Amazon Games has responded to criticism of female representation in Lost Ark.
Since the MMORPG arrived in the west last month, some players have expressed disappointment in both the gender locked classes and the prevalence of revealing female outfits.
In a statement to Eurogamer, Amazon Games’ franchise lead Soomin Park has noted that changes on both issues are on the way.
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The class of your in-game character is tied to their gender. For example, only men can be warriors and only women can be mages.
A blog post from developer Smilegate last year acknowledged this as an issue, but Park states the female Berserker is the next class to hit the game in Korea.
“First let’s start with gender-locked classes,” Park told Eurogamer. “This is something that will roll out over time. Classes are tied pretty closely to their character models in terms of function and animation, so bringing opposite gender characters to a class takes more work than just making a differently gendered model available.