Lost Ark News

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!

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.

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.

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Let us know in the comments if you enjoy this format, and until next time, we'll see you in Arkesia!

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!

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.

[h2]Region Merge Update[/h2]
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.

[h2]Localization Update[/h2]
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.