Lost Ark News

Heroes of Arkesia,

The October Update arrives in Arkesia next week, on October 11. To ensure players had time to prepare for the new content arriving, we wanted to share the Item Level requirements and other prerequisites for the new continent and Trial Guardian Raid.

[h3]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" 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 an old friend 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.

[h3]CALILIGOS TRIAL GUARDIAN RAID[/h3]
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. If defeated, prestigious rewards of achievements and a Legendary Title will be earned by the vanquishing party to celebrate their hard-fought victory.

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.

Stay tuned for the full release notes next week! In the meantime, we’ll see you in Arkesia.

Heroes of Arkesia,

It’s been an exciting few weeks for Lost Ark with the Jump-Start Servers launching in the Western version of Lost Ark alongside the Thaemine Legion Raid in Korea! Our teams at Amazon Games and Smilegate RPG are extremely thankful and humbled by the enthusiasm and excitement we’ve seen from players around the world. In-game, we’ve seen new and veteran players band together to learn raids, discover the hidden stories and challenges woven into the fabric of Arkesia, and form new friendships on existing and Jump-Start Servers. To thank players, we’ve worked with Smilegate RPG to prepare a gift for all the inhabitants of Arkesia in the West.

[h3]Thank You Gifts[/h3]
The following gifts will be sent to players on Monday, September 25 and can be claimed in the Product Inventory.
Gratitude Gift I

• Luke Atdis / Ovahere Skin Selection Chest x1
  
• Luke Atdis Pet x1
  
• Legendary Card Selection Pack x1
  
• Wishful Amulet Chest x2
  
• Sage Powder x10
  
• Pheon x100
  
• Collective Battle Item Chest x2

Gratitude Gift II - Silvery Honor Pack

• Ancient Platinum Coin x30
  
• Honor Shard Pouch Chest x6
  

[h3]Jump-Start Update[/h3]
Previously we stated that Jump-Start Servers would be reconnected to the rest of their region within six months, and wanted to provide more insight into the timetable our team is considering. While our teams will be monitoring the health and progress of players on the Jump-Start Servers and working to identify the optimal time to reconnect them, we’re currently targeting a date in roughly three months.

We’ve also seen players ask for clarification on what Jump-Start Servers being “reconnected” means. When Jump-Start Servers are reconnected to the rest of the region, they will function like any other server in that region, with the Auction House, Marketplace, PvE Matchmaking, and Party-Finder all available to play and interact with other players in the same region.

Interested in learning more about Jump-Start Servers? Checkout the Jump-Start Details article.

[h3]QoL Announcement[/h3]
While our teams at Amazon Games and Smilegate RPG worked extremely hard to ensure that the Legion Raid changes released simultaneously in Korea were present for the new players diving into Lost Ark raiding for the first time on Jump-Start, we know there were other changes that arrived in Korea this month that players are looking forward to. We’re excited to announce that the overhaul to Chaos Gates will arrive in October alongside the continent of Pleccia, the Trial Caliligos Guardian Raid, and more!

Once again, we’re extremely thankful for the support we’ve seen from the Lost Ark community surrounding both Jump-Start Servers and the many other changes. Our teams are fully dedicated to continue working with you to make Lost Ark the best that it can be! We’ll see you in Arkesia.

Heroes of Arkesia,

The newest Ark Pass arrives on September 20 and adds new ways for players to earn impactful rewards just by playing Lost Ark. Players can complete missions to progress through 30 Ark Pass levels, and with each level reached, new rewards will be unlocked and earned. The regular Ark Pass is completely free and grants a variety of helpful rewards, such as Pheons, honing material selection chests, pirate coins, and even a Legendary Card Pack! Ark Pass progress is earned across your entire roster, and the rewards are roster bound.

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While all players will have access to the free Ark Pass, those interested in more rewards and cosmetics can exchange Royal Crystals for two premium reward tracks (Premium & Super Premium) which each layer in additional rewards to the leveling track. The Premium Ark Pass adds rewards at all 30 levels earned alongside the free rewards. Examples include more honing material selection chests, battle items, rapport chests, and more! On top of the Regular & Premium rewards, the Super Premium Ark Pass weaves the Mokoko Kindergarten cosmetic collection, Pheons, and a Legendary Card Pack through the Ark Pass.

Heroes of Arkesia,

In addition to the many events and methods for supporting new and returning players in the Jump-Start Servers, we’re excited to announce that players on Jump-Start servers will receive a special log-in gift!

[h3]Jump-Start Welcome Package I[/h3]
2023 Summertime Mokoko Skin Chest x1
Bunny Skin Selection Chest x1
Mokoko Pet Selection Chest x1
Mokoko Hammer Selection Chest x1
Mount: Mokoboard Selection Chest x1

[h3]Jump-Start Welcome Package II[/h3]
Pheons x100
Legendary - Epic Card Pack II x10
Phoenix Plumes x100
Collective Battle Item Chest x10
Regulus’ Light Chest x10
[Event] Reskin Ticket x1

[h3]Reminder - Jump-Start Founder Packs[/h3]
Players who purchased the Founder's Pack originally at launch will find a Jump-Start version in their Product Inventory. Players will be able to see the Jump-Start Founder's Pack in their Product Inventory in all regions but each pack is only claimable once. If a player has characters on multiple regions, whatever region they first claim the Jump-Start Founders Pack in will be bound to the region/roster it is claimed in. After that, they will no longer see the Jump-Start Founder's Pack in their Product Inventory if they log into characters on other regions. All original purchasers will see this pack in their Product Inventory, but they can only be claimed on Jump-Start Servers. The Jump-Start Founder's Packs will be the same as the original Founder's Packs, with two exceptions; 1) they will not include Royal Crystals, 2) the packs and the items within the packs will be roster-bound.

[h3]Special Arktoberfest Hot Time Event[/h3]


Players on Jump-Start servers will have access to both the standard Arktoberfest Daily Hot-time rewards on 9/16, 9/17, 9/23, and 9/24, and a special cumulative log-in Hot-time event running from 9/13 - 9/19 and again from 9/20 - 9/26. This event will reward players for logging in once, twice, or three times during those event periods, giving a variety of valuable items, including special festival food, honing materials, and more! The two special festival foods give powerful combat bonuses:

• Festival Sausage - Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence +3000, Combat Resource Natural Recovery + 24%, Atk Speed + 2%
  
• Festival Pretzel - Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence +6000, Crit Rate + 1%

[h3]Log-in Rewards[/h3]
Along with the standard log-in reward track, there’s a Jump-Start exclusive log-in reward track packed with honing materials, battle items, amulets, and more! With many of the rewards containing selection chests, players will be able to pick the rewards best suited for them.

For the full list of events, checkout the Jump-Start Server Details Article, or hop in-game to experience them live. We’ll see you in Arkesia!

Heroes of Arkesia,

With Jump-Start Servers built to launch players right into Lost Ark’s endgame, we have some exciting plans for Twitch. New and returning Lost Ark content creators from around the globe like Zackrawrr, Towelliee, Wudijo, Dhalucard, Tonton and more will join current experts to teach you how to jump right into the best Lost Ark has to offer.

Make sure to head over to Twitch and checkout the action, all while earning a special rewards in a new Twitch Drop. A tiered Twitch Drop with valuable items and a cute pet accompanies the September “Jump to the Endgame” Update, available for members of the Lost Ark Creator Program to enable on their channel.

The first tier contains a 2023 Arktoberfest Beer Headwear Selection Chest at two hours of watch time. The second tier contains a Petit Saydon Pet Chest and 1,000x Amethyst Shards at four hours of watch time! Make sure to head over to Twitch and watch your favorite Lost Ark content creators to earn the drops before they end on October 10. Full instructions on account linking and claiming can be found on our Twitch Drops page.