Maintenance Schedule, Patch Notes & Release Time

A brand new update for Lost Ark is set to be deployed later today (April 21), bringing with it the highly anticipated “Battle for the Throne of Chaos”, with a new advanced class and plenty of content for players to get stuck into.

Unfortunately, as today’s update is a big one, the game’s servers will be offline for an extended period of time as the developers prepare for the release of the latest patch.

If you’re eager to know more, check out the official patch notes and server maintenance schedule below for full details.

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Lost Ark Maintenance Schedule & Glaive Class Release Time

According to the official Lost Ark Twitter account, maintenance for the April 21st update, known as the Battle for the Throne of Chaos, will begin at 12AM PT / 3AM ET / 8AM BST. Downtime will reportedly last for around 8 hours, meaning if all goes well players should be able to jump into the new Lost Ark update by 8AM PT / 11AM ET / 4PM BST.

Whilst the Lost Ark servers are down for maintenance, fans can check out all of the new content arriving in the April 21 update in the official patch notes, which can be found further down this article.

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Lost Ark Update Patch Notes (April 21)

Below you will find the list of changes and notable bug fixes included in the latest Lost Ark update, but for a full breakdown of everything included in the April 21 update, make sure to visit the game’s official website.

GENERAL STORE UPDATES & NEW SKIN SETS

• Glaivier special packages have been added, including the Graceful Monkey skin set. The Noble Banquet skin collection has also been added to the in-game store for players interested in purchasing separately from the Premium Ark Pass.
• A few other minor store updates will take place in the April Update. Some item quantities have been adjusted in Mari’s Secret Shop, and a few new Crystal bundles are available in the in-game store.

GENERAL UPDATES

• Added a 25-day track of new daily log-in rewards.
• Improved co-op party play for Secret Maps. Now all four members can submit a map to get rewards with one run. No more worrying about someone dropping from your group after you used your map!
• Chat tab changes will now be shared across your roster.
• Modified voice chat volume settings to stay within a medium range of volume outputs.
• Updated the server selection screen background.
• Increased available character slots from 12 to 18.
• Fixed an issue where skill tree info is not shown when viewing PvP skill info from Book Of Coordination while in a Custom Lobby.
• Improved Book of Coordination settings. Players can now set up skill presets, tripod levels, skill runes, gems, item set effects, etc.
• Updated text to better detail certain Welcome Challenges.
• Adjusted rewards drop location for Naruna Hot Springs.
• Added additional controller settings allowing users to tweak the pointer speed and thumbstick deadzone.
• Added a new button in Custom PvP Lobbies allowing users to view all players’ active Book of Coordination presets.
• Added an option to clear all text within the active chat tab when right-clicking.
• Added a new setting allowing players to disable the virtual keyboard while using a controller.

NOTABLE BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue that caused unnatural movement in the sails of the “The Great Journey” wallpaper.
• Fixed an issue that prevented push-to-talk voice while the ‘Game Menu’ or the ‘Settings Menu’ were open.
• Fixed an issue that caused enemies to spawn too close to certain NPCs, making it difficult to interact with them.
• Fixed an issue that directed players to the wrong area in the “A Nose For News” quests.
• Fixed an issue that prevented text from appearing in the text-to-speech chat tab.
• Fixed an issue that caused an “Unknown Error” message to appear while traversing the Foul Hollow dungeon.
• Fixed an issue that caused the untradeable version of the Destruction Punisher Skin Set to only apply to 1 slot.
• Fixed an issue where the “Armen Stopping the Threat” cutscene was not available in the Memory Chamber.
• Fixed an issue that caused the event timer shown on the map to be offset based on the player’s time zone.
• Fixed an issue that prevented VO in several cinematics from being heard while playing as a female class.
• Fixed an issue that caused an “Unknown Error” to be displayed when attempting to equip a compass that couldn’t be equipped.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the “Immersed in Death” quest from being completed when reconnecting after equipping the necromancer disguise.
• Fixed an issue that caused VO lines during Abyss Dungeons to be inaudible.
• Fixed an issue that caused some text in the Book of Coordination to not display in the correct language in French, German, or Spanish.
• Fixed an issue where another character’s VO was played while Armen was speaking during the “Belated Help” quest.
• Fixed an issue causing debug text to be shown when opening more than one engraving selection chest at a time.
• Fixed an issue that prevented ‘Trusted’ players from initiating a trade with a new or non-trusted account.
• Fixed an issue that caused the total and online member count within the ‘Guild Menu’ to not display while using a non-English language.
• Fixed an issue with controllers that caused some buttons to become unresponsive after skipping cutscenes.
• Fixed an issue that caused certain tool-tips to be missing from the controller ‘Settings Menu’.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the context menu from being opened with a controller in the ‘Friends Menu’.