LOA ON Summer is an event for the Korean version of Lost Ark where the developers talk about the game and content coming in the future. Here you’ll find a recap of the most important things mentioned during the LOA ON Summer livestream.
Please note that the LOA ON Summer is only targeting the Lost Ark KR version. If or when any of the changes/features mentioned are coming to the western version is not known yet.
- New Lost Ark game director: There won’t be ONE game director, the position is filled by three team leaders who have been with the team for several years.
- Friends System Rework: Online/Away/Offline status, only roster friends
- Cross-server-interaction: Players will be able to add friends and visit the strongholds of players on different servers.
- [July] Tripod System Revamp: Will be a collection like engravings.
- Guardian Raids will be grouped as pre-Elgasia and after-Elgasia
- [August] New balance patch: Minor Changes for most classes, only certain classes will get major changes.
- Future plan for balancing: Small changes more frequently and not huge changes for all classes.
- [July] Training room improvements: Different gems, tripods, rune sets, and card sets will be added to improve testing conditions.
- [July] Test server improvements: Customizing armor, tripods, …
- [July] Aeromancer class:
- Will come in July (KR)
- Uses umbrella with hidden sword as weapon
- Synergy DPS
- [August] MVP System Improvements:
- Changes on the system of how MPV points are calculated
- More MVP types (last survivor, most counter attacks,…)
- MVP pose choosable
- MVP achievement badges
- A damage chart will not be added
- DPS Meter: Like gold River the new Game Directors aren’t supporting a DPS Meter for Lost Ark.
- [July] Proving Ground improvements:
- Feature to copy the Book of Coordinates of high rank players.
- AI play mode (playing against bots)
- Z-axis (height) improvements
- [September] Selfie Mode updates: filters, stickers, more natural gaze, more (freeze) poses and facial expressions, group photos
- [September] World Map improvements: Ability to zoom in/out via toggle bar, map can be dragged while zoomed in, guide tooltips for contintens/areas
- [August] New Skin roster storage (400 slots, search and filter system, free since you’re already paying for skins)
- New players in Legion Raids: Will get a buff for the first tries.
- [June] New story line after Elgasia
- [September] Stronghold updates: Decorating manor inside will be possible, farm updates, trophy display system,…
- [August] New guardian Sonabell (variation of Levanos), Lv 7 guardian
- [September] Challenge Guardian Kal Eligos
- Hell mode style, almost Legion Raid difficulty
- Cosmetic rewards like titles, skins,…
- [August] New Elgasia Rapports (Azakiel and Velumate, 100% Adventurer’s Tome possible)
- [July] KR Summer Event:
- Muharaka Event featuring 2 new minigames: “Run & Run Mokokos” (obstacle race, Fall Guys) & “Tooki Blast” (water baloon fight)
- New summer skins/weapon skins
- New summer pet
- Story Express (rewards for completing continents)
- Hyper Express Plus: Starting at 1340, helps to get to 1460 (rewards Argos gear, untradeable gems,…)
- New Lost Ark Pass (Season 3)
- [August] New Legion Raid commander: Akkan (3 gates and story questline), teamwork is key.
- [September] New Mokong island: side-scrolling mini game with story mode and boss mode, giving Island Soul
- Collaboration with Ocean World (water park): Event ingame and when you go there in person there will be Mokokos and stuff around.
- Special Collaboration with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (this winter)
- New gift for KR players: Silver, Pheons, Dye, special legendary card pack, Elgasia character selection wallpaper, song, summer mokoko skin, another skin
- Official Smilegate Merchandise Shop opening in August
- [July] New collectible: Music Box of Memory (10 to collect)
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