Lost Ark servers are now online

After a few false starts, the popular Korean MMO is now available online for free and paid players.

Update: Lost Ark informed players at 2:15pm PT that "all delivery issues have been resolved" and the game will be available to all players at the same time.

Shortly after, it was posted again: "We received your report about missing characters and are taking the servers offline to fix this issue. We apologize for any further delays and will provide an update as soon as possible.

At 2:54 p.m. PT confirmed Lost Ark that no characters are missing and that the servers are online.

Lost Ark wrote on Twitter: "Keep checking back for more updates!" It was also announced that players who log in before February 13th will receive a three-day crystal halo as a thank you.

In addition, Lost Ark said its servers will be suspending accounts due to server overload, which will prevent new players from joining certain servers and creating characters there. If you already have a character, you can play it. Please also note that the auction house is temporarily disabled for western US players due to server issues.

ORIGINAL STORY: While Lost Ark has been available for paying customers since February 8th, today marks the big release for free and paid players to dive into the popular Korean MMO. well, it should. The game was supposed to be available immediately but was delayed due to delivery issues.

The delay will be announced 15 minutes before the game goes live after four hours of maintenance. A tweet from the Lost Ark account reads, "Unfortunately, the release has been delayed due to deployment issues. We hope this issue will be resolved within a few hours. Thank you for your patience and we will get back to you as soon as possible Keep up to date.

When the Lost Ark will officially open its doors is yet to be determined, but Smiling Gate RPG seems intent on getting things moving as soon as possible. Even before the game was free for everyone, The Lost Ark had reached a staggering number of players. Tens of thousands of players queued, server issues on Steam and hitting over 500,000 concurrent players in the first 24 hours proved that people are still hungry for a new and immersive MMO. Cheap Lost Ark Gold will be available at https://www.buylostarkgold.com.