Error loading Character

Play via steam, game hasn’t been acting properly since latest update.

I can finally get into the game, launch my only character, get into loading, only for the entire lost ark process to freeze.

Turned on a vpn, was able to load in to the area my character was in and do some quests. Go to next area, and same freezing occurs.

If I wait long enough, this error appears:
“Cannot connect to the server. Exiting the game.
[G0X9-SPELPWP1P2NT]”

Would appreciate some help!!

Hello @poddop

Welcome to the Lost Ark Forum!

I’m very sorry you’re having these issues with the servers.

This and similar issues have been escalated to our devs, and they’re stated as general issues. These issues are currently being solved with a server restart and maintenance.

You can see the official communication from: Servers Maintenance | Lost Ark

Also, here’s the actual Server Status in Lost Ark

We appreciate your patience, have a great week & see you in Arkesia!

Imma keep it real; I don’t know where Arkesia is (im on Akkan) and I am not sure my problem is related to the issues server maintenance fixed. The official communication is from ~16h ago, and I have had this problem before and after that timeframe.