Black Desert News

Dear Players,

We will perform our weekly maintenance as follows:

[h3]Date: Wednesday, September 2nd 2020[/h3]

[h3]Duration: 4 hours.[/h3]

• 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
  

[h3]Reasons:[/h3]

• Season Challenges will be available as the Autumn Season Servers open.
  
• Node War will be revamped.
  
• Hashashin Launch Events will start.
  
• Level Up in Hot Time event will start.
  
• Fall in Season Servers event will start.
  
• Monthly Loyalty event to earn bonus items will start.
  

[h3]Ending Events:[/h3]

• Mysteries of Summer: A Tale of a Fallen Kingdom II
  
• Glimmering Earring
  - Event 3: Enhanced up to TRI?
  - Event 4. Remnants of Restoring Hope
  
• August Events
  - Event 2. Ancient Spirit Dust Pouring Down
  - Event 3. Newly-Discovered Treasures is Back
  
• Waiting for...?
  
• Create and Customize
  - Event 1: Pre-create Hashashin Now!
  

[h3]Updated:[/h3]

• Our weekly maintenance will be extended until further notice. We will keep you updated as soon as we have news. We apologize for the inconvenience and greatly appreciate your patience.
  
• Maintenances has finished!

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Thank you for your support and understanding.


Best regards,
BDO Team

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"The Blackstar shall lead us all to paradise."

Hashashin is the one who has stopped the endless fragments of chaos from beyond Alyaelli, the gate north of Valencia.

He is the master of the sands who crossed the desert in search of the truth behind the Blackstar.

[h3]Combat Style[/h3]

Hashashin is a melee & mid-ranged character who uses crescent-shaped Shamshir and Haladie which carries the power of the sand magic to become one with the sands and unleash unpredictable attacks.

He quickly disappears from the sight of his enemies to give them mortal strikes or creates an endless sandstorm to confuse them.

With his smooth yet sharp movements, Hashashin fights his enemies unceasingly

without ever being consumed by the sands himself.

Start a new adventure in search of the truth behind the Blackstar with Hashashin.

[h3]Lore[/h3]



"The Blackstar shall lead us all to paradise.
Until then, we will watch out for the darkness from this place
and continue doing so to our very last day."

That was the one tenet that, along with the scattered crimson ashes, he and his comrades have surrendered to for their entire lives.
However, three years had passed since the Blackstar fell in the far-off lands of the west
yet the paradise the aged teachers desperately yearned for would never come to pass.
Only those endless monsters creeping out of that black pit were still suffocating him.

"Hear me! For I am the curved blade of Aal,
the master who shall unleash his raging winds and sands."

Because only he was able to slash the chaos, he endured the fierce training and the bodies of his fallen brothers littering the battlefields through faith alone.

The one who broke the flow of these filthy days was none other than a foreigner named Kayal Nesser.
The son of a concubine to the Nesser Royal House of Valencia and also next-in-line to be the "One at the End" or Qabal's successor, an old comrade with whom he had stopped the fragments of chaos for a long time, ran away.

"The Blackstar does not descend upon us for there are those among us who lack the faith.
The souls which can reach paradise are the ones awakened to the horrors of the battlefield.
In the end, Kayal failed to wash off the blood of a hypocrite from him."

He was pushed to the blood-covered battlefield as he had always been, waiting for redemption, but his doubts did not cease.

"Why do only people of this Sanctuary call that thing the Redstar and disdain it
when everyone else in the world calls it the Blackstar?"

The flame of suspicion, once ignited, could not be extinguished.

The desertion of Kayal, the existence of the monsters, the definition of redemption, the identity of the Blackstar.

At the end of all his questions, there was only suspicion about his teachers' lessons and the truth kept within the Scripture of Aal.

In the end, he secretly boarded a boat that went to the mainland and a black energy that had been watching him for a long time started to draw near him, with its red eyes shining.

[h3]Hashashin Main Skills[/h3]

Sand Slicer
An attack that quickly advances forward and slashes the enemy.
Your movement is so fast that the enemy is slashed in the blink of an eye.

Piercing Tornado
Wrap the body in a fierce, whirling tornado, then quickly spin forward to sweep everything.
The enemy who has been caught by the tornado will be sent flying.

Hourglass of Defiance
Memorize your current location within the sands and call forth a gust of sand.
You can return to the memorized location as long as the sands' memory is preserved.

Quicksand
Draw forth the haladie's energy to create a giant sandstorm.
Create flowing sands which absorb everything around them.

Descent
Empower the Shamshir with the Haladie's power and release this energy to the ground.
The sandstorm created with the Haladie's power sweeps all surrounding foes.

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Hashashin pre-creation has already began, and class update arrives September 2nd!
Stay tuned for more!

1. Link accounts
Link your Black Desert Online account with your Twitch account.

>Link to Twitch Account<

• You can participate only from the countries serviced by Kakao Games (NA/EU)
  
• You won't be able to change your account once it's been linked, so make sure you have logged in using the correct account
  
• Steam login is only available to Black Desert Online Steam users
  

2. Watch Twitch streams
Participate in the event by watching "Drops Enabled" Black Desert Online Twitch streams.

3. Receive rewards
Meet the event conditions to receive rewards.
Please check ESC > Redeem > Account Info after accessing the game.



[h3]1st Period[/h3]
Event Period: 8/28 (15:00 UTC) - 9/2 (Before Maintenance)




[h3]2nd Period - Hashashin Update Celebratory Event[/h3]
Event Period: 9/2 (After Maintenance) - 9/14 (08:00 UTC)



Event Notice

• The coupon is valid until Sep. 30, 2020 (23:59 UTC).
  
• Items dropped from Twitch should normally be distributed immediately, but there can be a delay (up to 3 hours) depending on the traffic.
  
• If you meet all of the viewing requirements per event, you can receive one of each item reward for that event.
  
• If you have your account linked, you can participate to receive rewards offered per event stream for meeting requirements.
  

Greetings Adventurers,

Our brand-new class is around the corner! Starting today you will be able to pre-create Hashashin and earn some rewards that will help you level up the master of the sands!

Also, the Summer Season has ended, but do not worry! Autumn Season will start on September 2nd, so this week you will be able to pre-create a new season character (yes you can pre-create Hashashin as a Season Character too) and earn some nice rewards for doing so!

We also have other improvements and additions with today’s update! Do not hesitate to take a look below to increase your knowledge!



[h3]New Events[/h3]

[h3]How Do You Create a Season Character?[/h3]


In order to create a season character, you must have enough character creation slots.
Go to the Create Character window, choose your character, and select season character to create a season character.
You can create only one season character per family. If you want to create another season character, you must delete the one you had previously created.
Don't forget to check out two pre-creation events going on right now:
Autumn Season Character Pre-creation <HERE>.
Hashashin Pre-creation event "Create and Customize" <HERE>.

[h3]What's Different About the Season Servers?[/h3]
1. There is no forced PvP available in the season servers except for the Season Arsha server. The only PvP feature available is through guild wars.

2. The World Boss HP is shared with the other regular servers, so you can still defeat the World Bosses from the season servers as well.
Those adventurers who created a season character during Summer Season can also create a new season character.
Season characters can login to both season and normal servers.
(However, only new/returning adventurers can login to the Olvia server.)

[h3]Season Server Benefits[/h3]

Unlike the regular servers, the season servers provide you special buffs that will allow your season characters to level up more quickly.

• 1. Combat EXP +100%
  
• 2. Skill EXP +20%
  

Only season characters can enter the season servers. Starting from the same point as all other players, you will feel the excitement that a new seasonal content brings you once more.

Also, although the season server provides you Combat EXP increase buff as Olvia server does, this buff does not have any maximum level restrictions in the season server, allowing you to level up your season character incredibly fast.


You can obtain the "[Season] Secret Book of the Misty Breeze" from Fughar whenever you complete main quests for Balenos, Serendia, Calpheon, Mediah, Valencia, Grána, and Duvencrune.

Use the [Season] Secret Book of the Misty Breeze to get plenty of Skill EXP and grow your character by learning more powerful skills.


If you reach Lv. 10 with your season character, you will get a Leveling Aid Box as a Season Pass objective completion reward.
You receive more items from Leveling Aid Boxes as you level up your character.
Leveling Aid Boxes can be used up to Lv. 61.
Using a Leveling Aid Box will instantly grant you a Combat EXP +100% buff to help boost your character’s growth.


You can accept season exclusive quests from Fughar, one per Family.
Excluding accessories, if you equip 7 TRI (III) Tuvala gears, you will receive 7 Advice of Valks (+40), and if you equip 7 TET (IV) Tuvala gears, you will receive 7 Advice of Valks (+60).

[h3]Season Pass and the Black Spirit Pass[/h3]
Pass rewards will also be available in the new season.

For the Autumn Season, a special item will be added to the Black Spirit Pass reward pool.
This new item is called a [Season] Coco Leaf.
Take the new items you collect to NPC Patrigio in Velia to exchange for some special items including a weapon exchange coupon.

What can you exchange with [Season] Coco Leaf?



[h3]Autumn Season Graduation[/h3]


For those who want to level up their characters in the season server and continue their adventures in the regular servers, terms have been changed so that you can now graduate early. Don't forget the Gift Box Full of Memories containing many beneficial items and conversion items will be given as well!
However, early graduation is optional, so you can continue your adventure in the season server if you wish.
Please note requirements and exact details will be revealed at a later date.

[h3]How to Convert Tuvala Gear into Boss Gear[/h3]

During the graduation process, you can use the Tuvala Conversion Stones you acquire from Gift Box Full of Memories to convert Season Tuvala gear into regular Tuvala gear.
You can acquire a total of 13 Tuvala Conversion Stones, which equals to a full set of gear. (1 for each armor piece, weapon, necklace, and belt, and 2 for each earring and ring)
Using Tuvala Conversion Stones will maintain crystals and creator Family name for PEN (V) items.
Also, you can use the Boss Gear Exchange Coupon you acquire during graduation on a converted Tuvala gear to exchange it for a Boss gear.
- You cannot use Tuvala gear with crystal inserted via transfusion for Boss gear exchange.



When you exchange a Tuvala gear for a Boss gear, it decreases the enhancement level by one.
Please refer to the table below for details.

• For example, using the exchange coupon on TET (IV) Tuvala Shoes will give you TRI (III) Muskan's Shoes.
  
• Tuvala gear used for [Season] Boss Gear Exchange Coupon must be between PRI (I) and PEN (V).
  
• Boss gear received via [Season] Boss Gear Exchange Coupon will become Family bound and cannot be registered on the Central Market, but are available for enhancement and Caphras enhancement.
  

[h3]Perilla's Star[/h3]

Reward for the Autumn Season Graduation will include a new Alchemy Stone.

Perilla's Star has the following effects:

• Damage from Monsters -5%
  
• All Damage Reduction +4
  
• Recover HP +1 on attack
  
• All Resistance +5%
  
• Movement Speed +5%
  
• Max HP +200
  
• Max Stamina +100
  

We cannot wait for you to find out the story behind Perilla's Star!

Also, we have some good news for those who did not receive the Summer Season special reward.

If you were unable to receive a PEN (V) Capotia accessory from the Summer Season, you can choose between a PEN (V) Capotia accessory or a Perilla's Star when you graduate the Autumn Season as a special Season reward.

We will share with you details of this with a future announcement.

Exact end date of Autumn Season Servers will be announced at a later date.

We hope you enjoy the Autumn Season server in the coming days!