Lost Ark Will Receive More Multiple Gender Classes, Less Revealing Female Armor Sets
Amazon Games recently localized and published the Western version of Korean MMORPG Lost Ark to huge success, but two common criticisms of the game have been its gender-locked classes and revealing female outfits (with few alternative options). Both of these complaints will be addressed over time, according to Amazon.
In Lost Ark, many advanced classes are gender-specific. Only male characters can be Paladins, Berserkers, and Gunlancers. Magic focused characters, like the Bard and Sorceress, are female-only. While some class archetypes, like the Gunner, do have male and female versions, the male-only Deadeye and the female Gunslinger are not identical and feature unique abilities.
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Speaking with Eurogamer, Amazon Games franchise lead Soomin Park said Korean developer Smilegate RPG is working to bring male and female versions for many of Lost Ark's classes over time, and that Amazon made an effort to include as many classes with both male and female options as possible for the game's Western launch.
«This is something that will roll out over time,» Park said. «Classes are tied pretty closely to their character models in terms of function and animation, so bringing opposite gender characters to a class takes more work than just making a differently gendered model available.»
Park notes that the female version of the Berserker is set to be the next class to be released in Korea. It's unclear if the female version of the Berserker will play identically to its male
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