Lost Ark News

Heroes of Arkesia,

As we announced last week, the Arkesia Ignited Update arrives on October 9, heralding a new age for new and veteran players alike. The time for the Allied Forces to gather in North Kurzan and unite in battle against Kazeros’ demonic legions will soon begin. We’re partnering with 8 current and returning Lost Ark content creators to host a special event on Twitch on October 8, beginning at 11AM PT (6PM UTC). In the event, participants will be collaborating to challenge Aegir with full Tier 4 gear and Ark Passive enabled to show audiences what true endgame power looks like. Find the full announcement in our Gear Up For Aegir article. Ahead of the stream tomorrow, we wanted to share where you can tune in on Twitch, and give a first look at the exclusive Twitch Drop for the event.

[h3]Participants[/h3]
Find links to all 8 Twitch Channels to ensure you tune in at 11AM PT (6PM UTC) for a special announcement, followed by group gameplay showing off Tier 4 systems as the group attempts to vanquish Aegir. Tune into your favorite streamer or favorite class!

• Maximum - Shadowhunter
  
• Sneakylol - Sorceress
  
• Evangelion0 - Gunlancer
  
• Stoopzz - Breaker
  
• Saintone - Deadeye
  
• Ohbenji - Soulfist
  
• MycaPlays - Artist
  
• LustKR - Artist
  

[h3]Twitch Drops[/h3]


The Drops are built to help you prepare and brace for battles in Tier 4, and traverse Arkesia in style. There are three Drops, and unlike tiered Drops, watch time for each Drop is earned simultaneously. Twitch Drops will be sent out after the maintenance for the Arkesia Ignited Update. The third Drop will also have different variations if claimed on an Ignite Server or Legacy Server, as the market will be disabled on Ignite Servers.

Drop 1 - 15mins - 3x Collective Battle Item Chests (each chest contains x10 chests of each battle item category)
Drop 2 - 30mins - A 2024 Summer Fruit Trail Effect Selection Chest
Drop 3 - 45mins

• Legacy Version - Jubilant Legendary Card Pack (Select) and Pheons x100
  
• Ignite Version - Jubilant Legendary Card Pack (Select), a 2024 Summertime Mokoko Cahni Skin Chest, and a Mokoko Pet Selection Chest.

In the meantime, we’ll see you in Arkesia, preparing for the storm to arrive in Tier 4!

Heroes of Arkesia,

The Arkesia Ignited Update arrives on October 9. The time for the Allied Forces to gather in North Kurzan and unite in battle against Kazeros’ demonic legions approaches. Many changes have released in Lost Ark over the past few years, from Solo Raids, to progression updates and overhauls to activities, to a gauntlet of challenging and engaging raids. With the Tier 4 update, Arkesia is about to evolve again — making it the perfect time to embark on your adventure, or resume where you left off.

To bolster the ranks of players ready to enter Tier 4, a special progression event arrives in the form of Ignite Servers. These accelerated servers will quickly level players up to 1620 and give them the tools to enter the fray, joining veteran players in the campaign against Kazeros.

We’ll guide you through the Ignite Server experience and how you or your friends joining the fight will be prepared for the challenges to come-- find the full article on our website: Ignite Servers - Join The Fight

Heroes of Arkesia,

The Arkesia Ignited Update arrives on October 9, heralding a new age for new and veteran players alike. The time for the Allied Forces to gather in North Kurzan and unite in battle against Kazeros’ demonic legions will soon begin.

This month, our plans will work a little differently than a normal Lost Ark update. While the major update will arrive on October 9 releasing Tier 4, North Kurzan, Ignite Servers, and much more, the colossal threat Aegir will be arriving in a new raid two weeks later, on October 23. This 2-gate Kazeros Raid will require you to face off against dangerous threats, with Akkan returning for a fight in the first Gate, and Aegir appearing as your foe in the second Gate.

As Tier 4 will take time to fully progress through and unlock its full potential, we wanted to give you a first look at some of the builds and character power you’ll be able to experience in Tier 4. We’re partnering with 8 current and returning Lost Ark content creators to host a special event on Twitch on October 8, beginning at 11AM PT (6PM UTC). In the event, participants will be collaborating to challenge Aegir with full Tier 4 gear and Ark Passive enabled to show audiences what true endgame power looks like.

At the beginning of the stream, our participants will be sharing a special announcement that you won’t want to miss— make sure you tune in! Need another reason to tune in? Each participant will have a Twitch Drop enabled only for the duration of the raid, so don’t miss your chance to snag some extra goods to help you in your journey. Heading toward the Gear Up For Aegir Livestream, we’ll reveal participants and the Twitch Drops! As we lock down the final balance of Ignite Servers, we also plan to share some more details we know players have eagerly been awaiting.

To ensure we don’t give away the surprise early, the Arkesia Ignited Release Notes will drop after the special announcement is made during the livestream, a few hours after our normal time.

[h3]Recap[/h3]

• Gear Up for Aegir Participant Reveals + Ignite Information - Heading toward October 8
  
• Gear Up for Aegir Twitch Event + Release Notes - October 8
  
• Arkesia Ignited Update - October 9
  
• Aegir Raid Unlock - October 23

In the meantime, we’ll see you in Arkesia, preparing for the storm to arrive in Tier 4!

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!