In the MMORPG Lost Ark , there is now an option to win a raid and receive loot at the push of a button. All that is needed for this are microtransactions.
What has the developer Smilegate done? A few weeks ago, the developers of the MMORPG Lost Ark released an update that introduced a new feature to the game.
Players can now instantly complete any raid in the raid menu thanks to the “Instant” button. However, they must pay a certain amount of the microtransaction currency for this.
The developers justified these changes by stating that they want to offer newer players the option to quickly catch up with their friends and reduce the grind in the game.
How exactly does the “Instant” system work? These types of “Instant” buttons are not new in Lost Ark. Many other features of the MMORPG also have the option to reduce the grind by spending certain amounts of the microtransaction currency.
They are blue gems that can be obtained in two different ways:
- You buy them directly for real money in the cash shop
- You farm a lot of gold in the game and buy the gems from another player who purchased them for real money in the cash shop
In Lost Ark, you can use these gems to immediately complete various tasks, thus saving yourself the grind. This includes daily or weekly quests.
This is how the “Instant” system works in raids: The raids in Lost Ark are divided into five different difficulty levels. The quality of the loot increases accordingly with the level.
With the new “Instant” button, all raids can now be completed at the push of a button without having to actually run them and fight the bosses. You also receive loot as usual.
Of the five levels of raids, only the last one is really interesting for endgame, as this is where you receive the best accessories for your character.
However, since the stats on the loot in Lost Ark are randomly generated, you are forced to run this raid over and over until you receive your desired items.
For each “raid attempt” at level 5, you must pay 100 blue gems to finish it instantly. The instant completion of raids is limited to once per day.
Concerns about the future of Lost Ark are high
What do players say about this? There have been many discussions on the unofficial English-speaking Discord of Lost Ark regarding this topic. While most players have no problem with levels 1 to 4 raids being purchasable, they are upset about this option for level 5 raids.
I am definitely angry about the instant completion of level 5 raids because you actually have to put effort into the raid
User Yaen from the Lost Ark Discord server
There has also frequently been the question of what the next step from Smilegate would be. What content could be purchased next?
The Russian YouTuber Sywo also commented on the new system in his video:
It is not as bad as it sounds. Most players will run the raids with their friends or groups and complete them quite quickly […] But what direction should it go? What will the next step be?
This is the first time that Lost Ark offers endgame armor for money, and just like the players on the Discord server, Sywo is “worried” about the future of the MMORPG. Most comments under his video agree with him.
