Lost Ark is an MMORPG, but it uses a typical hack and slash control scheme. You move with the mouse and also perform normal attacks using it. At the start, you choose a method of control. We at MeinMMO reveal how you can change it later on.
How do you change the control in Lost Ark? Basically, you always have to move with one mouse button and pick up items while using the other mouse button to attack. This cannot be changed.
Once you have decided on a variant at the beginning, either attack with right-click or attack with left-click, you can change the setting at any time in the hotkeys. However, the option is somewhat hidden:
- First, press Escape and then select “Settings”.
- Then navigate to “Hotkeys” on the right side and then “Basic Control”.
- There, in the fourth option, you have a checkmark for “Attack with Right-Click”. Depending on whether you have activated this checkmark or not, the control changes.
- However, you cannot directly change the mouse buttons, which has already led to some confusion.
What other settings can be made? Basically, you can remap many keys, including:
- Attack with the keyboard
- Automatic movement
- The various skills
- The hotkeys for using items
- The basic menu navigation
However, options such as hiding the UI (always “ALT+X”), showing loot names (always “ALT”), and interacting via keyboard (always “G” and “H”) cannot be changed.
How do you even fight in Lost Ark? You move with mouse clicks (either right or left) through the game world. With the other mouse button, you perform a basic attack. This attack can also be executed using the keyboard (by default the “C” key).
Already in the tutorial, you receive a handful of abilities that you can use with the keys “Q, W, E, R, A, S” or any other configuration of your choice. Potions and items are assigned to the keys “F1” and the numbers 1-9.
Slicing through hordes of monsters and kiting plays an important role in Lost Ark’s combat system.
Learn more about the gameplay and combat system of Lost Ark here:
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