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How to get the Witcher Mokoko skins in Lost Ark

The Lost Ark Witcher Mokoko Skins are just one small part of the MMO's current crossover event with the popular fantasy series. There are Witcher potions, jukebox songs, a card set, a title, new quests, and plenty of other thematic junk to get you in the monster murdering mood...
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Lost Ark x The Witcher Release Notes

Heroes of Arkesia,

The January “Lost Ark x The Witcher” Update arrives in Arkesia tomorrow. Unravel mysteries with Geralt and his crew, explore all-new events, earn themed rewards, and gain access to a variety of quality of life updates to make everyday adventuring in Arkesia a smoother experience. Downtime will begin on January 18 at 12AM PDT (8AM UTC) and is expected to last 4 hours.

Spotlight: Lost Ark x The Witcher

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A beautiful island’s festivities have been interrupted by a mystifying vortex. Uncovering the mysteries will lead to encounters with iconic characters from The Witcher on an all-new island and in new event quests! As you work with Geralt, Ciri, Dandelion, Yennefer, and Triss through a series of story and daily quests, a variety of Witcher themed items are available as rewards. Quest rewards include Witcher Potions, 2 Jukebox songs, a new Card Set featuring 5 Witcher Characters, a Stronghold structure, Emoticons & Selfie Stickers, and even a Title! The Lost Ark x The Witcher collaboration and event will begins with this update and runs until February 22. New character customization scars will also be available.

Unlock the all-new event island by speaking with the Guild Investigator in major cities. Participating in the event requires completion of the [Set Sail!] Main Story Quest, which unlocks the ability to sail around Arkesia. With Main Quests & Daily Quests to be completed, players can use the Ocean Liner for quick trips to White Wolf Haven Island.

Store Updates

Gear up like Geralt and Ciri with new Witcher Themed cosmetics found in the in-game store— from a wallpaper & Jukebox song to weapon skins to full outfits that add Witcher hairstyles, you’ll strike fear into the heart of all monsters in Arkesia. Other new skins, bundles, pets, and mounts also accompany the update. Find them showcased below!

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[h3]Wallpaper: Kaer Morhen[/h3]

[h3]New Year’s Wish Skins[/h3]

[h3]Baby Calf Pet[/h3]

[h3]Tiger Mount[/h3]

For the full list of guild updates, quest updates, QoL updates and notable bug fixes, you can find the full release notes on PlayLostArk.com. In the meantime, we’ll see you in Arkesia!

Lost Ark’s latest effort to tackle its bot problem ended up banning lapsed players

Free to play fantasy MMO RPG Lost Ark got a bit too happy with its banhammer over the weekend, with lapsed players taking to the game’s Steam page to complain that they’d been banned for no reason other than inactivity. Players, or at least former players, of Lost Ark left more than 1300 negative reviews of the game on Saturday, and more than 1000 on Sunday. They claimed they’d received bans that appeared on their Steam profile without actually logging into the game recently.

False Bans Following January Bot Ban Waves

Greetings Heroes of Arkesia,

Following a recent wave of bot bans, we saw an increase in ban appeals from players who were been incorrectly impacted by these bans.

We determined the error that triggered these false bans, and have reversed for all affected players regardless of whether a support ticket has been filed. This means any game bans or marks on your Steam account have been removed, or will be removed without penalty shortly.

If for any reason you have persisting issues, please reach out to Customer Support. Thank you!

Thank you for your reports and patience as we worked to make this right with affected players.

Lost Ark dev Smilegate is working on bringing back all those real accounts it accidentally banned

Lost Ark developer Smilegate recently banned a wave of bots to prevent cheating, but a number of real players have found they were banned too.

Bot bans obviously aren't uncommon in any online game, particularly MMOs which can have huge playerbases. Smilegate recently put a ban wave into effect on Steam, getting rid of a large number of bots, but it also seems real players were caught up in the crossfire.

The ban appears to have mostly affected players that haven't logged in in a number of months, or those that have a small playtime. While a ban might not really matter to the player that isn't too invested in the game, bans do matter for your overall Steam account. Recent reviews on the game's Steam page are mostly negative at the time of writing as a result of the recent ban.