In your guide, would you please provide the list of islands and more details for the roadmap? I'm sure many new players who want to be efficient needs more! Ty!
Yeah, that was what I was going to ask as well. The dailies and Tower seem obvious, but which islands (maybe by upgrade mats) would be cool info for new players like me.
I'm going to go hard the first week to try to get my main as far as possible, and working on alts when I hit walls on my main. So a pretty similar plan at the start. I'm pretty hype about playing and that hype is what is pushing my excitement to get at high as I can. But after that first week I'm going to pull back and take it easy wherever I end up. I'll have to go back to Real Life mode and I don't want to stress out about playing. It's supposed to be my stress-relief. I'll Probably start working more on my Life Skills and Collectables at that point after doing my dailies even if I'm not at that T3 level or at a good park place for my alts. I'll get there eventually.
Invest more time in your real life job/career and you will actually see REAL benefits. There is NO benefit to reaching the end of the game since players do NOT compete in this game except for PVP and GearScore/Engravings/Gold has zero impact on PVP. You get nothing from reaching the end other than running out of content. The FUN is getting there and maybe trying to get every possible thing done.
Fun is subjective to the individual and some people like to rush, also getting higher gear score helps in GvG as gear score matters and that's pvp, alsp you can get a TON of gold with gvg so that's a big clear advantage
@@WyMustIGo some people like the rush. I'll probably rush wed-sat on my days off and then scale it back to normal mode once main reaches t3. Not trying to be the best or anything, but I'm semi-hardcore when it comes to gaming.
Thank You for releasing this so quickly, cant wait for the guide. I only played the Russian Server for a week to get to 50 and see what everything was about. Watching you is helping me formulate my own plan for release.
I'm not into the minmax approach to the game, but I just wanted to say you do the vids and content really nice, I hope people who like this approach will stick to your channel, it's great 👍
Do you plan on making a video with all the islands and everything you mentioned in the video to assist players in knowing what islands to focus on and such?
@Mauri Font He never said he would rush it tho, merely wanted to get better information. I mean someone could just follow the same step in a slower speed. It is still efficient based on there speed. Kinda even more efficient actualy since they have less time so getting the most of out it help more. Compared to someone who plays alot each day, they can easy aford "mistakes" in efficiency and still be faster :)
@Mauri Font I have fun in games by min-maxing and doing everything efficiently and I like to inform myself as much as possible. I just have a different mindset than regular players, and that's how I have fun, if I was to "take it slow and at my own pace" I'd probably get bored. Let's not forget everyone plays their games differently :)
Definetly a bummer for someone who likes to be on the frontlines with limited time. I just wanted to chill, complete every quest, do all the life skills, basically everything and not push progression. But since I cannot no-life anyway, especially not with a lot of alts or plan to dump lots of money into the shop, I will take the chill approach and just let it play out. That said, the first month is crucial for MMOs, usually people no life 24/7 and hit the content wall. I remember this being the case when Rift came out quite a few years ago, no-lifers hit the content wall with ~99% completion and abandoned the game, myself included. So I understand their decision to have "one base" and start with T3, although it invalidates T1 and T2.
Me nervously laughing looking at my work schedule and calculating how long it will take me to reach Tier 3😅😅...see you all in ummm 300 years...think I did that calc right...but seriously appreciate the breakout of your plan, will help my planning, def gonna sub
A video describing and seperating what exactly Each Tier of content is would be awesome! I can't seem to find a video desribing what the difference of all the tiers are
I would like to see a step by step video about this where you explain this. My main is not out yet, i want to rush for gold so when my main comes out i want to be prepaired. I like your style of plan. Thank you for the video!
I love the game but will definitely be more casual due to other goals I have for the game, the community and its creators! Love the high effort you are putting into all of this Ben!
I'm playing casually because the classes I want to main (summoner and machinist) aren't even in the game at launch. Will be focusing on unlocking account wide bonuses so that I can get them viable as soon as they're released. Rushing to T3 right away will probably burn me out.
I see many youtuber talks about upgrade material islands.. but is there an actualy video about them ? Maybe i missed it, would love to know more about them. As usual great video ! Thanks alot for the effort you put in each of them
Man I think what lost ark youtubers and streamers are doing is so so wrong, I personally think that what ruins the majority of the MMOs is this "need" to push and grind in a such a way you really forget how to enjoy the game. But that's just my 2 cents. Literally every youtuber is already thinking about T3 and beyond, why can't we just chill and let things flow naturally? We don't need to know EVERYTHING about the game right from the start!
You said it yourself. You "personally" think that it ruins MMOs. In the exact same way this guy, just like many others, enjoy playing the game this way instead. Stop crying over others not enjoying the same things that you do. Play how you want and let others play how they want.
Thats the best part about this game. U dont have to worry about anything anyone else is doing. If u wanna take it easy and play casually u can. Im sure theres many guilds and players with the same opinion. As for me im rushing to t3 rushing story mode. Skipping through all the bs dialogue. If i need any info on how to do things itll be on my mobile device not my pc. I like the idea of it. Makes me excited to play
I’m really new to lost ark and will be learning a whole bunch just to fully understand the game more. When it comes to leveling to 50. Should you constantly replace your gear when you farm new ones?
Love the video. Do you suggest using knowledge transfer for alts? If so, should I level another alt during that 8hrs or use main to do collectibles? Thank You
My plan for launch is to get my main (bard) to T3 as fast as possible to start T3 content with her and then start to focus on collectibles etc. while slowing working on some alts as well :)
Im going to rush my main first, so i can atleast farm abit of gold, mats and progress home/lifeskill. While i complete game at a much slower rate on my first alt to actualy read the story in main quest.
How do we know, which Islands to do for upgrade materials? I was told, that the Island Rewards are unclear, so no one can tell, which to do and which are not worth it.
Hi I'm still grasping the game but when you make an alt is it through power pass? Also when it comes to using them for farming is it through islands only? Or where else do you need those alts? Thank you!
Question to chat and content creator. Me and 3 mates are gonna play at release. Gunlancer, Paladin and a Berserker. Me, the 4th wants to play every class, so can’t really decide. What would you choose that would benefit the group the most? We will mostly pve.
With that set up (it's amazing btw) you're pretty much free to play whatever you want. Wardancer would be great for synergy. Deadblade also Sorc and gunslinger for would add mega dps. Artillerist would add yet another team shield and be effective with pots plus big damage. Yeah just play whatever you want to dps wise 👍
hey ben, after hitting 50 and you hit islands for upgrade materials, do you happen to have a list or video that lists which islands to go to? and are these permanent islands or those temporary ones? thanks!
Thanks for this, as one of the skill potions is locked behind 20 island could you do your top 20 to complete that would assist levelling as well. I did find tortoise island which gives the skill books but I’m sure there are many other good ones.
When everyone mentions alts does that mean you have to have multiple of the same class or can I have as an example: main Sorc, but have a gunslinger as an alt? Would that hinder my progress on my main?
I think you are highly under valuing Skill pts and other account wide / server wide things. (especially skill points, which will effect your main + alts even more then just your GS)
100% i wouldnt even think about an alt until you have skill pots unlocked and blue class engravings at minimum. Theres not going to be big carries around for a bit, no one will have gems or runes worth a damn.
How essential would you say alts and farming are to overall progress in the game? Is it due to those end game walls you mention and you can pay to gear up quicker?
Upgrade materials from Marie's shop will be the main thing for progressing faster. These refresh over time. I think also some deals pop up here and there for chests with bundles of upgrade materials. Also I believe you can sell skins on the auction house for gold (although I've never done it so do so at your own risk). You can also buy the blue crystals and just sell them to other people using the currency exchange UI in the bottom right of the for gold. Planing on dropping some fat stacks of cash on the game then bud?
I think its amazing they are dropping so much content. Because let's all be real at least for those that have done it. T1 wouldn't last long and people would finish fast and quit.. *cough New World cough cough*
Hey Ben, As a new player going into lost ark with a group of friends that are Semi Hardcore would you recommend us go the route of minmax and rush to 50 then push to tier 3 content right away to enjoy the game better?
It'd a very hard question because it depends on how you and your friends find joy in a game. If messing about and just generally doing what you like when you like is your guys go to then just chill. If not and you want to be competitive then just wait for my guide and go from there I would say. It's just hard because it's so subjective
there is no rush to t3. either you commit and set up a 7 character daily farm routine from the very get go AND invest alot of rl cash to fill the gaps or you will be lagging behind exactly those people, who will dominate the auction house with their gold income. You either go all in or nothing. if you just play casual with a few alts the p2w players will regulate the market fast enough, so you can catch up with purchases. But yes, if you intend to have "alot of gold", no lifing it with as many 1340 characters as you can probably stomach to play every day, is the way.
Hi Ben! I love your videos and have been soaking up a lot of information from you! I did watch someone else's video about their plan and they mentioned using the knowledge transfer mechanic in the game for alts. I believe it is around 600 gold to do so and this levels a character from 10-50 in 8 hours passively while you can continue grinding on a main or maybe even another alt. Would you recommend this? Have you thought about this or were you aware of this and there is a reason why you are going to level alts via MSQ instead of this method? Thank you!
As now we will get t3 at one patch is it still worth change builds after T1 and T2 or I should focus on my build since T1? I planed to play sorc with reflux until t2 and t3 switch to ignition.
Why does no one talk about using the knowledge transfer while moving from t1 to t2. Wouldn't that be a good idea? While ur working on t2 story ur alt is already working itself to t1. Or is that not how it works?
Hi, thanks for the video, i would like to know, when will you use the content for the founder pack? when you are at T3 or before, i have packs too, but wondering when to use them to go to the T3 as fast as possible. thanks
People really shouldn't be zerging to endgame anyway. Enjoy the entirety of the game and also don't forget majority of folks will be playing more casual. We have full time jobs and can't play 12 hours a day. If you go fast as shit right to the end it's gonna be hard to get groups for those bits of content, or at the very least harder. Just level up your dudes and enjoy with friends in discord. Games are about fun not being the absolute most efficient balls to the wall player in first 7 days
fun is subjective, some people like rushing, some like being ultra effective, some, like myself, love leveling alts and doing it as fast as possible. burn out and FOMO is real and those two things affect people differently. one needs to be well aware of their limits to not be as affected by such things.
I observed that "casuals" abuse the word "fun" to apologize for dilly-dallying or lack of efficiency when compared to min-maxing players. Especially if you cannot play 12 hours a day, time spent should be optimized. For many people that is fun, I've met so many people that spent months on something that efficient players achieved in mere days, that's horrifying to me. So yeah, everyone should do as they wish, suggesting people should not zerg is as wrong as suggesting they have your way of "fun".
Thank you! Bard and paladin might take a little longer to do the tower is my thinking. If you get any items that have some extra dps like crit stats might be worth hanging on to them to see if it helps with tower
As a new player, not knowing much about mechanics of progression in loa, if my plan was to probably play only one, maybe two character on pve content but then focus on pvp as well, what kind of plan should i have for progression? Before the news people said getting alts to 50 (to do dailies) is important as you can funnel profits to your main, how does this change all that? If my plan is as i stated; when i hit my main to 50, do daily content (still a bit shrouded what kinda of content falls under that category tho) and after those daily contents, should i spent my time on getting alts to 50 or is the value of that daily content at that point diminished as vertical ceiling got higher?
As a new player I am having a hard time believing this line everyone has now that you do not need to rush when every content creator is doing it now to get gold because you need it, sounds to me like if I dick around trying to learn game, characters etc I am getting screwed 😅
This is exactly my concern. Was exciting this game coming out. Checking some info on UA-cam etc. expecting get some knowledge of the game. Right now somehow it turns out I am afraid of missing something important if I don't join the rushing team 😟
Just remember this is just my plan. There is no need to let fomo get the better of you and there is no need to rush I like will. As I said there are no medals for rushing to t3 I just personally want me gold farm going. It's much more important to just play at a pace you enjoy and if you want to check out classes and take your time them make sure to do it 👍
to put it in perspective, yet 90%+ of playerbase will never achieve gear score 1000+ or ever touch pvp not to mention will never be able to complete T3 high raids. just play the game as you want to play, dont rush the game and reaching gear score 1575 is not truly an objective for many.
People keep saying pushing high end T3 takes CRAZY amounts of gold... but noone ever says a number...... obviously alot of factors to weigh in and a TON of RNG>. but realistically... toss a number out. 100k?? 2M??? just ball park it
Why is this process better (in terms of progression) then getting main + 3 alts to 960 so u can farm paradise, and then push your characters 1 by 1 to 1340 ?
Well to be honest it is hard to make it right nowadays. If they Start with Just T1 people will complain that there is not enough content... Now with T3 they say that they can't enjoy T1... I started on RU Servers in Oktober Last year, and played a couple of classes to T1 and T2 before I finally created a New alt and pushed that one to 1370. Just do what makes you Happy. For PvP you only need about 2 hours of leveling..
Great video, kind of confused though. You don't get upgrade materials from tower. Is this a change or something? It's only the second time+ you do it on your alt?
Sorry I didn't quite mention this right in the video. The first run through will be Mainly for Engraving books which will make my char stronger so I can push through faster when I hit a wall and for other chars this will be a source of upgrade matts to push them faster
Could you pliz make a road map (sort of) to follow for new players (the ones that didn't play either RU/KR servers) plz ! Especially about island we can do once lvl 50 to have easy mats etc ... plz ! I mean a roadmap tailored for newbies (simple) plz cause sometimes your guides are focused on people wich knows the game already a bit ! THX in advance
I've heard that tier 3 is also when the dark side of korean MMOs starts showing itself more in Lost Ark e.g. RNG upgrades become a real nuisance with upgrade chances as low as
this is how it works, yes. your income and progress is dictated by how many alts up to the max of 7 characters you can play per day. swiping your credit card will enable you to fill gaps more quickly than the next person.
I’ve heard that there is a failed change buff each time you fail and even if your not into chasing high gear the devs have promised more horizontal progression if your into collections and other stuff
I was kinda sure that life skilling would be kinda out for you :P. I'm also fond of minmaxing. Quick question . When you say 3 alts is enough how much time doing dailies/weeklies on 3 chars takes on average at t3?
Lots of variables here due to lack of gear at the start making things much harder to do. But say an hour+ per char to do x2 chaos x2 guardian raids and x3 dailies will be 3+ hours to get that done. Weeklies if we are talking just abysall raids out from launch then doing x1 of each t3 can be like 20mins per dungeon with an experienced and good group. Roughly
@@BenLeeGaming Oh thats just the sweet spot! playing 2+-4+ hours a day lets you do 2-3 chars worth of dailies and more horizontal content when you got time! When I dont have time i can still do 1 char worth of dailies. Thats just awesome! Thanks for the reply and the content! Looking forward to joining your guild
Yeah Dan's sorry I forgot to mention this properly in the video that I'll need the engraving books to be able to be powerful enough to do guardian raids etc effectively on my main but the upgrade matts will help boost my alts 👍
I respect the planning and going for the gold in the long run. But as a new player im honestly just going to follow the story and complete everything get collectibles on the way etc etc. :) Might take me a week longer or so to get that but won't burn me out of the game yet. sooo much looking forward to it! Still have to find a way to play from the netherlands though. got the game gifted so hopefully that works without or with vpn
@@karerabbe7829 Netherlands and Belgium are both parth of Europe yes but they both have laws that make lootboxes without known stats illegal. And instead of finding a way to make it available to us they just skip us both. (they did say they keep working to find a way to release it here) but it's honestly just stupid a.f. All other AAA titles release here and just show what possibilities there are in a lootbox f.e. 1% chance on legendary, 5% on epic, 50% on rare and 100% common.. if it just shows that it's already fine by law.
People say "islands" so vaguely, a new player has no clue what is being talked about, every video is the same. I feel like this information is lacking for newer players. Appreciate the video tho gj
Im a bit confused, I heard 7k crystals that come with the platinum pack are worth 70bucks but seeing the shop I see a skin its about 25k crystals. What Im missing?
No it’s the Korean prices. 23.000 crystals. You can see it on Reddit and various pages. I guess they will change it, so that 1 skin equals 20€ / 25 USD.
wouldnt it suck if a game released and i already knew what im gonna do XDD I planned to play the game and see what you actually can do haha No offense to your content, but min maxing a game before the launch just sits very very wrong with me ;)
Yeah totally fine to disagree. It's only because I've played this game for so long do I want to do this but nothing wrong with just taking it as it comes 👍
you cant focus tier 3 because the shards that will drop from chaos dungeons will be way less than in ru or korea server (they have boosted the shard drops there long ago), so you will be stuck farming chaos tier 1 to 4 until your eyes will puke out. Forget about gettign fast to t2
Okay, new player here and this whole channel is really confusing. I have been hyped about Lost Ark for years, but haven't actually played yet. And I really don't get the whole speed racing to Tier 3 as fast as possible thing. I don't get it. Especially, how it pertains to "long term success". From everything I read from the Korean players they keep saying to enjoy the game, take your time with T1&2, figure out your class cause everything is viable. I see many english speaking youtubers talking about racing to endgame and I don't get why so many. Is this because you have seen everything already and it's all about min-maxing single digits or something? And do you actually have to speed run the game to be able to do endgame raids and stuff like that because of the lack of recourses? Or is it just a youtuber thing, to be able to get to endgame and cover it for hype ad money? I don't get it.
UA-cam hype sure is thing, and to add up, the faster you get to t3 dungs, the more gold you can make. Between t1/t2 and t3 gold income differs like x2-x5 times iirc
I'm working 60h a week, with a great salary and position, a competitive mind, considered as a "exceptional value" in my firm. I also do and win some ridles/enigma/escape contest with semi pro team running against clock. You don't get it ? That's basically the same. That's part of my mindset.
It will mostly just be a content creator standpoint but obviously those rushing to endgame and T3 content specifically early will have access to a lot more currency and therefore can somewhat dictate the market/make a ton of money early on exploiting casuals... Having said that, NONE of this is any different from any other MMO so the main take away here is just play the game and enjoy it, when you do get to the content you want to do, grab some buddies or party up with likeminded people and just progress at your own pace! Don't forget about collectibles and side content and most importantly... Have fun!!
As a newbie there is no point in rushing, go at your own pace. EU/NA players will just rush it unnecessarily as if they have to beat the tables. KR players play it often to enjoy the game as much as the fun around it. Go at your own pace :)
Are you rushing since you already played on KR or RU? There is so much to this game to enjoy. Why not speak to what new players should focus on and enjoy in the game. I think new players will end up with gaps should they choose to emulate your formula. How about what we should focus on to build community and develop a supportive environment.
Simple question: Why do people RACE to the end when the game is based ZERO competition? You do not win any awards or any benefits by making it there quickly as possible. Also the players are not in competition with each other except for PVP. Don't say PVP because your gear and other things have ZERO impact on PVP. And PVP is the ONLY thing that involved competition.
So they really just releasing one tier instead if tier 1 and 2. Since now t1&2 isn't really tiers or content. It's just bloat to be skipped asap and reach t3. To a new player you just lost 2 tiers and gained 1. Bad change for 99% of players. Good for the 1% streamers.
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In your guide, would you please provide the list of islands and more details for the roadmap? I'm sure many new players who want to be efficient needs more! Ty!
I'll add in as much info as I can 👍
@@BenLeeGaming Much love! 🙏
Yeah, that was what I was going to ask as well. The dailies and Tower seem obvious, but which islands (maybe by upgrade mats) would be cool info for new players like me.
It's coming William very soon
I'm going to go hard the first week to try to get my main as far as possible, and working on alts when I hit walls on my main. So a pretty similar plan at the start. I'm pretty hype about playing and that hype is what is pushing my excitement to get at high as I can. But after that first week I'm going to pull back and take it easy wherever I end up. I'll have to go back to Real Life mode and I don't want to stress out about playing. It's supposed to be my stress-relief. I'll Probably start working more on my Life Skills and Collectables at that point after doing my dailies even if I'm not at that T3 level or at a good park place for my alts. I'll get there eventually.
Invest more time in your real life job/career and you will actually see REAL benefits. There is NO benefit to reaching the end of the game since players do NOT compete in this game except for PVP and GearScore/Engravings/Gold has zero impact on PVP. You get nothing from reaching the end other than running out of content. The FUN is getting there and maybe trying to get every possible thing done.
Fun is subjective to the individual and some people like to rush, also getting higher gear score helps in GvG as gear score matters and that's pvp, alsp you can get a TON of gold with gvg so that's a big clear advantage
@@WyMustIGo some people like the rush. I'll probably rush wed-sat on my days off and then scale it back to normal mode once main reaches t3. Not trying to be the best or anything, but I'm semi-hardcore when it comes to gaming.
Thank You for releasing this so quickly, cant wait for the guide. I only played the Russian Server for a week to get to 50 and see what everything was about. Watching you is helping me formulate my own plan for release.
You're welcome! And yeah can't wait to get the guide out :)
I'm not into the minmax approach to the game, but I just wanted to say you do the vids and content really nice, I hope people who like this approach will stick to your channel, it's great 👍
Thanks Petr bud appreciate that! ❤
Do you plan on making a video with all the islands and everything you mentioned in the video to assist players in knowing what islands to focus on and such?
theres 90 islands m8
@Mauri Font He never said he would rush it tho, merely wanted to get better information.
I mean someone could just follow the same step in a slower speed. It is still efficient based on there speed. Kinda even more efficient actualy since they have less time so getting the most of out it help more. Compared to someone who plays alot each day, they can easy aford "mistakes" in efficiency and still be faster :)
@Mauri Font I have fun in games by min-maxing and doing everything efficiently and I like to inform myself as much as possible. I just have a different mindset than regular players, and that's how I have fun, if I was to "take it slow and at my own pace" I'd probably get bored. Let's not forget everyone plays their games differently :)
I love the guide. I’m going to use it as a spine just add bits to it like the life skills etc. Thanks for the video
Amazing! And you're welcome 👍👍
Was in the stream when the t3 at launch was announced i honestly just want to play through main story and enjoy myself
Definetly a bummer for someone who likes to be on the frontlines with limited time. I just wanted to chill, complete every quest, do all the life skills, basically everything and not push progression. But since I cannot no-life anyway, especially not with a lot of alts or plan to dump lots of money into the shop, I will take the chill approach and just let it play out.
That said, the first month is crucial for MMOs, usually people no life 24/7 and hit the content wall. I remember this being the case when Rift came out quite a few years ago, no-lifers hit the content wall with ~99% completion and abandoned the game, myself included. So I understand their decision to have "one base" and start with T3, although it invalidates T1 and T2.
Me nervously laughing looking at my work schedule and calculating how long it will take me to reach Tier 3😅😅...see you all in ummm 300 years...think I did that calc right...but seriously appreciate the breakout of your plan, will help my planning, def gonna sub
Loving your effort BL, lkg fwd to the guide 😍👍
Thank you!
A video describing and seperating what exactly Each Tier of content is would be awesome! I can't seem to find a video desribing what the difference of all the tiers are
I would like to see a step by step video about this where you explain this. My main is not out yet, i want to rush for gold so when my main comes out i want to be prepaired. I like your style of plan. Thank you for the video!
Thank you for updating your plans video! Your other one was very helpful!
I love the game but will definitely be more casual due to other goals I have for the game, the community and its creators! Love the high effort you are putting into all of this Ben!
I'm playing casually because the classes I want to main (summoner and machinist) aren't even in the game at launch. Will be focusing on unlocking account wide bonuses so that I can get them viable as soon as they're released. Rushing to T3 right away will probably burn me out.
Another great video Ben Lee! Thanks for the update!! 👍👍
You're welcome!
knew this one was coming xD thanks these are a big help
Thanks Ben, this helps give a bit of perspective on things.
You're welcome regal my friend 👍
I see many youtuber talks about upgrade material islands.. but is there an actualy video about them ? Maybe i missed it, would love to know more about them.
As usual great video ! Thanks alot for the effort you put in each of them
Great vid Ben! As always!!
Thanks man!
cant wait for the vid on how youll be doing it! i need a guide to go thru!
Man I think what lost ark youtubers and streamers are doing is so so wrong, I personally think that what ruins the majority of the MMOs is this "need" to push and grind in a such a way you really forget how to enjoy the game. But that's just my 2 cents. Literally every youtuber is already thinking about T3 and beyond, why can't we just chill and let things flow naturally? We don't need to know EVERYTHING about the game right from the start!
You said it yourself. You "personally" think that it ruins MMOs. In the exact same way this guy, just like many others, enjoy playing the game this way instead. Stop crying over others not enjoying the same things that you do. Play how you want and let others play how they want.
Thats the best part about this game. U dont have to worry about anything anyone else is doing. If u wanna take it easy and play casually u can. Im sure theres many guilds and players with the same opinion.
As for me im rushing to t3 rushing story mode. Skipping through all the bs dialogue. If i need any info on how to do things itll be on my mobile device not my pc. I like the idea of it. Makes me excited to play
Great video as always mate
Thanks Akumara bud! 👍
I’m really new to lost ark and will be learning a whole bunch just to fully understand the game more. When it comes to leveling to 50. Should you constantly replace your gear when you farm new ones?
Point 3 - what islands and at what order ?
Video on its way!
What kind of timeline do you expect for hitting that 1st wall on your main? 1day? 1 week?
Within the first few days after the first set of islands done and getting closer to 600 gs
Still great stuff!
Love the video. Do you suggest using knowledge transfer for alts? If so, should I level another alt during that 8hrs or use main to do collectibles? Thank You
My plan for launch is to get my main (bard) to T3 as fast as possible to start T3 content with her and then start to focus on collectibles etc. while slowing working on some alts as well
:)
Im going to rush my main first, so i can atleast farm abit of gold, mats and progress home/lifeskill. While i complete game at a much slower rate on my first alt to actualy read the story in main quest.
In agreement with others. I want a detailed breakdown.
Hey man, I just found your channel trying to prepare for the EU/NA launch. Great content!
Keep up the good work :)
How do we know, which Islands to do for upgrade materials?
I was told, that the Island Rewards are unclear, so no one can tell, which to do and which are not worth it.
What is your estimated time investment to reach the T3 goal?
For me as an unexperienced player, your checklist sounds like a 24hrs push plan🤣
I'm making a guide for the islands as we speak 👍
Hi I'm still grasping the game but when you make an alt is it through power pass? Also when it comes to using them for farming is it through islands only? Or where else do you need those alts? Thank you!
actually, shoutout to all the creators who have to scrap their planned content. wild they were just like "fuck it T3 on launch"
Question to chat and content creator. Me and 3 mates are gonna play at release. Gunlancer, Paladin and a Berserker. Me, the 4th wants to play every class, so can’t really decide. What would you choose that would benefit the group the most? We will mostly pve.
With that set up (it's amazing btw) you're pretty much free to play whatever you want.
Wardancer would be great for synergy.
Deadblade also
Sorc and gunslinger for would add mega dps.
Artillerist would add yet another team shield and be effective with pots plus big damage.
Yeah just play whatever you want to dps wise 👍
curious to see the roadmap coming up, i wonder what the release time of other classes will be now that we're getting t3 straight away
Yeah I very much so want to see this road map :)
hey ben, after hitting 50 and you hit islands for upgrade materials, do you happen to have a list or video that lists which islands to go to? and are these permanent islands or those temporary ones? thanks!
Got a guide out now my latest video 👍
"Dalies and contunie", cracked me up lmao
Can you please make an guide for what islands we have to focus on?
Thanks for this, as one of the skill potions is locked behind 20 island could you do your top 20 to complete that would assist levelling as well. I did find tortoise island which gives the skill books but I’m sure there are many other good ones.
When everyone mentions alts does that mean you have to have multiple of the same class or can I have as an example: main Sorc, but have a gunslinger as an alt? Would that hinder my progress on my main?
When it comes to alts you can play different or the same class. Just play what you enjoy 👍
@@BenLeeGaming Thank you so much for the response!
You're welcome!
I think you are highly under valuing Skill pts and other account wide / server wide things. (especially skill points, which will effect your main + alts even more then just your GS)
100% i wouldnt even think about an alt until you have skill pots unlocked and blue class engravings at minimum. Theres not going to be big carries around for a bit, no one will have gems or runes worth a damn.
You mention you're going to be doing Islands for Tier1/2. How do you know which Islands we should be doing for respective Tiers?
I'll have a guide up very soon for this. Just finished all my notes for it
I hope you don't burn out my dude.
How essential would you say alts and farming are to overall progress in the game? Is it due to those end game walls you mention and you can pay to gear up quicker?
Hey Ben Lee would you go over what in the cash shop would help us min max and why ? I’m very curious being a whale and all. :)
Upgrade materials from Marie's shop will be the main thing for progressing faster. These refresh over time. I think also some deals pop up here and there for chests with bundles of upgrade materials.
Also I believe you can sell skins on the auction house for gold (although I've never done it so do so at your own risk).
You can also buy the blue crystals and just sell them to other people using the currency exchange UI in the bottom right of the for gold.
Planing on dropping some fat stacks of cash on the game then bud?
I think its amazing they are dropping so much content. Because let's all be real at least for those that have done it. T1 wouldn't last long and people would finish fast and quit.. *cough New World cough cough*
Hey Ben, As a new player going into lost ark with a group of friends that are Semi Hardcore would you recommend us go the route of minmax and rush to 50 then push to tier 3 content right away to enjoy the game better?
It'd a very hard question because it depends on how you and your friends find joy in a game.
If messing about and just generally doing what you like when you like is your guys go to then just chill.
If not and you want to be competitive then just wait for my guide and go from there I would say.
It's just hard because it's so subjective
there is no rush to t3. either you commit and set up a 7 character daily farm routine from the very get go AND invest alot of rl cash to fill the gaps or you will be lagging behind exactly those people, who will dominate the auction house with their gold income. You either go all in or nothing. if you just play casual with a few alts the p2w players will regulate the market fast enough, so you can catch up with purchases.
But yes, if you intend to have "alot of gold", no lifing it with as many 1340 characters as you can probably stomach to play every day, is the way.
Hi Ben! I love your videos and have been soaking up a lot of information from you! I did watch someone else's video about their plan and they mentioned using the knowledge transfer mechanic in the game for alts. I believe it is around 600 gold to do so and this levels a character from 10-50 in 8 hours passively while you can continue grinding on a main or maybe even another alt. Would you recommend this? Have you thought about this or were you aware of this and there is a reason why you are going to level alts via MSQ instead of this method? Thank you!
I will be doing knowledge transfer asap when I get it 👍
Pushing T3 without skill points, gems, runes, engravings, sounds like a good Plan at all.
As now we will get t3 at one patch is it still worth change builds after T1 and T2 or I should focus on my build since T1? I planed to play sorc with reflux until t2 and t3 switch to ignition.
With the new changes I would say its probably better to stick to one build now when using engraving books
Why does no one talk about using the knowledge transfer while moving from t1 to t2. Wouldn't that be a good idea? While ur working on t2 story ur alt is already working itself to t1. Or is that not how it works?
So do you still do your rapport daily when you rush or do you drop that too?
Pretty much drop that too unless I'm right next to an npc and can do it but I personally won't be focusing on it till I need to really
I plan on starting Lost ark, never was a fun of alts, how many would i need to have geared up?
What server do you guys plan on going too? Thanks for everything excellent info in all of your videos! Look forward to them daily.
Hi, thanks for the video, i would like to know, when will you use the content for the founder pack? when you are at T3 or before, i have packs too, but wondering when to use them to go to the T3 as fast as possible. thanks
People really shouldn't be zerging to endgame anyway. Enjoy the entirety of the game and also don't forget majority of folks will be playing more casual. We have full time jobs and can't play 12 hours a day. If you go fast as shit right to the end it's gonna be hard to get groups for those bits of content, or at the very least harder. Just level up your dudes and enjoy with friends in discord. Games are about fun not being the absolute most efficient balls to the wall player in first 7 days
fun is subjective, some people like rushing, some like being ultra effective, some, like myself, love leveling alts and doing it as fast as possible.
burn out and FOMO is real and those two things affect people differently. one needs to be well aware of their limits to not be as affected by such things.
I observed that "casuals" abuse the word "fun" to apologize for dilly-dallying or lack of efficiency when compared to min-maxing players.
Especially if you cannot play 12 hours a day, time spent should be optimized. For many people that is fun, I've met so many people that spent months on something that efficient players achieved in mere days, that's horrifying to me. So yeah, everyone should do as they wish, suggesting people should not zerg is as wrong as suggesting they have your way of "fun".
is there a video with a list of Islands that give upgrade materials?
Is there a list of islands we can do as a checklist to get upgrade materials?
I'll be making a video on it very soon
When you refer to an alt is it an actual alt account or alternate character
Great video :) is this strategy viable for Bards and Holy Knights? Or would u adapt something? Ty
Thank you! Bard and paladin might take a little longer to do the tower is my thinking.
If you get any items that have some extra dps like crit stats might be worth hanging on to them to see if it helps with tower
what islands you are talking about at lv50 and after t2?
My next video will be a guide about all these information 👍
Can i or better will i farm the Islands with my alts to or just Levling them all up to 50 and do dailys?
As a new player, not knowing much about mechanics of progression in loa, if my plan was to probably play only one, maybe two character on pve content but then focus on pvp as well, what kind of plan should i have for progression? Before the news people said getting alts to 50 (to do dailies) is important as you can funnel profits to your main, how does this change all that? If my plan is as i stated; when i hit my main to 50, do daily content (still a bit shrouded what kinda of content falls under that category tho) and after those daily contents, should i spent my time on getting alts to 50 or is the value of that daily content at that point diminished as vertical ceiling got higher?
Yea, spend that money to progress,,, start that habbit… get sweaty and try hard. God forget you go at a moderate pace
Will you make a video on what islands and giant hearts you would have to hit in tier 1 and 2 areas?
I'll be making a video on what islands to go to for upgrade materials but I'm not sure if I'll have time to get one out for island hearts
As a new player I am having a hard time believing this line everyone has now that you do not need to rush when every content creator is doing it now to get gold because you need it, sounds to me like if I dick around trying to learn game, characters etc I am getting screwed 😅
This is exactly my concern. Was exciting this game coming out. Checking some info on UA-cam etc. expecting get some knowledge of the game. Right now somehow it turns out I am afraid of missing something important if I don't join the rushing team 😟
Just remember this is just my plan. There is no need to let fomo get the better of you and there is no need to rush I like will.
As I said there are no medals for rushing to t3 I just personally want me gold farm going.
It's much more important to just play at a pace you enjoy and if you want to check out classes and take your time them make sure to do it 👍
to put it in perspective, yet 90%+ of playerbase will never achieve gear score 1000+ or ever touch pvp not to mention will never be able to complete T3 high raids. just play the game as you want to play, dont rush the game and reaching gear score 1575 is not truly an objective for many.
90% will not reach 1k gs. Why do you think that? 1000GS is literally just playing the game casually
Do you know if the Auction House is going to be across the entire NA East region or will it be just individual servers?
In Russia it's multi server so I assume it'll be multi server again at launch but we don't have these details confirmed
People keep saying pushing high end T3 takes CRAZY amounts of gold... but noone ever says a number...... obviously alot of factors to weigh in and a TON of RNG>. but realistically... toss a number out. 100k?? 2M??? just ball park it
What do you mean by doing "islands" ? I dont get that part :(
There are tons if islands you can sail to in lost ark and they all have different rewards and quests.
Some give lots of one time upgrade materials 👍
@@BenLeeGaming Oh ok, I knew there are tone of islands, didn't know some give upgrade mats, tnks!
Why is this process better (in terms of progression) then getting main + 3 alts to 960 so u can farm paradise, and then push your characters 1 by 1 to 1340 ?
One thing about instant T3 ist sad. It's better to push one main instead of making a few alts for dailies and having a chill start into this new game.
Well to be honest it is hard to make it right nowadays. If they Start with Just T1 people will complain that there is not enough content... Now with T3 they say that they can't enjoy T1... I started on RU Servers in Oktober Last year, and played a couple of classes to T1 and T2 before I finally created a New alt and pushed that one to 1370. Just do what makes you Happy. For PvP you only need about 2 hours of leveling..
Great video, kind of confused though. You don't get upgrade materials from tower. Is this a change or something? It's only the second time+ you do it on your alt?
Sorry I didn't quite mention this right in the video. The first run through will be Mainly for Engraving books which will make my char stronger so I can push through faster when I hit a wall and for other chars this will be a source of upgrade matts to push them faster
Could you pliz make a road map (sort of) to follow for new players (the ones that didn't play either RU/KR servers) plz ! Especially about island we can do once lvl 50 to have easy mats etc ... plz ! I mean a roadmap tailored for newbies (simple) plz cause sometimes your guides are focused on people wich knows the game already a bit ! THX in advance
Can you please make an Island guide video?
I've heard that tier 3 is also when the dark side of korean MMOs starts showing itself more in Lost Ark e.g. RNG upgrades become a real nuisance with upgrade chances as low as
well I don't think anything can be as bad as BDO right
@@thesteakatstake8920 I think Lost Ark doesn't have item destruction on failed upgrade attempts at least. But grinding for a
this is how it works, yes. your income and progress is dictated by how many alts up to the max of 7 characters you can play per day. swiping your credit card will enable you to fill gaps more quickly than the next person.
@@excaligaming2435 Thanks, sounds like something I won't want to play long-term then.
I’ve heard that there is a failed change buff each time you fail and even if your not into chasing high gear the devs have promised more horizontal progression if your into collections and other stuff
lol guys what about having some fun and dont rush through everything?💆♂
I was kinda sure that life skilling would be kinda out for you :P. I'm also fond of minmaxing. Quick question . When you say 3 alts is enough how much time doing dailies/weeklies on 3 chars takes on average at t3?
Lots of variables here due to lack of gear at the start making things much harder to do.
But say an hour+ per char to do x2 chaos x2 guardian raids and x3 dailies will be 3+ hours to get that done.
Weeklies if we are talking just abysall raids out from launch then doing x1 of each t3 can be like 20mins per dungeon with an experienced and good group. Roughly
@@BenLeeGaming Oh thats just the sweet spot! playing 2+-4+ hours a day lets you do 2-3 chars worth of dailies and more horizontal content when you got time! When I dont have time i can still do 1 char worth of dailies. Thats just awesome! Thanks for the reply and the content!
Looking forward to joining your guild
sounds like a job, but to each their own.
Any eu guilds about?
Anyone has information on how much will cost to get the story skip tickets?
how come main only to 50 isnt the cap 60?
Softcap is 50, then 60 will take a longer period of time
50 to 60 is just passive leveling, you do not really need to do anything to push it, and it will take a while.
Ben, better do first tower clear on alt, so main gets materials, instead of normal first clear loot. Just a hint ;)
Hasn't this been changed?
Yeah Dan's sorry I forgot to mention this properly in the video that I'll need the engraving books to be able to be powerful enough to do guardian raids etc effectively on my main but the upgrade matts will help boost my alts 👍
I respect the planning and going for the gold in the long run. But as a new player im honestly just going to follow the story and complete everything get collectibles on the way etc etc. :)
Might take me a week longer or so to get that but won't burn me out of the game yet. sooo much looking forward to it!
Still have to find a way to play from the netherlands though. got the game gifted so hopefully that works without or with vpn
Thank you! And best of luck with it, hope it works out 👍👍
Why wouldn't it work.. Isn't it for EU..? Netherlands not a part of Europe..?
They are putting up both NA and EU server! You should have no problem! Hope you don't get VPN before realising this :)
@@karerabbe7829 Netherlands and Belgium are both parth of Europe yes but they both have laws that make lootboxes without known stats illegal. And instead of finding a way to make it available to us they just skip us both. (they did say they keep working to find a way to release it here) but it's honestly just stupid a.f. All other AAA titles release here and just show what possibilities there are in a lootbox f.e. 1% chance on legendary, 5% on epic, 50% on rare and 100% common.. if it just shows that it's already fine by law.
People say "islands" so vaguely, a new player has no clue what is being talked about, every video is the same. I feel like this information is lacking for newer players. Appreciate the video tho gj
Yeah this changes everything lol
Gonna whale on up to T3 is what I heard 😆
Im a bit confused, I heard 7k crystals that come with the platinum pack are worth 70bucks but seeing the shop I see a skin its about 25k crystals. What Im missing?
there's definitely no skins that are 25k crystals.
Where did u see skin worth 25k?
@@probong2053 in a video of a guy that shows every skin in the russian cash shop and skins go for 19k-25k crystals
@@luisandrestafur3292 interesting. This is news to me.
No it’s the Korean prices. 23.000 crystals. You can see it on Reddit and various pages.
I guess they will change it, so that 1 skin equals 20€ / 25 USD.
wouldnt it suck if a game released and i already knew what im gonna do XDD
I planned to play the game and see what you actually can do haha
No offense to your content, but min maxing a game before the launch just sits very very wrong with me ;)
Yeah totally fine to disagree. It's only because I've played this game for so long do I want to do this but nothing wrong with just taking it as it comes 👍
90 islands on launch kek
you cant focus tier 3 because the shards that will drop from chaos dungeons will be way less than in ru or korea server (they have boosted the shard drops there long ago), so you will be stuck farming chaos tier 1 to 4 until your eyes will puke out. Forget about gettign fast to t2
Okay, new player here and this whole channel is really confusing. I have been hyped about Lost Ark for years, but haven't actually played yet. And I really don't get the whole speed racing to Tier 3 as fast as possible thing. I don't get it. Especially, how it pertains to "long term success". From everything I read from the Korean players they keep saying to enjoy the game, take your time with T1&2, figure out your class cause everything is viable. I see many english speaking youtubers talking about racing to endgame and I don't get why so many. Is this because you have seen everything already and it's all about min-maxing single digits or something? And do you actually have to speed run the game to be able to do endgame raids and stuff like that because of the lack of recourses? Or is it just a youtuber thing, to be able to get to endgame and cover it for hype ad money? I don't get it.
Streamer and youtuber thing. Also the real endgame is t3 not t 1 and 2. Those r just tutorial sections
UA-cam hype sure is thing, and to add up, the faster you get to t3 dungs, the more gold you can make. Between t1/t2 and t3 gold income differs like x2-x5 times iirc
I'm working 60h a week, with a great salary and position, a competitive mind, considered as a "exceptional value" in my firm. I also do and win some ridles/enigma/escape contest with semi pro team running against clock. You don't get it ?
That's basically the same. That's part of my mindset.
It will mostly just be a content creator standpoint but obviously those rushing to endgame and T3 content specifically early will have access to a lot more currency and therefore can somewhat dictate the market/make a ton of money early on exploiting casuals... Having said that, NONE of this is any different from any other MMO so the main take away here is just play the game and enjoy it, when you do get to the content you want to do, grab some buddies or party up with likeminded people and just progress at your own pace! Don't forget about collectibles and side content and most importantly... Have fun!!
As a newbie there is no point in rushing, go at your own pace. EU/NA players will just rush it unnecessarily as if they have to beat the tables.
KR players play it often to enjoy the game as much as the fun around it.
Go at your own pace :)
"Long term success" xddd - It's a video game, not a job or running a business.
Are you rushing since you already played on KR or RU? There is so much to this game to enjoy. Why not speak to what new players should focus on and enjoy in the game. I think new players will end up with gaps should they choose to emulate your formula. How about what we should focus on to build community and develop a supportive environment.
promoting P2W, big red flag unfortunately ;/
I just said I will do it with some of my crystals if needed to and specifically state others don't need to, this is just to fill some gaps
Simple question: Why do people RACE to the end when the game is based ZERO competition? You do not win any awards or any benefits by making it there quickly as possible. Also the players are not in competition with each other except for PVP.
Don't say PVP because your gear and other things have ZERO impact on PVP. And PVP is the ONLY thing that involved competition.
You forgot about gvg being gearscore competitive and pvp based so there is a clear advantage
@@BenLeeGaming I see no advantage because the game is not centered on PVP. Simple question, but I expected a troll answer
So they really just releasing one tier instead if tier 1 and 2. Since now t1&2 isn't really tiers or content. It's just bloat to be skipped asap and reach t3. To a new player you just lost 2 tiers and gained 1. Bad change for 99% of players. Good for the 1% streamers.
Yeah I still think it would be better to stagger out the tiers on content. Even if like 1 month apart
I dont think its a good idea to release T3 at the start
Like give new players a month to understand the game come on....