In the MMORPG Lost Ark, extremely long queues are forming due to the high demand. What do you think: Should “premium users” be able to get into the game faster in such queues, or not?
This is the situation: Already during the Early Access phase, the servers of Lost Ark were overrun by players, and since the release of the Free2Play version, the number has doubled again.
About a million players are now active on the servers daily, causing massive queues sometimes between 17,000 and 20,000 players – especially on popular servers like the unofficial German Lost Ark server “ASTA” there are these huge queues. As a result, it often takes hours to log in and play a little.
And the queues start forming as early as 2:00 – 3:00 PM. So, those who want to play for a few hours after work around 6:00 or 7:00 PM have almost no chance on many servers.
Meanwhile, players during peak times even receive a message that they cannot even queue. An error message 10027 states that it is impossible due to the extremely high server load, and the game client closes automatically.
Accordingly, the frustration of many players despite promises and gifts from Amazon is great. Fans who were looking forward to the MMORPG or have even spent larger sums of money on it express their dissatisfaction in forums or on social media.
For example, owners of the Founder’s Packs reported that they could hardly play due to the queues during Early Access. Thus, the debate has arisen in the community about whether paying players, such as owners of founder packs or Crystal Aura, should be prioritized during the queues or not.
What is your opinion on this?
You can vote here: You can cast your vote as usual in the poll box below. Everyone can vote only once, and you cannot undo the vote:
So tell us: What do you think about the prioritization of premium players? Is it fair because they pay for the game? Or should all have the same chances for logins in a Free2Play game? Or should a completely different system be introduced for that?
Write to us in the comments and tell us which option you would prefer.
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