Lost Ark News

Heroes of Arkesia,

All Lost Ark servers and regions will be taken offline on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 12:00 AM PT for our weekly maintenance. During this time, additional adjustments will be made to EAC. Downtime is estimated to last up to 4 hours.

Following the maintenance period, all players will receive a gift in their product inventories to help them continue through the Transcendence System as Tier 4 approaches! We’ve seen a lot of feedback from the community and reviewed player data surrounding the western balance changes to Behemoth. With the changes to Transcendence and Elixirs that also arrived with the ‘Chase The Storm’ update, we’ve seen feedback that newer 1620 characters are struggling with damage contribution or are being gatekept due to their Transcendence level. While Behemoth is clearable with a party of 1620s, we wanted to provide a gift to help players juice their characters up for the raid in response to the feedback we’ve seen. We looked into slightly tweaking the balance, but Tier 4’s imminent arrival on October 9 will provide an immediate and substantial Item Level boost for 1620 characters using the gear transfer system. We would rather you feel powered-up with lasting effects, such as some help progressing through the Transcendence System. We also hope that the in-game Chase The Storm event continues to help you power up your roster. To support that goal, the “Behemoth Buster” player gift will contain the following:

• 30 Armor Transcendence Restoration Tickets
  
• 10 Weapon Transcendence Restoration Tickets
  
• [Masterwork] Master's Herb Steaks

Thank you for your patience, and we’ll see you in Arkesia soon!

Heroes of Arkesia,

Tier 4 is on the horizon, reaching Arkesia’s western shores on October 9. We’ll soon start releasing more details on all the experiences and updates arriving, but wanted to provide a notice to the active guilds who participate in Guild Siege and Raid Matches. As players familiar with the updates made to Lost Ark in Korea may know, the Tier 4 update will herald the end of Guild Sieges and Raid Matches.
The final Siege and Raid Match will take place between September 25 and October 1.

• On October 2 Guild Siege and Raid Match end and players cannot apply and join anymore.
  
• The final round of Siege Events can be held and joined between October 4 - 7.

We appreciate the passion and dedication demonstrated by many guilds who organized and participated in these systems. Guilds will continue to be a great way for groups of players to connect and build relationships in Arkesia, and some additional changes will be arriving in the Tier 4 update to help streamline that experience.

We wish you luck in the final few guild events, and we’ll see you in Arkesia!

Heroes of Arkesia,

A valuable cache of items arrives in the Twitch Drop accompanying the Chase the Storm Update, available for members of the Lost Ark Creator Program to enable on their channel. These items will help you prepare and brace for battle against the newest raid boss in Lost Ark - Behemoth. There are three Drops, and unlike tiered Drops, watch time for each Drop is earned simultaneously.
[h3]Drop 1 - 3hrs - Collective Battle Item Chest x3, each containing:[/h3]
Healing Battle Item Chest x10
Utility Battle Item Chest x10
Offensive Battle Item Chest x10
Buff Battle Item Chest x10
[h3]Drop 2 - 5hrs - Gear Honing Material Combo Selection Chest[/h3]
Honing Leapstone Selection Chest VI x10
Honing Shard Selection Chest x5
Refined Obliteration Stone Pouch x15
Refined Protection Stone Pouch x30
[h3]Drop 3 - 8hrs - Transcendence Ruins Restoration Ticket: Armor x3[/h3]

Make sure to head over to Twitch and watch your favorite Lost Ark content creators to earn the Twitch Drops before they end on October 8!

Heroes of Arkesia,

The September “Chase the Storm” Update arrives in Arkesia tomorrow. Downtime will begin on September 11 at 12 a.m. PT (7 a.m. UTC) and is expected to last 8 hours.

The Chase the Storm Update is packed with events to help progression toward Tier 4, and Lost Ark’s latest threat, the massive Behemoth! Dive into the full list of new content, events, skins, and other changes along with a new episode of "Patch Notes with Henry," or read through all the details on our Chase the Storm Release Page.

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Competitors of Arkesia,

Proving Grounds Season 5 will end on October 9th, with valuable rewards for those who have proven their skills in ranked PvP. Here’s a look at the rewards players will be earn based on rank when the season draws to a close:

[h2]Rank Rewards[/h2]
Grand Master
12,000 Crystals
Exclusive Grand Master Aura
Exclusive PvP Season 5 Title

Master
4,500 Crystals
Exclusive Master Aura
Exclusive PvP Season 5 Title

Diamond
Exclusive PvP Season 5 Title
1,000 Crystals

Platinum
700 Crystals

Gold
120 Crystals

Silver
40 Crystals

If you’re looking to rank up and earn more impressive rewards, be sure to get out onto the Proving Grounds before the end of the season on October 9th! And of course, be sure to stay tuned for news on Season 6.