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Old Moon Grand Prix Opening



[h3]Event 1. Old Moon Grand Prix![/h3]
Period: January 13 (after maintenance)–January 27 (before maintenance)

Is your steed ready for the race of a lifetime? The Old Moon Grand Prix is finally here!
Become the most prominent rider worthy of the golden trophy in the Grand Prix!
  • During the event period, the Black Spirit will give you special event quests.
  • This is a series of consecutive quests that must be completed in order. If you do not complete the previous quest, you cannot proceed to the next one.

  • These quests can be completed once per family during the entire event period.

  • The Grand Prix Participant Certificate required to complete the event quest can be obtained from the Old Moon Grand Prix.




Old Moon Grand Prix

The Old Moon Grand Prix requires you to ride your race horse through all checkpoints and cross the finish line at the end of the lap. The faster you are, the higher rank you will finish and better rewards you will receive.
You can apply for the race via ESC > Life > Old Moon Grand Prix (under the new menu) or ESC > Old Moon Grand Prix (from the old menu).
After you enter, you need to register Horse Emblem: Giorga Brisa with NPC Miles.

- You can purchase Horse Emblem: Giorga Brisa from Stonetail Horse Ranch Stable Keeper Gula and Old Moon Grand Prix Stable Keeper Miles.

After one adventurer logs in to participate in the Old Moon Grand Prix, a 3-minute wait time will be given with an additional 3-minute wait time being added for every adventurer who joins. However, once at least 5 adventurers gather, the race will start.
The rewards including different types of trophies, Old Moon Grand Prix Coins, and Grand Prix Participant Certificates you can obtain will depend on the results of every race.

- 1 Grand Prix Participant Certificate will be given for participating in an Old Moon Grand Prix race regardless of your ranking or whether you successfully complete the race or not.

- Old Moon Grand Prix rewards will be sent to your Black Spirit's Safe.

Old Moon Grand Prix will be held from 09:00 UTC–02:00 UTC (in real life time), and there will not be any Old Moon Grand Prix races held during Node War and Conquest War times.


[h3]Event 2. Item Drop Rate +50%[/h3]
Period: January 13 (after maintenance)–January 27 (before maintenance)
  • During the event period, enjoy item drop rate +50%!
    • The boost will stack with other boost items and also be given in addition to existing hot time boosts.
    • The boost will be only for lootable items from defeating monsters.
    • The item drop rate boost will be applied to most servers including Olvia, and season servers. However, this boost will not be applied to Arsha servers.

  • Black Desert Online offers various ways to increase item drop rate, and item drop rate boost events like this give drop rate boost on all loot gained from defeating monsters. However, the item drop rate boost does apply to certain content and/or in cases where 2 or more adventurers can obtain loot. Please refer to the table below.

  • Party content that gets item drop rate boost applied. (As of January 13, 2021)
  • Party contents that do not get item drop rate boost applied. (As of January 13, 2021)


[h3]Event 3. Double Skill EXP at the Red Battlefield[/h3]
Period: January 13 (after maintenance)–January 27 (before maintenance)
  • During the event period, enter the Red Battlefield via the ESC menu to enjoy double Skill EXP gained from your battles!
    • Red Battlefield is a PvP content everyone above level 50 can enjoy. Battle as team Black Desert or team Red Desert without restrictions on karma or guilds.
    • Learn more about the Red Battlefield via our official wiki

Double Skill EXP gained in the Red Battlefield during the event period!
  • Differential distribution of Skill EXP will be given based on your Red Battlefield Win or loss results and the amount of skill points held.
    • Previously, if you had a certain amount of Skill points, you acquired less Skill EXP. However, this was changed so that you can obtain a fixed amount of at least a certain amount of Skill EXP in all of the skill point tiers.
    • The Skill EXP noted above will be automatically given at the end of a Red Battlefield session.


[h3]General Event Notice:[/h3]
  • Reward items given out during events can be bound or not depending on the items and some cannot be moved or restored.
    • Please refer to the individual item descriptions for more detailed information.

  • Any exploit or abnormal ways of entering in-game events may result in the restriction of your account.

  • Event period and specs may change with future notice.