{"id":28030,"date":"2022-02-14T13:20:41","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T13:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/lost-ark-steam-page-review-bombed"},"modified":"2024-07-19T12:07:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T12:07:41","slug":"lost-ark-steam-page-review-bombed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/lost-ark\/lost-ark-steam-page-review-bombed","title":{"rendered":"Why are players review bombing Lost Ark on Steam?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Smilegate and Amazon Games’ MMO ARPG, Lost Ark<\/a>, has received generally positive reviews since its Western release launch. Despite a slight delay in its release, thousands of players have arrived in Arkesia to start their journey.<\/p>\n

In the days following its launch, Lost Ark has experienced a slew of issues that have impacted many players’ in-game experiences. As a result, angry and disgruntled players stormed its Steam page, bombarding it with negative reviews, resulting in a remarkable drop in its review ratings.<\/p>\n

Why is Lost Ark getting review bombed?<\/h2>\n

Lost Ark’s launch saw the MMO ARPG achieving astronomical records despite being plagued by a minor delay due to “deployment issues” and other technical problems.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, these problems resulted in thousands being stranded, leading to a high population on multiple servers<\/a> and long queue times, drawing the ire of many players.<\/p>\n

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Lost Ark had a successful launch despite the minor delay and various technical issues encountered. (Picture: Smilegate & Amazon Games)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While many enjoy the incredible experience in-game, others took to the game’s official Steam page to vent their anguish. This saw the game’s reviews<\/a> plummet from “Overwhelmingly Positive” to “Mixed” in response to the game’s ongoing problems.<\/p>\n

Followingly, angry users made their way to the game’s official subreddit, drawing mixed responses from the game’s community. As many commented on their “overwhelmingly positive experience”, one Reddit user asked, “What is it that people don’t like about it?”<\/p>\n