After a long waiting period Smilegate and Amazon Studios have launched their long-awaited MMO globally in February this year, allowing us to embark on an action-packed adventure in the vast world of Arkesia, where we will meet many characters and players, travel through endless deserts and forests, traverse entire regions or face dangerous dungeons and huge bosses and create - consequently, in this way - our own character from a multitude of available classes, traverse entire regions or face dangerous dungeons and huge bosses and create - consequently, in this way - your own character from a multitude of available classes, so far nothing new as these are the characteristics of most MMOs we see nowadays, with many side-activities and subjects to study that serve as an incentive for those who make their first weapons in the game.
However, there is one aspect on which the developers have focused their attention in Lost Ark: the Strongholds. I'll give a brief summary of these at the end of this post, but first I'll give you some essential, primary and basic pointers that a newcomer to Lost Ark needs to know:
Customise the game's control settings.
This may sound too simple but in Lost Ark it becomes especially relevant to improve your game experience and the gameplay in general, because if you skip the tutorial prologue at the beginning -a kind of step by step guide- the game will be automatically configured by the system itself in such a way that, for example, you attack with the left mouse and interact with the right one, and that configuration, maybe, according to your play style you will find uncomfortable. However, you can always make adjustments at a later time from the settings panel by modifying the functions on the many available buttons. Another trivial but time consuming aspect is the size of the cursor (it is worth increasing it) as it usually gets lost in the middle of all the skill animations present in the game.
The story missions.
The maximum level of each character in Lost Ark - it is good to say it from the beginning - is 50 and generally in all MMOs the real game that will allow you to participate in Raids and other actions to gain equipment starts from this maximum level.
How to reach this level quickly? By paying attention to the story missions and concentrating on them we can avoid the side quests that will make us waste a lot of time and get little benefit and in the process we can gain not only experience but also various items useful in the further development of the game.
Regularly check your equipment.
In the enthusiasm of the game we often lose track of our team and continue to act with it without realising that making some better changes can improve it a lot. If we open each character's screen we will see an overview where we get a general indication of your power.
One of the ways to improve your equipment is with skins, one of the peculiarities of this game, as there are many of them. They may not all be aesthetically to your liking, obviously, but you can change them or hide them without losing the bonus you get. The more you have the better because they have a passive bonus that adds to your weapons and armour.
Strength of stats.
Another aspect that increases the character's power are the so-called stats, which are actually nothing more than special potions that maximise the character's vitality, strength or dexterity and can be found within the quests that have a chain as an icon.
Lost Ark also has a special mechanic that allows your entire roster of characters to gain passive bonuses, which can be achieved through various means such as quests, raids, collecting items or materials, etc.
As you progress through the game these bonuses will change and update, so it is extremely important that you regularly check your roster panel to see what you can gain from these bonuses.
Combine skills to get the most benefit.
This is another aspect to take into account because although the game offers a multitude of skills with different effects and bonuses, we can only have a certain number of skills in the access bar, so we must look for the best possible combination to make the most of their potential.
And now, as promised at the beginning, let's move on to the Strongholds, the strong point of this game.
What are fortresses (Stronghold) in Lost Ark and why are they so important?
Let's start by answering the second question: the Fortresses in Lost Ark are a base of operations for players and that is why they are so important for players to progress and craft items. These important buildings will be crucial in the game.
They can be unlocked from level 25 onwards (after you have recaptured Luterra Castle, you can unlock the mission "Invitation from Secretary Theo") and can be used as a home for your character, but also later in the game to craft some of the more powerful items, complete research tasks, level up your characters and send them on quests, and so on. The fortress is actually quite empty to begin with and it will take time to upgrade it to make it more useful and functional.
Once unlocked you will have access to all the facilities in the fortress, such as the Workshop where all kinds of items are created, especially consumables and items for use in battle; the Station which resembles a military command post from where orders are given to the crew to complete daily tasks (provided you have at least one ship); the Training Ground which will serve to level up your characters to two levels below your highest level (you will only have access to it when you have reached level 52) and more.
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