Since September 27th, the latest raid in our version of Lost Ark, Kokul-Saydon, is now available. The clown has a lot of tricks up his sleeve and knows how to wipe the smile off people’s faces. So much so that he has even destroyed some guilds, as fans report on reddit. We at MeinMMO summarize.
What kind of raid is this? Kokul-Saydon is the newest Legion Raid in our version of Lost Ark. These Legion Raids feature the toughest bosses in the MMORPG. The first two, Valtan and Vykas, are already in the game and have caused despair among players, but Kokul-Saydon takes it to a whole new level.
The fight against the clown is divided into three different phases that become increasingly difficult. Especially the third and final phase is causing quite a stir in the community. Several threads on reddit are complaining about it.
It goes so far that not only is it claimed that the raid is too difficult, but it is also blamed for tearing apart entire guilds and groups. However, this is only partly due to its difficulty.
Why does he tear groups apart? Unlike most tough bosses in Lost Ark, you fight against Kokul-Saydon with only 4 players. However, against Argos, Valtan, and Vykas, you always go into battle with 8 players. This means that the very setup of the latest raid simply splits existing groups.
Some fans write on reddit that it often happens that a group of 4 gets through the new raid much better than the other. The left-behind party seems to leave the game for many out of frustration, as one user explains on reddit (via reddit).
You can see the new class and raid in the video:
“In 1.5 weeks, about 60% of our players have disappeared”
Why are entire guilds suffering? In addition to players quitting because Kokul-Saydon is simply too hard for them, guilds face another problem. The players who are not deterred by the difficulty of the new raid aren’t doing much else.
A fan on reddit says that activity in his guild has practically come to a standstill because everyone has either quit because of Kokul-Saydon or no longer does anything else and is intent on defeating the new raid.
Why are people leaving? Because the clown can only fight with 4 players and is still incredibly tough, absolute top gameplay is expected from each participant. In previous raids, like Valtan or Vykas, the 8-person strong team could manage if one of the participants was not playing particularly well. That is not the case with Kokul-Saydon.
A reddit thread that is getting a lot of attention sums it up in a few sentences (via reddit): “Our very active and lively guild has practically become a ghost town. Within about 1.5 weeks, approximately 60% of the players have either officially left or mentally given up and are hardly logging in anymore or participating in anything.
I feel that breaking up groups by dividing them and putting a strong focus on individual perfection has not been good for the game. Even if 4-player groups bring a bit of fresh air to the MMORPG.”
“Good players say how easy it is and you feel like a complete loser”
What does the community say about it? Besides the two major threads already linked in the text, smaller discussions keep popping up. Usually, these revolve around the 3rd phase of Kokul-Saydon, and whether it is too difficult or not.
However, the actual problem for many is the veterans from other servers who have already mastered the fight (via. reddit). Nendz writes, for example: “I think the biggest problem is the really good players who boast about how easy the boss is, and you just feel like the biggest loser.”
He goes on to say that he felt completely miserable playing Lost Ark because he and his group couldn’t defeat the new raid in the first week. Although he managed to turn his frustration into motivation, he understands if many people could not do the same.
For that, he receives a lot of support. ModeratorKryptonite comments: “I think the biggest problem is that the average player thinks they should be able to defeat the new raid in the first week. You still have to be really skilled and have a bit of luck to make that happen. Many simply don’t understand that.”
Have you already conquered Kokul-Saydon? How is it in your guild, do you notice that the new raid is there and fewer players are around? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO.
Also, in October, Lost Ark belonged to the 10 MMORPGs with the most players on Steam.
