To give players a taste of the isometric action-packed MMORPG Lost Ark that’s soon to launch in Russia, Mail.ru has released a demo version of the game. The demo allows players to try out the character creation, main story missions, PvP arenas, castle siege, the training areas and other starter content. Only 4 of the 12 game classes are playable.
Smilegate has released a roadmap of content that will come over the next few months to the new Korean action MMORPG Lost Ark. The game is growing in popularity in Korea and has recently added the new Lace Master class. No new information has been given about English servers or an English release yet.
Smilegate has announced the latest class addition to Lost Ark. The close-range damage dealer dubbed “Lance Master” is the first class to arrive since the game’s launch in Korea back in November of 2018. The heavy-hitting, tornado summoning lance wielder is able to switch between two stances to form different styles of combos.
Lance Master will arrive and wreck havoc in the Korean servers on April 24th. Players can take part in a pre-registration event to obtain special consumables and other bonus items.
Below are the known released dates for Lost Ark, the upcoming isometric action MMORPG developed by Smilegate.
| Stage | Phase | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Lost Ark Korean Betas | Closed Beta 1 (9,000 players) | August 24, 2016 |
| Closed Beta 2 | September 15, 2017 | |
| Closed Beta 3 | May 23, 2018 | |
| Open Beta | November 7, 2018 | |
| Lost Ark Korean Live Launch | TBD | TBD |
| Lost Ark Russian Betas | TBD | TBD |
| Lost Ark NA/EU English Betas | TBD | TBD |
| Lost Ark NA/EU English Live Launch | TBD | TBD |
Mail.Ru, the Russian Internet giant known for e-mail portals, social networks (ВКонтакте or VK), and online game publishing has been announced as the designated publisher for the new action MMO Lost Ark.
While game developer Smilegate has signed a contract with Mail.Ru, no solid dates have been announced yet as far as an actual release schedule is concerned. However, we know that closed beta testing is scheduled for 2019. Sign ups for betas and Founders Packs (Early Access Kits) are already up on the official Russian Lost Ark site.
During Smilegate’s latest media conference in Seoul, South Korea, the release date for the action MMORPG Lost Ark was finally announced! The game will launch its open beta phase for South Korean gamers on November 7th.
After the initial launch, new content will be regularly released by seasons (large updates), episodes (game content based on additional story) and patches. The additional content that are currently in development includes new classes, lots of new islands and regions, visual improvements, better optimization and more.
The third and final closed beta of Lost Ark, the upcoming isometric MMORPG will begin soon for South Korean beta testers. Testers for this phase have been chosen and announced. The test period will start on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 and end on Sunday, June 3, 2018. In celebration, Smilegate has released new combat intro videos for three of Lost Ark’s classes including the two latest classes named Hawkeye and Soulmaster.
Isometric MMOs refer to massively multiplayer online games that make use of a form of dimetric projection where the angle that is viewable by the player shows facets that are visible only from a top-down perspective or side-view.
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