Lost Ark is an RPG MMO game by Smilegate, published by Amazon Gaming Studios. Like all MMO games, it operates on international servers that sometimes need to be taken down for maintenance or suffer errors that might cause them to go offline. Unfortunately, connection issues are a fact of life for everything that’s on the internet, and gaming is no different. That’s why it’s important to be able to check on the status of specific game servers to help with troubleshooting the issue. If you’re having connection issues with Lost Ark, here’s how to check if their servers are down.
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How to check the server status for Lost Ark
If you find yourself in a situation where you can’t connect to Lost Ark servers, there are a few ways that you can find out if there’s been an issue. The best way to do it, and the one that we recommend that you check first, is to check the official Lost Ark server status web page. This is your best resource, because it lists all servers by region, with their status marked next to them. You can select the region you play in, and locate the name of your server, with a handy guide explaining what each icon next to the name means.
Another useful resource to check is the Lost Ark Twitter account. This might be a good avenue to read any announcements about server downtime, planned maintenance, or sudden issues. They will usually post updates on expected downtimes for any servers undergoing maintenance or connectivity issues.
If the issue persists, and there are no updates on either the server status page or on the Lost Ark Twitter announcements, that might mean that the issue lies on your end. It is possible that your firewall or anti-virus is blocking the game, that your router is not forwarding ports properly, or that you should try restarting your PC to check if that helps with the problem.
