Feast With Friends, the November 2022 update for Lost Ark, is set to be released tomorrow, November 16. Smilegate, a South Korean company, has issued a lengthy patch notes describing the newest Lost Ark content drop. The 7,000-word changelog covers everything from class expansions and new advancement events to a slew of quality-of-life enhancements and modifications to the in-game economy aimed at combating cheaters, among other things.
Lost Ark had its South Korean premiere in late 2019, before making its way to the West early this year thanks to a publishing arrangement between Smilegate and Amazon Games. The free-to-play MMORPG garnered mostly positive reviews and has acquired a sizable worldwide following, yet its success has also resulted in a bot issue, as seen by a recent cheater purge that resulted in the suspension of over one million Lost Ark accounts.
The big feature of today’s patch notes is the new Lost Ark Reaper advanced class for assassins, which Smilegate previously highlighted last week. Feast With Friends will also include two new advancement events, Punika Powerpass and Hyper Express, both of which will be available until January 18 and February 8, respectively. There are no other Express or Powerpass events scheduled in the near future, therefore players who are anticipating the debut of the Summoner advanced class next month should postpone finishing this time-limited content.
The November Lost Ark update also simplifies the processes for transferring Tripod skill tree improvements to gear and streamlines the game’s UI. Instead of requiring players to equip each individual piece of gear infused with their desired effects, the new system immediately delivers these enchantments to the Skill Book. Between that and the new gifting methods accessible inside strongholds, Lost Ark could become substantially more newcomer-friendly in the future, particularly for those who locate seasoned players eager to boost them.
Feast With Friends will be released less than a month after Mystics and Mayhem, which was preceded by the Lost Ark Arktoberfest event. Thus, tomorrow’s release will continue the practice of frequent Lost Ark content releases that Smilegate has maintained since the game’s debut. It will also recommence the studio’s anti-cheater efforts with changes like the elimination of gold from Rapport and Welcome Quest prizes, which are intended to counteract in-game inflation by focusing on some typical methods that bot accounts produce gold.
The Korean developer’s content creation efforts are unlikely to slow down anytime soon, particularly with the recent release of the Lost Ark Season 2 Ark Pass. According to publicly accessible statistics from the Steam API, approximately 250,000 individuals have played Lost Ark in the previous 24 hours, indicating a thriving online community.
