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"We'll get there" could be by release date or in a couple of years.

The hype started with a trailer back in 2014, a lot of big MMOs are coming this year. Diablo 4 & POE2 will be out there eventually, with no IP block bull****

IMHO those who refuse to/can't use VPNs won't stay around forever, if it doesn't come out with the western release then it's pretty much dead for a lot of people.

On a related note.... NordVPN and Exitlag are counting on you Amazon, who gets the money from these regions, you or them?

You need a new NA account and depending on the IP block you may or may not require the VPN to play.

I recommend NordVPN, it allows multiple users so you can split the $$ with a couple of friends.

Bonus: you can try it on Hulu, Netflix & Prime, use it to check NA & EU releases.

Unfortunately for the both of us the game does in fact have an IP block and countries from SEA cannot play the game in the usual way. With that being said, Amazon games have confirmed that they are aware of the fact that a lot of players from IP blocked regions do want to play the game on an English speaking server but as someone from SEA myself I don't have high hopes for our region because even if Amazon does purchase publishing rights for other regions before the full release of the game later this year there is a high chance that SEA will not be a part of that agreement. The reason behind that is unlike Oceania, SA and the other IP blocked European countries, SEA does in fact have quite a few publishers (however shitty they may be) such as Garena or Asiasoft and a lot of the times Korean developers tend to self publish their games in our region as well. In other words it would probably be another 2-3 years before Lost Ark is properly and completely legally playable in SEA so are more or less out of luck buddy.

Now, with that being said, I have played LA on the Russian server and let me tell you it's a beautiful game so do not let the IP block stop you from playing it. I would suggest you get a good VPN like Nord or ExpressVPN to access the game but of course I cannot guarantee that your account will not be banned so do make a separate Steam account exclusively for playing LA. I myself will have one of my friends living in North America open a North American Steam account for me so that I may purchase stuff through him and only use a VPN to play the game and nothing more.

I've used SoftEtherVPN Gate Client if you don't need a 'good' service. Sometimes the servers there does a better job than some premium services, but because it's community ran, it's not always guaranteed.

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It's also free, so that's always good for scenarios where you don't want to pay for it, and you just need it temporarily

I bought a Korean Google account that was associated with Stove, the company that makes Lost Ark. That cost me about $15. Then you need a VPN. A real VPN solution where you can select which country to use, and doesn't have a data limit. I got a 3 year deal on NordVPN for $100. The reason you need the VPN is because Lost Ark will only work if it thinks it's in Korea.

Saw the post that we may be able to pre-create our characters, that would be awesome. We probably wont have to worry about trying to get the OBT rewards with a temporary KR phone number, but we'll definitely need VPNs!

I'll give a small tidbit on how to use r/https://mudfish.net/ in a few days when I announce a winner for this giveaway. It'll be easier to hold the next ones, I love using Gleam for giveaways.

Hope you all have a good night/day 🙂!

Part of it could be video compression. Especially since there is lots of motion and particles in a fair amount of any one of those frames. Compression murders anything with lots of motion and effects because it has to dump lots of extra data and do Macroblocking to achieve the bitrate that YouTube enforces on their encodes.

Resolution basically doesn't help either since YouTube is almost certainly enforcing a maximum bitrate for different resolutions and effects always hurt the quality of an image in compressed when bitrate can't increase.

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Some people are using Urban VPN as it is a free vpn, but I dont know how safe it is. They say it works fine, you could give it a try. Or you could use VPNgame. I used it for RU and it was a good VPN which gave a very stable connection. The other VPNs I would suggest are ExpressVPN and Cyberghost. They are some of the best VPNs currently in the market but value wise the best would be VPNgame.
Also remember this, the experience of each VPN can differ from Players to players. I suggested VPNgame mainly due to it having very positive response from alot of my guild members and it working really well for me as well. I hope this gives you a few options to look into.
Also, do look at the VPNs before making a purchase. Do a bit of research on them, so, that you dont spend your money on something that didnt work for you all that well.

I got a 3 year deal with NordVPN for $100 just because of Lost Ark, but have since found many uses for having a VPN. I feel much safer and can change country to USA easily if a website is region locked. I would just go with NordVPN because it's a one-time payment and then it just works.

ho darn, ya forgot about is since my blessing is still active.

you might try using https://www.wmtransfer.com/ , or qiwi wallet, as lost ark ru accpet payment from there on the cash shop. other than that i guess it just waiting for another promo.

I use Private Internet Access (PIA), which I've been using for years just as a privacy VPN. Turns out it works great for this using Ukraine/Georgia/Belarus/etc servers. I've never had it cut out or drop me while playing on RU, even for hours-long sessions.

Application Error 0xc0000005 (Access Violation) error is usually caused by your computer not being able to correctly process the files and settings required to run a particular program or installation.

Make sure your pc / laptop is al up to date on drivers. Try download again and retest 👍🏼

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ExpressVPN, i am in the UK so a 2 time zone difference, had a minimum of 120ms and max of 300ms. I never really noticed it except for a few times when i was slow to dodge boss abilities.

And while RU may be better than JP it still felt like there are not a whole lot of people playing.

That's right, NordVPN doesn't have any Servers in Russia it seems. Ukraine works fine though (it's what I use), as do many other countries. See this comment for a complete list of countries that can access the russian Servers: _what_parts_of_russia_can_access_it/gy8no2g

I created a new account in NA with a VPN, I can check the steam page from a banned region with no problem.

Couple of EU friends of mine have been playing with NA VPNs for years, our ping's just better, never had an issue.

Steam won't do anything to your account as long as you're not:

1) Moving to a cheaper region

2) Constantly changing regions, they added a delay iirc

3) Purchasing stuff with the VPN on

Anything else is OK, changing regions is a pain because you need a payment method in the new region. You can avoid all of that and just make a new account. Sadly that means you can't purchase anything on steam with your new LA-focused account, Smilegate is sending their profit share to NordVPN & Exitlag.

Most likely the needed ports are not open in the NordVPN server. However, make sure all the incoming and outgoing connections are open for all the ports. Both UDP and TCP. If all are open on the windows firewall/anti-virus firewall/router firewall - seems like it won't work without those ports forwarded. Sorry, but not in the position to test it out for you. Good luck.

ProtonVPN IS really great free vpn with the option to buy pro version. The free version give you about 3 country to choose from while the pro give you more than 15. Still very good vpn if you want to use one.

I play with NordVPN because many people recommended it to me. I don't see any other options and don't think that a free VPN would be an option also because it is really not secure to use those. VPNs are not that expensive though.

If you just want to view the webpage setting up a vpn is quite simple.

1. Download a vpn (in this example i will use SoftEther VPN

2. Allow it to install a network driver.

3. Open up the software and open VPN Gate Public VPN Relay Servers.

4. Find a host from korea with a decent line speed connect and you're good to go.

(Note: Using a vpn will slow down your internet speed significantly.)

I've been getting the EAC / gibberish code disconnects since Vykas came out. I was able to "bypass" it by playing through GeForce Now. Some time starting around end of Vykas/Pre-Clown I was able to play just using a VPN (I use Private Internet Access personally). Not sure what changed. I still get dc'ed every 5-10 minutes if I play without VPN.

1)Install GeForce Now on your smartphone

2) Get something like that or build one yourself :https://www.amazon.com/MENEEA-Controller-Foldable-Cellphone-Adjustable/dp/B08NYF212P/

3) Play from everywhere on controller.

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Free version as well with app ads but it's worth the cheap upgrade.

I'm using (recently discontinued) Royal Kludge RK100. You can get the same form factor from Keychron K4 V2.

They are almost as compact as a 65% - but as name suggests - has 100 keys including a full numpad.

I love it because it's full wireless, you can choose the switches (red/brown/green etc) and has battery for upwards of 2 weeks.

LG ultra gear 34GN850, ultra wide, will never go back

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i wouldn’t recommend 4k with how unoptimized this game is for high end cards, i got almost no performance hit on my 3080 going from 1080-1440, literally the exact same frame rate. Some bigger dips in open world boss. i can only imagine how sad you could possible be with a 3070 at 4k for this game lol

I got some USB foot pedals for my GS. Too bad she's now fallen to the wayside as a lopang slave.

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I used NordVPN and also told my friends to use it since we were constantly encountering disconnects and EAC offline, I’m not promoting but spending on VPN and using it while playing resolved these issues for me n my frds. I connect to US.

Not exactly a viable option for everyone, but turning on my NordVPN has completely stopped my crashing from EAC offline errors and the w0x9. I went from weeks of having my game close every 5 minutes to not a single problem in a week of VPN use. I just turn it on before I launch steam.

Keyboard: Logitech K120 I bought in 2015. Still going strong despite being full of cat hair.

Mouse: Logitech MX518 Originally got one of these in 2015 too, but it died after they had stopped making that model. Then in 2019 they started making them again and I moved back to it.

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Most people don't even know they have a leak.

Hi, since I only play 1 class so I can't remember which Engravings that are valid with other classes, then I made this app to help with that.

Besides, I also added the feature Mari Shop and Craft Save/Profit calculator so you will know the exact price to craft a fusion for example, if it doesn't make a profit when selling on AH then at least it will help you save gold and level up the stronghold.

Rapport Tracker also helps you prioritize collecting Ignea Tokens for rewards.

Hope this app useful for you

CURRENT FEATURE:

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UPCOMING:

• Rapport Tracker

• Gold Event notification

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May 2022 Comment: NordVPN no longer works with Lost Ark

I was using Nord and playing LA since it launched in North America (on the NA servers), but with the latest update, it no longer works. LA works fine when Nord is disabled, but what is the point of a VPN if you can't use it.

I wrote to their customer service and got brushed off.

Strongly recommend NOT trying NordVPN if you want to play Lost Ark.

Using Mullvad, it isn't free - and account itself was made with it and did never login Steam without it. Did attempt three different countries and did switch to TCP now, it does not work whatsoever...

Thank you anyway

Yeah, but this method is actually cheaper then buying a VPN, as i heard only working popular vpn right now is ExpressVPN witch cost 13$ month. I think it better to rent own server for like 5-6$ and be pretty much shure that u not gonna be restricted from game anymore cuz now ur using private IP

Been in China since 2008. I'd venture a guess that I'm waaay ahead of the curve on the VPN front, given that the usual ones (Express vpn, Astrill, Nord) are all dogshit and don't work properly most of the time.

In China, everyone uses a program called UU booster to get reasonable ping. It's specifically tailored to the rather unique Chinese internet situation and works very well.

it is okay, you can be mad for me speaking the truth. VPNs do nothing to increase your speed, it has even been proving they more often than not reduce your internet speed. This comes from actual VPN makers such as NordVPN, but go off big guy

Not just non-EU, legit EU players too.

I have NordVPN installed but do not have it running when playing LA. I am getting the server authentication issue and cannot play anymore.

Note: NordVPN is NOT running when playing LA.

I use NordVPN but don't have it running when playing LA. It is still blocking me with the server authentication issue. I assume that LA is seeing the NordVPN service running in the background but not active and still blocking me.

If I am not running the VPN to a connected server then it should not lock me out of the game.

I'm on a laptop too. see if yours has a m.2 slot. I upgraded my SATA SSD to a m.2 NVME and my initial load went from 6min to almost 2.5min.

the Samsung Evo 970 Plus 1TB is on sale right now.

mine's 3years old.

So I tried disabling my IPv6 protocol and I still got the code I does sound like a network issue with only THIS GAME my other games run just fine I mean I pay for ExitLag but I don’t think that’s a TRUE vpn, gonna have to try NordVPN when I get paid again but as of right now I’m out of ideas or things to search for about this error code I just keep seeing the same stuff I’ve already read and tried at this point I feel like the xfinity xfi router just isn’t staying connect with LA’s servers or Amazon whoever and I’ve heard mixed things with purchasing my own gaming router

Had this issue for the first 50 hours, lost connection every 30 mins or so. Almost quit the game because it was so frustrating.

Using NordVPN fixed it for me. Haven't seen this error once in the last 300 hours.

I have a Lenovo Laptop, with a newer i7 16 GB, 1650, and it gets warm. I wouldn't say hot, but I do run this game and most games at high/very high settings no problem. To keep it cool, just in case, I use this laptop cooler, I do not put on the RGB lights though. It works very well, my laptop is pretty much always cool, and I can angle the laptop up which gives a great height increase on the screen and gives you a better viewing angle. I'd definitely recommend it.

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watcha think about this bad boi? https://www.amazon.com/LG-34GL750-B-inch-Ultragear-Compatible/dp/B07R5R9VR9/ref=sr_1_4?crid=GDUYG660KZQX&keywords=21+9+monitor+144hz&qid=1649349308&sprefix=21%3A9%2Caps%2C93&sr=8-4

If you often experience DC's like the one pictured above, I'd recommend trying a VPN.

I've had this issue for 100hrs with ESO and another 100hrs with lost ark, until I finally tried NordVPN and fixed it.

The Logitech MMO Mouse might work, it has a set of 12 buttons on the side, plus three different shift keys to make that like 36 buttons. Takes a bit of work to get used to, but it's nice.

Also it's on sale for $35 right now.

this literally came in today and everything looks pretty good in 21:9, i too didn’t want a too big of a ultra wide due to desk space so this size worked out for me LG 29WN600-W 29" 21:9 UltraWide... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0876DBCBX?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I don’t have any specific recommendations but I have a 34” lg ultra wide. I see more 34 than 32 inch monitors

LG UltraGear 34GP83A-B 34 Inch 21:9 Curved QHD (3440 x 1440) 1ms Nano IPS Gaming Monitor with 160Hz and G-SYNC Compatibility, Black https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08DWD38VX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_G7Q5S0W7V8ZD7346S0MA

Change to us if you’re not Canadian

Sorry about the link length.

Would you recommend that one over this one? This one is currently 20% off as well.

VIOTEK GNV34DBE2 34-Inch UWQHD 144Hz Multimedia Gaming Monitor, Ultrawide 21:9 3440x1440p, Low Lag 1ms MPRT, FreeSync & G-Sync-Ready, HDR, 4000:1, 2X DP 2X HDMI 1x Audio Out (VESA) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097NJ43WW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_GNQHAHZJQH9MKCYMCZFP?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

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I might be late to the party, but it is quite easy to play it in NL:

I used free WindScribe for this.

1: Turn on windscribe (I set it to Germany) 2: Open Steam (you probably have to login again) 3: Put something in your basket that is not free 4: A “Country” or “select country” dropdown will show up above the list of items in your basket 5: Click on it and select Germany (if you chose that in WindScribe) 6: Steam will ask you if your billing address is in Germany - click yes 7: Remove the item from your basket 8: You can now search for lost ark in Steam and add it to your library 9: Turn off VPN and install the game! 10: You can play without VPN now!

Glhf!

(I have a timer on my phone where I manually set all the timers so I don't need to check the in-game one

There's a difference between a blatant typo and you repeatedly failing to spell liar. Try to keep up.

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Here ya go. It's $5. I'm sure you can afford it if you have the internet to pretend to play victim 😉.

if i would do this i would get smth like this https://www.amazon.co.uk/GameSir-X2-Controller-Android-Sports/dp/B08HC8XMMN/ref=sr_1_4?crid=UQU4D0K25NJ1&keywords=phone+controller&qid=1645472761&sprefix=phone+controller%2Caps%2C94&sr=8-4

If it helps, make sure you use a VPN app not a browser one. I used TunnelBear since they offer a free trial for a limited amount of data (no credit card needed in case you don't have one) and it worked fine for me. But the friend method is always easier :)

It's nothing fancy at all. Just like the color scheme and the mechanical keys. Here's a link! Enjoy!

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I used this one for years and it was great. I believe it was only $25-30 or so.

Avantek Laptop Cooling Pad (83A) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015H44DZQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_PATGA2EDGFD5D7Q5GYHA?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

It’s unavailable but maybe try looking at their store to see if they have an updated version?

Use TunnelBear then create a Steam account on whatever country you want. Make sure country in the VPN match the country you're selecting. Afterward uninstall TunnelBear. Given how the game worked on RU version of the launcher, I'm guessing that once you have the game in your Steam library you won't need to worry about VPN again.

Hello, yeah, a friend and I purchased a 1 year subscription for surfshark vpn, we made other steams account in a country that's not IP blocked ( France ) and now we're pre-downloading the game, it's 71gb. The only way for us to be able to play is to use a VPN. I'm sorry for that but it's the only solution. And btw, some free VPNs also work, like ProtonVPN. So don't lose hope, you're gonna be able to play as long as you're using a VPN, but I need to stress that you need another steam, there's always a risk of ban , so using an alt account is safer, maybe you have games on your main steam and don't wanna lose them.

I live in Belgium and tried the following:

1. Opened a VPN (ProtonVPN in my case) and connected to US.
2. Opened my browser and went to steam and searched for lost ark.
3. There was a "pre-download" button which opened up the steam app and started downloading.
4. Let's hope this works for the full release tomorrow and without having to buy a founders pack...

I agree, I installed a new one but there was a problem with registration, Steam could detect my VPN (Hotspot Shield) and I asked someone in Greece to register me. They did, I logged in and downloaded the game. Now I'm just waiting to play it and pray I will not get banned.

The method that I used involves a vpn, I created a new steam account. Then I logged in on the website and added a random game to my cart, then I turned on my vpn and there would be an option to change the region from sg to us then I just changed and from there you can download lostark. I used ExpressVPN if you were wondering what vpn I used. I hope this helps!

Proton vpn Windscribe

They are all good You should just start the download with them then you can contimue the download with no vpn For me i used exitlag on my first pc And on my second They both are good just for exitlag its only 3 days trial thats why i couldnt do it on my 2nd one

Not sure what exactly your disability is but maybe you could try playing with controller? Or one of those little extra gaming keypads with macro support (like this? Razer Tartarus V2 - Gaming Keypad (Gamepad mit mecha-membranen Tasten, 32 programmierbare Tasten, 8-Wege Thumbpad, Handballenauflage, Hypershift, RGB Chroma Beleuchtung) Schwarz https://www.amazon.de/dp/B077T9391Z/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_D9VCR43H87R5KER60T52 )

Looks like you can still buy them on amazon

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https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Ark-Gold-Founders-Edition/dp/B094TDDNGP/ref=sr\_1\_4?crid=MX1LF7YR0F8H&keywords=lost+ark&qid=1644602874&sprefix=lost+ar%2Caps%2C254&sr=8-4

This reddit post up in a Lost Ark VPN search.

Possibly a bot account spamming their referral link and before that, lots of porn. Seems to be parroting back some part of the subject line or something generic.

It screwed up on an MMO game response with the "I use NordVPN and never had any issues. My ping is much better when I watch too."

Gotcha. Well as you know PCs are a high demand business right now so it can be tough to find the right build for your needs without some help!

I personally would recommend a basic gaming laptop especially if they ever expect to need one for school or around the house. You can still plug in all the normal things into them like a keyboard and monitor.

AMD had a special program called AMD Advantage where high quality gaming laptops are certified and designed to give a good experience at multiple price levels.

The MSI Alpha 17 is a nice midrange laptop that will handle most any game you throw at it without having a lot of unnecessary bells and whistles. It is a bit more expensive than an equivalent desktop system but you're getting the portability and all-in-one convenience of a laptop which many people want to have anyway. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09N8TXJXL/

If you pick a desktop I would ensure you at least get a Radeon RX 6600 XT if you're looking for playing at high settings and higher framerates. Most systems with that would run around $1000.

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You can google "Diamond Wall panels" to get more of a selection

I'm going to get this one https://www.amazon.com/LG-34GP950G-B-Ultragear-Response-Adjustable/dp/B097QF8CP3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1JLJ8XT3LXVMD&keywords=LG%2B34GP950G-B&qid=1644094975&sprefix=lg%2B34gp950g-b%2Caps%2C169&sr=8-1&th=1

Only 1440p but integrated nvidia g-sync. ofc only makes sense with a nvidia card. and its 500$ cheaper.

LG 38"

Have this and love it!

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anyone looking for an ultrawide, I can recommend this got it a year ago discounted from around £1100 to £761.80, now you can get it for £731.

1440p, G-Sync (Full g-sync not fake)

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Live? As in Feb 11th? At 1mbps? How? That should clock in at https://www.omnicalculator.com/other/download-time?c=USD&v=downloadSpeed:1!megabit,fileSize:57!gigabyte

Prerelease 7th, you're missing launch by a ~day or you have better than 1mb down.

Good luck either way!

Not sure if /s or not, but if its true I highly recommend a password manager. I use a unique email address for every account I have (I'm using AnonAddy) but I don't need to remember anything with KeePass XC, just a master password (passphrase to be more precise.)

This is the most affordable curved ultrawide I've been able to find that isn't terrible. I'm using one right now and I've been very happy with it. It usually hovers around $300 brand new, but is occasionally even cheaper.

it can be a huge upgrade. like I thought my SSD was fast like 800 mbps. I just ordered a new one and it'll be like 3,000 mbps. I also ordered an external enclosure to clone my current one to the new one first.

my laptop had a m2 drive, but it was only SSD that's the same form factor; not a nvme

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11 left!

Yeah, I also use Astrill. It's only an issue with my isp China Unicom in Beijing. My phone has no issues. But at home Discord (and only Discord) kicks my Astrill off about every 5 minutes. No idea why.

Aight sure. I'm already part of a guild but we'll also be on Mari (most likely), so see you there the latest (assuming we'll get in). If you can get Discord to work feel free to add me under AlecJohn#8902 I use Astrill VPN and haven't had problems with Discord

If your vpn is good steam shouldn't be able to detect you are using one. Sometimes certain servers get flagged. So if you switch to another within your vpn you might be ok.

I personally run NordVPN just for privacy concerns and steam has never taken issue with it. But I didn't create an account with it.

Just so you know, VPN is against ToS. However, from my experience, you don’t ever get ban from that unless you are hacking or cheating. That being said, Amazon has questionable bans and decisions, based solely on my experience with New World.

I use Mozilla VPN, but not sure if it’s the price for you. You can try looking at Surfshark and NordVPN as those are the more widely known ones.

I did the same, being Blocked from Belgium. Just bought a year sub for NordVPN created a whole new steam account and bought a key on G2A. I'm ready now, all this guessing and being confused was tilting me :p

Sceptre 30-inch Curved Gaming Monitor 21:9 2560x1080 Ultra Wide Ultra Slim HDMI DisplayPort up to 200Hz Build-in Speakers, Metal Black (C305B-200UN1) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TXM7K4T/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_052WZY0D2XK2AQEW1TB5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I admit I’m not super tech savvy but i also saw it was recommended on widescreen subreddit.

if you want 1440p, I just picked one up after a lot of research for a budget friendly option, I wanted a curved as well: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08S8W3MMM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If you want a good price for 1440p you have to either go with VA panels and curved monitor. or flat monitor with IPS panels. If you want curved with IPS you will go far outside budget friendly.

For a lower price point you could look into a 1080p ultrawide as well.

The ultrawides do put more strain on your GPU .. What gpu do you have?

here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B47NZ2Y?ref_=ags_la_us_wbst_dm_all_shop&returnFromLogin=1 , my country is Vietnam.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08S8W3MMM?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details

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there are more too if you check amazon. The hz wont do you good though if your pc can't display at that fps.. so that is a good point as well

Uhm, wat? You definitely can buy it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.de/Amazon-Games-Lost-Ark-Pionierpaket/dp/B094TDDNGP/ref=sr_1_3?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=OGNG6R3OG9J2&keywords=lost+ark&qid=1643102598&sprefix=lost+ark%2Caps%2C92&sr=8-3

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OP: You will probably need a VPN and a new Steam Account to make it work if you are in a blocked country. But how should we know for sure before release?

PH here also, played on KR and also on RU since its launch. With exitlag it's playable for me. Pvp, raids, doable. Some rubberbanding sometimes, but very rare in my experience.

Going to play on NA as well. If you have a friend in the US or any country that can make a US/any other allowed country- steam account for you, you get the play the game. During the alpha/beta I was able to get codes, and was able to play on the NA servers without a vpn. Bot surr if it will be the same on launch.

Heard some ph friends were able to make US steam accounts by using NordVPN specifically, but I've had no luck with it. Steam somehow detects that I'm using a vpn during acclunt creation.

Same deal for amazon for me. Can't buy founders packs from them as they detect the vpn as well

Your best bet is to have a US steam account made for you, are create one if you can manage it

You wont be banned on steam for using a VPN or ExitLag.

I'd recommend using PIA (Private Internet Access) i've been using them for years now and I couldn't be happier with the service.

Good luck picking one! I hope you manage to play the game! :)

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What do you think of this RX Vega 8? Am I on the right path?

What I currently did was make a 2nd steam account with a VPN to germany.

So my 2nd steam account is currently sitting on Germany as store and I can see Lost Ark in the shop.

The problem currently is that I dont have money on it. I tried friending the 2nd steam account to my main account so i can gift steamcards but that doesnt work yet. As the account needs 5+ dollar/euro first before that feature is opened.

My current thinking is either opening a german bank account (N26.com for example) and work around that issue here. Or, I just ask my german friend to put some money on the account and I wire them the money back.

The 3rd option, --which I am also considering-- is just waiting until the game is released, miss out on the 3 day headstart and just get the game "free".

The only problem with option 3 is that I don't know if I want to purchase anything in the future if it will be through the steam platform or you connect directly to Amazon for payments. In the case it goes to steam I need to enable the feature to be able to send giftcards.

Some banks work, some don't :/

If these didn't work for you, you can try virtual credit cards (VCC), which may work. i.e. Privacy.com (NA) and Cryptopay.me (EU)

Personally, I'd go for a 34" ultrawide, 3440x1440 if I could help it. Monitor size differences are already really big imo, it has a much bigger impact than people think it would on paper when they have it in front of them. Then double that with ultrawide, since the effective screen real estate you're gaining is even bigger considering the aspect ratio.

As far as personal recommendations, I bought mine a while ago so any research I did would be outdated, though it seems like there's a lot of good options offered by other posters below. Just for information sake, I think the model I bought was last year's version, so I don't see it, so I think the new replacement model would be this. Again though, I have no idea how that stacks up against other models nowadays.

Just got this one for Christmas from the wife! I wanted it for lost ark, but didn't know I needed it for other games as well! It's not stupid expensive, but still has the performance I wanted.

AOC CU34G2X 34" Curved Frameless Immersive Gaming Monitor, UltraWide QHD 3440x1440, VA Panel, 1ms 144Hz Adaptive-Sync, Height Adjustable, 3-Yr Zero Dead Pixels https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZB2TNZZ/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_D036QFVXMQ1HP6NPWN2K

If you want a budget ultrawide and don't mind the resolution, I'm currently using this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096HVSTLG?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details

Been using it for 2 months so far and it has been great!

https://www.amazon.ca/LG-UltraGear-34GP83A-B-Adaptive-Sync-Compatible/dp/B08DWD38VX

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I got this one recently which is very similar to the one you selected. It's an absolute beauty

Is there anyone who IS eligible to purchase the game on amazon?

i havent seen anyone who can, had it checked by many countries already.

what gives?

I use CyberGhost, but you should probably look into Mudfish credits (pay as you go based on data used) if you want to use it just for LA. ExitLag has a 3 day trial if you just want to test your connection without spending.

my thoughts exactly as they split from russian servers in the recent news https://nordvpn.com/blog/nordvpn-servers-roskomnadzor-russia/

3$ for Mudfish and about 15 minutes of work (plus the download time) will get you the RU client to see it.

I have been rocking this Gigabyte 21:9 since May and just got a 3060ti to drive it (LA was the first game I got to play on it) and it’s amazing in 21:9.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GFN64F2/