Over 1 Million Accounts Have Been Banned In Lost Ark For Botting

Botting has been a thorn on developers’ sides since time immemorial. Unfortunately, some players never learn that the practice will not be tolerated, especially in newly-released MMOs like Lost Ark. Amazon Games Studios reports that they’ve banned over a million accounts that have been found to be engaging in the illicit activity as of Friday.

“Maintaining a fair and fun gameplay experience for our players is a top priority for the team. While we intend to make a massive impact with this ban wave, we know that there is more work to be done and want players to know that this is only one step in what will be an active and ongoing process.”

Amazon notes that some players may have been banned in error despite their efforts to make sure that every ban was warranted. Players who feel that they have erroneously been banned can appeal their case by submitting a ticket on the support site.

“Looking ahead, we will continue our work on detecting and removing botting, cheating, and harmful behavior from Lost Ark at scale, which includes expanding our anti-cheat tools, improving bot identification methods, and rolling out more ban waves as frequently as is necessary,” said the studio.

More information can be found on the Lost Ark official forums.