The Twitter account of Lost Ark confirmed on Saturday that the western version of the game is supposed to be free of Pay2Win. What exactly he explained has been summarized for you by MeinMMO.
What is it about? The “Diablo-killer” Lost Ark is supposed to be released in Europe and the USA this fall. Responsible for this in this country is Amazon Games Studio, which is supposed to adapt the game, already released in Korea and Russia, for the western market.
Like many games in the Korean market, Lost Ark offers many Pay2Win advantages there. These are tangible advantages you have in the game when you invest real money. However, this is supposed to be different in the European version of the game.
What does Lost Ark promise? Through Twitter, the publisher has now announced: “Although we can’t share details at the moment, we want to assure players that the western version of Lost Ark will provide a fair, fun, and great gaming experience, where in-game purchases will be completely optional.”
Following the announcement of the western version at this year’s Summer Game Fest, the publisher made similar promises. However, details are still not being revealed.
Later this month, Lost Ark is supposed to enter the beta phase, so it’s possible that we will learn more about the exact payment model soon. The whole thing is supposed to be financed through the in-game shop, and this without Pay2Win content. The base game will be released as a free-to-play title.
Here we have the original tweet for you:
What do the players say? The community surrounding Lost Ark remains skeptical about the statements despite the tweet. The game is supposed to be released this fall, so there is actually no reason not to disclose details about the shop now, as these should be established at this point.
Moreover, a pre-order package promises a 30-day Crystal Aura, which brings various gameplay advantages. It is therefore quite conceivable that Lost Ark also wants to implement a kind of voluntary subscription model. But so far, this is all just speculation.
What is the Crystal Aura? The Crystal Aura is a time-limited buff for your account. It is to be assumed that it will not only be included in the pre-order box but also available for purchase in the game. Whether for real money or also for in-game currency is, of course, not yet confirmed. The Crystal Aura offers among other benefits:
- Triport fee reduction
- 50% discount on the steamer
- More affinity interactions with NPCs per day
- 10% more restoration of work energy
- 50% reduced cooldown on the Song of Return
- and various other benefits
You can read all benefits of the Crystal Aura at playlostark.com.
What about you? How much trust do you have in Amazon’s statements? Will you also play the game with Pay-to-Win? Feel free to leave us a comment!
If you want to know how the item shop works in Korea, we have asked players for you: How Pay-to-Win is Lost Ark actually?
