[2023] The Art of War Release Notes - March 15 at 12AM PDT / 7AM UTC / 8AM CET

Update: > Due to the updates needed for the release of our March update we need to extend the maintenance for all regions. We expect the servers to be back before 8 AM PT / 4 PM CET but we’ll keep you updated. Thank you for your patience.

Heroes of Arkesia,

We’re happy to say that the issue gating the release of The Art of War update has been resolved. Ultimately, our in-game moderation system required additional configuration resulting in the anticipated delay conveyed in earlier messaging. The revisions have passed our QA review and we’re on track to deliver the content based on our original schedule. Thanks for playing Lost Ark and enjoy the new Artist class!

Put your PvP skills to the test in a new 96-player (48v48) Realm versus Realm mode, support allies in creative ways with the new Artist Advanced Class, experience a host of Quality of Life (QoL) updates and read through the comprehensive balance changes in this release. There’s also a variety of impactful progression events which include a Punika Powerpass and Hyper Express Plus Event to quickly level up new characters. Find the full list of quality of life improvements, events, cosmetics, balance changes, and other updates below.

Please see the update to timing below

Unfortunately during testing we found an issue with the March update that was not able to be resolved. Because of this we will not be able to release the March update, The Art of War, at this time. We will still need to have our weekly downtime tonight at 12am PT and the expected downtime will be 4 hours. Please stay tuned for more updates when we have them. We thank you for your patience and understanding.

Updated 3/14/23 - 10:30pm PT: We’re happy to say that the issue gating the release of The Art of War update has been resolved. Ultimately, our in-game moderation system required additional configuration resulting in the anticipated delay conveyed in earlier messaging. The revisions have passed our QA review and we’re on track to deliver the content based on our original schedule. Thanks for playing Lost Ark and enjoy the new Artist class!

We need to extend the scheduled maintenance for all regions. We expect the servers to be back around 6 AM PT / 2 PM CET but we will let you know as soon as we have more information to share. Thank you for your patience.

Today’s maintenance will be extended for an additional hour as we work to get the game back up and running. The new estimated end time is 7 AM PT / 3 PM CET. We apologize for the continued delays.

Due to the updates needed for the release of our March update we need to extend the maintenance for all regions. We expect the servers to be back before 8 AM PT / 4 PM CET but we’ll keep you updated. Thank you for your patience.

Maintenance has been completed and the servers are back online. Thank you for your patience.