Both abilities consume the same amount of energy, which, as described, can be recharged by dealing damage to opponents.
The community loves the new class
How is the Painter received? On the Korean servers, the class is incredibly well received. It even caused Lost Ark to recently break its player record with 260,000 people logged in simultaneously.
The general feedback from the Korean community is positive, and most fans are very enthusiastic about the new class. Feedback from Europe varies significantly. There, the Painter has not yet appeared and will not do so at launch, but some players are expressing discontent.
This is not necessarily surprising, as the childlike-sweet style of the Specialist class is likely more popular on average in Korea than it is in Europe or Germany. Many fans here share negative feelings even about the appearance of the class.
What do the fans say? The comments under a video in which a Korean YouTuber introduces the class in detail and cheerfully translates some of the skills into English are overwhelmingly positive. People seem to love the Painter (via YouTube).
- The user Mordarim writes: “Oh man, this class looks like so much fun. I hope we get it soon on the EU/NA servers.”
- Kyo Senpai is also excited: “This class looks incredible. I can’t wait to try it.”
- User rostz wants to switch his main class directly: “The friendship with my Bard has to end. Now the Painter is my best friend.”
- Thebloodman is fascinated by the skills: “This teleport looks like it’s going to be crazy fun!”
What do you think of the new class in Lost Ark? Would you give the Painter a chance when she arrives here, or are you rather negatively surprised by the latest class in Lost Ark? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
If you want to learn more, check out a new trailer for Lost Ark showcasing the stories awaiting you in the world of Arkesia.
Each activation of the ability consumes one of the charged orbs. You can choose to activate the ability with Z, which brings your group a 10% DPS buff, or with X, to heal yourself.
Both abilities consume the same amount of energy, which, as described, can be recharged by dealing damage to opponents.
The community loves the new class
How is the Painter received? On the Korean servers, the class is incredibly well received. It even caused Lost Ark to recently break its player record with 260,000 people logged in simultaneously.
The general feedback from the Korean community is positive, and most fans are very enthusiastic about the new class. Feedback from Europe varies significantly. There, the Painter has not yet appeared and will not do so at launch, but some players are expressing discontent.
This is not necessarily surprising, as the childlike-sweet style of the Specialist class is likely more popular on average in Korea than it is in Europe or Germany. Many fans here share negative feelings even about the appearance of the class.
What do the fans say? The comments under a video in which a Korean YouTuber introduces the class in detail and cheerfully translates some of the skills into English are overwhelmingly positive. People seem to love the Painter (via YouTube).
- The user Mordarim writes: “Oh man, this class looks like so much fun. I hope we get it soon on the EU/NA servers.”
- Kyo Senpai is also excited: “This class looks incredible. I can’t wait to try it.”
- User rostz wants to switch his main class directly: “The friendship with my Bard has to end. Now the Painter is my best friend.”
- Thebloodman is fascinated by the skills: “This teleport looks like it’s going to be crazy fun!”
What do you think of the new class in Lost Ark? Would you give the Painter a chance when she arrives here, or are you rather negatively surprised by the latest class in Lost Ark? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
If you want to learn more, check out a new trailer for Lost Ark showcasing the stories awaiting you in the world of Arkesia.
On January 12th, the latest class in the MMORPG Lost Ark started with the Painter or Artist, depending on the translation. At least in Korea, players can now defeat various monsters with color. We explain how the new class works here at MeinMMO.
What kind of class is it? The new class added to Lost Ark is called Painter or Artist, depending on the Korean translation. So they are artists and only playable as female characters.
It introduces a completely new base class; aside from Gunner, Warrior, Mage, and Co, it is a specialization of the base class Specialist. Specialists are female, slightly childlike beings with cat ears. Accordingly, the Painter is also equipped with cat ears and appears small and young.
The new Specialist base class is expected to be further expanded in 2022. So far, the developers at Smilegate have teased a type of Weather Mage, which is also supposed to appear in Korea later this year.
How does the Painter play? The Painter offers an exciting combination of support class and DPS class. To ensure this variety, the new class switches between black and white ink, which she splatters on her brush.
If you expand your skills toward damage, the lady mixes in a bit of red to signal that it’s going to hurt. You can immediately see from the striking colors and sometimes long casting times whether the Painter will deal damage or support you.
This mix makes the Painter particularly interesting for fans of support classes who don’t want to lag too far behind in damage, as Bard players currently have to endure. The Painter can also easily outpace the Paladin in terms of damage.
She has only a few disadvantages and offers much more mobility than her two support colleagues. Therefore, she is also suitable for those of you who like to play DPS classes but don’t need to be at the top of the DPS board while enjoying to support your friends.
When is she coming to us? This is still uncertain. Many suspect that Amazon will focus in 2022 on bringing in the Summoner, which was supposed to be there from the beginning but was then scrapped.
Amazon also stated that they want to work on the gender lock in the game and loosen it further. The female version of the Berserker, which has also been announced, is likely to take priority as well.
Here you can see the skills of the new class:
The Painter is an optimal addition to any group
What can the Painter offer the group? Apart from dealing damage and healing yourself, as a Painter, you can help your group in many other situations. Many skills of the new class apply a debuff to the target, causing the entire group to deal 10% more damage to the opponent.
In addition, she can use her identity skill to unleash a buff, granting the entire group another 10% more damage. Thus, it is very easy for the Painter to provide the whole group with 20% more DPS. That alone would already be very strong, but she can do much more.
Similar to her support colleague, the Bard, the Painter can also provide speed bonuses and mana regeneration. Even a heal for the group is present in her skill kit.
However, the Painter truly shines in terms of shields. The new class has a total of five different abilities that provide enormous shields to the entire group. Thus, she can absorb much damage for the group and is perfect for boss fights.
The special something: Now the Painter already deals more damage than the Bard and the Paladin and can do many of the things that her support colleagues can do just as well or even better. But it doesn’t stop there, as the Painter has another support ace up her sleeve.
The Painter can place portals for her group. She can freely place these on the battlefield without having to stand in that location. You can essentially throw these portals. Group members can then use the portals to teleport to your location without delay.
This is especially useful in boss fights, as the Painter can already leave the danger zone and can catch up with her DPS partners using a portal. This brings the advantage that damage classes can continue to deal damage to the boss until the last second instead of fleeing from dangerous mechanics.
How does her identity skill work? Every class in Lost Ark comes with a special ability, known as the identity skill in this MMORPG. The Painter deals damage to charge it and can then charge up to three orbs for her ability.
Each activation of the ability consumes one of the charged orbs. You can choose to activate the ability with Z, which brings your group a 10% DPS buff, or with X, to heal yourself.
Both abilities consume the same amount of energy, which, as described, can be recharged by dealing damage to opponents.
The community loves the new class
How is the Painter received? On the Korean servers, the class is incredibly well received. It even caused Lost Ark to recently break its player record with 260,000 people logged in simultaneously.
The general feedback from the Korean community is positive, and most fans are very enthusiastic about the new class. Feedback from Europe varies significantly. There, the Painter has not yet appeared and will not do so at launch, but some players are expressing discontent.
This is not necessarily surprising, as the childlike-sweet style of the Specialist class is likely more popular on average in Korea than it is in Europe or Germany. Many fans here share negative feelings even about the appearance of the class.
What do the fans say? The comments under a video in which a Korean YouTuber introduces the class in detail and cheerfully translates some of the skills into English are overwhelmingly positive. People seem to love the Painter (via YouTube).
- The user Mordarim writes: “Oh man, this class looks like so much fun. I hope we get it soon on the EU/NA servers.”
- Kyo Senpai is also excited: “This class looks incredible. I can’t wait to try it.”
- User rostz wants to switch his main class directly: “The friendship with my Bard has to end. Now the Painter is my best friend.”
- Thebloodman is fascinated by the skills: “This teleport looks like it’s going to be crazy fun!”
What do you think of the new class in Lost Ark? Would you give the Painter a chance when she arrives here, or are you rather negatively surprised by the latest class in Lost Ark? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
If you want to learn more, check out a new trailer for Lost Ark showcasing the stories awaiting you in the world of Arkesia.
