Black Desert News

Dear Players,

We will perform our weekly maintenance as follows:

[h3]Date: Wednesday, June 10th 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]

• Waiting for Summer event will start.
  
• Track Down Jimmy Brooks event will start.
  

[h3]Ending Events:[/h3]

• Drop Rate Boosts
  
• Newly Discovered Treasures
  

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We apologize for the inconvenience and we ask for your generous understanding.


Best regards,
BDO Team

Greetings Adventurers,

On May 30th, the upcoming update roadmap for the remaining time of 2020 was revealed!
Now then, don’t you wanna see what kind of updates are in store for Black Desert?

[h3]New Class - Hashashin[/h3]

• Hashashin is Aal’s warrior, who can manipulate sandstorms with the power of the native Valencian god.
  
• He engages in melee combat with the Shamshir as his main weapon, and also wields the sandstorms to quickly escape from danger or suppress his opponents.
  
• Hashashin has minor passives suitable for the desert. He can travel slightly faster in the desert and has a mildly higher resistance to desert diseases compared to other classes.
  
• Once Awakened, his faith in Aal will grow stronger, allowing him to receive the hidden power of the god.
  

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• The skill in this video is one of Hashashin’s main skills, the Apostle’s Descent.
  
• In addition, he has a skill that allows him to imbue the memory of a specific place in a sandstorm which allows him to teleport to that place, given that he is not too far away. He can also create sandstorms to chase enemies or ambush them from above.
  

[h3]Siege of Thornwood[/h3]

• Thornwood Fortress is a new content in O’dyllita, previously introduced as the Siege of Thornwood.
  

• 5 Adventurers will band together and form one team, then randomly be assigned to either the Ganelles or the Vedirs. Both teams will participate in a PvP plus boss-raid type of combat. The team that defeats the final boss, Sephir Odore, will claim victory.
  
• As each team moves towards their destination, they must react quickly to the given situations, balancing between monsters and the enemy team.
  
• Thornwood Fortress is a new content founded on simple PVE rules with a dash of PVP. A variety of tactics and strategy can come into play as Adventurers will be required to effectively communicate with their team members.
  

[h3]Grand Prix & Race Horses[/h3]

• Thanks to the donations of the Old Moon Guild, Gula, the Chairperson of the Riding Association of Stonetail, will be introducing new horse breeds.
  
• Brisa, Viento, Rafaga, Tempesta are similar in appearance to existing horse breeds, but have totally different and unique skills.
  
• According to Gula, they are Race Horses from a faraway continent.
  
• These new breeds of Race Horses possess a type of Stamina called the Power of Wind. The Power of Wind is consumed when performing Sprint & Instant Acceleration during a race, and slowly recovers while cornering or sprinting normally.
  
• Managing such limited resources and strategizing against the course will best aid Adventurers achieve victory in the race and win the competition.
  

[h3]Bounty[/h3]

• With the addition of ocean content, including bartering, sea monster hunting, Khan, and Vell, more and more Adventurers have shown interest in the high seas.
  
• Using these newly-introduced systems and content to make ships, then engaging in PVP with self-built boats over the high seas, can provide a wholly different experience compared to PVP on land.
  
• We expect to see a variety of new systems that may be implemented as more Adventurers participate in PVP on water. Amongst these that may be implemented, we’d like to introduce the possible implementation of “Bounty.”
  
• Adventurers who’ve been attacked by other Adventurers in PVP can place a bounty on them. Adventurers who can take down those with a bounty will be rewarded honor points proportionate to the bounty amount.
  
• There’s plenty of room for improvement as this is still in the early development stage, yet we believe this will offer new and exciting gameplay for those who may have grown a bit bored with their current playstyle.
  

[h3]Zodiac Signs?[/h3]

• Do you remember the Zodiac Sign you chose when you first made your character? There are a multitude of Zodiac Signs in Black Desert, such as the Goblin, Black Dragon, Hammer, Owl Treant, Giant, and Camel.
  
• Zodiac Signs are inherent to your character and allow you to converse with NPCs with the same Zodiac Sign without the required level of Amity, as well as grant a slight bonus in the Amity game, which doesn’t hugely impact your gameplay.
  
• This time, we thought long and hard about where else we could utilize these Zodiac Signs that were implemented as a stress-free in-game content.
  
• We will introduce a new feature by which your characters’ daily fortune changes depending on their Zodiac Sign. For example, if today’s Zodiac Sign is the Shield, all characters of the Shield sign would gain either an 1% increase to item drop rates, +1 enhancement stack, additional EXP, an increase to their enhancement success rate, immunity to desert sickness, and other minimal yet fun effects.
  
• We feel this will add a little spice to each day in-game, and later it could develop into a content such as Zodiac Tarot Shops.
  

[h3]New Challenge in Node Wars[/h3]

• While there are still servers with very active participation in Node Wars, it isn’t the same as it was in the past. There may be a variety of reasons why, but we believe that the current situation calls for at least a slight change.
  
• At the center of this change for Node War, is a form of warfare where one slowly expands one’s territory based on the initially acquired node, similar to how you had to connect the nodes to conquer them in the past.
  
• Depending on the node, you would discuss carefully with your Guild Master, Officers, and Members on which node to attack or protect next, strategizing and preparing for the next move.
  
• Despite dividing up the nodes into different tiers, we’ve also been collecting the feedback you’ve sent us, such as the high barrier of entry for novice guilds, making mercenaries into permanent War Heroes, rewards for acquiring nodes, and we will continue to look into each and everyone of them in order to improve Node War.
  

[h3]Global Arena of Arsha[/h3]

• With the stability that we've achieved with BDO over the past years, we believe we can take novel approaches to its direction.
  
• That’s why we are planning to select representatives of each country, invite them to Korea, and host a global Arena of Arsha tournament. Of course, we won’t be able to host it now during these difficult times, but we will as soon as we can safely see each other.
  

[h3]Specialized Servers[/h3]

• As our Adventurers continued to progress, leveling became much faster, and hunting grounds in the initial leveling routes are being forgotten. For example, the Fogan and the Red Orc regions in Serendia are traversed only once during the leveling process and never seen again.
  
• Here we seek to develop a new system: a special server where the power of Hadum continues to grow stronger.
  
• In these specialized servers where the power of Hadum grows, monsters in lower level zones will become greatly empowered. As such, those forgotten hunting grounds mentioned earlier will become dangerous once more.
  
• And to match this danger, they will award Adventurers with suitable rewards. We hope to provide Adventurers who’ve grown too powerful a small sense of danger to their daily travels.
  

[h3]This isn’t the End of the World[/h3]

• Currently, we plan for developing a high-altitude region covered with snow, located south of Mediah.
  
• Legend has it that a gigantic dragon, different from Garmoth, resides in this place. At the moment, we are aiming for a Winter 2021 release.
  
• Next is a region previously announced as the Land of Demons, located above Valencia. This is where Hashashin fought arduously against demonic foes. You can expect a rather different type of power and monsters to inhabit this place.
  
• A new region shrouded in mystery...but wait, there’s more. What lies beyond the lands of the Kingdom of Haso? If our current technology is not enough to incarnate and introduce these undiscovered lands to all of you, we will seek out new means and techniques to make it true.
  

Everything from the wielder of sandstorms, Aal’s warrior, Hashashin, to a new region that’s planned for development!

During the remaining time of 2020, we will do our best to deliver a variety of updates that we can enjoy with our Adventurers together.

*Please note the content above is subject to change in name, schedule, and form.


This isn't the end! We also held a Global Q&A session during Heidel Ball: AT HOME and collected questions from adventurers across the globe. Due to limitation in time, we couldn't get to all the wonderful questions provided.

Therefore, we wanted to present the questions and answers on this for our EU and NA players and we will be offering this via our official forums a little later.

Period: June 3 (after maintenance) – Until Season Server Launch (exact date to be announced)




Get ready for the very first Summer Season starting soon. But before you dive into the Season Servers where you will experience fast growth and huge benefits, pre-create an exclusive Season Character in advance and get special rewards!

The release of Season Servers for the NA and EU servers, which was originally set for June 10, has been postponed. We will announce further details at a later time. Thank you for your understanding.


[h3]How to Participate[/h3]

• Log into your game client, and enter Character Selection and create a Season Character.
  
• During Pre-creation period (June 3–Until Season Server Launch) you can create a Season Character regardless of which server you select.
  

• If you have a Season Character created during the pre-creation period, you will receive special rewards shown below via in-game mailbox (B) on the maintenance of Season Server launch.
  
• The Season Character you have created will be able to enter and play in the dedicated Season Servers found in the server list from the maintenance of Season Server launch.
  • For detailed information on Season Servers, please click <HERE>
  

[h3]Pre-creation Rewards[/h3]

• Time-filled Black Stone is a season server-exclusive item that will be used to enhance season server-exclusive gear. This item can be used only in season servers
  
• Papu Emoji can be used permanently in the in-game chat function. Click on the “E” button next to the chat textbox to see what emojis are available for you.
  

[h3]Notice[/h3]

• Please note you need to have 1 empty Character Slot in order to create a Season Character to join your roster.
  
• 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.
  

Greetings Adventurers,

Last week we announced that Season Servers are coming to the EU and NA servers of Black Desert Online. Starting today, you will be able to pre-create a new Season Character for these new servers and earn rewards just for doing this. Soon, the Season Servers will be open and you will be able to play with your new Season Character and earn more rewards just by playing!

In addition, new weapons are available that many of you have been waiting for: Obsidian Abyssal Main Weapons, Sandstorm Sub-weapons, and Ultimate Katan Awakening Weapons.

As usual, this patch brings fixes and changes that you can read about below.


[h2]Events & System[/h2]

[h3]New Events[/h3]

• Season Character Pre-creation
  
  • Period: June 3 (after maintenance)–Until Season Server Launch (exact date to be announced)
    
  • During the event period, simply create a Season Character early and prepare for the Season Servers launching soon.
    
    • The release of Season Servers for the NA and EU servers, which was originally set for June 10, has been postponed. We will announce further details at a later time. Thank you for your understanding.
      
    • After creating your Season Character, you will not be able to play with them until the Season Servers officially opens.
      
    • The very first season is called Summer Season and it will last until September 2 (before maintenance).
      
    • You should see a special icon marking the Season Character in the Character Selection window.
      
  • For having created the Season Character early, you will receive the following rewards:
    
    • Item Collection Increase Scroll (60 min) x5
      
    • [Event] Shining Shakatu's Seal x5
      
    • Time-filled Black Stone x100
      
    • Trainer's Flute (7 Days) x1
      
    • Inventory +8 Expansion Coupon x1
      
    • Gold Bar 1,000G x1
      
    • 1 Papu Emoji (Permanent) x1
      
  • Important: You can delete and re-create season characters during the pre-creation period, however, please make sure to have the season character created and active in your account before the official release of Summer Season (the very first global Season Server period) in order to receive the rewards. Stay tuned for the Season Server release date.
  • Click < Here > for the full details on the pre-creation event!
    
  • Click < Here > for more information about the upcoming Season Servers.
    

• Drop Rate Boosts
  
  • Period: June 3 (after maintenance)–June 10 (before maintenance)
    
  • During the entire event period, drop rate for the following items will increase:
    
    • Defeat monsters to enjoy drop rate boost on Black Stone (Weapon) and Black Stone (Armor)
      
    • Gather to enjoy drop rate boost on Sharp Black Crystal Shard and Hard Black Crystal Shard
      
  • The drop rate boosts will run 24/7 and will apply to all servers excluding Olvia servers.
    
  • The drop rate boost will stack with the Arsha server item drop rate boost and other item drop effects including that of Item Collection Increase Scrolls.
    
  • The drop rate boost will be applied to the listed items from defeating monsters and gathering. However, it will NOT apply when fishing.
    
  • Event period and specs. may change with future notice.
    

[h3]Ongoing Events[/h3]

• Arsha Leaderboard Returns: May 27–June 24 (before maintenance)
  
  
• Mid Season Events
  
  • Event 1: Amazing Attendance Rewards: May 21–June 17 (23:59 UTC)
    

• Newly Discovered Treasures: May 27 (after maintenance)–June 10 (before maintenance)
  
  
• 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 17
    
  • Reward Distribution: June 24 (during maintenance)
    

[h3]Ended Events[/h3]

• Giddy Up!
  
  
• Season of Life
  
  
• Mid Season Events
  
  • Event 3: Shakatu Gives Gold: Available until June 3 (23:59 UTC)!
    
  • Event 4: Black Spirit's Adventure: UPGRADED
    
  • Event 5: Daily Item Collection Increase Scrolls
    

[h3]Reward Distribution[/h3]

• Heidel Ball: AT HOME Rewards
  
  • Relive the Heidel Ball: AT HOME stream held last Saturday .
    
  • Enjoy the following rewards announced during the stream and thank you once again for tuning into this global online get-together.
    
    • J's Special Scroll x5
      
    • Cron Stone x530
      
    • Advice of Valks (+100) x1
      
    • [Event] Horse Emblem Box
      
    • Cron Stone x530
      
      • By opening the [Event] Horse Emblem Box, you have a chance to get a Tier 7 – 8 horse.
        
      • The rewards listed above are shown in the order as announced in the stream. This does mean Cron Stone x530 will be sent twice.
        

[h3]Content[/h3]

• Added new weapons.
  
  • Added Obsidian Abyssal main weapons.
    
    • These weapons are more powerful than Black Abyssal weapons. You can get this type of weapon by heating a Black Abyssal weapon with the new item Obsidian Alloy in the Processing window (L).
      

• Added Ultimate Katan awakening weapons and Sandstorm sub-weapons to ease the journey through Valencia.
  
  • Ultimate Katan awakening weapons and Sandstorm sub-weapons can be enhanced. The chances of successfully enhancing them are higher than usual.
    
  • Ultimate Katan awakening weapons and Sandstorm sub-weapons cannot be registered on the Central Market.
    

• Obsidian Abyssal main weapons, Ultimate Katan awakening weapons, and Sandstorm sub-weapons can be obtained through the rewards for the Mediah and Valencia main quests.
  
  • Characters that have already completed the relevant main quests can obtain the new Obsidian Abyssal main weapons, Ultimate Katan awakening weapons, and Sandstorm sub-weapons once per family via the following NPCs.
    

• You can now choose whether or not you want to use Agris Fever points when defeating monsters.
  
  • If Adventure Log: Agris, the Ancient Secret is completed and you have at least one Agris Fever point, press RMB on the icon for Agris Fever to choose whether to use Agris Fever points.
    
  • If you choose to use Agris Fever points when defeating monsters, there will be a light effect swirling around the icon for Agirs Fever.
    

• Mining the following will now be influenced by pet hedgehogs.
  
  • Rainbow Stone
    
  • Strange Rock
    
  • Coal, Opal
    
  • Clear Quartz
    
  • Muddy Quartz
    
  • Red Quartz
    
  • Green Quartz
    
  • Black Quartz
    
  • Violet Crystal
    
  • Blue Crystal
    

• Added text to the item description of Scorched Fragment saying it is used to make Manos accessories.
  
  
• Increased the maximum number of character slots to 20.
  

[h3]System[/h3]

• Fixed the issue where the navigation around a certain part of Port Ratt was abnormal.
  

[h2]Game World, NPC & Effects[/h2]

[h3]NPC[/h3]

• Added a button that will appear when conversing with Shepherd Ron of Epheria Valley that will allow you to discover the Gathering Node of Epheria Valley.
  

[h2]Item Changes[/h2]

• Added 6 gathering tools that you can rent from the Leight family with Contribution Points.
  
  • Each gathering tool can be rented for 50 Contribution Points apiece from Norma Leight the Northern Wheat Plantation Owner.
    
  • These gathering tools have the following effects.
    
  • Gathering Item Drop Rate +30% (For the type of gathering associated with the tool)
    
  • Reduces Gathering Time by 11 sec
    
  • Gathering Mastery +200 (For the type of gathering associated with the tool)
    
  • Gathering EXP +10%
    

• Changed how to summon Khan as follows.
  
  • You can no longer summon Khan with Leanar's Celestial Map items.
    
  • Go to NPC Curio of Oquilla's Eye to exchange your Leanar's Celestial Map for [Guild] Emperor of the Great Ocean Khan Summon Scroll.
    
  • For one [Guild] Emperor of the Great Ocean Khan Summon Scroll, you can summon Khan once, under the following conditions.
    
  • [Guild] Emperor of the Great Ocean Khan Summon Scroll can only be used by a Guild Master to summon Khan for one additional time after Khan has been summoned via a guild mission.
    

• Added more details to the item descriptions of the following life tools about how to enhance them.
  
  • Loggia life clothes and tools
    
  • Dostter life tools
    
  • Izaro Trainer's Clothes and Izaro Riding Crop
    
  • Carta Gatherer's Clothes and Carta Craftsman's Clothes
    
  • Gorgath Alchemist's Clothes
    
  • Crio Fisher's Clothes
    
  • Srulk Sailor's Clothes
    
  • Robeau Hunter's Clothes
    
  • Roroju Cook's Clothes
    

• Added text explaining how to obtain [Guild] Sea Monster's Neidan ten at a time to the item descriptions of Young Sea Monster's Neidan and Sea Monster's Neidan.
  
  
• For details on the newly added Pearl Shop Update, please click < Here >!
  

[h2]Mechanic Changes[/h2]

• Pressing the Recharge button in the Pearl Shop (F3) will now not only direct you to the official homepage but also automatically log you in.
  

[h2]Monster Changes[/h2]

• Improved the sound effect which plays when Muskan appears from the Dark Rift.
  

[h2]Quests & Knowledge[/h2]

[h3]Quest[/h3]

• Added Light of Illezra buff as a quest reward to the Succession quests of certain classes that are performed at Glutoni Cave.
  
  • Specifically, this buff will be given out as an award for completing certain Succession quests called A Strange Reunion. The buff's effects are immediately activated and will light up the surrounding area for 10 minutes.
    

[h2]Interface Changes[/h2]

• Added Background images to the loading screen that appear when going to the Change Character or Character Selection window.
  
  
• Removed the unfunctional button for BDO Wiki from the Guild House window.
  
  
• Reworked the design of the menu that appears in the Inventory (I) when you press RMB on materials or items that can be exchanged.
  
  
• Fixed the issue with how the word "Silver" appeared twice next to the price for leveling up the storage, lodging, workshop, etc. at your house.
  
  
• The Barter Information window will no longer close if it's in Sticker UI mode when you are supplying your ship.
  
  
• If you successfully barter while the Barter Information window is open, the window will now immediately refresh.
  
  
• The class of the character you are currently playing on will now be selected by default in the Gallery and Download Ranking tabs in the Beauty Album window.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the Patrigio's Secret Shop window closed if you tried to purchase an item without enough Silver.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where if you tried to throw away an item from the Inventory (I) but missed the trash can icon, the icon became emphasized and remained so even after visiting the World Map (M) or Beauty (F4) windows.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the button for bidding and the explanatory text was overlapping in the View Details part of the Guild House window.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the Redeem button did not appear in the ESC menu when not using the Steam client.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the icons of certain items did not appear in the Crafting Notes (F2) window.
  

[h2]Resolved Issues[/h2]

• Fixed the issue where playing instruments in an ensemble was not possible in a party of five.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where dragging the title list in the My Information (P) window made the titles appear in abnormal colors.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the camera angle did not move to the right when the game was under certain screen resolution settings.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the game window did not appear correctly after the screen was minimized during the loading screen.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where characters would get stuck near a certain area near the wharf of Iliya Island
  
  
• Fixed the issue where it was possible to walk through tree roots at a certain area in Southern Kamasylvia.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where gatherable resources did not appear properly in a part of Oquilla's Eye.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where you could not catch local fish near the inaccessible areas around Tuir Valley or Al Halam Sea.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where certain text didn't appear when trying to report it with the Suggest Change function.
  
  
• Removed the "[Quest] How to Obtain a Sealed Accessory!" button from the Black Spirit Guide, which led to outdated information about certain quests.
  
  
• Fixed the graphical issue where hair, or the fur on apparel, sometimes shook unnaturally.
  
  
• [Guardian] Fixed the graphical issue with the belt and thighs of the Shudad Black outfit.
  
  
• [Witch] Fixed the graphical issue with the lower part of the Shudad Black outfit.
  
  
• [Dark Knight] Fixed the graphical issue with the neck of the Shudad Black outfit.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where you could not Communicate (F9) with certain Tier 7 horses.
  
  
• [Kunoichi & Ninja] Fixed the graphical issue with the sub-weapons that occurred when a shuriken and sub-weapon apparel were equipped, then the apparel was unequipped.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where your ship would stop moving if you tried to use the skill BreezySail continuously while equipping Ebenruth's Nol without meeting the conditions for using Ebenruth's Nol.
  

[h2]Known Issues[/h2]

• We are aware of the issue where the Black Spirit symbol sometimes pops up when you are fighting monsters.
  

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

Dear Players,

We will perform our weekly maintenance as follows:

[h3]Date: Wednesday, June 3rd 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 Character Pre-creation will start.
  
• Drop Rate Boosts event will start
  
• New weapons will be available: Obsidian Abyssal Main Weapons, Sandstorm Sub-weapons, and Ultimate Katan Awakening Weapons.
  
• The maximum number of character slots will be increased to 20.
  
• Six gathering tools that you can rent from the Leight family with Contribution Points will be added.
  

[h3]Ending Events:[/h3]

• Giddy Up!
  
• Season of Life
  
• Mid Season Events
  
  • Event 3: Shakatu Gives Gold: Available until June 3 (23:59 UTC)!
    
  • Event 4: Black Spirit's Adventure: UPGRADED
    
  • Event 5: Daily Item Collection Increase Scrolls
    

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