Lost Ark Update to Top Issues - April 1

After the changes introduced on March 24, we’re back with an update to top issues we’ve seen within the community.

March 24 Weekly Update

Last week we communicated some upcoming adjustments to honing materials, new events, and the start of Competitive Proving Grounds Season 1. These all arrive in this week’s update, releasing on March 24! Find the release notes here.

Competitive Proving Grounds Season 1

Competitive Proving Grounds Season 1 starts this week - take a sneak peek at what you can expect and how to prepare for the first season.

Omen Cosmetics - Available Now

Find the new Omen Cosmetic Collection showcased here, complete with armor, weapon, and mount skins.

Lost Ark NA East Servers Down

Looks like Lost Ark is having some unexpected problems with NA East servers crashing. The team is already aware of the situation and are working on fixing the issue.

Lost Ark New Skins Gift & Team Update

A joint update from Smilegate RPG and Amazon Games on how we're addressing player concerns.

Lost Ark Maintenance - Hotfix - March 15

All servers and regions will be coming down for a hotfix tonight, on March 15 at 12 AM PT / 7 AM UTC / 8 AM CET. The Lost Ark maintenance will last approximately 4 hours. This hotfix will patch a few key issues and add in the Fever Time weekend event.

Lost Ark Tytalos Guardian Raid Bugged

Seems like our dear friend Tytalos is bugged again, and Amazon Games are working with Smilegate RPG to push a fix on Monday, according to the recent announcement [https://forums.playlostark.com/t/issue-within-the-tytalos-guardian-raid/258031] on the forums. > Heroes of Arkesia, We are aware of an issue within the

Lost Ark Update to Top Issues - March 11

Heroes of Arkesia, Staying transparent is important to us, and we want to share updates about the game and any issues we are working through with you as consistently as possible. As content arrives and updates are released into the game, you may see these Top Issue updates being published

Lost Ark Omen Skins

Edit: The Omen Cosmetics are now available [https://lostarkdatabase.com/guides/march-2022-omen-collection]. The March Update [https://lostarkdatabase.com/guides/march-2022-release-notes] introduces the Omen skin collection to the in-game store. These cosmetics will be available in exchange for Royal Crystals until the April Update releases Table of Contents 1. Package Prices

March Update Release Notes

Heroes of Arkesia, The March Update with new content and a swath of bug fixes has arrived! Downtime for the update will begin on March 10 at 12AM PT (8AM UTC) and is expected to last 4 hours. Find the new content (including a few additions from our previous announced

Abyss Raid - Argos

Heroes, Arkesia needs your help. The recent events in Punika have caused an ancient threat to arise - the traitorous Guardian Argos. Five-hundred years have passed, but the people of Punika still recount the tales of the Chain War and the Guardian Albion’s colossal clash with Argos. Legends tell

Weekly Update - March 3

Heroes of Arkesia, Downtime for this week’s update will begin at 10PM PT (6AM UTC), with an expected downtime of 6 hours. This update will include general bug fixes, work on improving issues with matchmaking, and the balance updates to some Tier 1 and Tier 2 content that we

Lost Ark Update to Top Issues – March 2

Heroes of Arkesia, We appreciate your patience while we work through these launch window issues. Your feedback and issue reports are extremely helpful and appreciated, as we continue working together to make Lost Ark the best it can be. Crystalline Aura Fix In the weekly maintenance that took place on

March Update Reveal

Heroes of Arkesia, While we launched just a few short weeks ago, fans of Lost Ark know that there is a wealth of content present in the Korean version that has yet to make its way to the western shores of Arkesia. We’ll be working closely with Smilegate RPG

Legends of Lost Ark Celebration Weekend

Heroes of Arkesia, In all the Legends of Lost Ark excitement, our zealous teams made quick work of the Objectives and progressed through the four Twitch Drop Tiers very quickly, leaving many viewers in various states of acquiring them. In an effort to end Legends of Lost Ark on a

Current Top Issues Update

Heroes of Arkesia, We are aware of multiple issues continuing to be reported over the weekend and are working day and night with Smilegate RPG to get them addressed. Europe Queues We know that players are still experiencing long queues in Europe. The Europe Central region is at capacity and

Introducing the Europe West Region

On Thursday, February 17 at 6PM CET (9AM PT), we will open a second region for European players. Before you decide where to call home, here’s everything you need to know. Due to overwhelming demand in Europe [https://lostarkdatabase.com/guides/new-european-region-update] we are opening a second region for

Player Grants: Lost Ark Launch Week Recap

Heroes of Arkesia, After last week’s launch, we shared our plans to grant a Launch Gift and additional Founder’s Pack items so players can explore other servers, alongside compensation to players impacted by issues on the Galatur server. We wanted to gather all the information in one place,

New European Region Update

Heroes of Arkesia, We’re blown away by the number of players that have joined us in Lost Ark since our launch on Friday. Arkesia is filled to the brim with eager players, so we’re working as quickly as possible to set up an entirely new region of servers

Regarding Central Europe Server Queues

Heroes of Arkesia, With the massive number of heroes that have joined us since Friday’s launch, we are aware that the current queue times for servers across the Central Europe region can be extensive. We are actively working alongside the Smilegate RPG team in order to explore multiple options

Lost Ark Vanquisher Starter Pack

Lost Ark has launched and is available to play for free! For interested adventurers looking to stuff their inventories with plenty of items to aid them on the journeys ahead, three Starter Packs are now available for purchase - the Apprentice, Explorer, and Vanquisher bundles. You can find the full

Team Update: Founder’s Packs & Server Status

Heroes of Arkesia, During the Head Start period of Lost Ark's launch, a massive number of heroes arrived in Arkesia. While we are thrilled to have so many players joining us, we also recognize that this has brought about large queues on our more popular servers, leading to

Guide

Life Skills - Hunting

Overview Life skills in Lost Ark are unique in terms of both mechanics and the materials they yield – hunting is no exception. As a hunter you will be laying traps and throwing machetes on unsuspecting rabbits and – depending on your luck – martens, then flay them for drops you can use