Lost Ark Online

China P2W > Korea gamba, the items he is describing let you select what engravings / affixes are on it as well.

Henry and Roxx posted goodbyes on twitter as their AGS contracts aren't being renewed. Server merges were announced for May so signs are pointing to (potentially) Amazon no longer having involvement with the game in the future.

It had a good run.

Amazon seems to want to distance themselves from the gaming sphere, so it doesn't completely shock me even though they're effectively just a publisher in the west.

PHASE 1 MERGES — AUGUST 26​

• Nineveh → Balthor
• Luterra → Vaigrys
• Brelshaza → Thaemine
• Ortuus → Arcturus
• Ratik → Elpon

PHASE 2 MERGES — SEPTEMBER 2​

• Balthor (now includes Nineveh) → Inanna
• Gienah → Arcturus (now includes Ortuus)

Bifrost save locations will reset. Slots will be recalculated based on your Roster Level and Ignea Tokens.
Character slots will reset to the default amount. Additional character slots that have been purchased will be returned as Character Slot Extension Tickets.
All characters will be sent to Universal Character Storage. Upon entering the character selection screen, a pop-up guide to the Universal Character Storage will be displayed. You will be able to move your characters in and out of this storage space freely.

This game had so much potential , which is more than i can say about most games over the past decade... Sucks they ran it into the ground.

Starting in early 2027 Amazon Game Studios will end its live service operations of Lost Ark, with Smilegate taking over going forward.

If you do not want your data transferred, we will provide an opt-out window where you can request that your account data not be sent to Smilegate. The opt-out window starts today, August 12 and will end prior to the transition date date. To begin the opt-out process, please visit this page.

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Playerbase is dwindling for global, but they will be doing a major overhaul of older gear and gameplay systems for winter.

• Gems: They will become roster-wide with higher levels to fuse (no specifics on max level)
• Cards: They become a collection-style system, where you no longer need to equip them. Instead, they provide stats based on collection status.
• Ability Stones: Removed, with existing progression transferred to a new system.
• Karma and Quality: Removed, with existing progression transferred to a new system.
• Bracelets and Accessories: Removed, with existing progression transferred to a new system.

They will expand ocean content with the new region called "Sea of Aldebaran". This region comes with 17 new Islands and 4 new Adventure Islands. Existing Adventure Islands will be retired (no longer part of the rotation, the places still exist).

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