Black Desert News

A month has passed since the Winter Season started on December 22, 2020.

On January 27, 2021, adventurers who have enjoyed the Winter Season can proceed with early graduation. Read below to find out more about the coming early graduation and other new updates!

Please keep in mind adventurers who graduated their Season Character can no longer obtain rewards and items offered on the season servers.

So give your decision a second thought before graduating early!

[h2]Winter Season Early Graduation Schedule[/h2]

• Adventurers who graduate early from the Winter Season can obtain a “Season Special Gift Exchange Coupon”
  
  
• At the end of this quest, you’ll obtain a “Season Special Gift Exchange Coupon” as a reward which can be exchanged into one of the three items below by speaking to NPC Fughar. However, if you’ve already received the Season Special Gift from the Summer and Autumn seasons, you cannot receive them again.
  

[h2]Winter Season Graduation Benefits[/h2]
Here are the benefits and rewards awaiting you after you graduate the Winter Season!

• Click <here> for further details on Boss Gear Exchanges!
  
  
• Graduation is not required from the get-go! Adventurers who wish to continue playing with the benefits of the Winter Season Server are welcome to stay longer!
  
  
• Various Season benefits such as [Weekly] Quests, Regional Quests, Old Moon Grand Prix, Red Battlefield, Savage Rift, Rift’s Echo, Ancient Weapon Invasion, other rewards and content to acquire Tuvala enhancement materials will be available until the very end of the Winter Season Server.
  

[h3]New Adventurers, Behold![/h3]
We are also preparing new updates and benefits for new adventurers to settle in nicely in the normal servers.



[h3]First! Exclusive content after the Season Server[/h3]

• This exclusive content will involve entering a secret location and completing various challenges. Time in this secret location flows faster than the ordinary Black Desert world and you'll be able to receive many rewards if you correctly complete them.
  

[h3]Second! Daily “Short Missions" to help you get settled into normal servers after Winter Season.[/h3]

• We hope new adventurers who are slightly confused as to what to do after graduation can find the way to adapt through these short missions. They also provide you with rewards to help you through!
  
  
• We have more plans to add contents and rewards to help you adapt to the ever-evolving world of Black Desert!
  

From the Winter Season to the new class Nova! We’d like to take this chance to thank all of you for the warm support you’ve shown us in the recent months. We’ll do our best to return your support with better and more exciting content.
We’ll keep you posted on the details of the upcoming updates through our official website.
In the meantime, enjoy your time with the Winter Season!

[h2]Key Points to Remember[/h2]

• Graduation available on January 27th after maintenance.
  
  
• You can receive a Season Special Gift Exchange Coupon after early graduation.
  
  
• Select one of the three Season Special Gifts (Summer, Autumn, and Winter) with the Exchange
  
  
• Coupons. (Previously obtained gifts cannot be selected again).
  
  
• Lastly, wait for the new content to be updated soon!
  

Greetings Adventurers,

This week, you will be able to add Blackstar Gloves and Blackstar awakening weapons to your adventurer’s equipement!

For more information about this and more, read on!




[h3][New Events][/h3]

• Fluttering Snowflakes
  
  • Event 1. Collect [Event] Snowflakes!
    
  • Period: January 21 (00:00 UTC)–February 9 (23:59 UTC)
    
    • Collect an [Event] Snowflake for every 30 minutes of gameplay then exchange them for awesome rewards.
      
  • Event 2. Finto's Cooking School
    
  • Period: January 20 (after maintenance)–February 10 (before maintenance)
    
    • NPC David Finto's cooking class is open! Follow his cooking advice and get rewards. The cooking class will continue over the course of 3 weeks.
      
  • Bonus! Snowfall and Auroras are Back
    
  • Period: January 20 (after maintenance)–February 17 (before maintenance)
    
    • Enjoy heavy snowfall during the entire day and beautiful auroras at night all over again!
      
  • Click <Here> for full details.
    

[h3][Ongoing Events][/h3]

• Old Moon Grand Prix Opening: Available until January 27 (before maintenance)
  
• Level Up Nova Again!
  
  • Event 1. Level Up Again!: Available until February 3 (before maintenance)
    

[h3][Ended Events][/h3]

• Nova Pre-launch Events
  
• Get a Young Ice Dragon!
  
• Create Now!
  
  • Event 4. Challenges for New and Returning
    
• Nova Launch Events
  
• Level Up Nova Again!
  
  • Event 2. Steel Nux Strikes
    
  • Event 3. Get a [Jukebox] Snow Flower
    
  • Event 4. Mysterious Knight is back
    

[h3][Reward Distribution][/h3]

• The number of Total Likes for all Chat Groups will be reset with today's maintenance.
  
  • Adventurers who own either gold, silver, or bronze Black Spirit icons in each Chat Group will receive a temporary title for 90 days for their diligent participation.
    
  • Please check the full announcement <Here>.
    

• Added Blackstar Awakening Weapon crafting quests.
  
  • The Blackstar Awakening Weapon crafting quests do not involve excavating Star's End with the archaeologist Martha Kiyen as the existing Blackstar gear quests do, but rather follow a different storyline of another faction seeking to uncover the secrets behind Star's End.
    
  • You can complete the Blackstar Awakening Weapon crafting quest series once per character.
    
  • To start the Blackstar Awakening Weapon quests, you will need the "Remnants of the Rift," which can be obtained at a low chance at Dark Rift, and "The Three Legendary Blacksmiths of Mediah" knowledge. In addition, to craft the Blackstar Awakening Weapon, you will require "Specter's Energy," a special ingredient which can be obtained at a low chance all over the world of Black Desert and at a higher chance from Thornwood Forest Monster Zone.
    
  • To learn "The Three Legendary Blacksmiths of Mediah'' knowledge, you will require a Lv. 56 or higher character who has already completed the revamped Mediah Main Quest series, then accept and complete the "The Three Blacksmiths'' quest from Tulem. Adventurers who've previously completed the quest can interact with Tulem to gain the knowledge.
    
  • During this quest, veteran adventurers can choose to face a mighty boss immediately, while normal adventurers can opt for a weakened version of the boss to complete the quest.
    
  • Changed the Blackstar gear's final quest from Dorin Morgrim to no longer be carried out in tandem with this quest series.
    
• Added Blackstar Gloves as a new defense gear.
  

• Added the Blackstar Armor 3-Set Effect "Debuff Resistance Against Monsters +10%."
  
  • Debuff Resistance Against Monsters and normal Resistance are applied separately.
    
• Added Blackstar Gloves crafting quests.
  
  • You can complete the Blackstar Gloves crafting quest series once per character.
    
  • To start the Blackstar Gloves crafting quests, you will need the "Remnants of the Rift," which can be obtained at a low chance at Dark Rift, and "The Three Legendary Blacksmiths of Mediah" knowledge. In addition, to craft the Blackstar Awakening Weapon, you will require "Specter's Energy," a special ingredient which can be obtained at a low chance all over the world of Black Desert and at a higher chance from Thornwood Forest Monster Zone.
    
  • To learn "The Three Legendary Blacksmiths of Mediah'' knowledge, you will require a Lv. 56 or higher character who has already completed the revamped Mediah Main Quest series, then accept and complete the "The Three Blacksmiths'' quest from Tulem. Adventurers who've previously completed the quest can interact with Tulem to gain the knowledge.
    
  • During this quest, veteran adventurers can choose to face a mighty boss immediately, while normal adventurers can opt for a weakened version of the boss to complete the quest.
    
• You can improve your Blackstar Awakening Weapon with the Inverted Heart of Garmoth or Heart of Karanda (just like you can for Dandelion and Dragonslayer Awakening Weapons).
  
  • ※ Changes in Max & Min Prices of Blackstar Gloves & Blackstar Awakening Weapons registered onto the Central Market will be reflected faster than other gear for a 2 week duration after the January 20 (Wed) maintenance.
    
• Old Moon Grand Prix
  
  • Added the race course "Calpheon: Anti-Troll Fortification," exclusive to the Old Moon Grand Prix.
    
    • The new race course crosses through Calpheon to the Anti-Troll Fortification, then returns to the capital city.
      
    • At the bridge cutting through Calpheon, you will need to dodge elephants on either side of the bridge. Racing through the Anti-Troll Fortification, you will need to steer your horse away from the stones thrown by trolls onto the race track. All of these obstacles will make this new race course truly an exciting one.
      

• Winter Season
  
  • Added the following items to drop from defeating monsters of the Kuit Islands and Padix Island.
    
    • Time-filled Black Stone
      
    • Tuvala Ore
      
    • Refined Magical Black Stone
      
    • [Season] Rift Frostflower
      
    • Rift's Fragment
      
  • Changed the method for exchanging Tuvala Ore for Tuvala weapons from blacksmiths in Velia and other capital cities as follows.
    

• Removed the AP/DP restrictions for entering the season-only Red Battlefield.
  

[h3][By Class][/h3]

[h3]NOVA[/h3]

• Royal Fencing: Remise, Swooping Ring, Star's Call – You can now use Black Spirit's Rage for the skills.
  
  • Click either LMB or RMB in addition to the skill input to use Black Spirit's Rage at 10%, 25%, and 50%.
    
  • The Black Spirit's Rage iterations of the skills add special effects such as extra hits and increased attack range.
    
• Added Nova to the list of available Trial Characters.
  
  • You will be able to create Nova as a Trial Character from Friday, January 22, 1 month since Nova's release.
    
• Succession
  
  • Fixed the issue where Axian's summon duration would last for 30 minutes.
    
  • Succession: Quoratum's Opening – Fixed the issue where the skill would still be activated even after being locked.
    
  • Quoratum's Protection – Fixed the issue where the skill's All DP increase effect wouldn't apply after having learned Prime: Passed Pawn II,III.
    
  • Prime: Passed Pawn II,III – Fixed the issue where Axian wouldn't apply the HP & SP Recovery effects when using Succession skills after having learned these skills.
    
  • Quoratum's Protection – Fixed the issue where Nova's guards would not disappear when casting the skill after certain skills.
    
  • Prime: Passed Pawn – Fixed the issue where using a different level of the skill with Axian already summoned wouldn't reduce Nova's HP.
    
• Awakening
  
  • Command: Frozen Darkness I–V, Absolute: Command: Frozen Darkness – Fixed the issue where the skill could be set to the Quick Slot in Awakening even though the skill description stated otherwise.
    
  • Awakening: Rising Star – Fixed the issue where using the skill from the Quick Slot would cause Nova to appear unnatural.
    
  • You can now use the following skills through the Quick Slot.
    
    • Slicing Ring
      
    • Royal Fencing: Riposte
      
  • Royal Fencing: Remise, Royal Fencing: Fleche – Improved the skills to combo more naturally after their 1st hit.
    
  • Accel: Royal Fencing: Remise, Accel: Royal Fencing: Fleche – Changed the skills to now be activated in the direction the camera is facing while using them.
    
  • Frozen Ring I–IV – Changed the skills to now combo into Break Orbit while using them.
    

• Improved certain descriptions of the Mystical Fish to appear more natural.
  
• Made the Karlstein Classic Box to be openable by all classes except for Shais.
  
• Improved the [Event] Karlstein Classic Box (15 Days) item so Guardians and Hashashins can now open it.
  
  • Shais will obtain the [Shai] Whimsical Alchemist Classic Set (15 Days) from opening the item.
    
• Added Guardians, Hashashins, and Novas to classes who can open the Karlstein Classic Box.
  
• Added text to Marine Romance Outfit Box's item description stating that Hashashin and Novas cannot open the box.
  
• Added Guardian and Hashashin to classes who can open the Karlstein Classic Box crafted from the Old Moon Costume Mill.
  
• Fixed the issue with the Halloween Doll Workshop Prop Set where upon opening the set, the pop-up text was different compared to the actual contents.
  
• For details on the newly added Pearl Shop Update, please click < Here > !
  

• The Ancient Weapons in Sycraia Underwater Ruins (Abyssal Zone) have become more active.
  
  • Increased the number of Pirash, Lykin, Kureba, and Elmermol.
    
  • Moved or removed certain Eyes of the Deep Sea.
    
• Refined the warning alert system that is activated at a certain chance when defeating monsters in the Hystria Ruins.
  
  • Setting off the alert system will immediately summon a Watch Tower.
    
  • Once summoned, the Watch Tower will only keep an eye on intruders prior to being attacked.
    
  • Once the Watch Tower is damaged, it will begin to assess the threat level of the intruders.
    
  • Reduced the time required to assess the invaders and summon monsters.
    
  • Increased the number of monsters summoned during the alert's first to third stages.
    

[h3][Quest][/h3]

• Added the option to learn Nova Awakening skills by talking to Cruhorn Wyrmsbane If your Nova didn't learn Awakening skills even after completing the Nova Awakening quest series.
  

• Changed the mouse cursor for the following text input UI to indicate the function to input tex
  

• Changed the mouse cursor for the UIs where you can change their size to indicate the size change function.
  
  • My Information window
    
  • (New) Menu
    
  • Chat Window
    
  • Minimap
    
• Added an effect to easily find Saved Locations after having saved a location to favorites on the World Map when searching in the Find NPC UI.
  

• Fixed the issue with Valencia 17-2 residence where installing housing items on the 2nd floor balcony was impossible.
  
• Fixed the issue where entering the customization UI with a class whose Awakening contents were not released yet would prevent you from dying certain parts of this character's horse gear and campsite.
  
• Fixed unnatural wall textures in Muiquun.
  
• Fixed unnatural ground textures in Olun's Valley.
  
• Fixed the issue where the composer information of certain Composition Notes was displayed irregularly.
  
• Fixed the issue where you could not change the order of your pets.
  
  • If you had the issue where you couldn't change the order of your pets, we've reset the pet order based on the lowest tier, so you will need to reconfigure your pet order.
    
• Fixed the issue with the placement of the quest UI when carrying out a guild quest.
  
• Fixed the Black Spirit's Rage 200% skills' cooldown to not reset when changing Skill Presets and/or resetting skills.
  
• Changed the Main Quest and General Quest widgets to no longer overlap.
  
• Fixed the Hide Sub-weapon button to appear correctly highlighted when having pressed the button while not in idle mode and the sub-weapon is already hidden.
  
• Fixed the Mysterious Knight to no longer appear walking on water.
  
• Fixed the Black Spirit to offer "[Season] The End of Strange Travels" immediately upon completing "[Season] A Back Bent by Time."
  
• Fixed the quest completion description for "[Season] The End of Strange Travels."
  
• Fixed the issue where after changing the Barter Info window on the World Map into Sticker UI mode, you could not leave the World Map even by pressing the ESC key.
  
• [Nova] Fixed the low quality resolution and graphical issues with the 14th hair option, and removed dark spots that appeared on her neck in Ultra mode.
  
• Fixed the issue of seeing an irregular page after clicking the Help UI upon entering the Old Moon Grand Prix.
  
• Fixed the Old Moon Grand Prix so you can no longer use trap items on the race course.
  
• [Mystic] Bloody Gloves – Added text explaining that wearing the gauntlet will make parts of the gloves invisible in the item description.
  
• [Musa] Karlstein Classic Set – Fixed incorrect text in the item description.
  
• Fixed the issue where attempting to repair max durability of the 5 green-grade [Race Horse] "Giorgiaro" horse gear pieces with Memory Fragments would incorrectly restore durability as if it were a white-grade item (10 per Memory Fragment), instead of restoring durability as a green-grade item (5 per Memory Fragment).
  
• [Shai] – Fixed the issue where wearing certain outfits would remove some of her lower teeth.
  
• Fixed the issue where after having created a Guild, searching for nodes in the World Map wouldn't change the mouse cursor when hovered over the text window to input the name of the specific node.
  
• Fixed the issue with the Old Moon Grand Prix notices where the text would spill out of the UI for certain languages.
  
• Prime: Fianchetto Issue compensation.
  
  • There was an issue with Nova's skill Prime: Fianchetto being learned with less skill points than the actual required amount. This issue was fixed last week but we found more skill points have been returned to certain players than intended. Thus with today's maintenance, we have reset the skill preset again and deducted any additionally gained skill points. To compensate for the inconvenience this may have caused, we will be distributing [Event] Secret Book of Old Moon (1 Day) x1 to those affected via in-game mail. Please make sure to claim it before February 20, 23:59 UTC or it will disappear.
    

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[h3]Event 1. Collect [Event] Snowflakes![/h3]
Period: January 21 (00:00 UTC)–February 9 (23:59 UTC)

• One [Event] Snowflake is given every 30 minutes of gameplay, and you can receive up to 10 daily (5 hrs. of playtime) via the Challenges tab (Y).
  

• Exchange your [Event] Snowflakes with any of the following Skill Instructor NPCs to receive your rewards.
  

• [Event] Snowflake can be exchanged with the above Skill Instructor NPCs even after the event period ends.
  • In addition, you will still be able to claim any unclaimed [Event] Snowflakes from the Challenges tab (Y) even after the event ends.
  

[h3]Event 2. Finto's Cooking School[/h3]
Period: January 20 (after maintenance)–February 10 (before maintenance)

David Finto in Velia says that in order to cook, one must know the basics regarding ingredients. Follow his cooking advice and get rewards. Please note there will be additional cooking lessons!



[h3]Bonus! Snowfall and Auroras are Back[/h3]
Period: January 20 (after maintenance)–February 17 (before maintenance)

Enjoy heavy snowfall during the entire day and beautiful auroras at night all over again!


General Event Notice:

• Reward items given out during events can be bound or not depending on the items and some cannot be moved or restored.
  • Please refer to the individual item descriptions for more detailed information.
  
• Any exploit or abnormal ways of entering in-game events may result in the restriction of your account.
  
• Event period and specs may change with future notice.
  

Dear Players,

We will perform our weekly maintenance as follows:

[h3]Date: Wednesday, January 20th 2021[/h3]

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

• Global 9:00 UTC ~ 13:00 UTC
  
• Central (EU) 10:00 CET ~ 14:00 CET
  
• West Coast (NA) 1:00 PST ~ 5:00 PST
  
• East Coast (NA) 4:00 EST ~ 8:00 EST
  

[h3]Reasons:[/h3]

• Blackstar Awakening Weapon and Gloves crafting quests will be added.
  
  
• The race course "Calpheon: Anti-Troll Fortification" for the Old Moon Grand Prix will be added.
  
  
• Fluttering Snowflakes event will start.
  

[h3]Ending Events:[/h3]

• Nova Pre-launch Events
  
  
• Nova Launch Events
  
  
• Get a Young Ice Dragon!
  
  
• Create Now!
  • Event 4. Challenges for New and Returning
  
  
• Level Up Nova Again!
  • Event 2. Steel Nux Strikes
  • Event 3. Get a [Jukebox] Snow Flower
  • Event 4. Mysterious Knight is back
  

Follow us on Twitter & Facebook to stay up to date.

Thank you for your support and understanding.


Best regards,
BDO Team

Greeting Adventurers!

The Calphe:ON Ball offline event held in Korea was filled with excitement and rewards, not to mention the development plans for 2021.

Here's a recap of new updates to come in 2021 as announced in the Calphe:ON Ball. Let's check them out!

*Please note the dates mentioned are for the Korean server and global release dates may differ.

[h2]Node War Revamp[/h2]

• Just like the improvements announced in the Black Desert Global Labs, the main brunt of the revamps for Node Wars will focus on turning it into a form of warfare where adventurers could expand their territory by conquering and protecting nodes, involving more active combat and bolstered rewards.
  
  
• We plan on changing from the current system where Nodes are designated on certain days of the week, to expand to warfare on a regional scale.
  

[h2]Main Server System and Server Wars[/h2]

• Soon all Guilds in Black Desert will be able to designate one server, out of many, and gain certain benefits from playing in that specific server.
  
  
• We’ll make sure these benefits aren’t too generous, so adventurers never feel forced to tie themselves down to one server.
  
  
• One of these benefits will be moving between different numbered servers under the same name without any cooldown time.
  
  
• We are also developing minor and major contents to tie in with main servers, of which is Server Wars.
  
  
• Server Wars is an upgraded version of World Conquest Wars. Once activated, servers will be placed within the camps of Calpheon and Valencia.
  
  
• Once every month, or some other preset period, guilds of each camp will either invade the opposing server or defend against the invading camp, leading to a gigantic war.
  
  
• Since we plan on developing this content so most guilds will be able to participate, we expect the scale to be much larger than our World Conquest Wars. With more adventurers participating, we will continue developing it so multiple skirmishes will take place in different areas around the world of Black Desert.
  

• Also, to add a strategic element, we are developing guild campsites and tactical elephants that will serve as headquarters on the front during these local skirmishes.
  
  
• Despite the “war” aspect, we don’t want those guilds with mightier battle prowess to use this format to pick fights with smaller guilds, and we are seeking to develop it so that guilds placed in their respective camps will cooperate and protect each other during the war.
  
  
• Guilds with stronger members in their ranks would head to the frontlines, while other guilds would strategize with indirect skirmishes or supplying the war effort from the rear. We will do our best to develop this content with the MMORPG format in mind, where adventurers will be able to help each other and receive help from others through means of play that they enjoy and excel in.
  
  
• Relating to the Main Server content, we seek to expand it to include PvE or Life skill-based content to encourage competition within server camps.
  

[h2]10 vs 10 Crew[/h2]

• Unlike guilds, 10 vs 10 Crew is for those adventurers who commit to PvP, and group up with like-minded comrades-in-arms to form a crew to compete against others.
  
  
• Crews will consist of 10-person teams (each being a different character) with 3 people in reserve. Regarding the arena, we are thinking of offering a variety of options such as the traditional Capture-the-Flag format or the more Black-Desert style of mini-Seige Wars.
  
  
• Also, we hope to host these Crews in a global tournament, like a Champion’s League of sorts, along with plans on implementing a rank system fit for the crew Champion’s League.
  

• While not solely PvP-related, we would like to address the growing gap in gear levels between adventurers. When the Fallen God Armor was first introduced to the Korean servers, this led to a large demand for Caphras Stones that is yet to be fulfilled.
  
  
• As of November, there are countries, like Russia, whose markets are stocked with Caphras Stones, while, at the same time, there is a growing number of countries whose supplies are slowly being depleted.
  
  
• We sought to address this issue by providing a variety of new ways to acquire Caphras Stones, but the supply still could not meet the demand, especially since most of these routes involved Life skill content such as Farming. And so, to support our adventurers in their growth, we’ve come up with an entirely new way to obtain these stones.
  

• First, we’re implementing additional enhancement levels to Blackstar defense gear. After tapping a Blackstar to TET, most adventurers felt weary of trying the low success chance of enhancing PEN, which halted any room for further growth. After this new update, you’ll be able to improve your Blackstar defense gear in several stages. The stats of the gear will increase once you improve your TRI or TET Blackstar gear. You will also be able to tap for a PEN, even after the gear is improved.
  
  
• Materials required for improving and enhancing the Blackstar gear will mainly be through the Possessed in Hadum hunting grounds on the special server as revealed in the Black Desert Global Labs. Since this will be the way to obtain the best-in-slot gear, you can be assured that these hunting grounds will be quite the challenge.
  

• Also, we’ve laid out plenty of ways to acquire Caphras Stones, but we will continue to find more routes for you to acquire them. Specifically, we are planning to have Caphras Stones as a basic reward for PVP contents.
  
  
• Once the improved Blackstar gear update goes live, we expect Caphras Stone supply to recover, but if necessary, we are examining means of adjusting the maximum prices on the Central Market.
  
  
• Caphras Stones have a direct relationship with the growth of our adventurers. We will continue to make adjustments based on accurate data to provide a better path for our adventurers to become stronger, and thereby help narrow the gap between the gear levels of all our adventurers.
  

[h2]Blackstar Raid[/h2]

• The true nature of the ominous meteorite floating above Star’s End is none other than the new World Boss itself.
  
  
• We plan on adding features to the encounter that will allow adventurers to hit the meteorite, which will continue to spawn Incarnations of Corruption. To take down this boss, adventurers will need to take up different roles and work together. Also, one of the main drops from the boss will be materials needed to improve Blackstar gear.
  

[h2]Epic Quests[/h2]

• Some time ago, one adventurer on the Korean servers completed the mystical fish content to summon Vell. The mystical fish content was content we felt that we could develop because this was an MMORPG, and we hope to expand in our offering of such challenging contents.
  
  
• We hope to maintain the idea that such contents are challenging, so upon completion, the partaking adventurers will feel great in their accomplishment and be well-deserving of their fellow adventurers’ praise.
  

[h2]New Region: Mountain of Eternal Winter[/h2]

• The new region is the home of the Guardian, it is a place buried in winter all year long.
  
  
• Due to the frighteningly cold weather, the region is susceptible to sudden snowfall, which will require adventurers to light a fire or seek shelter, lest they risk a frigid death due to hypothermia.
  

• Only Guardians who hail from this region will have resistance to hypothermia, while Shais can use buffs to protect their allies and themselves from the cold.
  

• In the image above, we see the Okjinsini who reside on the Golden Mountain, one of two new hunting grounds located at the Mountain of Eternal Winter. The “Okjin” in Okjinsini means “Snow,” and they boast both large physique and strength as masters of the mountain. Adventurers will face them head-on in one-on-one bouts.
  

• Second, we have the Murrowak Labyrinth, where you will find monsters inspired by pill bugs you may have encountered during your childhood. While their appearance may be akin to the pill bug, they’ll display behavioral patterns like ants, especially in how they live in deep holes beneath the mountain.
  
  
• If adventurers achieve certain conditions in each of these “ant” holes, the queen’s nest will be activated. While fighting the queen, countless Murrowaks will flood in from all corners, and we expect this fight to be truly chaotic. However, defeating the queen will award you with loot befitting the challenge.
  
  
• Also, here at the Mountain of Eternal Winter, the Golden Dragon lays in slumber. Expect the raid to show mechanics you’ve never seen before.
  
  
• We are developing the Mountain of Eternal Winter update to release next winter.
  

[h2]Hardcore Hunting Ground: Terror of the Deep Sea[/h2]

• Since a person can only run through the same location so many times before getting bored, we decided to create a hardcore hunting ground, starting with the Terror of the Deep Sea.
  
  
• This hardcore hunting ground will set you the adventurer to explore the Deep Sea ruins by yourself. We designed the place where the more monsters you kill, the difficulty level begins to climb. Monsters hit harder, or random bombardments, or elite monsters suddenly appearing are some of the ideas we’ve thought of so far.
  
  
• You may leave these hunting grounds with whatever loot you pick up, but if you die while in this zone, you will be forced to return with only half the loot you’ve obtained. This will bring more levity to your decision to further remain on these grounds to continue the challenge.
  
  
• As the hardcore hunting grounds are being developed with hopes to breathe new life into this content, we plan on placing a 2 week to 1-month time restriction for re-entering the grounds, whether you were killed or left voluntarily. Of course, we will make sure the loot that drops fit its difficulty.
  

[h2]A New, Grandiose Residence, the Mansion[/h2]

• If you invest some contribution points and achieve certain conditions in a city like Heidel or Calpheon, you will be granted ownership of land in the town and also the property deed for the Mansion.
  
  
• You can upgrade Mansions using various materials, and as they'll be quite spacious, you will be able to design the interior however you like.
  
  
• Also, we are planning to allow adventurers to customize the exterior of their mansions as well. You will be able to install trees, your very own garden, statues, and/or lighting outside the Mansion. We plan on implementing a whole variety of related furniture, too.
  

• This is not confirmed as of yet, but we are also thinking of adding a competitive rank system for Mansions. But it will be more than a means to collect expensive furniture. We are considering taking a new approach.
  
  
• We will do our best to create a space for our adventurers where they can actualize their artistic ambition and/or desires through the Mansion.
  

[h2]Co-op Dungeon: Ataraxion[/h2]

• We will be adding a new dungeon for those who want to play co-op with other adventurers, which won’t force those who prefer solo play. The name of the new dungeon is "Ataraxion."
  
  
• During the Valencia main questline, you will end up visiting the secret room within the Ancient Stone Chamber where you'll see a big entrance behind the Ancient Guardian. This is the gateway leading to the new dungeon.
  
  
• This dungeon is not a separate instance. As an open dungeon, you will be able to meet other adventurers just as you would in the Gyfin Rhasia Temple. It will be much grander in scale compared to the Gyfin Rhasia Temple, as certain chambers and structures of the dungeon will require 3 to 5 adventurers to cooperate
  

• Unlike the existing hunting grounds, this dungeon will require both long sessions of defeating monsters combined with strategic play, as there will be certain moments where each adventurer will have to play a certain role to complete the dungeon. This will be a uniquely "Black Desert-style” dungeon that will allow any class to complete by the use of mechanics and solving puzzles.
  
  
• Also, we are thinking of creating a special role for adventurers with lower AP and DP so that they too can participate in the co-op dungeon.
  
  
• As the main conceptual design is based on an ancient temple, you will be facing off a variety of ancient weapons, as we were able to fully flesh out some unique ancient weapon designs and concepts.
  
  
• Despite the addition of this dungeon, please note that we will continue to release new hunting grounds that stick to the current solo play model as well.
  

[h2]New Continent: Land of the Dawn[/h2]

• The Joseon Dynasty, the last imperial dynasty of Korea, will be the base of design for the Land of the Dawn, a new continent with central communal areas having ancient palaces designed after those in Korea.
  
  
• Here, the hidden stories of Musa, Maehwa, and Lahn, who crossed over to the lands familiar to our adventurers, will slowly unfold within the distinct eastern environment.
  

We hope you enjoyed the recap of the thrilling development plan for the coming year!

Please remember that the contents introduced above are subject to change in name, schedule, and form.

We will do our best to deliver a variety of updates for the remainder of 2020 for all of you to enjoy together. Thank you!