Lost Ark is the new big online RPG of 2022, coming from obscurity to replace the ailing New World as Amazon Game’s MMO meal ticket. The game’s benefited from various factors, including a great early game experience, exposure from popular Twitch streamers, and the vacuum created by World of Warcraft’s long-term decline. These circumstances allowed it to flourish in spite of a buggy launch, multiple server issues, and excessively long queue times in some regions.