Genre: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Lost Ark
LOA ON Announcement
Heroes of Arkesia,
Over the weekend, Smilegate RPG showcased some exciting plans for the future of Lost Ark at LOA ON, with major progression updates arriving this summer in Korea in the form of Season 3 & Tier 4. We know that players are eager to learn when these updates will be brought to the West, and learn the full details of what these systems will entail. Our teams at Amazon Games and Smilegate RPG are working to finalize our plan to release these updates in the West later this year, and are excited for the future of Arkesia.
We plan to cover and detail these systems in a more in-depth Team Update article in the coming weeks, and our next roadmap will release in July, covering our plans for the rest of the summer, fall, and Tier 4’s arrival to Arkesia’s Western shores, along with details of those systems for Western audiences. You won’t have to wait until then to receive a summer celebration gift however! The following gift will accompany the June Update later this month:
Summer Celebration Gift
Ancient Platinum Coin x100
Battle item Collective Selection Chest x40
Pheon x100
Special Legendary Card Selection Pack x1
Menelik's Tome x3
Legendary Combat Engraving Selection Chest x5
Wishful Amulet Chest x5
Processed Chaos Stone (Weapon) x30
Processed Chaos Stone (Armor) x90
Chaos Dungeon Rest Bonus Recovery Brew x5
Legendary Elixir Supplies Chest x1
Epic Elixir Supplies Chest x1
Mokoko Trail Effect Selection Chest x1
‘24 Summer Mokoko Cahni Skin Selection Chest x1
‘24 Summer Cosmo Rocket Selection Chest x1
MVP Background: Summer Memories x1
‘24 Mask Special Selection Chest x1
In the meantime, we're excited to see you encounter new threats and storylines in South Kurzan and as you face Echidna in the first Kazeros Raid releasing later this month. Thank you to all our players for joining us on this journey so far. We're grateful to have such an engaged community, and we'll keep working hard to deliver new content you'll enjoy. The road ahead is exciting, and we look forward to sharing more adventures together in Arkesia.
Region Merge Downtime
Heroes of Arkesia,
All Lost Ark servers and regions will be taken offline on June 5th, 12:00am PT/ 7:00am UTC / 9:00am CEST for our weekly maintenance. Downtime for North America West and EU Central is estimated to last up to 6 hours. Downtime for North America East and South America is estimated to last up to 12 hours. This week, we will be completing the Region Merges for North America East and South America. For those in North America East and South America, you will receive the following items in your Product Inventory:
Aura of Resonance Recovery Elixir (14 days) (x4)
Chaos Dungeon Rest Bonus Recovery Brew (x2)
Ebony Cube Entrance Ticket Selection Chest (x2)
[Daily] Una Instant Complete Ticket (x10)
Crystalline Aura (3 days) (x1)
Collective Battle Item Chest (x5)
Thank you for your patience, and we’ll see you in Arkesia soon!
May Twitch Drop & Creator Spotlight
Heroes of Arkesia,
A Rainbow Mokoko Headband Drop accompanies the Chaos Rising Update, available for members of the Lost Ark Creator Program to enable on their channel. There are two Drops, and unlike tiered Drops, watch time for each Drop is earned simultaneously.
Drop 1 - 2hrs - Amethyst Shard x1000
Drop 2 - 5hrs - Rainbow Mokoko Headband
Make sure to head over to Twitch and watch your favorite Lost Ark content creators to earn the Drops before they end on June 19. Looking for creators to watch as you earn your Twitch Drops? The content creators featured are members of the Lost Ark Creator Program— learn more about them below!
Creator Spotlight
Misamichelle
Twitch Channel Hey, my name is Michelle and I've been playing Lost Ark for over 2 years now. Lost Ark has been such a huge part of my life, from building such an amazing community to meeting guild members IRL. CurrentIy, I main Bard & Scrapper, and it has been so much fun playing support and DPS. My community is named The Miso Family and they have been very supportive throughout my Lost Ark journey, cheering us on as we combat and defeat the Legion Commanders of Arkesia. I love meeting new people from the Lost Ark community, so don't be shy and stop by!
Newtrus
Twitch Channel Hello everyone! I’m Newtrus and have been enjoying Lost Ark since the Western launch back in 2022. I used to be a full-time accountant before giving up the number crunching to stream Lost Ark. My love of the game comes from playing with my community and helping both new and returning players experience raids for the first time. I host learning parties weekly for any raids my community needs and strive to create a welcoming, encouraging place for folks to learn. So whether you’re a newer player looking for some friendly advice or a veteran wanting to talk about how gunslinger is the strongest class in the game, my Twitch channel has you covered!
Pandoraexl
Twitch Channel G’day my name is Pandoraexl! Im an Australian support main playing on the NA East server region. Although I’ve always had a passion for gaming, Lost Ark was my first MMORPG and I’ve been addicted ever since. My roster consists of two bards, two cow suited paladins and one scrapper. I’ve been attempting to chase radiant support for almost two years now. I’d consider my community welcoming and extremely wholesome! I’ll try my best to answer your questions about the game if you’d like to stop by and chill or join in one of our awesome raids.
Chaos Rising Release Notes
Heroes of Arkesia,
The May “Chaos Rising” Update arrives in Arkesia tomorrow. Downtime will begin on May 21 at 2AM PT (9 AM UTC) and is expected to last 5 hours. This update brings the Thaemine After Story, the challenging Trial Guardian Raid against Hanumatan, new tales in Music Box of Memories II, the mysterious Cruel Toy Castle Adventure Island, and the Magickal Enchanter Collection in the store!
Dive into the full list of new content, events, skins, Quality of Life (QoL) updates, and other changes along with a new episode of "Patch Notes with Henry" on the Chaos Rising Release Page.
We hope you enjoy reading through the variety of content updates, QoL changes, and other updates! We’ll see you in Arkesia.
Thaemine Infographic
Heroes of Arkesia,
After several weeks of attempting to vanquish the Darkness Legion Commander, some results are in. Take a look at how players are faring in their efforts to save Arkesia.
We wish you luck in your continued battle against Thaemine!
Region Merge Policy
Heroes of Arkesia,
On June 5, we will conduct a region merge to fold South America into North America (NA) East. The Vairgrys world will be integrated into NA East. No servers (and therefore rosters) are being merged into each other. Policies that merge or sum item counts will only apply to players with an account in both server regions, and players within those regions can find the specifics below. Before we dive into the specifics, we have a team update on how the merge will impact the Thaemine The First Race.
With the Region Merge, the leaderboard race for Thaemine The First will draw to a close for all regions. The verified teams and winners will live on the website and receive their in-game rewards after the merge. Teams merged into the same region will retain the titles and rewards corresponding to their clear in their original region. The First mode will still be playable until the maintenance period currently scheduled for October 16th, 2024 for players wishing to earn the rewards and challenge themselves in this special difficulty.
Play on one of these regions? View the full Region Merge Policy.
May 2024 Update Announcement
Heroes of Arkesia,
The May "Chaos Rising" update arrives next week, on May 22, bringing new events, Trial Hanumatan, and more! Join Community Manager Roxx for the May episode of Eye on Arkesia, where she'll discuss the plans for May 2024. This series will cover game updates, new videos, and more, ensuring you stay informed about everything new in Lost Ark.
Let us know in the comments if you enjoy this format, and until next time, we'll see you in Arkesia!
2024 Emote Design Competition Winners
Heroes of Arkesia,
The winners of the 2024 Emote Design Competition have been determined by the community, and will be added into the game for all players to use!
Winners:
Karadign - Goblinkoko
Nyaffie - ArtistCaught
Gureum - NinevehPopcorn
Grate - MokokoDead
Lupical - EchidnaWow
Congratulations to the 5 winners, and a huge thanks to all the finalists, players who submitted, and those who voted for the winners! We appreciate your continued passion and engagement, and we can’t wait to see heroes using these emotes in Arkesia as soon as possible. Adding the final emotes to the game will take several months, and a final date will be announced as soon as we’re able to confirm which update they’ll arrive in.
In the meantime, we’ll see you in Arkesia!
Team Update - June 2024 Plans
Heroes of Arkesia,
We wanted to take a moment and provide an update on our plans for two important things arriving next month; the upcoming region merge and Ladon/Echidna.
Region Merge Update
In a team update earlier this year we shared our plans to merge several regions for players to grow, play, and explore Arkesia together in Summer of 2024. On June 5, 2024, we will begin this process by merging South America into North America East.
For NA West, we are still searching the best solution to ensure the lowest latency possible for all players. Unfortunately, we found issues that would prevent a good customer experience during the extensive testing we conducted. Identifying an optimal outcome will take time, and this merge will not take place in Summer of 2024. We wish we could provide a firmer update on when we could move forward with connecting these regions, but we have not yet identified a path to do so. Our current plan is to proceed with merging South America into NA East on June 5, and to continue investigating options to combine the merged region with NA West in a way that provides the best player experience possible for all. Next week, we’ll share the Region Merge policy and what players in the South America and North America East can expect when they merge.
Localization Update
When our teams first uncovered the name Echidna many years ago, the final form of the original Covetous Legion Commander hadn’t yet been fully revealed— so it was changed to a related figure in Mythology; Ladon. After reviewing Echidna’s presentation in Lost Ark and reading through community feedback, we agree that the name Echidna is best suited for the alluring and deadly enemy in the first Kazeros Raid arriving June 2024. We will be working to update the name from Ladon to Echidna for her release. There may be a few places where we can’t change previous messaging, such as the video component of Part 2 of the 2024 Roadmap— but rest assured— the official name is now Echidna. Interested in learning more about Echidna and the upcoming Kazeros Raid? Checkout Part 2 of the 2024 Roadmap or stay tuned our website and social channels for more information.
Thank you for your continued passion and feedback! We’ll see you in Arkesia.
Emote Competition Finalist Voting - Available Now
The 10 finalists of the 2024 Community Emote Competition have been selected, but only the top 5 (based on player upvotes) will be added into Lost Ark as emotes.
The Lost Ark community can vote on their favorites by using reactions in Discord from May 3 - 10. At the end of the week, the top 5 will be selected as winners and added into the game for all players to use! Adding the final emotes to the game will take several months, and a final date will be announced after the competition.
If you’re unable to find the 2024 Emote Contest section of Discord, you can add the relevant channels to your list of viewable channels on the left side of your screen by navigating to “Channels & Roles” in the top left of the Discord UI, then navigating to “Browse Channels” and selecting the channels you would like to see.
