Dear players,

We will perform our weekly maintenance as follows:

• Global 9:00 UTC / 13:00 UTC
  
• Central (EU) 10:00 CET / 14:00 CET
  
• West Coast (NA) 1:00 PST / 5:00 PST
  
• East Coast (NA) 4:00 EST / 8:00 EST

• Valentine's Day Events will be added.
  
• Hard and Sharp Black Crystal Shards Drop Event will be added.
  
• New items will be added to Guild Shop.

• Quest of Fortune
  
• Call of Moonlight Fragment
  
• Hoist your Sails!

• Patch Notes including improvements and new features can be found on our Website after the maintenance.

Follow us on Twitter/Facebook to stay up to date.

Thank you for your support and understanding.


Best regards,
BDO Team

Dear players,

We will perform our weekly maintenance as follows:

• Global 9:00 UTC / 13:00 UTC
  
• Central (EU) 10:00 CET / 14:00 CET
  
• West Coast (NA) 1:00 PST / 5:00 PST
  
• East Coast (NA) 4:00 EST / 8:00 EST

• Valentine's Day Events will be added.
  
• Hard and Sharp Black Crystal Shards Drop Event will be added.
  
• New items will be added to Guild Shop.

• Quest of Fortune
  
• Call of Moonlight Fragment
  
• Hoist your Sails!

• Patch Notes including improvements and new features can be found on our Website after the maintenance.

Follow us on Twitter/Facebook to stay up to date.

Thank you for your support and understanding.


Best regards,
BDO Team

We want you to be able to enjoy the game to its fullest and we know a number of you have been experiencing technical issues that have impacted your enjoyment of Black Desert Online.

As it was previously announced, we noticed that a server disconnection issue started occurring from January 29th. We immediately contacted the server host company in order to resolve the problem.

When the network issue occurred, players were disconnected from the server every few minutes, which is similar to the issue from last November, caused by DDoS attacks. We are currently working with the hosting company to improve the server status.

Further announcements will be made if there are updates about the server status and progress. We understand that the latest series of network interruption have caused inconvenience to many Adventurers. We promise that we will do our best to resolve the network issue as soon as possible to deliver a more enjoyable and pleasant gaming experience for our North America and Europe players.


We are also aware of a separate and ongoing issue specific to players using CenturyLink’s subsidiary ISPs such as Qwest, Embarq and CenturyTel, usually around 16:00 to 20:00 PST. After informing our provider about this situation, and them not being able to locate a problem from their side, we’ve spent the last few days trying to contact CenturyLink directly to find a resolution.

However, with numerous attempts to discuss the issue at hand with CenturyLink’s staff and manager, we were unable to receive the support needed to fix the issue. We were met with the response ‘We cannot help you as you are not our customer.’ Unfortunately, our requests to co-operate and look into this problem together (with us providing all necessary data) were not answered; we were instead asked by CenturyLink to direct any of their customers experiencing a problem straight to their customer service department, either by ticket or phone call. Detailed information can be found here.

We want to extend our apologies for the disruption you have suffered and reassure you, we are investigating multiple avenues to improve the experience for everyone. We will announce the changes we plan to make for server and network improvements in the upcoming months. These changes should provide a much improved stability and connection for all Black Desert Online adventurers.

We want you to be able to enjoy the game to its fullest and we know a number of you have been experiencing technical issues that have impacted your enjoyment of Black Desert Online.

As it was previously announced, we noticed that a server disconnection issue started occurring from January 29th. We immediately contacted the server host company in order to resolve the problem.

When the network issue occurred, players were disconnected from the server every few minutes, which is similar to the issue from last November, caused by DDoS attacks. We are currently working with the hosting company to improve the server status.

Further announcements will be made if there are updates about the server status and progress. We understand that the latest series of network interruption have caused inconvenience to many Adventurers. We promise that we will do our best to resolve the network issue as soon as possible to deliver a more enjoyable and pleasant gaming experience for our North America and Europe players.


We are also aware of a separate and ongoing issue specific to players using CenturyLink’s subsidiary ISPs such as Qwest, Embarq and CenturyTel, usually around 16:00 to 20:00 PST. After informing our provider about this situation, and them not being able to locate a problem from their side, we’ve spent the last few days trying to contact CenturyLink directly to find a resolution.

However, with numerous attempts to discuss the issue at hand with CenturyLink’s staff and manager, we were unable to receive the support needed to fix the issue. We were met with the response ‘We cannot help you as you are not our customer.’ Unfortunately, our requests to co-operate and look into this problem together (with us providing all necessary data) were not answered; we were instead asked by CenturyLink to direct any of their customers experiencing a problem straight to their customer service department, either by ticket or phone call. Detailed information can be found here.

We want to extend our apologies for the disruption you have suffered and reassure you, we are investigating multiple avenues to improve the experience for everyone. We will announce the changes we plan to make for server and network improvements in the upcoming months. These changes should provide a much improved stability and connection for all Black Desert Online adventurers.

Greetings Adventurers,

As you already know, we have gathered your concern and feedback about the recent AP change in the last weeks. Today we share with you the letter from the developers we have received in order to clarify some of your doubts on this matter.

Here is the letter:

Greetings Adventurers,

Thanks to the unwavering support you've shown the BDO Team over the past year, Black Desert Online was able to grow steadily to what it is now. New and returning Adventurers are on the rise, and tons of new content is being added to the game in North America & Europe region, faster than ever before. We thank you for making this happen.

There have been lots of patches applied at an incredible pace and we want to start off by better communicating with the North American and European Adventurers by addressing some of the concerns you have voiced about recent changes to the game.

Increased AP Efficiency

Characters with AP 160 ~ 243 will now have higher attack efficiency (Applied in KR, Jan. 25th)

We know that some Adventurers are interested in the details regarding the recent KR server patch made on January 25th, which increased attack efficiency of AP 160 ~ 243. Especially, some are discussing the fact that this patch was applied only in the KR server. We believe that there can be some misunderstandings about this patch and wish to lay out the facts and better elaborate our intentions.

The KR server had a slightly different balance system applied than other regions. Its attack efficiency of AP 245~300 were higher than other regions, while having a lower efficiency than other regions in AP 160~243 ranges.

In order to match the balance system of all regions, we implemented patches so that other regions (including North America and Europe) will have increased efficiency for AP 245~300 which is equivalent to that of KR server, while increasing efficiency for AP 160~243 ranges of KR server to the current level of North America and Europe server.

Effectively, with the aforementioned patch for the KR server, all regions now have the same balance systems applied.

We aim to develop Black Desert Online as a Single Global Build. By doing so, we believe that it will benefit both our players and us, as developers. It will allow the latest patches to be applied to all regions more quickly than any other game, and enable us to quickly reflect even the tiniest detail of valuable user feedback. Anyone who enjoys Black Desert Online will always have the same optimal experience from any region.

Also, by implementing the same balance change to all regions, we will be able to move one step closer to one of our future goals, a Global Arsha PvP Tournament and Global Siege War.

As much as we want to share more details to our players, unfortunately, it is not possible for us to do since it is still in the early concept phase. It excites us just by imagining a system which will allow players to compete with others from different regions. We will strive to make this a reality in the near future.

We apologize again for not delivering sufficient information in advance, and will do our best to prevent such misunderstandings in the future.

Finally, in order to give a little boost to North America and Europe Adventurers, we would like to send every Adventurer an [Event] Sealed Book of Combat (7 days). It is a small gift to thank all Adventurers for always caring and enjoying our game. As always, it is our greatest pleasure to see our Adventurers grow stronger and enjoy our game to the fullest every day. We will do our utmost to grow together with the community and make a better world of Black Desert Online for all our beloved fans.


Thank you.

Greetings Adventurers,

As you already know, we have gathered your concern and feedback about the recent AP change in the last weeks. Today we share with you the letter from the developers we have received in order to clarify some of your doubts on this matter.

Here is the letter:

Greetings Adventurers,

Thanks to the unwavering support you've shown the BDO Team over the past year, Black Desert Online was able to grow steadily to what it is now. New and returning Adventurers are on the rise, and tons of new content is being added to the game in North America & Europe region, faster than ever before. We thank you for making this happen.

There have been lots of patches applied at an incredible pace and we want to start off by better communicating with the North American and European Adventurers by addressing some of the concerns you have voiced about recent changes to the game.

Increased AP Efficiency

Characters with AP 160 ~ 243 will now have higher attack efficiency (Applied in KR, Jan. 25th)

We know that some Adventurers are interested in the details regarding the recent KR server patch made on January 25th, which increased attack efficiency of AP 160 ~ 243. Especially, some are discussing the fact that this patch was applied only in the KR server. We believe that there can be some misunderstandings about this patch and wish to lay out the facts and better elaborate our intentions.

The KR server had a slightly different balance system applied than other regions. Its attack efficiency of AP 245~300 were higher than other regions, while having a lower efficiency than other regions in AP 160~243 ranges.

In order to match the balance system of all regions, we implemented patches so that other regions (including North America and Europe) will have increased efficiency for AP 245~300 which is equivalent to that of KR server, while increasing efficiency for AP 160~243 ranges of KR server to the current level of North America and Europe server.

Effectively, with the aforementioned patch for the KR server, all regions now have the same balance systems applied.

We aim to develop Black Desert Online as a Single Global Build. By doing so, we believe that it will benefit both our players and us, as developers. It will allow the latest patches to be applied to all regions more quickly than any other game, and enable us to quickly reflect even the tiniest detail of valuable user feedback. Anyone who enjoys Black Desert Online will always have the same optimal experience from any region.

Also, by implementing the same balance change to all regions, we will be able to move one step closer to one of our future goals, a Global Arsha PvP Tournament and Global Siege War.

As much as we want to share more details to our players, unfortunately, it is not possible for us to do since it is still in the early concept phase. It excites us just by imagining a system which will allow players to compete with others from different regions. We will strive to make this a reality in the near future.

We apologize again for not delivering sufficient information in advance, and will do our best to prevent such misunderstandings in the future.

Finally, in order to give a little boost to North America and Europe Adventurers, we would like to send every Adventurer an [Event] Sealed Book of Combat (7 days). It is a small gift to thank all Adventurers for always caring and enjoying our game. As always, it is our greatest pleasure to see our Adventurers grow stronger and enjoy our game to the fullest every day. We will do our utmost to grow together with the community and make a better world of Black Desert Online for all our beloved fans.


Thank you.

Greetings Adventurers,

Valentine’s Day is coming up next week and you will see the world of BDO to be a bit more flirtatious than usual and seasonal decorations reflect all the love in the air…xoxo. But not all is love and flowers, there is also a danger lurking. Ancient Puturum has been spotted in Valencia and Guilds are called in to face this threat.
Also a new attendance reward cycle has started so be diligent and be rewarded for it!


System:

• The Hide Other Character function (Shift + F5) has been adjusted now to function appropriately.
  
  
• The Guild Bonus distribution conditions have been amended.
  
  • Any Guild with at least 30 members, whether or not they hold a Node or Territory, can now distribute Guild Bonuses.
    
  • Guild Bonuses can be distributed once every seven days, and can be up to 40% of your Guild Funds.
    
  • Since the Guild Bonus distribution conditions have been amended, the distribution date tracking has now been reset.

• For Guilds with Guild Funds over 20 billion Silver, the Guild Welfare Reserves tax rates have been amended as follows:
  
  
  
  • If a Guild’s Guild Funds are over 90 billion Silver, then 20% will be taken for the Guild Welfare Reserves.

• The Silver received from the Combat Fame portion of the House Fame Fund has been increased by 20%.

Content:

• A new Guild Boss ‘Ancient Puturum’ has been added to Valencia.
  
  • Ancient Puturum Summon Scroll can be obtained from the new guild mission Boss Subjugation.
    
  • New titles have been added for delivering the final blow to Ancient
    
    • Puturum.
      
    • Puturum Slayer
      
    • Irresistible Eyes
      
    • Ornithologist
      
    • Naked
  • Titles will vary depending on the size of guild summoning Ancient Puturum.

• The amount of bonus Silver granted to the seller, when selling items via Pre-Order in the Marketplace, has been adjusted.
  
  • When you sell an item via Pre-Order, you will get a bonus of 20% of the difference between the the registered price and the price at which the item was sold.
    
  • The difference cannot be bigger than twice the registered price.

• Items that are blue grade or higher and Enhanced to PEN (V) then are registered in the Marketplace will now be sold first to those who Pre-Ordered the items.
  
  • If there are no Pre-Orders in place, then the item will be sold via the Bidding process.
    
  • Although PEN (V) items are items with the highest level of Enhancement, their Marketplace prices are lower than what their value should dictate. To offset this, we changed it so that these items are first sold through Pre-Orders. Therefore, rather than us directly changing the maximum price for such items, we are leaving it on the hands of you Adventurers to decide how much these items are worth, by prioritizing Pre-Order.

• Now, if an item is sold via Pre-Order the Recent Price will be listed not as the registered price but the price sold via Pre-Order.
  
  
• The number of Farming Byproducts needed to make Stonetail Fodder have been amended.
  
  • Previously, 15 to 25 Farming Byproducts (depending on the type) were needed but now you can combine 20 each, from any two different types, of Farming Byproducts with Simple Cooking to more easily make Stonetail Fodder.

• You can now find Stonetail Fodder in the Crafting Notes.
  
  
• Advanced Altar of Training has been reopened.

Event:

• New Attendance Rewards have been added for the period between February 8th 00:00 UTC to March 14th 23:59 UTC.
  
  • Check attendance daily and enjoy rewards like Memory Fragments, [Event] Lauren Family Gift Box, [Event] Shakatu’s Seals and more!

• The game world has been decorated in a Valentine’s Day theme.
  
  • Since the Valentine’s Day theme may overlap with certain Soldier NPCs, some relevant Soldier NPCs have been moved slightly.

• The additional period in which you could exchange [Event] Snowflake item has been ended.
  
  
• The New Year Wish Lantern theme background has been removed.

• If you want to exchange Peridot Leaf or Peridot Petal with NPC Variel, you will need to click on the relevant items for exchange, not press R key.
  
  
• Fixed the goat that was stuck in a stone on Goat Mountain, Serendia.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where NPC Rumbling Spirit from Mirumok Ruins was intermittently missing.
  
  
• Fixed the issue with unnatural falling motions Characters made when falling off the bridge handrails near Heidel.
  
  
• The terrain of Hystria Ruins have been improved so that Characters can move more naturally inside the area.
  
  
• Fixed the graphical issue that cause some areas in southern Kamasylvia to look underwater.
  
  
• Objects have been improved so you can now smoothly move towards the roof next to the castle gates inside Mediah Castle.

• Your horse will stay put if you move further than a certain distance after Calling it.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where your Mount could gain EXP from moving to another location via using some of the contents available from the ESC menu.

• All Classes
  
  • Fixed the issue where Grapple Resistance was not properly applied up to the Max 60%.
    
  • The messages that shows when sitting, lying down, or walking are now displayed regardless of a Character’s level.
    
  • The message that appears when you are moving in the combat stance saying you should press Tab to change back to the non-combat stance will now only appear for Characters under Lv.30.
    
  • Fixed the unnatural appearance of the feathers on the back of Cavaro Shoes that appeared when the following Classes were Sprinting:
    
    • Witch, Maehwa and Valkyrie.
  • Fixed the issue where Emergency Escape intermittently did not work normally while using other Skills.
    
  • Fixed the issue where a Character that used Emergency Escape sometimes would walk towards another Character.

• Ranger
  
  • Fixed the issue players experienced when the Ranger transitioned from combat to non-combat stance while moving forward, causing you to see her weapon in her hands intermittently.
    
  • Fixed the issue where when Ranger used Flow: Piercing Wind and later Ultimate/Extreme: Charging Wind while in the Kamasylven Sword stance, EP was consumed twice.

• Sorceress
  
  • If Sorceress already learned the skill Flow: Rushing Crow, holding LMB + RMB after using Dark Flame in Amulet combat stance will activate extra hits followed by Flow: Rushing Crow.
    
    • In this case, after Flow: Rushing Crow is used, she will go into Scythe combat stance.
    • You should now be able to see the Sorceress’s Amulet and Talisman normally even when she is holding her Scythe.
  • Fixed the graphical glitch on Sorceress’s Snowflake costume that appeared around her neck.

• Tamer
  
  • Fixed the graphical glitch with Tamer’s Atanis Helmet.
    
  • Fixed the graphical glitch on Tamer’s lower back while wearing Karlstein Armor.

• Witch
  
  • The issue where the Witch could jump once more in midair while in combat after transitioning from Aad Sphera non-combat mode to combat mode has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the Witch could not use Aad Sphera skills intermittently after transitioning from Staff (Main Weapon) combat mode to Aad Sphera (Awakening Weapon) mode has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the Witch could not switch to Aad Sphera intermittently while jumping and transitioning from Staff (Main Weapon) combat mode to Aad Sphera (Awakening Weapon) mode has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the Witch could not switch to Aad Sphera when the Witch’s Staff (Main Weapon) skills were being performed with keys while transitioning from Staff (Main Weapon) combat mode to Aad Sphera (Awakening Weapon) mode has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the cooldown of transitioning skills to switch from Staff (Main Weapon) to Aad Sphera (Awakening Weapon) was not being properly applied while trying to switch while moving forward has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the Witch could not switch to Staff (Main Weapon) while Sprinting in Aad Sphera (Awakening Weapon) combat mode intermittently has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the Witch’s Aad Sphera (Awakening Weapon) skills were being performed intermittently even when Staff (Main Weapon) skills were initiated while Sprinting after switching to Staff (Main Weapon) combat mode from Aad Sphera (Awakening Weapon) combat mode has been fixed.
    
  • Fixed the graphical glitch for Witch’s Karlstein Outfit arm piece that appeared on combat stance.
    
  • Fixed the graphical glitch on Witch’s legs when wearing Muskan’s Shoes and any Armor together.

• Wizard
  
  • This issue where the Wizard could jump once more in midair while in combat after transitioning from Godr Sphera non-combat mode to combat mode has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the Wizard could not use Godr Sphera skills intermittently after transitioning from Staff (Main Weapon) combat mode to Godr Sphera (Awakening Weapon) mode has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the Wizard could not switch to Godr Sphera intermittently while jumping and transitioning from Staff (Main Weapon) combat mode to Godr Sphera (Awakening Weapon) mode has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the Wizard could not switch to Godr Sphera when the Wizard’s Staff (Main Weapon) skills were being performed with keys while transitioning from Staff (Main Weapon) combat mode to Godr Sphera (Awakening Weapon) mode has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the cooldown of transitioning skills to switch from Staff (Main Weapon) to Godr Sphera (Awakening Weapon) was not being properly applied while trying to switch while moving forward has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the Wizard could not switch to Staff (Main Weapon) while Sprinting in Godr Sphera (Awakening Weapon) combat mode intermittently has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the Wizard’s Godr Sphera (Awakening Weapon) skills were being performed intermittently even when Staff (Main Weapon) skills were initiated while Sprinting after switching to Staff (Main Weapon) combat mode from Godr Sphera (Awakening Weapon) combat mode has been fixed.

• Maehwa
  
  • The description saying that Quick Slot is available for the skill Ultimate Chaos: Red Moon has been removed.

• Kunoichi
  
  • While moving after using Target Chase in Sah Chakram combat stance, Sah Chakram Training can now be used with RMB during the cooldown for Lunar Dash.

• Striker
  
  • If you use the following skills from above a certain height, Striker will now show a falling motion:
    
    • Flow: Landslide, Flow: Nimbus Strike

• Mystic
  
  • If you use the following skills from above a certain height, Mystic will now show a falling motion:
    
    • Flow: Landslide, Flow: Sky Rammer
  • Damage to other Characters while attacking has been decreased by 4.47-7.46%

• Some Elixir items have had their Cooldown changed to 10 sec.
  
  • In order to prevent possible ”cooldown” that may arise due to connection delays from issues such as loading time differences depending on unique PC settings and preferences, cooldown of under 1 minute will reset after reconnecting back to the client from the Character Selection screen.
    
    • To not inconvenience our Adventurers because of this change, we have reduced the Cooldown of Elixir items.
      
    • However, the cooldown for Elixirs like the Whale Tendon Elixir, Elixir of Deep Sea, and Perfume of Courage have not been changed.

• A new Mix & Match button has been added to the Pearl Shop.
  
  • If you click the button to activate the Mix & Match function, your Character’s outfit will not change even if you select a outfit set.
    
  • If you select single outfit pieces, you can preview the outfit ensemble you have chosen.

• Removed “Craftable only after Ultimate Reform Stone update release” from the crafting instructions for Ultimate Reform Stones.
  
  
• Chances of getting each item from the following boxes have been changed to be equal to one another:
  
  • Fishing Boat of Abundance Part Box
    
  • High-Quality Wagon Part Box

• You can now get Magic Tanning Knife from the Spellbound Tool Boxes that can be obtained from Black Spirit’s Adventure.

• Added item descriptions saying that you should collect 100 of the following items:
  
  • Kzarka’s Latent Aura
    
  • Nouver’s Latent Aura
    
  • Karanda’s Latent Aura
    
  • Kutum’s Latent Aura

• Descriptions of the following items’ Set Effects have been modified.
  
  • Sahazad's Ring of Monarch: Extra Damage against Monsters -> Extra AP against Monsters
    
  • Saya's Ring of Eternity: Damage from Monsters Slightly Reduced -> Damage from Monsters -

• The following items’ Ranged/Magic Evasion has been reduced by 50% but the same quantity of Melee Evasion has been added.
  
  • Vangertz Shield, Saiyer Ornamental Knot, Leather Vambrace

• Explanations for Liverto weapons have been added to the Lemoria Set Effect in View Set Effect.
  
  
• The option to view more details in View Set Effect is now marked as “Set Effect of Equipped Items (Detailed).”

• Additional Tukar monsters have been placed around the entrance of the Roud Sulfur Works.
  
  
• The Movement/Attack/Casting Speed reduction effect from the following Hystria Ruins monsters’ attacks have been removed:
  
  • Vodkhan, Elten

• Hystria Ruins monsters now have an increased HP of around 15% and increased DP of around 3%.

Quest:

• After completing the following quests, 5 to 10 Prognyl Silver Bars will now be rewarded.
  
  • You can sell Prognyl Silver Bars at the Currency Exchange (e.g. via Storage Keeper NPCs) for 20,000 Silver.
    
    

• Combat EXP and Skill EXP now can be obtained from completing some of the existing recurring quests.

Knowledge:

• When you gain Knowledge about each Boss monster during the following quests, you can no longer immediately get the special quests to confront the Boss monster.
  
  • You can accept the special quest to confront the Boss monster the day after completing the following quests.
    
    [Special V] The King of Navarn Steppe (1/W)[Special IV] Manshaum Mutant (1/D)[Special VI] The Rules of the Forest (1/D)[Special VI] The Mightiest Warrior (1/W)
  • You can now gain each Boss monster’s Knowledge after completing the following quests.
    
    • [Special I] Possessed Giants (1/D)
      
    • [Special I] Stop the Rite (1/D)
      
    • [Special I] Mediah's Exiled Force (1/D)
      
    • [Special I] Secret Cultist Research (1/D)
      
    • [Special I] Wicked Atmosphere of the Ruins (1/D)
      
    • [Special II] The Terror Revived (1/W)
      
    • [Special II] A Scheme under the Monastery (1/W)
      
    • [Special II] Kzarka Shrine (1/W)

• The Knowledge “Sezec Hunter” can be gained from talking to NPC Abdul Jaum along with NPC Telshir during the quest The Incompatible Ones.
  
  
• Combat and Skill EXP and Prognyl Silver Bar have been added as reward to some of the recurring quests.

• Fixed the issue with scrolling in the Recruit Guild Member section on the Guild window.
  
  
• New colors for the Journal have been added to help differentiate the following:
  
  • Title Obtained and Level Achievement (yellow)
    
  • Enhancement Failed and Death (red)
    
  • Enhancement Success (blue)

• Some texts in the Guild History will now be marked in different colors.
  
  • Guild creation, Guild Bonus distribution etc. will now be in blue
    
  • Guild war start/end, Guild member recruitment/leaving etc. will now be in yellow

• Fixed the issue with some text about Recovering Maximum Durability appearing in the item tooltip for Lantern items.
  
  
• The names of the Epheria Frigate ship parts that can be crafted in the Level 4 Ship Part Workshop on Port Epheria 1-4, 2F have been corrected.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the World Chat button was missing from chat window after using the Megaphone.
  
  
• The size of tooltips should now adjust to the amount of text within.

• Fixed the issue where Characters were able to go through the wall of Kzarka Shrine.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the Characters were not following the mouse cursor when the button View was on in Customization.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where characters were not attacked by monsters in certain areas in Hystria.
  
  
• Fixed the issue that occurred during Conquest Wars where Characters’ locations appeared abnormally when they got too close to a Wooden Fence.

Reach us on the »forums«] to share your feedback, opinions, and suggestions.

To read the patch notes in German or French, click the links below:
German Patch Notes
French Patch Notes

Greetings Adventurers,

Valentine’s Day is coming up next week and you will see the world of BDO to be a bit more flirtatious than usual and seasonal decorations reflect all the love in the air…xoxo. But not all is love and flowers, there is also a danger lurking. Ancient Puturum has been spotted in Valencia and Guilds are called in to face this threat.
Also a new attendance reward cycle has started so be diligent and be rewarded for it!


System:

• The Hide Other Character function (Shift + F5) has been adjusted now to function appropriately.
  
  
• The Guild Bonus distribution conditions have been amended.
  
  • Any Guild with at least 30 members, whether or not they hold a Node or Territory, can now distribute Guild Bonuses.
    
  • Guild Bonuses can be distributed once every seven days, and can be up to 40% of your Guild Funds.
    
  • Since the Guild Bonus distribution conditions have been amended, the distribution date tracking has now been reset.

• For Guilds with Guild Funds over 20 billion Silver, the Guild Welfare Reserves tax rates have been amended as follows:
  
  
  
  • If a Guild’s Guild Funds are over 90 billion Silver, then 20% will be taken for the Guild Welfare Reserves.

• The Silver received from the Combat Fame portion of the House Fame Fund has been increased by 20%.

Content:

• A new Guild Boss ‘Ancient Puturum’ has been added to Valencia.
  
  • Ancient Puturum Summon Scroll can be obtained from the new guild mission Boss Subjugation.
    
  • New titles have been added for delivering the final blow to Ancient
    
    • Puturum.
      
    • Puturum Slayer
      
    • Irresistible Eyes
      
    • Ornithologist
      
    • Naked
  • Titles will vary depending on the size of guild summoning Ancient Puturum.

• The amount of bonus Silver granted to the seller, when selling items via Pre-Order in the Marketplace, has been adjusted.
  
  • When you sell an item via Pre-Order, you will get a bonus of 20% of the difference between the the registered price and the price at which the item was sold.
    
  • The difference cannot be bigger than twice the registered price.

• Items that are blue grade or higher and Enhanced to PEN (V) then are registered in the Marketplace will now be sold first to those who Pre-Ordered the items.
  
  • If there are no Pre-Orders in place, then the item will be sold via the Bidding process.
    
  • Although PEN (V) items are items with the highest level of Enhancement, their Marketplace prices are lower than what their value should dictate. To offset this, we changed it so that these items are first sold through Pre-Orders. Therefore, rather than us directly changing the maximum price for such items, we are leaving it on the hands of you Adventurers to decide how much these items are worth, by prioritizing Pre-Order.

• Now, if an item is sold via Pre-Order the Recent Price will be listed not as the registered price but the price sold via Pre-Order.
  
  
• The number of Farming Byproducts needed to make Stonetail Fodder have been amended.
  
  • Previously, 15 to 25 Farming Byproducts (depending on the type) were needed but now you can combine 20 each, from any two different types, of Farming Byproducts with Simple Cooking to more easily make Stonetail Fodder.

• You can now find Stonetail Fodder in the Crafting Notes.
  
  
• Advanced Altar of Training has been reopened.

Event:

• New Attendance Rewards have been added for the period between February 8th 00:00 UTC to March 14th 23:59 UTC.
  
  • Check attendance daily and enjoy rewards like Memory Fragments, [Event] Lauren Family Gift Box, [Event] Shakatu’s Seals and more!

• The game world has been decorated in a Valentine’s Day theme.
  
  • Since the Valentine’s Day theme may overlap with certain Soldier NPCs, some relevant Soldier NPCs have been moved slightly.

• The additional period in which you could exchange [Event] Snowflake item has been ended.
  
  
• The New Year Wish Lantern theme background has been removed.

• If you want to exchange Peridot Leaf or Peridot Petal with NPC Variel, you will need to click on the relevant items for exchange, not press R key.
  
  
• Fixed the goat that was stuck in a stone on Goat Mountain, Serendia.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where NPC Rumbling Spirit from Mirumok Ruins was intermittently missing.
  
  
• Fixed the issue with unnatural falling motions Characters made when falling off the bridge handrails near Heidel.
  
  
• The terrain of Hystria Ruins have been improved so that Characters can move more naturally inside the area.
  
  
• Fixed the graphical issue that cause some areas in southern Kamasylvia to look underwater.
  
  
• Objects have been improved so you can now smoothly move towards the roof next to the castle gates inside Mediah Castle.

• Your horse will stay put if you move further than a certain distance after Calling it.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where your Mount could gain EXP from moving to another location via using some of the contents available from the ESC menu.

• All Classes
  
  • Fixed the issue where Grapple Resistance was not properly applied up to the Max 60%.
    
  • The messages that shows when sitting, lying down, or walking are now displayed regardless of a Character’s level.
    
  • The message that appears when you are moving in the combat stance saying you should press Tab to change back to the non-combat stance will now only appear for Characters under Lv.30.
    
  • Fixed the unnatural appearance of the feathers on the back of Cavaro Shoes that appeared when the following Classes were Sprinting:
    
    • Witch, Maehwa and Valkyrie.
  • Fixed the issue where Emergency Escape intermittently did not work normally while using other Skills.
    
  • Fixed the issue where a Character that used Emergency Escape sometimes would walk towards another Character.

• Ranger
  
  • Fixed the issue players experienced when the Ranger transitioned from combat to non-combat stance while moving forward, causing you to see her weapon in her hands intermittently.
    
  • Fixed the issue where when Ranger used Flow: Piercing Wind and later Ultimate/Extreme: Charging Wind while in the Kamasylven Sword stance, EP was consumed twice.

• Sorceress
  
  • If Sorceress already learned the skill Flow: Rushing Crow, holding LMB + RMB after using Dark Flame in Amulet combat stance will activate extra hits followed by Flow: Rushing Crow.
    
    • In this case, after Flow: Rushing Crow is used, she will go into Scythe combat stance.
    • You should now be able to see the Sorceress’s Amulet and Talisman normally even when she is holding her Scythe.
  • Fixed the graphical glitch on Sorceress’s Snowflake costume that appeared around her neck.

• Tamer
  
  • Fixed the graphical glitch with Tamer’s Atanis Helmet.
    
  • Fixed the graphical glitch on Tamer’s lower back while wearing Karlstein Armor.

• Witch
  
  • The issue where the Witch could jump once more in midair while in combat after transitioning from Aad Sphera non-combat mode to combat mode has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the Witch could not use Aad Sphera skills intermittently after transitioning from Staff (Main Weapon) combat mode to Aad Sphera (Awakening Weapon) mode has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the Witch could not switch to Aad Sphera intermittently while jumping and transitioning from Staff (Main Weapon) combat mode to Aad Sphera (Awakening Weapon) mode has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the Witch could not switch to Aad Sphera when the Witch’s Staff (Main Weapon) skills were being performed with keys while transitioning from Staff (Main Weapon) combat mode to Aad Sphera (Awakening Weapon) mode has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the cooldown of transitioning skills to switch from Staff (Main Weapon) to Aad Sphera (Awakening Weapon) was not being properly applied while trying to switch while moving forward has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the Witch could not switch to Staff (Main Weapon) while Sprinting in Aad Sphera (Awakening Weapon) combat mode intermittently has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the Witch’s Aad Sphera (Awakening Weapon) skills were being performed intermittently even when Staff (Main Weapon) skills were initiated while Sprinting after switching to Staff (Main Weapon) combat mode from Aad Sphera (Awakening Weapon) combat mode has been fixed.
    
  • Fixed the graphical glitch for Witch’s Karlstein Outfit arm piece that appeared on combat stance.
    
  • Fixed the graphical glitch on Witch’s legs when wearing Muskan’s Shoes and any Armor together.

• Wizard
  
  • This issue where the Wizard could jump once more in midair while in combat after transitioning from Godr Sphera non-combat mode to combat mode has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the Wizard could not use Godr Sphera skills intermittently after transitioning from Staff (Main Weapon) combat mode to Godr Sphera (Awakening Weapon) mode has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the Wizard could not switch to Godr Sphera intermittently while jumping and transitioning from Staff (Main Weapon) combat mode to Godr Sphera (Awakening Weapon) mode has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the Wizard could not switch to Godr Sphera when the Wizard’s Staff (Main Weapon) skills were being performed with keys while transitioning from Staff (Main Weapon) combat mode to Godr Sphera (Awakening Weapon) mode has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the cooldown of transitioning skills to switch from Staff (Main Weapon) to Godr Sphera (Awakening Weapon) was not being properly applied while trying to switch while moving forward has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the Wizard could not switch to Staff (Main Weapon) while Sprinting in Godr Sphera (Awakening Weapon) combat mode intermittently has been fixed.
    
  • The issue where the Wizard’s Godr Sphera (Awakening Weapon) skills were being performed intermittently even when Staff (Main Weapon) skills were initiated while Sprinting after switching to Staff (Main Weapon) combat mode from Godr Sphera (Awakening Weapon) combat mode has been fixed.

• Maehwa
  
  • The description saying that Quick Slot is available for the skill Ultimate Chaos: Red Moon has been removed.

• Kunoichi
  
  • While moving after using Target Chase in Sah Chakram combat stance, Sah Chakram Training can now be used with RMB during the cooldown for Lunar Dash.

• Striker
  
  • If you use the following skills from above a certain height, Striker will now show a falling motion:
    
    • Flow: Landslide, Flow: Nimbus Strike

• Mystic
  
  • If you use the following skills from above a certain height, Mystic will now show a falling motion:
    
    • Flow: Landslide, Flow: Sky Rammer
  • Damage to other Characters while attacking has been decreased by 4.47-7.46%

• Some Elixir items have had their Cooldown changed to 10 sec.
  
  • In order to prevent possible ”cooldown” that may arise due to connection delays from issues such as loading time differences depending on unique PC settings and preferences, cooldown of under 1 minute will reset after reconnecting back to the client from the Character Selection screen.
    
    • To not inconvenience our Adventurers because of this change, we have reduced the Cooldown of Elixir items.
      
    • However, the cooldown for Elixirs like the Whale Tendon Elixir, Elixir of Deep Sea, and Perfume of Courage have not been changed.

• A new Mix & Match button has been added to the Pearl Shop.
  
  • If you click the button to activate the Mix & Match function, your Character’s outfit will not change even if you select a outfit set.
    
  • If you select single outfit pieces, you can preview the outfit ensemble you have chosen.

• Removed “Craftable only after Ultimate Reform Stone update release” from the crafting instructions for Ultimate Reform Stones.
  
  
• Chances of getting each item from the following boxes have been changed to be equal to one another:
  
  • Fishing Boat of Abundance Part Box
    
  • High-Quality Wagon Part Box

• You can now get Magic Tanning Knife from the Spellbound Tool Boxes that can be obtained from Black Spirit’s Adventure.

• Added item descriptions saying that you should collect 100 of the following items:
  
  • Kzarka’s Latent Aura
    
  • Nouver’s Latent Aura
    
  • Karanda’s Latent Aura
    
  • Kutum’s Latent Aura

• Descriptions of the following items’ Set Effects have been modified.
  
  • Sahazad's Ring of Monarch: Extra Damage against Monsters -> Extra AP against Monsters
    
  • Saya's Ring of Eternity: Damage from Monsters Slightly Reduced -> Damage from Monsters -

• The following items’ Ranged/Magic Evasion has been reduced by 50% but the same quantity of Melee Evasion has been added.
  
  • Vangertz Shield, Saiyer Ornamental Knot, Leather Vambrace

• Explanations for Liverto weapons have been added to the Lemoria Set Effect in View Set Effect.
  
  
• The option to view more details in View Set Effect is now marked as “Set Effect of Equipped Items (Detailed).”

• Additional Tukar monsters have been placed around the entrance of the Roud Sulfur Works.
  
  
• The Movement/Attack/Casting Speed reduction effect from the following Hystria Ruins monsters’ attacks have been removed:
  
  • Vodkhan, Elten

• Hystria Ruins monsters now have an increased HP of around 15% and increased DP of around 3%.

Quest:

• After completing the following quests, 5 to 10 Prognyl Silver Bars will now be rewarded.
  
  • You can sell Prognyl Silver Bars at the Currency Exchange (e.g. via Storage Keeper NPCs) for 20,000 Silver.
    
    

• Combat EXP and Skill EXP now can be obtained from completing some of the existing recurring quests.

Knowledge:

• When you gain Knowledge about each Boss monster during the following quests, you can no longer immediately get the special quests to confront the Boss monster.
  
  • You can accept the special quest to confront the Boss monster the day after completing the following quests.
    
    [Special V] The King of Navarn Steppe (1/W)[Special IV] Manshaum Mutant (1/D)[Special VI] The Rules of the Forest (1/D)[Special VI] The Mightiest Warrior (1/W)
  • You can now gain each Boss monster’s Knowledge after completing the following quests.
    
    • [Special I] Possessed Giants (1/D)
      
    • [Special I] Stop the Rite (1/D)
      
    • [Special I] Mediah's Exiled Force (1/D)
      
    • [Special I] Secret Cultist Research (1/D)
      
    • [Special I] Wicked Atmosphere of the Ruins (1/D)
      
    • [Special II] The Terror Revived (1/W)
      
    • [Special II] A Scheme under the Monastery (1/W)
      
    • [Special II] Kzarka Shrine (1/W)

• The Knowledge “Sezec Hunter” can be gained from talking to NPC Abdul Jaum along with NPC Telshir during the quest The Incompatible Ones.
  
  
• Combat and Skill EXP and Prognyl Silver Bar have been added as reward to some of the recurring quests.

• Fixed the issue with scrolling in the Recruit Guild Member section on the Guild window.
  
  
• New colors for the Journal have been added to help differentiate the following:
  
  • Title Obtained and Level Achievement (yellow)
    
  • Enhancement Failed and Death (red)
    
  • Enhancement Success (blue)

• Some texts in the Guild History will now be marked in different colors.
  
  • Guild creation, Guild Bonus distribution etc. will now be in blue
    
  • Guild war start/end, Guild member recruitment/leaving etc. will now be in yellow

• Fixed the issue with some text about Recovering Maximum Durability appearing in the item tooltip for Lantern items.
  
  
• The names of the Epheria Frigate ship parts that can be crafted in the Level 4 Ship Part Workshop on Port Epheria 1-4, 2F have been corrected.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the World Chat button was missing from chat window after using the Megaphone.
  
  
• The size of tooltips should now adjust to the amount of text within.

• Fixed the issue where Characters were able to go through the wall of Kzarka Shrine.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the Characters were not following the mouse cursor when the button View was on in Customization.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where characters were not attacked by monsters in certain areas in Hystria.
  
  
• Fixed the issue that occurred during Conquest Wars where Characters’ locations appeared abnormally when they got too close to a Wooden Fence.

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Dear players,

We will perform our weekly maintenance as follows:

• Global 9:00 UTC / 15:00 UTC
  
• Central (EU) 10:00 CET / 16:00 CET
  
• West Coast (NA) 1:00 PST / 7:00 PST
  
• East Coast (NA) 4:00 EST / 10:00 EST

• New Attendance Reward event will start
  
• Guild boss Puturum has been added.
  
• Valentine's Day-themed background will be available.

• Patch Notes including improvements and new features can be found on our Website after the maintenance.

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BDO Team

Dear players,

We will perform our weekly maintenance as follows:

• Global 9:00 UTC / 15:00 UTC
  
• Central (EU) 10:00 CET / 16:00 CET
  
• West Coast (NA) 1:00 PST / 7:00 PST
  
• East Coast (NA) 4:00 EST / 10:00 EST

• New Attendance Reward event will start
  
• Guild boss Puturum has been added.
  
• Valentine's Day-themed background will be available.

• Patch Notes including improvements and new features can be found on our Website after the maintenance.

Follow us on Twitter/Facebook to stay up to date.

Thank you for your support and understanding.


Best regards,
BDO Team