Bock on Lost Ark? These games shorten you the waiting time!

LOST ARK is an MMORPG video game developed by Tripod Workshop as well as released by Smile gate RPG, released November 7, 2018, on Windows in Korea after three closed beta. The game is currently open to Russia, the license having been given to the Russian Mail.Ru author. Uploaded by Amazon Games Studios, the game is additionally prepared for 2022 in Europe, North America, Estonia and also Oceania, the initial closed beta of these regions that took location from 4 to 11 November 2021. The video game has actually won six video game prices in different classifications during the 2019 Korea Video Game Awards.

After the closed beta test in November, many players agreed: Lost Ark makes a lot of right and above all one: fun! Our beta conclusion can of course be found here on Lost. Unfortunately, it takes some time to reach areas like localization of launch quality. The Amazon Games Studio wants to promote the action role play only in early 2022 in Europe. But let's see the positive: now we have enough time to try other games that possess comparable strengths like Lost Ark. In the following we present you some alternatives, with which you can shorten the waiting time and have a lot of fun. Spoiler: We are not just about Genre of Hack & Slay Action RPGs.

NOTE : Some games mentioned here in the special can be purchased until the 1st of December 2021 particularly cheap, Autumn Sale on Steam is thank.

Grim Dawn (75 percent discount): 6.24 euros Black Desert (90 percent discount): 0.99 euros HADES (30 percent discount): 14.69 Euro WOL CEN: Lords of Mayhem (40 percent discount): 20.99 Euro

In addition, BLIZZARD still available until the 29th of November the Black Friday. With it:

Diablo 2: Resurrected (25 percent discount): 29.99 Euro Diablo Prime Evil Collection with Diablo 3 and D2R (30 percent discount): 41.99 Euro

Black Desert

EU Release: 03. March 2016 Platform: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 Price: 9.99 Euro

If you have expected that we now present you exclusively other hack & slay titles, in which you control your fighters from the isometric perspective, then we'll have a whopping surprise in front of you! Some of the most important strengths of Lost Ark are the powerful combat system, the offer of exciting-looking classes (who should be able to decide?!) As well as the skilled involvement of MMO elements into the endgame of the action roleplaying game (including crisp RAID and dungeon -Challenges). On top of that, the nice look comes with the supple animations, which makes every fight to the eyes. Black Desert is one of the optically impressive online roleplaying games, which is currently in the market. In addition, you can not find an action combat system in any other MMORPG, which feels so powerful and satisfying. Two strengths that soon also Lost Ark could withdraw from other hack and slay titles. Source: Pearl Abyss

Old school MMOs with Lost Ark Vibes In the birthday of the MMORPG genres, the PCs did not have too much on the box. Persistent online worlds with enormous scope and chic 3D graphics were too much for most graphics cards and processors! That is why 2D assets continued to be used in Meridian 59 despite 3D Engine, and that is exactly why Ultimo Online 1997 was based on an isometric perspective, which was less hardware hungry.

ISO TO TODAY POPE IN ASIA? ISSN! While western MMOs with Ever quest and Dark Age of Camelot then dared the leap into the 3D era, online roleplaying games with isometric perspective in the Korean room to date back to a long tradition. For example, NCS oft published lineage, which could fascinate millions of players long before World of Warcraft with his online world. Lightweight Lost-Ark Vibes also exudes MU online, which already appeared in 2001.

Nowadays, MMOs should be gambled more and more often on mobile devices, with which we are back in the limited hardware. A Lineage (2017) sets the same as an isometric perspective as an Albion online (also in 2017) from the German Studio Sandbox Interactive. Genau These four strengths offers you in the combination of the online roleplaying Black Desert from Pearl Abyss, which in Europe already appeared in 2016. And every time we remember Black Desert, we also arrive here — similar to Lost Ark — in the character creation, look at the preview videos in which the skills of playing are presented, and superior feverish, which Class we should try next — they all just look fantastic. And just like in Lost Ark, the fighting in Black Desert is a wonderfully animated action-festival, with great opponents, crashing combos, targeted evasive maneuvers and impressive magic.

Even more similarities

But you could also get elsewhere on the idea that Lost Ark has been inspired by Korean MMORPG. Because even there you can go to the lake with your ship to invest a lot of time in your own home, improve the relationship with NPCs or merge you with other players to beat impressive world bosses from life. And if all that sounds good for you, then we have good news for you: the full version is already available for a few euros, for example on Steam.

WOL CEN: LORDS OF MAYHEM

EU Release: February 13, 2020 Platform: PC Price: 34.99 euros

Anyone who can do little with purebred MMORPGs and instead looking for a true hack & slay with chic graphics, we can now do WOL CEN: Lords of Mayhem to the heart. Why Meanwhile ? Well, when Women appeared in February 2020 on Steam, the actioning of the studio of the same name was a single bug fest, in which one could not even be sure if the progress was stored by the last round. Since then, however, much has happened. There were tens of patches and some content extensions, thanks to which WOL CEN finally runs round, and you can really enjoy the lot and levels. WOL CEN: Lords of Mayhem put a technically grown launch 2020. Thanks to various updates, the lots makes and never get a lot of moods. Source: Women Studio

Pretty, motivating, fun

We especially like Women the chic Cry engine as well as the dirty-gloomy setting that reminds us a little at Warhammer 40k. Also, successful is the selection of possible play styles, of which we could not try anyway, as well as the motivating character system. A cute trick: the circular levels of the talent tree (which is not as abusive for a long time as the pendant from Path of Exile) can be rotated so that you can combine the countless passive bonuses. Also, nice: carbides is possible at any time! And since you can level your skills and spells and change over upgrades, there are a lot of good reasons for starting a renewed round women for.

Diablo 2 versus Diablo 3

EU Release of Diablo 3: 15 May 2012 EU Release of D2R: September 23, 2021 Platform: PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch Price: 39.99 Euro (D2R) / 19.99 Euro (D3)

When it comes to the current best action roleplaying games in the market, the Diablo franchise may not be missing in 2021. Most recently, we had the most fun with the recur rated new edition of Diablo 2. Graphics and atmosphere were greatly transferred to modernity that captivates character progression and the playback value is — then like today — enormously. Due to the tough entry and some old-baked systems and mechanics, Diablo 2: Resurrected, however, scan one or the other player early. Diablo 2 Resurrected sprays the charm of the original despite modernized graphics. Source: Blizzard

Diablo 3 also has nine years on the hump, but this part in direct comparison with D2R plays much more modern. The pace is pleasantly high, the experiences are still available and NO produces and thanks to the seasons and tens of adjustment, every hack & slay fan should be happy for months here. However, get the more expensive Eternal Collection with the expansion of Reaper of Souls and the class of the deadlock for 39.99 euros.

Diablo 2: Resurrected and Diablo 3, unlike clouds, are also available for the current consoles, and the controller control works quite wonderful in both cases. Especially with Diablo 3 on the switch, we have already beaten some nights around the ears. Only a step climb, an act, a boss... you know that.

Hades

EU Release: September 17, 2020 Platform: PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch Price: 20.99 Euro

After the probably boring, because foreseeable entry in this list we now have a title for you, with which you probably did not expect. Hades of Super giant Games (transistor, bastion) is not an action roleplaying game, but a Rogue-Like. The surprise indie hit is also one of the best action titles of recent years, for many players, because it simply feels perfect, demanding and satisfying to beat himself with the different weapons and skills through the opponents — with which we pulled the connection to Lost Ark. Similar to Lost Ark, there is also a lot of fun in Hades to beat each other through monsterhords. Source: Super giant Games

You have to play!

Unlike most other rogue like telling Hades also on clever way an entertaining story about Agrees, the son of the god of death, who wants to escape from hell. But if you want to experience this, you need several passes and schedule about 22 hours of playing time. Who wants to see everything, but can also spend 100+ hours with Hades. You are experiencing what is happening here Hack & Slay-like from the isometric perspective and can so stylish comic style, the buttery soft animations and the pretty effects in all their glory enjoy. And the great soundtrack, we have nothing to complain about. Who has not previously played Hades, but is on fast action, should absolutely pure play, such as via Xbox Game Pass?

Grim Dawn

EU Release: February 25, 2016 Platform: PC Price: 24.99 EUR

Already with Titan Quest had some developer of Crate Entertainment proven that they can create good action roleplaying games (at that time they were still working at Iron Lore). The first work of the studio, Grim Dawn, that is effectively the development of the Titan Quest formula. At the same time the Hack & Slay sprayed the cozy charm of old classics like Diablo 2 and Sacred mixed with enough comfort features and new facets to earn a place on the hard drive.

1 Class 1 + Class = fun

Very good we like about the character development of Grim Dawn. You start with a clean slate, and you select a few steps climbs from the available classes from one. A little later you are allowed then add another class to then create from it a new class combination. As a shaman and occultist you will about the Conjurer, the strong servants into battle sends and his enemies with poisons and curses worn down. Or you combine the capabilities of the soldiers with whom Organist and transforms you into a fight so magician who fires his elemental spells directly on the front of his enemies. Grim Dawn looks a little mangetout compared to Lost Ark, but the Hack & Slay does many things right. Source: Crate Entertainment After each level-up you can then point to the talent trees of your desire classes stuck to unlock new skills or passive improvements. In addition, you earn you about shrines called Devotion-points that you invested in various constellations that also affect your play style or your strength.

Similar to Lost Ark awaits you in Grim Dawn incidentally, a hand-built world, thanks to the many details that varied biomes and pretty light and spell effects can be still seen today. As Grim Dawn has now been extended to 2019 regularly for new extensions and LCS... yes... you can expect at the request now an enormously comprehensive package. But even if you decide only for the basic game, you can lose 30 hours for the first run schedule.

Path of Exile

EU Release: October 23, 2013 Platform: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 Price: Free2Play

It's probably illegal, not to mention in this listing of Lost Ark Alternatives Path of Exile! The Footpath the New Zealand Grinding Gear Games is a deliberate reaction to the players who have also loved Diablo 2nd Accordingly, you can expect a damn dark and unforgiving world where you can be with enough sleeves roll up the often dying beginners to godlike killing machine in POE. This is possible thanks to extremely profound Item-, Talent- and skill systems that allow infinitely many builds.

Logically, with so much freedom can also function zero one play — but luckily found the net a lot of guides, give them the final builds. So are the different challenges facing the world Recast open to all types of players. The developers are working regularly from providing new comfort features and content, making POE become mechanical, graphics and content a completely different game than is still in release 2013. Thanks to the fair payment model and the numerous updates and content expansions belongs Path of Exile to the best Free2Play games on the market. Source: Grinding Gear Games

every three months fresh wind

Particularly appealing to Path of Exile is that the isometric monster topper will be extended every three months with a large patch with league. Sometimes then it says through the time traveling to stop an immortal criminal syndicate or get into the depths of the earth. Proves such a league mechanics, ending it permanently in the game. In this way, there are several features and game meadows, which respond to other adventurers depending on the play style. And the nice thing about it? Poe is free, so you can just look in. Only skins and comfort features such as bank slots or special chest folders cost extra.

The rosy (?) Future of Hack & Slay MMOs

Lost Ark mixes hack & slay gameplay with MMO-typical elements and challenges, and that's exactly what will be the future of the genre. The reason is clear: By the MMO frame, a social foundation can arise, the player binds to a product in the long term. In addition, it can be implemented in MMOs Prime Games-AS-A-Service strategies, thanks to which high sales are possible. At the same time, hack & slay titles in the implementation usually do not fall as expensive as extensive theme park MMORPGs à la World of Warcraft, which reduces the risk.

And in fact, there are already some announced games that want to offer exactly this mix of Hack & Slay and MMO in the next few years. By the way, Diablo 4, which should offer an open world for the first time, in which you can meet other heroes — including PVP bells and EVE struggles against mighty monsters. And even a Diablo Immortal gets, though it is designed for mobile devices, crisp RAID challenges for eight players, dungeons, PVP battlefields and other content that was found in a comparable form for a long time in online roleplaying games.

The biggest competitor of Blizzard and Smile gate (the studio behind Lost Ark) could be NCS oft. The Korean Publisher wants to further expand the Lineage Universe and has triggered several projects for a while. For the end of 2021, approximately Lineage W was announced, an online roleplaying game to appear for PC, PS5, Switch, iOS and Android. The developers promise high-end 3D graphics (played still from the isometric perspective) and a great focus on the PVP.

Also in December the mobile-Game Lineage2M should appear. And then there is still project TL, behind which a new Next Gen MMORPG with lineage brand and ISO perspective should be stuck.

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