Heroes of Arkesia,
As we head toward the February Anniversary Update, there are a few quick topics we wanted to provide some insight into.
First off, we wanted to give advance notice that with the February update and release of the next wave of progression events, that the restructuring of daily activities and the rewards will be arriving in the update. This will swap the ways that various materials are earned, which are character bound or tradeable, and include a variety of Quality of Life improvements in daily activities. The full details will be available to review in the release notes the day before the update. There will also be a bunch of other changes we know players are looking forward too, like the ability stone auto-cut tool, and new options for bulk honing / karma / quality tapping to help smooth out the process.
As part of the restructuring, we will also be removing the Purification system. We’ve seen mixed feedback, but have seen it hinder some players more than help, especially as it relates to Silver and Shards. We wanted to let you know in advance, so you can best plan what to do with your existing characters as we head toward the update, or any upcoming event characters, including the new class.
Speaking of the new class arriving, we have decided to go with Guardianknight as the official name in game. As we finalized the class with the development team, we took a deeper dive into Arkesia's lore and realized that Guardianknight is the best fit. In the world of Arkesia the knight's power comes from the Guardian Embereth. We know Dragonknight sounded pretty cool, but ultimately Guardianknight better aligns with the game's lore and source material.
The Guardianknight will also be accompanied by a free South Rimeria Powerpass for all players, and the latest express event that it released alongside in Korea, which is a new spin that features a free event track, along with a further cache of event character exclusive items available for Royal Crystals. Along with the in-game progression events, there will be a new celebration event, packed with player gifts, special new celebrations on Twitch, and much more.
We’re very excited to celebrate the 4th Anniversary with you, and are working to prepare a lot of fun moments for the Lost Ark community in February. In the meantime, we’ll see you in Arkesia.