Lost Ark

Lost Ark Dev Tracker




08 Feb

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    Roxx on Forums - Thread - Direct

At launch it will be Roster-specific like other regions, but the feedback is appreciated and can definitely be shared with the team and Smilegate.

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    Roxx on Forums - Thread - Direct

I definitely didn’t sleep as much as I should have :smiling_face_with_tear:

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    Roxx on Forums - Thread - Direct

You’ll log in automatically through your Steam account!

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    Roxx on Forums - Thread - Direct

You’ve got all of this right!

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    Roxx on Forums - Thread - Direct

I am sorry about the black bar experience on whatever client you’re currently playing, but please refrain from spamming threads on this topic. :slight_smile:

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    Roxx on Forums - Thread - Direct

Since we have been focused on getting the game ready for launch, it is not something we have started working on in the meantime

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    Roxx on Forums - Thread - Direct

Definitely weird, since the game and Beta should show as separate Steam apps… regardless, glad it was fixed, and thanks for the info! Might help someone else.

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    Roxx on Forums - Thread - Direct

The regions that are unable to play the game are locked because we do not have the legal rights to publish the game in those areas from Smilegate RPG. Since SGR is the primary owner of the game, our partnership only allows us to publish in areas they have given us legal permission to.

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    Roxx on Forums - Thread - Direct

The image with the play button greyed out makes it look like you have already downloaded the program, but you would know better than I?

I know it seems simple, but have you tried restarting/relogging into Steam or your computer? Pre-load is available for everyone, not just those that have purchased Founder’s Packs.

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    Roxx on Forums - Thread - Direct

Localization, translation, and dubbing takes a massive amount of time (there are around 3 million words of text in-game alone), and we were only able to obtain and announce rights to South America last November: November Team Update: New Countries Added - News | Lost Ark - Free to Play MMO Action RPG

While we may consider working this on the future, because of the closeness to launch, it was not possible to fully support an additional language

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    Roxx on Forums - Thread - Direct

This is fine, it has no bearing on your ability to play tomorrow

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    Roxx on Forums - Thread - Direct

This starts when the game unlocks and users can play, so at 9 AM PT

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    Roxx on Forums - Thread - Direct

I don’t think whether Head Start is happening was ever in question; while it will take some time to decrypt the game on launch due to Steam-side processes (which is a separate topic), it starts tomorrow at 9 AM PT and that is not changing. If you have purchased a Founder’s Pack, you will be able to play at this time.

This is what I have received from Valve about their decryption process: “Decryption is an active process on the user’s machine. The time it takes to decrypt the game has a large degree of variability depending on the total size of the game, the customer’s CPU capabilities, and the customer’s disk I/O speed. Customers with top-of-the line systems will likely be able to start the game within a few minutes. Customers with older/slower machines will take longer.”

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    Roxx on Forums - Thread - Direct

We have received an answer directly from Valve:

“Decryption is an active process on the user’s machine. The time it takes to decrypt the game has a large degree of variability depending on the total size of the game, the customer’s CPU capabilities, and the customer’s disk I/O speed. Customers with top-of-the line systems will likely be able to start the game within a few minutes. Customers with older/slower machines will take longer.”