1. Positive Evaluation of the Adventure, Challenge, and Growth Express Event (Returning User Perspective)
Purchasing the pass to boost up to 1600 was useful given the high price of Tier 3 materials.
The challenge mission rewards are great, allowing you to acquire the Light of Salvation and Nameless Star card sets.
Elixir, Transcendence, and Keyword equipment support allows growth from level 1620 to 1640.
The ability to purchase level 6 Broad Hit gems reduces the gem burden.
Quest progression is possible through single raids without having to run T3 content, reducing the burden of party mechanics.
Increased honing success rate when setting an Express character reduces the enhancement burden.
Quick entry into the Satyre Current Shape raid is possible.
2. Negative Evaluation of the Adventure, Challenge, and Growth Express Event (New User Perspective)
Although support is provided up to 1660, growth is interrupted by material shortages.
You have to run old content such as Tier 3 raids or towers to obtain materials and gold.
Learning resources must be invested in old content to learn current Tier 4 content.
New users have to study both Tier 3 and Tier 4 content, which raises the barrier to entry.
You have to quickly move on with help from others or additional investment, but new users often give up because they don't have that much affection for the game.
Existing users can easily obtain the necessary materials, but new users find it difficult.
3. Lost Ark's Dilemma and Challenges to Solve
Making the section difficulty easier would negatively impact the game economy due to increased gold production.
The structure of interrupted growth creates a barrier to entry for new users.
The Lost Ark developers are caught in a dilemma between protecting the game economy for existing users and improving accessibility for new users.
This is the most important task that Lost Ark must solve.