Lost Ark – I dream often of faraway places
- What is Lost Ark? Lost Ark is a Korean MMORPG with an isometric perspective known to us in the West from Diablo 3. It is designed to be a full-fledged action MMORPG that really makes an impact.
- How has the development gone so far? In Asia, games are developed differently than here. They typically finish a demo early. This demo makes it look like the game could launch any moment – while the release is still years away. After that, they let players into a closed beta for a week per year and repeat that multiple times. Many internal details about Lost Ark are unknown to us, but it seems the Chinese giant Tencent has high expectations for Lost Ark, as they have a knack for this kind of thing.
The best of both worlds?
- What is Lost Ark at its best? An incredible spectacle. It combines the depth of MMORPGs with the dynamism of action MMORPGs.
- What is Lost Ark at its worst? A distant dream. There are delicate hopes that it will also be released here (Developer Smilegate has an office in Berlin), but currently it seems Lost Ark is focusing on Korea and China. Whether we will get a release in the West anytime soon remains to be seen.
- What is happening with Lost Ark in 2018? Lost Ark aims to launch in South Korea in 2018. On May 23, a final closed beta started. In November, it will enter open beta and soft launch. There is nothing definitive regarding a Western release yet, but the game director has made it clear that Lost Ark aims for the global market. Fans expect a European release no earlier than 2020.
- Where can I learn more about Lost Ark?
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So wollen Project TL und Lost Ark das PC-MMORPG retten
What other interesting MMORPGs and MMOs are there?
Three more interesting MMORPGs and MMOs:
- Project TL – a kind of Lineage 3, many similarities to Lost Ark, but still a bit further away after an engine change
- A:IR – Ascent: Infinite Realm, formerly known as Project W, an airship MMORPG from Korea that will focus on PvP
- Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen – A classic PvE MMORPG in the style of Everquest that is even further away
New games that have emerged since E3 2018:
In the lead-up to and during E3, two new online games were announced:
- Fallout 76 – a survival online RPG set to launch on November 14, 2018 – 24 to 32 players per server are planned; every human figure encountered is to be controlled by a player
- The Division 2 – the online shooter is planned for March 15, 2019: It takes place in Washington D.C., six months after the outbreak of the virus in a civil war setting. One of the new highlights are 8-player activities. Here are the main innovations in comparison to The Division 1.
Hopefully, during your browsing, you discovered some online games that interest you and whose future development you are curious about.
Surely we will experience new announcements again in 2018. Some will surprise us, while we will have long awaited others when they arrive. After all, we have heard about games like Borderlands 3 or a new Diablo for years.
We will keep you updated at Mein MMO throughout 2018!
Note: The article was originally published in January 2018, and we updated it in September 2018 with new information about Lost Ark, Ashes of Creation, and the other games.
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