Period: May 21(00:00 UTC)–June 17 (23:59 UTC)

Join us in celebrating our mid season promotion as over a billion Silver's worth of attendance rewards have been prepared for you!

Greetings Adventurers,

Our little Shai is getting ready today for a special feature that will make her more unique than ever. Starting today Shai will be able to play her own musical compositions! We also have a special competition for the most talented and creative; participate in the Shai Got Talent contest to win special rewards and titles!

Moreover, our shelves are receiving a new adventure journal, and this time we will look back at the adventures of Dorin Morgrim. By completing his journal you will not only get reward items but a temporary Item Drop Rate buff!

Last but not least, new mid season events are starting after maintenance. These include new attendance rewards, EXP boosts, and an upgraded version of the Black Spirit Adventure game!

What are you waiting for? Read the rest of the details in this week's patch notes below! Enjoy the new contents and good luck!

• Mid Season Events
  
  • Event 1: Amazing Attendance Rewards
    
    • Period: May 21(00:00 UTC)–June 17 (23:59 UTC)
      
    • Join us in celebrating our mid season promotion as over a billion Silver's worth of attendance rewards have been prepared for you!
  • Event 2: Hot Time Boost
    
    • Period: May 20 (after maintenance)–May 27 (before maintenance)
      
    • As a bonus reward for Wishes for the Sky event from last week, enjoy the Combat EXP +100% and Skill EXP +20% boosts in every server except for Olvia servers.
  • Event 3: Shakatu Gives Gold
    
    • Period: May 20 (after maintenance)–June 3 (23:59 UTC)
      
      • During the event period, defeat monsters, fish, and gather to get [Event] Shakatu Merchants' Gold Bar by chance.
    • Period: May 21 00:00 UTC–June 3 23:59 UTC
      
      • For certain hours of playtime, get [Event] Shakatu Merchants' Gold Bar at max 3 per day via the Challenges tab.
  • Event 4: Black Spirit's Adventure: UPGRADED
    
    • Period: May 20 (after maintenance)–June 3 (before maintenance)
      
    • Roll upto 5 times a day and enjoy upgraded rewards given in special nodes.
  • Event 5: Daily Item Collection Increase Scrolls
    
    • Period: May 20 (after maintenance)–June 3 (before maintenance)
      
    • During the event period, you can purchase Item Collection Increase Scroll (60 min.) for 1,000,000 Silver daily from the Pearl Shop (F3).
  • Click <Here> for full details of our mid season promotion.

• Shai's Got Talent
  
  • Submission period: May 20–June 7 (23:59 UTC)
    
  • Staff Pick: June 8–June 10
    
  • Community Vote:June 11–June 16
    
  • Winner Announcement: June 17th
    
  • Reward Distribution: June 24 (during maintenance)
    
    • Compose your own music score using the brand new Compose and Play feature available through the Music Album.
      
    • Submit your own creation and post on YouTube, then share your link with details to our official Forum submission post and let us hear your brilliance and creativity!
      
    • Click <Here> for full event details and rewards offered!

• Patrigio's Shop Renewal: Week 2
  
  • Period: May 20 (after maintenance)–May 27 (before maintenance)
    
  • Thanks to your support and interest, <Black Market> Patrigio has decided to present yet another set of new and different offsets in this secret shop. See what he has to offer this week!
    
    
  • <Black Market> Patrigio can be found in various regions like Velia, Heidel, Calpheon City, Altinova, and Valencia City. Or search his name in Nearby NPC menu window brought up by pressing Find NPC icon on top right corner of your screen.rd md
    
  • <Black Market> Patrigio will only open up his shop from 10:00 PM–07:00 AM (in-game time).
    
  • Don't forget 50 energy will be consumed to check his list of offers.
    
  • Please be reminded that new additions and changes made to week 1 of Patrigio's Shop Renewal (May 13–May 20) have ended and will not be available in Patrigio's offers anymore. All the regular offers from Patrigio will still be available.

• Season of Life
  
  • Event 1: Life Skill Boost: May 13–June 3 (before maintenance)
    
  • Event 2: Life of Florin: May 14–June 1 (23:59 UTC)
    
  • Event 3: Life Skill Boost: May 14–June 2 (23:59 UTC)

• Newly Discovered Treasures: May 27 (after maintenance)–June 10 (before maintnenance).

• Wishes for the Sky
  
  
• Patrigio's Shop Renewal: Week 1

• Wishes for the Sky
  
  • Thank you for your participation adventurers! As well over 28 servers were completed and filled with children who had their wishes fulfilled, we will be giving the following benefits to all of our adventurers in NA and EU servers:
    
    • Golden Bell on all servers for 24 hours (including Olvia and Arsha servers)
      
      • Will be live from May 20 after maintenance.
    • Combat EXP +100% and Skill EXP +20% for 1 week
      
      • May 20 (after maintenance)–May 27 (before maintenance)
        
      • Also listed as Hot Time Boost in the Mid Season Events page.
    • [Event] Secret Book of Old Moon (7 Days) x1 will be sent to those who have turned in at least 1 [Event] Wish-Scribbled Paper to Lara during the event period.
      
      • This reward will be sent to those who are eligible for the reward on May 27 regular maintenance.

• Garmoth Additional Spawn Issue
  
  • Due to the recent issues with Garmoth we will be sending the following compensation.
    
  • [NA] All players as of May 20 (09:00 UTC)
    
    • Garmoth Reward Bundle (Advanced) x2
  • [EU] All players as of May 20 (09:00 UTC)
    
    • Garmoth Reward Bundle (Advanced) x1
  • Please claim the reward before May 27 (23:59 UTC) or it will disappear. Thank you so much for your patience and voicing your opinion.

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• Added a new adventure log, "Dorin Morgrim's Secret Journal."
  
  • You can access this adventure log after reaching Lv. 56 by accepting and completing the quest "Adventure Log: Stories of a Great Blacksmith" via the Black Spirit.
    
  • Once you can access the adventure log, you need to bring Dorin Morgrim certain items and enhanced gear to complete the objectives. Please note that when the quest asks for weapons, you may not hand in Blackstar or Awakening weapons.
    
  • Once the adventure log is complete, you will not only get reward items but a temporary Item Drop Rate buff.
    
  • Although this Item Drop Rate buff will stack with those of scrolls such as the Item Collection Increase Scroll, it will not stack with other temporary buffs from adventure logs. Therefore, please proceed with caution before accepting the reward.
    

• Compose and Play features have been added.
  
  • You can now compose scores and make songs of your own.
    
  • Though any character can compose, only a Shai character can play the composed songs.
    
  • You can find this new feature under Music Album in the Community tab of the ESC Menu (under the New Menu), or find Music Album directly in ESC Menu (under the Old Menu).
    
  • Press the Compose button on the bottom of your Music List and set the octave and tempo to start composing your own songs.
    
  • You can play a Beginner Guitar, Beginner Flute, or a Beginner Hand Drum.
    
  • You can preview what you have composed so far in the while you are composing.
    
  • A song in composition is regularly auto-saved by the system, but you can also name the song and save it manually.
    
  • As a Shai, select a song from your list in the Music Album and press the play button to play the song as your character. Before you play the song, you have to choose which instrument you are going to play from all the instruments that the song was written for.

• You can share your compositions with other adventurers under the Compose/Score feature.
  
  • Toggle the Register Music option in the Save Composition window to allow other adventurers to see to the compositions you want to share with them.
    
  • Toggle the Allow Download option to allow other adventurers to download your composition.

• Added the Musicianship Grade system.
  
  • Complete certain daily quests and Music Advancement quests with a Shai character who has discovered her Talent to gain EXP for improving her grade.
    
  • The higher the Shai's grade is, the more bars and notes she can play.
    
  • You can select multiple notes then press Delete to delete them all at once.
    
  • Check the My Information (P) window for information about Musicianship Grade.
    
  • The highest Musicianship Grade available right now is C-.
    

• Complete the following quests with a Shai character who has discovered her Talent to gain EXP for improving her grade.
  Please make sure you have "Life' ticked as your quest preference type to accept these music-themed quests.
  

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• Click on the guide <Here> to learn more in detail about how to create your own music score!
  
  
• You can copy/paste in the Select Mode UI.
  
  • Copy: Ctrl + C
    
  • Paste: Ctrl + V

• Added new guild missions.
  
  
  
• If the product of the item you are trying to Mass Process via the Processing (L) window does not stack in the Inventory, the process will now automatically cancel and an alert message will appear.

• Changed the stats of blue grade gear for guild galley ships as follows.
  
  
  
• Increased the max capacity for cannonballs in a guild galley.
  
  • Before
    
    • 120
  • After
    
    • 360

• You can now fire cannons faster when you shoot cannons from one side of the ship in default mode and then fire cannons from the other side of the ship.
  
  • This only applies to ships that can use the skill "Volley."

• You can now press A or D to incrementally turn the ship if the ship is on standby.
  
  
• Increased the amount a ship can turn when using the skill "Smooth-Turn" so you can turn the ship more rapidly while in one place.
  
  
• You can now press W while using the skill "Smooth-Turn" to stop the ship from turning and start moving it forward.
  
  
• You can now press Z and C to control your ship while using the skill "AbruptTurn."

• Added text about the [Level 5] Sea Trade Goods you can exchange to the descriptions of Brilliant Pearl Shard and Brilliant Rock Salt Ingot.
  
  
• Changed the effect from eating the poisonous Amanita Mushroom as follows.
  
  • Before
    
    • Fear Resistance
  • After
    
    • Knockdown/Bound Resistance +5%

• Fixed the issue where the boss monster would be summoned but the related quest could not be accepted after using a Saunil Siege Captain Summon Scroll before reaching Lv. 57.
  
  • If you use this scroll after reaching the required Lv. 45, the quest "[Co-op] Defeat the Saunil Siege Captain" should automatically be accepted.

• Fixed the issue where wrong items appeared when searching for vinegar in the Crafting Notes.
  
  
• For details on the newly added Pearl Shop Update, please click <Here>!
  
  • Due to the known issue where [Special] Pearl Box - 10000+1500 was not available in the Pearl Shop (F3) for a week, this special pearl box will be available until May 27th maintenance.

• The following knowledge entries can now be gained even if you have completed the renewed version of the Kamasylvia main quest series instead of the older one, by conversing with NPC Khalid after completing the quest "[Kamasylvia] White Warrior."
  
  • Fadus and Ash Forest
    
  • Pure Warrior

• Made the hints for how to gain the following knowledge entries more specific. Do the quest series the knowledge entries hint at to gain this knowledge.
  
  • Gyfin Rhasia Temple Story I
    
  • Gyfin Rhasia Temple Story II
    
  • Gyfin Rhasia Temple Story III
    
  • Edana and Gyfin Rhasia
    
  • Great Legacy

• Changed the text about which quest needs to be completed to accept the quest "Survival Guru" in the Quest (O) window under the Suggested tab. It should now mention the quest "Looking for Adventurers" from the renewed main quest series.

• Added mouse click feedback for when you click on the control commands guide for quests during which you interact with places or structures and observe them closely.
  
  
• Updated the Guild Mount List window.
  
  
• Fixed the graphical issue with the background of the Inventory (I) window that occured when opening the window from the Pearl Shop (F3) or the Dye (J) window.
  
  
• Updated the Change Server window so you can now select which explanatory text you want to view by clicking on it.

• Fixed the issue where the text describing certain Guild Houses did not cut off properly when it was too long.
  
  
• [Guardian] Fixed the issue where certain skills did not cast properly if all skills were locked in the Toggle Black Spirit's Rage window.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the 3D minimap settings reset after a new character reached Lv. 7.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the quest preference type was carried over to another character if you set it up with a character that has reached Lv. 20, then changed to a character below Lv. 20 who is too low level to set their quest preference type yet.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the image for the monster zone at the Abandoned Monastery did not appear correctly if you opened the World Map (M) with a character below Lv. 59 then pressed on a random node.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the Chat window settings reset when you connected to the game with a Lv. 7 character.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where changing the color for the system messages chat window in the Chat window changed the color of other chat windows.
  
  
• Fixed the text alignment issue in the Recruit Guild Member window.
  
  
• Fixed the graphical issue with the grass and trees between Grána and Gyfin Rhasia Temple.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where your ship stalled abnormally when continuously BreezySail while equipped with Ebenruth's Nol.
  
  
• [Shai] Fixed the text issue where the buff description in the skill description of "Time to Shine!" did not match that of the buff icon that appears when you use the skill.
  
  
• [Maehwa] Fixed the issue where the Red Blade effect did not activate even when you had the required three Red Petals.
  
  
• [Mystic] Fixed the issue where holding F during Prime: Soul Basher did not activate the skill's last hit, but activated Prime: Tornado Kick.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where black spots sometimes appeared on the screen.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where Stamina recovered abnormally when using the ship skill FocusFire.

• We are aware of the issue where the Find NPC function is sometimes not working for NPCs who exist in multiple locations.
  
  
• We are aware of the issue where the report function of the Beauty Album is not working.

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

Greetings Adventurers,

It has been three years already since Black Desert Online was first introduced on the Steam platform. How time flies!

We have been striving to provide better service in line with a constantly changing game environment, so we wanted to bring changes to the current game packages on sale next week, May 27, 2020.

Please find the new package name, price, and details below.



Please find the new upgrade bundles below.




• Can I upgrade the package I have purchased?

- Yes, you can! Simply log into your account, then to Shop > Packages, and choose the package you want to upgrade to.
- If you have a Basic Package, you will receive the contents listed under Standard Package if you buy the Standard Package Upgrade bundle. However, if you upgrade to a Deluxe Package from Basic Package, you will not receive contents from both Standard Package and Deluxe Package; you will only receive the contents listed under Deluxe Package Upgrade 1 bundle.

• If I have already purchased Starter's Package, Traveler's Package, or Explorer's Package, is it possible to upgrade to the new packages?

- Yes. If you have bought any kind of previous version of the package before May 27, 2020, you can purchase a new upgrade package (Standard Upgrade Package , Deluxe Upgrade Package) and will get all extra items. All kinds of the previous version are treated as a Basic package.

• If I upgrade the package, do I receive all benefits again?

- As you are only paying the price difference between the two packages, you will only receive the item difference between them. For example, if your previous package contained one Value Pack and the upgraded package contained two Value Packs, you would receive one additional Value Pack with your purchase.
- The difference in packages will be shown on the page before you confirm your purchase, so you can review it before making a decision.


For those of you who have made a recent purchase of a game package or upgrade package, you may be disappointed with the sudden change in game packages.

Therefore, we have prepared a small token of compensation. If you have bought a game package in the period listed below, you will be eligible to receive the compensation.

Your Game Package Purchase Period: May 6, 2020 (14:00 UTC)–May 27, 2020 (05:00 UTC)
Compensation Distribution: During May 27, 2020 regular maintenance.




Thank you,
BDO Team

Dear Players,

We will perform our weekly maintenance as follows:

• Global 8:00 UTC ~ 12:00 UTC
  
• Central (EU) 10:00 CEST ~ 14:00 CEST
  
• West Coast (NA) 1:00 PDT ~ 5:00 PDT
  
• East Coast (NA) 4:00 EDT ~ 8:00 EDT

• Mid Season event will start.
  
• Shai's Got Talent event will start.
  
• Compose and Play feature will be added.
  
• Dorin Morgrim's Adventure Log will be added.
  
• New guild missions will be added.
  
• Blue grade gear for guild galley ships will be changed.

• Wishes for the Sky
  
• Patrigio's Shop Renewal: Week 1

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

• Changed the location of Absolute: Shield Counter and Furious Blow icons in the Skill (K) window.
  
  
• Added information about preceding skills to the skill description of Apprehend.
  
  
• Added information about preceding skills to the skill description to Heavy Strike III.

• Changed the PvE damage of Regeneration as below.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• Reduced the cooldown of Flow: Tempest from 18 to 15 seconds.
  
  
• Added a Down Attack effect to Flow: Tempest.

• Increased the PvE damage of the first hit of Turn-back Slash.
  
  • The increase to damage stats does apply during the skill's cooldown.

• Changed the PvE damage of Violation as below.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• Added a HP Recovery per hit effect to Grim Reaper's Judgment skills, if the skills use Shards of Darkness to activate the Grim Reaper Extra Charged Hit Damage.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where Prime: Violation couldn't be triggered during Sprint.

• Changed the PvE damage of the following skills.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• Increased the Critical Hit Rate of Flow: Slugfest to +50% in PvE only.
  
  
• Removed the "Stiffness applied to the surrounding if final hit doesn't activate (PvE only) effect" from Flow: Slugfest.
  
  
• Increased the Critical Hit Rate of Devastation in PvE only, as follows.
  
  
• Added a Critical Hit Rate (PvE Only) effect to Ground Lifting skills.
  
  
• Changed the order of the text explaining the damage of Flow: Earth Dividing in its skill description.
  
  
• The last hit of Flow: Slugfest will now activate automatically, without pressing LMB or ↓ + LMB.

• Increased the attack range of Bolt Wave and Jolt Wave.
  
  
• Changed the PvE damage of the following.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• Increased the distance traveled laterally when using Leaves Dropping or Flow: Gust.
  
  
• Made the following changes to Beast Rampage.
  
  • The attack range of the first to third hits of Beast Rampage will now include all surrounding enemies.
    
  • Increased the number of hits of Beast Rampage by 2 and hit indication will now match the skill actions.
    
  • The Critical Hit Rate of all levels of Beast Rampage will be 50%.
    
  • The below increase to damage stats does apply during the skill's cooldown.
    

• Changed the PvE damage of the following.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    
  • This increase to damage stats does apply when using Echo Pierce during its cooldown.
    

• Increased the attack range of Prime: Jolt Wave and Prime: Bolt Wave.
  
  
• Increased the PvE damage of Prime: Whiplash.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• Fixed the issue where Forward Guard was not maintained until the end of the skill when Shield Chase III was used to the front, left, or right.

• Changed the PvE damage of the following.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• Changed the PvE damage of the following.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• Fixed the issue where using Awakening skills after Hellfire sometimes displayed abnormal warning messages.

• Added Critical Hit Rate +100% to Flow: Backflow in PvE.

• Changed the PvE damage of the following.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• Added PvE only Critical Hit Rate to Moonrise.
  
  
• Increased the number of hits of New Year's Eve in PvE.
  
  
• Added text in the skill description of New Year's Eve saying it has fewer number of hits in PvP.
  
  
• Skill description for Petal Drill was changed to describe how Super Armor is actually applied.
  
  • Before
    
    • Super Armor
  • After
    
    • Super Armor while using skill

• Skill description for Sticky Snowflake was changed to describe how Super Armor is actually applied.
  
  • Before
    
    • Super Armor while using skill
  • After
    
    • Super Armor on attack

• Reworked the Red Blade effect.
  
  • Skill description for Succession: Maehwa's Conviction was changed accordingly.
    
  • Instead of Red Blade levels, you now collect Red Petals. Once you collect three petals the Red Blade effect will activate, and Tiger Blade will be activated with certain skills.
    
  • The duration of the one and two Red Petal effects is indefinite.

• Description for Seamless was changed to reflect its actual hit actions and its PvE damage was increased as below.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• Reduced the cooldown of Seamless from 6 to 4 seconds.
  
  
• Added Critical Hit Rate +100% (PvE Only) to Flow: Mach Explosion.
  
  
• Changed the PvE damage and additional effects of the following.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• Fixed the issue where the damage of the following skill was being applied abnormally low.
  
  • Sura ChaoSpree's last hit

• Bloodthirst: Katana Shower's All DP Decrease effect was changed to 12, 14, 16, and 20, depending on the skill level.
  
  
• All DP Decrease effect was added to Murderous Intent.

• Increased the attack range of Halo.
  
  
• The DP Decrease effect for Halo was changed as follows.
  
  
• Changed the PvE damage of the following.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• The PvE damage for the following skills were changed like the below, and the descriptions for the maximum number of Magic Hits were changed to match the actual effects of the skills.
  
  • The PvP damage and range remain the same as before.
    

• The Super Armor related description for the Spirit Hunt skill was revised to match the actual effects of the skill.
  
  • Specified that the Super Armor was activated while attacking.

• Changed Gardbrace Training as follows.
  
  • Before
    
    • Attack Speed +5% for 10 sec upon using skill
  • Now
    
    • All AP + 2 (or +4/6/8/10, depending on skill level) for 10 sec upon using skill

• You can now use Ultimate Crush in combo smoothly after Gardbrace Training's left or right attacks.
  
  
• Changed the PvE damage of the following.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• All DP -15 effect for 10 sec upon hit was added to Spiral Cannon.
  
  
• Critical Hit Rate 50% effect in PvE was added to Infernal Destruction.
  
  • The damage which is applied during cooldown remains the same.

• Increased the number of hits of Fallout in PvE as below.
  
  
• The text about combos after using Adamantine in the skill combo description for Ankle Hook was changed as follows.
  
  • Before
    
    • F after Adamantine
  • Now
    
    • F after frontal attack with Adamantine

• Fixed the issue where Knee Hammer couldn't be triggered during Sprint.
  
  
• The text about combos after using Adamantine in the skill combo description for Prime: Wolf's Fang was changed as follows.
  
  • Before
    
    • F after Adamantine
  • Now
    
    • ↓ + RMB after frontal attack with Adamantine

• The following text from the skill combo description for Prime: Wolf's Fang was changed. However, you can still activate Prime: Wolf's Fang by first performing Hidden Claw or Flash Step, then a backward Adamantine, then pressing ↓ + LMB + RMB.
  
  • Before
    
    • ↓ + RMB or ↓ + LMB + RMB after a skill with Discharge Energy
  • After
    
    • ↓ + RMB after a skill with Discharge Energy

• Fixed the issue where Prime: Knee Hammer couldn't be triggered during Sprint.

• Changed the PvE damage of the following.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• You can now use the following skills in combo smoothly after using Prime: Hidden Claw.
  
  • Prime: Roaring Tiger
    
  • When using a skill after Prime: Hidden Claw's last hit

• You can now use Prime: Wave Orb in combo smoothly when using Prime: Fist Fury.
  
  
• You can now use Prime: Rage Hammer in combo smoothly after using Prime: Thunder Pound.
  
  
• You can now use Prime: Wave Orb, Prime: Roaring Tiger, or Prime: Sea Burial in combo smoothly after using Prime: Sweeping Kick.
  
  
• You can now use Prime: Roaring Tiger, Prime: Thunder Pound, or Prime: Rage Hammer in combo smoothly after using Prime: Soul Basher.
  
  
• You can now use Prime: Roaring Tiger or Prime: Wave Orb after using Flow: Mass Destruction.
  
  
• You can now use other skills in combo smoothly after using Prime: Scissor Kick.
  
  
• The distance that the character advances after the backward movement of Prime: Hidden Claw was increased.
  
  
• Added a HP Recovery per hit effect to the following skills when they consume Martial Spirit Shards.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the character would momentarily slow down when hitting targets with Prime: Wave Orb and Prime: Rage Hammer.
  
  
• You can now combo to the Prime: Roaring Tiger skill after using Prime: Wave Orb.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where Black Spirit: Roaring Tiger would not activate when using Prime: Roaring Tiger while using another skill.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where Crouching Wolf would not activate after using Prime: Sea Burial, Prime: Wave Orb, and Prime: Amplify Martial Spirit.

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• Increased the attack range for Flow: Mangler.
  
  
• The following effect was added to the Earthly Pain skill.
  
  • All DP -15 for 10 sec upon hit (not applied during cooldown)

• The following effect was added to the Bleeding Hearts skill.
  
  • All DP -20 for 10 sec upon hit (not applied during cooldown)

• Changed the PvE damage of the following.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• Fixed the issue where the knock down effect for Full Bloom while on a mount was also being applied to PvP.

• Increased the movement distance for Absolute: Fierce Disdain.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the combo to Beast Demolisher after the 1st hit with Boulder Crush was unnatural.
  
  
• Reduced the cooldown for Flow: Black Blood Eruption from 15 to 9 seconds.
  
  
• Due to the increase in maximum number of hits caused by the change in attack range from the 2nd hits for Mutilation, Black Blood Slaughter, Absolute: Mutilation, and Absolute: Black Blood Slaughter, the PvP damage per hit for each of these skills was decreased by 20%.
  
  
• The control keys for the combo to the Avalanche Strike skill after using Mutilation was changed like the following.
  
  • Before
    
    • Shift + LMB
  • Now
    
    • LMB

• Fixed the issue where the shielding motion when using Beast Demolisher was unnatural.
  
  
• When you combo to Prime: Boulder Crush after using the skills below, you will now combo to the 3rd hit combo.
  
  • Prime: Frigid Wind
    
  • Fierce Disdain

• Fixed the issue where the combo to Beast Demolisher after the 1st hit of Prime: Boulder Crush was unnatural.
  
  
• Increased the attack range for the 3rd hit for Prime: Beast Demolisher.
  
  
• Due to the increase in maximum number of hits caused by the change in attack range from the 2nd hits for Prime: Mutilation and Prime: Black Blood Slaughter, the PvP damage per hit for each of these skills was decreased by 20%.
  
  
• The control keys for the combo to the Prime: Avalanche Strike skill after using Prime: Mutilation, Black Blood Slaughter, and Prime: Black Blood Slaughter was changed like the following.
  
  • Before
    
    • Shift + LMB
  • Now
    
    • LMB

• The combo from Merciless Kick to Prime: Avalanche Strike was improved to combo more smoothly.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the shield motion when continuously using the Prime: Beast Demolisher looked unnatural.
  
  
• The attack range for Prime: Boulder Crush was changed to match the actual effects.
  
  • Because each hit will be spaced closer together, the attack range has decreased.

• Added a motion which begins with a 3rd hit motion when doing a combo to the Prime: Beast
  Demolisher skill after using the following skills.
  
  • Flow: Black Blood Eruption
    
  • Black Blood Circle, Prime: Black Blood Circle
    
  • Omua's Objurgation
    
  • Black Blood's Descent
    
  • Merciless Kick
    
  • Sturdy Step
    
  • Foretold Encounter
    
  • Juggernaut
    
  • Juggernaut: Smite
    
  • Prime: Boulder Crush 2nd, 3rd, 4th hit

• Fixed the issue where the damage for the following skills were lower than intended.
  
  • Black Spirit: Prime: Black Blood Circle I–IV
    
  • Black Spirit: Prime: Claw Reveal

• The effects and descriptions for the items below were changed as follows.
  
  
• The weight of the following trade goods you can obtain through exploration while sailing has been changed to 50 LT.
  
  • Lost Low Quality Trade Goods
    
  • Lost Medium Quality Trade Goods

• The location of where you can purchase the 4 types of Reblath equipment from Blacksmith Tranan Underfoe at Velia has been moved to the top of the window.
  
  
• Changed the maximum number of times you can use a Captain's Medallion.
  
  • Therefore, the maximum number of sailors you can employ has been increased to 20.

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

• New types of Protty monsters will now appear at Protty Cave.
  
  • When the HP for Protty Ootheca is reduced below a certain point, there will be a chance for Sid Protty to appear among the monsters.
    
  • When Sid Protty is hit by adventurers, Sid Protty will hide among nearby monsters. Sid Protty will disappear if not attacked for a certain amount of time.
    
  • You must continue to chase and look for Sid Protty, who hides among the monsters.
    
  • Sid Protty evolves before dying.
    
  • Every time Sid Protty evolves, its body gets larger throughout 2 stages. Each time, it will have the following titles: <Parasitic>, <Gnawing>, <Satiating>.
    
  • When the initial <Parasitic> Sid Protty evolves, its body becomes larger or it evolves into an adult Protty.
    
  • From <Parasitic> Sid Protty, it evolves into the <Hungry> Protty or <Gnawing> Sid Protty.
    
  • From <Gnawing> Sid Protty, it evolves into the <Violent> Zera Protty or <Satiating> Sid Protty.
    
  • From <Satiating> Sid Protty, it evolves into the <Overlord> Kaz Protty.
    
  • You can obtain more rewards when defeating the evolved Protty, Zera Protty, and Kaz Protty.
    

• Improved the sound effect which plays when the Tree Spirit boss appears from the Dark Rift.
  
  
• Improved the motions of boss monsters which appear during the main quests to be more natural.

• Increased the rewards for the following quests which can be done while exploring islands.
  
  • Please note that there are multiple quests with the same name but different objectives.
    

• The Shultz Guard showed suspicious movement, enhancing the security around their territory. Therefore the completion target for certain quests have been changed from the Shultz Guards to the Sausans.
  
  
• Made the Secret Letter from the Dark Chaser, which you need to complete the quest Canyon of Corruption, easier to find.
  
  
• You can now see the NPCs you are supposed to find in the quest Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are, even if you have toggled on the option to Hide Certain NPCs in your game settings.
  
  
• Changed the text for the quest Black Spirit's Gift (Enhancement) as follows.
  
  • Before
    
    • ※Press RMB on the Black Spirit's gift to obtain items that will increase enhancement chance.
  • Now
    
    • Open the Black Spirit's gift to obtain items that will increase enhancement chance.

• The View Server Details button will now change to a "Hide Server Details" button once the server details are opened up.
  
  
• The control commands guide was revamped for quests during which you interact with places or structures and observe them closely.
  
  
• A description was added to the bottom of the controls guide for quests during which you interact with places or structures and observe them closely.
  
  
• The Arsha server from the Select Server window will now display a sword and shield icon, instead of the fort icon.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where it was not possible to use the Invite War Hero function if the font size was set to "Big" or "Bigger."
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the description text when installing a curtain at a Residence was bleeding outside of the text box.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the equipment window was abnormal in certain situations in Personal Transactions.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the cow milking minigame sometimes automatically started after successfully milking another cow.

• Fixed the issue where looting was not possible in certain servers after defeating world boss Garmoth.
  
  • Please check the official forum post <Here> for details.

• Fixed the intermittent issue that occurs when your guild status does not get updated for guild members.
  
  
• [Mystic] Fixed the issue where the [Mystic] Zebra Underwear would be displayed on top of certain outfits.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where items equipped with crystals could not be fixed from Anvil.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where characters would be pushed back by monsters when using skills with charging effects against monsters.
  
  
• [Maehwa] Fixed a text issue in the skill description about how to use Petal Drill.
  
  
• [Maehwa] Fixed a text issue in the skill description about how to use Frost Pillars.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where you were directed to the incorrect NPC when searching for Furniture Dealer in the Find NPC feature at Calpheon City.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the Toxic Watermelon appeared to look unnatural at Titium Valley.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the grass in certain areas of Khalk Canyon appeared as if it were floating in the air.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where certain structures at certain parts of Rhua Tree Stub appeared to be floating in the air.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where FocusFire would occasionally not work properly (switch modes or fire) after demounting after initially using FocusFire.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the Adventure Log progress UI would occasionally not be displayed.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the durability notification would not be displayed on the bottom right of the screen when the durability of gathering tools were below 10%.
  
  
• [Maehwa] Fixed the issue where unnatural motions would be displayed when pressing the Tab key to switch to combat mode while crouching down with the Q key.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where a Ross Sea node appeared near the Oquilla Coast on the World Map.
  
  
• [Shai] Fixed the graphical issue with Shai's vitclari that occured when she was wearing the Kibelius Divinus outfit.
  
  
• [Valkyrie] Fixed the graphical issue with the longsword that occured when wearing the Solaria outfit.

• We are aware of the issue where [Daily Special] items sold in the Pearl Shop (F3) may not be refreshed. This will be resolved with next maintenance. For now, please exit to the character selection screen then log back into the game to see the refreshed daily specials.
  
  
• We are aware of the issue where the [Witch] Ivies Outfit Set and Lychnia Headpiece items for all classes appear even if you filter for a single class in the Apparel tab of the Pearl Shop (e.g. even if you filter for Tamer you will still these items that are not meant for Tamer).
  
  • This issue is expected to be fixed with the May 20 maintenance.

• We are aware of the issue where [Special] Pearl Box - 10000+1500 does not appear in the Pearl Shop (F3).
  
  • This issue is expected to be fixed with the May 20 maintenance.
    
  • Therefore, this item will be available to purchase from the Pearl Shop until May 27 (before maintenance), instead of May 20 (before maintenance) as previously announced.

• We are aware of the issue where the Ancado Inner Harbor storage expansion coupons are not tagged as "New" in the Pearl Shop (F3).
  
  • This issue is expected to be fixed with the May 20 maintenance.

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

Greetings Adventurers,

Enhanced skills have finally arrived for our new latest classes, Shai and Guardian. Push your powers to the new limit and discover new skills for both of them!

Also, we are approaching the Season of Life, and that means Life Skillers are in luck as they will be enjoying Life EXP boost and new events for a limited time. This is the perfect time to reach a new level in your favorite Life Skill and earn some good rewards!

Last but not least, help Lara and some children make their wishes come true by sending wish lanterns to the skies of Black Desert Online!

As usual, you can find the details of the new events and contents below. Enjoy!

• Season of Life
  
  • Event 1: Life Skill Boost
    
    • Period: May 13 (after maintenance)–June 3 (before maintenance)
      
    • During the entire event period, enjoy Life EXP +50% 24/7 (Trading and Barter is excluded).
  • Event 2: Life of Florin
    
    • Period: May 14 (00:00 UTC)–June 1 (23:59 UTC)
      
    • Log in to get event items like [Event] Valentine's Special Catalyst and [Event] Floramos Sprout that will lead you to bigger rewards!
  • Event 3. Life Skill Challenges
    
    • Period: May 14 (00:00 UTC)–June 2 (23:59 UTC)
      
    • During the series of 3 weeks, log in daily to obtain the following rewards that will help boost your Life Skills from the Challenges tab (Y).
      
    • Click <Here> to learn about how you can become a life skill master in this season of life!

• Wishes for the Sky
  
  • Period: May 13 (after maintenance)–May 20 (before maintenance)
    
  • Head over to the Coastal Cliff in Balenos, then accept and complete one of the following random quests from NPC Lara located on the Coastal Cliff to obtain [Event] Seal of Wishes.
    
  • Click <Here> to see how you can help wishes come true.

• Patrigio's Shop Renewal
  
  • Period: May 13 (after maintenance)–May 20 (before maintenance)
    
  • During the event period, <Black Market> Patrigio will present new and changed offers in his secret shop.
    
    
  • <Black Market> Patrigio can be found in various regions like Velia, Heidel, Calpheon City, Altinova, and Valencia City. Or search his name in Nearby NPC menu window brought up by pressing Find NPC icon on top right corner of your screen.
    
  • <Black Market> Patrigio will only open up his shop from 10:00 PM–07:00 AM (in-game time).
    
  • Don't forget 50 energy will be consumed to check his list of offers.

• Newly Discovered Treasures
  
  • Period: April 29 (after maintenance)–May 27 (before maintenance)
    
  • During the event period, the following rare items, considered as treasures, will be available in additional areas.
    
  • The treasures will be available to obtain in all servers including Olvia and Arsha.
    

• Springfest
  
  • Special Attendance Rewards: April 30 (00:00 UTC)–May 13 (23:59 UTC)

• Springfest
  
  • Hidden Surprise
    
  • Got Milk?
    
  • No Train No Gain

• Wacky Toshi's Research

• The following compensation will be sent to all adventurers (EU and NA) for the staggered maintenance performed earlier this week to resolve the non-loot issue that occurred on April 30 when Garmoth spawned in the NA Kamasylvia 4 server.
  
  • Case 1: For both EU and NA adventurers.
    
    • This applies to any adventurer who were logged into the game 30 minutes before and after Garmoth's death (April 30 19:55 PDT–April 30 20:55 PDT or April 30 21:55 CEST–April 30 22:55 CEST) but were not in the NA Kamasylvia 4 server.
      
    • Compensation: Garmoth Reward Bundle (Advanced) x1
  • Case 2: For NA adventurers who experience the non-loot issue
    
    • This applies to any adventurer in the NA server who were logged into NA Kamasylva 4 server 30 minutes before and after Garmoth's death (April 30 19:55 PDT–April 30 20:55 PDT).
      
    • Compensation: Garmoth Reward Bundle (Advanced) x2
  • Please note Case 1 and Case 2 compensations do not stack and Case 2 takes precedence over Case 1. This means if you fall under Case 2, you will receive only the compensation for Case 2.
    
  • If you were logged in but inactive during the periods mentioned above, you may not be eligible to receive the rewards.
    
  • Please check your in-game mailbox after maintenance if you fall in the group above.

• Additional Garmoth Summon
  
  • On Thursday May 14, Garmoth will appear one additional time in both EU and NA servers.
    
    • After the initially-summoned Garmoth is defeated on Thursday, a second one will appear within a few minutes.

• Guardian Enhanced Skills were added.
  
  • The first Enhanced Skill can be learned after reaching Lv. 56, and the second Enhanced Skill can be learned after reaching Lv. 57.
    
  • You must first learn any relevant preceding skills in order to learn the Enhanced Skills.
    
  • You can only learn one out of the two Enhanced Skills available for each level (this means you will ultimately have a choice of two skills out of four).
    
    

Shai is such an unique class, and we originally envisioned that through Talent her skillset will be solid enough without Skill Enhancement. However, many of you have constantly asked for Skill Enhancement for Shai. That is why we have decided to add in this content after all, in a way that will highlight Shai's uniqueness.

The Lv. 56 Enhanced Skills will summon light from the vitclari that will follow an enemy or ally for various effects. Over There! will follow one enemy and attack them, while Sharing is Caring will follow an enemy or ally to heal your nearby allies. During the skill Sharing is Caring, if the light comes across an enemy before an ally it will follow the enemy, but it will still heal any of your allies near that enemy and will not heal any enemies.

The Lv. 57 skills will use the florang to deal damage. Twirl-Boom! swiftly and powerfully attacks enemies while Tumble Wumble! deals less damage but raises your defense and applies a bound effect in PvE.

• Shai Enhanced Skills were added.
  
  • The first Enhanced Skill can be learned after reaching Lv. 56, and the second Enhanced Skill can be learned after reaching Lv. 57.
    
  • You must first learn any relevant preceding skills in order to learn the Enhanced Skills.
    
  • You can only learn one out of the two Enhanced Skills available for each level (this means you will ultimately have a choice of two skills out of four).
    
    

• Added the "Garnier Troupe" Chat Group where you can discuss Compose and Play related content.
  
  • The actual Compose and Play feature will be added during the May 20 maintenance.

• Increased the maximum level of the guild skill Ample Storage.
  
  • Therefore, the maximum number of guild storage slots have been increased too.

• Changed the rate at which Black Spirit's Rage recovers as follows.
  
  • Before
    
    • +0.15% per sec
  • After
    
    • +1.5% per 10 sec
  • Therefore, the description of Shai's skill Time to Shine! has been changed.

• Optimized the system to improve upon the lag issues that occur when too many adventurers congregate in one location.
  
  
• Added Performance Optimization settings to the Settings > Performance Settings > Optimization settings.
  
  • Turning on the Performance Optimization settings will enhance the game's performance, but will increase the memory usage.

• Many adventurers have visited Oquilla's Eye, and now the areas around Oquilla Coast have been expanded, opening up new seaways.
  
  
• Improvements were made so that interactions with Cook Weikid Taha at Kusha in Mediah would not be impeded by the cooking objects.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the Enhanced Manshaum Totem at the cave in Manshaum Forest would remain as a question mark (?) on the minimap even after gaining the relevant knowledge.
  
  • The question mark for the NPC above can be removed by obtaining the knowledge of "Brand of Ahib."

• Yianaros the Spirit, which only appears during the Kamasylvia sub-quests, will no longer appear as a question mark (?) in the minimap.

• The aiming point for FocusFire was changed.
  
  • It shapes into the form of an arc depending on the distance.

ːhappybsː

Who can participate?
All Adventurers who love Black Desert!


Where will it be held?
To be Announced

★ Hooray! Announcing Black Desert’s 1st Online Ball! ☆

With everyone around the world practicing social distancing, we invite Adventurers worldwide to an online ball!

After much thought while in the midst of event preparation, we decided to hold our first-ever “Global Ball” through the form of an “Online Event” to let Adventurers of NA/EU meet Adventurers from across the globe.

Living up to the title, “Black Desert Heidel Ball: AT HOME”, you’ll be able to meet Adventurers from Korea, Japan, Russia, North America, Europe, Taiwan, South America, Turkey, the MENA region, and Southeast Asia from the comfort of your own home.

Many regions, united by the love for Black Desert… ♥

Keeping in mind that we may all speak different languages and come from different cultural backgrounds, we did our best to create a meaningful and festive event for all Black Desert Adventurers. (๑˘ꇴ˘๑)

We wanted to bring together Adventurers worldwide, and share what's coming up for Black Desert. On top of that, we wanted to host a variety of fun-filled events for everyone!

We hope you’re just as excited as we are!

This will be for PC and console players in Korea, Japan, Russia, North America, Europe, Taiwan, South America, Turkey, the MENA region, Thailand, and Southeast Asia.

Don’t miss this extraordinary chance to join your fellow Adventurers worldwide who all enjoy Black Desert in their own, unique ways!

Plus, we’ve prepared a place to be with you in the Black Desert world, so we can soothe the pain of not being able to see you in-person.

Where could that be?
Find out the answer to that question by checking out all the details of [Princess Jarette's Invitation] below!

■ What is [Princess Jarette's Invitation]?

• [Princess Jarette's Invitation] is a ticket that lets you enter the online space specially prepared for the Black Desert Heidel Ball: AT HOME.
  
• Up to 200 Adventurers will be selected from everyone who submits their story in the [Princess Jarette's Invitation] survey linked below.
  
• Adventurers with [Princess Jarette's Invitation] will get together in a special place on the day of the ball to enjoy the event and participate in a Q & A session.
  
• Adventurers who are selected for [Princess Jarette's Invitation] will receive in-game rewards (title and items).
  
• The entire Heidel Ball: AT HOME will be broadcasted live on Youtube and Twitch, so anyone can join from the comfort of their home even without [Princess Jarette's Invitation].

Though we are sad that we cannot enjoy the event together in real life, we hope that Heidel Ball: AT HOME will be a fun opportunity to spend time together as characters in the game.

May 12, 2020 (Tue) [After Announcement]–May 18, 2020 (Mon) at 07:00 UTC

Number of Winners
Up to 200 Winners

Winners Announcement Date
May 20, 2020 (Wed)

[Princess Jarette's Invitation] Delivery Date
During the maintenance on May 27, 2020 (Wed)


★ Special Event
In the survey, please provide a video message of something you want to say to Adventurers worldwide!

We will select videos to be used in our celebratory video for the Black Desert Heidel Ball: AT HOME, so we hope you’ll participate in the celebrations!

P.S. If your video is included in the celebratory video, you’ll receive a Special Goods Package!

※ Notices

• More information regarding [Princess Jarette’s Invitation] will be provided at a later date in the [Princess Jarette’s Invitation] winners announcement.
  
  
• In-game rewards (title and items) will be announced in the [Princess Jarette’s Invitation] winners announcement.
  
  
• Up to 200 Adventurers will be selected from participants who properly complete the [Princess Jarette’s Invitation] application.
  
  
• The [Princess Jarette’s Invitation] winners will be announced on our official website on May 18, 2020 (Mon). However, this date is subject to change depending on the circumstances.
  
  
• Winners of the [Princess Jarette’s Invitation] ticket will be contacted separately by email.
  
  
• The [Princess Jarette’s Invitation] ticket cannot be given away to someone else.
  
  
• Pearl Abyss and Kakaogames reserve the right to change or cancel the event depending on circumstances. Any changes made to the event will be posted on this event page.
  
  
• Participating in the event using inappropriate methods will result in a cancellation/retrieval of your reward and restriction from the game.
  
  
• Violating the Terms of Service may result in your disqualification and withdrawal of any prizes/rewards even after the winners announcement has been posted.
  
  
• If you have any questions about this event, please send a ticket through [Support > Submit a Ticket] on the official website.
  
  
• Please contact Customer Support if you would like to remove information from your event application or if you would like to cancel your application.

Dear Players,

We will perform our weekly maintenance as follows:

• Global 8:00 UTC ~ 12:00 UTC
  
• Central (EU) 10:00 CEST ~ 14:00 CEST
  
• West Coast (NA) 1:00 PDT ~ 5:00 PDT
  
• East Coast (NA) 4:00 EDT ~ 8:00 EDT

• Enhanced Skills will be added for Shai and Guardian.
  
• PvE damage of certain skills will be adjusted.
  
• Season of Life event will start.
  
• Wishes for the Sky event will start.

• Springfest
  
  • Special Attendance Rewards available until May 13 (23:59 UTC)

• Wacky Toshi's Research

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

Greetings Adventurers,

We'll be performing serial maintenance on the following servers in two different time periods.

Please note you can still access and play Black Desert Online by entering servers that are not under maintenance during these times.

• Server stability
  
• Resolving known issues.

• Serial maintenance time and list of servers affected may change.
  
• Please move yourself to a different server where maintenance is not being performed and refer to the server list and in-game announcements for details.
  
• Altar of Blood will be inaccessible during serial maintenance.
  
• Guild mission in progress will be cancelled once the serial maintenance is performed, and guild mission count will not be restored.
  
• Details on known issues can be found on Patch Notes.

Due to serial maintenance performed today, there will not be a server restart performed this Wednesday May 6th. Please restart your game client after May 6th 09:00 UTC to have new Pearl Shop offers shown. Check out our official website for more information!


Our tech team has found an issue with some EU servers, so they will remain closed until further notice:

• EU_Olvia 5
  
• EU_Olvia 6
  
• EU_Valencai 1
  
• EU_Mediah 1
  
• EU_Kamasylvia 1
  
• EU_Kamasylvia 2
  
• EU_Kamsylvia 3
  
• EU_Kamsylvia 4
  
• EU_Balenos 1
  
• EU_Calpheon 1
  
• EU_Velia 3
  
• EU_Serendia 1
  
• EU_Serendia 5

We will keep you updated as soon as this issue has been solved. Apologies for the inconveniences.

All servers are up and running. We apologize for the inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience.


The following compensation for maintenance will be sent today:

• Item Collection Increase Scroll (60 min) x1
  
• GM's Blessing 3 (1h) x1

Please check your in-game mailbox (B) before May 11th, 23:59 UTC before the items expire. Note the arrivial of your reward items may take up to a few hours.



We will perform maintenance for server stability on the following servers:

Date: May 6, Wednesday

Maintenance Time: From 09:30 CEST / 07:30 UTC (Estimated Duration: 60 mins.)

Servers Affected:

• EU_Olvia 5
  
• EU_Olvia 6
  
• EU_Valencia 1
  
• EU_Mediah 1
  
• EU_Kamasylvia 1
  
• EU_Kamasylvia 2
  
• EU_Kamsylvia 3
  
• EU_Kamsylvia 4
  
• EU_Balenos 1
  
• EU_Calpheon 1
  
• EU_Velia 3
  
• EU_Serendia 1
  
• EU_Serendia 5

Note:

Please move yourself to a different server where maintenance is not being performed and refer to the server list and in-game announcements for details.

Updated:

Serial maintenance has ended and affected servers are live again. Thank you for your patience.