Lost Ark: Chat and messages Lost Ark guide, walkthrough

On this page of the guide you will learn how the Lost Ark chat works and how to modify it.

Last update: 16 February 2022

The following page of the guide to Lost Ark describes how the chat works: how to message other players, how to modify the chat, what can you learn from it.

Chats are always important in online games. Not only are they used to exchange information between players (which in Lost Ark can often let you learn a lot about the game by asking questions and reading information other players provide) but also lets you track your progress. Are you unsure how much experience you earned after beating a monster? You didn't notice which valuable item you just picked up? Check the chat.

To open the chat you must press Enter. It can be hidden by clicking the "_" icon to the right of the chat window. The chat has two tabs by default: Normal and System. Normal functions as general chat: it shows messages from players and system messages, System serves to track your activities.

If you want to message a specific player use the command /w "player name". You can also just select their name from the chat, right click it and choose the whisper option. Using other prefixes allows you to write to groups: /g lets you message your guild members while /p lets you message your Party members.

1. Normal - these messages are only visible to nearby players, above the head of the messaging player and on the chat itself.
2. Area - general chat within a single channel regardless of the conducted activity.
3. Party - communication between party members. Parties are also set up for activities such as Dungeon / Guardian Raids.
4. Raid Group - communication during big Raids.
5. Whisper - messaging a specific player, private message.

The easiest way of selecting the messaging mode is to just use the mouse. Remember to use correct modes and not spam the chat.