Lost Ark November 16 Update Patch Notes (Feast With Friends)

NEW PROGRESSION EVENTS – PUNIKA POWERPASS & HYPER EXPRESS

Players will receive a Punika Powerpass after completing Punika’s quest “Berver’s Friend” during (or before) the event period, delivered via in-game mail. The Punika Powerpass will function like the North Vern

GENERAL & QOL UPDATES

TRIPOD UPDATE

The method through which Tripod Skill tree upgrades are transferred to gear has been revamped to simplify the system. Before, Skill tree effect transferred to gear, and players would then equip that gear to gain the Tripod’s Skill tree effect. Now, Skill tree effect transfers directly to the character’s Skill book. Players can select the Skill tree that they want to use in the combat skill menu (K) to use the Skill tree effect.

In the new Skill tree effect transfer method, the Skill tree effect level on the transfer materials will transfer directly to the character through a new set of Amulet items.

Amulets

• You cannot equip Amulets, but you can transfer the Skill tree effect that has been applied to the Amulet to the character.
• There are different types of Amulets:
• Special Amulets can be obtained as event rewards (Wishful Amulets) or in the Legion Raid Token Shop (Hope Amulets).
  • Wishful: Increases the Tripod effect level that player selects by Lv. 5. (the selected effect should be Lv. 4 or under)
  • Hope: Increases the Tripod effect level that player selects to Lv. 4. (The selected effect should be Lv. 3 or under)
• Normal Amulets can be obtained in Chaos Dungeons and Stronghold Chaos Dungeon Dispatch.
  • Increases Tripod effect level based on the Tripod effect imbued in an amulet.
  • Each amulet is imbued with different Tripod effects and levels.
• When a Skill tree Transfer is complete, Amulets that you’ve used will be gone regardless of whether the transfer was successful or not. Required materials and transfer costs will also be deducted.
• There is a new Amulet category in the Item Dictionary and Auction House.
• The new Amulets can be auto-dismantled. New options have been added for Amulet auto-dismantle.
• Drained Equipment will no longer be dropped, but any Drained Equipment currently owned can still be used as transfer material.

New Transfer System Details

• All Skill trees effects will default to Lv. 1 at first. We recommend you check the Skill tree effect level before applying it.
• Skill tree effect level can be set up to Lv. 5.
• You can activate up to 18 Skill tree effect levels at once.
• Each skill preset stores the Skill tree effect separately. You must apply them separately on each preset.
• The Skill tree level in the Auction House search preset have all increased by 1.
• Visit the Skill tree Transfer Expert NPC in any major city to use the Skill tree transfer feature.
  • To use Skill tree transfer, you must first complete Punika quest ‘Festival Adventure’.
  • If you have already completed ‘Festival Adventure’ quest, you can use Skill tree transfer immediately.
• Through Skill tree transfer, you can transfer the Skill tree effect level on the Amulet to your character.
  • In the new Skill tree effect Transfer method, the Skill tree effect level in the transfer material will move over to the character.
  • Select the Skill tree effect that you want to transfer from the Skill tree effects in the Amulet.
  • The Skill tree transfer target level that may be reached with a successful transfer will be displayed in the center of the Skill tree Transfer UI.
  • Click the ‘Transfer’ button to attempt a Skill tree transfer.
  • Same level Skill tree effect or Skill tree at max level cannot be transferred.
  • Amulets that you’ve used as material will be gone regardless of whether the transfer was successful or not. Materials and transfer cost will also be deducted.
  • When a transfer is successful, you can use the skill book (shortcut [K]) to activate the transferred Skill tree effect level and apply it.
• Skill tree Transfer success rates have increased:
  • Lv. 2 – 100%
  • Lv. 3 – Increased from 30% to 50%. With Sage Powder, increased from 60% to 100%
  • Lv. 4 – Increased from 15% to 25%. With Sage Powder, increased from 25% to 50%
  • Lv. 5 – Increased from 5% to 10%. With Sage Powder, increased from 10% to 20%

General Skill Tree Updates

• You can change Skill tree notifications from the notification settings. Default notification settings have been reset due to the transfer system update.
• The ‘What is Skill tree Transfer?’ guide quest has been updated. If you haven’t finished your quest, it has been removed. You can accept the quest again from your quest journal.
• The Skill Tree Transfer guide quest has been updated in the Training Room to reflect the new system.
• The old Skill tree inventory has been removed.
• The Skill tree effects in storage have been transferred to your character.

MVP SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS

• The MVP and 3 Star players will be visible on the MVP screen. The player with the highest score in each MVP category receives an emphasis in the UI.
• Star players can use MVP motion to pose on the MVP screen. Emotes has a new menu “MVP Settings” for setting the motions which will be used in MVP screen.
• Added new MVP categories ‘Last One Standing’ & ‘Counterpuncher’.
• Updated and improved the calculation methods for MVP contribution.
  • Failed contributions are no longer counted for MVP calculation.
  • MVP calculation is active during each gate’s boss combat.
• Medal icons for categories have been added to the MVP UI.
• An MVP cutscene will play after a Team Elimination match.
• The MVP is now shown for each Abyssal Dungeon & Abyss Raid gate.

STRONGHOLD UPDATES

• Added a Gifting feature within Strongholds.
  • Players can open the Gifting menu using Ctrl + 6 while in their Stronghold. You can send gifts to the Stronghold owner while visiting another player’s stronghold, or guests within your Stronghold. As a guest, you can send gifts while in another player’s Stronghold even if they aren’t present.
  • There are a few requirements for the items being gifted:
    • It must be an item purchased from the in-game store with Royal Crystals
    • It must not have an active trade restriction.
    • Individual pet/skins/mount items cannot be gifted. Chest items that contains pet/skins/mount can be gifted.
    • Gifts that are not claimed within 30 days will be returned to the sender.
  • A quiz can be sent alongside a gift. This allows the sender to add a question and 4 answers with the gift. If the recipient selects an incorrect answer, the gift will be returned to the sender.
• Added a new Trophy Menu and Trophy Room within the Stronghold.
• Added 4 new Jukebox Songs.
• Stronghold placement points are now calculated based on the current placement.
• Players can now access the inside of the Manor.
  • When the quest “Your Own Manor!” is completed, the interior of the mansion is opened. This quest can be accepted through the ‘Adeline’ NPC once you have achieved level 10 and completed the ‘Fresh First Step’ of the quest.
  • Access is initially granted to the first floor of the Manor.
  • After the interior of the Manor is accessible, a new research called ‘Stronghold Unlocked: Manor 2F’ will appear in the research center. Upon completion, the second floor of the Manor will become accessible.
• The maximum placement points inside the mansion can be expanded through research.
• Added Manage Entertainment and Browse modes to help hosting Stronghold events or games.
  • In the Manage Entertainment and Browse mode, the point of view of the territory shifts, and the camera can be moved freely.
    • During the play operation mode, you can browse through the ‘Select Zone’ menu.
    • You can move the camera with the W/A/S/D key or mouse wheel click & drag.
  • Manage Entertainment and Browse mode is only available for the lord character of the estate.
    • Each function in the Manage Entertainment and Browse mode operates only when the lord enters their Stronghold, and the use is ended when the lord leaves.
  • Manage Entertainment and Browse mode can be used immediately without any additional conditions when the Stronghold is open.
  • Added a countdown feature that allows the Stronghold’s lord to start a countdown. You can set the countdown time from a minimum of 3 seconds to a maximum of 10 seconds. When the countdown begins, the timing is displayed to all the characters in the Stronghold, and at the end, a Mokoko announces the start.
  • Added a timer feature in the Stronghold. The lord can set a timer from a minimum of 1 second to a maximum of 59 minutes and 59 seconds. As the timer progresses, the remaining time is shown to all characters in the territory. The timer can be paused in the middle.
  • Added a Broadcast feature that displays a set message to all characters in the Stronghold. You can leave a message you want to deliver to guests who visit the Stronghold, or you can announce something when starting a game.
    • The message can be up to two lines and up to 50 characters.
    • Broadcasts offer a total of 10 presets.
  • Added a Quiz feature that allows you to play quizzes directly by combining countdown/timer and broadcast functions.
    • Countdown/timer, broadcast individually is not available during quiz execution.
    • Quiz games can be played by setting the question/answer, question waiting time, and answer time limit.
    • Up to 10 quizzes can be set, with a total of 5 presets available.
    • The first character to enter the text set as the quiz answer within the time limit to ‘General Chat’ will be selected as the correct person.
  • Countdowns and timers can be used in conjunction.
  • The Repeat Run feature allows you to run countdowns and timers sequentially. If you enable repeat execution, the set countdown/timer runs repeatedly until it stops.
• Improved the structure and character placement system.
  • For Stronghold optimization, structures with specific functions were categorized. Structures with special functions for games are classified as ‘Entertainment Structures’.
    • Entertainment Structures can only be placed on remote islands.
    • Entertainment Structures that have already been placed in areas other than remote islands will not be removed and will remain in place.
  • Stronghold structures have been adjusted so that you can deploy more than before.
  • For character and Rapport NPC placement points, the setting criteria had been adjusted. Overall, the placement point requirement has been raised, reducing the number of characters that can be placed in one area compared to the previous one.
    • If the placement points are exceeded due to the placement point adjustment, the existing placement information is retained but cannot be edited.
    • To edit while the placement point is exceeded, structures in areas where the placement points are exceeded must be reduced to less than the placement point maximum.
  • Regional layout points within the stronghold have been expanded.
    • Relaxed the conditions of the placement point expansion research.
    • Following the placement point adjustment, the placement points granted by completion of the relevant research has also been raised.
  • Completing the Lv. 6 Manor Research will increase the placement points:
    • NPC placement points: 120
    • Structure placement Point: 100
• Placement preset added. Players can now create and switch between 2 different presets within their Stronghold which can be used to control what structures and props are displayed.
• Added mounts and ship structures to the Stronghold.
  • The mounts and ships owned by the player can be placed in the Stronghold and Manor.
  • Guests who visit the stronghold can also use deployed mounts, but you can’t ride a mount placed inside the Manor.
• Added a variety of HUD improvements to the Stronghold, along with new menus and shortcuts to access the new systems.
• Added new Stronghold structures.
  • Eleven new structures, eight True or False game structures, and eleven sand entertainment structures have been added.
    • Crafting Recipe Exchange NPC ‘Jeniff’ allows the crafting method of each structure to be aqcuired.
  • 10 other Entertainment structures have been added.
    • Each structure can be exchanged through a trader.
  • 32 indoor structures have been added.
    • Indoor structures can only be placed inside the mansion.
    • Flooring, wallpaper, and wall border decorative structures can be replaced by Indoor Structure Exchange NPC ‘Tincorine’.
    • Other wall decorative structures can be replaced by the Crafting Method Exchange NPC ‘Jeniff’.
  • With the addition of new NPCs, NPC ‘Kayla’, an existing structure vendor, has been changed to ‘Facility Structure Merchant’.
  • 17 types of Mokoko Cafe theme structures have been added.
    • Crafting method exchange NPC ‘Jeniff’ allows the manufacturing method of each structure to be exchanged.
  • The following structure sets can be replaced via the NPC ‘Kayla’.
    • True or False Quiz Set
    • Sand Play Set
    • Cafe Mokoko Set
• Added Stronghold Teleports. Teleport points have been added to 6 different locations within the Stronghold. Interacting with one of the portals allows the player to immediately teleport to another one. The 6 zones are:
  • In front of the Manor
  • By the Chef’s Kitchen
  • Next to the Farm
  • On the Isolated Island
  • In the Trophy Room
  • Near the Marina on the beach

GUILD UPDATES

• Guild invitations can no longer be sent to players in the ‘AFK’ state
• Characters whose status is set to ‘Offline’ in the Friends tab have been changed so that they are not shown in the guild invitation UI.
• Improvements were made to show up to 5 guilds simultaneously in the guild group list of guilds.
• Location for Siege and Raid Bases were adjusted to match the actual location of each base shown on the world map.
• Updated the number of competitions and rewards of the PvP siege event.
• Updated the number of competitions and schedules for Medeia, Slime Island, and Death’s Hold Island.
  • Before: 20:30 – 22:00 / 5 Competitions (75 mins. required total)
  • After: 20:30 – 21:20 / 3 Competitions (45 mins. required total)
• Sylmael Bloodstone Rewards and PvP Experience Points obtainable from the following islands have been changed: Medeia, Slime Island, Death’s Hold Island, Naruni Island, and Snowpang Island.
• Improved announcement for guild leaders.
  • Guild notices have been improved so that up to 5 lines can be written. However, the 70 character limit is still in place.
  • The guild leader’s announcement has been improved to be displayed in the same form as a raid leader’s announcement.

PROVING GROUNDS UPDATES

• Added PvP bots to Team Death Match Custom Matches. Other game modes will not have the option to add bots. The class the bot is using can be changed after it has been added, and 4 classes are able to be selected: Berserker, Scrapper, Artillerist, and Sorceress.
• Added the ‘MVP setting’ emote.
• Added a feature allowing players to view and copy other player’s Book of Coordination presets shown on the PvP leaderboards.
• Enhanced the Proving Grounds’ penalty system.
  • The existing penalty system will be changed to a cumulative penalty method. After the first warning, if additional penalties are applied, penalty length accumulates.
  • Penalty time increases depending on the cumulative number of penalties.
    • First penalty: 20 minutes
    • Second penalty: 40 minutes
    • Third penalty: 60 minutes
    • Fourth penalty: 120 minutes
  • All Proving Grounds content is restricted while the penalty is applied, other than custom matches.
  • The penalty time is only reduced only while player is connected to the game.
  • A penalty is given even if you leave the match before the result screen is displayed after the match time is over.
• Improved Proving Grounds MVP victory celebration to better emphasize the MVP’s character.
• A Proving Grounds guide loading image will be shown for characters lower than Ultra 1.
• Improved Custom PvP match settings.
  • A new setting has been added to custom PvP matches allowing players to set the duration of the battle. TDM matches can have the time set to 4 minutes, 8 minutes, or 24 hours. TE (Team Elimination) matches can have 90 seconds, 180 seconds, or 24 hours.
  • The owner of the lobby can stop the match at any time using a new “/stop” command. As soon as the match is over or is stopped, players will automatically be sent back to the lobby.
  • Players you’ve recently played with will now be displayed on the invite screen within Custom PvP matches.

QUEST AND MOKOKO CHALLENGE UPDATES

• The Mokoko Challenge has been expanded to Item Level 1415. The new player buff granted has been adjusted.
  • Under 1370: Damage to monsters increased by 20%, damage receive decreased by 40%.
  • 1370 – 1415: Damage to monsters increased by 10%, damage receive decreased by 25%.
• Changed ‘Chaos Gate : Swelling Darkness’ mission. Previously, this mission required players complete a Chaos Gate on a specific continent. Now, the continent requirement has been removed and the mission will be completed as soon as a player completes a Chaos Gate.
• Reduced the minimum number of players needed for co-op quest ‘A Bloody Sea’ from 10 to 4.
• Added new achievements regarding Guardian Inspector Luna and obtaining a new song.

UI/UX UPDATES

• Icons have been added to Battle Items showcasing the item type, for players to better understand which category they belong in.
• Added a “View Roster Progression” toggle in the Quest Journal allowing players to view and abandon Roster-Wide quests that are active on another character.
• When adding a new card, the confirmation window will now show how many Card Slots you have available. A confirmation window is no longer shown when adding a duplicate card. Duplicate cards added that exceed the maximum required to reach level 5 awakening will now automatically get converted into Card XP once added to the catalog.
• ‘Colorblind Filter’ options have been improved to make ranged attack and area indicators shown on the ground when using a skill are more distinguished while a photosensitivity filter is active.
• Sort Auction House listings now default by Buy Now Price.
• Improved the enter/leave Secret Dungeon vote UI to show the number of players that refused. Additionally, if a player left the party or left the dungeon while voting to participate, it will be automatically rejected.
• Added a “Companion Opacity” setting to adjust your pet’s opacity.
• Added options for controlling effects and sound output caused by card set effects. These options can be set under Settings > Gameplay > Combat Related Settings > Show Combat / Pet.
• Added ‘Legion Raid Special’ category to the Integrated Dungeon UI, to allow players to enter Legion Raid special difficulties through one entry menu.
• After using a chain skill, a new meter will show how much time is left.
• Improved the spectator mode in PvE after a player dies while in a Raid/Dungeon.
  • The spectator UI displaying party or raid members has been updated so that it is now expandable, and contains an option to view character information when right-clicking on their HP bar
  • The player being spectated can be changed either by selecting another players HP bar in the spectator UI, or by using [Q] or [<] to go to the previous player and [E] or [>] to go to the next player.
  • An option has been added to the Spectator UI allowing you to enable or disable the viewing of combat effects from other players while spectating.
  • The HP bar is now viewable at all times.
  • Added UI elements that were not previously shown to spectators such as tutorial hints displayed during the fight and AoE markers from specific attacks.
  • Improved the display of debuffs active on the enemy that the spectated player is targeting.
  • During spectator mode, Party Leaders and Raid Group Commanders can be transferred.

GENERAL UPDATES

• Shadowhunter’s transform (demonic form) will now have the same body type as the Assassin class.
  • Some of the basic motions have been changed accordingly.
  • While in demonic form, all interactions are now possible.
• Transferring T3 gear will now also transfer the gear’s set level.
• When honing Item level 1302 equipment from level 12 to 15, the base honing success rate has been increased to 30%.
• The crafting cost of Item Level 1302 and 1340 gear has been changed from Gold to Silver.
• Capped the Roster Level at 300.
• Updated the World Map
  • You can zoom in or out on the world map to see all continents at once without needing to select individual zones.
  • By dragging the world map in a zoomed out state, you can now freely view other regions.
  • When you mouse over the continent button, detailed information about the continent is displayed.
  • Improved display now shows the name of the region at the top of the region map when viewing individual zones.
  • A Triport legend option now showcases all Triports available within the current continent. Clicking on one provides the option to teleport to it immediately.
  • World Map updated to increase Tortoyk’s size.
• Added gates to the Argos Abyss Raid. Similar to Legion Raids, your progress will be saved at each gate if you need to come back to the activity later in the week.
• Stagger bars are now shown in Guardian Raids.
• Guardian Raids no longer require all lower level Guardians to be defeated before they can be entered.
• Lengthened the fleeing animations for many Guardians, including:
  • Stage 1: Ur’Nil, Icy Legoros
  • Stage 2: Nacrasena, Tytalos
  • Stage 3: Dark Legoros, Achates
  • Stage 4: Levanos, Alberhastic
  • Stage 5: Armored Nacrasena, Igrexion, Velganos
• Buffs will now be retained when moving between stages in a Chaos Dungeon. This includes Identity Statuses and Gauges, Set Effects, Engraving Effects (such as Adrenaline), active Potions, Skill Rune Effects, and Card Effects.
• The number of auto-route points that can be set while sailing has increased from 4 to 7.
• The Vern continent ‘Plumpcrab Fishing Guild Vessel’ now has the Ritter Mount available.
• The Yorn continent ‘Plumpcrab Fishing Guild Vessel’ now has the Sturm Mount available.
• ‘Batuark’ on Forpe now drops the Tamed Red Wolf Mount.
• Added Skin Storage and new cosmetic inventory filters.
• Updated item sorting to be in the same order throughout various systems.
• Improved settings in the Trixion Training Ground character settings menu so they can easily be reset.
• Adjusted the rate of Trade Skill resource spawns in Tier 1 / Tier 2 areas.
  • Rare Grade Trade Skill resources will no longer spawn in Tier 1 areas.
  • Rate of Rare Grade Trade Skill resources spawning in Tier 2 areas has been reduced.
  • The spawn rate for Mushrooms, Lush Trees, and Saplings has been reduced in Tier 1 / Tier 2 areas.
• Added new features, options, and poses to Selfie Mode.
  • UI can now be hidden.
  • Improved character gaze processing.
  • Added 11 screen filters and 100 stickers.
    • You can add stickers to the selfie screen by selecting the sticker you want from the sticker list.
    • By clicking on the sticker added to the screen, you can edit it by resizing, rotating, increasing visibility, and inverting.
  • Added new character poses. You can check the ‘Pose’ tab of the interaction (short key Y). When you strike a pose, a camera icon is displayed above the character’s head to distinguish whether they are posing or not. However, the camera icon is not displayed within selfie mode. Poses are available for the body, along with facial expressions. Various poses are also available in the ‘Interaction’ menu in selfie mode.
• Improved Controller Support
  • Skills in ‘Control Type 1’, have been updated to use the skill key instead of the ‘X’ key.
  • In ‘Control Type 1’, when targeting a location, the skill now targets yourself first when auto-targeting a party member through the ‘LB’ and ‘RB’ keys.
  • The cancel key was changed from ‘Y’ to ‘R3 (Right Stick Press)’ when controlling a targeted skill.
  • Improved controller support to ensure that the context menu can be opened from the following menus when playing with a controller:
    • Guild UI – Guild member list
    • Party UI – List of party members
    • Find Party Room – List of party members
    • You can open the context menu with the LB+RS key.
      • You can change the controller binding from LB+RS to LB+LS via Settings > Gamepad > Control > Other > Interact.

Find the new cosmetics showcased below!

REAPER AGENT SKINS

REAPER DAWN SKINS

ARKESIA’S FIDELITY & WILL COSMETICS

NEW STRONGHOLD STRUCTURES