Players on western servers of Lost Ark are disappointed that the June update has been postponed again. At the same time, they have to watch as Korean and Russian servers receive exciting updates.
Originally, the major update with new dungeons, a Legion raid, and a new Power Pass was supposed to be released in mid-June. However, Amazon postponed the patch by a week, only to announce that the new content will not be available until June 30.
Players will have to wait a bit longer. At least Amazon has managed to block a large number of bots that have recently invaded Lost Ark.
Lost Ark West feels neglected
Why the envy? While the western community has been disappointed for two weeks in a row, Korean servers are receiving new skins. The Legendary Skins are available in the shop and not only look cool but also buff your character. Here you can check out the skins (via exputer.com):
The West was also supposed to receive new skins two weeks ago. Although not the Legendary Skins, Lost Ark planned to introduce the Yoz’s Jar Skins in the June roadmap, which have already caused an uproar since they could cost up to €530.
Whether the next class will be released as planned in July is uncertain due to the delay, but the publisher has at least adhered to the monthly milestones so far. Amazon also announced in the roadmap that the long-awaited Artist class will no longer come to the West in 2022. Thus, envy is also growing towards Russia and Japan, as the Artist is now playable there.
User rafaelsk summarized the community’s feelings on reddit within a meme:
The post receives a lot of support on reddit.
- DogOfBaskerville says: “Uff, that hurts… unfortunately quite true at the moment. But hey…lailai”
- David_mtg says: “Right now, I deeply regret waiting for the western version and investing so much time. I wish I had just started with the Korean version, with a VPN or something. Hopefully, we’ll get the option for a server transfer someday.”
- Ddevi_ quotes the developers: “‘You can look forward to the summer, it will be a good time for Lost Ark'”
- _XIIX_ says: “The image describes my feelings quite well. If they had at least done a global release of the Artist, I wouldn’t be so sad about the whole situation now.”
Amazon is hardly reacting to the criticism. They only claim to have been “blocked” for weeks, but explain nothing in detail. The community manager Roxx commented on this in the forum but could not reassure the players, rather causing more confusion.
Instead of the update, there was a smaller patch on June 23. Additionally, Amazon has extended the login rewards by one week.
What do you think about the situation in Lost Ark? Do you think the anger towards Amazon and the envy of Korean players is justified? Do you think the update will finally be released next week? Feel free to write it in the comments here on MeinMMO!
In general, the mood in Lost Ark has noticeably changed. You can also see this in the Steam reviews: Lost Ark now has only 60% positive reviews on Steam – What happened to the most popular MMORPG?
