Massive orchestral arrangements mixed with Korean folk instrumentation that hit completely different from typical MMO scores. Lost Ark Vol.3 covers the in-game tracks and you can hear the budget in every second. "Frost Jail Plateau" has this icy string arrangement that genuinely makes you feel cold.
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"Bern Castle" goes full dramatic with brass and choir that sounds like it belongs in a film score, not an isometric dungeon crawler. Then you get "Oe e ho'omana'o" which throws in these warm island-inspired tones that feel like a vacation from the rest of the game.
"Shadow Moon Market" has a nocturnal vibe, all plucked strings and low woodwinds. The range here is wild. Snow fields to sandy beaches to haunted markets, all on a PC MMO from 2020. If you play MMOs on mute you are making a serious mistake with this one.