For the Lost Ark Weekly Update on March 24, casual and full-time players alike have lots to look forward to. Adjustments to Honing Materials, new Events, and the beginning of Competitive Grounds Season 1 goes live in this week's update. Downtime will begin at 12AM PT (7AM UTC) on March 24, with an expected downtime of 8 hours.
Read on for the full list of changes.
Casual Guardian Raid Event
Relax, play, and get honing rewards!
An effect called “Scale of Balance” will applied to change the character's stats to match the Guardian's level. The difficulty will also be adjusted depending on the number of participants in the raid.
Guardians that can be challenged during the event are the following:
- Helgaia
- Frost Helgaia
- Lumerus
- Ur'Nil
- Vertus
- Chromanium
- Nacrasena
- Dark Legoros
- Icy Legoros
- Calventus
- Levanos
The Casual Guardian Raid event will last for a month, and players with item level 250 and above are eligible to participate.
Entry is limited to once a day per roster, and event specific coins can be earned to trade for rewards at a new vendor. Completing the Raid during the week will grant 200 coins, while 300 coins will be granted on weekends. The new vendor will be present in major cities beside the entrance to the event. Items available to trade include Tier 1, 2, and 3 honing material chests, Metallurgy and Tailoring Books, and a T3 Gem chest.
Competitive Proving Grounds Season 1
Competitive Proving Grounds Season 1 begins after the March 24 downtime for the update. Players will be able to battle each other for prestige and rewards. Your rank is determined by your “Competitive Match Average Score,” and the rewards you receive are also dependent on this score. The ranks are as follows:
- Grand Master: Top 30 players in the region
- Master: Top 31 – 100 players in the region
- Diamond: 2000+
- Platinum: 1800 – 1999
- Gold: 1600 – 1799
- Silver: 1400 – 1599
- Bronze: 1399 or below
More information can be found here.
Lost Ark Player Gifts
Lost Ark, first released in South Korea in 2019, celebrates its Western launch. Korean players received gifts to commemorate the launch, and Amazon Games & Smilegate RPG wants everyone to be included.
“We’re so grateful for all of you who have joined us on the start of this adventure and we’re excited about the long future ahead! To help you on this journey with us, enjoy a gift full of fun cosmetics and useful materials.”
Lost Ark players will be receiving the following
- New Animal Skin Selection Chest
- Mokokon Pet Selection Chest
- Moko-board Mount Selection Chest
- Lost Ark United Structure
- Appearance Change Ticket
- Pheons x132
- Menelik's Tome x5
- Legendary Card Pack Selection Chest x2
Jukebox songs were also announced, but the devs are holding off on these rewards as that content has not yet made its way to the Western version of Lost Ark. Instead, we are getting the following chests, and players can choose between the options listed below it.
- 5 Leapstone Selection Chests
- Harmony Leapstone x50
- Life Leapstone x50
- Honor Leapstone x30
- 6 Guardian Stone Selection Chests
- Guardian Stone Fragment x1000
- Guardian Stone x1000
- Guardian Stone Crystal x200
- 2 Destruction Stone Selection Chests
- Destruction Stone Fragment x1000
- Destruction Stone x1000
- Destruction Stone Crystal x200
- 1 Honing Special Material Selection Chest
- T1 Metallurgy Book x2 & Tailoring Book x10
- T2 Metallurgy Book x2 & Tailoring Book x10
- 2 Fusion Material Selection Chests
- Caldarr Fusion Material x50
- Simple Oreha Fusion Material x25
All of these gifts will show up in your Product Inventory after the weekly update. New players will also be granted these gifts upon their first log-in.
Arkesia Grand Prix Reward Adjustments
- Added Metallurgy & Tailoring Books (used to increase honing rates) to the weekly reward table.
- Increased quantities of weekly honing materials to ensure players are rewarded for participation.
- Destruction Stone Crystal (Bound) is now in bundles of 50 and can be redeemed up to 10 times.
- Guardian Stone Crystal (Bound) is now in bundles of 150 and can be redeemed up to 10 times.
- Increased coins earned to make purchasing the new items and snagging the rewards you want easier. Chaos Dungeons and Guardian raids now grant 125 coins (instead of 100) for the first two daily completions per character. The Grand Prix itself can now award up to 888 coins for a daily completion, up from 800.
New Fraud and Bot Prevention System
Bots continue to be a pressing problem for the Lost Ark player base. In this update, a new prevention system cracking down on bots and fraudulent purchases will be introduced. Players whose Steam account in good standing and have met the small purchase requirement needed to use Steam's social systems shouldn't be impacted. Players who have not met this “Trusted” status will have reduced access to a small number of social and economic system, specifically:
- Initiating player-to player trades (requests can still be received)
- Sending in-game gifts
- Exchanging Royal Crystals for Gold
- Sending in-game mail with attachments
“Our goal is for players to always enjoy their time in Lost Ark, safe from users engaging in fraudulent purchases or the negative impact bots have on both the economy and player experience. The only dangers in Arkesia should be the Demonic hordes, voracious wildlife, and colossal Guardians. We strive to remain both flexible and transparent, listen to feedback, and create the best experience possible. Please remember that real-money transactions (RMT) such as buying or selling Gold or other in-game items (to players or on secondary marketplaces) is prohibited under our Code of Conduct and will result in disciplinary action.”
Alongside the new bot prevention system, there will also be additional improvements to Lost Ark's anti-cheat programs to prevent cheaters.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue that allowed players to accept the quest “Off to the Races” without being level 50.
- Fixed voice chat related issues in the South America region.
- Fixed an issue that could cause Adventure Island rewards to only be claimable once during the weekend.
- Fixed an issue with the World Boss Achievement. Players that earned this achievement previously will now see it completed.
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