he doesn’t care even if the devs themselves admit what they did he’ll still say they did nothing wrong. this man is far gone he’s delusional as hell as you should already notice.
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The sad reality is that even if Smilegate gave the publishing rights to another company it would take them a few months to unfuck the western version of Lost Ark and revert the changes back to being in line with the Korean version.
there’s still hope tho. koreans noticed this madness we all noticed and so many other’s noticed and they hate it. this is unacceptable and i hope they delay the game release longer to revert all of this bs they created. i wouldn’t even mind waiting longer for the original game that i’ve been waiting for same for many other’s rather than this watered down version.
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i wish if they’ve chosen a better publisher rather than amazon…
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Smilegate could revoke the license but there would be a lot of legal ramifications for them to do it. It’s simply not worth it at this point and the only thing we can hope for is Smilegate leaning on Amazon enough and putting enough pressure on them to revert the censorship changes.
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i really hope so too. like i would careless about NPC’s changes just don’t ruin our characters and their outfits please…
i’m most likely staying cause i know for sure they’ll do something about it and not ruin it. nobody asked for censorship in the first place and screw the politics!!!
Considering we are now on post 259 and the last AGS response was post 10 I’m not getting my hopes up that Amazon will even fix the issue. They’ve gone completely silent in this thread since the whole Assassin outfit screenshots were posted and showed that their statement was not true about no original outfits being removed.
or they could be silent and considering what’s being posted. they’re definitely reading not ignoring it that’s for sure. and they need to think of all what’s being said by the community feeding etc. don’t lose hope!
Eh, just because they’re silently doesn’t mean they aren’t considering their decisions. If there’s enough backlash they’ll be sure to do something about it.
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exactly what i meant!
Sure… that could be the case as well. But a little acknowledgement or update from them after 200+ posts in the same thread would be nice. Communication is always good and helps to avoid a lot of the backlash and anger you see in this thread.
Edit: It doesn’t even need to be a major post from them. A simple “we’ve seen the feedback about censorship and are taking it into consideration” would go a long way to appeasing players.
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that’s also true! i also saw a reply somewhere from them about the feedback on the chat censorship so hopefully soon they’ll reply with something about outfits censorship here at some point!
yeah that’s pretty sad… i really hope things will be different on release since it’s still a couple of months away. maybe they think twice and fix it before it’s too late
I never post on forums… but I have been looking forward to Lost Ark for years! The game seemed perfect because every part of it just worked together. RU version was fantastic with English patch. Now, seeing this, I am seriously considering trying to get a refund. The outfit changes I have seen are just… I don’t even have words! It’s been said before/above me. The art style of the characters, how they looked in each outfit, it just flowed perfectly with the game. The looks weren’t even “bad” compared to most games out there or what you see on regular prime time TV. I am just so speechless, I am devastated. AGS will not care about my comment, but this has been my most devastating game news in my 30 year gaming history. They had 1 job…please let this be a nightmare we are about to wake up from.
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Sadly Amazon cares more about catering to puritanical views than they do about adhering to the original look and vision of the game as it was made by Smilegate. They are going to westernize the hell out of the NA/EU version of Lost Ark and ruin what is essentially a perfect game. They had only one job and that was to localize it but instead they decided to shove politics and leftist ideals into the game and in turn ruin it for a lot of people.
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Make sure you guys keep @ @Roxx and @TrevzorFTW. all this discussion and no further response or post? Tragic.
From censorship to literally removing character customization options (and poorly altering them) to fit western audience for whatever reason instead of adding more? And then completely butchering names (not just npcs but skills etc) and changing how npcs look, is this not insulting to the original?
You have all this time to revert these unnecessary changes and as I’ve said countless times to actually fix the bugs. Going forward with amazon’s vision is looking terrible.
All we need is some proper clarity and for Amazon to not change things like RU and JP did. Unnecessary. Localise, change certain monetization and add the quality of life from the KR server and such…
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Hey, just to add to this topic, below you can find screenshots of freshly created characters of every class in RU. As you can see, they were all still in Trixion and without any gear. I’m too lazy to compare with what we have here, so feel free to do so.
(click on it to see the whole album)
Linking a bit to another post I’ve made, I’m totally against REMOVING features from the game, especially if it is already developed and you have evidence your customers are willing to pay money for it. That objectively makes it worse. Improve the product by ADDing more OPTIONS. Shuffling stuff should be fine, but I understand the current fear because Roxx’ last statement is unfortunately lacking details. For example, when/where/how can the other outfits be obtained?
Finally, please remember that the CM’s are employees and they need to follow some “rules” to keep their jobs. That includes taking some time to properly disclose some “work-in-progress” information. For them it is a delicate situation, so by all means make your (our) needs heard, but be respectful. If you must, blame AGS, not the CM’s.
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So I took a look through the gallery you linked. With regards to the female characters… the Gunner is the only one whose starting armor is the same from the RU version to the NA/EU version. The starting armor for the Martial Artist, Assassin, and Mage are completely different.
While I do think that the NA/EU version of the Assassin looks better than the RU version, it’s absolutely shameful that they changed and got rid of the Martial Artist starting armor. The female one fits the theme of the class significantly better than the western European knight armor that Amazon decided to implement in its place. As for the Mage… I like both the RU and NA/EU versions of the starting armor… they’re similar enough in appearance that the overall look of the starting armor falls roughly in the same aesthetic/overall look for their starting armor.
I’m not sure about the male outfits… someone else will have to comment on those.
Edit: Some additional comments about the female starting armor that has been changed:
- Martial Artist: The NA/EU Starting Armor is a completely unacceptable change in my opinion. It does fit the class aethestic and leans far too heavily into Western European knights when the class itself is Far Eastern in theme and aesthetic. This should absolutely be reverted back and changed to the starting armor of the RU version.
- Assassin: The NA/EU version of the Assassin Starting Armor is unique and very elaborate compared to the RU version. Another thing to note is that the RU version of the starting armor is actually an armor set that the Assassin does pick up and wear for a few levels.
- Mage: The NA/EU version of the Mage Starting Armor wears a pair of stockings on their legs while the chest piece is much more elaborate/ornate than the RU version.
Having said all that… if Amazon reverts Martial Artist’s starting armor I’ll be a bit more accepting and happy with the changes even though Assassin and Mage have different starting armor sets.
thank you for checking that out! very helpful addition to this whole thread. much appreciated and everyone can see the difference between NA/EU vs RU/KR = they are removed / censored to crap. and that’s unacceptable.
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Male Gunner and Warrior are literally the same, idk about Male Martial Artist.
I prefer the Assassin we have here, seems more elaborate indeed. Mage, I’m on the fence, I prefer RU/KR slight more, but what we have here is still ok. But damn, Female Martial Artist here is terrible lol, I had checked only the previews. Change that ASAP AGS please.
You’re welcome 