 but I decided to stop incase I’m doing the wrong set I still havnt got a legendary set cuz tuning lower raids is bacially not possible but what’s your advice for gear to hone should I just use my blue until I find purple or legendary gear I just finished rohendale
Never mind I kinda got it sorted out playing the story all the way and clearing all the guardian raids and chaos dungeons I can is helping hearing me up
Thank you so much for the effort you put in. As a old player who came back after 1 year you helped me a lot!
Quick question: I see my gold is 8000 on top of my screen and also when I visit npc to craft gear but, when I open Market, I see I have no gold..
When I mouse over to the gold I see it says D+1: 8000. It seems I have deposited it but how to get it back?..
Many thanks in advance.
Hey Sywo, I have been thinking about returning but it sounds like we are basically restricted to having to buy our way to the endgame?
Lol dont get gatekept. Become the gatekeeper. 🙂 That just means start your own parties and do what you want with them. I start my own and say on there beginners welcomed if im feeling like it. I dont get all stressed out about the game cuz i just stop when im feeling burnt out.
I noticed that! I recently got back into the game after taking like 8 months off. My main is Firepower Artillerist, been a few times been asked why I don't run barrage then get kicked lol but for the most part the community isn't as bad as comments make it seem
As a new player, I have found gearing up in lost ark to be really difficult to understand. There are so many items, materials, and currencies, and I still have no idea what half of them are for or which ones I should work towards attaining in the future🤯
GOOD VIDEO MY GUY
Unfortunately, at this stage of the game, it takes hundreds of hours just to get to the latest content, if not 1000 hours. Asking someone to invest 1k hours into a game just to get to the current endgame is pretty insane. I haven't had any luck getting anyone new to play since the barrier to entry is so massive compared to nearly every other MMO out there. FFXIV, WoW, GW2, ESO etc. all only require maybe 100 hours or less to reach endgame and be playing with the veterans.
I can't recommend this game for new players until SG/AGS do something to lower the barrier to entry.
The only thing they can do is redesign the game with less emphasis on endgame or less grind, which will never happen because the grind is integral to their monetization. This is how Korean MMOs work. A game like BDO only gets away with it because it's more of a sandbox without an endgame. The Korean grinding mentality and endgame raiding don't mix.
I'm not sure what you mean by that really. The first character sure has to make it to punika which takes about 20 hrs or so of game time. After that they can just use a powerpass for the second one. Ppl can get to endgame in like a week. What you're adding to that is horizontal content like mokos, souls, giant hearts, and other stuff for runes and additional skill points. The issue is the mindset that the West has establish which is "if you aren't close to perfect we don't want to party with you". Saint did a kakul run at ilvl with only 1 engraving for everyone in the raid. They buff class damage and nerf raids so much it's far easier than people make it to be. Just here we would rather over gear something so we don't need to worry about skill.
@@Jamestismyname What xD ?
If they played for a week their ass is gatekept due to roster level / gems / cards / class they choose / not knowledge / no title / low ilevel or 500 other reasons people gatekeep each other.
Not to mention the content THEY CAN NOT DO ANYMORE - because there's lack of the playerbase that DO THAT KIND OF CONTENT.
This includes plenty of islands / timed events / SKILL POINT MISSIONS !!!! / lower tier 2 raids missions xDDDD NO ONE DO THESE ANYMORE.
GO fucking create fresh new account - play 1 week and tell me ur experience - it's bullshit.
+ in a week he won't understand shit - nothing about engravings / stagger / bombs / mechanics. nothing.
@Jamestismyname You can get 1460 on your main in like week or two with hyper express event. Creating alts is the problem cuz you need to redo the story, leveling them to 1445 atm is not hard at all, you can play this game on rested 1 hour a day and get 6 gold roster in a month or two. Brelshaza is kinda far away, but its not how much u play but how often. I guess hyper express event to 1475 or 1490 is the way.
@@yaskier1 And how long does it take from 1460 to the true endgame players? Serious question.
The Funniest guide ever lol " there are lots of jerk in lost ark just pay the price and get the f***ing bus !! Gongrats now you have full relic set "
thank you brother
So I have chosen gear at level 12 what would be the next set? I’m a little confused.
Thanks Sywo ! You never disappoint us ^^
I just moved to to the United States from Europe. Is it better to stay in my server or just lose everything i worked up to?
it still doesnt make too much sense. I feel stuck at ilvl 580ish
What is the blue icon on accessories? the star/snowflake looking icon?
You can set “favorites” now! And so when you get a drop that has that certain engraving it’ll have that marking!
Bussing services is what breaks it for me. It says alot about how toxic and opportunistic the community is as a whole. I'm aware that there are a few that offer free help but they shouldnt be the minority imo. The selfish elitist attitude of LA's community is what deterred me from playing.
I just enjoy the game until I don't
can you premade queue for pvp etc with ppl from other servers? like thirain/kadan
Hi, yes but not for ranked. Only unranked or custom games. Nice to see you Kaedon btw
@@PaulDoesDamage Ranked is Solo Queue only anyway isnt it?
Been here since the Aion days my man, not gonna stop supporting any time soon :)
Love your content, keep up the good work ♥
my only problem sywo is that people are way too picky with groups and i feel like im doing a good job but ig im not and i know the mechanics but still cant join groups and im a surge DB
thats what happens when a game is centered around alts noone has time to fail and try again
Is it possible to keep on playing without joining a guild? Its just because its hard to be accepted to one these days
Guilds are usually pretty accepting these days since many are just trying to fill the numbers. But you can play solo all you want. Just means probably pug alot instead of having a dedicated static for raids.
What about If I just reached Ilvl250.. do I get to the real endgame just by following the ark gathering quests?
Hii! At ilevel 250 you barely finished half the story and are starting to hit your head on endgame systems that are both cool and fun. Your next goal is reaching ilevel 600 then 1100 and only after that you begin the last tier which is where I'm at too (only at the end of it)
Just got back into the game 2 days ago. Perfect timing lol
If the game wasn’t full of whales and way more complex that is necessary I’d play. Combat is great but as a casual I don’t have the time to compete which keeps me waiting hours to play 1400 item level content. The catch up mechanics are great but to get gold to upgrade takes time, time I don’t have.
Feeling of rejection RIP
Sorry but i have 2 chars on 2 different servers, is it possible to join them in the same server? Thank you sir.
Nope.
I strongly hate bussing culture in lost ark because it's terrible game design
what is the title? explain.
I quit Lost Ark to prepare and play Aion Classic, see you there hopefully 😂
Oh snap. Dont quit yet they just delayed it
@@PaulDoesDamage I know, the discord was unhinged, people dumping on gameforge with AI now 🤣
Can't wait to be gatekept lol
❤
Sadly this game is still not available in my country
u have been saved from dissapointment , they litterally nerfed Progression while wanting to push progression.... go figure
it's better that it's not.
Sad to hear that I wanted to be Goku in this game the mechanics and gameplay looks amazing :/
As much as I like you Sywo.
I would not recommend this game to anyone - currently it's just gigabait that people will waste ~40-60 hours to hit raids and get gatekept due to the lack of mokoko icon & 0 engravings nor gems/cards.
Start your own parties and be the gatekeeper then
@@LadyAbstract just because people are toxic & game has shitty design doesn't have to mean that I should follow the line like the rest of the sheeps
@@LadyAbstract you think that anyone will join just cause you make a party? they will see your gear, etc and if it doesn't match with what they want they'll bounce.
I like your Accent :D great video thanks
so basically there is no way new lone players can enjoy the game. I started 6mth ago and if there wasnt my friend which always gets me into parties i would stop after 1 week playing. System of parting is broken we just have to admit it. There should be reward for top players in lobby (MVP) if there was a low lvl lobby for run. Like game itself would give gold for it like 9k more for 1st place 5 for 3rd etc. Other way new players wont learn anything about legion raids even if they buy theirselves out of miseries of rejection they wont be accepted because of rooster.
about Raid well how are we new players going to do the raid when everyone wont accept new players?? literally cant find a group for hours and when u find 1 i get kicked instantly. Just sucks to be a new player orrrrrrr new raid player
Htf you have lvl 20 weapon on 1536😂
I don't think this game is for me 🙂It was fun leveling up at least.
Pay to progress and pay to play all in one.
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