Black Desert News

Greetings Adventurers,

You and your guild should better be prepared for the fight! We are revamping the Node and Conquest wars from this week in order to make them more enjoyable.

Enjoy the April Fools’ 2020 which will take place in game to get a lot of rewards and if you are seeking answers for your fortune, visit Black Spirit the Fortune Teller on our website!

Read more this week patch notes below:


[h2]Event & System[/h2]

[h3]New Events[/h3]

[h3]Web Promotion[/h3]

• Fortune Teller
  
  • Period: April 1–April 8 (23:59 UTC)
    
  • Black Spirit has become a fortune teller! Ask your questions and see what fate holds for you… < Here >

[h3]In-game Event[/h3]

• April Fools’ 2020
  
  • Event 1: Liar Liar
    
    • Period: April 2 (00:00 UTC)–April 8 (23:59 UTC)
      
    • Dosogan Nia is back again this year looking for the most talented liars in the world of Black Desert Online. Visit Dosogan Nia every day during the event period to hear about a rumor you can investigate yourself and make a choice!
      
    • Get an [Event] A Fateful Choice daily via Challenges (Y) tab, go see the relevant NPCs to make a choice where you will select between [Event] Truthful Lie or [Event] Deceitful Truth based on the answer you choose.
      
    • If you have successfully ‘lied’ by selecting the answer chosen by the fewer number of adventurers, you will be rewarded!
      
  • Event 2: Fool’s Gold
    
    • Period: April 1 (after maintenance)–April 8 (before maintenance)
      
    • During the event period, defeat monsters, fish, or gather to get rare accessories! But beware! Some of the items you get might not really be what they seem...
      
  • Click < Here > to see the most amusing events of the year in detail.
    

• Illness Debuff Removal
  
  • Period: April 1 (after maintenance)–Until further notice
    
  • Crossing the desert will no longer cause you any desert diseases and your sailors' health will no longer deteriorate when exploring an island or when exploring while sailing.
    
  • However, please note that when there is no ration or when you remote collect or destroy your ship, the sailors' health will still deteriorate.
    
  • This update will be maintained until any further notice.
    

With today's update, crossing the desert will no longer cause you heatstroke or hypothermia, and your sailors will no longer become unhealthy and ill.
This update will be applied, not until next week, but until any further notice.
As we really appreciate your passion and participation in BDO, we temporarily offer this debuff removal as help in this uncertain time. We are rooting for all of you. Thank you.

[h3]Ongoing Events[/h3]

• [Charity Event] Save the Wildlife
  
  • Choose your Cause: April 1 (after maintenance)–April 8 (before maintenance)!
    
  • Select the cause you would like to help out ! 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. Thank you very much for joining us again.
      

• Suppressed Boss Gear Event: March 18–June 24 (before maintenance)
  
  
• Find Your Oasis
  
  • Event 1: Hot Time - Drop Rate Boosts: March 25 (after maintenance)–April 8 (before maintenance)
    
  • Event 2: Get Boss Summon Scrolls: March 25 (after maintenance)-Until Further Notice
    
  • Event 3: Visit Ellie’s Shop: March 25 (after maintenance)–Until Further Notice
    
  • Event 4: Oasis Dream Chest: March 26 (00:00 UTC)-Until Further Notice
    

• Spring Has Sprung: March 18–April 8 (before maintenance)
  
  
• Spring Screenshot Contest
  
  • Spring into action and show the beauty of spring in the world of Black Desert Online! Simply take and share your spring-themed screenshot with #BDOSpring2020, your in-game Family Name, the class you want the outfit for if you win, and region (NA or EU) in the caption on your SNS channels!
    
  • 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.
    

• A Knightly Pursuit: March 19 (00:00UTC)–April 8 (23:59UTC)
  

[h3]Ended Events[/h3]

• Fourth Anniversary Celebration Part 2
  
  • Event 1. Dark Rift Update
    

• Fourth Anniversary Celebration Part 1
  
  • Event 1: Extra Special Attendance: Ends April 1 (23:59 UTC)
    
  • Event 2: Dark Rift Update: Mammore is Back!
    
  • Event 4: Golden Challenges for New Adventurers
    

• Spring Has Sprung
  
  • Event 1: Harvest the Plant
    
  • Event 3: Defeat Monsters, Gather, and Fish
    

[h3]Reward Distribution[/h3]

• Time Travel Screenshot Contest
  • Congratulations to the winners again; please check your in-game mailbox for the rewards.
    

• [Web Event] A Shift in the Dark Rift > Sent next week!
  
  • The special title ‘Fourth Time's the Charm’ for those who participated in the web event 20 days will be sent via in-game mail on April 8th maintenance. We apologize for the delay.
    

• [Charity Event] Save the Wildlife > Sent next week!
  
  • In-game titles and an additional item to be given for reaching our donation target goal amount will be sent via in-game mail on APril 8th maintenance. We apologize for the delay.
    

[h3]Content[/h3]

[h3]Node/Conquest War Revamp[/h3]

Node wars occur daily, and it's a content in which opposing guilds can compete against each other to conquer nodes. It's a content where guild members would have to unite to achieve their common goal. However, it became apparent that the content was not being played the way it was intended, and there were often players who would merely wait for opportunities by building a single Fort on a Node but not actually participate in the Node War (in hopes of being the only one on the Node and win without a fight). Thus we are preparing to revamp the rules in order to mitigate these issues and to bring back the original "fun factor" we intended these wars to provide. While we are preparing the revamp, we wanted to try to improve the current rules since we did not want the Node Wars to be played out as it is at the moment.

First of all, today's update has decreased the total number of Nodes in the Balenos, Serendia, Calpheon, Mediah, and Valencia territories by 30% (from 154 to 108).
Also, we have adjusted the balance per tiers of Node/Conquest Wars to improve the participation of the wars.

The prices and types of Forts and Annexes will be adjusted to be suitable for each tier. Wars can now continue for longer periods of time due to increased Max Durability per tier. Also, the damage against humans for the Hwacha and Flame Tower has been greatly increased to be even more useful in defending situations.

Lastly, we made price changes to the Fort and Annexes for Node/Conquest Wars, so that their prices would be different per tier. We lowered the prices for participating in tier 1 Node wars, and increased the prices for tiers 2, 3, and 4 to be suitable for the amount of tax rewards that can be obtained. Also, we increased the prices of Forts/Command Posts in the lower tiers, and decreased the prices of Annexes, so that they could be more affordable in lower tiers.

We will continue to bring in improvements to encourage more battles and more competitive Node/Conquest Wars. We will also try to introduce new rules to Node Wars as soon as possible.

• The items below which can be built in tier 1–4 Node Wars or Conquest Wars have been added to the Guild Military Supply shop.
  
  • You must now purchase items which are exclusive to each tier when participating in Node War/Conquest Wars.
    
  • Due to these changes, the Fort/Command Post/Field HQ built by guilds conquering the Balenos, Serendia, Calpheon, Mediah, Valencia territories have been updated to the newly added versions.
    
  • The prices of all annexes (Forts, Command Posts, Flame Towers, Supply Depots) have been changed like the following for each Node War/Conquest War tier.
    

• Since new exclusive items have been added to Node Wars and Conquest Wars, the following annex items have been removed.
  ※ Guilds in possession of these items will be reimbursed through Guild funds which match the value of the items which were in possession.
  

• The total number of nodes in the Balenos, Serendia, Calpheon, Mediah, and Valencia territories has decreased by around 30%.
  
  • This means that the total number of nodes in all the territories has been decreased from 154 to 108 nodes. Due to the decrease in overall nodes, the amount of tax for each node has been increased by around 30%.
    ※ However, the increased taxes will apply starting after the maintenance on April 1 (Wednesday).
    ※ Due to the decrease in nodes, all forts across the Black Desert world have been removed. Forts built in Node Wars before the maintenance on April 1 (Wed) will be reimbursed according to their value on the maintenance on April 8 (Wed), since they will be removed.
    

• The tiers and participant capacity for certain node areas have been changed like the below.
  
• The Max Durability for Command Posts, Forts, and other Annexes for Node War/Conquest War was increased like the following.
  
• The Max Durability of the following Annexes for Conquest Wars was increased by 100% compared to before.
  
  • [Guild] Siege Defense Tower (Conquest War)
    
  • [Guild] Wooden Fence (Conquest War)
    
  • [Guild] Medium Siege Tower Factory (Conquest War)
    
  • [Guild] Large Siege Tower Factory (Conquest War)
    
  • [Guild] Ballista Workshop (Conquest War)
    

• The damage for Hwacha and Flame Tower which can be used in Tier 4 Node/Conquest Wars was increased by 50% against humans.
  
  
• The names of certain Node/Conquest War Annexes were changed like the following.
  
  
  
• The "Barricade" which can be crafted from the Siege Weapon Workshop, and the "Iron Barricade" which can be upgraded using the Barricade have new names and changed Max Durabilities.
  
  • The "Sturdy Barricade" crafted from the Siege Weapon Workshop is not restricted by node tiers, and can also be used in Conquest Wars.
    

• A wrecked ship record has been added into My Info (P) → Journal.
  

[h3]System[/h3]

• Fixed the issue where some background music did not play properly while loading the game.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where saved Looped Auto Paths were deleted upon starting the game.
  
  
• The starting and ending times for Node/Conquest War and the Tribute Wagon departure time were put forward by 1 hour for our European servers due to the start of daylight saving time.
  
  • This simply means your Node/Conquest Wars will start at 20:00 CEST, and Tribute Wagons will depart at 18:00 CEST.
    

[h2]Mounts[/h2]

• Added description to BreezySail saying continuous use could take you off the auto-navigation route.
  
  
• Staying on an elephant when leaving Guild Alliance will require you to log back into the game.
  

[h2]Class Changes[/h2]

[h3]All Classes[/h3]

• Underwater swimming speed was increased when pressing the Q key to swim underwater while swimming forwards.
  
  
• Successful hits with Black Spirit's Rage 10%, 25%, and 50% skills will now de-mount targets.
  

[h3]Maehwa[/h3]

• Decreased the blood splatter effect of the following skills.
  
  • Ultimate: Maehwa’s Will, Chaos: Crimson Gust, Blooming Stride, Blooming Step
    

• You can now combo Flow: Cloud Stab after Stigma.
  
  
• You can now combo Flow: Moonlight Dash after Flow: Cloud Stab.
  
  
• You can now combo Moonrise after the second hit of Petal Drill.
  

[h3]Striker[/h3]

• The following skills will now trigger Discharge Energy.
  
  • Prime: Somersault
    
  • Prime: Crimson Fang
    
  • Prime: Adamantine
    
  • Prime: Hidden Claw
    - Discharge Energy triggered by these skills will apply All Evasion Rate and DP increase.
    
  • All Evasion Rate +9% for 5 sec.
    
  • DP +8 for 5 sec.
    - Prime: Wolf's Fang can be used instantly with the above skills.
    

• After using the above skills, S + LMB + RMB to use Prime: Wolf's Fang.
  
  
• Now the damage of Land Buster will not decrease even when Infernal Destruction is on cooldown.
  
  
• You can now combo Skull Crusher during the use of Flow: Crosswind.
  
  
• Decreased the movement slowdown when hitting an enemy with Spiral Cannon.
  
  
• You can now combo Flow: Bite Off after Rampaging Predator faster than before.
  
  
• You can now combo other skills faster than before after the following skills.
  
  • Endless Explosion
    
  • Fallout
    
  • Silent Step during Awakening mode
    
  • Flow: Crosswind while using Spiral Cannon
    

• Second and third hits for Ultimate Crush will now be used faster on consecutive use.
  
  
• You can now use Rampaging Predator during main weapon mode.
  

[h3]Guardian[/h3]

• All Accuracy Rate increase of Foretold Encounter was changed to the following.
  
  • All Accuracy Rate +24% for 10 sec. → All Accuracy Rate +12% for 10 sec.
    

• Fixed the issue where damage of Flow: Black Blood Eruption did not apply when used after Black Blood's Descent with Prime: Black Blood Circle learned.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the second hit for Scornful Slash did not trigger when used after Cleansing Flame.
  

[h2]Item Changes[/h2]

• Having locked items within Morco's Gear Bag or Clorince's Travel Bag will now not unlock after restarting the game.
  
  
• Added how to obtain and use descriptions to ship crafting and upgrade materials.
  
  
• Changed the icon of [Event] Tachros' Spirit Stone when it is used.
  
  
• Realigned the text for Sweet Honey Wine where it says it takes you to the Fairy window.
  
  
• For details on the newly added Pearl Shop Update, please click < Here >!
  

[h2]Monster Changes[/h2]

• Saltwater Crocodile, Black Rust, and Nineshark of Sea Monster Habitat were changed as below.
  
  • HP decreased by 40%
    
  • Changed from party of 3 to party of 2 Co-op Monster Zone.
    

• Boss Monster appearance times were adjusted due to Daylight Saving Time.
  
  • This means Vell for EU will spawn 16:00 CEST again starting this Sunday. Please check the world boss/events spawn schedule via our official forums.
    

[h2]Quests & Knowledge[/h2]

[h3]Quest[/h3]

• The following quests were moved from the Black Spirit's Suggested quests to Black Spirit main quests to better streamline Valencia main quests.
  
  • Sahazad's Worth
    
  • Barhan's Authority
    
  • Manmehan's Passion
    
  • Saya's Interest
    

• Main quests from Balenos to Calpheon will now give more Footprint of the Wind as quest rewards to reduce the time spent between quests.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the rewards window for the “Embarking on an Adventure” quest had blank spaces.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where pre-renewal Mediah quests were displayed in the Quest List (O) for players who have not progressed Mediah main quests.
  
  
• Greatly decreased the regen time of Cron Castle Barracks required for “The Lost Records of Cron” quest.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the following had the wrong number of Mudskippers required to cook a Smoked Fish Steak.
  
  • Smoked Fish Steak knowledge
    

• Fixed the issue where you could accept the quest "[Repeat] That Which the Goblin Hides" even without having satisfied its requirements.
  

[h3]Knowledge[/h3]

• Completing the “Abandoned Fate” quest will now give the Giath's Secret knowledge.
  
  • If you’ve already completed the quest but don’t have the knowledge, interact with Grusha to receive it.
    

[h2]Interface Changes[/h2]

• Updated the following UIs.
  
  • Quests
    
  • Quest Summary
    

• Added Grab ship's wheel, Move to ship's wheel, and Call Ship buttons to Large Ships.
  
  • These buttons will popup when you press the Ship icon on the upper left of the screen.
    
  • The Call Ship hotkey can still be used as before.
    

Grab ship's wheel, Move to ship's wheel, and Call Ship functions, which are used by many adventurers while they're sailing, were previously set to be accessed by left-clicking on the Ship icon.
However, because all these functions were tied under one access point, you had to check the distance to your ship in order to use the Call Ship function.
To resolve this issue, we’ve given each of the functions separate buttons, and also adjusted the distance limit of Move to ship's wheel and Call Ship functions for better ease of use.

• The Level Up Info window was improved.
  
  • You can now press ESC to temporarily hide the window.
    
  • You can mouse over the arrow icon of the hidden window to open it again.
    
  • Learnable Skills list will now inform you if you do not have enough skill points to learn them.
    
  • You can check the skills in the Level Up Info window after pressing the Learn button.
    

• Pressing the Preset button in Edit UI mode will now have a popup confirm UI.
  
  
• New accounts will now have the Skill Guide window opened on the right side of the screen upon connecting into the game.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where obtaining enhanced gear did not display the new item effect.
  
  
• Updated the title bar of the Lakiaro minigame window.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the remaining time was not correctly displayed when going over to the next stage during the Lakiaro minigame.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the Saying of the Day in the Guild Information tab sometimes flickered.
  
  
• Fixed the Skill window to maintain the previous tab when closed and opened again.
  
  
• The button for when there is unpaid tax in the Guild Information window will now be displayed as Unpaid Tax.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the Retrieve All button seemed to be active while in the Decorate menu in another player’s Residence.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where a message for item deletion popped up when trying to retrieve items in your residence.
  
  
• Removed the special character from the tooltip you see when you mouse-over Fitness parameters in the My Stats window.
  
  
• The Guild Conquest info will now only update when the window is opened.
  
  
• The Guild Mark change button and View Guild Information button positions in the Guild Information menu were switched.
  
  
• The number of guild members shown in Guild Member Status list was changed to 17 members.
  
  
• Spacing for the War Hero list was modified.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the Unpaid Tax deposit window had Korean text.
  
  
• Fixed the penalty description for when your character dies.
  
  
• When you opt out of Recruit Guild Member, the top title will now say [Decline Guild Join Request].
  
  
• The Guild Member Status list in the Guild (G) menu now has a sort function to sort by Participate and Contract.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where frame drop occurred when scrolling or changing tabs in the Inventory UI.
  
  
• Pages in the Mission List of the Guild Mission window can now be scrolled with the mouse.
  
  
• The spacing between tabs in the Garden Installation List UI was modified to have them more aligned to the center.
  
  
• Fixed frame rate drops for certain in-game actions.
  
  • Obtaining items, knowledge, and skills.
    

• The level and EXP bars in the Mount Information window of Guild Stable and Guild Wharf mounts will no longer be visible.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the Decline button from the Recruit Guild Member list was being displayed in Korean.
  

[h2]Resolved Issues[/h2]

• [Berserker] Fixed main weapon Beastly Wind Slash used after Prime: Beast Form hit to match its graphics.
  
  
• [Maehwa] Fixed the issue where using Prime: Decapitation sometimes slowed movement.
  
  
• [Shai] Fixed the Florin’s Leaf effect to be correctly located when you transition from main weapon to talent mode with all leaves charged.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the character would look awkward in certain situations when equipped with the following outfits.
  
  • [Archer] Crayodel Outfit
    
  • [Dark Knight] Queen Heart Underwear and Puff Mini Armor worn together
    
  • [Berserker] Shudad Helmet
    

• Fixed typos for the following.
  
  • [Ninja] Black Spirit: Sura ChaoSpree description
    
  • [Kunoichi] Black Spirit: Chain Crash: Sah Chakram description
    
  • Tears of the Wind description
    
  • Mount Brand Spell Stone description
    
  • Some pearl items
    
  • Rulupee's Ratty Flag item description
    

• Fixed the issue where certain structures looked unnatural in the following places.
  
  • Calpheon
    
  • Tuir Valley
    

• Fixed the issue where some parts of the following places displayed abnormal minimaps.
  
  • Fogan Swamp
    
  • Tooth Fairy Forest
    

• Fixed the photo filter set to NonContrast in Settings to correctly reflect brightness settings.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where some parts of Grána caused the character to swim when there was no water.
  
  
• Fixed the unnatural navigation route during the Succession quest in Keplan.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where you could summon Guild Elephants after leaving a Guild.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where you could move openable items in the Inventory when the item is opened.
  
  
• Resolved the intermittent issue that occurred where selling Junk Items via NPC Shops would bring up an error system message and you could not see the items.
  

[h2]Known Issues[/h2]

• We are aware of the issue where your Karma decreases by 200,000 when force retrieving a guild galley in the World Map (M). This will be fixed with the next maintenance. Please contact Customer Support for manual restoration of your karma if you are affected.
  
  
• We are aware of the issue where it is not possible to install barricades near an Indomitable Flag built during Node/Conquest War (however, it is possible to install a barricade obtained from crafting). This will be fixed with the next maintenance.
  

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, April 1st 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]

• April Fool’s 2020 Event will start.
  
• Node/Conquest War will be revamped.
  

[h3]Ending Events:[/h3]

• Fourth Anniversary Celebration Part 2
  
  • Event 1: Dark Rift Update
    
• Fourth Anniversary Celebration Part 1
  
  • Event 1: Extra Special Attendance: Ends April 1 (23:59 UTC)
    
  • Event 2: Dark Rift Update: Mammore is Back!
    
  • Event 4: Golden Challenges for New Adventurers
    
• Spring Has Sprung
  
  • Event 1: Harvest the Plant
    
  • Event 3: Defeat Monsters, Gather, and Fish
    

[h3]Note:[/h3]

• Please be reminded daylight saving time 2020 for Europe began at 02:00 CET on Sunday, 29th of March and will end at 03:00 CET on Sunday, 25th of October.
  

[h3]Updated:[/h3]

• Dear Adventurers, weekly maintenance will be extended until further notice. We apologize for any inconveniences this may cause you.
  

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 hope you enjoyed fourth anniversary promotions and events we have prepared. We want to continue the festive spirit with drop rate boosts, boss summon scrolls and a ton of more rewards are awaiting for you in the "Find your Oasis" event starting this week!

We are also continuing to adjust some class skills in order to get the classes more balanced.
Good news on the Trial Characters side, they can now use the succession skills!

Read more about the Spring Screenshot event, the UI updates, new additions and fixes below:


[h2]Event & System[/h2]

[h3]New Events[/h3]

• Find Your Oasis
  
  • Event 1: Hot Time - Drop Rate Boosts
    
    • Period: March 25 (after maintenance)–April 8 (before maintenance)
      
    • Enjoy higher drop rates of Black Stones, Hard/Sharp Black Crystal Shards, and Ancient Relic Crystal Shards during Hot Time.
      
  • Event 2: Get Boss Summon Scrolls
    
    • Period: March 25 (after maintenance)-Until Further Notice
      
    • Receive special quests from the Black Spirit to get rewards like the boss summon scrolls.
      
  • Event 3: Visit Ellie’s Shop
    
    • Period: March 25 (after maintenance)–Until Further Notice
      
    • Purchase event gear and event items for limited time with 1 Silver only!
      
  • Event 4: Oasis Dream Chest
    
    • Period: March 26 (00:00 UTC)-Until Further Notice
      
    • You will be able to obtain an [Oasis] Dream Chest from the Challenge tab (Y) when you play 30 mins or more. Use Simple Alchemy in the Processing window (L) to combine three [Oasis] Dream Chests that give a Lucky Dream Box.
      
    • Click < Here > for the full event details.
      

• Spring Screenshot Contest
  
  • Spring into action and show the beauty of spring in the world of Black Desert Online! Simply take and share your spring-themed screenshot with #BDOSpring2020, your in-game Family Name, the class you want the outfit for if you win, and region (NA or EU) in the caption on your SNS channels!
    
  • 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 details on Spring Screenshot Contest.
    

[h3]Ongoing Events[/h3]

• Charity Event] Save the Wildlife
  • Collect your Tokens: March 18–April 1 (before maintenance)
    
  • Choose your Cause: April 1 (after maintenance)–April 8 (before maintenance)
    

• Fourth Anniversary Celebration Part 3
  
  • Event 1: Suppressed Boss Gear Event: March 18–June 24 (before maintenance)
    

• Spring Has Sprung: March 18–April 8 (before maintenance)
  
  
• A Knightly Pursuit: March 19 (00:00UTC)–April 8 (23:59UTC)
  
  
• 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)–April 1 (before maintenance) Extended!
    
    • Although [Event] Mammore's Claw will be obtainable with 1-week extension of Mammore spawn, the quest [Event] Menacing Mammore from Tachros will not be available and, if you didn’t before, you won’t be able to exchange the additionally obtained [Event] Mammore's Claws from March 25–April 1 (before maintenance). Any additional Event] Mammore's Claws can be sold at NPC shops.
      
  • Event 4: Golden Challenges for New Adventurers: March 3–April 1 (before maintenance)
    

[h3]Ended Events[/h3]

• [Web Event] A Shift in the Dark Rift
  
  • Please note you can still claim and use your web coupons until April 1st maintenance. Any web coupon unclaimed after April 1st 09:00 UTC will expire so make sure to claim them.
    
  • The special title ‘Fourth Time's the Charm’ for those who participated in the web event 20 days will be sent with April 1st maintenance. Please note this title does not have a special color.
    

• Succession of Events: Guardian
  
  
• 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 3
  
  • Altar of Blood: Distorted Illusion
    

[h3]Reward Distribution[/h3]

• Time Travel Screenshot Contest
  
  • Winners have been announced < Here >.
    
  • For winners, you will be contacted individually to choose your Succession outfit of choice. Congratulations to all winners once again, and your rewards will be sent with the following maintenance.
    

[h3]Content[/h3]

• You can now immediately use a pet's skill after bringing it out.
  
  • After you bring out a pet, its skill will be used after its initial cooldown has passed once.
    

• An ominous energy is being detected from the Dark Rift. Scholars announced that this phenomenon is a precursor to an imminent expansion of the Dark Rift.
  

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

[h3]Game World[/h3]

• Fixed the issue where Lords of Kamasylvia and Drieghan displayed Node War information during Node Wars, as these regions do not have them.
  

[h2]Class Changes[/h2]

[h3]All Classes[/h3]

• You can now use Succession skills with Trial Characters.
  
  • You can use the Succession Secret Book sold by NPC Haz to use Succession skills.
    

[h3]Sorceress[/h3]

• Prime: Crow Flare's Fragment of Darkness recovery effect was changed like the following.
  
  
  
• You can now obtain Fragment of Darkness when successfully hitting targets with the following skills.
  
  • Dead Hunt
    
  • Engulfing Shadow
    
  • Abyssal Blow
    

• Fixed the issue where the Skill Add-on effects for the following skills would activate on every hit.
  
  • Prime: Bloody Calamity
    
  • Prime: Black Wave
    
  • Prime: Dream of Doom
    
  • Prime: Abyssal Flame (on hitting before charging up)
    

"We want to be able to collect fragments more conveniently while in Awakening mode."
This is one of the most frequently provided feedback from the Sorceress adventurers. It was originally intended to encourage switching between Awakening and Non-Awakening mode, but this seems to have been an inconvenience.
Therefore we made a change so that you can now obtain fragments each from an enhanced skill and an Awakening skill. We are open to more feedback, and will continue to keep you updated.

[h3]Witch[/h3]

• The graphical effects for the following Succession skills were improved.
  
  • Prime: Earthquake: Destruction
    
  • Prime: Earthquake: Evade
    
  • Prime: Earth's Response: Destruction
    
  • Prime: Earth's Response: Flow
    

• Fixed the issue where the following skills could not be locked.
  
  • Prime: Multiple Magic Arrows
    
  • Prime: Meteor Shower: Areal
    
  • Prime: Meteor Shower: Focus
    
  • Prime: Residual Lightning: Combo II
    
  • Prime: Residual Lightning: Combo III
    

[h3]Wizard[/h3]

• The graphical effects for the following Succession skills were improved.
  
  • Prime: Earthquake: Destruction
    
  • Prime: Earthquake: Evade
    
  • Prime: Earth's Response: Destruction
    
  • Prime: Earth's Response: Flow
    

[h3]Musa[/h3]

• Fixed the issue where the description related to Accuracy was omitted from the descriptions for the following skills.
  
  • Flow: Dash Slash
    
  • Twister
    
  • Flow: Extra Credit
    

• The Crust Crusher skill's Critical Hit Rate adjustment effect will now also be applied in PvP.
  
  
• Added an effect which pulls in monsters when using the Crust Crusher skill.
  
  
• The activation speed for Crust Crusher was increased.
  
  
• The cooldown for Crust Crusher was decreased by 3 seconds.
  
  
• The CC status effect for Twister has been changed from Stiffness effect to Floating effect.
  
  
• Removed the 'damage disperse effect' which was unnecessarily applied to Awakening, Succession, and Main Weapon skills.
  

Most of the feedback from Musa adventurers were in regards to improving Awakening skills which were not used frequently and about unsatisfactory damage.
Therefore we decided first to prioritize on improving the Crust Crusher and Twister skills. Crust Crusher is a major skill, yet its big motions make it not the most convenient skill to use. Together with improving this aspect, the cooldown was reduced, since it was quite long considering the amount of damage it dealt. For Twister, the CC status effect was changed so that it could be utilized better when connecting with other skills. Also, the 'dispersed damage effect', in which damage would be split when attacking multiple targets when using certain skills, was completely removed.

[h3]Maehwa[/h3]

• The Red Blade buff can now be obtained when using the Chase skill.
  
  • However, you can only obtain up to the 2nd buff when using the Chase skill, and you cannot obtain the Red Blade buff when Chase is on cooldown.
    
  • You can get up to the 3rd Red Blade buff only by using the Prime: Decapitation skill after using the Chase skill.
    

• When the Red Blade buff is at level 1 or level 2, you can get the following effects by using Prime: Divider and Prime: Dragon Bite.
  

※ However, when the Red Blade buff is at level 3, you cannot get additional effects when using Prime: Divider or Prime: Dragon Bite.

• Removed the dispersed damage effect which would be applied on certain Awakening, Succession, and Main Weapon skills.
  

We received feedback from Maehwa players asking for better utilization of Red Blade. Now you can use stage 1 and 2 Red Blade with Prime: Divider and Prime: Dragon Bite to use them when you want to, and use Prime: Decapitation to trigger stage 3 when you need it. Also, you can now use Chase to Red Blade stack stage 1 and 2 more easily.
All divided damage was removed when attacking multiple enemies, just like Musa.
We also plan to further improve Maehwa with future updates.

[h3]Mystic[/h3]

• Fixed the issue where the last hit for Prime: Hidden Claw had critical hit rate applied during cooldown.
  

[h3]Shai[/h3]

• Fixed the issue where the skill effect was not shown for Hop II and Hop III when used to go forward.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where Black Spirit: Get Well did not apply to allies when a World Boss is present.
  

[h2]Item Changes[/h2]

• The Central Market Max prices for the following PEN (V) items were increased by 30%.
  
  • Ogre Ring
    
  • Laytenn's Power Stone
    

• The Central Market Max prices for the following PEN (V) items were increased by 20%.
  
  • Eye of the Ruins Ring
    
  • Ring of Crescent Guardian
    

• Sea Coin and Great Sea Shop are now called Crow Coin and Crow Shop.
  
  
• Lahn, Archer and Guardian classes can now use the item [Event] Premium Box, which can be obtained when using the Radiant Adventure Box.
  
  
• Added a text to the Item Collection Increase Scroll description indicating how the relevant effect will be applied when using the item in hunting grounds recommended for parties.
  
  • You can see the hunting grounds recommended for parties in the World Map (M).
    

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

[h2]Monster Changes[/h2]

• Increased the HP of monsters of Balenos by 30%.
  
  
• Decreased the level of Swamp Nagas in Serendia by 1.
  

[h2]Quests & Knowledge[/h2]

[h3]Quest[/h3]

• “Magical Sub-weapon Exchange” quest can now be done in Mediah, as well as in Calpheon City.
  
  
• If you’ve not completed nor in the process doing the “Magical Sub-weapon Exchange I” quest, complete “Uncontainable Heat” of the Mediah main quests and then complete “Cleansing the Cave” from the Black Spirit to be able to receive the “Magical Sub-weapon Exchange I”.
  
  • If you’ve already completed or are in the process of “Magical Sub-weapon Exchange I”, you cannot receive the quest again from a different area.
    

• To help new adventurers focus more on Main quests, the requirements for the following Sub-quests were changed.
  

• Fixed the issue where you could see different versions of the “Beginning of a Journey” quest in the Quest List (O) when you create your first character.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where pre-renewal Kamasylvia quests were displayed in the Quest List (O) for players who have not progressed Kamasylvia Main quests.
  
  
• The quests that connect Valencia Main Quests I and II will now be displayed in the Quest List (O).
  
  • Sahazad's Worth
    
  • Barhan's Authority
    
  • Manmehan's Passion
    
  • Saya's Interest
    

• Changed the requirements for completing the main quests of Valencia to "For Lv. 55 and up, Complete Mediah Main Quest."
  
  
• The following Main quest was moved to the Suggested tab in the Quest List (O) and will be shown in the Suggested quests of the Black Spirit Quest tab.
  
  • [The Great Expedition] Oquilla's Eye
    

• The requirement for “Abandoned Fate” was reduced to one.
  
  • Now the quest will be completed once you return to Grusha after discovering Grusha’s Journal in the Goblin Cave.
    

[h2]Interface Changes[/h2]

• Updated the following UIs.
  
  • Guild
    
  • Clan
    
  • Inventory
    
  • Equipment
    

• The color of the HOT and EVENT icon in the New menu were changed.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where completing Cooking or Alchemy closed the item description popup.
  
  
• The Connect Wagon window now displays the gender of horses.
  
  
• You can now register Caphras Stones with LMB in the Caphras Enhancement window.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where opening the Skill Add-on window during Skill Add-on sometimes closed the window.
  
  
• Added Succession skill AP text to the AP description in the Equipment window.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where having the Inventory (I) open as Sticker UI caused the Palette window to open in an abnormal position.
  
  
• The title of the Black Spirit Emojis window was changed to Emojis.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the wage you could collect by clicking on the Collect Wage button from the Guild Mission tab was displayed as 0.
  
  
• Fixed the descriptions of the guild skills' cooldown in the Guild window to be more detailed.
  
  
• Clicking on the Collect Wage button even when you have not completed the Guild mission will now display the exact amount.
  
  
• A returning adventurer who does not have any chat group participation history will now automatically enter the Lunar Halo Inn.
  
  
• Fixed the skill effect description from the Guild Skill window to be more natural.
  
  
• You can now left-click on the skill icon to display the text bubble description and select the + icon to learn a skill from the Guild Skill window.
  
  
• A Confirm Exchange message will appear when using an item that has any branding as an exchange ingredient through an NPC.
  
  
• You can no longer use the fairy while using the campsite.
  
  
• Improved the explanation about guild protection capacity increase.
  
  
• Separated the Guild Boss description from the normal boss's section.
  
  
• You can now tell the grade of gear and materials in the window for recovering Max Durability by the color of the outline around their icons.
  
  
• Improved the issue where the frames dropped when the minimap UI was open.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the item name from the Crafting Notes text bubble description overlapped with the words "Crafting Notes" above.
  
  
• The item menu from the inventory will now longer stick out of the inventory window.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where you couldn't select the item menu when the inventory was open as sticker UI.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where some of the text bubble description looked awkward when the equipment window was open as sticker UI.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the Inventory window did not open immediately when pressing the Load Cargo button during bartering.
  
  
• Removed the "Today Rankings" filter from the Beauty Album's Creator Ranking.
  The Creator Ranking will be updated after the maintenance.
  
  
• Now, when using the Auto Arrange option in the inventory, you need to reopen the Inventory (I) window after a change has occurred in the inventory slots for discarding or using an item in order to update the inventory.
  
  
• Optimized the Notification UI which is displayed on the top right side of the screen in the following situations.
  
  • After obtaining a higher-grade gear, when the Inventory is full, or during Extra Quests.
    

• Optimized the UI and improved the issue where the frames dropped when obtaining items for defeating monsters.
  
  • You will be able to see the improvement in case you have a lot of items or if the Auto Arrange box is checked in the inventory.
    

We are at an optimization process of increasing the performance of the game by decreasing the UI weight. During this process, a change was made to the "Auto Arrange" option in the inventory. Now, when you have the Auto Arrange box checked and move or discard an tiem, the inventory will be refreshed when you reopen it and not in real time. Though it may cause you some inconveniences, we would very much appreciate your understanding.

[h2]Resolved Issues[/h2]

• Fixed the issue where you could not place furniture above a table when the first was of a similar size to the latter.
  
  
• [Mystic] Fixed the issue where the character could not move for a long time after using the social action "proudly."
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the pet crow became invisible after obtaining an item.
  
  
• [Shai] Fixed the issue where the command key text was not displayed when the character was crawling.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the following outfits looked awkward in certain situations when equipped.
  
  • [Guardian] Canape costume
    
  • [Ranger] Marod Star
    
  • [Berserker] Shudad Helmet
    
  • [Berserker] Glorious Shudad Helmet
    
  • [Dark Knight] Purnado Armor
    
  • [Archer] Yianaros Helmet
    
  • [Dark Knight] Treant Camouflage
    
  • [Valkyrie] Griffith Armor
    

• Fixed the typo in the following texts.
  
  • [Sorceress] Dead Hunt
    
  • [Mystic] Succession: Mystic's Force
    
  • Completion dialogue for the quest "A Child's Curiosity"
    

• [Striker] Fixed the issue where the description of Flash Step was missing from the description of skills that are strengthened after Succession.
  
  
• [Witch/Wizard] Fixed the issue where the character's main weapon sometimes remained in his or her hands when switching to Awakening Weapon while on Main Weapon mode.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where fish from Velia was caught when fishing near the inaccessible area at the Al Halam Sea.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where it was possible to transport trade goods with wagon #5 among the storage transport wagons.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where an awkward message was displayed when recovering a guild elephant's injury.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the number of available inventory was displayed abnormally when there was a wagon that had completed transport in the Storage Transport window.
  
  
• Fix the issue where the purchase details were not refreshed when purchasing pearl items at the Pearl Shop (F3) with the Inventory (I) open.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the text bubble description that appears in the Equipment window when closing the NPC Repair menu could not be closed.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the text [Quest Target] did not appear when the mission objective was to obtain the knowledge of a certain monster.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the camera moved to the wrong place when taking a high resolution screenshot.
  
  
• Improved the process to obtain items in order to alleviate the lag issue.
  

[h2]Known Issues[/h2]

• The translation issues below will be fixed on the regular maintenance on April 1.
  
  • The "Decline" button from the Guild Join Request window is currently appearing untranslated.
    
  • When you click on the "Decline" button from the Guild Join Request window, the window is being displayed incorrectly as "Guild Protection Capacity Increase".
    
  • The "Exact/Smooth" options in the Navigation Path Setting are currently appearing untranslated.
    
  • Next to the untranslated "Decline" button, the "Whisper" UI text is not fitting properly within the button.
    
  • The "Deposit" button from the Deposit window for guild funds is appearing untranslated.
    

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, 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.
  

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