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Introducing Tavern Talks with Roxx

Heroes of Arkesia,

Welcome to Tavern Talks with Roxx, a brand new series about all the fun things that can happen in a Lost Ark tavern. It's a variety show with segments that may include recaps, announcements, contests, and more! No two episodes will ever be identical, but the goal remains the same— have fun with the community.

On episode one, Community Manager Roxx honors the spooky season by telling scary stories from the community, talks about the Pleccia drama, introduces you to Tim Granich (Sr. Product Marketing Manager) to play a quick round of rapid fire, shares some trivia, and finally opens the mailbag where the community’s questions are answered. Watch now!

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Heading forward, every episode will be a little different and we want to hear your ideas for upcoming features.

October 25 Release Notes



Heroes of Arkesia,

The Chaos Gate revamp arrives during the weekly maintenance on October 25. Downtime will begin on October 25 at 2AM PDT (9AM UTC) and is expected to last 4 hours.

Chaos Gate Revamp

The new Chaos Gate is a combination of Chaos Gates, Ghost Ships, and Treasure Map content. Chaos Gates will now consist of countless demons in consecutive waves, and 3 bosses. Defeating each boss will grant players with combat buffs that increases attack speed and decreases cooldowns. There’s also a chance that a special hidden boss will appear after defeating the last boss! No player stat adjustments will be applied, and the difficulty will depend on Item Level and the number of participants. Like the original Chaos Gates, one of the Demon Legions will appear:
  • Darkness Legion: During the boss battle, orbs that grant darkness debuffs will appear regularly.
  • Phantom Legion: During the boss battle, orbs that debuff player damage will appear regularly.
  • Plague Legion: During the boss battle, insects that debuff players' movement speed will appear regularly.
  • Mayhem Legion: During the boss battle, Grotesque Doll that gives a flame debuff will appear.




[h3]Entrance & Matchmaking[/h3]
  • Players can enter from each continent by interacting with the gate. Interacting with gate will make the entry UI pop-up on the player’s screen.
  • Matchmaking is by region, and the required number of players is a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 16.
  • Players can also enter Chaos Gates when already in a party.
  • Content resets at 10AM, just like other content that resets.

[h3]Rewards[/h3]
  • Honor Shards, Honing Support Materials, Legendary Engraving Recipe, Cards (XP cards, random card packs), Gems, Gold/Silver
  • There’s a small chance that the Hidden Boss will appear randomly with special rewards.

[h3]Chaos Gate General Updates[/h3]
  • Some Mokoko Challenge Missions regarding Ghost Ships and legacy Chaos Gates were replaced.
  • Some Achievements have been categorized as 'Unavailable'.
  • Some Achievements' conditions have been changed.
  • Chaos Gate alarm set in the Calendar/Timer will be reset.
  • Information about the continent where Chaos Gate appear will be added to the Calendar/Timer .
  • Content List and Content Guide UI information regarding Chaos Gate, including content guide and main rewards, has been updated accordingly.
  • Exclusive passive skills 'Fighter' in Eibern's Wound crew 'Berald', 'Janes will be removed
  • 'Berald' in Eibern's Wound will now have a new skill. The new skill will be from level 1-3 skills based on the crew grade. The new skill effect: Ship speed will increase in Sea of the Dead & Fast Sailing Meter will increase based on sailing length accumulated (the effect does not stack).
  • Codex will no longer list where Ghost Ship and Secret Map items can be obtained.
  • Ghost Ship related Guild/Co-Op Quests will be removed.
  • Ghost Shop related Una's Quest will be modified from clearing Ghost Ships to 'Go to Dead Waters'.
  • Ghost Ship related quest summary will be modified.
  • Partial quests conducted in Yudia will be modified. Achera the Leader of the Whitesand Bandits will not drop the 'Paper Dropped by Achera' item anymore. Zarka's lines will be altered accordingly.



October Twitch Drop



Heroes of Arkesia,

A Halloween inspired Twitch Drop accompanies the Monster Bash Update, available for members of the Lost Ark Creator Program to enable on their channel. There are three tiers for this special drop.

Tier 1 (4 hours)- A Halloween Candy Bag that includes:
  • Halloween Soda Candy x3 - Sweet soda flavored Halloween candy. On use, Strength, Dexterity, and Intelligence +3,000. Combat Resource Natural Recovery +24%. Atk. Speed +2%
  • Halloween Strawberry Candy x3 - Sweet strawberry flavored Halloween candy. On use, Strength, Dexterity, and Intelligence +6,000. Crit Rate +1%.
  • Halloween Twin Candy x3- Sweet Halloween twin candy. On use, Strength, Dexterity, and Intelligence +3000. Vitality +4,500. Move Speed +3%.

Tier 2 (2 hours)
Legendary Rapport Selection Chest x3

Tier 3 (4 Hours)
Epic Rapport Selection Chest x10
Amethyst Shard x1,000

Make sure to head over to Twitch and watch your favorite Lost Ark content creators to earn the drops before they end on November 7. Full instructions on account linking and claiming can be found on our Twitch Drops page.

October Monster Bash Update



Heroes of Arkesia,

The October “Monster Bash” Update arrives in Arkesia tomorrow. Downtime will begin on October 11 at 2AM PDT (9 AM UTC) and is expected to last 4 hours. October brings a new continent, Trial Guardian, events, and more! Henry is also back with Episode 3 of “Patchnotes with Henry” for any players looking for a video explanation and visual showcase.

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Let us know on YouTube if you enjoy this type of content from our team and would like to see more heading forward. Want all the details? Find the full list of content, events, skins, and other updates below!

Spotlight

[h3]New Continent - Pleccia[/h3]


Pleccia is a new continent that players over Item Level 1475 will be able to visit. To begin the new questline, players will also need to complete the “Call of Destiny" Main Story Quest. Pleccia is a continent of romance, art, and freedom. Players can enjoy the fantastic view of Pleccia Port and Prehilia Prairie, and interact with unique NPCs including the Vediches, Yoz illusionists, and more.
The story of Pleccia begins in Luterra - with rumors of strange things happening in the beautiful continent. Players must solve the mysteries surrounding the Vediche family, the priests of Sacria, and look into Armen’s memories to reach the end of the story. After the story has ended, players can search for a unique set of collectible items to receive special rewards, and look for hidden achievements unlockable only in Pleccia.



There's no Adventurer's Tome, Field Boss, or Chaos Gates available in Pleccia, but there are Mokoko Seeds, a Wandering Merchant, Cards, and Viewpoints. To accompany Pleccia, the following have been added:
  • Pleccia Una's Quests & Regular Quests added
  • Pleccia Guide Quest added
  • New Emote ‘Turn’ added
  • Pleccia Collectibles unlocked
  • Pleccia Rapport NPC added
  • Pleccia Wandering Merchant Pedro added
  • 34 new Achievements
  • 2 new Titles
  • 6 new Cards
  • 2 new Card Book sets

[h3]Trial Caliligos Guardian Raid[/h3]


Caliligos is the master of lightning, commanding blue lightning to bring his enemies to their knees. His wings are as swift as wind, and the power of blue thunderbolts concentrate in his horn, sharper than any spear, to pierce the hearts of his enemies. As a ruler of the skies, he was worshipped in the past as a god. But Caliligos is no god— he’s a cruel ruler of the sky and a ruthless Guardian.

A challenging experience akin to the Inferno difficulty of Legion Raids, the Caliligos Trial Guardian Raid can only be entered after setting up your build through the 'Book of Coordination', completing Raid Level 1: Defeat Vertus, and reaching Item Level 1250. Trial Guardian Raids apply 'Scale of Harmony', meaning your Attack Power, Hit Points, Defenses and Combat Stats are scaled to simulate an appropriate difficulty level. If defeated, prestigious rewards of a Trophy (Thunderproof) and a Legendary Title (Thunderstrike) will be earned by the vanquishing party to celebrate their hard-fought victory. In total, 2 new Achievements, 2 new Titles, and a new Trophy have all been added.

The Caliligos Trial Guardian Raid displays the first clear in the region and fastest clear time on a leaderboard. With an inevitable competition brewing for those coveted slots, we will be opening the raid simultaneously at a more friendly time for all regions on Saturday, October 14 at 7PM UTC (12PM PT, 9PM CEST) to let as many players as possible participate in the competition.

New Runes will be added for use in Book of Coordination to support this (and other) raids.
  • Legendary Quick Recharge Skill Rune
  • Legendary Galewind Skill Rune
Events

The Blooming Mokoko / Arktoberfest, and Daily Log-in Events will end with the October Update.

[h3]Event Guardian Raid[/h3]


Event Guardians return to Arkesia! Enjoy a fun twist on Guardian Raids, where you’ll hunt down Guardians (alone or with a group) in an arena with the Scale of Balance applied. To enter, you will need to be Combat Level 50 or above and Item Level 250 or above. Your goal is to attack the Event Guardian and meet certain conditions to cause it to drop buffs, which stack up to three times. The buffs will increase your damage output by a colossal amount. After defeating all the Guardians, tokens will drop in a rewards chest, which can be claimed once per day per character.

Tokens from Event Guardians can be spent at an event vendor, who has a variety of valuable and spooky seasonal Halloween rewards that can be earned! Special event feast items will be available during the event. The event will last until the December Update.

[h3]Jump-Start Shining Harvest Event[/h3]
Brelshaza clear missions added to the Jump-Start exclusive Mokoko's Shining Harvest Event. Players who complete the missions will earn gear quality upgrade rewards!
  • Gear Quality Upgrade Ticket (Weapon) x 10
  • Gear Quality Upgrade Ticket (Armor) x 30


General
  • Refreshed the monthly Log-in Reward Track and Hot Time Events.
  • Added 2 new Female and 2 new Male hairstyles for character customization.
  • Added 1 New Preset for Male Warrior customization.
  • Players can now upgrade their Gear Set Effect from Level 1 to Level 3. If a player doesn’t have 'Mayhem Horns', but has enough 'Empyrean of Contemplation', it is possible to upgrade from Level 1 to 3, bypassing Level 2.
  • Thirain Rapport “Waiting for the Ball' Quest Step completion requirement has changed. Currently players need to use Emote: Blow a Kiss. After the update, players will need to use Emote: Turn. The Emote: Turn is a reward from the Pleccia main quest.
  • Added 15 new Jukebox songs.

[h3]Chaos Gate Revamp[/h3]
The Chaos Gate revamp that combines Chaos Gates, Ghost Ship, and Treasure Map content is planned to arrive during weekly maintenance on October 25, as the teams at Smilegate RPG are still working on perfecting the adjustments. We’ll share more details leading up to the weekly update.

Store Updates

It’s spooky season and we have the skins to prove it. Dress up as witches and demons or pick up weapons guaranteed to scare your enemies. Find the Overlord and Witch Skins along with the Little Ghost Pet showcased below.

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Notable Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue where Machinist Drone Skills were not traveling towards the cursor when using a controller.


Lost Ark October update celebrates Halloween with a haunted house

Lost Ark is all about the fashion, the spectacle, and the glamor. Beyond the complexities and nuances of its Guardian Raids, Legion Raids, and other such endgame activities, the Amazon Games MMO is filled with ways to celebrate in style and look great while doing it. So with the spookiest month of the year now underway, it should come as no surprise to find plenty of Halloween-themed specialties in the Lost Ark October update.


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