Lost Ark Online

Ehrgeix

Trakanon Raider
191
129
Yeah, good changes and the kr dev stream sounds like further better changes coming too. Just sucks they waited so long / let things get bad enough they have to do so much fixing and apologizing.
 

Voldeth

Trakanon Raider
1,291
646
How easy is this to get back into?
This really depends on your goals and what you mean by getting back into. The game is not friendly for returning players as you're tossed a lot of systems and progressing systems that have since been added to the game. The result of this is that people often feel overwhelmed and since most people can't be bothered to watch a Youtube video will just quit. With that being said, if you have a day or so to spare, the returning player experience can be quite good after going over the systems, specifically including;

1) You'll get a lot of interesting Power Up's that will make your character feel stronger & stronger every day/week.
2) You'll have access to a metric fuckton of MMO content that will be easily accessible through solo raids.
3) You'll be able to progress the horizontal shit a lot easier as all of this has been made more player friendly.
4) You'll have quite a bit of story to play through and enjoy.

None of the above matters if you get frustrated with receiving 10 billion catch up items upon logging in and feeling overwhelmed but, from a content standpoint, there's a lot of good that is highly enjoyable for any returning player and the price point ($0) is a good one.
 
  • 3Like
Reactions: 2 users

Malakriss

Golden Baronet of the Realm
12,998
12,370

Abbreviated system updates:

Raid Balance & Resurrection System for Kazeros Raids​

With the June monthly update arriving several weeks after the Act 3 raid, we will be implementing a resurrection system and decreasing the difficulty of several past raids (Behemoth, Echidna, Aegir, and Brelshaza). The June release notes will have full detailed descriptions for both the raid balance adjustments along with the resurrection system, but the quick summary is that each player will receive a single revive (per gate attempt), that can be used after dying to most things (excluding certain patterns or wipe mechanics). This will allow the first few weeks of the Frontier System to remain challenging for Act 3, but will ensure that all raids become more accessible for casual players and alternate characters.

Stylebook & Stronghold Portrait Systems​

We’re excited to announce that the Stylebook feature will be arriving in the main June update at the end of the month.

Summer 2025​

Mokoko Bootcamp​

While we saw a lot of positive feedback reinforcing the decision to tie Mokoko status to 10x Raid Clears, we also saw some player concerns about the system still having an Item Level cap after we shared the planned changes, so we wanted to share the planned level. When the Mokoko Bootcamp returns this summer with the adjustments, it will be extended to include Aegir (Act 1) Hardmode and Brelshaza (Act 2) Normal Mode. For these raids, we plan for the Item Level cap to be at 1689

Skin Collection Book​

Quick context; it’s a feature that allows for a more organized cosmetic collection and expands the number of available slots to stash cosmetics in your inventory. This will release alongside the Paradise system this summer

Una’s Task Improvements​

Daily Una’s Tasks will be improved to help balance the amount of daily/weekly ‘homework’ activity when the Paradise system is added into the game. Daily tasks will remain, but once the reputation milestones are reached, the tasks will disappear. Daily Una’s rewards will be moved to weekly quest rewards.

Mileage Shop​

Our policy for the Mileage Shop will be providing 10% of past Royal Crystals spent through the in-game shop as “Prestige Points”, which can be exchanged for a variety of rewards in the Mileage Shop. It’s important to note that Prestige Points are not awarded for Steam DLC or MTX items, or for items purchased with Crystals. This will also retroactively apply to past Royal Crystal expenditures. We are currently targeting August for the full release of the Mileage Shop.
 

Malakriss

Golden Baronet of the Realm
12,998
12,370
KR patch notes - T4 Level 6 bound gems on vendor

15 new items have been added to the Single Mode Exchange Shop.
  • Metallurgy: Karma [11-14] (Bound) - 3x for 300 medals each
  • Tailoring: Karma [11-14] (Bound)
  • Destiny's Destruction Stone Pouch
  • Destiny Guardian Stone Pouch
  • Destiny Breakthrough Stone Box
  • Fragment of Destiny Pouch (Small) - 10 bags for 500 medals
  • Abidos Fusion Material (Bound) - 50 T4 fusions for 250 medals
  • T4 Re-forge Auxiliary Material Box
  • T4 Artifact Grade Trinket Selection Box
  • Unidentified Great Emergency Stone
  • Level 6 Jewel of Radiance (Bound) - 1 gem for 300 medals
  • Bracelet of the Noble Savior
  • Transcendence Relic Restoration Ticket: Weapon Box
  • Behemoth Scales - 40 for 140 medals
  • Hellfire Keystone - 20 for 200 medals


West has a guardian event for a month. Sonavel through Drex can all drop the same random gold box 5k-20k (up to 6 per day for the roster) but they also drop free tap mat boxes bound to roster based on which tier you kill.
 
Last edited:

Malakriss

Golden Baronet of the Realm
12,998
12,370
We are currently targeting this fall (around October) to merge NA West & NA East, so we will have one region for North America and one for Europe.
edit: they are moving the Powerpass to July so new/returning players can immediately take advantage of bootcamp and not have to wait for class drop in August
 
Last edited:

BoozeCube

The Wokest
<Prior Amod>
55,747
333,074

The game is on a constant downward trends on the steam charts. Kind of sad because they probably could have revitalized it with T4 as a fresh start instead of making it more greed/whale based.
 

Malakriss

Golden Baronet of the Realm
12,998
12,370
The game is on a constant downward trends on the steam charts. Kind of sad because they probably could have revitalized it with T4 as a fresh start instead of making it more greed/whale based.
The development path is strongly hinting they could be going straight to T5 right after Kazeros and telegraph they aren't going to camp in tiers like they did T3.

That would offer the ability to make bigger changes assuming they can learn what they are doing wrong with the info they have from 3 different markets. Their own base spamming why they are unhappy, the Western audience conveying why their dev path can't last long term in the global market, and the Chinese server veering offroad on their own path to keep their huge population engaged.
 

Voldeth

Trakanon Raider
1,291
646

Took a break when the last raid released but going to check out this Paradise release with a friend who is coming back, they don't make it easy with the Azena Blessing shit though.
 

BoozeCube

The Wokest
<Prior Amod>
55,747
333,074

Took a break when the last raid released but going to check out this Paradise release with a friend who is coming back, they don't make it easy with the Azena Blessing shit though.

The new Azena's shit is pretty aids, it feels scummy and predatory but that is what all P2Wins are.. They could of just added that shit to the Aura and called it a day.
 
  • 1Like
Reactions: 1 user

Malakriss

Golden Baronet of the Realm
12,998
12,370
Mana food should be deleted, raise baseline regen so it covers all class needs. Could have an honest discussion over the new P2W once that happens but it isn't in the game's best interest.
In the August Update, we’re going to make a change to Ebony cube and how it interacts with Paradise. This change will double the rewards provided by Ebony Cube, but reduce the Cube Ticket drop rate by 50% (in all places, including the guild shop and dispatches). We think this change will make Ebony Cube more exciting to play, and will also help decrease the amount of homework content with the addition of Paradise. Please note; as some players have massive stockpiles of tickets, and others have been dutifully running cubes whenever they get a ticket, 2 tickets will combine into one ticket (with the new doubled rewards) when the update takes place to maintain a fair balance for all players.
Similarly, we’re still working to tune the details of the upcoming road/path style progression event arriving alongside the Valkyrie, but will provide an update as soon as we finalize the details on the types of rewards, along with the Item Level requirements.

2025 Swimsuit Skins​

Summer is definitely heating up in Arkesia. Showing off the full line of swimsuit skins would’ve required us to add an age-gate to the website— but don’t worry, they’ll all be in-game tomorrow! You’ll be able to preview and see the full collection in the in-game store.
 

Malakriss

Golden Baronet of the Realm
12,998
12,370
RU patch is getting the new trust system in August, global likely will too. Key point is the tax is on personal trades / mail vs Trust value, but they also cap AH items including T4 acc which is not going to be well liked in the west.

 

Malakriss

Golden Baronet of the Realm
12,998
12,370
Bonus Powerpass
In the August Update, we will also be granting all players an additional South Kurzan Powerpass!

To ensure that players in Tier 3 can be competitive in the weekly Crucible rankings, and for new players/returning players building characters and learning new playstyles, we’re going to move the Hyper Awakening and Hyper Awakening Skills (T-Skills) to unlock in Tier 3.

Rise of the Valkyrie Event​

  • Event Target Item Level: 1640 – below 1681 can start the event.
  • Honing Support Effects will be provided from Item Level 1660 to 1680.
  • T4 (1640) Rare Hell Key x1
    • Cost - Ebony Cube 1st Unlock x2
  • T4 (1640) Epic Hell Key x1
    • Cost - Ebony Cube 1st Unlock x3
  • T4 (1640) Legendary Hell Key x1
    • Cost - Ebony Cube 1st Unlock x5
  • T4 (1680) Rare Hell Key x1
    • Cost - Ebony Cube 2nd Unlock x2
  • T4 (1680) Epic Hell Key x1
    • Cost - Ebony Cube 2nd Unlock x3
  • T4 (1680) Legendary Hell Key x1
    • Cost - Ebony Cube 2nd Unlock x5
  • T4 (1680) Epic Hell Key x1
    • Cost - Ebony Cube 3rd Unlock x2
  • T4 (1680) Legendary Hell Key x1
    • Cost - Ebony Cube 3rd Unlock x4
 

Voldeth

Trakanon Raider
1,291
646
August Patch Notes:


Twitch drops (highlighted the important):

1755644388321.png
 

Daidraco

Avatar of War Slayer
10,831
11,563

Multiview link for the Kazeros world first race.

Trailer for the raid:


Watching that fight.. I feel like my little Artillerist just aint fast enough to be doing that type of content. Dude was already slow and I had to predict where shit would land then, so I cant imagine how punishing this new shit would be.
 

Voldeth

Trakanon Raider
1,291
646
Watching that fight.. I feel like my little Artillerist just aint fast enough to be doing that type of content. Dude was already slow and I had to predict where shit would land then, so I cant imagine how punishing this new shit would be.

You haven't played in a long time and your knowledge of the class mechanics and changes is far too outdated. While the fight is incredibly challenging and Arti's do need to predict quite a bit, you have shit like 90% damage reduction while in your turret, so while other classes need to stay on top of shit while also dodging, an Arti who needs to predict a bit more has a huge advantage of being able to eat most regular damage.

You should give it a try, our resident Lost Ark super fan BoozeCube BoozeCube would help set you up; he makes me look like a casual player now!
 
  • 1Like
Reactions: 1 user