Mar 5, 2019
[Known Issue] Missing items/silver on the CM
Black Desert - CM Servantes
Greetings Adventurers,

There is currently an ongoing issue where items/silver will appear to vanish from the Central Market. Whilst this is definitely distressing, especially if it’s valuable, rest easy as the items are not lost. We are able to recover them during the weekly maintenance and will do so until a full fix is implemented. Tentatively scheduled for 20th March.

Please note that the Game Master team are not able to recover items/silver lost in this way manually, so we kindly request that you do not submit tickets on this particular issue.

We apologise for the disruption this causes to your enjoyment of the game.


-BDO Team
Feb 27, 2019
Patch Notes - February 27th 2019 (Part 2)
Black Desert - CM Servantes
Quests & Knowledge

Quests:
  • The method of using boss scrolls to summon and fight a boss monster during main quests has changed to the method where you have to interact with a Dark Rift to summon and fight a boss monster.

  • Fixed the issue where the quest The First Sailboat Bound to Margoria was not progressing normally.

  • Fixed the awkwardness in how Karcenov addressed players when they hand over the Calpheon Defense Token.

  • Fixed the issue where the NPC dialogue was awkward during the Clear Justification quest.

  • The knowledge hint for the Stone Mountain Turtle Dragon has been revised from being Stone Mountain Iguana to Stone Mountain Turtle Dragon.

  • The "Karlstein Outfit Crafting: The One Who Follows the Path of Vetor" quest will be displayed in the Suggested tab after you press the 'O' key.

  • The NPC for completing the Reproducing the Bautt Slate quest has been changed to NPC Ain Greid located at the Ancient Fissure.

  • The following Family quests have changed to character-based quests.
    • The Slave Becomes Master
    • The Cost of Labor
    • Stolen Equipment
    • Small and Worthless
  • The "Wanna Make a Lead Bullet" button has been removed from the Black Spirit since Lead Bullets can no longer be created.

Interface Changes
  • Fixed the issue where you were able to use Transport function change with characters below Lv. 5 in the End Game window.

  • When you purchase an item from the Pearl Shop (F3) while your Inventory (I) is opened, your Inventory will now automatically refresh.

  • The durability notification will no longer be displayed when the durability is low for tools which cannot be repaired.

  • The accumulated number of trades will now be displayed when you search at the Central Market.

  • An icon will now be displayed in the Trade section of the tab which shows quests in progress within the Quests window.

  • Since Safe Enhance (+1~7 for Weapon/+1~5 for Armor) is not affected by increased Enhancement Chance, it will now display a description about Safe Enhance instead of displaying a description about Enhancement Chance.

  • The Apply button can no longer be selected when you do not have any items applicable to Item Brand/Item Brand Removal.

  • The Optimization (Beta) menu has been removed from Settings > Performance Settings, and the options from the menu have been merged into the Optimization menu.

  • The "Update Cycle Optimization" settings have been removed from the Game Settings -> Performance Settings -> Optimization (beta) menu.

  • The Graphic Quality menu has been moved to be at the top of the Performance Settings menu.

  • Fixed the issue where text would bleed out of the skill guide window for the German version.

  • You can now set a hotkey for Adventure Log icon via Settings > Interface Settings > UI Hotkeys.
    • There will not be a default hotkey set for Adventure Log.
  • Fixed the issue where the Favorites window would appear above the Buy or Sell window when opening up the Buy or Sell window after opening Favorites window.

  • ‘Total Family Bonus’ button has been added below the title of Adventure Log where you can check the stats. acquired from progressing through the Adventure Logs.

  • A new function to see Conquest War Status window in a smaller scale has been added.
    • From the Conquest War Status window, select '[-] Zoom Out' and '[+] Zoom In' buttons to adjust the scale of the conquest war status.
  • The texture graphics of the title area have changed to appear more natural, and also fixed the issue where text alignment did not fit when increasing the text size on the following windows.
    • Totem
    • Alchemy Stone
    • Recently Successful Cooking
    • Recently Successful Alchemy
  • Low-power Option can now be set (On/Off) from the game Setting window that appears when creating a character for the first time in a new account.

  • Fixed the text overlapping on the Dark Rift window with the descriptive text and the list of 6 monsters or more that spawned from the Dark Rift.

  • Fixed the issue where the hair graphics on certain animals appeared awkwardly in Remastered or Ultra Mode.

  • A new filter option to view/hide information of Dark Rift has been added to the World Map.

  • A new button that turns off all filters except for the ones selected has been added to the top right corner of the World Map.

  • The game loading sequence has been improved to transition more naturally (when changing servers/characters, entering Shadow Arena, etc.)

  • Added a feature which allows you to collect the money for all sold items through the Central Market's "Sell" area.

  • The scroll bar on Dark Rift window will now be controllable with the mouse.

  • Fixed the issue where your character’s graphic texture would be set to low when setting the Texture Quality to Low under settings.

Resolved Issues

Class Changes:

Maehwa:
  • Fixed the issue where the New Year Hanbok outfit would appear graphically broken on the chest area when the outfit gets wet after certain customization.

Item Changes:
  • Fixed the issue where the Old Moon Distress Call would not work from certain areas.

Monster Changes:
  • Fixed the issue where certain areas of the fur of sheep would appear graphically broken with black spots.

Quest & Knowledge:
  • When you obtain Knowledge while going through the "Worse Than an Ogre" quest, a button will no longer be displayed.

  • Fixed the issue where you were able to give an infinite amount of Marmot Meat to the NPC for the "Cute and Delicious" quest when you brought Marmot Meat without butchering the meat.

Interface Changes:
  • The title area for the following UI has been slightly changed.
    • Item Brand/Brand Removal window
    • Equipment/Weapon switch window.
  • Improved the alignment of the Rank, Family Name, and Best Time columns within the Monster Rank window.

  • The location of the arrows when aligning the Node/Conquest War status within the Guild window (G) has been fixed to look more natural (for the character name, number of Command Posts/Forts destroyed area).

  • Fixed the issue where the title area for the Worker Change Skill window and Recover All Workers window appeared unnatural.

  • Fixed the issue where the title area for the Worker Contract window would look unnatural.

  • Revised the title area for the Garden Information window in My Gardens.

  • Fixed the issue where the title area for the Villa Scroll window would look unnatural.

  • Improved the alignment for the list of buffs in the Villa Scroll window.

  • Fixed the issue where the decimal points for the Skill EXP would overlap when using the Simplify UI feature after using the custom HP bar.

  • Fixed the issue where the Enhancement chance and the UI which shows the difficulty level of the enhancement would overlap when making enhancements.

  • Fixed the issue where the Enhancement and Transfusion windows would close abnormally when you press the ESC button after activating the BDO Wiki window through the "?" icon in the Black Spirit Enhancement and Transfusion windows.

  • Improved the alignment for the Residence Owner list window.

  • Fixed the issue where the maid/butler would remain in place even after pressing the X button after opening the Central Market through them.

  • Fixed the issue where workers sold from Worker Exchange appeared to remain in your Worker List.

  • Fixed the issue where work of another worker in progress at another node would be cancelled upon withdrawing a Fence.

  • Improved the error descriptions which appear while using the Central Market.

  • Fixed text display error that occurred when putting your mouse over Combat Fame on My Information (P).

  • Fixed the graphical awkwardness on the icon of the Volatile Price Items in Central Market.

  • Fixed the issue where the checked Auto Arrange box would be released every time you reopen the Manage Warehouse window.

  • Fixed the awkwardness in the location of the Quest Summary that appeared when scrolling up or down on the Quest Summary.

  • Hotkey will no longer open up the old Marketplace now.

  • A tooltip will be displayed if the Buy/Sell buttons on the left side of the Central Market are too long.

Known Issues
  • We are aware of an issue where your Shadow Arena rankings may not be up to date. Your rankings will automatically refresh to reflect your current rankings after you play a match.

  • We are aware of the issue where certain equippable gears are not being sold in the NPC Shops. We will resolve the issue soon.

Updated 04/03/2019:
  • We are aware of the issue where the boss in the quest [To Level 50!] Giant Catfishman Qoobe spawns at an abnormal location. We will resolve the issue with Mar. 6 maintenance.

  • We are aware of the issue where the boss in the quest [Co-op] Defeat the Weakened Belmorn! cannot be spawned. We will resolve the issue with Mar. 6 maintenance.


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Feb 27, 2019
Patch Notes - February 27th 2019 (Part 1)
Black Desert - CM Servantes


Greetings Adventurers,

It’s been a wonderful 3 years with you and we are incredibly excited to share everything we have planned! To start the Shadow Arena is officially open! We are also celebrating with a 3 year Anniversary Promotion! Take advantage of all of our fantastic deals during this period. As a bonus for new and returning adventurers we are giving away a free +15 Cliffs weapon. Complete the quest and fill in the gear gap. Don’t forget to log into your account on our official website to test your luck with the Special Cards event! We so much more planned for so please continue on to the rest of the patch notes.


Event & System

New Events:
  • Shadow Arena Bonus Mission Event
    • To commemorate Shadow Arena Official Launch, and to highlight the Bonus Missions added exclusively, we will be rewarding special rewards on top of what you can already claim from completing your Bonus Missions!
    • Event Period: Feb. 27 after maintenance - Mar. 6 before maintenance
    • How to participate:
      • ① Don’t miss the Bonus Missions that appear randomly during a match of Shadow Arena.
      • ② Clear the Bonus Mission!
      • ③ Depending on the number of Bonus Missions completed during the event period, you will be given extra rewards!
    • Rewards:
      • Complete Bonus Mission once: [Event] Lauren Family Gift Box x3
      • Complete Bonus Mission twice: Advice of Valks (35-45) x1
        • You can obtain both rewards if you complete Bonus Mission twice.
  • Get a +15 Cliff's Weapon!
    • A special event prepared exclusively for new and returning adventurer. Don't miss this amazing chance to get a +15 Cliff’s Sub/Main/Awakening Weapons through simple quests!
    • Event Period: Feb. 27 after maintenance - Mar.6 before maintenance
    • Click < Here > to learn how to get your +15 Cliff’s Weapon.
  • A Box of Wonders event is back!
    • Event Period: Feb. 27 after maintenance - Mar. 13 before maintenance
    • During this special event period, purchase Shakatu's Luxury Box and Shakatu's Rarity Box with Silver from the Pearl Shop (F3)!
    • Click < Here > to see this luxurious event in detail.
  • Special Challenges will begin to commemorate the 3rd Anniversary of Black Desert Online for NA/EU regions!
    • Event Period: Feb. 28 00:00 UTC - Mar. 13 23:59 UTC
    • Play 1 hour every day for up to 5 times a day to get amazing rewards via Challenges (Y) tab!
  • Loyal attendance rewards will be refreshed.
    • Event Period: Feb. 28 00:00 UTC - Apri. 3 23:59 UTC
    • For the first time ever, [Event] Tier-8 Horse Emblem Box will also be offered so don’t forget to check in every day!

Ended Events:
  • Be My Love

  • Shadow Arena Official Launch Countdown

  • Mount Training Fever Time

Reward Distribution:
  • Shadow Arena Pre-season Rewards have been distributed.

  • ‘My Favorite NPC’s’ event rewards for reaching a certain Amity with a specific NPC hae been distributed.

Content:
  • Rulupee’s Travel Log has been added.
    • This travel log contains all the travels of Rulupee, the world explorer. You can enjoy reading through all the fun adventures of Rulupee while achieving Goals for awesome rewards.
      The Goals that can be achieved from the Rulupee’s Travel Log is decided upon the number of quests completed.
    • Every time a quest is completed (except for Daily and Recurring Quests), a ‘count’ will be added to the Rulupee’s Travel Log where reaching a certain number of quests completed would mean you accomplish a Goal for Rulupee’s Travel Log.
      • Once again please make sure Daily and Recurring Quests do not count.
    • Rulupee’s Travel Log can be received from the Black Spirit after your character reaches Lv.55.
    • As you progress through the Rulupee’s Travel Logs and complete more quests, you can expect additional rewards the more chapters you complete.
    • A system to show you how many more number of quests you need to accomplish in order to accomplish the next Goal of Rulupee’s Travel Log is under development currently.

    • There are a total of 8 pages on Rulupee’s Travel Log, and the number of quests you have completed already before receiving Rulupee’s Travel Log. This means if you have completed let’s say 420 quests before starting Rulupee’s Travel Log, you will be able to claim the rewards for pages. 1, 2, and 3 from once you first open Rulu[ee’s Travel Log!
  • If you want to try Igor Bartali’s Adventure Log or Rulupee’s Travel Log, you need to summon the Black Spirit and complete a starting quest.
    • Here are the conditions that must be met to try these contents:
      • Bartali’s Adventure Log: Must be Lv.51 or above, must have completed Main Quests of Calpheon. Then accept ‘Adventure Log: Traces of a Great Adventurer’ from the Black Spirit.
      • Rulupee’s Travel Log: Must be Lv.55 or above. Then accept ‘Travel Log: Traces of a Courageous Adventurer’ from the Black Spirit.
  • Right-click on the Rulupee’s Travel Log to see the content and Goal in detail.
    • The number of completed quests (and completed quests by Family or individually) will now be displayed at the bottom of the Quests (O) window.
    • Please allow a certain amount of time for Rulupee’s Travel Log count for completing a quest to be updated.
    • Currently, Rulupee is travelling around Drieghan. Please look forward to Rulupee’s travels in Drieghan as well!
  • Title for War Hero has been added.
    • You can obtain Titles when you win in Node/Conquest War as a War Hero depending on number of wins and other adventurer kills in Node/Conquest Wars.
      • Taste of Victory
      • Bearer of Victory
      • Radiantly Shining
      • Final Victor
      • Leave it to Me!
      • Turner of the Tides
      • Mercenary
      • Fighter
      • Vanquisher
      • Job Well Done
      • The Greatest
      • War Hero
    • These Titles are permanent.
  • Siege Towers will no longer be installable if its distance is too close to your Guild’s Fort.

  • An adventurer under Guild Protection will not be able to participate as War Hero anymore.
    • The following system message will appear: “You cannot be a War Hero while under protection.”
  • Node War area near Olvia has been reduced so that Forts and annexes cannot be built on reefs of Balenos Islands.
  • (This was implemented on Feb 14th) Added a feature where you can give Gold Bars to NPCs to receive buffs.
    • You can receive buffs by giving Gold Bars to Ottavio Ferre, Eil, Leona, Merindora, and Nerasabi Alom.
    • You can get 3 different types of buffs (AP, DP, or EXP) for giving Gold Bars to the NPCs.
    • All buffs have a duration of 2 hours, and do not disappear even when you die.
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    System:
    • Silver rewards given out daily for your Family Fame (Combat Fame, Life Fame, Special Fame) have changed as follows.



    • The loading screen will now change in smoother manner for the following situations:
      • Server Change
      • Character Selection
      • Entering Shadow Arena
    • Items will now be moved normally when moving a Pearl item to Warehouse using a Transaction Maid for Central Market.

    Shadow Arena
    • Shadow Arena Official Launch.
      • Your records and ranks from the pre season will all reset.
      • Shadow Arena has become brighter! You can now enjoy your match in a brighter map.
    • ① Maehwa, Ninja, and Striker have entered the roster of Shadow Arena.
      • A single-command combo has been newly added for Maehwa, Striker, and Ninja in Shadow Arena as well.
      • Please check the list of skills below:
        • Maehwa:
          • Basic Attack: Slice, Whirlwind Cut, Upper Kick
          • Obtainable Skills: Cyclone Slash, Blooming, Red Moon, Blind Slash, Stub Arrow, Blunt Kick, Carver, Chase
        • Ninja:
          • Basic Attack: Wind Slash, Shuriken Throw, Sky Stepping, Throwing Kick, Wind Slash, Shuriken Throw
          • Obtainable Skills: Ninjutsu: Concealment, Smokescreen, Blade Spin, Shuriken: Malice, Beheading the Dead, Ankle Cutter, Shadow Stomp, Fatal Blow, Shuriken: Flight
        • Striker:
          • Basic Attack: Heavy Fist, Triple Flying Kick, Fist of True Strength, Taeback Kick
          • Obtainable Skills: Wolf’s Fang, Massive Suppression, Adamantine, Rage Hammer, Twisted Collision, Sweeping Kick, Flash Step, Fist Fury
    • ② The single-command combos also been revised wholly so that you can utilize character combos better.
      • Press [Space] + [LMB] during basic attack while possessing a character in a match of Shadow Arena to perform a skill combo.
        Only the skills acquired through Unknown Skill Book item can be used in a combo. If there are no skills learned, pressing the one command above will only launch a basic attack.
      • If all skills are learned, hold [Space] + [LMB] to perform skill in the following order.
      • The order of skill launched will not be affected by whether each skill can be performed during cooldown or not.
      • Each character’s skill combo will now be activated not only during standing attack but while performing the skills below.
    Warrior:
    1. Shield Charge
    2. Take Down
    3. Scars of Dusk
    4. Ground Smash
    5. Forward Slash
    6. Spinning Slash

    Sorceress:
    1. Midnight Stinger
    2. Darkness Released
    3. Rushing Crow
    4. Claws of Darkness
    5. Dark Flame
    6. High Kick
    7. Dark Split

    Berserker:
    1. Predatory Hunt
    2. Elastic Force
    3. Smack Down
    4. Raging Thunder
    5. Storming Beast
    6. Beastly Wind Slash
    7. Ultimate: Fierce Strike

    Tamer:
    1. Soaring Kick
    2. Heilang: Whiplash
    3. Heilang: Fearful Trembling
    4. Heilang: Trample
    5. Heilang: Surging Tide
    6. Heilang: Lightning of Earth
    7. Leaf Slash (Launched forward)

    Valkyrie:
    1. Celestial Spear
    2. Sword of Judgment
    3. Forward Slash
    4. Flurry of Kicks
    5. Judgment of Light
    6. Celestial Smite

    Musa:
    1. Rising Storm
    2. Blooming
    3. Blind Slash
    4. Slice (Launched forward)
    5. Upper Kick
    6. Steel Gale

    Maehwa:
    1. Blind Slash
    2. Steel Gale
    3. Chaos: Red Moon
    4. Blooming
    5. Upper Kick
    6. Slice (Launched forward)

    Kunoichi:
    1. Ninjutsu: Black Moonlight
    2. Ankle Cutter
    3. Ninjutsu: Shadow Explosion - Ghost Greeting
    4. Ninjutsu: Shadow Stomp
    5. Fatal Blow
    6. Throwing Kick
    7. Wind Slash (Launched forward)

    Ninja:
    1. Shuriken: Flight
    2. Ninjutsu: Blade Spin
    3. Ninjutsu: Shadow Stomp
    4. Fatal Blow
    5. Shuriken: Malice
    6. Throwing Kick
    7. Wind Slash (Launched forward)

    Witch/Wizard:
    1. Fireball
    2. Multiple Magic Arrows
    3. Frigid Fog
    4. Meteor Shower
    5. Thunderbolt
    6. Dagger Stab

    Dark Knight:
    1. Wheel of Fortune
    2. Unveiled Dagger
    3. Hidden Strike
    4. Kamasylvia Slash
    5. Obsidian Ashes
    6. Kriegsmesser Training (Launched forward)

    Striker:
    1. Rage Hammer
    2. Heavy Fist (Launched forward)
    3. Twisted Collision
    4. Sweeping Kick
    5. Adamantine
    6. Taeback Kick

    Mystic:
    1. Rage Hammer
    2. Sweeping Kick
    3. Heavy Fist (Launched forward)
    4. Scissor Kick
    5. Adamantine
    6. Twisted Collision
    7. Soul Basher

    • New boss features have been added:
      • You may face off against the followed bosses in Shadow Arena now:
        • Red Nose, Giath, Dastard Bheg, Muskan
    • Upon defeating theses bosses, you will receive the following benefits:
      • Red Nose: Red Nose’s Armor, HP auto-recovery +15 (3 mins.)
      • Giath: Giath’s Helmet, All Resistance +30% (3 mins.)
      • Dastard Bheg: Bheg’s Gloves, AP +30 (3 mins.)
      • Muskan: Muskan’s Shoes, Max Stamina +300 (3 mins.)
    • ④ ‘Practice’ match has been added to Shadow Arena.
      • At max 50 adventurers can participate at once, and once the participant number exceeds 50 in the room you will be automatically sent to other room for Practice match. The match can also start when there is only 1 participant.
      • In a Practice match, you will possess yourself into characters with full skill set unlocked.
      • In a Practice match, the Dark Fog will not close in. Every Practice has a duration of 25 minutes, and you can rejoin a Practice.
      • If you get killed by another adventurer during the Practice match, you will resurrect as the Black Spirit and can possess characters again.
      • Contaminated Man and Contaminated Woman will appear in a Practice match and these monsters are easily defeated; a perfect practice target.
      • You can play as many different characters in Practice Mode, since the characters sealed within the stones never disappear.
    • ⑤ Strong monsters will now appear from Waragon Cave.
      • Fierce Rhutums will appear in the Waragon Cave in the early period of the match.You can try to take them down for a chance to obtain strong gear early in the match, but these monsters will be tough opponents. Also, Hungry Black Spirits will appear more often in these caves so beware!
    • ⑥ Bonus Missions have been added to Shadow Arena
      • Bonus Missions including an example like ‘Kill 2 Mystics’ will be offered at random to create a variety in a match of Shadow Arena.
      • However, in order to sustain the previous combat environment of Shadow Arena, Bonus Missions are given at random to an individual at 25% chance.
      • The Bonus Missions appear in 3 different situations:
        • After a match begins
        • Right after you go into a character
        • After a specific period has passed once combat begins
      • You can check the current status (whether it has been completed or not) of your Bonus Mission during a match.
      • However for certain Bonus Missions with a special requirements for example ‘Finish a match without killing any adventurers,’ these can only be checked after the match ends.
      • Complete the Bonus Missions for extra rewards of Resplendent Black Rock x1 - x3 depending on the type and difficulty of your bonus Missions on top of your match rewards!
    • The following character skill damages have been adjusted for Shadow Arena.

    • Here are the new times for Shadow Arena: (Green=ON / Red=OFF)


    • ‘Re-join’ button has been added to the results window of a Shadow Arena match.
      • After all part members have died in party mode, you can press the 'Re-join' button in the results window to enter Shadow Arena again with the same party members.
      • This feature can be used by both solo and party modes.
    • Guides regarding how to possess classes as the Black Spirit have now been added in the following situations:
      • After the match starts as you roam around in Black Spirit form.
      • After the match starts if you have not possessed a character.
    • A new BGM has been added when in Black Spirit mode while waiting for the game start.

    • The BGM will start to change when the Dark Fog starts closing in.

    • Fixed the issue where players who left after 5 minutes of Shadow Arena survival time (based on the survival time displayed on the screen) were unable to receive rewards through the rewards window.

    • Fixed the issue where Silver reward appeared on the result UI of Shadow Arena when a player left the match. (Player who left the match in the middle of the game cannot receive Silver.)

    • Pressing the Shadow Arena Rewards button when the Shadow Arena Rankings window is open will now close the Shadow Arena rewards window.

    • Fixed the issue where any member of your Party that exceeds the 50 player limit count would be disconnected when entering Shadow Arena Party mode.
      • Depending on the situation, it will now become possible to enter Shadow Arena even when the number of participants exceed the 50 player limit.
      • Depending on the situation, it will now become possible to enter Shadow Arena even when the number of participants exceed the 50 player limit.
    • Fixed the issue where the rewards list would be visible in the results window after you play a match in Shadow Arena's Private Room.

    Game World, NPC & effects

    Game World:
    • Fixed the issue where you could not sit on a certain chair at the Battle Arena due to it being stuck inside the ground.

    • Fixed the issue where characters would collide into the stairs when auto-navigating at the Abandoned Mine.

    • Moved a monster which was stuck in a certain geographical area at Sausan Garrison.

    NPC:
    • Two NPC's who were sawing at Trent Forest have disappeared.

    Mounts
    • Characters in Main Weapon and Awakening Weapon mode will now board a Mount faster upon trying to mount while moving in combat mode.

    • The text alignment of the title of the window to Register Mounts and Guild Mounts has been improved.

    • The unnecessary Help button on Register button for Stable and Guild Stable was removed.

    Class Changes

    All Classes:
    • Changed the feeling of impact upon hitting targets with basic attacks to reflect the actual moment of contact when hitting targets.

    • The AP of the basic attacks for the following classes that are considered relatively low have been increased to the following:
      • Basic AP of Berserker from Lv. 1 to Lv. 60 has increase by +1 on average.
        [+]Basic AP of Tamer and Wizard from Lv.1 to Lv.50 has increased as follows:
        • Lv.10: +9 on average
        • Lv.20: +8 on average
        • Lv.30: +6 on average
        • Lv.40: +3 on average
        • Lv.50: +1 on average
    • AP and DP for all classes will increase when each class reaches Lv.56 and Lv.60.
      • Upon reaching Lv.56: DP +1
      • Upon reaching Lv.60: AP +1
    • Fixed the issue where Matchlocks didn’t appear to fire properly when mounting a horse with a Matchlock equipped.

    • The brightness of the hit effect that appears when a character attacks monsters has decreased slightly.

    • The automatic HP recovery spec. has been changed to the following:
      • +10 in 5 sec. → +80 in 5 sec.
    • Fixed the graphical issue where the blood splatter effect would occur towards the top instead of the middle when attacking from the front.

    • Pressing W + Shift + Space keys will now make it easier for you jump over low walls while Sprinting in Awakening mode.

    • Adjusted the camera movement time for the character combat effects.

    By Class:

    Warrior:
    • Fixed the awkward camera work when using Great Sword Defense.

    Tamer:
    • Decreased the speed of activating the Evasion I skill forwards consecutively.

    Valkyrie:
    • Fixed the Purificatione skill's friendly HP recovery effect so that it would match the motions of the skill.
      • Fixed the Castigatio skill III, IV's effect so that the effect would match the area in which it applies.
    • Added a graphical effect to the Purificatione skill's friendly HP recovery effect.

    • Fixed the issue where the jump attack for Valkyrie Slash I would not have reduced PvP damage.

    Musa:
    • Fixed the issue where the character would be holding a Horn Bow when using Blooming.

    Striker:
    • You can now use Massive Suppression through Quick Slot.

    Item Changes
    • Enhanced gears have been newly added to weapon and armor NPC shops in regions of Calpheon and Serendia.
      • Adventurers can now purchase high-grade gear at max Enhancement level that will match the growth rate of your character development through an NPC shop. We hope this will aid in your adventures and training for character growth.
    • Adjusted the item pick up time for the following pets to match other tier 1 pets.
      • Lv. 1 → 10 sec. / Lv. 10 → 4 sec.
        • Striped Cat
        • Orange Brindle Cat
        • Black Mask Cat
        • White Shorthair Cat
        • Spotted Valencian Cat
        • Piebald Cat
        • Gray Thin Cat
        • [Event] Grey Moon Cat
        • Brown Fighting Dog
    • The pet special skills (Detection, Find, Track) have been unified to say "Detects resources".

    • The following items can now be registered to Central Market:
      • Pan with a Fried Egg
    • The 'find rare monsters' special skill will no longer activate for the Carmadun Owl when its special skill is not activated.

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

    Monster Changes
    • Certain attack patterns have been changed and added for the Abandoned Iron Mine Executors.
      • The overall attack speed has increased, and the standby time for attacks has been decreased.
      • When its HP is below 50%, the Imp Work Supervisor and Troll Work Supervisor will be summoned.
    • Fixed the issue where the hunting monster Feather Wolf at Kamasylvia would not react when hit from far away.

    • Fixed the issue where the Dark Rift boss monsters would continue to summon creatures when you enter into combat again after failing to defeat them after they appear from the Dark Rift.

    • The location for using the Moghulis Summon Scroll has changed.

    • New boss monsters Ronin and Ahib Griffon will now appear from the Dark Rifts at Kamasylvia.
      • Ronin: Hard difficulty
      • Ahib Griffon: Very Hard difficulty
    • Fixed the issue where the hunting monster Phnyl would not come to chase you if attacked from the max distance.

    • The AP of the monsters from Dark Rifts will decrease much more now every time they weaken by 1 level (every 24 hours).
Feb 26, 2019
[Maintenance] Regular Maintenance February 27th 2019
Black Desert - CM Servantes


Dear Players,

We will perform our weekly maintenance as follows:

Date: Wednesday, February 27th 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:
  • Shadow Arena Official Launch
  • 3rd Anniversary special events and promotions will start.
  • Get a +15 Cliff's Weapon! event will start.
  • Rulupee’s Travel Log will be added.

Ending Events:
  • Be My Love
  • Shadow Arena Official Launch Countdown
  • Mount Training Fever Time

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 26, 2019
EU Central Marketplace Access Workaround
Black Desert - CM Servantes
Dear adventurers,

With it's introduction this week, a large number of players have been unable to access the Central Marketplace on the EU server. Our developer team has been actively working on resolving the matter, yet unfortunately an immediate fix is not currently available; if you are using a Windows 7 system, you can apply the two steps below as a temporary workaround:

KB3140245 - https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/search.aspx?q=kb3140245

Registry Subkeys - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3140245/update-to-enable-tls-1-1-and-tls-1-2-as-default-secure-protocols-in-wi?fbclid=IwAR3enL0Pm1aMl8s30jFFDM2yTVXvxWFIUiA9btKiOyHcnIdxaVUeKCQLg04#easy

If you are using a newer version of Windows, simply make sure that you have downloaded and installed all available Windows Updates.

This is a problem that we have already resolved on the NA server, and no further action should be necessary to access the NA Central Marketplace - a more robust solution will be applied on the EU region as soon as possible.

For further information, please check out this article.

Our sincere apologies for the inconvenience this matter has caused.


- BDO Team
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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