Lost Arkhas just released its Art of War update which brings introduces 48v48 realm versus realm PVP mode and the game’s first Specialist class: the Artist.Lost Arkhas also had quite a few quality-of-life improvements with the update as well as numerous balance changes. In addition, various progression events tailored to new characters should make it easier for players looking to try out the Artist class.
When Amazon Games brought Smilegate’s popular Korean free-to-play MMORPG to Western audiences,Lost Arkinitially shattered Steam recordsas droves of players packed into the game to see what all the fuss was about. Since the Western version ofLost Arkis several years behind the original in terms of content, Amazon Games has been periodically updating the game with new content, classes, and systems at a steady pace so that players have a chance to progress through the content rather than dropping it all at once. Though each update bringsLost Arkcloser to parity with the original, there have been some slight deviations.
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The game’s Art of War update finally introduces the much-discussed Artist class, which was the subject of some controversy recently due toLost Ark’s censorshipof the Artist’s skins to “fit Western norms.” The Artist is unique among Lost Ark’s classes in that it doesn’t fall under the five base classes like Assassin, Gunner, or Mage, but rather is the game’s first Specialist class. The Artist is a support class that can summon creatures and objects by painting them, resulting in a visually spectacular and mechanically diverse kit.Click here to see the fullLost Arkpatch notes.
The update has also brought along some progression events including the Punika Powerpass which lets players jump alternate characters past lots of story content and straight into some item level 1340 gear, just in time for the new Artist class. According toLost Ark’s 2023 roadmap, players can look forward to some challenging new raid content with the game’s next update sometime in April.
