So, is the game fun before the upgrade fail system kicks in? After BDO I will not touch anything that has that horrible fucking system in it ever again.
Since your disdain from BDO stems from a system, let me give this a shot;
- If you hate RNG systems in that, you may fail a 90% chance combine where as someone will succeed a 10% chance combine, Lost Ark is not for you. If you don't care about that and your disdain stems from the system actively penalizing you (such as going down a rank in BDO) than LA may be ok for you.
- If you hate multiple needlessly complex systems that makes the game unfriendly until you've played it for quite some time, Lost Ark is not for you. If you're able to look passed this stuff and learn (read: you don't mind Googling shit and asking in Guild) than Lost Ark may be ok for you.
- If you're looking for a game which revolves around maxing out a single character and playing just that character (without interacting with others), Lost Ark is not for you. If you enjoy switching pace and characters, Lost Ark may be ok for you.
- If you hate the concept of daily content as a system, no matter if the disguise is decent, Lost Ark is not for you. If you're comfortable with timed stuff that tells you to go play X at Y time, Lost Ark may be ok for you.
The game is MMO crack. If you haven't had a good MMO since WoW and you're looking for a hit, Lost Ark will satisfy this and make the time in your day fade away (as well as your wallet, if you're weak willed). If you're sick of the MMO genre and wish a developer would try something new, annoyed by the frustration of some of the staples of the genre then I cannot emphasis how much this game will not appeal to you. The combat is, by and large, the absolute best in the business. I didn't think that a top down ARPG could have such depth in a multiplayer setting; I was wrong. The encounter design is superb, with the best yet to come. With that being said, you will run into (on a daily basis) several aspects which are just incredibly
frustrating. One day, that could be discovering a system in place which you didn't properly grasp which sets you back some time. Another day, that could be RNJesus deciding to shit on your honing and resulting in you not making a lot of progress. If you don't particularly care about that shit because slaying dragons with a giant sword while yelling in Discord at your internet brothers is fun for you than you might want to give Lost Ark a try.