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Arena of Arsha : Best-in-Class Semi-Finals Tournament Stream | May 9th

The 2021 Arena of Arsha Best-In-Class Championship Semi-finals Tournament is live! Tune in to see the epic battles unfold as participants compete for a shot at the coveted 'Unrivaled' title!
Joining our host GM Lemoria are casters Vert & ArminTF shoutcasting the action live from the BDO Arena Stage.

Get the tournament schedule and more here: https://bit.ly/3uHCMC9

Arena of Arsha : Best-in-Class Semi-Finals Tournament Stream

The 2021 Arena of Arsha Best-In-Class Championship Semi-finals Tournament is live! Tune in to see the epic battles unfold as participants compete for a shot at the coveted 'Unrivaled' title!
Joining our host GM Lemoria are casters Vert & ArminTF shoutcasting the action live from the BDO Arena Stage.

Get the tournament schedule and more here: https://bit.ly/3uHCMC9

This Week at Black Desert Online - May 4th 2021



Greetings Adventurers!

This is a list of the new contents and events of this week that you can find in the world of Black Desert Online. Take a look below and enjoy!

[h2]Patch Notes[/h2]
  • New World Boss: Thundercloud Kutum
  • Added Core skills for Sage Awakening.
  • Added the function to grant nicknames to Workers.
  • Want to know the details of this update? Click »Here«!


[h2]Pearl Shop[/h2]
  • New Archer outfit!
  • Jump to the Pearl Shop Update »Here«!


[h2]May Attendance Rewards[/h2]
  • This month’s new attendance rewards are here! All you have to do is log in every day to get tons of item!
  • Check the attendance reward list »Here«!


[h2]Listen to Lara's Request![/h2]
  • Lara needs your help to give lots of gifts to Heidel's children!
  • Accept [Event] Someone's Letter from the Challenge window and complete the quest to obtain [Event] Seal of Good Deeds that you will be able to exchange for rewards!
  • Participate in this new event »Here«!


[h2]Arena of Arsha Best-In-Class Championship: Semi-Finals[/h2]
  • This weekend, Black Desert Online’s official Arena of Arsha: Best-In-Class Championship stream begins with the Semi-Finals & 3rd Place Matches!
  • Join us LIVE on Saturday, May 8th and Sunday, May 9th as the final four competitors for each class duke it out for the title of Unrivaled!
  • And join us on Twitch if you want some of those sweet, sweet Tournament Twitch Drops!
  • Check the livestream schedule and Twitch Drops here »Here«!


[h3]Join our [Discord] to meet other adventurers.[/h3]
[h3]You can also find our Social Media here:[/h3]

[Notices] May. 4 (Tue) Scheduled Maintenance




Greetings Adventurers!

We will be performing a scheduled maintenance for Black Desert Online on May 4, 2021 in order to improve our services and bring you the latest updates.

During the maintenance, all services related to the Black Desert Website, Game Login, Web Central Market will be temporarily unavailable.

Please refer below for more details regarding the maintenance.

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[h3]Game Server Maintenance[/h3]
■ Affected Service(s):
  • Black Desert Online game servers and Web Central Market.
■ Maintenance Schedule:
  • May 4, 2021 (Tue) 08:00 - 14:00 (UTC)
  • May 4, 2021 (Tue) 10:00 - 16:00 (CEST)
  • May 4, 2021 (Tue) 01:00 - 07:00 (PDT)
  • May 4, 2021 (Tue) 04:00 - 10:00 (EDT)
■ Maintenance Impact:
  • Unable to login to the Game
  • Unable to use Web Central Market
  • Unable to send items in Web Storage to in-game mailbox (B).

[h3]Website Maintenance[/h3]
■ Affected Service(s):
  • Black Desert official website
■ Maintenance Schedule:
  • May 4, 2021 (Tue) 08:00 - 12:00 (UTC)
  • May 4, 2021 (Tue) 10:00 - 14:00 (CEST)
  • May 4, 2021 (Tue) 01:00 - 05:00 (PDT)
  • May 4, 2021 (Tue) 04:00 - 08:00 (EDT)
■ Maintenance Impact:
  • Unable to access the website, payment service and Forum
  • All services related to the website will be unavailable.


[h2]Major Update Details[/h2]
  • Thundercloud Kutum update.
  • Sage Core and Elvia skills update.
  • A quality-of-life feature that allows you to nickname your Workers will be added.
  • Workers will be changed to allow them to immediately stop their current task and return to reset when a worker’s task is canceled.
    - Cancelling a task will bring back no materials, just as before.


[h3]Event Scheduled to End[/h3]

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* Additional Notices
- Once maintenance begins, you will be disconnected from the game even if you are waiting in-queue.
- If you are still playing the game before the maintenance time, please move your character to a safe location (safe zone) before maintenance begins.
- If you exit the game while in a combat zone, your character and/or mount can be attacked by monsters or other Adventurers.
- If you receive an error message stating that you are already logged in after the maintenance, please try restarting your client.
- The maintenance schedule and details stated above are subject to change at any time. Any changes will be announced as an update via this notice.


We appreciate your patience and support while we work on providing you with better services.
Thank you!

[Notices] Apr. 28 (Wed) Scheduled Maintenance




Greetings Adventurers!

We will be performing a scheduled maintenance for Black Desert Online on April 28, 2021 in order to improve our services and bring you the latest updates.

During the maintenance, all services related to the Black Desert Website, Game Login, Web Central Market will be temporarily unavailable.

Please refer below for more details regarding the maintenance.

* As announced previously, next week’s maintenance is scheduled for May 4, 2021 (Tue). This maintenance will have a total expected duration of six hours due to stability optimizations.

- May. 4, 2021 (Tue) 08:00 - 14:00 (UTC)
- May. 4, 2021 (Tue) 10:00 - 16:00 (CEST)
- May. 4, 2021 (Tue) 01:00 - 07:00 (PDT)
- May. 4, 2021 (Tue) 04:00 - 10:00 (EDT)

The maintenance times and schedule are subject to change at any time. Any changes will be announced as a notice on the official website.

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[h3]Game Server Maintenance[/h3]
■ Affected Service(s):
  • Black Desert Online game servers and Web Central Market.
■ Maintenance Schedule:
  • Apr. 28, 2021 (Wed) 08:00 - 12:00 (UTC)
  • Apr. 28, 2021 (Wed) 10:00 - 14:00 (CEST)
  • Apr. 28, 2021 (Wed) 01:00 - 05:00 (PDT)
  • Apr. 28, 2021 (Wed) 04:00 - 08:00 (EDT)
■ Maintenance Impact:
  • Unable to login to the Game
  • Unable to use Web Central Market
  • Unable to send items in Web Storage to in-game mailbox (B).

[h3]Website Maintenance[/h3]
■ Affected Service(s):
  • Black Desert official website
■ Maintenance Schedule:
  • Apr. 28, 2021 (Wed) 08:00 - 10:00 (UTC)
  • Apr. 28, 2021 (Wed) 10:00 - 12:00 (CEST)
  • Apr. 28, 2021 (Wed) 01:00 - 03:00 (PDT)
  • Apr. 28, 2021 (Wed) 04:00 - 06:00 (EDT)
■ Maintenance Impact:
  • Unable to access the website, payment service and Forum
  • All services related to the website will be unavailable.


[h2]Major Update Details[/h2]
  • Bonus Alchemy quests will be added.
  • The Mount Skill Change Coupon will be updated to show the success rates of changing a mount’s skill when it is used.
  • Parts of Lerao Island will be terraformed to allow Carracks easier access.
  • A new feature will be added to “My Stable” which will allow you to view all your land mounts that are currently in stables from the World Map (M).


[h3]Event Scheduled to End[/h3]

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* Additional Notices
- Once maintenance begins, you will be disconnected from the game even if you are waiting in-queue.
- If you are still playing the game before the maintenance time, please move your character to a safe location (safe zone) before maintenance begins.
- If you exit the game while in a combat zone, your character and/or mount can be attacked by monsters or other Adventurers.
- If you receive an error message stating that you are already logged in after the maintenance, please try restarting your client.
- The maintenance schedule and details stated above are subject to change at any time. Any changes will be announced as an update via this notice.


We appreciate your patience and support while we work on providing you with better services.
Thank you!