Lost Ark Hotfix Update Patch Notes for March 15

Lost Ark servers are down at the moment as the developers will be rolling out a hotfix update soon, but you can already take a look at the patch notes!

Last week, Lost Ark received its big March 2022 content update, delivering a new story questline to the game as well as a limited-time event, some Proving Ground improvements, and a new log-in reward system.

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That being said, the new update also brought new issues to the game, which Smilegate soon reacted to by sharing a statement on their dedication to fix known issues. Today, a hotfix is supposed to be available for all players across the world once the server maintenance ends at 7 am ET/11 am UTC.

Below, you can check out the issues that will be fixed with today’s update:

Lost Ark Hotfix Update Patch Notes – March 15, 2022

Fix Notes

  • Fixed an issue that prevented tornados from spawning during the Tytalos Guardian Raid, which prevented players from avoiding the high damage attack.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented unbound Uncommon (green) and Rare (blue) HP Potions from being tradeable.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the game to crash when using a search field with a controller.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented a pop-up from being shown when using the ‘Escape’ option in the Game Menu when the language was set to French.
  • Removed the purchase limitation by item level at the Arkesia Grand Prix exchange so that players can now earn more rewards.
  • Fixed the in game event timers that were off by one hour due to Daylight Savings Time. Players will need to have have DST enabled on their computers for the clock to appear correctly.
  • Europe West daily login rewards will be restarted. They will restart from day one, which means players will be able to re-claim the first 4 days of events (and will not lose previously claimed rewards).

Fever Time Weekend Event

  • This hotfix also kicks off the in-game Fever Time event. Each weekend through April 10th (at 2 AM PT / 10 AM UTC), one character on a player’s Roster will be able to claim a “3 Battle Items Chest” on Saturday and on Sunday that includes the following items:
    • Healing Battle Item Chest x5
    • Utility Battle Item Chest x5
    • Offensive Battle Item Chest x5
  • The 3 Battle Items Chest can be claimed by once on Saturday and once on Sunday between 3:01 AM PT / 10:01 AM UTC and 2:59 AM PT / 9:59AM UTC, when the event clock will reset. Fever Time will happen each weekend until April, so be sure to reap the rewards while you can!

Known Issues

  • Users in the Europe West and South America regions are unable to connect to voice chat.
  • Monthly and Weekly Crystal bonus packs are not granting their respective bonus percentages. A retroactive grant of these Crystals will be applied for players who have purchased them.
  • Procyon’s Compass references UTC time for adventure islands.

Lost Ark is now available for free on PC through Steam.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

Sophia Al-Mansoor

Global Business & E-Commerce Reporter

Sophia analyzes international trade, startup ecosystems, retail transformation, and supply chain logistics for modern digital publications.

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