Amazon's dev blog for Lost Ark generates cheers from players due to the decision to use the name Echidna for the main boss of the Kazeros raid, as requested by the community.
Server merges for Lost Ark are planned for June 5, but only for the North America East and South America servers. Merges for NA West have been delayed due to issues identified during testing.
The plan is to merge South America into NA East on June 5 and continue investigating options to merge NA West in a way that provides the best player experience.
More details on the region merge policy and expectations for players will be shared next week.