While Amazon has just announced its roadmap for Lost Ark over the next three months, an interview with Eurogamer with Soomin Park, head of the Amazon Games franchise revealed more information about the different genders available for each class in the game as well as the outfits of the female characters that are being debated among the community. Regarding both topics, changes are coming!
The classes
In Lost Ark, many character classes are only available in one gender. For example, warriors are only male and mages female. Smilegate previously said the company was in the process of work on creating different genres across multiple classes. These words were confirmed by Soomin Park during his interview with Eurogamer.
In a next roadmap, new genres will surely be announced for several, or even (eventually) all of the classes available on Lost Ark.
Female representation
Many MMORPG players had also pointed the finger at the representation of women in the game, in particular the outfits and the gait of the female characters, considered degrading by some. In previous years, members of the Korean Lost Ark community had complained about this portrayal, and when the game was released on international servers, the number of complaints kept increasing.
On this subject, Smilegate RPG had said “recognize” the remarks of its players. Soomin Park revealed more about aesthetics of outfits and armor available in the game.
New, less “revealing” outfits will therefore be added soon. In the meantime, don’t hesitate to take a look at the roadmap for the next three months for Lost Ark, with two new classes on the program: the Destroyer and the Arcanist!