Lost Ark players demand buff for honing chances as AGS begins collecting feedback

Ever since Amazon Games made it available worldwide, Lost Ark has gained massive popularity and went on to become the second most played game on Steam within 24 hours of release.

Launched as a free-to-play title in North America, South America, and Europe, it had more than 1.3 million players at its peak. The video game offers a vast open world with focus on PvE and exploration.

However, players have complained about several technical bugs and issues such as Tytalos becoming unbeatable since tornadoes and sandstorms were missing after the March patch.

That being said, Amazon Games recently started collecting feedback from players. Since then, Lost Ark players are demanding (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10) that the developers buff the honing chances so F2P players have a chance against P2W players.

Below are some reports from Lost Ark players asking the developers to buff the honing chances.

The problem is multifaceted. It is the combination of our low honing rates and our general lack of materials mixed in with what frankly feels like an absurd pace to be pushing out content. Obviously, as I’m sure you’ve gathered, the launch of Argos is NOT going well. It has left players feeling bitter, like this game is catered purely for elitists and people playing it as New Game+ after playing in other regions. Something needs to change, and it needs to change not next month, but on an extremely accelerated pace. So ultimately – implement whichever path gets this situation fixed as rapidly as possible, whether it is more content to provide materials, or changing honing rates, or both.
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I think a honing boost or some kind of honing change that makes it easier for everyone, it would help the player base a lot. I’m seeing a lot of frustration regarding t2 and especially t3 honing. For the sake of longevity and fun, I believe it should be changed. We already know that we are getting content every month and most people get hooked on legion raids. the more content we have access to faster without a month of 8-hour grind the more fun it is for everyone.
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We hope Amazon Games listens to its player base and buffs the honing chances.

As always, we will be tracking further developments on this one and update this article as and when we come across new information so make sure you keep checking this space.

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