Amazon and Smilegate RPG have taken to the official site of isometric MMORPG Lost Ark to reveal the plans for the future of the game for the next two months. In the near future, the team plans to focus on the horizontal content and giving players clear paths for progression.
The developers note that they want more players to reach the end-game before introducing Legion Raids, to ensure that players are able to explore the rich world of Arkesia and progress at their own pace without feeling pressured.
In April, players can look forward to the new Martial Artist Advanced Class – Glaivier. The Glaivier slices and dices her way through the battlefield, weaving together attacks with her spear and glaive. The Glaivier has two distinct skill sets which can be swapped between— Focus and Flurry— with each stance and skill set represented by one of her two weapons. The shorter spear is used to unleash a furious barrage in the Flurry stance, while the longer glaive harnesses Focus stance for gracefully lethal strikes and sweeping attacks.
The developers will also be adding a new continent – South Vern. What could be happening to this peaceful continent? Uncover the mysteries of South Vern as you venture into this new region, encounter new characters, and complete quests. South Vern will join Punika as the second Tier 3 continent, requiring an item level of 1340 to begin.
The game will be receiving general updates such as the improved co-op for Secret Maps, chat tab settings being shared across a player’s roster and improved book Book of Coordination settings: skill presets, tripod levels, skill runes, gems, etc.
In May, players will receive the new Warrior Advanced Class – Destroyer. Armed with a variety of skills centered around charging into the heart of the fray, their hammer attacks are so catastrophically crushing that Destroyers can bend gravity to their will— slowing, launching, pushing and pulling enemies— whatever it takes to utterly, beyond a shadow of a doubt, destroy them.
Players can also look forward to Trial Guardian Raids, a new weekly activity for those looking for a challenge, as well as a new batch of general updates such as improved party finder, loot dismantling and more.
The team also tentatively plans for new Guardian Raid – Deskaluda, requiring a high item level to encounter (1415), Legion Raid – Valtan (Normal & Hard), and more.
“Once again, this is not all of the content that will release in April & May. We’ll keep you up to date if anything changes as we work through both of those updates and work to ensure you know what is on the roadmap for coming months. We’re excited to watch you progress through your journeys in Arkesia, both in vertical content and horizontally, as you explore all Lost Ark has to offer. We’ll continue to evaluate data and listen to player feedback, and share summer roadmap content after April & May are wrapped up.
Thanks for joining us, and we’ll see you in Arkesia!”
