Lost Ark has laid the foundation for new EU servers with today’s update. The new region EU-West will launch tonight. Additionally, new compensation for all players has been announced.
What are these servers? On February 17 at 6:00 PM German time, the servers in the new region Europe West will be launched. This region was introduced this morning with a patch and operates completely independently from Europe Central, the current European servers.
On the new servers, you will start completely from scratch in terms of characters and account level. However, there are a few bonuses that we will discuss throughout the article.
The eight new servers are named:
- Rethramis
- Tortoyk
- Moonkeep
- Stonehearth
- Shadespire
- Tragon
- Petrania
- Punika
Currently, no server has been “claimed” by the German community.
The developers do not expect the queues to disappear completely with this change, but they hope they will at least reduce.
Compensations for joining the new servers
What do players receive on the new servers? With the announcement of the new region EU-West, there was some criticism as players starting there would have a significant disadvantage.
The developers have acknowledged this and announced some compensations:
- Those starting on a new server will automatically receive the login rewards from the last 10 days with the next maintenance.
- There will be new, special login rewards on the new servers.
- The Royal Crystals (real money currency) and the Crystalline Aura will be transferred to the new region.
- Buyers of Founders Packs who redeemed their items before February 14 will receive a second, adjusted Founders Pack on February 19. More on this here: Lost Ark fulfills major player wish, makes server change more attractive.
Do other players get something too? Yes, just last week, new gifts were announced, including a legendary mount. These gifts will be given to all players who log in and create a character by March 2.
What do you think about the incentives for the new servers? Is that enough for you to switch to EU-West to avoid the queues?
