Lost Ark News

Heroes of Arkesia,

The June “Summer Heat” Update arrives in Arkesia tomorrow. Downtime will begin on June 19 at 12 a.m. PT (7 a.m. UTC) and is expected to last 5 hours. Encounter the next chapter of Lost Ark new adventures to the cursed, volcanic land of South Kurzan, and challenge the alluring and deadly Echidna in the first Kazeros Raid. Along with the next major chapter beginning in Arkesia, this update brings Chaos Assault Part II, Proving Grounds Season 5, a new Ark Pass, Western Emote winners, balance changes, and much more!

Dive into the full list of new content, events, skins, and other changes along with a new episode of "Patch Notes with Henry" and find all the details on our Summer Heat Release Page.

Heroes of Arkesia,

We’re excited to share a roadmap update with new content arriving in July, September, and later this year in 2024, with new raids, activities, adventures, and Tier 4, the next evolution of Lost Ark’s endgame. Below you’ll learn when we plan to release major changes to Lost Ark along with some descriptions of the systems if you missed LOA ON! We will still release a video roadmap next month that covers the end of summer and fall and dives into some specifics— such as detailing the months that some of the later content will be arriving in.

Find the full details in the Team Update - 2024 Summer Roadmap Changes article on PlayLostArk.com.

Heroes of Arkesia,

The June "Summer Heat" update arrives next week on June 19, bringing the next chapter of Lost Ark with the introduction of the Chaotic Continent of South Kurzan and the first Kazeros Raid — Echidna. Join Community Manager Roxx for the June episode of Eye on Arkesia, where she'll discuss the plans for June 2024. This series covers game updates, new videos, and more, ensuring you stay informed about everything new in Lost Ark. The full release notes will drop on Tuesday, June 18. We're also excited to announce a new Echidna-themed community art contest!

[previewyoutube]MEDIA - Eye on Arkesia June 2024[/previewyoutube]

We’re excited to announce a special art contest for the upcoming Echidna Raid. Players will have the opportunity to create Echidna-themed loading screens that will be added into the game for several months during the summer, while Echidna is a featured endgame raid. Three winners will be selected. Learn about the prizes and requirements in the article on PlayLostArk.com.

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:

[h3]Summer Celebration Gift[/h3]

• 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.

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!