Feb 21, 2019
Patch Notes - February 20th 2019
Black Desert - CM Servantes


Greetings Adventurers,

The Central Market is finally here! This new system should make it a little easier to partake in the amazing economy of Black Desert Online. Don’t forget to check out Ballista, a new Conquest War weapon added as well as skill damage changes made to some classes.

Read on below for the full updates and changes on this week’s maintenance.


Central Market
  • The new marketplace, Central Market has opened.
    Central Market is the first step to create a free market economy where you as the adventurer create your own market without much restriction. We wanted to ensure convenience and accessibility to bring more joy to the art of trading.
  • To know all the details about the new Central Market, click < Here >.
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  • The Ballista, a new siege weapon for Conquest War has been added.
    • You can purchase the Ballista Workshop from the Guild Military Supply Manager.
    • 15 minutes after the Ballista Workshop is functional after it has been created, you can receive the Ballista Assembly Kit.
    • After the Ballista Workshop is functional, 10,000 Silver will be deducted from the Guild funds.
    • Ballista arrows can be crafted through Manufacture with Margoria Dark Iron x15, Titanium Ingot x12, Black Stone Powder x30.
    • The Ballista can only be used in Conquest Wars at Calpheon, Mediah, and Valencia. It can only be used from the offensive side and from alliances.
    • The Ballista Workshop requires 5 spaces to be installed.
    • Installed Ballistas will be returned once the Conquest War has ended.
    • Ballistas deal great damage to gates and characters, but is vulnerable to Elephants.
  • A new Upgrade function has been added to Flame Tower and Hwacha which can be used during Node and Conquest Wars.
    • Upgrade can only be performed on the Flame Tower and Hwacha after a level 3 or 4 Fort of a Node is built, or if a Fort/Command Post/Field HQ is built for a Conquest War.
    • As you would Upgrade a barricade, you can Upgrade a Flame Tower and Hwacha with the necessity material after a Node War or a Conquest War start.
    • When you Upgrade, the Oil for Flame Tower and Oil for Hwacha items will be deleted from the inventory slot of Flame Tower and Hwacha, so please be careful. To access an upgraded Flame Tower and Hwacha, you need Oil for Enhanced Flame Tower and Arrow item for Big Hwacha.
    • Upgraded Enhanced Flame Tower and Big Hwacha have Durability increase of 50% and DP increase of 20% compared to a normal Hwacha or Flame Tower.
    • Also, the damage that Upgraded Enhanced Flame Tower and Big Hwacha inflict will increase by 30% to guarantee more fire power.
    • The materials needed for an Upgrade is as follows:
      • Steel x100, Melted Platinum Shard x50
    • Upgrading a Flame Tower and Hwacha will take 90 seconds, and this time may be reduced depending on the Life Skill level of the character.
  • The time to end War Hero contract has changed from 00:00 UTC to 10 minutes after Node Wars.
    • As a result, you cannot apply for War Hero for 1 hours after the end of Node/Conquest War.
    • Below are the times of Node/Conquest War as a reminder:
      • [EU]
        • Node War: 20:00 CET - 22:00 CET
        • Conquest War: 19:00 CET - 23:00 CET
      • [NA]
        • Node War: 18:00 PST - 20:00 PST
        • Conquest War: 17:00 PST - 21:00 PST
  • A notification message will now appear when trying to Appoint an adventurer who has withdrawn from a guild as the Guild Master.

  • Fixed the issue where the incorrect amount of damage would be applied when switching to a certain weapon while a summoner has summoned someone/something.

  • According to the number of Sales Waiting and sales completed in the new Central Market, the prices on some items, gears, and more have been changed.

  • A Bookshelf for the Adventure Logs has been added.
    • Previously, you were only able to view the Adventure Logs when using the Adventure Log items. Now, you can view the journals through the newly added menu.
    • You can check the Adventure Journal progress through the Adventure Journal menu within the ESC menu.
      • Upon completing the initial quest for an Adventure Log, you can press the Adventure Log icon on the ESC menu to check up on your status with the Adventure Log.
    • As a result, Bartali’s Adventure Log will no longer open up when right-clicking on the item icon from your Inventory (I).
    • In addition, Bartali’s Adventure Log can no longer be sold in NPC shops now.
    • Lastly, Bartali’s Adventure Log can no longer be purchased from Clara Siciliano anymore. The remaining item icon of the Bartali’s Adventure Log will serve no purpose.
  • The quest reward for the Adventure Log: Traces of a Great Adventurer has been changed, and you can no longer obtain the following quests:
    • Adventure Log: Bartali's Successor
    • Adventure Log: Tracing Footsteps
    • Adventure Log: The Journey Continues
    • Adventure Log: Hints of an Adventure
    • Adventure Log: A Foothold for Success
    • Adventure Log: What Happened in Balenos
    • Adventure Log: A Story Without an End
    • Adventure Log: Mediah, the Land of the Ruins

Event & System

Ongoing Events:
  • Be My Love: Feb. 13th (after maintenance) - Feb. 27th (before maintenance)

  • Shadow Arena Official Launch Countdown: Feb. 13th (after maintenance) - Feb. 27th (before maintenance)

    Current daily missions remaining:
    • Feb.20 / D-7: Rank 7th or higher in one match of Shadow Arena
    • Feb. 21 / D-6: Play Shadow Arena 6 times or more
    • Feb. 22 / D-5: Kill 55 or more monsters
    • Feb. 23 / D-4: Get 4,000,000 Silver or more in one match
    • Feb. 24 / D-3: Participate in Party play 3 times or more
    • Feb. 25 / D-2: Get 22 or more items in one match
    • Feb. 26 / D-1: Kill 1 or more other players in one match
    • Feb. 27: Official Launch!
      • All rewards will be accumulated and sent altogether via future maintenance after the event ends.
  • Mount Training Fever Time: Feb. 13th (after maintenance) - Feb. 27th (before maintenance)
    • Fixed the issue where Training EXP and Mount EXP was not being applied to Olvia servers.

Ended Events:
  • Send Love

  • Gather Serbianca's Vouchers

Reward Distribution:
  • Rewards for Shadow Arena ‘Play’ event have been distributed.

  • Rewards for Shadow Arena ‘Post and Share’ event have been distributed.

  • Rewards for participating in Shadow Arena Survey have been distributed.

  • Rewards for the event ‘I’m the lover of Someone’ have been distributed.

Shadow Arena
  • You can now equip items even when you are not in the standby stance.
    • Main weapons still must be equipped when you are standing still.
    • Other equipment do not have these limitations, and can be equipped at any time.
  • Fixed the issue where players could climb up the central towers in Shadow Arena by using Elixir of Swiftness.

  • Added a timer which counts the time survived at the bottom of the minimap.
    • The timer will be displayed after the match begins.
  • Shadow Guard Tower has been added.
    • The Shadow Guard Tower attacks adventurers, so adventurers must be careful.
    • Adventurers can obtain a powerful buff by destroying the Shadow Guard Towers.
    • The vase will no longer appear.
  • The Shadow Arena rankings button within the new ESC menu has been changed from New to Hot category.
    • The color for the Shadow Arena icon at the top of the new ESC menu has been changed.
  • Fixed the issue in Shadow Arena where the "Starting soon." message would not appear after 50 players have gathered.

  • Increased the casting speed for Fire Bomb and Flashbang.

  • You can now move immediately after selecting Spectator mode.

  • Decreased Red Nose's AP by 15%, and it will now target adventurers even if they do not attack it.

  • Fixed the issue where the sound of the Dark Fog would be heard even after exiting from Shadow Arena.

  • The appearance of the Black Spirit and a moving motion to the Black Spirit image will change depending on the number of survivors remaining. (The image appears on the top left of the window in a Shadow Arena match.)

Game World, NPC & Effects

Game World:
  • Fixed the issue where you were unable to get out of a structure at Serendia Western Gateway when entering from the roof area.

NPC:
  • NPC's will now express their emotions through motions depending on the situation while you are going through the main quests.

  • NPC's will now move more naturally while you are going through the main quests.

  • The NPC conversation window has been improved.
    • The location of the description which appears when you put your mouse cursor over the Amity in the NPC conversation window has been changed.
    • When you no longer have any more skills to learn, the effect which appears on the Learning Skills button will no longer appear when talking to Skill Instructor NPC's.
    • When you no longer have skills available for using the Skill Add-on feature, the effect which appears on the Skill Add-on button will no longer appear when talking to Skill Instructor NPC's.
    • The location of the speech bubble which is displayed on the Conversation button when you lack Interest Knowledge when talking to NPC's has been changed.
  • When interacting with Skill Instructor NPC's, the Exchange button will be marked only when you have the [Event] Snowflake item.

Mounts
  • Fixed the issue where your weight would continue to increase intermittently when boarded on a Ship.

  • Fixed the issue where the description about registering emblems would not be visible when viewing the Stable while having an emblem inside your Inventory.

Class Changes

All Classes:
  • The damage and obtainable level for the following skills (basic attacks) have changed.













    ※ The basic attack damage for all characters will be reduced in PvP situation.

  • Damage of skills that can be learned from Lv.1 to Lv.55 has been changed likewise:













    ※ Absolute levels are excluded from the above skill damage change.
    ※ Some of the skills will remain the same.

  • The swimming motions when pressing Q or E underwater has improved to be smoother.

  • PvP damage will now be applied properly in attacks during transition from non-combat to combat mode.

  • The hit effect for all characters have been improved for PvP and PvE.

By Class:

Warrior:
  • Piercing Spear can no longer be used during its cooldown.

Ranger:
  • Damage of the skill Pinpoint III will now be reduced in PvP situation.

  • Damage of the skill Moving Shot in all levels will be reduced in PvP situation.

Berserker:
  • As the damage of skills learned from Lv.1 to Lv.55 has been changed, the damage of the skill Falling Rock has also changed likewise:


  • You can now use Lava Piercer through the Quick Slot.

Tamer:
  • The invincibility effect for Evasion I will now only be applied in PvE.

  • Fixed the issue where Stamina would be consumed by 150 when attacking forwards with the Leaf Slash skill.

Valkyrie:
  • As the damage of skills learned from Lv.1 to Lv.55 has been changed, the hit damage of the following skills also changed likewise:

Witch:
  • Damage of all levels of the skill Magic Arrow will be reduced in PvP situation.

  • Fixed the issue where the monster detection counter would occasionally reset when using Magic Lighthouse.
    • The maximum number of monsters detecting the character is proportional to either the amount of damage or the type of summoned monster (excluding boss monsters). Adventurers have continuously pointed out that the monster detection for the Magic Lighthouse has not been working properly, and we discovered that the feature was resetting occasionally during certain situations. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused, and we will try to fix these types of issues more quickly in the future.
  • The forward attack damage for Staff Attack I will now apply properly in PvP.

Wizard:
  • Damage of all levels of the skill Magic Arrow will be reduced in PvP situation.

  • Fixed the issue where the monster detection counter would occasionally reset when using Magic Lighthouse.
    • The maximum number of monsters detecting the character is proportional to either the amount of damage or the type of summoned monster (excluding boss monsters). Adventurers have continuously pointed out that the monster detection for the Magic Lighthouse has not been working properly, and we discovered that the feature was resetting occasionally during certain situations. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused, and we will try to fix these types of issues more quickly in the future.

Musa:
  • Damage of the skill Slice in Tiger Blade stance will be reduced during PvP situation.

  • Damage of the skill Dragon Bite I and II will be reduced in PvP situation.

  • Fixed the issue where the character's eyelid and eye would appear detached when customizing certain parts.

Maehwa:
  • Damage of the skill Slice in Tiger Blade stance will be reduced during PvP situation.

  • Damage of the skill Dragon Bite I and II will be reduced in PvP situation.

Kunoichi:
  • The falling motion will now be displayed after using Flow: Sky Stepping forwards while using Sah Chakram.

Archer:
  • The speed of the projectile shooting out from the activating the skill Righteous Smite has doubled and the attack range has decreased by 17M.
    • After using the skill, the speed to connect Righteous Smite into a combo of another skill has decreased.
    • When using the skill Righteous Smite, the speed of the your camera view when turning will now be faster.
  • The cooldown for Luthraghon's Call III, IV has been reduced by 1 sec.

  • Transitioning to the Luthraghon's Call skill after the left/right 2nd hit for Winged Strike and then a hit backwards while in Greatbow mode has been improved to flow more naturally.

  • Luthraghon's Call will flow more naturally after the 3rd hit of Glissade.

  • Luthraghon's Call will flow more naturally after using the Full Bloom skill.

  • You can now activate Meteor Dive when moving backwards by pressing the spacebar while in the air when using Zephyr Leap.

  • The combo speed of Glissade has been improved.

  • The casting speed for Flow: Light's Trail will not slow down when used during cooldown.

  • When using Ravenous Talon, the damage from the additional hit will now be applied properly.

Item Changes
  • The following items can no longer be sold.
    • Red-gem Studded Ornament
    • Yellow-gem Studded Ornament
    • Blue-gem Studded Ornament
    • Opulent Pendant
  • When Gathering Insectivore Plant, the amount of Insectivore Plant Powder obtainable has increased by 60%.

  • For details on newly added Pearl Shop Update, please click < Here >!

Monster Changes
  • The boss monsters from Dark Rift will now slowly weaken as time passes.
      24 hours after a boss monster spawns from the Dark Rift, it will weaken by 1 level.
    • Even when you are not logged in-game, the weakening of the boss monster will continue.
    • The boss monster from the Dark Rift will weaken in its AP and DP, in a total of 4 levels.
    • The loot you get for defeating it at its initial spawn and defeating it many hours after it’s spawn will be the same.
  • Fixed the issue where the Dark Rift monster Ancient Puturum would disappear after 2 hours and 30 minutes.

  • The Dark Rift monster Ferrid will now appear from outside of the Omar Lava Cave.
    • Any Ferrids that appear to be stuck or unreachable from attack have also been relocated.
  • The names for the following Bashim monsters has changed.
    • Kraad Infantryman -> Terruda Infantryman
    • Kraad Thrower -> Terruda Thrower
    • Kraad Reinforced Infantryman -> Terruda Reinforced Infantryman
    • Kraad Bandsman -> Terruda Bandsman
      • Due to the name changes above, the Knowledge and Quest names have also been changed.
  • The Helm monsters have been removed from the bottom floor of the Helm Tribe Mine.

  • The location of the Helm Golems at the bottom floor of the Helm Tribe Mine have been relocated.

  • The Optimal AP for Soldier's Grave has been changed to 100-180.
    • The Soldier's Grave monster EXP has increased by 10%.
    • The Soldier's Grave HP and DP have been adjusted.
  • The HP and AP for the following boss monsters you fight through the Mediah Black Spirit quest has increased.
    • Abandoned Iron Mine Executor
    • Illezra's Servant
    • Skeleton King
    • Awakened Black Spirit

Quests & Knowledge

Quest:
  • Fixed the inaccurate description of the dialogue when accepting the Gone with the Vengeful Spirit quest.

  • Some quest names have been changes so that the details of the quests are not spoiled through their names:


  • Due to the decreased level of difficulty of defeating monsters at Cron Castle after the main quest renewals, the relevant Suggested quest has been changed like the following:
    • World of Enemies #9: Mediah Exiled Force -> World of Enemies #9: Saunil Battlefield
  • You can now obtain the Loure's Lost Gloves and Shoes when completing the Calpheon main quest.
    • Beneath the Depths of the Well -> Loure's Lost Gloves
    • Retrieve the Sealing Stone -> Loure's Lost Shoes
  • Fixed an issue where the incorrect number of quests cleared would be displayed.

  • The NPC for collecting and completing the A Sacrifice for the Bell Tower quest has been changed to a Villager in front of Hakan Derk. This will allow you to play the quest more conveniently.

Knowledge:
  • The content of the hints that you can see even when not having the following Knowledge acquired has been updated.



Interface Changes
  • [ESC] → [Event] button will now lead to the event list on mobile web for better view of the in-game events in progress. Please check here for details on all the events!

  • Improved the scroll size and alignment for all windows.

  • New functions have been added where right-clicking on Junk items would activate navigation to the nearest General Goods Vendor as well as allowing you to check on the count of Junk items collected.

  • Improved the Dark Rift icon displayed at the World Map (M).
    • Improvements have been made so that you can easily identify the difficulty level and grade of your personal boss monster at the Dark Rift window.
    • The difficulty level will be displayed in the range of: I, II, III, IV, and V.
  • For quests with Amity as the quest completion reward, putting your mouse over the Amity icon in the completion reward window will now display the amount of Amity and the target NPC with whom you’ll gain the Amity with.

  • A new window to choose the Crossroad quest line has been added.
    • After you complete the quest, 'Paying Off Debts,’ you will have the window appear where you can select a Crossroad quest line of your choice.
    • The window will not disappear until you make a selection of a Crossroad quest line.
  • Dark Rift icon would now always be displayed on bottom right of the screen.

  • If you had not completed the prerequisite quest [Awakening Complete] Memories of the Past, a notification will now appear on the Dark Rift UI to let you know that you need to complete that first.

  • A new sentence that talks about increased funds upon using Breeding Market has been added to the descriptive text box that pops up when putting your mouse over Training tab under Life Info in My Information (P) window.

  • A new button to skip through the animation in cleansing gear has been added to the Cleanse Gear window. Check the button and you can see the results fast.

  • The icon located on top of the NPC name that used to show which quest it represented has now been changed to different versions of icons that fits Family Quest, Character Quest, and Daily Quest.

  • Description regarding the Weight of Silver has been removed from the weight information icon on the Inventory (I) window.

  • The direction information filter settings for the World Map will now save the direction information.

  • Added a 'Do not open for the day' button in the Black Spirit's Pick window which is displayed after purchasing a Pearl Item.

  • If Skill Commands are turned on while boarding the Cannon, Flame Tower, Hwacha, or Ballista, a key guide about mounts will appear.

  • The location of the icon which shows you the Ballista location within the World Map (M) has been changed.

  • Added a UI which allows you to select the quest line.
    • When you complete the Paying Off Debts quest, you will see a UI from which you can select a quest line.
    • If you do not select a quest line, the UI will remain.
  • Added a UI which allows you to re-select a quest line.
    • When you complete the Looking for Adventurers quest, you will be able to select a quest line from a quest list at the top right side.
    • When you complete the final quest of each quest line, you can move on to the next quest line.
    • You can only complete one quest line at a time.
  • The Eye of the Ruins Ring will now be displayed in the item drop list for the Blood Wolf Settlement.

  • When interacting with NPC's, the Silver item description will no longer appear when you do not have an item in the Give Gift window.

  • When opening the Warehouse through the maid/butler, the descriptions for the Sell button will no longer appear when you press the Sell button.

  • The Extract Chance button will no longer be displayed when using Devour while having the Blacksmith’s Secret Book.

  • Revised the text which appears when joining a guild as a War Hero.

  • The guild member microphone UI in the Guild window (G) will react when a guild member speaks.

  • The color of the character name which appears when Golden Bell type items are used has been changed.

  • When equipping an accessory item (Manos accessory) which increases the Life Skill, a notification will no longer appear when you equip a higher grade equipment for the part you are wearing.

  • Improved the Dark Rift icon displayed at the World Map (M).

  • Fixed the issue where the enhancement level would be displayed in the quest rewards window.

  • Improved the usage icon for Mass Production in the World Map to be aligned better.

  • Fixed the issue where the item icons of the results of mass production would not properly appear in the World Map.

  • Fixed the issue where the UI would not change sizes when attempting to change certain UI such as when using the cropping mode.

  • Contracts for apprentice guild members can now also be renewed through Guild Officers.

  • The messages which appear to the War Hero and guilds when a War Hero joins a guild has been improved to be more informative.

  • Added a War Hero rankings window which can be opened through the menu (for both the new and old ESC menus).

  • Updated the text alignment regarding participation to nodes in the War Hero list to appear better.

  • Fixed the R button going out of the UI issue while progressing through certain quests.

Resolved Issues

Game World:
  • Fixed the issue where the grass looked unnatural near the Calpheon Castle.

Class Changes:

Warrior:
  • Fixed the Upper Shield Strike skill description to be more accurate.

Sorceress:
  • Fixed the issue where the backside of the armor would unnatural when equipping the Fallen Garzar Armor.

  • Fixed the skill descriptions for Violation and Shadow Riot to be more accurate.

Tamer:
  • Fixed the skill description for Evasion to be more accurate.

Wizard:
  • You can now dye the Wolf Nose item.

Kunoichi:
  • Fixed the issue where the bottom area would look unnatural when equipping the Cokro outfit.

Striker:
  • Fixed the issue where the chest area would look graphically unnatural.

Mystic:
  • The falling motion will now be displayed properly when using Sea Burial and Flow: Sea Burial.

  • Fixed the Hidden Claw’s skill tooltip to be more accurate.

Interface Changes:
  • Improved the alignment for the Life Skill information's Hunting EXP located at the Basic tab of My Information.

  • Fixed the issue where the list of your workers would go out of the box if there were too many workers on My Gardens UI.

  • Fixed the issue where the tooltip of the Worker List would overlap with the list of workers.

  • Fixed the issue where the knowledge name UI texture at the top right of the Knowledge (H) window would look unnatural.

  • Fixed the issue where item descriptions would not bleed out of the windows when using box type items.

  • Fixed the issue where the descriptions at the bottom of the Monthly Loyalty window would overlap.

  • Fixed the issue where the War Hero’s name was wrongfully displayed when checking the War Hero Employment Contract of a War Hero not currently in-game.

  • Fixed the issue where the Conquest Status window was not being displayed properly upon opening the Conquest Status window for the first time after joining a guild as a War Hero.

  • Fixed an issue where an abnormal message would appear when you close the War Hero contract through the ESC key.

Known Issues
  • We are aware of the issue where trade goods cannot be sent from Port Epheria to Altinova. We will resolve this shortly.

  • We are aware of the UI issue where it appears as if you can claim item rewards (sent to your Shadow Arena rewards window) when leaving in the middle of the match. You cannot receive any item rewards in fact and this issue will be resolved shortly.

  • We are aware of the issue where navigation does not lead to NPC Ganin Arth during the Mediah main quest, Request for the Prince's Asylum.
    • Please use the Find NPC option located on top-right corner of your screen to search for and get to Ganin Arth for the time being. We apologize for the inconvenience.
  • We are aware of the issue where certain players are experiencing difficulties in accessing the Central Market. We are looking into this currently. We apologize for the inconvenience and ask for your patience as we'll update you soon on this matter.

  • We are aware of the issue where [Event] Sweet Gift Letters from the Challenges tab (Y) have disappeared. This will be brought back up after Feb. 27th maintenance for you to claim any unclaimed [Event] Sweet Gift Letters. We apologize for the inconvenience.


Reach us on the »forums« to share your feedback, opinions, and suggestions.
Feb 20, 2019
[Notice] Central Market Issues
Black Desert - CM Richter
Greetingsd adventurers,

We are currently investigating Central Market issues for certain users and hope to resolve it soon.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support


- BDO Team
Feb 19, 2019
[Maintenance] Regular Maintenance February 20th 2019
Black Desert - CM Servantes


Dear Players,

We will perform our weekly maintenance as follows:

Date: Wednesday, February 20th 2019

Duration: 6 hours.
  • 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

Reasons:
  • Central Market will be added.
  • New Conquest/Node War weapon, Ballista, will be added.
  • Damage of certain skills will be changed.

Ending Events:
  • Send Love
  • Gather Serbianca's Vouchers

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

We apologize for the inconvenience and we ask for your generous understanding.


Best regards,
BDO Team.
Feb 18, 2019
Conquest/Node War Survey
Black Desert - CM Servantes
Greetings Adventurers!

For the next 2 weeks, the developers will collect your feedback regarding the Conquest and Node wars activities!

We kindly invite you to participate in a short survey where you can provide your own feedback and suggestions.

Collecting this data will be very important in order to track the community's sentiments and concerns regarding the related end-game modes and future updates.

Conquest/Node War Survey​

[s]*The Survey will run until Feb. 27th maintenance and with future maintenance, we will select 10 winners for EU and NA respectively. 20 total winners will receive their prize of Value Pack (7 Days) via in-game mailbox (B).[/s]

Thank you in advance for your passionate collaboration!


BDO team
Feb 13, 2019
Patch Notes - February 13th 2019
Black Desert - CM Servantes


Greetings Adventurers,

We hope you’re sending lots of love to your favorite people in and out of Black Desert Online. This week the ‘Show your Love’ and ‘Be My Love’ event starts! However, be careful while you go through the lovely events as Dark Rifts have been spotted in the wild and powerful monsters have emerged. Finally, guilds from Calpheon to Valencia and beyond are recruiting heroes to fight alongside them. The new War Hero contract system is here for those who are non-commital, but ready for a fight. Read the rest of the patch notes for the full details and have a Happy Valentine’s Day!


Event & system

New Events:
  • Be My Love event will begin.
    • Event Period: Feb. 13th (after maintenance) - Feb. 27th (before maintenance)
    • Event 1: Chocolate Fun: During this sweet event period, get [Event] Cacao from defeating monsters or gathering.
      Event 2: Love in a Bottle: During this romantic event period, Fish to get
    • [Event] Message in a Bottle which you can right-click to open to receive various quests and items.
    • Click < Here > to find out more about this lovely event.
  • Show your Love event has been added.
    • This lovely event consists of 2 parts. Please read on below for the details.
    • Event 1: My Favorite NPC’s
      • Event Period: Feb. 13 (after maintenance) - Feb. 27 (before maintenance)
      • Target NPC
        • Amerigo (Storage Keeper of Heidel)
        • Soryu (Sibyl of Port Ratt)
        • Afuaru (Grave Robber in Valencia City)
        • Ahon Kirus (Chief of Tarif)
      • Raise your Amity with the NPCs above during the event period and receive a special reward after Feb. 27 regular maintenance.

      • ※ Please keep in mind the Amity reached will count up until Feb. 27 regular maintenance.
      • Rewards for reaching certain Amity will be given separately for each of the listed NPCs above (i.e. if you reach 1,000 Amity requirement with all 4 of the target NPCs, you will get 4 rewards)
      • If you achieve 1,500 Amity with the target NPC, both 1,500 Amity reward and 1,000 Amity reward will be given.
    • Event 2: I’m the Lover of Someone
      • Event Period: Feb. 13 (after maintenance) - Feb. 20 (before maintenance)
      • During the event period, succeed in becoming a couple with any of the NPCs available for NPC Dating, then [Event] Shakatu's Luxury Box x1 will be given in a future maintenance after the event period ends.
    • The reward from the above event will be sent via in-game mailbox (B) in a future maintenance after the event ends. Exact date will be announced in the future.
  • Mount Training Fever Time event will begin.
    • Event Period: Feb. 13 (after maintenance) - Feb. 27 (before maintenance)
    • During the event period, all Training EXP and Mount EXP will increase by 100% throughout all servers. (currently unavailable in Olvia servers, but will be offered soon with future announcement).

Ongoing Events:
  • Send Love: Feb. 6th (after maintenance) - Feb. 20th (before maintenance)

  • Gather Serbianca’s Vouchers: Jan. 30th (after maintenance) - Feb. 20th (before maintenance)

Ended Events:
  • It’s a Cakewalk: Jan. 30th (after maintenance) - Feb. 13th (before maintenance)

  • Mammore is Back!: Jan. 30th (after maintenance) - Feb. 13th (before maintenance)

  • Fortune Favors the Bold: Jan. 24th (after maintenance) - Feb. 13th (before maintenance)

Stream:
  • Don’t forget to tune in for our official Shadow Arena Stream Royale!
    • Date: Sunday, February 17, 2019 (10AM - 2PM PST/ 7PM - 11PM CET)
      Find out more < Here >.

Content:
  • Dark Rifts are spawning all over the Black Desert world where bosses consumed by the Black Spirit are appearing throughout.
    • The difficulty level of these boss monsters depend on the Monster Zone they appear in.
    • These boss monsters have a certain chance to appear when you approach the Monster Zone. If they are not discovered for more than an hour, they will be displayed on the World Map (M).
    • The boss monsters only appear to specific adventurers, therefore they can only be seen by the designated adventurer (other adventurers cannot attack your boss monster).
    • You can obtain accessories through the boxes dropped by these bosses.
    • No penalties will be applied for getting killed by these boss monsters.
    • The bosses from the Dark Rift do not naturally die or despawn.
    • There will be a maximum of 10 world bosses from the Dark Rift spawned. You need to defeat the previous one in order to have a new world boss from the Dark Rift spawn.
    • ※ However, penalties will apply when you are killed by a regular monster nearby. So be careful!
      • These boss monsters will not disappear when you switch characters, change servers, or log out.
      • You cannot attack these boss monsters during a Node War/Conquest War. When they appear, you must move to another server where a Node War/Conquest War is not in progress.
    • You will need to complete the newly added quest [Awakening Complete] Memories of the Past quest to open your Dark Rift.
      • You need to have completed the Awakening Quest of your class to obtain the [Awakening Complete] Memories of the Past from the Black Spirit.
    • Find out more about Dark Rift in the guide < Here >.
  • You will obtain an item called the Dark Spirit’s Greed when defeating these boss monsters.
    • You can exchange the Dark Spirit’s Greed for the items below:
      • Kzarka’s Latent Aura x1 : Dark Spirit’s Greed x2
      • Nouver’s Latent Aura x1 : Dark Spirit’s Greed x2
      • Kutum’s Latent Aura x1 : Dark Spirit’s Greed x2
      • Karanda’s Latent Aura x1 : Dark Spirit’s Greed x3
      • Item Collection Increase Scroll (60 min) : Dark Spirit’s Greed x10
      • Supreme Alchemy Tool x1 : Dark Spirit’s Greed x15
      • Supreme Cooking Utensil x1 : Dark Spirit’s Greed x15
      • Valks’ Cry (+20) : Dark Spirit’s Greed x20
      • Magic Crystal of Infinity – Experience : Dark Spirit’s Greed x30
      • Krogdalo’s Origin Stone : Dark Spirit’s Greed x40
      • Valks’ Cry (+35) : Dark Spirit’s Greed x50
      • Valks’ Cry (+50) : Dark Spirit’s Greed x100
  • You can exchange Dark Spirit’s Greed from the following NPC’s:
    • Skill Instructor Cruhorn Wyrmsbane (Heidel)
    • Commander Cliff (Western Guard Camp)
    • Trina Knights Master Valks (Calpheon City)
    • Archer Military Representative Hazel Azealia (Grana)
    • Head of Mercenary Office Odelphin (Duvencrune)
    • Shroud Knights Captain Sarma Anin (Altinova)
    • Barhan Nesser (Valencia)
  • War Hero system has been added.
    • Adventurers can now join Guild Wars, Node Wars, or Conquest Wars of other guilds other than the one they are a part of and even receive rewards.
    • You can still participate in War Hero system even if you are not part of a Clan or a Guild.
    • As War Hero system has been newly added to Node War, Conquest War, and Guild War content, Militia which was available once a week in Conquest War has been removed.

      Registering and hiring:

    • You can receive a War Hero Employment Contract from a Guild member ranked Officer or higher to register as a Hero for that Guild.
    • You can register only within the same server. Also, you cannot register if you currently have a guild item in possession, so you must either sell the guild item(s) at the Guild Shop or keep the item(s) at the Guild Storage.
    • You cannot register while a Node War or Conquest War is in progress and you cannot register during the War Hero reset time (00:00 - 01:00 UTC).
    • A guild which is currently occupying a territory CANNOT hire a War Hero, and guild members of a guild which is currently occupying a territory cannot register at other guilds as a War Hero.
    • Guilds which are a part of an Alliance can hire a War Hero and members of the Alliance can also register as a War Hero.
    • Guild Commanders CANNOT register as a War Hero, and a guild with a War Hero cannot create an Alliance.
    • The amount of adventurers who can be hired as War Hero depends on the guild size.
    • If your Guild builds a Command Post or Fort in order to participate in Conquest/Node Wars, you cannot participate as the War Hero.
    • Any Command Post or Fort discovered during a Conquest/Node War will also be visible to those who participate as War Hero.

      ※Example※
    • Massive Guilds (66/100) can hire 34 adventurers as War Hero.
    • Large Guilds (50/70) can hire 20 adventurers as War Hero.

    Activity

  • A War Hero in a guild can participate in Node/Conquest War as a part of the guild they are registered with.
  • A War Hero can view the Guild information, Guild Member status, Guild Skills, Guild Alliance, Alliance Status, and Node/Conquest War status of the guild they are registered with. The hero can also board the 2-player mounts, use the Guild Summon Scrolls, and access the annexes. (However, the hero cannot build an annex.)
  • The War Hero will be able to access the Guild Skills (Ex: Gather, Max HP increase, HP recovery, etc.)
  • The War Hero can access the guild chat.
  • Allowances can be given to the War Hero and the adventurer who can access the allowance can use the guild's funds.
  • The War Hero CANNOT access the Guild Missions, Guild History, Recruit Guild Member status, Final Battle, and Guild Crafting of the guild they are registered to, and CANNOT use the Guild Storage and Guild Skill Acquisition features.
  • If a guild with a War Hero occupies a territory, then the adventurer who is a part of the guild as a War Hero will not receive the territory occupation benefits of increased item loot chance upon defeat monsters in Monster Zones.
  • We are planning on updating the War Hero to be able to participate in voice chat with the guild members.

    Rewards

  • Upon signing a War Hero contract, the signing adventurer can immediately receive a portion of the guild funds as a deposit (up to 10,000,000 Silver).
  • When making a War Hero contract, you can set up victory bonus in addition to the deposit. Upon winning a Node/Conquest War on the same day, the War Hero can immediately receive the contractual victory bonus (up to 20,000,000 Silver).
  • ※ When making a War Hero contract, the deposit and victory bonus cannot exceed the maximum funds held by the guild. Unlike the deposit which is immediately provided, the victory bonus will be provided from the guild funds upon victory. If victory is not achieved, the bonus amount will be refunded to the guild funds.
  • Refunds will immediately be returned to the guild upon losing a Node/Conquest War, and the amount will automatically be returned to the guild at 00:00 UTC if liberated or if the adventurer does not participate in a Node/Conquest War.

    Contract termination

  • An adventurer who is in a guild as a War Hero cannot terminate the contract at will. Instead, contracts for all adventurers hired as War Hero will be terminated daily at 00:00 UTC.
  • ※ War Hero adventurers will automatically reconnect to the game upon contract termination.
  • When the contract is terminated, all guild items in possession will automatically be deleted.
  • ※ The Militia content, which allowed weekly Conquest War participation will now be removed, since the War Hero content has been added.
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  • Added a Guild Member Vacation system.
    • While guild members who have selected Vacation cannot receive guild benefits, these members will be able to maintain their guild membership without affecting the guild capacity.
    • When there are 10 adventurers who are Vacation in a massive guild (100/100), the guild can hire 10 adventurers as War Hero.
    • When there are 5 adventurers who are Vacation in a large guild (70/70), the guild can hire 5 adventurers as War Hero.
    • You can use this feature through the “Apply for Vacation”/”Return from Vacation” button within the Guild window (G).
    • Guild members who are Vacation cannot receive the Daily Pay, and cannot access guild quest participation (acceptance/completion/forfeit), guild war declaration, and guild invitation/ban features. Also, they cannot be promoted to Guild Master, and cannot access Guild Skills.
    • If On Vacation, the Adventurer cannot use the War Hero feature, and cannot participate in Node War and Conquest War for their guilds.
    • Adventurer On Vacation can return through the Guild (G) window, but only after 4 hours have passed.
    • (However, if a War Hero is currently taking the place of a On Vacation adventurer, the adventurer cannot return until the War Hero contract has expired.)
  • You can now view War Hero information in the Guild window's (G) Node/Conquest War status tab.

  • When entering a Guild as a War Hero, there will be an effect on the edges of the Guild to show that the member is a War Hero.

  • Icons which cannot be used in the Guild window will not be displayed to the War Hero.

  • War Hero registration will be rejected when closing the War Hero Contract window.

  • The descriptions for the Book of Training item have been improved to the following:
    • When using this item, if you disconnect or if there is a maintenance you will not get any time extension for the time lost, and the item will not be restored.
  • The level restrictions for immediate revival without consuming any items changed from Lv. 10 to Lv. 15.
  • Bartali's Adventure Log Chapter 9 and 10 have been added.
    • These chapters narrate Igor Bartali's adventures in the Mediah region.
    • Adventurers who complete up to Chapter 8 of Bartali's Adventure Log can obtain Chapter 9 from the Black Spirit. You can claim Chapter 10 after you complete Chapter 9 from the Black Spirit afterwards.
    • Adventurers who complete 10 chapters of Bartali's Adventure Log will receive a special gift through the Black Spirit.

System:
  • Party will be maintained even when you go back to Character Selection screen, Server Change, disconnect, and after you play a match of Shadow Arena.

  • Olvia 7 server has been changed to Shadow Arena server.

  • A new system where the funds claimed in Horse Market and Breeding Market will vary depending on Training level has been added.
    • Currently 30% tax is implemented on the Silver claimed in Horse Market and Breeding Market.
    • In order to make up for the tax increase that appears big with the recent price soar of Courser and Dream Horse, a new system where the funds claimed will vary depending on Training level. (This applies to cases where the Silver for selling a Horse in the Horse Market has not been claimed yet before this change is implemented.)
    • ※ The Silver increase range depending on Training level for Horse Market and Breeding Market is as follows.


Shadow Arena
  • Default setting for Voice chat UI in Party play will be set at off.

  • The Black Spirit notifications which appear on top left corner in phases as soon as a Shadow Arena match starts will now change whenever 10 players have been eliminated.

  • Party status in Shadow Arena will now remain after a game.

  • Added a timer which counts the time survived at the bottom of the minimap.
    The timer will be displayed after the match begins.

  • When the maximum cap of 50 is filled up in a match of Shadow Arena, a system message ‘Starting soon’ will now appear.

  • Fixed the issue where the play time reset, that took place when entering Shadow Arena, would prevent completion of Challenges (Y) that required accumulated playtime.

  • Fixed the issue where certain Challenges (Y) would be completed even when not all the conditions were met intermittently while in Shadow Arena.

  • Fixed the issue where items would be used automatically when putting in items in Quick Slot of Shadow Arena.

Game World. NPC & effects

Game World:
  • Added more NPCs available for you to confess your love in NPC Dating.
    • Give a gift to an NPC waiting for you around the world and obtain special titles:

NPC:
  • Fixed the issue where a wrong quest was being displayed from NPC St. Pejon.

Item Changes
  • A new usage option of houses, Old Moon Costume Mill, have been added. You can create Karlstein outfit in the following Old Moon Costume Mills.
    • You can obtain the Design: Karlstein as a completion reward for 'A Hero in Karlstein'. You can receive this quest from NPC Rubin when you have 1 or more Intricately Patterned Mystical Shard.
    • You can obtain Intricately Patterned Mystical Shard by defeating monsters at a very low rate.
    • Lv.1 Old Moon Costume Mill has been added to the following residence.
  • For details on newly added Pearl Shop Update, please click < Here >!

Monster Changes
  • Adjusted the time for boss spawns to allow world boss monsters Quint and Muraka to appear twice a week.
    • Please check the newest added time slot for Quint and Muraka < Here >.
  • The location where some of the Desert Fogan Chief Gatekeepers appear changed.

Quests & Knowledge

Quest:
  • Added the following quests obtainable through the Black Spirit upon character Awakening.
    • [Awakening Complete] Memories of the Past

Interface Changes
  • A new notification system that lets you know of better Equipment has been added.
    • If you acquire Equipment better than the ones you have equipped currently, a notification message will appear on screen.
    • Press hotkey <R> to equip the better Equipment.
  • Improved the effect for the reward button for completed Igor Bartali Adventure Logs based on the type of stat. reward.

  • The effect for the button to receive rewards for Bartali's Adventure Log will appear behind the text.

  • Added a 'stamp' effect which stamps the reward button when you receive rewards for Bartali's Adventure Log.

  • The design of the UI that shows how to progress with Bartali’s Adventure Log changed.

  • Changed the effect which appears when you complete a Goal or receive the Reward in Bartali's Adventure Log.

  • Monsters other than Advanced Altar of Training, Mirumok Watcher Offin, and Mirumok Destroyer Offin will no longer be displayed on the Monster Rank list.

  • The Black Spirit notifications which appear in phases as soon as a Shadow Arena match starts will now change whenever 10 players have been eliminated.

  • Changed the text which appears when a character dies from "Resurrect at the closest Node" to "Resurrect at the closest Safe Zone".

  • Changed the order of the Revive button which appears when you die.

  • You can now see the status of members (away status), and Apprentice Guild Members in the Status of Alliance Members.

  • Added an icon on the right side of the party widget to show that you cannot obtain items when the difference between the lowest and highest party member level is more than 10 levels in a party.

  • When you die without any penalties, the following text will appear:
    • You will not be penalized for this death. Please try again!
  • Fixed the issue where ‘Injured’ mark would be displayed on the HP bar on top of the Character Name even when the character was not injured.

  • A new sentence that talks about increased funds upon using Breeding Market has been added to the descriptive text box that pops up when putting your mouse over Training tab under Life Info in My Information (P) window.

Resolved Issues

Class Changes:
  • The followed classes will no longer display an abnormal motion when getting off from a running horse without a main weapon equipped:
    • Warrior, Ranger, Striker, and Mystic

Berserker
  • When kneeling with the Gotha Rensa Armor equipped, the character’s knees will no longer be revealed.

  • Fixed the issue where the location of the Bartali’s Adventure Log would be tilted slightly when flipping the chapters over.

Known Issues
  • We are aware of the issue where right-clicking on Minimap or World Map to set Navigation is not working properly after reaching Lv.7 at the end of the Tutorial. You can resolve this by restarting your client or going back out to Character Selection screen then logging back in. We apologize for the inconvenience.

  • We are aware of the issue where Training EXP and Mount EXP increase effect are not being applied to Olvia servers.

Updated 14/02/2019:
  • We are aware of the issue where a certain icon’s tooltip description is not being displayed
    • When there is a difference of more than 10 levels between players in a party, the party UI displays an icon which explains that items cannot be obtained. This icon’s tooltip description is not being displayed, and we plan on having this issue fixed for next week’s update.

Updated 15/02/2019:
  • We are aware of the issue where the icon for Mount Training Fever Time event is not showing up on the top part of the game screen. However, the Training EXP and Mount EXP boost of 100% is correctly applied and this is an UI issue. We will resolve this icon missing issue during next week's maintenance.

Updated 18/02/2019:
  • We are aware of the issue where the loading image appears twice when selecting Solo mode in Shadow Arena. This issue will be resolved with future announcement; we apologize for the inconvenience.

  • Currently Ancient Phuturm from the Dark Rift disappears 2 hrs. and 30 mins. after its initial spawn. This is a known issue and will be resolved shortly.


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Feb 12, 2019
[Maintenance] Regular Maintenance February 13th 2019 (Extended)
Black Desert - CM Servantes


Dear Players,

We will perform our weekly maintenance as follows:

Date: Wednesday, February 13th 2019

Duration: 4 hours.
  • 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

Reasons:
  • Dark Rifts will be added.
  • War Hero system will be added.
  • New NPCs for NPC Dating will be added.
  • Various events for Valentines will be added.

Ending Events:
  • It’s a Cakewalk
  • Mammore is Back!
  • Fortune Favors the Bold

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We apologize for the inconvenience and we ask for your generous understanding.


Best regards,
BDO Team.

*Weekly maintenance will be extended until further notice. We apologize for any inconveniences this may cause you.

*Maintenance has finished and servers are back again.
Feb 8, 2019
Patch Notes - February 8th 2019
Black Desert - CM Servantes


Greetings Adventurers,

We just can’t wait to deliver exciting content to you fast and through the special maintenance today, we are introducing Bartali’s Adventure Log! Go through all chapters of the fantastic adventure log put together by Igor Bartali to claim the biggest rewards yet!

Please read on to find out more about the special content updates and various fixes.


Event & system

Content:
  • Bartali’s Adventure Log has been added.
    • This adventure log contains records of all the fantastic adventures Igor Bartali experienced all over the Black Desert world some 50 years ago. If you can trace back to his tracks, you will be given certain quests to complete.
    • Upon completing quests on the chapters of Bartali’s Adventure Log, you will be rewarded a character stat. bonus which will be implemented on your entire Family.
    • The 1st chapter of Bartali’s Adventure Log can be open after having completed all main quests up to Calpheon region and having reached Lv.51. Please obtain the Bartali’s Adventure Log from the Black Spirit.
    • Bartali’s Adventure Log currently contains 8 chapters (with more to be updated in the near future), and completing chapter 1 will open up chapter 2 and so on consecutively via Black Spirit’s quests.
    • Right-click on the Bartali’s Adventure Log to read the journal entry and see the conditions necessary to complete the special quest.
    • Bartali’s Adventure Log UI has been added.

System:
  • You are now able to trade fish without having to sell it for lowered price even if the Node of sale and Node of origin are not connected.

Shadow arena
  • A new window where rewards from Shadow Arena can be claimed has been added.

  • Added a voice chat feature to Shadow Arena.
    You can hear the voices of your party members in Shadow Arena.

  • Improved the color effect displayed when attacking in Shadow Arena.

  • Item slot hotkey located on the bottom part of the Shadow Arena UI will now be displayed properly.

  • You will now be able to spectate your party member if the member moves far away.

  • Fixed the issue where you could not move in the direction you wanted to move as a Black Spirit when you were first released into the air at the start of the match.

Warrior:
  • Damage for the skill Piercing Spear has been increased by 10%.

Sorceress:
  • The skills Dark Flame, Rushing Crow, Darkness Released, and Night Crow will now be obtainable from an Unknown Skill Book instead of the skills High Kick, Shadow Ignition, and Bloody Calamity.

Berserker:
  • Damage for the skill Predatory Hunt has been increased by 10%.

  • Damage for the skill Falling Rock has been increased by 30%.

Dark Knight:
  • The chance to obtain the skills Nocturne and Hidden Strike from an Unknown Skill Book item has doubled whereas the chance to obtain the skill Lunacy of Vedir and Air Strike has been halved.

Mystic:
  • Damage for the basic skills (Heavy Fist, Soul Basher) have been increased by 15%.

Tamer:
  • Damage for the basic skills (Leaf Slash, Evasive Attack) have been decreased by 10%.

Kunoichi:
  • The skill Concealment will now be obtainable from an Unknown Skill Book instead of the skill Tendon Cutter.

Musa:
  • The skill Chase will now be obtainable from an Unknown Skill Book instead of the skill Dragon Bite.

  • The damage inflicted from the following skills has been decreased likewise:
    • Slice: -15%
    • Whirlwind Cut: -20%
    • Steel Gale: -20%
    • Rising Storm: -15%
    • Blooming: -15%
    • Carver: -10%
    • Blind Slash: -15%

Shadow Arena Notice:
  • Parties will be dissolved (temporarily) after Shadow Arena closes due to a technical issue.
    We’ll try to resolve the issue as soon as possible to provide more stable environment for your gameplay.

Game World, NPC & Effects

Game World:
  • Added a griffon which moves from Velia to Iliya Island.
    • You can conveniently move between Velia and Iliya Island by boarding on the Timber box which the Griffon is holding.
    • The Griffon will depart 3 minutes after stopping at the station.
    • Velia station location: Near the western entrance of Velia
    • Iliya station location: Near the northern entrance of Iliya.
  • Changed the initial discovery dialogue and regular dialogue for certain NPC's at Olvia and Velia to sound more natural.

  • When interacting the the Treant Node Manager "Treant Spirit", there will now be a button which allows you to view a large tree figure behind the Node Manager.

NPC:
  • You can now properly access the Amity shop when you accumulate Amity with the following NPC's:
    • Stable Keeper Yaska of Valencia City
    • Stable Keeper Quichiu of Muiquun
    • Stable Keeper Larina of Arehaza Town

Mounts
  • Added a description about Strength training in the Courser Training descriptions.

Class Changes

All Classes:
  • Fixed the issue where you could deal additional damage with the Black Spirit's Rage skill by using Black Spirit's Rage or a locked skill for the following skills:

By Class:

Warrior:
  • Fixed the graphical issue where the effect of the last hit of Warrior’s Absolute: Slash would appear too intensely in Remastered mode.

Sorceress:
  • The Forward Guard effect will no longer apply during the cooldown for Dark Flame.

Berserker:
  • Fixed the issue where a knockdown effect would be applied for Flame Buster for its charging attack when used during its cooldown.

Tamer:
  • You can now immediately perform a forward basic attack after attacking while sprinting.

  • Fixed the issue where the character would switch to Celestial Bo Staff mode when pressing the C key after using Absorb Heilang while in Celestial Bo Staff mode.

Musa:
  • The skill Chase I will no longer be activated during cooldown.

Maehwa:
  • The skill Chase I will no longer be activated during cooldown.

Ninja:
  • The Super Armor effect has been removed from Black Moonlight. The stiffness effect will now apply instead.

Kunoichi:
  • The Super Armor effect has been removed from Black Moonlight. The stiffness effect will now apply instead.

Dark Knight:
  • The descriptions for hits for the Trap of Vedir skill has been revised to the following:
    • 858% x 5 → 858% x 1, max 5 hits
  • Spirit Hunt, Twilight Dash, and Smoky Haze will now consume Stamina.

  • Stamina consumption for Dusk has been decreased from 250 to 150, and it will now consume the same amount when used during cooldown.

Striker:
  • Decreased the DP against magic classes (Sorceress, Tamer, Dark Knight, Witch, Wizard) and thus the magical damage inflicted upon them has increased been increased by 6-8%.

Mystic:
  • Decreased the DP against magic classes (Sorceress, Tamer, Dark Knight, Witch, Wizard) and thus the magical damage inflicted upon them has increased been increased by 6-8%.

Archer:
  • Fixed the issue where only the 5th hit would be activated for the Storm of Light IV (Absolute) when the Storm of Light skill was locked.

Item Changes
  • Added description about the the increased Strength EXP effect of the Cron food for the item descriptions of Spirit Essence of Wind, Spirit Essence of Earth, Spirit Essence of Water.

  • Removed the description about Processing from Red Shellfish, Clam, and Five-Star Starfish.

  • Added a description for the [Guild] Barricade item which explains the materials required for building extensions.

  • For details on the lastest Pearl Shop Update on Feb. 6th, please click < Here >!

Monster Changes
  • Fixed the issue where players in certain channels would occasionally not be able to obtain items when defeating Nouver.

  • Changed certain attack patterns for the Abandoned Iron Mine Executor summoned through the Black Spirit and Ancient Relic Crystal Summon Scroll.

  • The following monsters at Basilisk Den will no longer attack adventurers first:
    • Petrified Soldier
    • Petrified Adventurer
  • Additional monsters have been placed at Basilisk Den.

  • Added and changed placement of monsters at the following Monster Zones so that more adventurers can engage in monster hunting with more ease at the area:
    • Hystria Ruins
    • Aakman Temple
  • You can now obtain the following item when defeating monsters at Blood Wolf Settlement:
    • Eye of the Ruins Ring
  • The list of loot available from the monsters at Balenos, Serendia, and Calpheon has been changed to the below in order to provide more convenience in looting items. This is to ease the inconvenience of dealing with the variety of items obtained through the monsters, inventory space and weight issues, and the issue of having to continuously loot the items.
    • The following items will no longer be available through monsters you defeat at Balenos and Serendia:
      • White/Green grade weapons, sub-weapons
      • Rebar, Reblath, Agerian, Taritas, Zereth, Talis armor
      • Yuria, Bares, Hesus, Elisha, Kalis, Talis accessories
      • Magic Crystal
      • Trade goods
      • Various materials (gemstones, timber, hide, etc.)
      • Silver
    • The following items will no longer be available through monsters you defeat at Balenos, Serendia, and Calpheon:
      • Magic Crystal
      • Trade goods
      • Various materials (gemstones, timber, hide, etc.)
      • Silver
    • The chance to obtain Junk items from defeating monsters at Balenos, Serendia, and Calpheon has been greatly reduced.
      Though the chance to obtain Junk items has decreased, their value for selling at the shop has increased. Therefore you can expect the similar level of profit through obtaining these items.
    • The chance to obtain Black Stone (Armor) and Black Stone (Weapon) has increased when defeating monsters at Balenos, Serendia, Calpheon.
    • There is now a certain chance to obtain Ancient Spirit Dust when defeating monsters at Balenos, Serendia, and Calpheon.

Quests & Knowledge

Quests:
  • As certain sub-quests have been combined with some main quests, the following Story Quests obtainable from Emma Bartali will no longer be available.
    • Blooming Flowers at the Ruins
    • Nightmares Revealed
    • Traces of Forgotten Cron
    • An Alchemist in Velia
    • Alustin's Two Daughters
    • Clumsy but Exceptional Eileen
    • Life-risking Infiltration
    • A Memorial Service for the Fallen
    • Emma's Nightmare
  • Also, the following Knowledge can now be obtained as main quest rewards. Adventurers who have already completed the main quests can obtain them through a button at Alustin NPC and Emma Bartali NPC.
    • Daughters of a Great Alchemist
    • At the End of the Power
    • Records about the Forbidden Alchemy
    • Clorince's Answer
    • Eileen's Answer
    • Grudging Soul of Cron Cave
  • Removed the "Talk to Refugee" condition for the "Villagers on the Road" quest.

  • Improved the Navigation feature for the "An Eternal Flame" quest.

  • Increased the Contribution EXP reward for the "[Repeat] Good Old Friends" quest from 20 to 100.

  • Fixed the issue where the quests below were displayed on the Suggested quests tab even after completion.
    • [Awakening] Traces of Edana
    • [Awakening] Wizard’s Altar
    • [Awakening] Artifacts of the Naga
    • [Awakening] Bree Tree Cave
  • Some of the selection rewards were either changed to normal rewards or removed from certain main quest rewards.

  • The HP Potion (Beginner) which was included in the below quest reward was changed to the HP Potion (Small).
    • A Test of Skills
    • Knowledge is Power
    • The Finicky Princess
    • The Seasoned Veteran
    • Following the Coastal Road
    • Grusha, the Scout
    • The Straggling Straggler
    • Nightmare Revealed
    • Unveiled Truth
    • Infiltrating Cron Castle
  • Changed the target location display for the "Clearing the Area" quest.

  • Added tent to the completion target for the "The Lost Records of Cron" quest.

  • A character of Lv.20 or below will now have different message appear after having completed a main quest depending on whether a mouse cursor is turned on or off.

  • Descriptive text feature regarding main quests for characters of Lv.20 or below has been changed as following:
    • Shiny area on the right side > Light-green area on the right side
    • Description on Auto-path and description on RMB are now divided.
  • After having created your character, the text balloon of the Black Spirit will now automatically show up to the text “Press the <W> key to move forward.”

Knowledge:
  • Fixed the issue where you were unable to obtain Knowledge when completing the "Al Rhundi, the Mortal" quest.
    • Adventurers who were unable to obtain the Knowledge can obtain it by talking to Hervano Tito.
  • The chance obtain Knowledge for the following monsters has increased.
    • Grass Root Nymph
    • Fire Root Nymph
    • Earth Root Nymph
  • Fixed the issue where the Black Spirit guide would not appear for the following items:
    • The Forgotten Secret Garden of Cron
    • Al Rhundi Summon Scroll
    • Saunil Siege Captain Summon Scroll
  • The following conversation buttons have been changed to Knowledge buttons:
    • [Knowledge] Tell me more about Red Nose
    • [Knowledge] Who is the Goblin Chief?
    • [Knowledge] What do you know about Bheg?
    • [Knowledge] Who is the Fogan Chief?
    • [Knowledge] Do we have more information about Al Rhundi?
    • [Knowledge] Al Rhundi, Engulfed in Madness
    • [Knowledge] Red Nose
    • [Knowledge] Giath
    • [Knowledge] Dastard Bheg
    • [Knowledge] Titium, the Fogan Chief.
    • [Knowledge] Al Rhundi, the Head of the Rebels
  • The content of the hints that you can see even when not having the following Knowledge acquired has been updated.







Interface Changes
  • The Knowledge Hints will continuously be displayed when selecting unobtained knowledge in the Knowledge window.

  • Improved the background sizes of the descriptions for the below customization related buttons within the Beauty Album (F4):
    • Save Temporarily
    • Save File
    • Load File
    • Restore to Default
  • Improved the alignment of the text which is displayed when there are no search results for titles in the title tab within the My Information (P) window.

  • When moving items while the Inventory, Storage, and Mount Inventory is opened, there will now be a button from which you can select where you would like to move the items.
    • For better visibility, the Mount Inventory button will display which mount button it is referring to.
  • Revised the description about crystals for Transfusion.

  • The Black Spirit quest window will now display the number of quests for Main Quests, Recommended Quests, and Recurring Quests.

  • Added an icon which displays the changes in AP and DP when changing equipment.

  • You can now see what extra regional quests are available on the left side of the minimap.

  • Added an icon which displays main quests on the quest button within the NPC conversation windows.

  • Fixed the issue where a text related to the weight of Silver would be displayed when selling items worth more than 500,000 Silver.

  • Removed the combat tutorial which allowed you to practice basic skills during the tutorial after creating a character.
    • As this combat tutorial has been removed, some of the quest progress in the relevant questline has been revised to progress smoothly.
  • Improved the notification which is displayed when a guild member changes grade.

Resolved Issues

All Classes:
  • You will no longer be able to instantly swap to Axe, or Matchlock while having a Harpoon or fishing rod equipped.

Quests & Knowledge:
  • Fixed the issue where certain hints for some of the Knowledge in Great Desert Expedition Log IV was being displayed abnormally.

  • The location of the mouse arrow that appears on the conversation window during the tutorial will now be displayed properly.

  • Fixed the Navigate feature for the "Infiltrating Cron Castle" quest so that you do not go to the area in a roundabout way.

  • Fixed the issue where the Navigate feature for the "Infiltrating Cron Castle" quest would stop while going to the target area.

  • Fixed the issue where the same quest that is included in the other Crossroad quest-chain would appear even when having completed it.

  • Fixed the issue where Navigation feature would not work for the "The Fallen" quest.

Interface Change:
  • Fixed the issue where a character’s name could not be entered intermittently on the slot to create a character’s name upon character creation.

  • Fixed the issue where the Recently Successful Cooking window and Alchemy window could not be moved when selecting certain areas of the title bar.

  • Fixed the issue where Knowledge Hints would bleed outside of the UI in the Knowledge screen.

  • Fixed the issue where some of the text for NPC dialogues would overlap for certain quests.

  • Fixed the issue where certain edges within the Edit UI window looked unnatural.

  • Fixed the issue where upon pressing the sticker button on the Black Spirit's Adventure window, the button would appear abnormal.

Known Issues:
  • We are aware of the issue where Striker and Mystic will keep going back to the motion of dismounting the horse when trying to dismount a horse while running after unequipping Main/Sub-weapon. We will resolve the issue as soon as possible. Meanwhile, please go back to Character Selection screen then log back in to resolve the issue.


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Feb 7, 2019
[Maintenance] Special Maintenance February 8th 2019 (NA Extended)
Black Desert - CM Servantes


Dear Players,

We will perform a special maintenance as follows:

Date: Friday, February 8th 2019

Duration: 4 hours.
  • 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

Reasons:
  • Bartali’s Adventure Log will be added.
  • Various fixes and updates will be done. Please check Feb. 8th patch notes for details.

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We apologize for the inconvenience and we ask for your generous understanding.


Best regards,
BDO Team.


Updated:
  • EU servers will open as scheduled. NA maintenance has been extended. We’ll keep you updated on the progress via our official channels. Thank you for your understanding.
Jan 30, 2019
Patch Notes - January 30th 2019
Black Desert - CM Servantes


Greetings Adventurers,

This week we are starting new events related to the Lunar New Year. We really hope you enjoy them all and to get you into the mood of these festivities, special decorations will be added to all cities in the world of Black Desert Online!

On the other hand, we are excited to introduce two new additions to our game: the "Devour" system, which allows you to convert enhanced gear into Enhancement Chances, and the "Privacy Mode" for those lone wolves that do not like to be disturbed.

We have also good news for those enjoying our new Battle Royale mode as we are introducing two new classes: Musa and Kunoichi!

Please read on below our Patch Notes to know more about our latest additions in detail!

*Please, keep in mind that there will not be maintenance on February 6th due to the festivities taking place in Korea. In order to experience the new events starting that same day, restart your client after 09:00 UTC.


Event & System

Events starting Jan. 30th maintenance:
  • It's a Cakewalk
    • Event Period: Jan. 30th (after maintenance) - Feb. 13th (before maintenance)
    • During the event period defeat monsters, fish, and gather to get: [Event] Honey, [Event] Bean, [Event] Sesame. Then arrange these items in a certain shape to get an [Event] Moon Rice Cake.
    • Click < Here > to see the event in detail.
  • Mammore is Back!
    • Event Period: Jan. 30th (after maintenance) – Feb. 13th (before maintenance)
    • Mammore has returned to the Fleme Hills of Balenos! Defeat Mammore for special rewards!
    • During the event period, Mammore will appear at:
      • [NA] Mon–Fri, Sun: 11:00/15:00/21:15 PST
        Sat: 23:00 PST
      • [EU] Mon–Fri, Sun: 10:00/17:00/23:15 CET
        Sat: 01:00 CET
  • Gather Serbianca’s Vouchers
    • Event Period: Jan 30th (after maintenance) - Feb 20th (before maintenance)
    • During the event period, [Event] Serbianca's Vouchers can be obtained everywhere through Gathering. Exchange these with NPC Serbianca for Logs!
    • Click < Here > to see the event in detail.
  • Lunar New Year-themed background.
    • Event Period: Jan. 30th, 2019 at 09:00 UTC - Feb 13th, 2019 at 08:59 UTC
    • Lanterns will be in the skies of Velia, Heidel, Calpheon, Altinova, and Valencia
    • Wish Lanterns will be distributed to all Adventurers through the in-game mail. Why don’t you take this opportunity to lift up your wishes as you fly your lanterns?

Events starting Feb. 6, 09:00 UTC:

❆ Please make sure you have restarted your game to see the new events implemented!
  • Send Love
    • Event Period: Feb. 6th (09:00 UTC) - Feb. 20th (before maintenance)
    • During this heartwarming event period, play an hour a day to complete the
    • Challenge (Y) and receive [Event] Sweet Gift Letter.
    • Click < Here > to see the event in detail (Not available yet).
  • Valentine’s Day Screenshot Contest
    • Submission Date: Feb. 6 - Feb. 25th (Final Submission Date)
    • Staff Pick: February 25th - Feb. 28th
    • Winner Announcement: March 1st
    • Theme: Cupid
    • Click < Here > to see the event in detail (Not available yet).
  • Valentine’s Day-themed background.
    • Event Period: Feb. 6th (09:00 UTC) - Feb. 27 (08:59 UTC).
    • Each major city will have romantic decorations to celebrate Valentine’s day.
    • Tip! Utilize this background change for your submission to the Valentine’s Day Screenshot Contest!
    • Unfortunately Valentine’s Day-themed background will not be visible in Duvencrune and Grána.

Ongoing Events:
  • Fortune Favors the Bold: Jan. 24th 00:00 UTC - Feb. 13th 23:59 UTC

Ended Events:
  • Golden Drop

Reward Distribution:
  • [Event] Blessing of Kamasylve (7 Days) has been handed out to all adventurers who participated in Shadow Arena before the pre-season.

Content:
  • Injury system has been added.

  • Black Spirit's Rage can now be used to inflict Injury on enemies, which will prevent them from recovering HP as efficiently.
    • The severity of the injury inflicted is affected by the amount of Black Spirit's Rage and the skill damage.
    • Those injured with such Black Spirit's Rage skills will temporarily have their max HP decreased.
    • All classes will recover from their Injury every 5 sec, by 10 HP.
    • Continuous damage and extra HP/MP damage will not cause additional Injury.
    • If your character dies, it will no longer be Injured when it revives.
    • An Injured character will not recover when disconnected.
    • An Injured character starts recovering after it is selected in the Character Selection screen.
    • The following chart show how much Injury is inflicted per Black Spirit's Rage consumed.
  • E.g. A Warrior consumes Black Spirit’s Rage 100% by using the skill Spinning Slash to attack a Berserker with 5,000 max HP. The Warrior will thus inflict a damage of -2,000 HP on the Berserker. The Berserker will then have an Injury of 1,000 HP, or 50% of the damage that was inflicted. The Berserker can then only recover from its HP of 3,000 up to 4,000 HP, until its Injury is healed (at a rate of 10 HP per 5 sec).

  • “Devour” function has been added.
    • You can use the “Devour” system to convert enhanced weapon or defense gear into Enhancement Chance.
    • You can access Devour from the Enhancement window by talking to Black Spirit.
    • Weapons must be enhancement level +8 or up, and defense gear must be +6 or up.


    • Using Devour will consume the item.
    • Your enhancement chance (excluding Valks’ enhancement chance) must be zero when using Devour.
  • Privacy Mode has been added.
    • Privacy Mode allows you to hide your online presence from other Adventurers.
    • You can enter the game in Privacy Mode by selecting Privacy Mode in the character selection screen.
    • Some features such as Guild/Friend invitations and whisper will be restricted while in Privacy Mode.
    • System messages will continue to appear when you kill or get killed by other Adventurers while in PvP mode even when you are in Privacy Mode.
    • The system message which is sent out to everyone due to obtaining certain items, ranking display will appear to other Adventurers even while playing in Privacy Mode.
    • When you are playing in Privacy Mode, you will see an icon showing that you are in Privacy Mode, and you will see a message which says that “You are appearing offline.”
    • Messages which appear to other Adventurers such as when you successfully enhance items will display your message as coming from an “Unknown Adventurer” to other Adventurers.
  • Your character can now use either a Practice Matchlock (which can be rented with Contribution Points) or a Hunting Matchlock to kill seagulls.

  • Bosses summoned with a summon scroll by someone else, as well as other adventurers who summon them, will no longer show up on the minimap while the boss is around.

System:
  • The order of the tabs within the Guild window will now reset when disbanding a Guild Alliance.

  • The Apprentice system has been added to Guilds.
    • After joining a Guild, an adventurer will be an “Apprentice” for the first two weeks.
    • Like regular Guild members, Guild apprentices can participate in Node/Conquest Wars and Guild missions. They can collect Daily Pay, receive Allowance, and benefit from Guild skills.
    • Unlike regular Guild members, they cannot receive Guild Bonus and cannot be promoted to Guild Officer or Quartermaster.
    • The day after the two weeks have passed, the apprentice will automatically be promoted to a general guild member.
  • Guild Bonus will now only be give out if a Guild has at least 30 members including general members, Quartermasters, Guild Officers, and Guild Masters but excluding Guild apprentices.

Shadow Arena
  • It has been changed that you will now recover 600 HP over 30 sec after killing an adventurer.

  • Musa and Kunoichi can now be possessed in Shadow Arena.

Musa:
  • A single-command combo has been added for Musa.
    • When pressing spacebar + LMB while using a basic attack, skills will be activated according to the order of the list below. If a skill has not been learned yet, the last skill used in the combo will be repeated.
1. Blooming
2. Steel Gale
3. Blind Slash
4. Dragon Bite
5. Rising Storm
6. Basic Forward Attack

Kunoichi:
  • A single-command combo has been added for the Kunoichi.
    • When pressing spacebar + LMB while using a basic attack, skills will be activated according to the order of the list below. If a skill has not been learned yet, the last skill used in the combo will be repeated.
1. Ninjutsu: Black Moonlight
2. Flash Slash
3. Ninjutsu: Shadow Stomp
4. Tendon Cutter
5. Kunai Throw

Sorceress:
  • High Kick, Shadow Ignition, and Mark of the Shadow have been replaced by Dark Flame, Rushing Crow, and Darkness Released.

  • Rushing Crow is Quick Slot Available.

Berserker:
  • Damage from Predatory Hunt has been increased by 10%.

  • Damage from Falling Rock has been increased by 30%.

Dark Knight:
  • The chance of learning Nocturne or Hidden Strike from an Unknown Skill Book has been doubled, and the chance of learning Lunacy of Vedir or Air Strike has been halved.
  • Icons for certain skills which have blocks, crowd control (CC), or grab mechanics will be displayed on top of the skill commands for certain characters in Shadow Arena.
    • For block effect skills (Forward Guard, Super Armor, Invincibility): a red ‘shield’ icon.
    • For CC effect skills (Stiffness, Bound, Floating, Knockback, Knockdown, Stun, Freeze): a ‘Stun’ icon with an orange background color.
    • For grab effect skills: A ‘grab (hand)’ icon with a purple background color (if the grab icon is displayed, debuff icons will not be displayed.)
    • Effects which are not applied to Shadow Arena (such as effects which occur when using skills while on a mount) will not display an icon. Effects which only apply to monsters will also not display an icon.
    • If you simultaneously have two effects (block and a debuff/grab effect), 2 icons will be displayed.
    • You can bring your mouse cursor over the icons to see a brief tooltip.
  • When using Blessing of Kamasylve, you can now obtain a Shadow Arena chest in addition to the Black Rocks you can obtain as rewards for rankings in Shadow Arena.
    • You can receive one of the following rewards according to your rank for each Shadow Arena match:
    • You will receive one of the following from obtaining the Shadow Arena Chest:





    • Added a description about Shadow Arena rewards in the Blessing of Kamasylve item tooltip.
  • You can now spectate even when a party member is far away during Party mode in Shadow Arena.
    • Parties will now be maintained even after a Shadow Arena match has ended.
    • Parties will now be maintained even while standing by after entering Shadow Arena.
  • Added a Shadow Arena Rankings menu to the ESC menu.

  • Shadow Arena ranking rewards have been changed as follows.


  • Your AP and DP will now increase when your Black Spirit experiences growth. Your Black Spirit will grow depending on the number of remaining survivors. This information will be marked in a UI at the top right of your screen.
    • The amount of increase is like the following:
  • The amount of Fire Bombs you start off with has been changed from 3 to 1.

  • The decreased movement speed effect for Fire Bombs has been decreased from 50% to 30%.

  • The Stun duration for Stun Traps has been decreased from 10 sec. to 5 sec.

  • The maximum amount of points for survival time has been limited to 200 points at most.

  • The killfeed UI has been improved.

  • Fixed the issue where you would occasionally not enter into Shadow Arena as a party in party mode for Shadow Arena.

  • Added a text which explains that you can only play in solo mode when you create and enter a private room in Shadow Arena.

  • You can now switch the locations of the consumable items with the skill slots on Shadow Arena.

  • The animation effect after the end of a Shadow Arena match has been changed.

  • The animation effect at the beginning of a Shadow Arena match has been changed.

  • Your quick slots will automatically be loaded when you possess a character as Black Spirit.

  • A special effect has been added for the name of the winners of Shadow Arena matches.

  • Reworked the Shadow Arena Stats window.

  • Fixed the issue where the mouse cursor disappeared when a message window appears after clicking on the Shadow Arena button in the ESC menu.

  • Fixed the issue where the Quick Slot would occasionally not appear when possessing a character in Shadow Arena.

  • Fixed the issue with buttons disappearing after closing the Settings window in the Shadow Arena Lobby, then toggling the explanation on the upper right hand corner of the screen.

  • Added tooltips for the “Find Party,” “Shadow Arena Rankings,” and “Settings” buttons in the Lobby of Shadow Arena.

  • Fixed the issue where Korean text would appear when you click on the macro mode for chatting after entering Shadow Arena.

  • Fixed the issue where you would occasionally not be able to enter as a party when entering party mode.

  • Fixed the issue where Marketplace information would be displayed for Shadow Arena items.

  • Adjusted the size of the Shadow Arena rankings window.

Game World, NPC & Effects

Game World:
  • Additional seagulls have been added to Velia and Port Epheria.

NPC:
  • Changed the camera view during interactions with NPC Horio Tinya and NPC Ain Greid so that they are in better view.

Mounts
  • The monetary value of Tier 1–8 Coursers and Dream Horses have tripled at the Horse Market, Breeding Market, and Imperial Delivery.
    • The Horse Market price increase is just a part of a bigger update we're planning for Horse Training. We plan on providing further updates such as reducing the Horse Market fees, bringing improvements to Mount Skill Training, and enhancing the convenience of using the Horse Market. We will keep you updated through our future patch notes.
  • Fixed the issue where boats intermittently didn’t move when characters mounted them.

Class Changes

Ranger:
  • Fixed the issue where movement would be unnatural when pressing T and W at the same time while in Awakening mode.

Sorceress:
  • The skill Rushing Crow is now quick slot available.

Berserker:
  • Fixed the issue where the damage from the last hits of Elastic Force I and Elastic Force II were not applied in PvP.

  • Fixed the issue with the animation leading into the last hit of Elastic Force.

Valkyrie:
  • Fixed the issue where the Stun effect would not be applied when using Judgment of Light while on a mount.

  • Fixed the issue where movement would be unnatural when pressing T and W at the same time while in Awakening mode.

Musa:
  • Rising Storm and Rabam Skill: Quick Shot can now be used while on a mount when equipped with Horn Bow.

  • Damage from the skill Stub Arrow when it is used during its cooldown has been reduced.

Maehwa:
  • When using Chase during its cooldown after making a normal attack with Kerispear, Stamina will now be properly consumed.

  • The skill Petal Drill has been changed as follows.
    • Before: Stun on good hits (PvE Only)
    • After: Bound on good hits (PvE Only)
  • The skill Sleet Steps can now be used in succession by holding its skill commands.

  • Damage from the skill Stub Arrow when it is used during its cooldown has been reduced.

Kunoichi:
  • You can now use the skill Flow: Sky Stepping in succession only up to 2 times.

Dark Knight:
  • Fixed the issue where movement would be unnatural when pressing T and W at the same time while in Awakening mode.

Striker:
  • If you use the skill Ultimate Crush after a basic lateral attack in the Gardbrace stance, Ultimate Crush will start from its second hit.

  • On a good Ultimate Crush hit after a basic lateral attack in the Gardbrace stance, all enemies’ DP will now reduce.

  • The Echo Spirit animation after using Ultimate Crush after a basic lateral attack in the Gardbrace stance has been changed.

Lahn:
  • The skill description for Moondance has been changed as follows.
    • Damage% x 4 → Damage% x1, Max 4 Hits

Archer:
  • Luthraghon's Call will now activate more quickly when used after using Tactical Strike and Flow: Light's Trail.

  • Fixed the issue where damage would occasionally not be dealt to targets when using the following skills from a slanted area.
    • Winged Strike
    • Bolt of Radiance
    • Storm of Light
    • Flow: Light's Trail
    • Righteous Smite
    • Glissade
  • Reduced the PvP damage for melee attack for Full Bloom and Black Spirit: Full Bloom.

  • Gaping Darkness can now be used through the Quick Slot.

  • Forward Guard will now apply to the beginning of Luthraghon’s Call and only last until the charging motion ends.
    • The Forward Guard effect will not apply after the charging motion ends.
  • The casting speed for Meteor Dive will increase as its skill level increases.

  • Forward Guard will now apply in Greatbow mode when moving backwards.

  • Fixed the issue where Ravenous Talon would not apply when Stamina was below 250.

  • The commands for Arrow Explosion after using Zephyr Leap/Ultimate: Zephyr Leap have been changed from Shift to Shift+F.

  • Watcher will now activate even while moving when entering the Q key.

  • The casting speed for Earth Shatter will increase as its skill level increases.

  • Wrath of Nature and Bolt of Radiance can now be canceled by using Glide and Meteor Dive.

  • The animation leading up to the arrow firing during Bolt of Radiance has been sped up.

  • Ravenous Talon will restore 30 HP upon each successful hit.

  • Fixed the issue where a charging motion was made after performing Watcher, Glide (to the left or right), then Luthraghon's Call.

Item Changes
  • The Weight Limit buff given by Value Pack items has been increased.
    • +100 LT → +200 LT
  • Fixed the issue where the 3 recipes for the Meat Pasta were different in the Crafting Notes.

  • Added a description for the Fluffy Milk Bread which explains that Max HP increases when Health Level increases.

  • Added a description about maximum capacity for registrations on the Mount Registration item descriptions for the following Guild items.
    • [Guild] Ship License: Galley
    • [Guild] Registration: Valencia Elephant
    • [Guild] Registration: Cadria Elephant
  • You can now exchange Token of Promise items for Dim Magical Armor or Dim Magical sub-weapon.

  • For details on newly added Pearl Shop Update, please click < Here >!

Monster Changes
  • The AP and HP for the boss monsters for the following Mediah Black Spirit quests have been adjusted.
    • Abandoned Iron Mine Executor: AP +72%, HP +41%
    • Illezra's Servant: AP +76%, HP +34%
    • Awakened Black Spirit: AP +10%, HP -40%, summoned Black Spirit's Energy explosion damage +200%
  • The monsters near NPC Horio Tinya at the Abandoned Iron Mine have moved to another area.

  • The monster population of Pila Ku Jail has been increased.

  • Changed the placements of some of the monsters in the Soldier's Grave area.

  • Adjusted the chances of obtaining Scroll Written in Ancient Language when defeating monsters at the Valencia Monster Zone.
    • Bashim Base: +20%
    • Desert Naga Temple: +200%
    • Titium Valley: -10%
    • Crescent Shrine: -10%
    • Gahaz Bandits: -20%
    • Cadry Ruins: +350%
    • Centaurus Herd: +20%
    • Roud Sulfur Mine: +50%
    • Aakman Temple: -15%
    • Hystria Ruins: -30%

Quests & Knowledge

Quest:
  • Fixed the issue where you could not properly complete the “What Happened at the Refugee Camp?” quest if you already learned a Knowledge required to complete the quest.

  • The NPC for completing the quests below will now be Elgriffin (NOT Margaret).
    • A Secret Strategy of Conciliation
    • Recurrence Prevention
    • Battle of the Elites
  • The quest Lost Gift (Adventurer's Tome) has been added.
    • Your character can accept the quest from the Black Spirit if it has completed the quest Black Spirit's Gift (Adventurer's Tome) but does not possess an Adventurer's Tome or Chenga - Sherekhan Tome of Wisdom.
  • The Ritual quest has been improved. When talking to Martha Kiyen during the quest, the camera will now show you the way towards the hidden area.

  • The quest that needs to be completed in order to be able to interact with an Unstable Crevice, from which you can get Laila's Petal, has been changed.
    • Before: Mysterious Companion
    • After: Into the Sweet Honey Jar

Knowledge:
  • Hints have been added for those who do not have yet have Knowledge of the following.



Interface Changes
  • Fixed the issue where Force-Enhance chance (100%) would not refresh when you checked on the Safe Enhance checkbox after you checked on the Force-Enhance checkbox in the Enhance level (DUO level) stage of certain items which display Force-Enhance and Safe Enhance together.

  • Added a description to the “Remove Guild from the Alliance” button in the Guild Alliance tab for the Guild window (G).

  • When you need to scroll due to the length of the text at the bottom of the Guild Alliance window, the placement of the descriptions will now be displayed more naturally.

  • When you bring the mouse cursor over the buttons at the bottom of the repair screen, the mouse over cursor effect will no longer appear.

  • The “Today’s Playtime” and “Time Passed” display in the Accomplishments section of the My Information window will be displayed in two lines when they are long.

  • A “?” button which leads to Wiki info page will be displayed in the Recover Max Dur. window.

  • Fixed the issue where the Recover Max Dur. window would not be moved when selecting certain areas of the title area of the Recover Max Dur. window.

  • Improved the locations of the Sticker UI, BDO Wiki, and Close buttons on the right side of the Inventory window (I).

  • The Game Tips, Guild Mount List, and Quick Slot settings window have been revamped.

  • Fixed the issue where the text at the bottom of the Pet registration window would bleed out of the text box for certain languages.

  • Fixed the issue where a “?” button would be displayed in the Pet registration window.

  • The opacity control bar for the Notepad will no longer move after reconnecting to the game.

  • The cursor in the chat window will no longer bleed out of the window when typing up a long message.

  • The functionality of certain buttons in the Guild UI have been changed.
    • You should no longer see buttons for the following functions for guild members that are not connected to the server: offer a new contract, whisper, invite to a party, appoint as guild master.
  • You can now see what extra, regional quests are available on the left side of the minimap.

  • Fixed the issue where the quest information of main quests bled out of their designated windows when they were completed.

  • You can now click on complete quests in the quest window to read more about the quest in detail.

  • Fixed the issue with button of the quest summary window being shifted in certain situations.

  • Added a button which shows your standing while in the Lobby, and the settings and find party button’s locations have been changed.

  • Fixed the graphical issue with the Marketplace category icons.

Resolved Issues

All Classes:
  • Fixed the issue where the characters would switch to combat status when equipping certain items while in a non-combat state.

Warrior:
  • Fixed the graphical issue with the underwear that occurred when wearing the Snowflake outfit.

Ranger:
  • Fixed the graphical issue on the shoulders that occurred when wearing the Shudad outfit.

Tamer:
  • Fixed the graphical issue with Tamer’s feet that occurred when wearing Puff Mini Shoes.

Dark Knight:
  • Fixed the graphical issue with the legs that occurred when wearing Arethel Dress, and then Le Vladian Underwear.

Archer:
  • Fixed the graphical issue on the shoulders that occurred while wearing Hunter's Clothes.

  • Fixed the graphical issue with the belt on Apprentice Gatherer's Uniform.

  • Fixed the graphical issue on the neck that occurred while Apprentice/Skilled/Professional Fisher’s Uniform or Alchemist's Clothes.

System:
  • Fixed the issue where Node benefits would not be applied when the characters were at the underground area of the Gyfin Rhasia Temple.

  • Fixed the issue where the wrong message would appear for certain features which have level restrictions.

  • Adjusted the camera shaking movement which occurs when the Guild raid monster, Ferrid, dies.

  • Fixed the graphical issue with the outline of characters in Crop Mode while using DirectX 11.

  • Fixed the issue where the background for the list which appears as a dropdown in the game resolution settings would not appear.

Interface Changes:
  • Fixed the issue where the notifications for the Marketplace and Horse Market would not turn off.

  • Fixed the issue where the Guild points displayed in the Guild Skills tab within the Guild window (G) would look unnatural.

  • Improved the alignment of the Guild Alliance windows.

  • Improved navigation within the Calpheon Shrine.

  • Improved navigation for the Retrieve a Sealing Stone quest.

  • Fixed the graphical issue with the Marketplace category icons.

  • Changed the color of the hotkeys that appear during tutorials for new characters, for better visibility.

  • Alleviated problems with certain notifications when obtaining an item.

Quests & Knowledge:
  • Fixed the issue where the Man of Fortitude could not be attacked. Winning against the Man of Fortitude is one of the quest completion requirements for Arena of Death I.

Updated 31/01/2019:
Item:
  • Added more comprehensive information to the item tooltips of “golden pouch” items e.g. Golden Pouch of Fortune.

Shadow Arena - Dark Knight:
  • Removed the CC effect icon from the skill Obsidian Ashes.

  • Reduced the skill Lunacy of Vedir’s damage by 20%.

  • Replaced the skill Air Strike with Enforcement.

Shadow Arena - UI:
  • Added a mouseover tooltip for the Black Spirit notification icon, which can be found on the bottom right hand side of the screen.

Shadow Arena - Other:
  • Fixed the issue where the cutscene that played before each match sometimes played twice.

Updated 01/02/2019:

General Fixes/Updates:
  • Added a feature in which the Black Spirit lets you know if you completed a main quest, or if you have not yet obtained the quest. This only applies up until Lv. 15.
  • Fixed the issue where regions without the Central Market could not exit from the World Map through the ESC key.
  • Added a button on the notification icon on the bottom right which opens up the quest window.

Shadow Arena:
  • Fixed the issue where the AP for Kunoichi’s Sub-weapon would not apply.
  • Fixed the issue where you obtained Absolute: Divider instead of Dragon Bite for Musa characters.
  • Fixed the issue where the beginning animation (where the tower begins to form) would not appear.

Known Issues
  • We are aware of an issue where the color for certain dialogue texts occasionally appear wrong.

  • We are aware of and currently fixing an issue where skill trait icons for certain skills are not being displayed properly in the Quick Slot in Shadow Arena.

  • We are aware that the Guild Master rights and commands are visible to other guild members, however, the buttons are not functional. It will be fixed in future maintenance.

Updated 31/01/2019:
  • [s][Shadow Arena] We are aware of an issue where the AP for Kunoichi’s Sub-weapon is not being applied.[/s]

Updated 01/02/2019:
  • [Shadow Arena] We are aware of an issue where you bounce when you are a Black Spirit.

  • We are aware of the issue concerning the missing white foggy dome in the waiting area before the actual match of the Shadow Arena that limits the area you can move around in. As we are working on a fix, please do not stride away too far before the match starts from the starting point for the time being.

Notice:
  • Your client may force quit if you are playing BDO while using illegal programs.


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Jan 29, 2019
[Maintenance] Regular Maintenance January 30th 2019 (Extended)
Black Desert - CM Servantes


Dear Players,

We will perform our weekly maintenance as follows:

Date: Wednesday, January 30th 2019

Duration: 4 hours.
  • 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

Reasons:
  • "Devour" system to convert enhanced weapon or defense gear into Enhancement Chance will be added.
  • "Privacy Mode" will be added.
  • Musa and Kunoichi classes will be added as a playable character in Shadow Arena.

Events starting Jan. 30, 2019
  • It's a Cakewalk
  • Mammore is Back!
  • Gather Serbianca’s Vouchers
  • In addition, Lunar New Year-themed background will take place.

Events starting Feb. 6, 2019
  • Send Love
  • Valentine’s Day Screenshot Contest
  • In addition, Valentine’s Day-themed background will take place.

*IMPORTANT: As there is no maintenance on Feb. 6th, please restart your game client after 09:00 UTC to have these events implemented.


Ending Events:
  • Golden Drop

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We apologize for the inconvenience and we ask for your generous understanding.


Best regards,
BDO Team.
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