Lost Ark is the hot MMORPG of the season, bringing in tons of players and topping Steam charts. But developer Smilegate RPG must be somewhat worried about player retention, as many Lost Ark fans have sounded off over the difficulty of endgame content. More specifically, they’ve expressed annoyance at the difficulty of the Tier 1 and Tier 2 Guardian Raids and Abyss Dungeons. As a result, Smilegate RPG nerfed the difficulty for those Lost Ark levels in a recent update.
Nerfing the difficulty for any content is bound to be a controversial move. The folks over at Lost Ark released a lengthy statement to discuss their reasons for dropping the difficulty of Guardian Raids and Abyss Dungeons. In the statement, the developers explained that players on the Korean server had much more time to play these raids and dungeons, as it was the only content at the time. This allowed the player base to learn the patterns of the bosses and have an easier time. However, Lost Ark in the global serv…
