On the night of October 4, the developers of Lost Ark shared their plans for the rest of 2022. Surprisingly, there are two new classes and the largest raid in the MMORPG. We at MeinMMO summarize.
What was shown exactly? The presented roadmap provides an overview of the features that are all set to be released in 2022. However, detailed information is still not available for most items. Nevertheless, we now know, at least the key points, what to expect in October, November, and December in Lost Ark.
These include new content for all player types as well as events, new classes, new raids, outfits, and more. Extensive balance changes to some of the most important DPS classes were also announced.
These are the plans: Below we provide you with a rough overview with a timeline of what you can expect in the next 3 months. After that, we’ll go into detail on the individual points.
October:
- The “Mystic Abyss Raid” comes as a new event to Arkesia. It targets players with a Gearscore of 1,302 and higher.
- The hellish difficulty for the Legion Raid Vykas from a Gearscore of 1,460.
- With the “Achates Trial”, a new form of Guardian Raids is introduced. It is said to be particularly difficult.
- The express event for faster leveling continues and the 2nd season of the PvP tournaments starts.
- The 2nd season of the Arkpass also starts in October, along with a Halloween event featuring new skins.
November:
- The Reaper as a new subclass of assassins.
- A new system to better manage the Tripods on equipment. This update has been live in Korea for some time and has been well received there.
- Extensive balance updates to equipment and classes.
- Improvements to your fortress and personal island.
- The “Mystic Abyss Raid” continues in November.
December:
- The Summoner as a new subclass of mages.
- A new express event to allow players to catch up to a high Gearscore faster.
- The Brelshaza Legion Raid in normal difficulty and a practice mode.
- The Calligos Guardian Raid from Gearscore 1,490.
- New Chaos Dungeons.
- A hard mode for the Cube and Boss Rush in Tier 3.
- New skins with a Christmas flair.
- With the bracelets, a completely new equipment piece comes to Arkesia.
The last new class was only introduced in September:
Challenging endgame content comes this month
What is the Mystic Abyss Raid? In the new event, you face off against the guardian Mystic. He once had an Ark and worked closely with Vaigrys, the creator of the Guardians. The event itself introduces a new, time-limited Abyss Raid, the “Scale of Harmony”.
The event and thus the raid is accessible from Gearscore 1,302, but normalizes your Gearscore to the same level. Therefore, you must know the boss mechanics and cannot simply overpower him.
For this, a dedicated vendor offers weekly rewards, which you can exchange for Mystic kills. However, what exactly these rewards entail is not yet known.
With Vykas through hell: You need a higher Gearscore for the hellish or “Inferno” difficulty of the Legion Raid Vykas. You may only enter with an item level of 1,460 and experience a true challenge.
Just like with the Inferno Valtan, you will not see how much health the boss has left. You can also expect more damage and other tricks from the new difficulty. You cannot overpower the boss here as you face Vykas with normalized equipment from the Book of Coordination.
As rewards, you can earn exclusive titles, achievements, and structures for your island, allowing you to showcase your skills.
What is Achates Trial? Similarly challenging is Achates Trial. It is a guardian raid that is said to be as difficult as the Inferno difficulty of the Legion Raids. Again, there are titles and achievements to win if you succeed in defeating the particularly hard Guardian Raid.
Again, your equipment does not matter. You will be normalized to the level of the Guardian through the Book of Coordination and cannot score with a high Gearscore.
What exact Gearscore you need to face Achates Trial is not yet indicated on the roadmap. However, it is conceivable that you must be in Tier 3.
New classes by the end of the year
Summoner to be released this year: With the Summoner, a subclass of mages, our version of Lost Ark has a rather special history. The class was actually already present in the beta, but was then cut at the last minute before release and replaced with the Sorceress.
In Korea, the Summoner has been in the game since release, which caused confusion regarding the decision. Especially among fans of the class who loved it in the beta.
Amazon promised to bring the class into the game in 2022, but after that, things went quiet about the Summoner. Now, at the last minute, the mage, who works with elemental summons, will arrive in Arkesia in December.
It focuses on ranged combat and powerful summons, of which you can activate and use four different types. This deals massive area damage to enemies.
Fan favorite comes as a surprise: Besides the already released Lancemaster, the assassin class of the Reaper was also among the fan favorites. It is surprisingly appearing outside of the normal schedule in 2022.
The swift assassin relies on a dagger, speed, and cunning to outmaneuver her enemies. She uses clones of herself and dark magic while outpacing her foes with sheer speed.
That she is coming this year is surprising because Lost Ark typically adheres to releasing a new class every 2 months. Thus, everyone expected only the Summoner in 2022. The fact that the Reaper is also coming, and even already in November, will certainly please many fans.
New content for endgame veterans
The largest Legion Raid: Brelshaza is the largest and one of the hardest raids in the entire MMORPG Lost Ark. The commander of the Phantom Legion is coming to our version of Lost Ark in December and is expected to shake up the endgame.
She brings the usual loot opportunities, but also a brand new equipment item drops from her, namely the bracelets. They count as accessories and enhance your stats but cannot carry engravings.
You will enter the raid again with two groups, so a total of 8 players. This is customary for Legion Raids, only Kokul-Saydon makes an exception to this. However, it quickly becomes unusual with the size of the raid. While all previous Legion Raids had only 2 or 3 gates, Brelshaza features a total of 6.
The requirements for your Gearscore increase every 2 gates. In normal difficulty, you can enter the first 2 gates at item level 1,490, the next at 1,500, and only at 1,520 for gates 5 and 6.
To prepare for the challenging mechanics, Brelshaza also comes, similar to Kokul-Saydon, with a practice mode at a lower Gearscore. In the “Phantom Astalgia: Déjà Vu”, you can participate starting from Gearscore 1,430. There is less loot, but you can learn the mechanics and prepare.
New guardian raid for endgame: The new bracelets are not only available from Brelshaza but also from other content at a similar high item level. In December, a new Guardian Raid of level 6 will also be introduced. You can defeat the Thunder Beast starting at Gearscore 1,490 and form the strongest Guardian Raid in the game from December onwards.
Even more content: In addition to the Guardian and Legion Raid from 1,490, more new content is coming to Arkesia that targets endgame players. There will also be new Chaos Dungeons in Southeast Vern, from which you can also obtain the bracelets.
A new version of the Cube and Boss Rush will also make its way into Lost Ark. All of these will be playable from Gearscore 1,490. Thus, a wide range of new content for true veterans of the MMORPG is coming to Arkesia in December.
New events and skins
New events bring familiar content: In addition to the new Mystic Abyss Raid and the express event mentioned above, things look thin so far. There is still no detailed information available, but it is expected that you will receive new events bringing already familiar mechanics.
It is conceivable that the express event will be further upgraded. Currently, new players are aided to Gearscore 1,415. With the high requirements of the upcoming content, it is possible that this value will be increased. However, there is still no detailed information on this.
New skins: New outfits for your characters have also been announced. New skins in the shop are expected for both Halloween and Christmas. What these look like is only partially known, but the image above already gives a first glimpse of the upcoming Halloween skins.
As for the Christmas skins, nothing is known yet, except that they are coming. Of course, you can expect a cozy Christmas atmosphere, but there are no images available yet.
Balance and Tripod changes
What changes are coming? In November, the western version of Lost Ark will also receive the Tripod update. Developers Smilegate will significantly alter how Tripods work in T3. It’s not about your normal skill tree, but about the Tripods that are present on your equipment starting from Gearscore 1,302.
A new currency will be introduced, and the Tripod inventory will be reworked. You can already check how it looks in Korea, where the update has been live for some time. A detailed overview of the topic can be found in this reddit post, among others.
Balance changes: A major balance update for our version of Lost Ark is also set to arrive in November. This will affect not just classes but also the set effect of the Hallucinations Relic Set. There will also be changes to the classes.
Mainly affected by the changes are the classes Berserker, Destroyer, Scrapper, Soulfist, Lance Master, Artillerist, Sharpshooter, Arcanist, Gunslinger, and the Machinist. Thus, many gunners are particularly affected.
However, the exact nature of these changes is still unknown. In the past, Amazon has not adhered 100% to the changes of the Korean version, making it difficult to predict here. For now, it seems we just have to wait.
What do you think of the roadmap? Do you find the plan for the rest of the year good, or would you have preferred something different? What do you think of the surprising announcement of the Reaper? Let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO. We are looking forward to your opinion.
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