What happened? Lost Ark dead?

[Rarshaiz]

I see they disabled the official forums. Wonder why, surely it was not because of all the complaints.

[Mickk]

Originally posted by Rarshaiz:

What happened? Lost Ark dead?
I see they disabled the official forums. Wonder why, surely it was not because of all the complaints.

It's certainly not dead, things have changed is all.
The forums are not deleted, they are still there to be read but posting is disabled.

If you did a little to find the information your after you can find it quite easy. What your talking about sounds like something they might mention in the official news part of said forum.
If you look there you will see a post titled Sunsetting of the Forums which has their reasons why stated nicely.

Below is a link to the forum post I mention.
https://forums.playlostark.com/t/sunsetting-the-forums/526468

Below is a copy of what is in that post on the official forums for everyone to read just incase some people do not like clicking on links from others, understandable.

Official_News

1 Apr 26
Heroes of Arkesia!

As we continue to explore new and amazing opportunities to meet and engage with our players there will be times where we will evaluate our current ways of engaging players. Forums are a venerable staple of the history of online gaming and have served as the primary point of contact for gamers and developers for quite some time. With the launch of our official Lost Ark Discord along with the features, functionality, and accessibility for players we have made the decision to embrace Discord as our primary engagement platform for Lost Ark moving forward. To help us add as much value as possible to our Discord server, we will be sunsetting the Lost Ark forums which will allow our staff to focus on providing quality engagement opportunities in a central, and easily accessible platform.

Our plans on Discord are constantly evolving and we will be looking to utilize the platform to the fullest extent. We will be finding ways to have engagement opportunities that encompass all aspects of Discord such as live voice, gameplay streaming, live chat, and forum threads. It will also offer easier and more intuitive access to community run initiatives like Looking for Group, Guild promotion, etc.

You will also find us investing time into growing our presence on the Lost Ark subreddit, so be sure to keep an eye out there as well.

What does this mean for the forums now?
Starting May 1st, we will be removing the ability for users to post to the forums but we will be having them remain visible so that any sort of content that users would like to save will be available for them. During this time we will be cataloging all of the historical feedback that players have left, assuring that sentiment and feedback left is not lost.

After that process is complete, we will give one final reminder that the forums will be finally sunset, at which point our URL will be redirected to our Discord 3.0k and other social media pages.

Thank you all for your continued passion around Lost Ark! We look forward to you all joining us on our official Discord. There are many awesome ideas we are going to be working on to help grow the fandom of Lost Ark that our teams are excited to roll out to everyone.

See you in Arkesia!

[Rarshaiz]

I just popped in I see player base has shrunk considerably. Glad I called it quits when I did. Though I have spent several hundred dollars on other games this is one i still do not miss.

Thanks for the update!

[FeedTheSteeZ]

Originally posted by Mickk:

Originally posted by Rarshaiz:

What happened? Lost Ark dead?
I see they disabled the official forums. Wonder why, surely it was not because of all the complaints.

It's certainly not dead, things have changed is all.
The forums are not deleted, they are still there to be read but posting is disabled.

If you did a little to find the information your after you can find it quite easy. What your talking about sounds like something they might mention in the official news part of said forum.
If you look there you will see a post titled Sunsetting of the Forums which has their reasons why stated nicely.

Below is a link to the forum post I mention.
https://forums.playlostark.com/t/sunsetting-the-forums/526468

Below is a copy of what is in that post on the official forums for everyone to read just incase some people do not like clicking on links from others, understandable.

Official_News

1 Apr 26
Heroes of Arkesia!

As we continue to explore new and amazing opportunities to meet and engage with our players there will be times where we will evaluate our current ways of engaging players. Forums are a venerable staple of the history of online gaming and have served as the primary point of contact for gamers and developers for quite some time. With the launch of our official Lost Ark Discord along with the features, functionality, and accessibility for players we have made the decision to embrace Discord as our primary engagement platform for Lost Ark moving forward. To help us add as much value as possible to our Discord server, we will be sunsetting the Lost Ark forums which will allow our staff to focus on providing quality engagement opportunities in a central, and easily accessible platform.

Our plans on Discord are constantly evolving and we will be looking to utilize the platform to the fullest extent. We will be finding ways to have engagement opportunities that encompass all aspects of Discord such as live voice, gameplay streaming, live chat, and forum threads. It will also offer easier and more intuitive access to community run initiatives like Looking for Group, Guild promotion, etc.

You will also find us investing time into growing our presence on the Lost Ark subreddit, so be sure to keep an eye out there as well.

What does this mean for the forums now?
Starting May 1st, we will be removing the ability for users to post to the forums but we will be having them remain visible so that any sort of content that users would like to save will be available for them. During this time we will be cataloging all of the historical feedback that players have left, assuring that sentiment and feedback left is not lost.

After that process is complete, we will give one final reminder that the forums will be finally sunset, at which point our URL will be redirected to our Discord 3.0k and other social media pages.

Thank you all for your continued passion around Lost Ark! We look forward to you all joining us on our official Discord. There are many awesome ideas we are going to be working on to help grow the fandom of Lost Ark that our teams are excited to roll out to everyone.

See you in Arkesia!

You're in denial if you actually think Lost Ark isn't dead. I'm glad you still enjoy it tho. I doubt that game will still be talked about by the end of this year.

[Mickk]

This thread is a few weeks old now, not quite sure how you found this because it was some 3 pages into the forum (150+ threads) behind the current posts.

Originally posted by FeedTheSteeZ:

You're in denial if you actually think Lost Ark isn't dead. I'm glad you still enjoy it tho. I doubt that game will still be talked about by the end of this year.

Honestly I would be happy when there's less talk in this forum, I mean have you seen the quality of so many posts.

[Teal V2]

This dictionary of unknown words from the staff of Lost Ark is quite entertaining. Which ones were you favorites?
Mine are:

intuitive
features
functionality
moving forward
value
quality engagement
evolving
feedback
awesome ideas
working

[76561199231778554]

aha i was wondering about

[souldacx]

I hope they will focus on PVP engagement Since whole Game Focus on Dungeon runs. but still I am Enjoying the game.

[Die]

i wonder if server going to merge.

[Huitzo Mantequilla!]

Gotta save every penny , they closed bot ark & new worlds forums cuz they're bot dead game just like they did with their previous games.
good ol milk & run.

[Bohun1980]

ofc game is dying impossible find ppl for island's example spida also sailing events no ppl WE NEED SERVERS MERGE

[Catherina]

they closed the official forums so they can silence people easier on discord, nobody is gonna talk negative about the game in the discord cause you'll get hit by the ban hammer.

[Tariffs are a tax on your bill]

In KR, players are leaving as well.

[Reapus]

https://steamcharts.com/app/1599340

See the last 30 days for yourself to see how much is left of the player base. Also take into account that this game is plagued with bots.

[Jango]

Originally posted by Catherina:

they closed the official forums so they can silence people easier on discord, nobody is gonna talk negative about the game in the discord cause you'll get hit by the ban hammer.

Weird I've only seen trolls get banned off of discord O.o
It's mostly the same ones who spam the same bot ark/ p2w type things here LUL
If you're not toxic you won't get banned aswell :]

[Mrs]

it will be dead soon,chill