Black Desert News

Greetings Adventurers,

This week we are adding new ways to drop Season servers related items at Kuit and Padix Island.
We will also start the Service Transition so make sure to stay tune for future announcements.

For more information about this and more, read on!




[h3][New Events][/h3]

• Time to Ride
  
  • Event 1. Mount EXP Boost
    
    • Period: January 27 (after maintenance)–February 9 (before maintenance)
      
    • During the event, ride to your favorite hunting grounds and enjoy the +50% Mount Skill and Training EXP boost.
      
  • Event 2. Special Drops
    
    • Period: January 27 (after maintenance)–February 9 (before maintenance)
      
    • During the event period, defeat monsters, fish, and gather to obtain event items and craft them to get a special item.
      
  • Bonus! Loyal Attendance Rewards Refreshed
    
    • Period: January 28 (00:00 UTC)–February 24 (09:59 UTC)
      
    • For all adventurers, simply log in daily to claim awesome rewards.
      
    • Click <Here> for full details.
      
• Service Transition Events
  
  • Event 1. Early Bird Catches More Benefits
    
    • Period: January 27 (after maintenance)–February 24 (before maintenance)
      
    • Register for an account transfer from your Kakao Games account (Web & Steam) to a Pearl Abyss account via [Account Transfer Registration] to receive great rewards daily!
      
  • Event 2. Thanks for Being Our Adventurers
    
    • Period: January 27 (after maintenance)–February 24 (before maintenance)
      
    • Register for an account transfer from your Kakao Games account (Web & Steam) to a Pearl Abyss account via [Account Transfer Registration] and receive Shakatu’s Seals!
      
  • Event 3. Move Your Guild and Get Guild Funds
    
    • Period: January 27 (after maintenance)–February 24 (before maintenance)
      
    • Prepare your guilds for a transfer to get guild funds and more rewards.
      
  • Event 4. All-Time Best Rewards after Transfer!
    
    • Period: January 27 (after maintenance)–May 31 (23:59 UTC)
      
    • Complete your account transfer within the event period and receive various in-game login rewards after the February 24 maintenance.
      
  • Event 4. Get 530% Combat & Skill EXP Scrolls!
    
    • Period: January 27 (after maintenance)–May 31 (23:59 UTC)
      
    • Complete your account transfer within the event period and receive a purchase limitation reset for [Event] 530% Combat & Skill EXP Scroll (60 min)!
      
      • Click <Here> (available soon) for full details.
        

[h3][Ongoing Events][/h3]

• Fluttering Snowflakes
  
  • Event 1. Collect [Event] Snowflakes!: Available until February 9 (23:59 UTC)
    
  • Event 2. Finto's Cooking School
    
  • Period: : Available until February 9 (before maintenance)
    
    • Check <HERE> to see week 2 additions now!
      
    • Please note the event end date has been changed since the maintenance will be performed on Feb 9, 2021 instead of Feb 10.
      
  • Snowfall and Auroras are back until February 17 (before maintenance)
    
• Level Up Nova Again!
  
  • Event 1. Level Up Again!: Available until February 3 (before maintenance)
    

[h3][Ended Events][/h3]

• Old Moon Grand Prix Opening
  

• When morning dawns, the chickens at Bartali Farm begin to escape.
  
  • Added the new repeat quest "[Repeat] Runaway Chicken in the Bartali Farm."
    
  • You can accept and complete this quest from Emma Bartali at Bartali Farm every 4 hours.
    
  • When morning dawns in the world of Black Desert, 10 chickens will fly the chicken coop at Bartali Farm.
    
  • Runaway Chickens are easily scared, and will flee if you get too close.
    
  • You must approach them while crouching, and wait until they lay an egg and flee.
    
  • You can interact with the egg to obtain one, which has a chance to turn into a Golden Egg as well. You can exchange these eggs with Emma Bartali for Egg items.
    

• Once a chicken has laid an egg twice, it will no longer have the energy to flee. Capture it then, and take it to Emma Bartali to complete the quest.
  

※ You cannot catch additional chickens if you already have a Captured Chicken in your inventory.
※ The chickens will disappear if you do not catch them within 5 minutes of their escape.


▲ Morning dawns, and chickens fly the coop.


▲ Get too close, and chickens flee.


▲ Wait for the chicken to lay an egg


▲ Once the chicken lays an egg twice, it won't have the energy to run anymore

• Added the quest "Runaway Chicken in the Bartali Farm" to the Recurring quest tab.
  
• Changed the chance for a mole to appear based on the number plots occupied by your fence when farming.
  
  • Normal, High-Quality, and Special crops that occupy 2 plots will have double the chance compared to crops that occupy only 1 plot, and Magical and Mysterious crops that occupy 10 plots will have double the chance compared to crops that occupy 5 plots for the mole to appear.
    
• Duvencrune and O'draxxia's storage keepers now rent out containers.
  
• Changed the Old Moon Grand Prix times to 16:00–9:00 (UTC) for NA servers.
  
• Changed the Old Moon Grand Prix times to 8:00–1:00 (UTC) for EU servers.
  
• Added rewards for adventurers who complete their account transfer.
  
• Increased the amount of Skill EXP gained from the Red Battlefield permanently.
  

[h3][System][/h3]

• If you have unclaimed Pearl's Blessing rewards, you will now see a notice displayed when you try to exit the Pearl Shop.
  

• Added the quest to graduate from the Winter Season. You can accept and proceed with the quest as follows.
  
  • Accept the quest "[Season Server Graduation] At the Crossroad" from Leyla in Velia.
    
  • Accept and complete the above quest, then accept the quest "[Season Server Graduation] Into the Big Wide World" from Fughar.
    
  • Use the "Honorable Adventurer's Certificate" obtained from the above quest to complete the quest and graduate from the season server.
    
  • ※ Converting a season character into a normal character will prevent said character from entering the season servers. Also, you may no longer create a new season character for this winter season.
    
• Added the quest for adventurers who have graduated from the season to exchange Tuvala gear for Boss gear.
  
  • This quest requires a season-graduated character who has a "[Season] Boss Gear Exchange Coupon" in possession, who will then be able to accept the quest from Fughar to exchange for the appropriate weapon or gear. Please note that you can choose to accept and complete this quest only once.
    
  • Once you've accepted the quest, go to Tranan Underfoe with the exchange coupon and Tuvala gear to exchange them for a Boss gear of appropriate enhancement level.
    

[h3][Game World][/h3]

• Adjusted the size of cutscene audio played in-game by 60%.
  
• Fixed certain areas of the Scarlet Sand Chamber.
  

[h3][All Classes][/h3]

• Set the basic AP of all class summons to match the summoning class's AP.
  
  • The summoning class's AP must be at least the same as the basic AP of the summoned minion in order to control and wield the summoned minion at 100%.
    
  • For example, Gorr's basic AP is 100. If the summoning Witch's AP is at 50, then Gorr's AP will be limited to 50 as well, and only return to 100 when the Witch's AP also hits 100 or higher.
    

• Improved the standby animation to display the appropriate motion based on the equipped top outfit.
  

[h3][By Class][/h3]

[h3]WARRIOR[/h3]

• Fixed an issue where weapons appeared unnatural when using certain skills.
  

[h3]SORCERESS[/h3]

• Core: Violation – Fixed an issue where weapons appeared unnatural when using the skill.
  

[h3]TAMER[/h3]

• Fixed irregular movement animations.
  

[h3]VALKYRIE[/h3]

• Prime: Judgment of Light I–III – Fixed the issue where the skill's 1st hit wasn't applying damage when using the skill.
  

[h3]MUSA[/h3]

• Fixed an issue where weapons appeared unnatural when using certain skills.
  

[h3]NINJA[/h3]

• Fixed an issue where weapons appeared unnatural when using certain Awakening skills.
  

[h3]LAHN[/h3]

• Fixed the issue with Combat Assistance not functioning correctly when using certain skills.
  

[h3]SHAI[/h3]

• Fixed the issue with Shai's movements after jumping to the left/right.
  

[h3]HASHASHIN[/h3]

• Prime: Ridge Reaver – Fixed the issue where the skill's critical hit rate increase effect wasn't being applied as intended in certain situations when using the skill.
  
• Descent – Fixed the issue where using the skill via Quick Slot during Awakening would sometimes prevent Main Weapon skills from activating.
  
• Prime: Dune Slash, Prime: Descent – Fixed the issue where using the skills with Combat Assistance toggled on would prevent the skills from being activated as intended.
  

[h3]NOVA[/h3]

• Added the following Core Awakening skills.
  

• Added Skill Enhancement (Rabam's Enlightenment).
  
  • You can learn the 1st enhanced skill at Lv. 56 or higher, the 2nd at Lv. 57 or higher, and the 3rd at Lv. 58 or higher.
    
  • You will need to learn the prerequisite skills to learn the enhanced skills.
    
  • You may only select one of two enhanced skills per level.
    
• Prime: Bitter Reign – Increased the skill's 1st hit's number of targets by 1.
  
• Increased the damage of the following skills.
  

• Prime: Swooping Ring – Changed the skill by removing the 1st hit, and the skill now applies all hits at its last hit.
  
• Prime: Frozen Darkness – Increased the combo speed of using the skill after certain skills.
  
• Prime: Vengeful Star – You can now combo into the skill's 3rd hit if used after Prime: Entangling Icy Thorns's last hit.
  
• Prime: Quoratum's Ascension – You can now combo into the skill if used after Prime: Vengeful Star's 2nd hit.
  
• Prime: Stamma's Mate – Improved the skill to now combo faster when used after Prime: Icy Thorn's 2nd hit or Prime: Vengeful Star's 1st hit.
  
• Prime: Bitter Reign – You can now combo into the skill if used after Prime: Stamma's Mate.
  
• Prime: Vengeful Star – You can now combo into the skill's 2nd hit if used after Prime: Frozen Darkness.
  
• Prime: Stamma's Mate – You can now combo faster into the skill if used after Prime: Quoratum's Ascension's 2nd hit.
  
• Prime: Swooping Ring – Fixed the issue where using the skill would cancel Quoratum's Protection.
  
• Punishing Trap – Improved the skill to now stop faster by pressing the S key right after the skill's surface hit.
  
• Punishing Trap – Improved the skill to now activate its extra hit faster by pressing LMB right after the skill's surface hit.
  
• Punishing Trap – Improved the skill to combo faster into other skills when its extra hit is activated right after the skill's surface hit.
  
• Countergambit – Increased the charging movement speed after hitting a target with the skill.
  
• Prime: Star's Call, Command: Rime Ice, Icy Thorns – Fixed the issue where you couldn't combo into the skills after Command: Opening was activated from taking damage during Quoratum's Protection.
  
• Added an additional effect to indicate Nova's HP being consumed to command Axian.
  
• Fixed the graphical issue with the quoratum while attempting to tame a horse.
  

• The Blackstar and Fallen God gear were not appearing in the customization menu due to the dye restrictions. While the dye restrictions are kept, you will now be able to see the respective armor pieces in the customization screen.
  
• Hashashins and Novas can now open New Year Hanbok Outfit Sets.
  
• For details on the newly added Pearl Shop Update, please click < Here > !
  

[h3][Quest][/h3]

• Added a new quest to increase the weight of your Family Inventory by 50LT. Adventurers who've completed "[Shakatu's Gift] Bag of the Stars" can accept either "[Dellus' Gift] Shakatu's Message" from Dellus or "[Raomi's Gift] Shakatu's Message" from Raomi nearby, then complete the quest to receive the reward.
  
  • You can only complete each quest once per family.
    
  • You can choose to proceed with either Dellus' Gift or Raomi's Gift.
    
  • While both quests share the same quest objectives and reward, you will obtain a different title upon completion.
    
• [The Great Expedition] Oquilla's Eye quest now requires you to be level 50 or higher and will appear in the Suggested quest tab when talking to the Black Spirit while in Balenos.
  
• Fixed the graphical issue with the name of Richie, the jester hailing from Heidel whom you meet during the Velia Main Quest on top of the ossuary, overlapping with his prison cell.
  
• Added 1 Bronze Key to the reward for completing [Boss] Giath, the Goblin Chief.
  
• Fixed Alustin to no longer offer the Adventure and Knowledge Research dialog option while proceeding with the Main Quest.
  
• Fixed Curse of the Ossuary's navigate function to now lead you to Houtman.
  
• Changed the quest text for Excavation Site to present the quest objectives more clearly, and now it requires you to talk with the Goblin Overseer "Santorian."
  
• Changed the quest text for [Awakening] Traces of Edana to present the quest objectives more clearly.
  
• Changed the Main Quest "Those who are leaving," which you could accept from the Black Spirit, to a Suggested quest and changed the quest name to "[Epheria] Those who are leaving."
  
• Fixed Tiny Nose to no longer offer the Secure the Trade Route dialog option while proceeding with the Main Quest.
  
• Fixed the Serendia Crossroad quests [Crossroad] The Hero of Serendia, [Crossroad] Silence, We're Done Here! to offer more natural dialog options to accept the following Confusion in Kalis quest in Calpheon when playing with a Nova.
  
• Fixed the issue where the quest Processing Expert #5, Finally... wasn't proceeding correctly, and made corrections to the quest objectives and quest accepting text.
  
• Fixed the dialog for Noah Akam in Abun to begin more naturally during the Mediah Main Quest series.
  
• Fixed the quest The Gift of Calpheon so that upon completion, you can naturally speak to Nella Encarotia once again.
  
• Fixed the Wizard's Altar so that upon interaction, you will no longer see the same dialog repeat over and over again.
  
• Fixed [Awakening] Artifacts of the Naga, one of the crossroad quests in Serendia, so that upon completion, Edan doesn't suddenly vanish, but remains a bit longer to continue examining the Extraction Mill.
  
• Slightly eased the difficulty of navigating the Mediah Main Quest Tracking Budar III.
  
• Fixed the issue where Nellamorin, the node manager of Behr Riverhead, would have her face covered by plantlife.
  
• Added helpful text to the quest summary of the Mediah Main Quest Incomplete Bautt Slate.
  

[h3][Knowledge][/h3]

• Fixed the images of knowledge gained from interacting with the monuments behind Edan in the Ancient Stone Chamber to now be displayed correctly.
  
• Fixed the Luxurious Treasure Chamber knowledge so you can now learn it even after proceeding with the Main Quest.
  
  • After completing the Serendia Crossroad quest [Crossroad] Each of Their Reasons and the following quest [Boss] Biraghi Den Keeper, speak to Etunar, the node manager of Biraghi Den, to learn about [Knowledge] Luxurious Treasure Chamber.
    

• Changed the locations of the exit and help buttons on the Old Moon Grand Prix results window.
  
• Fixed the Knowledge (H) window to now save the most recent knowledge selected up until you log off and on again.
  

• Fixed the issue where certain plant life of the Terrmian Cliff appeared to move irregularly.
  
• Fixed the issue of floating objects outside certain Gahaz structures.
  
• Fixed the issue where upon changing your font size, certain system messages relating to already completed quests would sometimes be displayed.
  
• Fixed the issue where the mouse cursor wouldn't change when hovered over the text input slot in the character/family name change window.
  
• Fixed the issue where the mouse cursor would change when hovered over the cancel button in the character/family name change window.
  
• Fixed the issue where upon mounting the race horse Giorga Brisa, your speed in the desert wouldn't decrease. You cannot accelerate nor sprint as fast as a regular horse while mounted on Giorga Brisa in the desert.
  
• [Mystic] Lupine Outfit – Fixed the issue where equipping the vambrace after having donned the outfit would remove any dyes set to the outfit's cape.
  
• [Dark Knight] Eclipse Outfit – Fixed the graphical issue where upon sitting after having donned the outfit, her undergarments would be exposed outside the outfit.
  
• Fixed the issue where Agris Fever points were consumed incorrectly when defeating summoned monsters while in a party.
  
• [Female Classes] Fixed the issue with the Lahr Arcien Eyepatch not appearing on certain classes when equipped together with the Desert Camouflage outfit.
  
• [Maehwa] Marine Romance Outfit – Fixed the irregular animations when idle with the outfit equipped.
  
• [Maehwa] Bloody Outfit – Fixed the issue with the weapon being placed in an awkward location with the outfit equipped.
  

• We are aware of the issue where the discounted price shows as 3,509 instead of 3,510 Pearls when the total pearl price of items is 5,400 Pearls with a 35% discount rate on the Set Creator UI in the Pearl Shop (F3).
  

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

Ride to your favorite hunting ground and enjoy the following boosts during the entire event period! On top of that, you can also enjoy a drop event to get a special item.

And don’t forget the refreshed Loyal Attendance calendar!

[h3]Event 1. Mount EXP Boost[/h3]
Period: January 27 (after maintenance)–February 9 (before maintenance)

During the event, the following EXP boosts will be applied!

• Hot time boost will be applied to all servers including Arsha, Olvia and Season servers
  
  
• When EXP is gained via quests, the extra Mount EXP boost will not be applied.
  
  
• Mount EXP boost will stack with boosts from items like [Event] Extra Mount EXP Scroll, elixirs, and Value Packs.
  

[h3]Event 2. Special Drops[/h3]
Period: January 27 (after maintenance)–February 9 (before maintenance)

During the event period, defeat monsters, fish, and gather to obtain the three items below. You will get [Event] Warm Cozy Fire by crafting [Event] Useless Firewood x1, [Event] Cask Full of Oil x1, and [Event] Broken Brazier x1.





[h3]Bonus! Loyal Attendance Rewards Refreshed[/h3]
Period: January 28 (00:00 UTC)–February 24 (09:59 UTC)

During the event, simply log in daily to claim awesome rewards!



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 27th 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]

• New quest "[Repeat] Runaway Chicken in the Bartali Farm" will be added.
  
  
• The Winter Season Character graduation and Tuvala to Boss gear exchange quests will be added
  
  
• Basic AP of all classes' summons will be adjusted.
  
  
• Core Awakening skills and Skill Enhancement will be added for Nova.
  
  
• Time to Ride event will start.
  
  
• Service Transition events will start.
  

[h3]Ending Events:[/h3]

• Old Moon Grand Prix Opening
  

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

Thank you for your support and understanding.


Best regards,
BDO Team

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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