Black Desert News

Dear Players,

We will perform our weekly maintenance as follows:

[h3]Date: Wednesday, March 25th 2020[/h3]

[h3]Duration: 5 hours.[/h3]

• Global 9:00 UTC ~ 14:00 UTC
  
• Central (EU) 10:00 CEST ~ 15:00 CEST
  
• West Coast (NA) 2:00 PDT ~ 7:00 PDT
  
• East Coast (NA) 5:00 EDT ~ 10:00 EDT
  

[h3]Reasons:[/h3]

• Find Your Oasis Event will start.
  
• Spring Screenshot Contest will start.
  
• You can now use Succession skills with Trial Characters.
  
• Changes to certain skills have been made for balance purposes for certain characters (Sorceress, Musa, Maehwa).
  

[h3]Ending Events:[/h3]

• [Web Event] A Shift in the Dark Rift
  
• Fourth Anniversary Celebration Part 1
  
  • Event 3: [March Update] Black Spirit's Adventure: UPGRADED
    
  • Event 5. Afuaru's Guild Event for the New and Returning
    
• Fourth Anniversary Celebration, Part 2
  
  • Event 2. Playtime Challenges and Event 3. Wacky Toshi’s Secret Request available until March 25 (23:59 UTC)
    
• Fourth Anniversary Celebration Part 3
  
  • Event 2. Altar of Blood: Distorted Illusion
    

[h3]Note:[/h3]

• Daylight saving time 2020 for Europe will begin at 02:00 CET on Sunday, 29th of March and end at 03:00 CET on Sunday, 25th of October.
  Changes to Node/Conquest Wars and world boss spawns for EU servers will take into effect starting with April 1st regular maintenance.
  
• Patch Notes including improvements and new features can be found on our Website after the maintenance.
  

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

Greetings Adventurers,

We continue with the celebrations of the Fourth Anniversary of BDO, this time with an event that many of you have been looking forward to: the Suppressed Boss Gear event, also known as the TRI Gear Event. Complete special quests during the event period in order to earn boss gear with stats equal to that of TRI boss gears! You already have better gear than this? No worries! You will be able to sell these gear for Silver!

Also, we bring you a new charity event: this time we will be helping some endangered species! Collect special tokens from Lara or by fishing, gathering or defeating monsters. At the end of the event period you will be able to choose which cause to donate your tokens to via our website. Join us in helping the endangered and the vulnerable!

As usual, you can read more about events, new additions, and fixes coming this patch below.

Have fun and enjoy your time in Black Desert Online!


[h2]Event & System[/h2]

[h3]New Events[/h3]

[h3]Charity Event[/h3]

• Save the Wildlife
  
  • Event Period: March 18 (after maintenance)–April 8 (before maintenance)
    
    • Collect your Tokens: March 18 (after maintenance)–April 1 (before maintenance)
      
    • Choose your Cause: April 1 (after maintenance)–April 8 (before maintenance)
      
  • Some of the cute and cuddly pets in Black Desert Online are actually inspired by endangered or vulnerable species. Although these loyal pets follow many of you on your Black Desert Online adventures, animals like these are threatened with extinction in real life. We, Kakao Games and Pearl Abyss, want to help save our wildlife with the help of you, our adventurers. Join us in helping the endangered and the vulnerable.
    
  • Donations raised from this charity event will be made to WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature).
    
  • Collect [Event] Helping Hand Token in game and every token collected will count towards the donation which will be delivered to the charitable cause of your choice:
    
    • One! Purchase from Lara in Heidel for 100,000 Silver each.
      
    • Two! Obtain through loot from fishing, gathering, and defeating monsters.
      
  • In addition, Lara will give you a special quest which you can complete by turning in [Event] Helping Hand Token for a special reward.
    
  • After the token collection period ends, you will be able to choose which cause to donate your tokens to via the web from April 1–April 8. The amount of donation distributed to each cause will be determined by your selection. Any unselected donations will be distributed equally across all donation projects.
    
  • Lastly, special in-game titles will be given to adventurers who take part in the charitable cause. For this and full details of the event, please click < Here >.
    

• Fourth Anniversary Celebration Part 3
  
  • Event 1: Suppressed Boss Gear Event
    
    • Period: March 18 (after maintenance)–June 24 (before maintenance)
      
    • Get Suppressed Boss Weapons via Challenges (Y) to receive Suppressed Boss Defense Gear via special quests! Suppressed boss gears have stats equal to that of TRI boss gears! Adventurers who already have better gear can sell these items to NPC Shops for 100–200 million Silver each.
      
  • Event 2. Altar of Blood: Distorted Illusion
    
    • Period: March 18 (after maintenance)–March 25 (before maintenance)
      
    • Enter the new Distorted Illusion - Greed which requires a separate item that can be obtained via Challenges, conquer the Distorted Illusion and get rewards such as Cron Stones.
      
    • Click < Here > for full details of the highly anticipated events!
      

• Spring Has Sprung
  Spring is in the air and cherry blossoms have bloomed all over the world of Black Desert Online. Don't miss the beautiful spring theme for the event period of March 18 (after maintenance)–April 8 (before maintenance).
  
  • Event 1. Harvest the Plant
    
    • Period: March 19 (00:00 UTC)–April 1 (before maintenance)
      
    • Plant the [Event] Cherry Blossom Seed and grow Cherry Blossom trees to obtain Event] Blooming Scent of Springs. You can also purchase one via the Pearl Shop (F3) for 100,000 Silver.
      
  • Event 2. Exchange with NPCs
    
    • Period: March 19 (00:00 UTC)–April 8 (23:59 UTC)
      
    • Get more Event] Blooming Scent of Springs via playtime challenges and exchange them for items such as Fine Accessory Box II.
      
  • Event 3. Defeat Monsters, Gather, and Fish
    
    • Period: March 18 (after maintenance)–April 1 (before maintenance)
      
    • Defeat monsters, gather, fish to get [Event] Fresh Peach Flower Petal and [Event] Vibrant Peach Flower Branch items which can be processed to obtain special draughts.
      
  • Event 4. Spring Screenshot Contest
    
    • Submission Date (Post on your SNS!): March 25–April 8 (23:59 UTC)
      
    • Staff’s Pick: April 9–April 10
      
    • Winner’s Announcement: April 11 Friday
      
    • Reward distribution: April 15 regular maintenance.
      
    • Click < Here > for these events prepared for the spring season.
      

• A Knightly Pursuit
  
  • Period: March 19 (00:00UTC)–April 8 (23:59UTC)
    
  • Collect [Event] Knight's Insignia via daily playtime challenge and exchange them for reward items including Cron Stone, [Event] Caphras Stone Bundle, and Advice of Valks (+100).
    

• Attendance Rewards Refreshed
  
  • Loyal Attendance Rewards
    
    • Period: March 19 (00:00 UTC)–April 22 (23:59 UTC)
      
    • Check attendance daily and stack up on rewards including the brand new [Event] Shining Shakatu's Seal! (Check under Item Changes below for details)
      
  • Rookie and Returning Attendance Rewards
    
    • Period: March 18 (after maintenance)–June 24 (before maintenance)
      
    • Check attendance daily and stack up on rewards like the new [Event] Shining Shakatu's Seal!, [Event] Lv. 57 Travel Kit*, Advice of Valks, Value Pack, and more!
      
      • About [Event] Lv. 57 Travel Kit: When you open an [Event] Lv. 57 Travel Kit you will get, among other items, an [Event] Lv. 58 Travel Kit. The level in the item name indicates the minimum level a character needs to be at to open the travel kit. You will keep getting higher level travel kits, until you get an [Event] Lv. 60 Travel Kit, which contains Gold Bar 100G, Shakatu's Luxury Box x1, Concentrated Magical Black Stone (Weapon) x5, Concentrated Magical Black Stone (Armor) x5, Artisan's Memory x10, and Advice of Valks (25-35) x1.
        
  • Click < Here > for full details on A Knightly Pursuit and refreshed attendance rewards.
    

[h3]Ongoing Events[/h3]

• [Web Event] A Shift in the Dark Rift: March 3– March 25 (before maintenance)
  
  
• Fourth Anniversary Celebration Part 2
  
  • Event 1. Dark Rift Update: Three New Bosses: March 11 (after maintenance)–April 1 (before maintenance)
    
  • Event 2. Playtime Challenges: March 12 (00:00 UTC)–March 25 (23:59 UTC)
    
  • Event 3: Wacky Toshi's Secret Request: March 12 (00:00 UTC)–March 25 (23:59 UTC)
    

• Fourth Anniversary Celebration Part 1
  
  • Event 1: Extra Special Attendance: March 3–April 1 (23:59 UTC)
    
  • Event 2: Dark Rift Update: Mammore is Back!: March 4 (09:00 UTC)–March 25 (before maintenance)
    
  • Event 3: [March Update] Black Spirit's Adventure: UPGRADED: Mar 3–March 25 (before maintenance)
    
  • Event 4: Golden Challenges for New Adventurers: March 3–April 1 (before maintenance)
    
  • Event 5. Afuaru's Guild Event for the New and Returning: March 3–March 25 (before maintenance)
    

• Succession of Events: Guardian: March 3 (after maintenance)–March 25 (before maintenance)
  

[h3]Ended Events[/h3]

• SUPER FEVER TIME
  
  
• Succession of Events: Striker and Mystic
  
  
• Sweet Surprise
  
  
• Bonus! Mysterious Knight is Back!
  

[h3]Content[/h3]
[h3]Hunting Matchlock[/h3]

We have reworked the movements you can make while equipping a hunting matchlock because we have heard that squatting and standing up with a matchlock was inconvenient due to the lack of speed and connectivity of these movements. Therefore we have focused on alleviating these issues. We hope that thanks to these changes you will be able to be more reactive to different situations while hunting.

• We have changed how you move while equipping a hunting matchlock as follows.
  
  • Increased the speed you squat or stand up by 30%.
    
  • If you are going from squatting to standing up when you try to move forward, you will walk forward and not move forward from a squatting position.
    
  • You can now start moving while reloading your matchlock.
    
  • You will now reload your three bullets one at a time instead of three at once.
    
    • If you get interrupted while reloading (e.g. due to a CC status effect) the bullet you were currently reloading will not count and only the number of bullets you have reloaded so far will be in your matchlock. This means you could end up with zero, one, or two bullets reloaded instead of the usual three.
      
  • You can now start rolling while reloading your matchlock. However, this will count as an interruption and the reload will be unsuccessful.
    
    • You can start rolling while reloading your matchlock from both a standing or squatting position.
      

[h3]New Sea Coin Shop[/h3]

We wanted Sea Coins to not only be useful for the Great Ocean contents and but also become a more universally useful currency. Therefore we want to add more ways you can use the coins so there is more supply and demand for these coins.

This is why we added a new Sea Coin Shop to Lema Island. You can buy certain useful items and Manos accessories there with Sea Coins. However, to try and minimize the effect this might have on the Silver-based economy, we have put purchase limits on the items sold in this new shop.

• Ravinia's twin sister Rebinia has opened up a Sea Coin Shop on Lema Island.
  
  • You can purchase the following items from Rebinia's shop.
    
  • You can only purchase the special, limited boxes containing the items below from Rebinia on Lema Island.
    

• You can no longer exchange Sea Coin Coupons for Manos accessories via Ravinia.
  
  
• You can now sell each Sea Coin Coupon to Ravinia or Rebinia for Sea Coin x10.
  
  
• You can now only enter the Altar of Blood if your HP is at 100%.
  

[h2]Class Changes[/h2]

[h3]All classes[/h3]

We are preparing balance patches for each class. Instead of large changes, we also want to build on the uniqueness of each class and work on detailing. This may take us some time but we will try our best to bring changes that will improve your gameplay experience.

[h3]Ranger[/h3]

• Fixed the issue where Prime: Descending Current skills froze and did not start automatically shooting arrows when used during their cooldowns, even after a certain amount of time had passed.
  

[h3]Sorceress[/h3]

• Fixed the issue where Engulfing Shadow activated without the dashing motion when the skill was used after ranged skills like Abyssal Flame, Dream of Doom, or Signs of Agony.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the Dark Maneuver skills looked deactivated after learning the skill Prime: Dark Manipulation, even when the Dark Maneuver skills were already learned.
  

[h3]Berserker[/h3]

• Fixed the issue where the special Beast Form effects of Prime: Fierce Strike, Prime: Predatory Hunt, and Prime: Beastly Wind Slash were not applied.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the Claw Scar effect was not applied when using Prime: Fierce Strike in Beast Mode.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where Berseker inflicted the Injury debuff when using Prime: Predatory Hunt in Beast Mode.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where Berserker made a landing motion before jumping when Prime: Predatory Hunt was used on a slope.
  

[h3]Tamer[/h3]

• Removed the "Pushes the target on good hits" effect of the following skills.
  Allround Spinner
  
  • Lightning of Earth
    
  • Surging Tide
    
  • Upward Claw
    
  • Prime: Upward Claw
    
  • Prime: Surging Tide
    
  • Prime: Lightning of Earth
    
  • Prime: Allround Spinner
    

• Reduced the distance of the "Pushes the target on good hits" effect of the following skills.
  
  • Echo Pierce
    
  • Heilang: Whiplash
    
  • Fearful Trembling
    
  • Prime: Whiplash
    
  • Succession: Fearful Trembling
    

[h3]Valkyrie[/h3]

• Fixed the issue where the extra effects of Flow: Breath of Elion were applied when Breath of Elion skills were used in longsword mode, even if Flow: Breath of Elion was not yet learned.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where Shield Chase was activated if the ↑ + Shift keys were pressed while going from longsword combat to non-combat mode.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where longsword skills could sometimes not be cast after using Breath of Elion with a Quick Slot in lancia mode.
  

[h3]Maehwa[/h3]

• When using the skill Prime: Decapitation, its Red Blade buff will now take into effect right after the extra hits of the skills begin.
  

[h3]Ninja[/h3]

• You can no longer cast Smokescreen or Prime: Smokescreen by holding SPACE after Prime: Blade Spin.
  
  • Instead, you will now have to press SPACE twice.
    

• Fixed the issue where the Ninja made a falling motion after the extra hits of Succession: Ankle Cutter or the extra hits of Succession: Crescent Slash even when the skills were used at a low altitude.
  

[h3]Dark Knight[/h3]

• Reduced the range of the floating effect of Prime: Slanted Balance.
  
  • However, the damage range has not been changed.
    

[h3]Striker[/h3]

• Fixed the issue where the knockdown effect of the last hit of Prime: Fist Fury was not applied from horseback.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where all your Martial Spirit Shards were consumed when you had two left before using Crouching Wolf, then Flash Step.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where Striker would sometimes not only start sprinting after moving forward while going from Gauntlet combat to non-combat mode, but also return to combat mode.
  

[h3]Guardian[/h3]

• Fixed the issue where Foretold Encounter was not cast if Guardian jumped while sprinting in jordun mode.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where stamina was consumed by 400 if you used Omua's Objurgation during Awakening: Juggernaut.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where Guardian stopped in her actions after trying to use Omua's Objurgation during Awakening: Juggernaut without enough stamina.
  
  
• You can now use Prime: Mutilation by pressing Shift + RMB after Prime: Black Blood Slaughter.
  
  • If the Prime: Black Blood Slaughter cannot be cast after Prime: Mutilation, then the third hit of Prime: Beast Demolisher will be triggered instead.
    

• You can now cast Prime: Infernal Nemesis by pressing C during Juggernaut.
  
  
• Increased the casting speed for Prime: Savage Hack.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where Attack Speed stats did not influence Claw Reveal and Prime: Claw Reveal skills.
  

[h3]Item Changes[/h3]

• Fixed the issue where you could not get Mushroom Hypha from gathering the mushrooms in Polly's Forest.
  
  
• Fixed the text about the usage of the following items in their descriptions.
  
  • Mirror of Equilibrium
    
  • Inverted Heart of Garmoth
    

• Fixed the issue where you could obtain [Event] Serendian Token of Protection even though the relevant event had ended.
  
  
• The Item Drop Amount effect of Item Collection Increase Scroll items will now only apply to junk items.
  
  
• You can no longer give an NPC gear with a crystal transfused to it during a quest or via the Exchange function.
  

A new version of Shakatu's seals, the [Event] Shining Shakatu's Seals has been added and the existing [Event] Shakatu's Seals have been updated.

[h3][Event] Shining Shakatu's Seals[/h3]

• These are special seals Shakatu presents to people he built a relationship with over a long time. Collect the seals and take them to Raomi, Shakatu's right-hand man, to exchange them for top quality items. Please right-click on the item for the exact NPC location.
  
  • You can only exchange the seals if your character is Lv. 56 or higher.
    

[h3][Event] Shakatu's Seal[/h3]

• [Event] Shakatu's Seals can be exchanged for items with Dellus, Shakatu's right-hand man. Please right-click on the item for his exact location.
  
  
• Additional items you can exchange with [Event] Shakatu's Seals have been added with March 18 maintenance. Please refer to the chart below.
  
  • This is an additional option and not a replacement of existing items you can exchange with the seals.
    

• For details on newly added Pearl Shop Update, please click < Here >!
  

[h2]Monster Changes[/h2]

• Doubled the chance of looting Garmoth's Heart from the world boss version of Garmoth.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the wrong reward for defeating Muskan, Ferrid, or Ronan at the Dark Rift was given out.
  

[h2]Quests & Knowledge[/h2]

[h3]Quest[/h3]

• Changed the third entry of the Valentine's Day Adventure Log to be more concise and better fit the UI.
  
  
• You should now be able to interact with Catherine's Journal more easily to complete the quest objective of the Kamasylvia main quest Sea of Spring.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the Decimator of Tulitua, who appears during the quest The Song of Okiara Spirit, did not die even after a certain amount of time.
  
  
• The type of awakening weapon you get for completing the awakening questline for your character has been changed as follows.
  
  • Before
    
    • Green grade, enhancement level +10 awakening weapon
      
    • Blue grade, enhancement level +0 awakening weapon
      
  • Now
    
    • An enhancement level +0 blue grade awakening weapon with the same stats as an enhancement level +10 green grade one
      
      • This weapon cannot be enhanced further.
        

• Changed the quest objective of the fourth entry of the third volume of Bartali's Adventure Log so you no longer have to put on the earring left behind by the witch, but show the earring to a certain NPC.
  

[h2]Interface Changes[/h2]

• Fixed the issue where the notification on the upper left side of the screen for completing an Adventure Log quest did not appear properly.
  
  
• You can now see how much time you have left until your rifle is reloaded whenever you reload your rifle in the Sniper Rifle minigame.
  
  
• The font size of the basic text bubble description was decreased.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where it was difficult to select the buttons near the text bubble that appears on the lower right side of the screen.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the button for the bargain minigame could not be pressed when you are a trade magnate.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the number of Theiah's Orb items you owned was not displaying properly.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the text about contribution points did not fit for certain NPCs in the Find NPC window.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where text would overlap when the size of the War Status window was reduced.
  

[h2]Resolved Issues[/h2]

• [Archer] Fixed the issue where the Ra'ghon, Crossbow, and hands disappeared in the Beauty and Character Customization windows.
  
  
• [Lahn] Fixed the graphical issue with the crescent pendulum when going up gentle hills.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where a notification appeared multiple times when opening the Recruit Guild Member window.
  
  
• [Witch/Wizard] Fixed the issue where Succession: Magic Arrow could be cast even if the Magic Arrow skills were locked.
  
  
• [Guardian] Fixed the command key text for Prime: Black Blood Slaughter.
  
  
• Skill Add-on reset will immediately be applied when using the Combat/Skill EXP Exchange Coupon.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the wrong quest titles were appearing for some of the Kamasylvia main quests in the Quest window.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where you were able to use the Dark Flame Steps skill after using the Drift skill while two riders were riding the Dream Horse Doom using the two-seater skill.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where certain structures looked unnatural in the following places.
  
  • Arehaza
    

• Fixed the issue where characters who left a guild were still able to ride on the back seat of the guild's elephant.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where characters who left a guild alliance while riding the alliance's elephant could remain on the elephant.
  
  
• You can now purchase villa buffs from your campsite with the Silver from your inventory, even if you do not have knowledge of the capital of the region you are currently at.
  
  • However, if you want to use Silver from the storage, you will still need to have the relevant knowledge.
    

• Fixed the issue where the windows for purchasing or selling certain items on the Central Market sometimes did not open.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the graphs of the market prices of certain items did not appear correctly.
  

[h2]Known Issues[/h2]

• [NA only] We are aware of the issue where Fever Time is working from 17:00–24:00 PDT instead of 16:00–23:00 PDT on weekdays and 16:00–04:00 PDT instead of 15:00–03:00 PDT on weekends. The daylight savings time for NA will be implemented for Fever Time on NA with the maintenance on March 25 maintenance. We apologize for the inconvenience.
  

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

[h3]Event 1: Suppressed Boss Gear Event[/h3]
Period: March 18 (after maintenance)–June 24 (before maintenance)

Get Suppressed Boss Weapons via Challenges (Y) to receive Suppressed Boss Defense Gear via special quests! Suppressed boss gears have stats equal to that of TRI boss gears! Adventurers who already have better gear can sell these items to NPC Shops for 100–200 million Silver each.

[Part 1]
Reach a certain level for the following Challenges (Y) and obtain Suppressed boss weapon box




[Part 2]

Reach a certain level for the following Challenges (Y) and obtain the items to receive the below special quests.



Open the challenge reward items to get special quests that can be completed to receive suppressed boss defense gear boxes.



Please note these quests cannot be reaccepted after being forfeited.



Event Notice

• Suppressed Boss Defense Gear has stats. equal to that of TRI-level boss defense gear. However, Suppressed Boss Defense Gear cannot be enhanced and cannot be registered to the Central Market.
  
  
• Suppressed Boss Defense Gears can however be sold to NPC Shops, but please note their prices could be changed depending on the Durability of the defense gears.
  
  
• All event-related challenges and quests will be deleted when the event period ends. However the event-related items will remain even after the event ends.
  

[h2]Read the rest of the events >>Here<<[/h2]

Dear Players,

We will perform our weekly maintenance as follows:

[h3]Date: Wednesday, March 18th 2020[/h3]

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

• Global 9:00 UTC ~ 13:00 UTC
  
• Central (EU) 10:00 CEST ~ 14:00 CEST
  
• West Coast (NA) 2:00 PDT ~ 6:00 PDT
  
• East Coast (NA) 5:00 EDT ~ 9:00 EDT
  

[h3]Reasons:[/h3]

• Fourth Anniversary Celebration Part 3 will start.
  
  • Suppressed Boss Gear Event will begin.
    
  • Altar of Blood: Distorted Illusion Event will begin.
    

• Save the Wildlife Charity Event will start.
  
• Spring Has Sprung Event will begin.
  
  • The beautiful spring-themed background will be applied for the event period of March 18 (after maintenance)–April 8 (before maintenance).
    

• A Knightly Pursuit Event will start.
  
• Attendance Rewards (Loyal, New, Returning) will be refreshed.
  

[h3]Ending Events:[/h3]

• SUPER FEVER TIME
  
• Sweet Surprise
  
• Succession of Events: Striker and Mystic
  
• Bonus! Mysterious Knight is Back!
  

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

Greetings Adventurers,

We are not done with the Black Desert Online's fourth anniversary! This week we are giving out free Cron Stones (500 to be exact) to your in-game mailbox, three new bosses are appearing from the Dark Rifts, and you can get some extra free items thanks to the playtime challenges and Wacky Toshi's Secret Request!

Regarding class balance, this update is bringing a lot of changes.

Also, please note that daylight saving time 2020 for North America began on Sunday, March 8 (02:00 PST) and will end on Sunday, November 1 (02:00 PST). For Europe, summer time 2020 will begin on Sunday, March 29 (02:00 CET) and end on Sunday, October 25 (03:00 CET).

Continue reading for details of the changes, fixes, and events included in this patch:


[h2]Event & System[/h2]

[h3]New Events[/h3]

• Fourth Anniversary Celebration Part 2
  
  • Event 1. Dark Rift Update: Three New Bosses
    
    • Period: March 11 (after maintenance)–April 1 (before maintenance)
      
    • Check out three more additions of Dark Rift bosses ([Event] Leebur, [Event] Titium, [Event] Skeleton King) to obtain a brand new Box of the Enraged Dead by chance.
      
  • Event 2. Playtime Challenges
    
    • Period: March 12 (00:00 UTC)–March 25 (23:59 UTC)
      
    • Play daily and get the below rewards via the Challenge tab (Y) such as Item Collection Increase Scroll (60 min) and [Event] Shakatu's Seal based on your accumulated playtime.
      
  • Event 3: Wacky Toshi's Secret Request
    
    • Period: March 12 (00:00 UTC)–March 25 (23:59 UTC)
      
    • Complete Wacky Toshi's secret request via the event quest to obtain more [Event] Shakatu's Seals!
      
  • Click < Here > for the full details on these celebratory events!
    

[h3]Community Event[/h3]

• Time Travel Screenshots
  
  • Period
    
    • Submission: March 10–23
      
    • Winners' announcement: March 25
      
  • Event Rules
    
    • Re-enact a scene in your Black Desert Online adventures and share the screenshot via SNS for a chance to win a Succession-themed outfit, Secret Book of Old Moon (15 Days), and Item Collection Increase Scroll (60 min) items!
      
  • Click < Here > for the full details on the event held via our official Forums.
    

[h3]Ongoing Events[/h3]

• [Web Event] A Shift in the Dark Rift: March 3– March 25 (before maintenance)
  
  • Be sure to check out the web event daily for your bonus rewards
    

• Fourth Anniversary Celebration Part 1
  
  • Event 1: Extra Special Attendance: March 3–April 1 (23:59 UTC)
    
  • Event 2: Dark Rift Update: Mammore is Back!: March 4 (09:00 UTC)–March 25 (before maintenance)
    
  • Event 3: [March Update] Black Spirit's Adventure: UPGRADED: Mar 3–March 25 (before maintenance)
    
  • Event 4: Golden Challenges for New Adventurers: March 3–April 1 (before maintenance)
    
  • Event 5. Afuaru's Guild Event for the New and Returning: March 3–March 25 (before maintenance)
    

• Sweet Surprise: March 3 (after maintenance)–March 18 (before maintenance)
  
  
• Succession of Events: Guardian: March 3 (after maintenance)–March 25 (before maintenance)
  
  
• Succession of Events: Striker and Mystic: February 26 (after maintenance)–Mar 18 (before maintenance)
  

[h3]Ended Events[/h3]

• Pre-Anniversary Celebration
  
  • Event 1: Rebellion of Bosses & Event 2: Lara's Four Requests
    

• [Fourth Anniversary Special!] Thank You for Four Years
  
  
• Festival of Horses
  
  
• Succession of Events: Lahn
  

[h3]Reward Distribution[/h3]

[h3]Fourth Anniversary Celebratory Gifts Continues![/h3]

• All Adventurers: Check your in-game mailbox (B) now to claim Cron Stone x500.
  
  • Please make sure to claim the Cron Stone x500 gift from your in-game mailbox (B) before the April 8 maintenance or it will disappear.
    

• Returning Adventurers: For returning adventurers who have returned between February. 2 (09:00 UTC)–March 3 (09:00 UTC), your [Event] Settlement Pack l and [Event] Lv. 57 Travel Kit items have been sent as well.
  
  • Please claim these items from your in-game mailbox before the April 1 maintenance or they will disappear.
    

[h3]Content[/h3]

• Lowered the amount of Contribution EXP needed to gain Contribution Points.
  

Contribution points are an important resource for all sorts of content, such as investing in production or trade. Therefore we decided to reduce the amount of Contribution EXP needed to gain Contribution Points. Although this should help out all adventurers it should especially help new adventurers, as well as adventurers with few Contribution Points, get better settled in the world of Black Desert Online.

• Added a new type of sailor who is .
  

[h3]System[/h3]

• Changed the Node/Conquest War schedule for our North American server due to the start of daylight saving.
  
  • Before
    
    • Node War: Sunday–Friday: 18:00–20:00 PST (02:00–04:00 UTC)
      
    • Conquest War: Saturday 18:00–22:00 PST (02:00–06:00 UTC)
      
  • Now
    
    • Node War: Sunday–Friday: 18:00–20:00 PDT (01:00–03:00 UTC)
      
    • Conquest War: Saturday 18:00–22:00 PDT (01:00–05:00 UTC)
      

[h2]Mounts[/h2]

• You can now fire cannons even after toggling on the "Continuously use BreezySail" option on the following ships.
  
  • Improved Epheria Sailboat
    
  • Improved Epheria Frigate
    
  • Epheria Caravel
    
  • Epheria Galleass
    
  • Epheria Carrack
    

[h2]Class Changes[/h2]

[h3]All Classes[/h3]

• Changed the accuracy rate of the following skills from 100% to 50%.
  

We have decided to reduce the accuracy rate of certain skills from 100% to 50%. We understand that skills with 100% accuracy are important for PvP and that changing their accuracy rates might change how these and other skills will be used by many of you. However, we wanted to bring more balance to PvP contents especially to those particular instances when characters with low AP easily overpower characters with high DP by using certain skills consecutively. Thus we have adjusted the accuracy rate of the following skills, and reworked certain other skills to compensate.

[h3]Warrior[/h3]

• Removed the Critical Hit Rate effect of Prime: Ground Slash skills.
  
  
• Changed the cooldown for Prime: Take Down from 7 to 13 seconds.
  
  
• Changed the damage dealt by Prime: Scars of Dusk skills as follows.
  
  
  
• Lengthened the cooldown of Prime: Take Down.
  

Prime: Take Down allows your character to grab his target regardless of the target's blocks or CC status effects. Even if the grab fails, because the cooldown for this skill is relatively short the skill could be used in quick succession until the grab succeeds. Therefore we decided to lengthen the skill's cooldown.

[h3]Berserker[/h3]

• Fixed the issue where the duration of Prime: Raging Thunder was shortened when using the skill while moving.
  

[h3]Valkyrie[/h3]

• Fixed the issue where Purificatione did not deal damage to targets right in front of your character when it was used consecutively.
  

[h3]Musa[/h3]

With Succession, the Musa can use the Prime: Serene Mind buff to consume Stamina to continue using strong skills during their cooldowns. This includes skills with block and CC status effects, which we have observed is making Musa a difficult opponent. Therefore we introduced a cooldown for Prime: Serene Mind in the Global Lab. However, this change weakened one of the defining characteristics of Musa's Succession and made the class weaker in both PvE and PvP. This is why we decided to instead make the damage of certain skills less when used during cooldown when the Prime: Serene Mind buff is in effect.

We also reworked the Awakening skills Projection, Flow: Extra Credit, and Flow: Backflow, to be easier to combo in different ways, especially focusing on how Projection and Flow: Extra Credit pushes their targets so far that it was hard to follow up with a combo during PvE.

• Reduced the attack ranges of Projection and Flow: Extra Credit.
  
  • Therefore these skills will push targets less far.
    

• You can now combo Flow: Extra Credit faster after Projection.
  
  
• You can now combo Flow: Dash Slash after Below the Belt by holding the LMB.
  
  
• You can now combo Flow: Backflow after Below the Belt by pressing → + LMB or ← + LMB.
  
  
• Super Armor should now take into effect after the third hit of Prime: Gale regardless of the status of the Prime: Serene Mind buff.
  
  
• Increased the attack range of the third hit of Prime: Gale with the Prime: Serene Mind buff.
  
  
• Changed the duration of the Prime: Serene Mind buff from 5 to 7 seconds.
  
  
• Changed the skill description of Prime: Prime: Serene Mind to hopefully be clearer.
  
  
• Reduced the damage dealt by the following skills when used during their cooldown while consuming the Prime: Serene Mind buff.
  
  • Rising Storm: Blaze
    
  • Prime: Blooming
    
  • Prime: Cyclone Slash
    
  • Prime: Gale
    

• Changed when the Stun effect of Prime: Blooming takes into effect while consuming the Prime: Serene Mind buff.
  
  • Before
    
    • Stun per each slash hit
      
  • Now
    
    • Stun at the first slash hit
      

• The damage of Prime: Blooming will no longer be divided when hitting multiple targets.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where you could not get the Prime: Serene Mind buff while using Ultimate: Musa Spirit.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where casting the following skills during their cooldowns while consuming the Prime: Serene Mind buff was slow.
  
  • Rising Storm: Blaze
    
  • Prime: Gale
    
  • Prime: Cyclone Slash
    

• Fixed the issue where the following skills would be cast even when they were locked if the Prime: Serene Mind buff was activated.
  
  • Prime: Gale
    
  • Prime: Cyclone Slash
    
  • Rising Storm: Blaze
    
  • Prime: Blooming
    

[h3]Maehwa[/h3]

Maehwa's Awakening skills would have been especially affected by the accuracy effect changes of this week, especially when it came to their uniqueness and utility. Therefore we adjusted the attack range and damage of certain skills and added an All Evasion Rate reduction effect to Sticky Snowflake skills so that Maehwa's Awakening skills can still maintain some of their characteristics.

• Added an "All Evasion Rate -3%" effect to successful hits of Sticky Snowflake skills.
  
  
• Corrected the attack range of Sticky Snowflake skills to better match their graphical effects.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the damage of Prime: Blooming and Maehwa: Ascension to Heaven was divided when hitting multiple enemies.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where text describing the accuracy effects of the following skills was missing.
  
  • Petal Drill
    
  • Black Spirit: Petal Drill
    
  • Petal Bloom
    
  • Black Spirit: Petal Bloom
    
  • Flow: December
    
  • Flow: Cloud Stab
    

• Flow: Moonlight Dash is now quick slot available.
  
  
• The damage dealt by Flow: Moonlight Dash will now correlate to the damage dealt by the Petal Bloom skill used before it.
  
  
• Corrected the attack range of the following skills to better match their graphical effects.
  
  • Frost Pillars (when not in cooldown)
    
  • Flow: Tip of an Iceberg
    

[h3]Ninja[/h3]

When you compare the Succession skills of Ninja that of Kunoichi, with whom he has many skills in common, Ninja's skills have greater attack range and faster combos that can deal high damage. This meant that it was possible to defeat characters with high DP even with relatively low AP. Therefore, we have adjusted the PvP damage dealt by certain skills.

We have also adjusted the duration of continuous damage effects such as burn, poison, and bleeding damage effects. They caused so much damage they rendered HP Potions effectively useless for long periods, but these effects should now be better contained within the duration of a battle.

In addition, since the only skill to switch from Shortsword to Sura Katana mode was Awakening: Narusawa's Sura Katana we have amended Sudden Decapitation to allow transition from Shortsword to Sura Katana mode.

• Changed the All Evasion Rate effect of Smokescreen skills as follows.
  
  
  
• You can now go from Shortsword to Sura Katana mode by using Sudden Decapitation.
  
  
• You can now combo Drastic Measure after Vacuum Slash or the second hit of Sudden Decapitation.
  
  
• You can now combo Flow: Execution and the transition stance attacks of Serpent Ascension.
  
  
• Changed the AP increase effect of Prime: Fatal Blow skills from Melee AP to All AP.
  
  
• Changed the duration of the burn, poison, and bleeding damage effects of Succession skills from 18 to 9 seconds.
  
  
• Changed the PvP damage dealt by the following skills.
  
  
  
• Reduced the attack range of the extra hits of Prime: Shuriken Flight and Succession: Crescent Slash.
  
  
• Reduced the distance traveled when using going into the Alert stance after Prime: Smokescreen or Prime: Evasive Shuriken Malice.
  
  
• Changed the All Evasion Rate effects of the following skills.
  
  • Ninjutsu: Oni Shadow
    
  • Shuriken: Moon Dive
    
  • Prime: Smokescreen
    

• Fixed the issue where the wrong number of hits was written in the skill description for the transition stance attacks of Serpent Ascension.
  

[h3]Kunoichi[/h3]

The Succession skills Prime: Flash Slash and Black Spirit: Prime: Flash Slash not only deal high damage but also has Super Armor and Invincible effects and even allows you to move during the skill. Therefore we decided to adjust the PvP damage dealt by these skills.

As for Kunoichi's Awakening skills, since you can now combo Danse Macabre during Lunatic Discus or Chain Crash: Sah Chakram we will also allow for you to evade during these skills. Moreover, since you can now use Chain Crash: Sah Chakram during its cooldown so you can use it between core skills in addition to Wheel of Wrath.

• Changed the All Evasion Rate effect of Smokescreen skills as follows.
  
  
  
• You can now combo Danse Macabre during Lunatic Discus or Chain Crash: Sah Chakram.
  
  
• Added a PvE only Critical Hit Rate +50% effect to Chain Crash: Sah Chakram.
  
  
• You can now use Chain Crash: Sah Chakram during its cooldown.
  
  
• You can now combo Chain Crash: Sah Chakram faster after Half Moon Slash, Wheel of Wrath, or Flow: Indignation.
  
  
• Changed the cooldown of Lunatic Discus from 15 to 12 seconds.
  
  
• Reduced the PvP damage dealt by Lethal Spin Spree skills by 17%.
  
  
• You can now only activate the extra hit Prime: Tendon Cutter after the skill's third hit.
  
  
• Changed the PvP damage dealt by the following skills.
  
  
  
• Changed the All Evasion Rate effect of the following skills.
  
  • Ninjutsu: Oni Shadow
    
  • Ninjutsu: Sinew Cut
    
  • Assassin's Trail
    

[h3]Striker[/h3]

A primary feature of Striker Succession skills is Prime: Discharge Energy and its effect. However using the Prime: Discharge Energy effect makes your character sluggish, which frustrated many adventurers. This is why we have reduced the sluggishness when using Prime: Discharge Energy and made it easier to combo smoothly, in a way that still befits a skill that is supposed to discharge energy. We have also made it so that Flash Step will be strengthened after Succession so it will be easier to move while using core Striker skills.

• You can now combo Prime: Skull Crusher faster after Twisted Collision.
  
  
• Prime: Skull Crusher will now only activate after Striker has landed if the skill is used after Flow: Fatal Smash.
  
  
• Flash Step skills will now be strengthened after Succession.
  
  • You can now use the skills three times consecutively.
    
  • Stamina will be consumed when using the skills consecutively.
    

• Changed the effects of Succession: Ankle Hook as follows.
  
  • Before
    
    • Bound on good hits
      
  • Now
    
    • Bound on good 1 hit(s) (PvE Only)
      
    • Push the target on good hits (PvE Only)
      

• You can now use Combo: Venom Fang by pressing LMB after Flow: Bombardment.
  
  
• Reworked Prime: Discharge Energy so it is easier to combo with other skills.
  
  
• Lessened how much Striker gets slower after using Prime: Discharge Energy.
  
  
• You can now combo the following skills after Prime: Rampaging Predator.
  
  • Knee Hammer
    
  • Wolf's Hunger
    
  • Rage Hammer
    
  • Roaring Tiger
    
  • Hidden Claw
    

• You can now combo Prime: Rampaging Predator faster after the following skills.
  
  • Flash Step
    
  • Knee Hammer
    

• You can now combo Prime: Skull Crusher by pressing F after Somersault.
  
  
• You can now combo Prime: Crimson Fang or Prime: Roaring Tiger after Mass Destruction skills.
  
  
• The Stun effect of Prime: Wolf's Fang will now apply to monsters and hostile adventurers when Prime: Wolf's Fang is done charging or when a burst of energy is released during Flow: Prey Hunt.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where WP was not consumed when using Prime: Wolf's Fang instead of Prime: Discharge Energy.
  

[h3]Mystic[/h3]

We envisioned Mystic's Succession skills to be used in chains of attacks. However certain skills could not be used consecutively during cooldown, disrupting potential combos. This is why we have changed these skills so that they can be used consecutively even during cooldown. Also, since it was harder to move Mystic with her Succession skills compared with her Awakening skills, we have reworked Succession: Flash Step so it can be used three times consecutively after Succession.

• Fixed the issue where CC status effects were applied to all hits when Hidden Claw was used after Dash Buster.
  
  
• Flash Step skills will now be strengthened after Succession.
  
  • You can now use the skills three times consecutively.
    
  • Stamina will be consumed when using the skills consecutively.
    

• You can now combo Flow: Sky Rammer or Flow: Strikethrough after Prime: Sea Burial.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where Somersault was not activated after pressing the Q + F keys after Scissor Kick.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where text about the push effect of Hidden Claw hits was missing.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the last hit of Prime: Hidden Claw was not applied during its cooldown.
  
  
• Added text about how the knockback effect will not be applied with the last hit during the Prime: Hidden Claw 's cooldown.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where pressing the command keys for Rage Hammer (Shift + Q) triggered Nature's Wrath or Unbridled Wrath instead.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where Martial Spirit Shards would not be consumed to strengthen skills in the following situations even when there were 30 of them.
  
  • When used after Prime: Rage Hammer
    
  • When Black Spirit: Roaring Tiger skills were locked
    
  • When Black Spirit: Prime: Roaring Tiger skills were locked
    

• Fixed the issue where Black Spirit: Prime: Roaring Tiger skills would activate under certain circumstances even after they were locked.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the durability of gear was consumed irregularly when Mystic used skills with Succession activated.
  

[h3]Guardian[/h3]

• You can now jump by pressing the LMB in non-combat mode while moving by pressing the RMB.
  
  
• You can now use the following item with the Guardian
  
  • [Event] Premium Outfit Box
    

[h2]Item Changes[/h2]

• Added text about red grade gear to the item descriptions of Memory Fragment items.
  
  
• Fixed the item descriptions of the Golden Pig's Blessing items.
  
  
• For details on newly added Pearl Shop Update, please click < Here >!
  

[h2]Monster Changes[/h2]

• Changed the World Boss schedule for our North American server due to the start of daylight saving.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where other adventurers could loot from monsters you defeated at the Sea Monster Habitat even after a certain amount of time had passed.
  

[h2]Quests & Knowledge[/h2]

[h3]Quest[/h3]

• You can now see the quest [Lv.58] Valtarra Altar of Training recommended for you under the Suggested tab of the Skill window even when you are doing the renewed version of the Kamasylvia main quests.
  

[h3]Knowledge[/h3]

• Fixed the knowledge entry and recipe of Assorted Side Dishes.
  
  • Before
    
    • Dried Squid x2
      
  • Now
    
    • Squid x1
      

[h2]Interface Changes[/h2]

• Updated the following UIs.
  
  • Find NPC
    
  • Conquest
    

• Changed the message that appears if you have exceeded the number of items you can place in your fence garden or residence to the following.
  
  • Cannot place any more due to the installment limit.
    

• A kill notification should now appear after each kill or forceful slaughter at the Red Battlefield or during Node/Conquest War.
  
  
• You can now see the amount of material needed to enhance an item even when you don't have any of the material in the inventory.
  
  
• Changed the design of the skill tree in the Guild window for easier use by moving certain skills to the top of the window.
  
  
• You can now only use the Find NPC function to locate the Storage Keeper of a region if you have knowledge of that particular Storage Keeper.
  Fixed the issue where the names of certain guilds on the Guild Rank window were stricken out.
  
  
• You can now choose between two types of navigation path settings (exact or smooth) on either water or land.
  
  • Go to the Settings window and the General Settings > Misc tab to toggle between the two options.
    

• Fixed the issue where the Warehouse window would appear too far to the top of the screen when accessed through an NPC.
  
  
• You can now purchase additional slots for the storage at Iliya Island.
  
  
• The Auto Arrange option will be toggled on by default when viewing the contents of your characters' inventories in the End Game window.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the instruction text for the Item Restore window overlapped with the Restore button.
  
  
• The View Server Details option for the Sever Change window will now be toggled off by default.
  
  • However, it will be on by default for new and returning adventurers.
    

• Decreased the font size of the text under View Server Details.
  
  
• Simplified the text about Node/Conquest War Server per Territory under View Server Details.
  
  
• You should now see explanatory text about Trial characters when you select the Trial tab in the Character Selection window.
  

[h2]Resolved Issues[/h2]

• Fixed the graphical issue where grass appeared to be floating at certain regions of South Kaia Mountain and the Balenos Mountains.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the cooldown of your Alchemy Stone took into effect even when the Alchemy Stone was not used because it cannot be used underwater.
  
  
• [Sorceress] Fixed the issue where Shard Explosion would not hit any targets when used by a character set to the shortest possible height customization.
  
  
• [Kunoichi] Fixed the issue where the Sah Chakram briefly became transparent in between using Lunatic Discus and Danse Macabre.
  
  
• [Shai] Fixed the issue where a graphical issue was missing in the Talent non-combat mode.
  
  
• [Striker] Fixed the text issue with the descriptions of the following skills.
  
  • Succession: Martial Deva
    
    • Before
      
      • RMB after Ankle Hook
        
    • After
      
      • RMB after Succession: Ankle Hook
        

• [Striker] Fixed some typos and phrasings in the following skills.
  
  • Succession: Striker's Vigor
    
  • Prime: Discharge Energy
    

• Fixed the issue where the minimap was not functioning properly at areas out at sea.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where you could send friend requests to characters of adventurers you were already friends with.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the character would look awkward in certain situations when equipped with the following outfits.
  
  • [Mystic] Gloomy Fox
    
  • [Ninja] Obsidian Arrow
    

[h2]Known Issues[/h2]

• We are aware of the issue where world boss Kzarka still drops [Event] Serendian Token of Protection as loot after being defeated even after the event Lara's Four Requests, which was a part of the Pre-Anniversary Celebration, has ended. Please note any [Event] Serendian Token of Protection obtained after the March 11 maintenance cannot be turned into Lara to exchange for [Event] Rare Tungrad Accessory Box as the event quest [Event] Lara's Special Request IV will be deleted with the March 11 maintenance. This does not interfere with normal loot for Kzarka and [Event] Serendian Token of Protection will no longer drop after the March 18 maintenance.
  
  
• We are aware of the text issue where the tooltip of [4th Anniversary] Costume Set 2+2 available in the Pearl Shop (F3) states that more that multiples of the same costume can be selected. Please note that this is a text error and only 1 per each costume can be selected for this package item. We apologize for the confusion and inconvenience.
  
  
• We are aware of the issue where there are certain situations where you cannot gather resources through Gathering mushrooms at Polly's Forest despite consuming Energy. This will be fixed on the regular maintenance on March 18. We apologize for the inconvenience.
  

[h3]Updated 16/03[/h3]

• We are aware of the intermittent issue where purchase or selling of certain items is unavailable. This will be resolved with March 18 maintenance. We apologize for the inconvenience.
  

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