Lost Ark 2023 Roadmap - Part 1

Lost Ark has announced a couple of their new updates that will be arriving in early 2023. Covering from January to April, in the title they did state this is part 1 so we can expect more to come for the rest of the year and maybe a few surprises along the way. The full post is on their website but they have recently tweeted out their roadmap and what we can expect to come soon to Lost Ark. 

In this post, we are going to quickly cover all of the big exciting updates that will be coming to the game in early 2023. 

January:

This January Lost Ark has come out to confirm that they are collabing with The Witcher. This will come with mysteries that will allow you to interact with iconic characters from the Witcher, and an island with new events. 

Lost Ark will also be having new Witcher themed cosmetics, scars, cards, structures, and much more for those who chose to take part in this event. 

February:

Lost Ark will be celebrating their one-year anniversary of Lost Ark launch for the West and has announced they have a few events planned for this celebration.

Another thing that will be coming in February will be the Rowen continent. They have also released some lore for Rowen, and announced that this will be a place to PvP, players must choose a faction to be able to take part in the war over Rowen. There will be a ranking system and ways to gain faction XP, this can be done by participating in activities, daily, weekly, co-op quests, and killing members in the opposing factions. The war between Preigelli and Liebertane will begin in February.

March:

The biggest update that will be coming to Lost Ark in March will be the Tulubik Battlefield. This will be a new type of PvP content which will be between 96 players (48 v 48). This will b a full battlefield experience will players to fight, bases to capture, and special secondary objectives. 

There will be a requirement to participate in the Tulubik Battlefield. This is Item Level 1490 and also Rank 5 in your faction from the Rowen continent. 

April:

In April, Lost Ark will be releasing their next class for the West. This is The Artist. 

The Artist is the beginning of an entirely new class category which is named ‘Specialists‘. Lost Ark also hinted at another class appearance for this category that will also be joining the game in 2023.

This is a supportive class with many interesting and unique abilities. The Artist uses a magical brush with flowing ink for her attacks or to summon holy beasts by painting them. 

See more about The Artist here

View all of The Artist’s abilities

Another thing that will be joining Lost Ark in April 2023 will be Brelshaza hard mode. This will be a more challenging version of the 8 player legion raid. This will not only increase the difficulty but also the rewards that will introduce the new ancient quality of gear and accessories. There will be an item level requirement to be able to enter this hard mode, 1540 for gates 1 & 2, 1550 for gates 3 & 4, and 1560 for gates 5 & 6.
 
The final thing that has been announced to come to Lost Ark in 2023 will be the Hanumatan Guardian Raid. They have released a bit of lore for this, as Hanumatan has come to the conclusion that Humans are the enemies endangering Arkesia. Players must stop Hanumatan before he destroys every life form on Arkesia. To take part in the Guardian Raid, players will require Item Level 1540, and in completing the raid, players will be rewarded with Ancient accessories. 

We hope this news update has been helpful! Here are a few more news updates for Lost Ark and other MMOs for 2023.

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