It seems wild to me that Lost Ark is already nearing two years old, especially knowing that was only the western launch – it’s actually quite a bit older than that, and I know we waited for the game for years and years! But whether it feels like the terrible twos or not, Smilegate and Amazon have not forgotten the event: It’s launching the Arkesia Festival and the 2 Extreme update to celebrate the occasion.
“The ‘2 Extreme’ Update arrives in Arkesia next week on February 10 with the Valtan Extreme raid, a ton of special events, and more. To celebrate the anniversary, players can take part in the Arkesia Festival, which features in-game events. Each week of the festival there will be a new co-op quest for heroes of Arkesia to participate in, keeping things fun and fresh as they earn tokens to trade in for valuable rewards. In addition to the Arkesia Festival, players can take a trip down memory lane in the new Birthday Bash Event where they can earn rewards by re-experiencing some of the most iconic pieces of Lost Ark content.”
Valtan Extreme is a challenge mode version of the original-flavor raid. “There are two versions of Valtan Extreme – Normal at Item Level 1580, and Hard at Item Level 1620,” Amazon says. “With greater challenge comes greater rewards. There are first-time-clear rewards that will be given upon clearing 2 Gates, along with rewards as you reclear. Each roster can enter the raid once every 2 weeks, with gate progress bound to the character that cleared the first gate.”
Full disclosure, every time I type the word “extreme,” I’m saying it in my head like extreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeme. We’re expecting more details in the patch notes next week!
