Lost Ark News

Heroes of Arkesia,

The August “Calm Before the Storm” Update arrives in Arkesia tomorrow. Downtime will begin on August 14 at 12 a.m. PT (7 a.m. UTC) and is expected to last 6 hours.

The Calm Before the Storm Update is packed with changes built to make everyday life in Arkesia better! 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 Calm Before the Storm Release Page.

Heroes of Arkesia,

The August Update arrives next week, packed with changes built to make everyday life in Arkesia better! The major August Update will include many of the changes discussed within the 2024 Roadmap - Part 3 that we recently shared, including Indigo Island, Bound Gold, QoL improvements, and more— but we wanted to provide a few updates before its release. Our ‘Eye On Arkesia’ video series will be returning next month to cover these type of updates and what players can expect throughout the month.

The Echidna Raid nerfs will be arriving in August, but later in the month. Our teams at Amazon Games and Smilegate RPG are still working to fine-tune the adjustments. We are currently planning to release these changes in the weekly update on August 28, and will provide details leading up to that update.

Additionally, while we hoped to release the Style Book feature in the August Update, our teams hit a delay while preparing this feature for release in the West. We will continue working on preparing it for release in the West and will provide an update as soon as we have an updated plan.

Make sure to check out the 2024 Roadmap - Part 3 for an overview of the major pieces of content arriving over the next four months in Arkesia, and stay tuned for the full August Release Notes next week, which will detail the full slate of changes arriving. In the meantime, we’ll see you in Arkesia!

Heroes of Arkesia,

We’re excited to share the third part of the 2024 roadmap, which includes the major planned content pieces arriving in Arkesia over the next four months of 2024. Join Associate Franchise Leader Matthew Huston, Head of Editorial Henry Stelter, and Community Manager Roxanne Sabo for our team’s video update.

Find the full roadmap article here: Lost Ark Roadmap - Part 3

The roadmap content discussed are highlights we know players are eagerly awaiting, but the roadmap is not a comprehensive list of every change arriving in Arkesia over the next few months, and could change. As we approach each month, more details will be shared. New quality of life (QoL) updates, content balance tuning, adjustments to support new and returning players, and unique events may appear in the upcoming months. Stay tuned to our website and social channels for future Release Notes, including the full list of new content, cosmetics, content balance changes, events, and more included in our major monthly updates.

Heroes of Arkesia,

This week, our standard Wednesday maintenance will have a bigger batch of changes than a standard weekly update. We’re excited in incorporate some key progression changes based on player feedback! Downtime will begin on July 24 at 12 a.m. PT (7 a.m. UTC) and is expected to last up to 4 hours.

Before we dive into the updates, we’re excited to share that all players will be granted a 2024 Swimsuit Skin! We appreciate your ongoing support and passion for Lost Ark, and hope this helps you relax in the Arkesian sun during the summer months as we head toward Tier 4. We’ll let you know when this has been delivered to your Product Inventory, stay tuned to our social channels or the Official Lost Ark Discord.

[h3]General Updates[/h3]

• Elixir System: New feature to select an option for the last slot when refining an Elixir has been added, along with an option to skip Sage's cutscenes.
  
• Transcendence System: Conditions required to increase Elzowin's Grace level have been eased and added an option to speed up the Transcendence animation.
  
• Solo Raids: Honing material rewards increased and True Supporter buff improved.

[h3]Super Mokoko Express[/h3]
The Super Mokoko Express Event will be changed to allow the event to be activated on any character under item level 1620. After the conclusion of this maintenance, any players who have already picked a character for the event will be able to re-initiate the event in-game and pick a new (or the same) character to activate it on. Please note that any rewards already collected from the Super Mokoko Express Event will not be granted a second time following the update. You will still receive the event honing buffs on the character you choose, and will be able to earn any rewards that you did not already earn on the newly selected character.

Thank you for your feedback and support! We’ll see you in Arkesia.

Heroes of Arkesia,

New summer pets arrive in a Twitch Drop accompanying the Cool Retreat Update, available for members of the Lost Ark Creator Program to enable on their channel. There are 4 Drops, and unlike tiered Drops, watch time for each Drop is earned simultaneously.
Drop 1 - 2hrs - Amethyst Shard x1,000
Drop 2 - 4hrs - Epic Rapport Selection Chest
Drop 3 - 6hrs - Legendary Rapport Selection Chest
Drop 4 - 8hrs - Summer Pet Selection Chest

Make sure to head over to Twitch and watch your favorite Lost Ark content creators to earn the Twitch Drops before they end on August 14!