2nd Year Anniversary Update! On March 3rd, 2016, Black Desert Online launched, embarking on an epic adventure in North America and Europe. To commemorate our 2nd anniversary of this special day, we have prepared several awesome events over the following weeks, released the Absolute Skills for all classes, and included a special Appreciation Gift in the in-game mail to commemorate this exciting day! Find out additional details on all the changes being introduced this week below.
Event & System
Content:
“Absolute” Skills have been added for All Classes.
After completing the Awakening Weapon quests at Lv.56, Absolute Skills can be learned through the Skill window > Main. In order to learn Absolute Skills, the relevant Skills must first be levelled up to their maximum. Absolute Skills inflict more damage and hits than regular Main Weapon Skills. Find Absolute Skill additions below under Class category or check < Here > for full details.
A new search function has been added to the Alchemy and Cooking windows.
Knowledge filtering function and search function has been added while performing Alchemy and Cooking.
Click on the “Learned Recipe/Alchemy” box to filter to view only the ones that you have knowledge of.
Enter a word into the search field and all the Knowledges that contain the word will be displayed.
When using the search function, only Knowledges you have already obtained will be displayed. When searching for a Knowledge you have not obtained, it will display a message letting you know that there is no Knowledge that contains the search phrase.
Equipment items and Pearl Shop items can no longer be used as an ingredient for Alchemy and Cooking.
A Guild Expense system has been added.
This system will allow the Guild Master to set the MAX amount of Guild Funds any guild member can spend when purchasing from the Guild Shop.
Guild Masters can set an individual Guild Member’s spend amount by clicking on the individual’s name from the Guild Member Status UI.
The spending amount of a Guild Member can be set, the default being 0. If desired, no limit can be set for a member.
Once a Guild Member has depleted their allocated Expense funds, no further purchases can be made until the amount has been reset by the Guild Master, which can be done at any time.
Guild Funds can be used at the Guild Shop or Guild Military Supply Manager NPC’s.
Guild members, depending on their rank, will be allowed to purchase Guild Items and make use of the Guild Storage System as before. This has not been changed.
The recent price of items on the Marketplace will be reset during every maintenance.
The recent price after every maintenance will not be displayed until the very first transaction of the item has been completed.
The Cooldown (1 sec.) has been removed for: continuously moving items from the Mount Inventory or Campsite Store; or continuously switching your Main Weapon.
Fixed the issue where the Hwacha and Flame Towers would not fire intermittently during Conquest/Node Wars.
Event:
On behalf of the Black Desert Online team, we’d like to extend our gratitude for joining us on this adventure.
To show our appreciation for the affection and dedication you’ve shown us, we are sending out an ‘[Event] Appreciation Gift’ via in-game mail to every adventurer during the maintenance on February 28th, 2018. Please claim your ‘Event Appreciation Gift’ before maintenance on March 14th, 2018.
From the [Event] Appreciation Gift, you may receive one of the following items at random:
Discount Coupons will be given out to all Adventurers who log in.
10% Discount Coupon x1, Function 20% DC Coupon x1
Coupons are valid until March 14th, 08:59 UTC.
To commemorate the addition of Absolute Skills, Armstrong’s Skill Guide (1 Day) will be available on sale for a limited period.
Special 20 pearl items have been included in the Pearl Shop for a limited period.
Selected Pearl Shop Categories are on Sale!
Lavientia's Accessory event has been added.
Event Period: February 28th (After Maintenance) ~ March 21st (At the start of Maintenance).
During the event period, Defeat monsters, Gather, and Fish to obtain a variety of event items.
During the event period (from Mar. 1st 00:00 UTC ~ Mar. 21st Before Maintenance), play 1 hour daily and receive rewards through the Challenges (Y) tab.
Click < Here > for details on this glamorous event.
Seven New Event Challenges (Y) for Rookie Adventurers have been added to the game.
Event Period: February 28th (After Maintenance) ~ April 25th (Before Maintenance).
Only Rookie Adventurers with less than 1440 total minutes of gameplay time are eligible to complete special Challenges for rewards.
Adventurers who have already completed the 1st Day Challenge are then eligible to progress through the 2nd ~ 7th Day Challenges for more rewards.
Special EXP Boost event will be held in commemoration of the 2nd anniversary!
2nd Anniversary Boost
Period: 3/1 ~ 3/5
Boost: Combat EXP +200% Skill EXP +20%
Weekday Boost
Period 3/6 ~ 3/9
Combat EXP +100% Skill EXP +10%
Weekend Boost
3/10 ~ 3/12
Combat EXP +200% Skill EXP +20%
2nd Anniversary Fireworks!
Fascinating array of fireworks will light up the dark skies in Velia, Heidel, and Calpheon City to celebrate our 2nd year together!
Date: March 3rd, 2018
15:00 PM PST for NA
16:00 PM CET for EU
All Valentine’s themed decorations in the game world have been removed.
The “Lovely Drop Event” which increased the drop rate for Hard and Sharp Black Crystal Shards has come to an end and drop rate has returned to normal.
The Valentine’s Day Events “Love in a Bottle” & “Chocolate Fun” have ended.
System:
The new 3D Minimap feature has been added.
The button on the upper left-hand corner indicates the type of Minimap you are currently using. Press it to toggle between 2D and 3D.
Your Minimap setting (2D or 3D) will be maintained even after reconnecting to the game.
Thanks to the 3D Minimap, you will not only be able to see the topography of the landscape from your Character’s viewpoint but also have a 360 degree view of the topography around you on the map.
You will be able to see the 3D topography in the Desert and Great Ocean as well. However, buildings there will not be marked on the 3D Minimap while in these areas.
The 3D Minimap does not give directional cues for the location of your Quests or Party members.
However, location identification marks to show Quest objective regions and other special areas, such as locations marked by Pet alerts are planned to be added in the future.
You can adjust the 3D Minimap settings through the following area:
Settings > Game > Etc. > Misc. > Rotate Minimap to add even more functionality to the 3D Minimap.
For additional details on the how the 3D Minimap will function, please click < Here >.
Game World, NpC & Effects
Fixed the graphical issue in Mediah Castle where a part of the grass appeared to be floating.
Fixed the graphical issue in Mediah Castle where a part of the grass appeared to be floating.
Invisible walls at Mediah Castle have been removed.
Objects in Sausan Garrison that could be passed through have been removed.
Pillars have been added inside the Hystria Ruins.
The insides of the Hystria Ruins has been redesigned to contain less obstructions and improve ease of navigation while defeating monsters in the area.
The wagon located at the entrance of Kamasylve Temple has been removed.
Effects that are too close to the camera will not be displayed.
Fixed the graphical issue that would prevent certain skill effects from correctly displaying when the ‘Hit Effects’ setting was disabled.
The Gateway at the Closed Western Gateway Node, which was previously closed has now been opened, as a result of this the name of the node has been changed to Serendia Western Gateway.
Fixed the graphical glitch in certain areas of the Gyfin Rhasia Temple that would cause the screen to display underwater effects.
NPC:
NPC Guards that were occasionally attacking characters with positive Karma Points have been fixed.
Class Changes
All Classes
Stamina consumption while Sprinting in the Awakening Weapon stance has been decreased by about 25%.
Please Note: Some skills may have reduced damage when engaging PvP targets. (Please check each skill description)
Warrior
The following Absolute Skills for the Main Weapon have been added:
If a monster dies from the Tamer’s first hit of the skill ‘Tree Climb’, Tamer will now move backwards in midair and land on the ground so additional combos can be performed.
The skill command for ‘Heilang: Trample’ can now be locked.
Fixed the issue where Celestial Bo Staff stance would unintentionally switch to Short Sword stance while using the skill ‘Legendary Beast’s Power’ in an area with a difference in elevation.
Fixed the issue where Celestial Bo Staff would not switch to the Short Sword combat stance when using the skill ‘Legendary Beast’s Power’, followed by the skill ‘Bolt Wave’ from a Quick Slot without having obtained the skill ‘Ultimate: Bolt Wave’.
Corrected the skill description for ‘Flow: Scatter Stance’ to display the correct Preceding Skill name.
The issue where some descriptions of Main Weapon Skills did not mention their HP/MP recovery effects has been fixed.
Valkyrie
The following Absolute Skills for the Main Weapon have been added:
Fixed the issue where the cooldown time of the skill ‘Flurry of Kicks’ was activated simultaneously with either ‘Divine Power’ or ‘Righteous Charge’ after using the skill ‘Celestial Spear’.
Witch
The following Absolute Skills for the Main Weapon have been added:
2nd Year Anniversary Update! On March 3rd, 2016, Black Desert Online launched, embarking on an epic adventure in North America and Europe. To commemorate our 2nd anniversary of this special day, we have prepared several awesome events over the following weeks, released the Absolute Skills for all classes, and included a special Appreciation Gift in the in-game mail to commemorate this exciting day! Find out additional details on all the changes being introduced this week below.
Event & System
Content:
“Absolute” Skills have been added for All Classes.
After completing the Awakening Weapon quests at Lv.56, Absolute Skills can be learned through the Skill window > Main. In order to learn Absolute Skills, the relevant Skills must first be levelled up to their maximum. Absolute Skills inflict more damage and hits than regular Main Weapon Skills. Find Absolute Skill additions below under Class category or check < Here > for full details.
A new search function has been added to the Alchemy and Cooking windows.
Knowledge filtering function and search function has been added while performing Alchemy and Cooking.
Click on the “Learned Recipe/Alchemy” box to filter to view only the ones that you have knowledge of.
Enter a word into the search field and all the Knowledges that contain the word will be displayed.
When using the search function, only Knowledges you have already obtained will be displayed. When searching for a Knowledge you have not obtained, it will display a message letting you know that there is no Knowledge that contains the search phrase.
Equipment items and Pearl Shop items can no longer be used as an ingredient for Alchemy and Cooking.
A Guild Expense system has been added.
This system will allow the Guild Master to set the MAX amount of Guild Funds any guild member can spend when purchasing from the Guild Shop.
Guild Masters can set an individual Guild Member’s spend amount by clicking on the individual’s name from the Guild Member Status UI.
The spending amount of a Guild Member can be set, the default being 0. If desired, no limit can be set for a member.
Once a Guild Member has depleted their allocated Expense funds, no further purchases can be made until the amount has been reset by the Guild Master, which can be done at any time.
Guild Funds can be used at the Guild Shop or Guild Military Supply Manager NPC’s.
Guild members, depending on their rank, will be allowed to purchase Guild Items and make use of the Guild Storage System as before. This has not been changed.
The recent price of items on the Marketplace will be reset during every maintenance.
The recent price after every maintenance will not be displayed until the very first transaction of the item has been completed.
The Cooldown (1 sec.) has been removed for: continuously moving items from the Mount Inventory or Campsite Store; or continuously switching your Main Weapon.
Fixed the issue where the Hwacha and Flame Towers would not fire intermittently during Conquest/Node Wars.
Event:
On behalf of the Black Desert Online team, we’d like to extend our gratitude for joining us on this adventure.
To show our appreciation for the affection and dedication you’ve shown us, we are sending out an ‘[Event] Appreciation Gift’ via in-game mail to every adventurer during the maintenance on February 28th, 2018. Please claim your ‘Event Appreciation Gift’ before maintenance on March 14th, 2018.
From the [Event] Appreciation Gift, you may receive one of the following items at random:
Discount Coupons will be given out to all Adventurers who log in.
10% Discount Coupon x1, Function 20% DC Coupon x1
Coupons are valid until March 14th, 08:59 UTC.
To commemorate the addition of Absolute Skills, Armstrong’s Skill Guide (1 Day) will be available on sale for a limited period.
Special 20 pearl items have been included in the Pearl Shop for a limited period.
Selected Pearl Shop Categories are on Sale!
Lavientia's Accessory event has been added.
Event Period: February 28th (After Maintenance) ~ March 21st (At the start of Maintenance).
During the event period, Defeat monsters, Gather, and Fish to obtain a variety of event items.
During the event period (from Mar. 1st 00:00 UTC ~ Mar. 21st Before Maintenance), play 1 hour daily and receive rewards through the Challenges (Y) tab.
Click < Here > for details on this glamorous event.
Seven New Event Challenges (Y) for Rookie Adventurers have been added to the game.
Event Period: February 28th (After Maintenance) ~ April 25th (Before Maintenance).
Only Rookie Adventurers with less than 1440 total minutes of gameplay time are eligible to complete special Challenges for rewards.
Adventurers who have already completed the 1st Day Challenge are then eligible to progress through the 2nd ~ 7th Day Challenges for more rewards.
Special EXP Boost event will be held in commemoration of the 2nd anniversary!
2nd Anniversary Boost
Period: 3/1 ~ 3/5
Boost: Combat EXP +200% Skill EXP +20%
Weekday Boost
Period 3/6 ~ 3/9
Combat EXP +100% Skill EXP +10%
Weekend Boost
3/10 ~ 3/12
Combat EXP +200% Skill EXP +20%
2nd Anniversary Fireworks!
Fascinating array of fireworks will light up the dark skies in Velia, Heidel, and Calpheon City to celebrate our 2nd year together!
Date: March 3rd, 2018
15:00 PM PST for NA
16:00 PM CET for EU
All Valentine’s themed decorations in the game world have been removed.
The “Lovely Drop Event” which increased the drop rate for Hard and Sharp Black Crystal Shards has come to an end and drop rate has returned to normal.
The Valentine’s Day Events “Love in a Bottle” & “Chocolate Fun” have ended.
System:
The new 3D Minimap feature has been added.
The button on the upper left-hand corner indicates the type of Minimap you are currently using. Press it to toggle between 2D and 3D.
Your Minimap setting (2D or 3D) will be maintained even after reconnecting to the game.
Thanks to the 3D Minimap, you will not only be able to see the topography of the landscape from your Character’s viewpoint but also have a 360 degree view of the topography around you on the map.
You will be able to see the 3D topography in the Desert and Great Ocean as well. However, buildings there will not be marked on the 3D Minimap while in these areas.
The 3D Minimap does not give directional cues for the location of your Quests or Party members.
However, location identification marks to show Quest objective regions and other special areas, such as locations marked by Pet alerts are planned to be added in the future.
You can adjust the 3D Minimap settings through the following area:
Settings > Game > Etc. > Misc. > Rotate Minimap to add even more functionality to the 3D Minimap.
For additional details on the how the 3D Minimap will function, please click < Here >.
Game World, NpC & Effects
Fixed the graphical issue in Mediah Castle where a part of the grass appeared to be floating.
Fixed the graphical issue in Mediah Castle where a part of the grass appeared to be floating.
Invisible walls at Mediah Castle have been removed.
Objects in Sausan Garrison that could be passed through have been removed.
Pillars have been added inside the Hystria Ruins.
The insides of the Hystria Ruins has been redesigned to contain less obstructions and improve ease of navigation while defeating monsters in the area.
The wagon located at the entrance of Kamasylve Temple has been removed.
Effects that are too close to the camera will not be displayed.
Fixed the graphical issue that would prevent certain skill effects from correctly displaying when the ‘Hit Effects’ setting was disabled.
The Gateway at the Closed Western Gateway Node, which was previously closed has now been opened, as a result of this the name of the node has been changed to Serendia Western Gateway.
Fixed the graphical glitch in certain areas of the Gyfin Rhasia Temple that would cause the screen to display underwater effects.
NPC:
NPC Guards that were occasionally attacking characters with positive Karma Points have been fixed.
Class Changes
All Classes
Stamina consumption while Sprinting in the Awakening Weapon stance has been decreased by about 25%.
Please Note: Some skills may have reduced damage when engaging PvP targets. (Please check each skill description)
Warrior
The following Absolute Skills for the Main Weapon have been added:
If a monster dies from the Tamer’s first hit of the skill ‘Tree Climb’, Tamer will now move backwards in midair and land on the ground so additional combos can be performed.
The skill command for ‘Heilang: Trample’ can now be locked.
Fixed the issue where Celestial Bo Staff stance would unintentionally switch to Short Sword stance while using the skill ‘Legendary Beast’s Power’ in an area with a difference in elevation.
Fixed the issue where Celestial Bo Staff would not switch to the Short Sword combat stance when using the skill ‘Legendary Beast’s Power’, followed by the skill ‘Bolt Wave’ from a Quick Slot without having obtained the skill ‘Ultimate: Bolt Wave’.
Corrected the skill description for ‘Flow: Scatter Stance’ to display the correct Preceding Skill name.
The issue where some descriptions of Main Weapon Skills did not mention their HP/MP recovery effects has been fixed.
Valkyrie
The following Absolute Skills for the Main Weapon have been added:
Fixed the issue where the cooldown time of the skill ‘Flurry of Kicks’ was activated simultaneously with either ‘Divine Power’ or ‘Righteous Charge’ after using the skill ‘Celestial Spear’.
Witch
The following Absolute Skills for the Main Weapon have been added:
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden - Community Manager (Jens Erik)
Of course the world ends, it was just a question of time. Extreme climate change, global economic crisis, a lethal pandemic, and increasing tension between old and new superpowers. For the first time since 1945 nuclear weapons were used in armed conflict. Mushroom clouds rose from east to west before the dust settled. The humans are gone. The Mutants are here.
Funcom, the independent games developer and publisher, and Bearded Ladies, a Sweden-based game development studio that includes former ‘Hitman’ designers and Ulf Andersson the designer of ‘PAYDAY’, today announced a brand-new game called ‘Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden’. Proudly standing out as a tactical adventure game, it combines the tactical turn-based combat of ‘XCOM’ with real-time exploration and stealth gameplay, wrapping it all up in a deep storyline set on a post-human Earth.
The game, which is being developed by Bearded Ladies and published by Funcom, is set to release in 2018 on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Players must take control of a team of unlikely heroes, such as Dux (a crossbow-wielding, walking, talking duck) and Bormin (a boar with serious anger issues), and help them navigate a post-human Earth with its abandoned cities, crumbling highways, and mutated monsters on every corner. The ultimate goal: save yourselves by finding the legendary Eden.
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden - Jens Erik (Community Manager)
Of course the world ends, it was just a question of time. Extreme climate change, global economic crisis, a lethal pandemic, and increasing tension between old and new superpowers. For the first time since 1945 nuclear weapons were used in armed conflict. Mushroom clouds rose from east to west before the dust settled. The humans are gone. The Mutants are here.
Funcom, the independent games developer and publisher, and Bearded Ladies, a Sweden-based game development studio that includes former ‘Hitman’ designers and Ulf Andersson the designer of ‘PAYDAY’, today announced a brand-new game called ‘Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden’. Proudly standing out as a tactical adventure game, it combines the tactical turn-based combat of ‘XCOM’ with real-time exploration and stealth gameplay, wrapping it all up in a deep storyline set on a post-human Earth.
The game, which is being developed by Bearded Ladies and published by Funcom, is set to release in 2018 on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Players must take control of a team of unlikely heroes, such as Dux (a crossbow-wielding, walking, talking duck) and Bormin (a boar with serious anger issues), and help them navigate a post-human Earth with its abandoned cities, crumbling highways, and mutated monsters on every corner. The ultimate goal: save yourselves by finding the legendary Eden.
Hello Adventurers ! The Valentines vibes have slowly faded away but the chocolate smells remain! We are glad to announce that all the stolen chocolate boxes have been found! The contest came to it's end! All the Vegonian Adventurers can now decide if they wanna eat the chocolates themselves or if they wanna offer them to their loved ones! The Vegonian counted the chocolates that each adventurers found, and we can now announce our three winners for each server! The one adventurer that brought back the most chocolates will get a huge edible chocolate that he/she will be able to either give to his/her loved one or to gift to oneself shipped to his/her place!
Winners :
Server EU:
1st : Silverline - RosesThorn
2nd: AMD
3rd: domino
Server America:
1st : Avarik
2nd: Malk
3rd: Fallenstarrz
Server Asia:
1st : netB
2nd: JEJU
3rd: Smile - Hikari - crystalp
Rewards
The adventurer with the most chocolates will be awarded a real chocolate sent to his home in real life!
2nd place: 1 steam key + a " fiance flower band" or other headskin + 50 silver
3rd place: Big bag/Bum bag or a Pet
Informations
The "Real-Life Chocolate" will be delivered to the winner. Please note that it can take some time to get delivered depending of the country in which you live. We will only deliver to EU, America, Asia.
We hope that you had fun with this event! Your Tree of Life Rangers
Hello Adventurers ! The Valentines vibes have slowly faded away but the chocolate smells remain! We are glad to announce that all the stolen chocolate boxes have been found! The contest came to it's end! All the Vegonian Adventurers can now decide if they wanna eat the chocolates themselves or if they wanna offer them to their loved ones! The Vegonian counted the chocolates that each adventurers found, and we can now announce our three winners for each server! The one adventurer that brought back the most chocolates will get a huge edible chocolate that he/she will be able to either give to his/her loved one or to gift to oneself shipped to his/her place!
Winners :
Server EU:
1st : Silverline - RosesThorn
2nd: AMD
3rd: domino
Server America:
1st : Avarik
2nd: Malk
3rd: Fallenstarrz
Server Asia:
1st : netB
2nd: JEJU
3rd: Smile - Hikari - crystalp
Rewards
The adventurer with the most chocolates will be awarded a real chocolate sent to his home in real life!
2nd place: 1 steam key + a " fiance flower band" or other headskin + 50 silver
3rd place: Big bag/Bum bag or a Pet
Informations
The "Real-Life Chocolate" will be delivered to the winner. Please note that it can take some time to get delivered depending of the country in which you live. We will only deliver to EU, America, Asia.
We hope that you had fun with this event! Your Tree of Life Rangers