[NA/EU] Patch Notes Summary - May 11, 2022

Greetings Adventurers,

Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on May 11, 2022 (Wed).

[h3]Artifact Inventory Preset[/h3]

We have added the Artifact Preset function to make it easier for Adventurers to use artifacts.
After the release of the Artifact Inventory, we worked hard to get the preset function out as quickly as possible.

You can now create presets by selecting the "Edit Preset" button in the Artifact Inventory. Then you can select the "Equip" button of a preset to equip and manage your artifacts.
Especially since the Artifact Inventory is shared within your Family, this function makes it convenient for you to manage artifacts across multiple characters.

We hope you will enjoy and take advantage of the new Artifact Present function.

● Added the Artifact Preset function.
- You can equip and manage designated artifacts using the preset function.
- Select the "Edit Preset" button in the Artifact Inventory to save an artifact preset.
- You can save up to 10 presets.
- You can change the names of the presets when you edit a preset.
- You can see what kind of lightstone combination effect you will get with the artifacts via the "View Effects" button.
- You can equip the preset artifacts by selecting the "Equip" button.
* When you equip artifacts in a preset, then the artifacts you already had equipped will automatically be moved to your Artifact Inventory.
* You must have at least 2 slots available in your Inventory to equip artifact presets.
- The icon of artifacts that are not currently in your Artifact Inventory will be marked red.





[h3]World Boss Improvements[/h3]

We have adjusted the difficulty of the stronger world bosses such as Stormbringer Karanda, Nightmarish Kzarka, Bloodstorm Nouver, and Thundercloud Kutum.

We've reduced the damage of certain difficult-to-avoid and one-hit-kill attacks (regardless of being at appropriate DP levels), and slightly increased the damage of certain attacks that were previously negligible to avoid. We also worked on improving the visibility of the range and patterns of boss attacks so that Adventurers would be able to better react to and avoid them.

We also drastically reduced the amount of time Bloodstorm Nouver spends in flight and made Thundercloud Kutum's debuff to now be purified by 1 Adventurer instead of the previous 3, thus rewarding our Adventurers for properly managing these boss mechanics. Regarding boss rewards, we are still undergoing much discussion as we look over our data. We ask that you also share your feedback and opinions with us as well.

Stormbringer Karanda
● Adjusted some of the attack patterns and difficulty of Stormbringer Karanda.
- Reduced damage on some of the attacks.
- Improved the hit area markers to display earlier.
- Changed the attacks that did not display a hit area marker but were telegraphed by the boss' motion to display markers.
- Improved the visibility of some of the hit area markers.
- Reduced the strength of the attack that pushes Adventurers away.

Nightmarish Kzarka
● Adjusted some of the attack patterns and difficulty of Nightmarish Kzarka.
- Reduced damage on some of the attacks.
- Improved the hit area markers to display earlier.
- Changed the attacks that did not display a hit area marker but were telegraphed by the boss' motion to display markers.
- Reduced the strength of the attack that pulled Adventurers in.
- Removed the rocks that fell immediately after Adventurers were pulled in.
- Changed Remnants of Kzarka so that characters can move through them.

Bloodstorm Nouver
● Adjusted some of the attack patterns and difficulty of Bloodstorm Nouver.
- Reduced the frequency of attacks where he would take flight and becomes invincible.
- Changed the aerial attacks so he would land sooner.
- Reduced damage on some of the attacks.
- Adjusted the hit area of certain attacks.
- Changed the sand tornados that pulled in Adventurers to disappear when certain attack patterns begin.

Thundercloud Kutum
● Adjusted some of the attack patterns and difficulty of Thundercloud Kutum.
- Adjusted the speed and damage of certain attacks.
- Adjusted the hit area of certain attacks.
- Improved the visibility of some of the hit area markers.
● Changed the "Purify" buff that used to be obtained when 3 Adventurers that purified the clouds gathered together to be obtainable by themselves.
* Buff Effects: Significantly increases Extra AP Against Monsters, Movement Speed, Attack Speed, and Casting Speed

[h3]Item[/h3]

● Increased the Silver prices of Pearl items and amount of extractable Valks' Cry and Cron Stones from all Pearl Outfits that can be registered on the Central Market.



● Improved the usage of items to be displayed first before how to obtain the items for improved item descriptions of existing items.

[h3]Monster[/h3]

● Changed the location of Dark Rifts that appear at the Orc Camp and the Bloody Monastery.
- The Dark Rift that appeared at the Orc Camp was moved to Alejandro Farm.
- The Dark Rift that appeared at the Bloody Monastery was moved to Southern Mountain Range.
- Any Dark Rift left open in their previous location before the update will remain there until you defeat the respective boss. Once defeated, these Dark Rifts will appear in the new locations the next time they reopen.



[h3]Quest, Knowledge[/h3]

● Changed unskippable cutscenes to now be skippable from the second time you proceed through the Mountain of Eternal Winter main questline.
- You can now skip cutscenes you couldn't previously skip when proceeding with the main questline with another character upon completing the following additional quests after completing the main questline once.
- Cutscenes can be skipped after completing [Everfrost] Journey's End, which you can accept from the Black Spirit after completing Mountain of Eternal Winter: [Everfrost] Beyond the Doors of Alyaelli.
● Improved the alignment and visibility of the list of Suggested and Recurring quests on the Quests (O) window.



● Increased the Contribution EXP of 51 quests in Mountain of Eternal Winter.
● Increased the Contribution EXP of 30 quests in O'dyllita.

[h3]> You can read the rest of details of the update here <[/h3]