I was reading an article from screen rant about bot accounts. Where the accounts just in the the western version of Lost Ark?
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It probably better to read the official news from the Devs first. Those blogs are second, third, etc hand news. The official post was out on March 4th:
Following launch, botting has been a growing issue for Lost Ark. Our team has been hard at work on crafting effective tools and methods to identify and remove bots from the game. As the result of this work, today (3/4) we will be permanently removing over a million illegitimate accounts from the game that have been determined to be running bots.
In this massive ban wave, it is possible that a small number of players may be erroneously identified as bots. We have taken every step possible to pre…
So you’re actually reading old news. The ban was for NA/EU region. Below is the updated news on bots and other matters incase you missed it or caught it from somewhere else:
Heroes of Arkesia,
Staying transparent is important to us, and we want to share updates about the game and any issues we are working through with you as consistently as possible. As content arrives and updates are released into the game, you may see these Top Issue updates being published at different days through the week.
While this post references several topics that have been ongoing, the team is also keeping a close eye out for any new issues that may spring up with our March update. We w…
All of this can be found in Official News - Lost Ark Forums