Jun 10, 2017
Fan Made Trailer Contest - Vote Now!
Black Desert - Black Desert Online


Fan Made: Trailer Contest Winners

Many spectacular videos were submitted and our team had a tough time narrowing down the 10 finalists out of all the vibrant and creative submissions. We look forward to seeing who the community selects as winners in the final voting process!

Vote for your Favorite Trailer here.

The community voting period is from 6/10/2017 ~ 6/18/2017. At the end of the voting period, we will announce the winners.

Top Ten Finalists (not in any particular order):

Most Viewed Videos
We've tallied up the results and selected the 50 winners with the most views based on the criteria set in the trailer contest here. For the top 5 most viewed videos, your work has not gone unnoticed, and a hearty congratulations are in order!

Most Viewed Winners:
  • EU | Asgore
  • EU | FluffyQuack
  • EU | Eplexid
  • EU | Siris
  • EU | Lanayru
  • EU | Matysek
  • NA | Kitsuneonii
  • EU | Veialis
  • EU | Hazelh
  • NA | KusanagiArukas
  • NA | Phammy
  • EU | Dornrose
  • EU | Psycholino
  • NA | Aeronbourne
  • EU | Wilk
  • EU | Ghostz
  • EU | Antrias
  • EU | FUNKSOUL
  • EU | Sekyutso
  • NA | Resouler
  • EU | Ionita
  • NA | Meeko
  • EU | Dalmeida
  • EU | Teadrinker
  • NA | FinalHorizons
  • EU | Evening
  • NA | Azhkanizkael
  • EU | SilversD
  • EU | Laurice
  • NA | AIamarr
  • EU | Moonwallace
  • NA | LittleDuck
  • NA | Hingsi
  • EU | Gahnende
  • EU | Kraft
  • NA | House_Wookiee
  • EU | Dior
  • EU | Lightsparr
  • NA | Mimikyu
  • NA | Secrets
  • NA | Vanishblind
  • NA | Dukkah
  • NA | Munroe
  • NA | Hyuuchiha
  • NA | Blazinglight
  • NA | Ishtaunt
  • NA | Bunnylirious
  • NA | Distar
  • NA | Elcry
  • EU | Inverse
Jun 10, 2017
Fan Made Trailer Contest - Vote Now!
Black Desert - Black Desert Online


Fan Made: Trailer Contest Winners

Many spectacular videos were submitted and our team had a tough time narrowing down the 10 finalists out of all the vibrant and creative submissions. We look forward to seeing who the community selects as winners in the final voting process!

Vote for your Favorite Trailer here.

The community voting period is from 6/10/2017 ~ 6/18/2017. At the end of the voting period, we will announce the winners.

Top Ten Finalists (not in any particular order):

Most Viewed Videos
We've tallied up the results and selected the 50 winners with the most views based on the criteria set in the trailer contest here. For the top 5 most viewed videos, your work has not gone unnoticed, and a hearty congratulations are in order!

Most Viewed Winners:
  • EU | Asgore
  • EU | FluffyQuack
  • EU | Eplexid
  • EU | Siris
  • EU | Lanayru
  • EU | Matysek
  • NA | Kitsuneonii
  • EU | Veialis
  • EU | Hazelh
  • NA | KusanagiArukas
  • NA | Phammy
  • EU | Dornrose
  • EU | Psycholino
  • NA | Aeronbourne
  • EU | Wilk
  • EU | Ghostz
  • EU | Antrias
  • EU | FUNKSOUL
  • EU | Sekyutso
  • NA | Resouler
  • EU | Ionita
  • NA | Meeko
  • EU | Dalmeida
  • EU | Teadrinker
  • NA | FinalHorizons
  • EU | Evening
  • NA | Azhkanizkael
  • EU | SilversD
  • EU | Laurice
  • NA | AIamarr
  • EU | Moonwallace
  • NA | LittleDuck
  • NA | Hingsi
  • EU | Gahnende
  • EU | Kraft
  • NA | House_Wookiee
  • EU | Dior
  • EU | Lightsparr
  • NA | Mimikyu
  • NA | Secrets
  • NA | Vanishblind
  • NA | Dukkah
  • NA | Munroe
  • NA | Hyuuchiha
  • NA | Blazinglight
  • NA | Ishtaunt
  • NA | Bunnylirious
  • NA | Distar
  • NA | Elcry
  • EU | Inverse
Jun 7, 2017
June 7th Patch Notes
Black Desert - Black Desert Online


Greetings Adventurers,

This week we are updating the New Loyal User Attendance Rewards to include Shakatu’s Seals and a Penguin pet. If Penguins are not your style, check out the new Hedgehog pet available on the Pearl Store in the new Amerigo's Welcome Package.

Event & Systems
  • Event:
    • New Loyal User Attendance Rewards have started. Shakatu’s Seal and [Event] Lost Penguin pet can now be obtained from these new rewards!
      • Event Duration: June 8th ~ July 5th (09:00 UTC).
        • ※ Please be aware that you will not be able to summon 2 of the [Event] Lost Penguins at once in game. We advise you to either exchange them to get a higher tier version (if you already own one), or pick your preferred one (even if they’re both super cute).​
      • The “Golden Artifacts” have returned! Join us for the Golden June Event. Enjoy the added benefit of finding valuable Artifacts while you play. Learn more about the Golden Cache: Golden Coelacanth, Golden Dagger & the Golden Backpack here.
        • Event Duration: June 7th ~ June 21st
  • System:
    • Added a 1-second delay when creating a screenshot.

Class Changes
  • Training EXP has been changed to Mount EXP in the description of the following items.
    • Trainer’s Clothes
    • Silver Embroidered Trainer’s Clothes
    • Horse Trainer’s Clothes
    • Value Pack
  • Farmer’s Clothes are now sold by Luxury Vendors.
  • Amerigo's Welcome Package has been added to the Pearl Shop.
    • This Package contains the following:
      • Value Pack (30 Days)
      • Inventory Expansion Coupon +16
      • Hedgehog
      • Elion’s Tear x10
      • Artisan’s Memory x10
      • Horse Skill Change Coupon x5
      • Black Spirit Essence x5

Mechanic Changes
  • Fixed the issue where galleys were not always taking damage when other players activated Force PVP mode and attacked your galley when the owner of the galley is on the wheel.
  • A new function where you can tag a player has been added.
    • Type @character’s name to tag a player.
    • The tagged player will receive an alarm.

Monster Changes
  • Valencia weekly quest boss “Ancient Puturum’s” movement animation has been adjusted to be smoother.

Quest Changes
  • Life Advancement Quests and Processing Certificates Quests have been added to the Suggested Quests menu.
  • The quest “For the Weary Workers” that was given out by NPC ‘Epil Tanbu’ in Tarif is no longer given out by ‘Epil Tanbu’ and is now being given out by Sugarsh in Tarif.
  • Obtaining the Stargazing Report knowledge from NPC ‘Zahad’ in Valencia Capital is no longer available. Now you can obtain it from the NPC ‘Walagala’ instead.
  • The following quests starting conditions have been changed. Now you may only accept one main quest at a time until you’ve reached Calpheon’s main quest line.
    • The Real Opponent
    • Break through the Weakness of the Big Ones
    • Bandit Extermination I
    • Bandit Extermination II
    • Assess the Khuruto’s military strength
    • Mysterious Energy
    • Cutting Down the Numbers
    • Smash II
    • Marni’s Experiments
    • Get Rid of the Giants
    • Incarnation of Revenge
    • Eastern Gateway Situation Report
  • NPC ‘Kuniteah’ appearing in multiple locations issue has been fixed.
  • An issue which some players were not able to complete the [Exchange] Necklace of Sealed Magical Power quest has been resolved. Quest progress will be reset for the players that have accepted related quests. The quest can be accepted from NPC ‘Bianstimi’ and the Black Spirit as before.

Interface Changes
  • When entering your house, furniture placement mode will not be enabled when there are unplaced furniture.
  • An issue which furniture items were able to be placed on top of each other has been fixed.
  • Adjust Effect Transparency feature not resetting to default in settings when reset has been fixed.
  • When opening the chat window settings, an issue which the window transparency scroll bar did not appear has been resolved.
  • Bugs for Simplify UI feature have been fixed.
  • When a guild or party member dies, the interface will now more clearly indicate it with a green color.

Resolved Issues
  • Fixed the issue where far away shadows of objects were too dark in the desert.
  • Fixed an issue where far away objects would appear suddenly, vanish and then slowly reappear.
  • When taking a screenshot or portrait, the UI will no longer appear.
  • Fixed an issue where using the worker window would occasionally reset to a default position with the Sticky UI enabled.
  • Fixed an issue which the following item’s cooldown will reset when resetting your combat skills.
    • [Guild] Bountiful Basket
    • [Guild] Breezy Crystal
    • Breezy Crystal
    • [Guild] Origin of Wind
    • Origin of Wind
    • [Event] Cold Draft Beer
  • After selecting your character and loading into the game, the chat will now appropriately reset.
  • Guild intro text not properly lining up has been resolved.
  • Resolved the issue where sometimes when taking a screenshot from the
  • Character Creation screen would sometimes result in the Portrait button appearing.
  • Fixed an issue with the chat panel scroll.
To read the patch notes in German or French, click the links below:
German Patch Notes
French Patch Notes
Jun 7, 2017
June 7th Patch Notes
Black Desert - Black Desert Online


Greetings Adventurers,

This week we are updating the New Loyal User Attendance Rewards to include Shakatu’s Seals and a Penguin pet. If Penguins are not your style, check out the new Hedgehog pet available on the Pearl Store in the new Amerigo's Welcome Package.

Event & Systems
  • Event:
    • New Loyal User Attendance Rewards have started. Shakatu’s Seal and [Event] Lost Penguin pet can now be obtained from these new rewards!
      • Event Duration: June 8th ~ July 5th (09:00 UTC).
        • ※ Please be aware that you will not be able to summon 2 of the [Event] Lost Penguins at once in game. We advise you to either exchange them to get a higher tier version (if you already own one), or pick your preferred one (even if they’re both super cute).​
      • The “Golden Artifacts” have returned! Join us for the Golden June Event. Enjoy the added benefit of finding valuable Artifacts while you play. Learn more about the Golden Cache: Golden Coelacanth, Golden Dagger & the Golden Backpack here.
        • Event Duration: June 7th ~ June 21st
  • System:
    • Added a 1-second delay when creating a screenshot.

Class Changes
  • Training EXP has been changed to Mount EXP in the description of the following items.
    • Trainer’s Clothes
    • Silver Embroidered Trainer’s Clothes
    • Horse Trainer’s Clothes
    • Value Pack
  • Farmer’s Clothes are now sold by Luxury Vendors.
  • Amerigo's Welcome Package has been added to the Pearl Shop.
    • This Package contains the following:
      • Value Pack (30 Days)
      • Inventory Expansion Coupon +16
      • Hedgehog
      • Elion’s Tear x10
      • Artisan’s Memory x10
      • Horse Skill Change Coupon x5
      • Black Spirit Essence x5

Mechanic Changes
  • Fixed the issue where galleys were not always taking damage when other players activated Force PVP mode and attacked your galley when the owner of the galley is on the wheel.
  • A new function where you can tag a player has been added.
    • Type @character’s name to tag a player.
    • The tagged player will receive an alarm.

Monster Changes
  • Valencia weekly quest boss “Ancient Puturum’s” movement animation has been adjusted to be smoother.

Quest Changes
  • Life Advancement Quests and Processing Certificates Quests have been added to the Suggested Quests menu.
  • The quest “For the Weary Workers” that was given out by NPC ‘Epil Tanbu’ in Tarif is no longer given out by ‘Epil Tanbu’ and is now being given out by Sugarsh in Tarif.
  • Obtaining the Stargazing Report knowledge from NPC ‘Zahad’ in Valencia Capital is no longer available. Now you can obtain it from the NPC ‘Walagala’ instead.
  • The following quests starting conditions have been changed. Now you may only accept one main quest at a time until you’ve reached Calpheon’s main quest line.
    • The Real Opponent
    • Break through the Weakness of the Big Ones
    • Bandit Extermination I
    • Bandit Extermination II
    • Assess the Khuruto’s military strength
    • Mysterious Energy
    • Cutting Down the Numbers
    • Smash II
    • Marni’s Experiments
    • Get Rid of the Giants
    • Incarnation of Revenge
    • Eastern Gateway Situation Report
  • NPC ‘Kuniteah’ appearing in multiple locations issue has been fixed.
  • An issue which some players were not able to complete the [Exchange] Necklace of Sealed Magical Power quest has been resolved. Quest progress will be reset for the players that have accepted related quests. The quest can be accepted from NPC ‘Bianstimi’ and the Black Spirit as before.

Interface Changes
  • When entering your house, furniture placement mode will not be enabled when there are unplaced furniture.
  • An issue which furniture items were able to be placed on top of each other has been fixed.
  • Adjust Effect Transparency feature not resetting to default in settings when reset has been fixed.
  • When opening the chat window settings, an issue which the window transparency scroll bar did not appear has been resolved.
  • Bugs for Simplify UI feature have been fixed.
  • When a guild or party member dies, the interface will now more clearly indicate it with a green color.

Resolved Issues
  • Fixed the issue where far away shadows of objects were too dark in the desert.
  • Fixed an issue where far away objects would appear suddenly, vanish and then slowly reappear.
  • When taking a screenshot or portrait, the UI will no longer appear.
  • Fixed an issue where using the worker window would occasionally reset to a default position with the Sticky UI enabled.
  • Fixed an issue which the following item’s cooldown will reset when resetting your combat skills.
    • [Guild] Bountiful Basket
    • [Guild] Breezy Crystal
    • Breezy Crystal
    • [Guild] Origin of Wind
    • Origin of Wind
    • [Event] Cold Draft Beer
  • After selecting your character and loading into the game, the chat will now appropriately reset.
  • Guild intro text not properly lining up has been resolved.
  • Resolved the issue where sometimes when taking a screenshot from the
  • Character Creation screen would sometimes result in the Portrait button appearing.
  • Fixed an issue with the chat panel scroll.
To read the patch notes in German or French, click the links below:
German Patch Notes
French Patch Notes
Jun 6, 2017
[Completed] Maintenance Notice - June 7th
Black Desert - Black Desert Online


Greetings Adventurers!

Every week, we conduct a scheduled maintenance to restart the servers and add new content into the game. Please refer to the details below to see the maintenance schedule and what's being added.

Date: Wednesday, June 7th, 2017
  • Global - 08:00 - 12:00 UTC
  • North America (West Coast) - 1:00AM - 5:00AM PDT
  • North America (East Coast) - 4:00AM - 8:00AM EDT
  • Europe (Central) - 10:00 - 14:00 CEST
Reasons:
  • Golden June Event will begin.
  • New Loyal Attendance Reward Event will begin.
The Patch Notes, including improvements and new features, will be posted after the maintenance.

Follow us on Twitter to stay up to date on any potential changes to the maintenance times.

Thank you for your support and understanding.

Best regards,
BDO Team
Jun 6, 2017
[Completed] Maintenance Notice - June 7th
Black Desert - Black Desert Online


Greetings Adventurers!

Every week, we conduct a scheduled maintenance to restart the servers and add new content into the game. Please refer to the details below to see the maintenance schedule and what's being added.

Date: Wednesday, June 7th, 2017
  • Global - 08:00 - 12:00 UTC
  • North America (West Coast) - 1:00AM - 5:00AM PDT
  • North America (East Coast) - 4:00AM - 8:00AM EDT
  • Europe (Central) - 10:00 - 14:00 CEST
Reasons:
  • Golden June Event will begin.
  • New Loyal Attendance Reward Event will begin.
The Patch Notes, including improvements and new features, will be posted after the maintenance.

Follow us on Twitter to stay up to date on any potential changes to the maintenance times.

Thank you for your support and understanding.

Best regards,
BDO Team
Jun 1, 2017
[Completed] Maintenance Notice - June 1st
Black Desert - Black Desert Online


Greetings Adventurers!

We will be conducting a quick maintenance to resolve the issue of the 3 Valencia Servers not showing up after yesterday's update. Please refer to the schedule below.

Date: Thursday, June 1st, 2017
  • Global - 09:25 - 11:25 UTC
  • North America (West Coast) - 2:25AM - 4:25AM PDT
  • North America (East Coast) - 5:25AM - 7:25AM EDT
  • Europe (Central) - 11:25 - 13:25 CEST
Reasons:
  • Addition of the 3 missing Valencia Servers

Follow us on Twitter to stay up to date on any potential changes to the maintenance times.

Thank you for your support and understanding.

Best regards,
BDO Team
Jun 1, 2017
[Completed] Maintenance Notice - June 1st
Black Desert - Black Desert Online


Greetings Adventurers!

We will be conducting a quick maintenance to resolve the issue of the 3 Valencia Servers not showing up after yesterday's update. Please refer to the schedule below.

Date: Thursday, June 1st, 2017
  • Global - 09:25 - 11:25 UTC
  • North America (West Coast) - 2:25AM - 4:25AM PDT
  • North America (East Coast) - 5:25AM - 7:25AM EDT
  • Europe (Central) - 11:25 - 13:25 CEST
Reasons:
  • Addition of the 3 missing Valencia Servers

Follow us on Twitter to stay up to date on any potential changes to the maintenance times.

Thank you for your support and understanding.

Best regards,
BDO Team
May 31, 2017
May 31st Patch Notes
Black Desert - Black Desert Online


Greetings Adventurers,

This week we invite you to join in the World Travel with Rulupee Event as well are the Rose Festival! There is no better time than right now to dive into the beautiful world of Black Desert Online.

Event & Systems
  • The Rose Festival Screenshot Contest has begun!
    • Get out there and see the beautiful world of Black Desert Online, snap some amazing screenshots and join the contest!
    • Find out more information about the contest here.
  • The World Travel with Rulupee Event has begun!
    • Take a trip with Rulupee as you adventure around the Black Desert Online game world. The event features a new daily Travel Quest and Reward Quest over the duration of the event.
    • Find out more information about the World Travel Event here.
  • Due to the popularity and influx of new users from Steam, we've added 3 more servers to accommodate the growing playerbase.
Class Changes
  • Warrior
    • The skill description of Flow: Reckless blow has been modified.
      • Knockdown on successful hits → Knock down on successful charged hits.
  • Sorcerer
    • The skill description of Night Crow has been modified.
      • The word “Invincible” has been added.
    • The skill description of Mark of the Shadow V has been changed to read more naturally.
  • Berserker
    • Fixed an issue where the attacking motion was unnatural when using the skill Flow: Slugfest.
  • Ninjai
    • The skill description of Seamless has been modified.
  • Kunoichi
    • Fixed an issue where the Awakened Weapons were not properly disappearing when Non-Awakened Weapons were used in the quick slot in a non-combat stance.
  • Striker
    • An issue where the DP reduction was not applied correctly when using the skill Hidden Claw in Martial Spirit Mode has been fixed.
Item Changes
  • New Items have been added. After hunting these monsters, use Butcher Knife to gather items from its remains. There is a chance of getting the following loot.
    • Giant Elk: Stuffed Elk Head
    • Giant Boar: Stuffed Giant Boar Head
    • Giant Wolf: Stuffed Wolf Head
Mechanic Changes
  • A few items have been changed in Black Spirit’s Adventure.
  • The Node Manager, Schutgen, at Ginburrey Island and a Node Manager, Lucenin, at Pujara Island, can now repair items.
  • Trade Ship Liners that run to Epheria, Altinova, and Ancado Inner Harbor have been separated into 2 lines: Epheria ↔ Altinova and Altinova ↔ Ancado Inner Harbor.
Monster Changes
  • Blue Whale’s movement has been improved so they move naturally.
  • An issue where Blue Whale was staying in one place time to time has been fixed.
  • The number of Blue Whale’s attacks has been increased.
  • Between Taphtar Plain and Barhan Gateway, some of Centaurus, Centaurus Hunter, and Centaurus Axeman have been replaced to Centaurus Seeker.
  • Monsters near NPC Basilisk Den Quest Objective have been relocated.
Quest Changes
  • A Recurring quest, Necklace of Sealed Magical Power, has been improved that you can choose a hunting ground.
    • [Repeat] Necklace of Sealed Magical Power #1 has been changed to a non-recurring quest.
    • [Repeat] Necklace of Sealed Magical Power #2 has been removed.
    • After completing a quest, Necklace of Sealed Magical Power, you can choose any recurring quests below to proceed:
      • [Repeat] Necklace of Sealed Magical Power – Defeat the Catfishmen
      • [Repeat] Necklace of Sealed Magical Power - Defeat the Manshas
      • [Repeat] Necklace of Sealed Magical Power - Defeat the Rhutums
      • [Repeat] Necklace of Sealed Magical Power - Defeat the Treants
      • [Repeat] Necklace of Sealed Magical Power - Defeat the Calpheon Shrine Herd
    • Users that had already accepted [Repeat] Necklace of Sealed Magical Power #2 can accept the Necklace of Sealed Magical Power quest from the Black Spirit.
  • Following quests acceptance condition has been changed to level 59 or above:
    • [Co-op] Collecting Evidences of the Raid on the Merchant Guild
    • [Co-op] Punishment to Heretics: Destroying the Axe
    • [Co-op] Punishment to Heretics: Breaking the Bow
    • [Co-op] Punishment to Heretics: No Mercy
    • [Co-op] That Glittering Stuff
  • Following quest’s target has been changed from 2 Basilisks each to 1 Basilisk.
    • Basic Etiquette
  • Following quest’s target has been changed to Centaurus SeekerSearcher.
    • [Co-op] Centaurus Spiritual Being
  • Following quest’s location for NPC has been changed.
    • [Co-op] Wicked Basilisk
  • New quests have been added in Valencia. Stable Keeper in Valencia, Tanzine, can give you quests.
    • Lonely Trade Manager.
    • Good Food Cures All.
    • The Recipe To Open One’s Heart.
    • Everything Comes with a Price.
    • Heartfelt Ingredients.
    • You Are Not Alone.
  • A new knowledge, Centaurus Seeker, has been added.
  • A quest summary for Magic Armor Exchange I has been added to guide the user on how to retrieve the armor when it is lost.
    • If you lose a Dim Magical Armor, you can exchange 2 Tokens of Promise for another one from NPC Grandus, the Armor Vendor of Calpheon City.
    • You can now exchange after completing [Co-op] Witch-Hunting instead of completing it in Mediah.
Interface Changes
  • [Customization History] Refine your character creation with forward and back buttons that scroll through your recent changes.
    • Customizing hair, face, or body can be saved as a history (i.e. all separate eye makeup, tattoo, etc.).
    • Shortcut key <- , -> can also work.
    • Pose does not save as a history.
  • Smooth chat scrolling, smooth chat scroll bar, smooth wheel scroll, and smooth reset scroll features have been included.
    • Chat message scroll has been improved so they scroll up softly.
    • Chat messages scroll up at once when they are more than 5 (a lot of messages are blocked to go up softly one by one).
    • If you click ‘Reset’ button on the bottom, it scrolls down to the first chat message softly,
    • Chat message moves softly with mouse wheel.
    • Chat message moves softly with scroll bar on the right.
Resolved Issues
  • Resolved the issue where trees would sometimes block the view of your garden when planting crops.
  • Fixed the graphical issue with [Witch] Kibelius on would sometime not render underwear properly.
  • Fixed the issue where [Warrior] Doomsday Armor was not dyed partially.
  • Fixed the issue where [Maehwa] Kibelius’s chest part was not dyed.
  • Fixed the issue where graphics for left inner shoulder were broken in non-combat stance
  • Fixed the issue where graphics for left back were broken in non-combat stance.
  • Fixed the issue where PVP icon in Interface Edit Mode was going back to the default position after saving.
  • Fixed the issue where UI size was automatically changed to 100 when UI size was over 140 after setting the resolution over 1900 x 1080
  • Fixed the issue where a location for Black Spirit’s Rage and High Rank Equipment UI was going back to default after leveling up
  • Fixed the issue where UI panels in Interface Edit Mode were going out of window when they were being moved
  • Fixed the issue where clicking the interface scale bar in Interface Edit Mode didn’t change the value.
  • Fixed an issue where Mounts revived by Mount Resurrection Scroll would appear when other characters logged in.
  • An issue where the image of Golden Siniperca was not being displayed in Crafting Notes has been fixed.
  • Fixed the issue where sometimes multiple chat windows would separate, overlap, and continue to show chat making it difficult to read.
  • An issue where chat messages were moving irregularly has been fixed.
To read the patch notes in German or French, click the links below:
German Patch Notes
French Patch Notes
May 31, 2017
May 31st Patch Notes
Black Desert - Black Desert Online


Greetings Adventurers,

This week we invite you to join in the World Travel with Rulupee Event as well are the Rose Festival! There is no better time than right now to dive into the beautiful world of Black Desert Online.

Event & Systems
  • The Rose Festival Screenshot Contest has begun!
    • Get out there and see the beautiful world of Black Desert Online, snap some amazing screenshots and join the contest!
    • Find out more information about the contest here.
  • The World Travel with Rulupee Event has begun!
    • Take a trip with Rulupee as you adventure around the Black Desert Online game world. The event features a new daily Travel Quest and Reward Quest over the duration of the event.
    • Find out more information about the World Travel Event here.
  • Due to the popularity and influx of new users from Steam, we've added 3 more servers to accommodate the growing playerbase.
Class Changes
  • Warrior
    • The skill description of Flow: Reckless blow has been modified.
      • Knockdown on successful hits → Knock down on successful charged hits.
  • Sorcerer
    • The skill description of Night Crow has been modified.
      • The word “Invincible” has been added.
    • The skill description of Mark of the Shadow V has been changed to read more naturally.
  • Berserker
    • Fixed an issue where the attacking motion was unnatural when using the skill Flow: Slugfest.
  • Ninjai
    • The skill description of Seamless has been modified.
  • Kunoichi
    • Fixed an issue where the Awakened Weapons were not properly disappearing when Non-Awakened Weapons were used in the quick slot in a non-combat stance.
  • Striker
    • An issue where the DP reduction was not applied correctly when using the skill Hidden Claw in Martial Spirit Mode has been fixed.
Item Changes
  • New Items have been added. After hunting these monsters, use Butcher Knife to gather items from its remains. There is a chance of getting the following loot.
    • Giant Elk: Stuffed Elk Head
    • Giant Boar: Stuffed Giant Boar Head
    • Giant Wolf: Stuffed Wolf Head
Mechanic Changes
  • A few items have been changed in Black Spirit’s Adventure.
  • The Node Manager, Schutgen, at Ginburrey Island and a Node Manager, Lucenin, at Pujara Island, can now repair items.
  • Trade Ship Liners that run to Epheria, Altinova, and Ancado Inner Harbor have been separated into 2 lines: Epheria ↔ Altinova and Altinova ↔ Ancado Inner Harbor.
Monster Changes
  • Blue Whale’s movement has been improved so they move naturally.
  • An issue where Blue Whale was staying in one place time to time has been fixed.
  • The number of Blue Whale’s attacks has been increased.
  • Between Taphtar Plain and Barhan Gateway, some of Centaurus, Centaurus Hunter, and Centaurus Axeman have been replaced to Centaurus Seeker.
  • Monsters near NPC Basilisk Den Quest Objective have been relocated.
Quest Changes
  • A Recurring quest, Necklace of Sealed Magical Power, has been improved that you can choose a hunting ground.
    • [Repeat] Necklace of Sealed Magical Power #1 has been changed to a non-recurring quest.
    • [Repeat] Necklace of Sealed Magical Power #2 has been removed.
    • After completing a quest, Necklace of Sealed Magical Power, you can choose any recurring quests below to proceed:
      • [Repeat] Necklace of Sealed Magical Power – Defeat the Catfishmen
      • [Repeat] Necklace of Sealed Magical Power - Defeat the Manshas
      • [Repeat] Necklace of Sealed Magical Power - Defeat the Rhutums
      • [Repeat] Necklace of Sealed Magical Power - Defeat the Treants
      • [Repeat] Necklace of Sealed Magical Power - Defeat the Calpheon Shrine Herd
    • Users that had already accepted [Repeat] Necklace of Sealed Magical Power #2 can accept the Necklace of Sealed Magical Power quest from the Black Spirit.
  • Following quests acceptance condition has been changed to level 59 or above:
    • [Co-op] Collecting Evidences of the Raid on the Merchant Guild
    • [Co-op] Punishment to Heretics: Destroying the Axe
    • [Co-op] Punishment to Heretics: Breaking the Bow
    • [Co-op] Punishment to Heretics: No Mercy
    • [Co-op] That Glittering Stuff
  • Following quest’s target has been changed from 2 Basilisks each to 1 Basilisk.
    • Basic Etiquette
  • Following quest’s target has been changed to Centaurus SeekerSearcher.
    • [Co-op] Centaurus Spiritual Being
  • Following quest’s location for NPC has been changed.
    • [Co-op] Wicked Basilisk
  • New quests have been added in Valencia. Stable Keeper in Valencia, Tanzine, can give you quests.
    • Lonely Trade Manager.
    • Good Food Cures All.
    • The Recipe To Open One’s Heart.
    • Everything Comes with a Price.
    • Heartfelt Ingredients.
    • You Are Not Alone.
  • A new knowledge, Centaurus Seeker, has been added.
  • A quest summary for Magic Armor Exchange I has been added to guide the user on how to retrieve the armor when it is lost.
    • If you lose a Dim Magical Armor, you can exchange 2 Tokens of Promise for another one from NPC Grandus, the Armor Vendor of Calpheon City.
    • You can now exchange after completing [Co-op] Witch-Hunting instead of completing it in Mediah.
Interface Changes
  • [Customization History] Refine your character creation with forward and back buttons that scroll through your recent changes.
    • Customizing hair, face, or body can be saved as a history (i.e. all separate eye makeup, tattoo, etc.).
    • Shortcut key <- , -> can also work.
    • Pose does not save as a history.
  • Smooth chat scrolling, smooth chat scroll bar, smooth wheel scroll, and smooth reset scroll features have been included.
    • Chat message scroll has been improved so they scroll up softly.
    • Chat messages scroll up at once when they are more than 5 (a lot of messages are blocked to go up softly one by one).
    • If you click ‘Reset’ button on the bottom, it scrolls down to the first chat message softly,
    • Chat message moves softly with mouse wheel.
    • Chat message moves softly with scroll bar on the right.
Resolved Issues
  • Resolved the issue where trees would sometimes block the view of your garden when planting crops.
  • Fixed the graphical issue with [Witch] Kibelius on would sometime not render underwear properly.
  • Fixed the issue where [Warrior] Doomsday Armor was not dyed partially.
  • Fixed the issue where [Maehwa] Kibelius’s chest part was not dyed.
  • Fixed the issue where graphics for left inner shoulder were broken in non-combat stance
  • Fixed the issue where graphics for left back were broken in non-combat stance.
  • Fixed the issue where PVP icon in Interface Edit Mode was going back to the default position after saving.
  • Fixed the issue where UI size was automatically changed to 100 when UI size was over 140 after setting the resolution over 1900 x 1080
  • Fixed the issue where a location for Black Spirit’s Rage and High Rank Equipment UI was going back to default after leveling up
  • Fixed the issue where UI panels in Interface Edit Mode were going out of window when they were being moved
  • Fixed the issue where clicking the interface scale bar in Interface Edit Mode didn’t change the value.
  • Fixed an issue where Mounts revived by Mount Resurrection Scroll would appear when other characters logged in.
  • An issue where the image of Golden Siniperca was not being displayed in Crafting Notes has been fixed.
  • Fixed the issue where sometimes multiple chat windows would separate, overlap, and continue to show chat making it difficult to read.
  • An issue where chat messages were moving irregularly has been fixed.
To read the patch notes in German or French, click the links below:
German Patch Notes
French Patch Notes
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