Lost Ark is scheduled for release in the West at the end of 2021. However, with a different class mix than in the other versions. Why is that?
We had to wait a long time, but soon the time will come: Lost Ark will probably be released in Europe in autumn 2021. There is no concrete release date yet. However, we have collected all the relevant information on the EU launch in our big overview of Lost Ark. Among other things, almost all playable classes have already been determined.
A total of 15 classes will be supported in the EU version at release. All but one are known. These are as follows:
-Scrapper
-Soulfist
-Wardancer
-Gunlancer
-Berserker
-Paladin
-Bard
-Summoner
-Deadeye
-Gunslinger
-Artillerist
-Sharpshooter
-Deathblade
-Shadowhunter
-[still unknown]
In total, however, there are 20 classes in the Korean version of Lost Ark, to which the Sorceress as the 21st class will be added in August. This means that six playable classes are missing from the EU version at release.
Why are classes missing from the EU version?
First of all: We do not have an official answer to this question. We have already asked the developers, but have not yet received an answer. As soon as there is an official statement, we will update the article.
Of course, this question has already been asked by many community members who would have liked to play one or the other of the classes that are not available in the EU version:
Presumably, the slimmed-down class mix at release is mainly due to localisation reasons. As the official Lost Ark website already states, the translation is anything but simple:
“Lost Ark is a vast game. To clarify the framework: The game has over 3 million words, over 16,000 lines of dialogue and over 1,500 NPCs, and localisation is quite an undertaking. ”
That the developers will be adding more classes after release was also confirmed in the same blog post:
“We’ll be revealing lots of exciting content leading up to launch and look forward to revealing more in the coming weeks, but of course we’re also looking forward to regular content updates with classes, continents, dungeons and more after the game launches.”
You can see what Lost Ark’s gameplay looks like and what Diablo expert and Lost Ark player Maurice has to say about it in his preview video:
A different class mix on release
The only question that remains unanswered is the unusual class mix we get for the western release of Lost Ark. The Lost Ark versions in Korea, Japan and Russia started with the same classes and then received new updates.
In the western version, on the other hand, we don’t get the Destroyer or the Arcana at the beginning, for example, both of which have been in the game since the Korean alpha. Why we can’t play two of the oldest classes at release, of all things, is unclear.
Many Lost Ark players suspect monetisation reasons, because the classes Scouter, Striker and Reaper are especially popular. Others, however, can imagine that especially classes like the Arcana will not appear at launch because they are quite complex to play and with the western version many new players will join.
As already mentioned above: There is no official answer from the developers or the publisher yet. Therefore, you should treat the possible conjectures as such and not take them for the incontrovertible truth
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According to a poll on the most popular Lost Ark classes, the Summoner is very popular with you, closely followed by the Shadowhunter and the Paladin.
But what do you actually say about the western Lost Ark version? How important are the missing classes for you and what is your guess for this class mix? Write it down in the comments.
