Just last week, the developer banned more than a million Lost Ark accounts for what it believed to be bots, and amid such a massive ban frenzy, there could be a small percentage of players who could be mistakenly identified as bots. These players don’t have to worry, just complain and can still play Lost Ark normally, because there are more interesting new stories and
Lost Ark Gold waiting for them to explore and collect.
While a massive ban won’t eliminate 100% of the bots in Lost Ark, it’s a good start. They will further bring additional bans. Beyond that, according to the Lost Ark developers, they're developing some internal tools that will stop bots from entering the game. Especially at the current rate of creation, these updates will soon be in the game and going live.
Some players are concerned that these bots could affect the in-game economy for buying and selling gold, and the developers are watching this closely. To be on the safe side, they’ve changed the gold rewards to silver for some relationship and channel quest rewards to prevent botters and gold farmers from abusing these systems. The update ended with a polite reminder to players that “taking part in any real money transaction (RMT) through a third-party seller violates [the] Terms of Service,” and both sellers and buyers will face bans if caught. It also confirmed that matchmaking has improved significantly since the ban, even at peak times.
As many players have noticed, queues in Europe have become more manageable. This is a very good phenomenon, including improved game stability. Lost Ark is now the second-most concurrent game ever on Steam, after Elden Ring.
Lost Ark’s big March update is out now, introducing previously confirmed new end-game raids and story missions, as well as some extra treats, including a limited-time Arkesia racing event and its first PvP season.
MMO fans can act now, buy enough safe and cheap Lost Ark Gold through IGGM first, and then enter those new challenges to hone in. It will be better.
