A Few Important Preferences
Cooldown Sounds: Located in the Audio tab, this sound is played whenever a Skill's cooldown period has expired. Even if players only had one sound to apply to different Skills, it would make it much easier to keep the flow of Skills going without having to look down as often as currently is the case.
In the Combat and Display section of the Gameplay tab, there is a setting for Combat Outline that you can change. When this option is enabled, a faint blue aura-like outline appears around the player character whenever they are engaged in combat with another player. Due to the large number of enemies on screen and the large number of particle effects, any accessibility options that increase visual clarity are greatly appreciated in Lost Ark.
In the same section as the Combat Outline, Cursor Aim is a simple setting that prevents Skills from having a slight auto-aim near the location where the mouse cursor is currently pointing. Skills will fire in the exact location where they are aimed, rather than at the enemy who is closest to the cursor, in this manner.
Take Caution When Using Your Dodges
While the pre-Max Level content may not give the impression that the combat system is harsh, Lost Ark's combat system is extremely harsh. There is no true tank role in the game, and it appears that keeping Boss Aggro on a single target is extremely difficult to accomplish. Additionally, players do not have many options for evasion during combat, which makes things even more difficult. Each Class has its own type of Dodge, ranging from a dash to a roll and even a back step, but all of them have a cooldown of around ten seconds or less.
Begin dodging telegraphed Boss attacks in the early levels (even if the Boss isn't particularly dangerous), and it will become easier to do so when it matters more, such as in the higher-tier Guardian Raids and other difficult situations later on.
Always have a movement-based skill with you at all times.
Making sure you have one or two movement-based Skills equipped at all times is a simple way to get around the punishing Dodge system in Ark: Survival Evolved. The Charging Blow Skill, for example, is included in almost every Scrapper build, despite the fact that the damage it deals isn't particularly high, simply because it's a fantastic approach or evade option.
For another thing, players cannot ride their mounts in areas such as any of the Islands or within Dungeons, so being able to spam Skills to gain ground quickly makes these areas feel much less tedious to traverse through.
Construct a leveling build as well as a bossing build.
Lost Ark is not the type of MMORPG that keeps things simple; by the late game, there are a million different systems to learn and an absurd number of different ways to approach each and every boss, Dungeon, and Raid encounter. Moreover, the general rule of thumb (at least for the time being) appears to be that it is a good idea for everyone to have both a Bossing build and an Area of Effect build for endgame content. Prepare two builds: one for Chaos Dungeons and another for Guardian Raids, at the very least.
The AoE build is also the one that players should be using while leveling up, as the majority of the story quests revolve around killing large groups of mobs and fighting one or two simple bosses to advance in the game.
The Proving Grounds are a convenient way to test prototypes early in the development process.
Another excellent suggestion for players who are having difficulty deciding which Skills to equip and which to leave alone is to experiment. Of course, the Training Room in Trixion is fantastic for this, but it is inaccessible until you have learned the Song of Trixion, which is a prerequisite for accessing it. In some cases, a player may simply wish to experiment with different Tripods, Skills, or even stat distributions to see what works best for their class and play style.
Fortunately, the Proving Ground's Book of Coordination is extremely useful in this situation. This isn't unlocked until the player reaches Luterra Castle, but once it is, players will be able to jump into PvP and gain valuable Skill-Set experience before the rest of the cheap lost ark gold. Furthermore, the PvP here is balanced, which means that gear and stats are equalized as well, so it really comes down to raw strength and tactical thinking.
