But anything you do in the area also grants you Stronghold the ability to increase your XP level up. The materials that you will need for your Stronghold are gathered from foraging Lost Ark Gold, mining, and logging (logging and mining, foraging) across the globe as well as the energy source that disappears at the end of every gathering. It may appear to be a tacked-on gameplay system, but it actually feeds into the main gameplay loop of everything you'll do.
My biggest concern with Lost Ark was going to be satisfied. After playing New World, that was a legitimate fear of mine considering how little there was to do in the end of the game. It's a good thing that Lost Ark has tons to do in the final stages as you work to upgrade your levels of gear.
In the beginning, there's a list of dailies and weeklies that will directly connect to the activities in the game can be done. There's a lot there that you can choose from. Pick and choose the activities you'd like to take part in... such as the ability to travel to numerous islands that provide special challenge and reward. While you explore islands and earn points that can be exchanged for rewards.
Other end game activities you can try are World Bosses or Chaos Gates (each are limited in the number of times you can earn rewards every day), Guardian Raids are basically about trying to hunt down and kill the monster of the night like in Monster Hunter, the Tower where you go through multiple levels of difficulty that increase in the dungeon. Cube is a timed game, Boss Rush pits you against a myriad of bosses as well as PvP.
This Calventus Guardian Raid guide covers boss mechanics, general tips as well as attack patterns. You can get access to this Guardian Raid at item level 880. Calventus is the 3rd Guardian Raid boss you'll encounter in the 3rd level. It requires an item level of 880 for be able to access it buy Lost Ark Gold, and must also be defeated the prior Guardian Raids in Lost Ark.
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