Korean Lost Ark · Patch Translation
Advance Notice of System Changes Coming in the 6/24 (Wed) Update
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Notice
Hello, this is Lost Ark. We are providing advance notice of some system changes coming with the June 24 (Wed) update. Please refer to the guide below to check in advance what will change with the June 24 (Wed) update.
Planned Removal of Honing-Based Progression for Tier 3 Upper Ancient Gear (Akkan Gear)
Through the 6/24 (Wed) update, the progression method for Tier 3 upper Ancient gear (Akkan gear) will be changed. Accordingly, some systems, including the progression of the affected gear, will be reworked as follows.
Removal of Normal-Honing Progression for Akkan Gear
- Akkan gear will no longer be progressed through normal honing; instead, honing will begin from Tier 4 Relic-rarity gear (Resolution of Fate gear).
- Tier 3 honing materials will no longer be used for normal honing, and will only be consumed when performing Advanced Honing on Akkan gear.
- ※ Tier 3 honing materials you already own can be exchanged for Tier 4 honing materials through the ‘Honing Material Exchange’ NPC in major cities.
- ※ Breath and Metallurgy / Tailoring items that are not offered for exchange will be changed so that dismantling them yields Tier 3 Destruction / Guardian Stones.
- As Akkan gear will no longer undergo normal honing, the following items will be removed:
- Superior Oreha Fusion Material crafting recipe and research
- ※ Only in cases where the to-be-removed research is in progress at the time of the 6/24 (Wed) regular maintenance, the research will be canceled and removed, and the research cost will be refunded.
- Superior Oreha Fusion Material crafting recipe and research
- Tier 3 honing materials and related items provided by content, quests, barter shops, and so on will be removed or replaced with other items.
Change to the Gear Granted on Completing the North Kurzan World Quest
- On completing the North Kurzan world quest ‘The Path to Take’, a Tier 4 item level 1640 gear set will be granted.
- This gear set consists of Tier 4 honing level 10 ‘Resolution of Fate’ gear.
- The level restriction on the ‘Resolution of Fate Gear Set Chest’, which previously required reaching item level 1620 or higher to use, will be removed.
Removal of Tier 3 Trade Skill Material (Oreha Trade Skill Material) Drops
- Tier 3 Trade Skill materials (Oreha Trade Skill materials) will no longer be obtainable from Trade Skill activities.
- Tier 3 Trade Skill materials you own can still be used as crafting materials and traded, the same as before.
- ※ In addition to their existing uses, a separate exchange for Tier 3 Trade Skill materials will be provided at a later date.
- New recipes will be added that allow Tier 3 food to be crafted with Tier 4 Trade Skill materials (Abidos Trade Skill materials).
- Tier 3 Trade Skill materials you own can still be used as crafting materials and traded, the same as before.
Planned Advanced Honing Easing
- The materials used for stage 2 and stage 4 Tempering in Advanced Honing will be changed as follows:
※ Any ‘Alcaone’s Eye’ or ‘Thunder Globe’ you own can still be used, the same as before.Tempering Stage Current Material New Material Stage 2 - Alcaone’s Eye x30 (weapon)
- Alcaone’s Eye x12 (armor)
- Agris’s Scale x60 (weapon)
- Agris’s Scale x24 (armor)
Stage 4 - Thunder Globe x30 (weapon)
- Thunder Globe x12 (armor)
- Thundercrack Horn x60 (weapon)
- Thundercrack Horn x24 (armor)
- The amount of ‘Ancestor’s Grace’ orbs gained when attempting Advanced Honing stages 1–40 will be increased.
Closing
Other details applied with the 6/24 (Wed) update will be covered in detail through the Update Notes notice. We will do our best in preparing the update so that we can provide a better service. Thank you, as always.
Translation Notes
Class and term choices, with the KR original for cross-reference:
- 일리아칸 → Akkan — the KR client uses “Illiakan”; the official Western name for the Legion Commander and his gear is Akkan.
- 티어 3 상위 고대 장비 → Tier 3 upper Ancient gear — the Ancient-rarity Akkan set, the final Tier 3 gear step.
- 재련 → honing; 일반 재련 → normal honing; 상급 재련 → Advanced Honing — official Western system name.
- 운명의 결단 → Resolution of Fate — the Tier 4 Relic gear set (item level 1590 → 1640); same set farmed in Kenuart Fortress in the Western client.
- 나아가야 할 길 → The Path to Take — the final North Kurzan world quest.
- 쿠르잔 북부 → North Kurzan.
- 담금질 → Tempering — the Advanced Honing unlock step; stage 2 covers levels 11–20, stage 4 covers levels 31–40.
- 알키오네의 눈 → Alcaone’s Eye — Western client spells it “Alcaone”, not “Alcyone” (Hard Echidna material).
- 아그리스의 비늘 → Agris’s Scale (Solo / Normal Echidna material).
- 우레의 뇌옥 → Thunder Globe — literally “Thunder Prison”; official Western name (Hard Mordum material).
- 낙뢰의 뿔 → Thundercrack Horn (Solo / Normal Mordum material).
- 선조의 가호 구슬 → Ancestor’s Grace orbs — the Protection Orb pity mechanic in Advanced Honing.
- 생활 재료 → Trade Skill materials — KR says “life” (생활); the Western client calls the system Trade Skills. 오레하 / 아비도스 생활 재료 → Oreha / Abidos Trade Skill materials.
- 최상급 오레하 융화 재료 → Superior Oreha Fusion Material.
- 숨결 → Breath items (e.g. Glacier’s Breath, Lava’s Breath); 야금술 / 재봉술 → Metallurgy / Tailoring books.
- 파괴석 / 수호석 → Destruction / Guardian Stones.
- 재련 재료 교환 NPC → ‘Honing Material Exchange’ NPC; 물물교환 상점 → barter shops.
- 티어 4 유물 등급 → Tier 4 Relic rarity.