Black Desert News

[h2]Class Changes[/h2]

[h3]Warrior[/h3]

• Changed the location of Absolute: Shield Counter and Furious Blow icons in the Skill (K) window.
  
  
• Added information about preceding skills to the skill description of Apprehend.
  
  
• Added information about preceding skills to the skill description to Heavy Strike III.
  

[h3]Ranger[/h3]

• Changed the PvE damage of Regeneration as below.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• Reduced the cooldown of Flow: Tempest from 18 to 15 seconds.
  
  
• Added a Down Attack effect to Flow: Tempest.
  

[h3]Sorceress[/h3]

• Increased the PvE damage of the first hit of Turn-back Slash.
  
  • The increase to damage stats does apply during the skill's cooldown.
    

• Changed the PvE damage of Violation as below.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• Added a HP Recovery per hit effect to Grim Reaper's Judgment skills, if the skills use Shards of Darkness to activate the Grim Reaper Extra Charged Hit Damage.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where Prime: Violation couldn't be triggered during Sprint.
  

[h3]Berserker[/h3]

• Changed the PvE damage of the following skills.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• Increased the Critical Hit Rate of Flow: Slugfest to +50% in PvE only.
  
  
• Removed the "Stiffness applied to the surrounding if final hit doesn't activate (PvE only) effect" from Flow: Slugfest.
  
  
• Increased the Critical Hit Rate of Devastation in PvE only, as follows.
  
• Added a Critical Hit Rate (PvE Only) effect to Ground Lifting skills.
  
  
• Changed the order of the text explaining the damage of Flow: Earth Dividing in its skill description.
  
  
• The last hit of Flow: Slugfest will now activate automatically, without pressing LMB or ↓ + LMB.
  

[h3]Tamer[/h3]

• Increased the attack range of Bolt Wave and Jolt Wave.
  
  
• Changed the PvE damage of the following.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• Increased the distance traveled laterally when using Leaves Dropping or Flow: Gust.
  
  
• Made the following changes to Beast Rampage.
  
  • The attack range of the first to third hits of Beast Rampage will now include all surrounding enemies.
    
  • Increased the number of hits of Beast Rampage by 2 and hit indication will now match the skill actions.
    
  • The Critical Hit Rate of all levels of Beast Rampage will be 50%.
    
  • The below increase to damage stats does apply during the skill's cooldown.
    

• Changed the PvE damage of the following.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    
  • This increase to damage stats does apply when using Echo Pierce during its cooldown.
    

• Increased the attack range of Prime: Jolt Wave and Prime: Bolt Wave.
  
  
• Increased the PvE damage of Prime: Whiplash.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

[h3]Valkyrie[/h3]

• Fixed the issue where Forward Guard was not maintained until the end of the skill when Shield Chase III was used to the front, left, or right.
  

[h3]Witch[/h3]

• Changed the PvE damage of the following.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

[h3]Wizard[/h3]

• Changed the PvE damage of the following.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• Fixed the issue where using Awakening skills after Hellfire sometimes displayed abnormal warning messages.
  

[h3]Musa[/h3]

• Added Critical Hit Rate +100% to Flow: Backflow in PvE.
  

[h3]Maehwa[/h3]

• Changed the PvE damage of the following.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• Added PvE only Critical Hit Rate to Moonrise.
  
• Increased the number of hits of New Year's Eve in PvE.
  
• Added text in the skill description of New Year's Eve saying it has fewer number of hits in PvP.
  
  
• Skill description for Petal Drill was changed to describe how Super Armor is actually applied.
  
  • Before
    
    • Super Armor
      
  • After
    
    • Super Armor while using skill
      

• Skill description for Sticky Snowflake was changed to describe how Super Armor is actually applied.
  
  • Before
    
    • Super Armor while using skill
      
  • After
    
    • Super Armor on attack
      

• Reworked the Red Blade effect.
  
  • Skill description for Succession: Maehwa's Conviction was changed accordingly.
    
  • Instead of Red Blade levels, you now collect Red Petals. Once you collect three petals the Red Blade effect will activate, and Tiger Blade will be activated with certain skills.
    
  • The duration of the one and two Red Petal effects is indefinite.
    

[h3]Ninja[/h3]

• Description for Seamless was changed to reflect its actual hit actions and its PvE damage was increased as below.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• Reduced the cooldown of Seamless from 6 to 4 seconds.
  
  
• Added Critical Hit Rate +100% (PvE Only) to Flow: Mach Explosion.
  
  
• Changed the PvE damage and additional effects of the following.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• Fixed the issue where the damage of the following skill was being applied abnormally low.
  
  • Sura ChaoSpree's last hit
    

• Bloodthirst: Katana Shower's All DP Decrease effect was changed to 12, 14, 16, and 20, depending on the skill level.
  
  
• All DP Decrease effect was added to Murderous Intent.
  

[h3]Kunoichi[/h3]

• Increased the attack range of Halo.
  
  
• The DP Decrease effect for Halo was changed as follows.
  
• Changed the PvE damage of the following.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

[h3]Dark Knight[/h3]

• The PvE damage for the following skills were changed like the below, and the descriptions for the maximum number of Magic Hits were changed to match the actual effects of the skills.
  
  • The PvP damage and range remain the same as before.
    

• The Super Armor related description for the Spirit Hunt skill was revised to match the actual effects of the skill.
  
  • Specified that the Super Armor was activated while attacking.
    

[h3]Striker[/h3]

• Changed Gardbrace Training as follows.
  
  • Before
    
    • Attack Speed +5% for 10 sec upon using skill
      
  • Now
    
    • All AP + 2 (or +4/6/8/10, depending on skill level) for 10 sec upon using skill
      

• You can now use Ultimate Crush in combo smoothly after Gardbrace Training's left or right attacks.
  
  
• Changed the PvE damage of the following.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• All DP -15 effect for 10 sec upon hit was added to Spiral Cannon.
  
  
• Critical Hit Rate 50% effect in PvE was added to Infernal Destruction.
  
  • The damage which is applied during cooldown remains the same.
    

• Increased the number of hits of Fallout in PvE as below.
  
• The text about combos after using Adamantine in the skill combo description for Ankle Hook was changed as follows.
  
  • Before
    
    • F after Adamantine
      
  • Now
    
    • F after frontal attack with Adamantine
      

• Fixed the issue where Knee Hammer couldn't be triggered during Sprint.
  
  
• The text about combos after using Adamantine in the skill combo description for Prime: Wolf's Fang was changed as follows.
  
  • Before
    
    • F after Adamantine
      
  • Now
    
    • ↓ + RMB after frontal attack with Adamantine
      

• The following text from the skill combo description for Prime: Wolf's Fang was changed. However, you can still activate Prime: Wolf's Fang by first performing Hidden Claw or Flash Step, then a backward Adamantine, then pressing ↓ + LMB + RMB.
  
  • Before
    
    • ↓ + RMB or ↓ + LMB + RMB after a skill with Discharge Energy
      
  • After
    
    • ↓ + RMB after a skill with Discharge Energy
      

• Fixed the issue where Prime: Knee Hammer couldn't be triggered during Sprint.
  

[h3]Mystic[/h3]

• Changed the PvE damage of the following.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

• You can now use the following skills in combo smoothly after using Prime: Hidden Claw.
  
  • Prime: Roaring Tiger
    
  • When using a skill after Prime: Hidden Claw's last hit
    

• You can now use Prime: Wave Orb in combo smoothly when using Prime: Fist Fury.
  
  
• You can now use Prime: Rage Hammer in combo smoothly after using Prime: Thunder Pound.
  
  
• You can now use Prime: Wave Orb, Prime: Roaring Tiger, or Prime: Sea Burial in combo smoothly after using Prime: Sweeping Kick.
  
  
• You can now use Prime: Roaring Tiger, Prime: Thunder Pound, or Prime: Rage Hammer in combo smoothly after using Prime: Soul Basher.
  
  
• You can now use Prime: Roaring Tiger or Prime: Wave Orb after using Flow: Mass Destruction.
  
  
• You can now use other skills in combo smoothly after using Prime: Scissor Kick.
  
  
• The distance that the character advances after the backward movement of Prime: Hidden Claw was increased.
  
  
• Added a HP Recovery per hit effect to the following skills when they consume Martial Spirit Shards.
  
• Fixed the issue where the character would momentarily slow down when hitting targets with Prime: Wave Orb and Prime: Rage Hammer.
  
  
• You can now combo to the Prime: Roaring Tiger skill after using Prime: Wave Orb.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where Black Spirit: Roaring Tiger would not activate when using Prime: Roaring Tiger while using another skill.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where Crouching Wolf would not activate after using Prime: Sea Burial, Prime: Wave Orb, and Prime: Amplify Martial Spirit.
  

[h3]Lahn[/h3]

• Increased the attack range for Flow: Mangler.
  
  
• The following effect was added to the Earthly Pain skill.
  
  • All DP -15 for 10 sec upon hit (not applied during cooldown)
    

• The following effect was added to the Bleeding Hearts skill.
  
  • All DP -20 for 10 sec upon hit (not applied during cooldown)
    

• Changed the PvE damage of the following.
  
  • PvP damage was not changed.
    

[h3]Archer[/h3]

• Fixed the issue where the knock down effect for Full Bloom while on a mount was also being applied to PvP.
  

[h3]Guardian[/h3]

• Increased the movement distance for Absolute: Fierce Disdain.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the combo to Beast Demolisher after the 1st hit with Boulder Crush was unnatural.
  
  
• Reduced the cooldown for Flow: Black Blood Eruption from 15 to 9 seconds.
  
  
• Due to the increase in maximum number of hits caused by the change in attack range from the 2nd hits for Mutilation, Black Blood Slaughter, Absolute: Mutilation, and Absolute: Black Blood Slaughter, the PvP damage per hit for each of these skills was decreased by 20%.
  
  
• The control keys for the combo to the Avalanche Strike skill after using Mutilation was changed like the following.
  
  • Before
    
    • Shift + LMB
      
  • Now
    
    • LMB
      

• Fixed the issue where the shielding motion when using Beast Demolisher was unnatural.
  
  
• When you combo to Prime: Boulder Crush after using the skills below, you will now combo to the 3rd hit combo.
  
  • Prime: Frigid Wind
    
  • Fierce Disdain
    

• Fixed the issue where the combo to Beast Demolisher after the 1st hit of Prime: Boulder Crush was unnatural.
  
  
• Increased the attack range for the 3rd hit for Prime: Beast Demolisher.
  
  
• Due to the increase in maximum number of hits caused by the change in attack range from the 2nd hits for Prime: Mutilation and Prime: Black Blood Slaughter, the PvP damage per hit for each of these skills was decreased by 20%.
  
  
• The control keys for the combo to the Prime: Avalanche Strike skill after using Prime: Mutilation, Black Blood Slaughter, and Prime: Black Blood Slaughter was changed like the following.
  
  • Before
    
    • Shift + LMB
      
  • Now
    
    • LMB
      

• The combo from Merciless Kick to Prime: Avalanche Strike was improved to combo more smoothly.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the shield motion when continuously using the Prime: Beast Demolisher looked unnatural.
  
  
• The attack range for Prime: Boulder Crush was changed to match the actual effects.
  
  • Because each hit will be spaced closer together, the attack range has decreased.
    

• Added a motion which begins with a 3rd hit motion when doing a combo to the Prime: Beast
  Demolisher skill after using the following skills.
  
  • Flow: Black Blood Eruption
    
  • Black Blood Circle, Prime: Black Blood Circle
    
  • Omua's Objurgation
    
  • Black Blood's Descent
    
  • Merciless Kick
    
  • Sturdy Step
    
  • Foretold Encounter
    
  • Juggernaut
    
  • Juggernaut: Smite
    
  • Prime: Boulder Crush 2nd, 3rd, 4th hit
    

• Fixed the issue where the damage for the following skills were lower than intended.
  
  • Black Spirit: Prime: Black Blood Circle I–IV
    
  • Black Spirit: Prime: Claw Reveal
    

[h2]Item Changes[/h2]

• The effects and descriptions for the items below were changed as follows.
  
• The weight of the following trade goods you can obtain through exploration while sailing has been changed to 50 LT.
  
  • Lost Low Quality Trade Goods
    
  • Lost Medium Quality Trade Goods
    

• The location of where you can purchase the 4 types of Reblath equipment from Blacksmith Tranan Underfoe at Velia has been moved to the top of the window.
  
  
• Changed the maximum number of times you can use a Captain's Medallion.
  
  • Therefore, the maximum number of sailors you can employ has been increased to 20.
    

For details on the newly added Pearl Shop updates, please click < Here >!


[h2]Monster Changes[/h2]

• New types of Protty monsters will now appear at Protty Cave.
  
  • When the HP for Protty Ootheca is reduced below a certain point, there will be a chance for Sid Protty to appear among the monsters.
    
  • When Sid Protty is hit by adventurers, Sid Protty will hide among nearby monsters. Sid Protty will disappear if not attacked for a certain amount of time.
    
  • You must continue to chase and look for Sid Protty, who hides among the monsters.
    
  • Sid Protty evolves before dying.
    
  • Every time Sid Protty evolves, its body gets larger throughout 2 stages. Each time, it will have the following titles: , , .
    
  • When the initial Sid Protty evolves, its body becomes larger or it evolves into an adult Protty.
    
  • From Sid Protty, it evolves into the Protty or Sid Protty.
    
  • From Sid Protty, it evolves into the Zera Protty or Sid Protty.
    
  • From Sid Protty, it evolves into the Kaz Protty.
    
  • You can obtain more rewards when defeating the evolved Protty, Zera Protty, and Kaz Protty.
    

• Improved the sound effect which plays when the Tree Spirit boss appears from the Dark Rift.
  
  
• Improved the motions of boss monsters which appear during the main quests to be more natural.
  

[h2]Quests & Knowledge[/h2]

[h3]Quest[/h3]

• Increased the rewards for the following quests which can be done while exploring islands.
  
  • Please note that there are multiple quests with the same name but different objectives.
    

• The Shultz Guard showed suspicious movement, enhancing the security around their territory. Therefore the completion target for certain quests have been changed from the Shultz Guards to the Sausans.
  
  
• Made the Secret Letter from the Dark Chaser, which you need to complete the quest Canyon of Corruption, easier to find.
  
  
• You can now see the NPCs you are supposed to find in the quest Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are, even if you have toggled on the option to Hide Certain NPCs in your game settings.
  
  
• Changed the text for the quest Black Spirit's Gift (Enhancement) as follows.
  
  • Before
    
    • ※Press RMB on the Black Spirit's gift to obtain items that will increase enhancement chance.
      
  • Now
    
    • Open the Black Spirit's gift to obtain items that will increase enhancement chance.
      

[h2]Interface Changes[/h2]

• The View Server Details button will now change to a "Hide Server Details" button once the server details are opened up.
  
  
• The control commands guide was revamped for quests during which you interact with places or structures and observe them closely.
  
  
• A description was added to the bottom of the controls guide for quests during which you interact with places or structures and observe them closely.
  
  
• The Arsha server from the Select Server window will now display a sword and shield icon, instead of the fort icon.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where it was not possible to use the Invite War Hero function if the font size was set to "Big" or "Bigger."
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the description text when installing a curtain at a Residence was bleeding outside of the text box.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the equipment window was abnormal in certain situations in Personal Transactions.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the cow milking minigame sometimes automatically started after successfully milking another cow.
  

[h2]Resolved Issues[/h2]

• Fixed the issue where looting was not possible in certain servers after defeating world boss Garmoth.
  
  • Please check the official forum post for details.
    

• Fixed the intermittent issue that occurs when your guild status does not get updated for guild members.
  
  
• [Mystic] Fixed the issue where the [Mystic] Zebra Underwear would be displayed on top of certain outfits.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where items equipped with crystals could not be fixed from Anvil.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where characters would be pushed back by monsters when using skills with charging effects against monsters.
  
  
• [Maehwa] Fixed a text issue in the skill description about how to use Petal Drill.
  
  
• [Maehwa] Fixed a text issue in the skill description about how to use Frost Pillars.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where you were directed to the incorrect NPC when searching for Furniture Dealer in the Find NPC feature at Calpheon City.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the Toxic Watermelon appeared to look unnatural at Titium Valley.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the grass in certain areas of Khalk Canyon appeared as if it were floating in the air.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where certain structures at certain parts of Rhua Tree Stub appeared to be floating in the air.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where FocusFire would occasionally not work properly (switch modes or fire) after demounting after initially using FocusFire.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the Adventure Log progress UI would occasionally not be displayed.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the durability notification would not be displayed on the bottom right of the screen when the durability of gathering tools were below 10%.
  
  
• [Maehwa] Fixed the issue where unnatural motions would be displayed when pressing the Tab key to switch to combat mode while crouching down with the Q key.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where a Ross Sea node appeared near the Oquilla Coast on the World Map.
  
  
• [Shai] Fixed the graphical issue with Shai's vitclari that occured when she was wearing the Kibelius Divinus outfit.
  
  
• [Valkyrie] Fixed the graphical issue with the longsword that occured when wearing the Solaria outfit.
  

[h2]Known Issues[/h2]

• We are aware of the issue where [Daily Special] items sold in the Pearl Shop (F3) may not be refreshed. This will be resolved with next maintenance. For now, please exit to the character selection screen then log back into the game to see the refreshed daily specials.
  
  
• We are aware of the issue where the [Witch] Ivies Outfit Set and Lychnia Headpiece items for all classes appear even if you filter for a single class in the Apparel tab of the Pearl Shop (e.g. even if you filter for Tamer you will still these items that are not meant for Tamer).
  
  • This issue is expected to be fixed with the May 20 maintenance.
    

• We are aware of the issue where [Special] Pearl Box - 10000+1500 does not appear in the Pearl Shop (F3).
  
  • This issue is expected to be fixed with the May 20 maintenance.
    
  • Therefore, this item will be available to purchase from the Pearl Shop until May 27 (before maintenance), instead of May 20 (before maintenance) as previously announced.
    

• We are aware of the issue where the Ancado Inner Harbor storage expansion coupons are not tagged as "New" in the Pearl Shop (F3).
  
  • This issue is expected to be fixed with the May 20 maintenance.
    

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

Greetings Adventurers,

Enhanced skills have finally arrived for our new latest classes, Shai and Guardian. Push your powers to the new limit and discover new skills for both of them!

Also, we are approaching the Season of Life, and that means Life Skillers are in luck as they will be enjoying Life EXP boost and new events for a limited time. This is the perfect time to reach a new level in your favorite Life Skill and earn some good rewards!

Last but not least, help Lara and some children make their wishes come true by sending wish lanterns to the skies of Black Desert Online!

As usual, you can find the details of the new events and contents below. Enjoy!

[h2]Event & System[/h2]

[h3]New Events[/h3]

• Season of Life
  
  • Event 1: Life Skill Boost
    
    • Period: May 13 (after maintenance)–June 3 (before maintenance)
      
    • During the entire event period, enjoy Life EXP +50% 24/7 (Trading and Barter is excluded).
      
  • Event 2: Life of Florin
    
    • Period: May 14 (00:00 UTC)–June 1 (23:59 UTC)
      
    • Log in to get event items like [Event] Valentine's Special Catalyst and [Event] Floramos Sprout that will lead you to bigger rewards!
      
  • Event 3. Life Skill Challenges
    
    • Period: May 14 (00:00 UTC)–June 2 (23:59 UTC)
      
    • During the series of 3 weeks, log in daily to obtain the following rewards that will help boost your Life Skills from the Challenges tab (Y).
      
    • Click to learn about how you can become a life skill master in this season of life!
      

• Wishes for the Sky
  
  • Period: May 13 (after maintenance)–May 20 (before maintenance)
    
  • Head over to the Coastal Cliff in Balenos, then accept and complete one of the following random quests from NPC Lara located on the Coastal Cliff to obtain [Event] Seal of Wishes.
    
  • Click to see how you can help wishes come true.
    

• Patrigio's Shop Renewal
  
  • Period: May 13 (after maintenance)–May 20 (before maintenance)
    
  • During the event period, Patrigio will present new and changed offers in his secret shop.
    
  • Patrigio can be found in various regions like Velia, Heidel, Calpheon City, Altinova, and Valencia City. Or search his name in Nearby NPC menu window brought up by pressing Find NPC icon on top right corner of your screen.
    
  • Patrigio will only open up his shop from 10:00 PM–07:00 AM (in-game time).
    
  • Don't forget 50 energy will be consumed to check his list of offers.
    

• Newly Discovered Treasures
  
  • Period: April 29 (after maintenance)–May 27 (before maintenance)
    
  • During the event period, the following rare items, considered as treasures, will be available in additional areas.
    
  • The treasures will be available to obtain in all servers including Olvia and Arsha.
    

[h3]Ongoing Events[/h3]

• Springfest
  
  • Special Attendance Rewards: April 30 (00:00 UTC)–May 13 (23:59 UTC)
    

[h3]Ended Events[/h3]

• Springfest
  
  • Hidden Surprise
    
  • Got Milk?
    
  • No Train No Gain
    

• Wacky Toshi's Research
  

[h3]Reward Distribution[/h3]

• The following compensation will be sent to all adventurers (EU and NA) for the staggered maintenance performed earlier this week to resolve the non-loot issue that occurred on April 30 when Garmoth spawned in the NA Kamasylvia 4 server.
  
  • Case 1: For both EU and NA adventurers.
    
    • This applies to any adventurer who were logged into the game 30 minutes before and after Garmoth's death (April 30 19:55 PDT–April 30 20:55 PDT or April 30 21:55 CEST–April 30 22:55 CEST) but were not in the NA Kamasylvia 4 server.
      
    • Compensation: Garmoth Reward Bundle (Advanced) x1
      
  • Case 2: For NA adventurers who experience the non-loot issue
    
    • This applies to any adventurer in the NA server who were logged into NA Kamasylva 4 server 30 minutes before and after Garmoth's death (April 30 19:55 PDT–April 30 20:55 PDT).
      
    • Compensation: Garmoth Reward Bundle (Advanced) x2
      
  • Please note Case 1 and Case 2 compensations do not stack and Case 2 takes precedence over Case 1. This means if you fall under Case 2, you will receive only the compensation for Case 2.
    
  • If you were logged in but inactive during the periods mentioned above, you may not be eligible to receive the rewards.
    
  • Please check your in-game mailbox after maintenance if you fall in the group above.
    

• Additional Garmoth Summon
  
  • On Thursday May 14, Garmoth will appear one additional time in both EU and NA servers.
    
    • After the initially-summoned Garmoth is defeated on Thursday, a second one will appear within a few minutes.
      

[h3]Content[/h3]

[h3]Major Update: Guardian[/h3]

• Guardian Enhanced Skills were added.
  
  • The first Enhanced Skill can be learned after reaching Lv. 56, and the second Enhanced Skill can be learned after reaching Lv. 57.
    
  • You must first learn any relevant preceding skills in order to learn the Enhanced Skills.
    
  • You can only learn one out of the two Enhanced Skills available for each level (this means you will ultimately have a choice of two skills out of four).
    

[h3]Major Update: Shai[/h3]

Shai is such an unique class, and we originally envisioned that through Talent her skillset will be solid enough without Skill Enhancement. However, many of you have constantly asked for Skill Enhancement for Shai. That is why we have decided to add in this content after all, in a way that will highlight Shai's uniqueness.

The Lv. 56 Enhanced Skills will summon light from the vitclari that will follow an enemy or ally for various effects. Over There! will follow one enemy and attack them, while Sharing is Caring will follow an enemy or ally to heal your nearby allies. During the skill Sharing is Caring, if the light comes across an enemy before an ally it will follow the enemy, but it will still heal any of your allies near that enemy and will not heal any enemies.

The Lv. 57 skills will use the florang to deal damage. Twirl-Boom! swiftly and powerfully attacks enemies while Tumble Wumble! deals less damage but raises your defense and applies a bound effect in PvE.

• Shai Enhanced Skills were added.
  
  • The first Enhanced Skill can be learned after reaching Lv. 56, and the second Enhanced Skill can be learned after reaching Lv. 57.
    
  • You must first learn any relevant preceding skills in order to learn the Enhanced Skills.
    
  • You can only learn one out of the two Enhanced Skills available for each level (this means you will ultimately have a choice of two skills out of four).
    

• Added the "Garnier Troupe" Chat Group where you can discuss Compose and Play related content.
  
  • The actual Compose and Play feature will be added during the May 20 maintenance.
    

• Increased the maximum level of the guild skill Ample Storage.
  
  • Therefore, the maximum number of guild storage slots have been increased too.
    

• Changed the rate at which Black Spirit's Rage recovers as follows.
  
  • Before
    
    • +0.15% per sec
      
  • After
    
    • +1.5% per 10 sec
      
  • Therefore, the description of Shai's skill Time to Shine! has been changed.
    

[h3]System[/h3]

• Optimized the system to improve upon the lag issues that occur when too many adventurers congregate in one location.
  
  
• Added Performance Optimization settings to the Settings > Performance Settings > Optimization settings.
  
  • Turning on the Performance Optimization settings will enhance the game's performance, but will increase the memory usage.
    

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

[h3]NPC[/h3]

• Many adventurers have visited Oquilla's Eye, and now the areas around Oquilla Coast have been expanded, opening up new seaways.
  
  
• Improvements were made so that interactions with Cook Weikid Taha at Kusha in Mediah would not be impeded by the cooking objects.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where the Enhanced Manshaum Totem at the cave in Manshaum Forest would remain as a question mark (?) on the minimap even after gaining the relevant knowledge.
  
  • The question mark for the NPC above can be removed by obtaining the knowledge of "Brand of Ahib."
    

• Yianaros the Spirit, which only appears during the Kamasylvia sub-quests, will no longer appear as a question mark (?) in the minimap.
  

[h2]Mounts[/h2]

• The aiming point for FocusFire was changed.
  
  • It shapes into the form of an arc depending on the distance.
    

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[h3]Find out more about this teaser during the <Black Desert Heidel Ball: AT HOME>![/h3]

Who can participate?
All Adventurers who love Black Desert!

[h3]Event Date[/h3]


Where will it be held? To be Announced

★ Hooray! Announcing Black Desert’s 1st Online Ball! ☆

With everyone around the world practicing social distancing, we invite Adventurers worldwide to an online ball!

After much thought while in the midst of event preparation, we decided to hold our first-ever “Global Ball” through the form of an “Online Event” to let Adventurers of NA/EU meet Adventurers from across the globe.

Living up to the title, “Black Desert Heidel Ball: AT HOME”, you’ll be able to meet Adventurers from Korea, Japan, Russia, North America, Europe, Taiwan, South America, Turkey, the MENA region, and Southeast Asia from the comfort of your own home.

Many regions, united by the love for Black Desert… ♥

Keeping in mind that we may all speak different languages and come from different cultural backgrounds, we did our best to create a meaningful and festive event for all Black Desert Adventurers. (๑˘ꇴ˘๑)

We wanted to bring together Adventurers worldwide, and share what's coming up for Black Desert. On top of that, we wanted to host a variety of fun-filled events for everyone!

We hope you’re just as excited as we are!

This will be for PC and console players in Korea, Japan, Russia, North America, Europe, Taiwan, South America, Turkey, the MENA region, Thailand, and Southeast Asia.

Don’t miss this extraordinary chance to join your fellow Adventurers worldwide who all enjoy Black Desert in their own, unique ways!

Plus, we’ve prepared a place to be with you in the Black Desert world, so we can soothe the pain of not being able to see you in-person.

Where could that be?
Find out the answer to that question by checking out all the details of [Princess Jarette's Invitation] below!

■ What is [Princess Jarette's Invitation]?

• [Princess Jarette's Invitation] is a ticket that lets you enter the online space specially prepared for the Black Desert Heidel Ball: AT HOME.
  
• Up to 200 Adventurers will be selected from everyone who submits their story in the [Princess Jarette's Invitation] survey linked below.
  
• Adventurers with [Princess Jarette's Invitation] will get together in a special place on the day of the ball to enjoy the event and participate in a Q & A session.
  
• Adventurers who are selected for [Princess Jarette's Invitation] will receive in-game rewards (title and items).
  
• The entire Heidel Ball: AT HOME will be broadcasted live on Youtube and Twitch, so anyone can join from the comfort of their home even without [Princess Jarette's Invitation].
  

Though we are sad that we cannot enjoy the event together in real life, we hope that Heidel Ball: AT HOME will be a fun opportunity to spend time together as characters in the game.

[h3][Princess Jarette's Invitation] Survey Period[/h3]
May 12, 2020 (Tue) [After Announcement]–May 18, 2020 (Mon) at 07:00 UTC

Number of Winners
Up to 200 Winners

Winners Announcement Date
May 20, 2020 (Wed)

[Princess Jarette's Invitation] Delivery Date
During the maintenance on May 27, 2020 (Wed)

[h2][Princess Jarette's Invitation] Survey Link[/h2]


★ Special Event
In the survey, please provide a video message of something you want to say to Adventurers worldwide!

We will select videos to be used in our celebratory video for the Black Desert Heidel Ball: AT HOME, so we hope you’ll participate in the celebrations!

P.S. If your video is included in the celebratory video, you’ll receive a Special Goods Package!

※ Notices

• More information regarding [Princess Jarette’s Invitation] will be provided at a later date in the [Princess Jarette’s Invitation] winners announcement.
  
  
• In-game rewards (title and items) will be announced in the [Princess Jarette’s Invitation] winners announcement.
  
  
• Up to 200 Adventurers will be selected from participants who properly complete the [Princess Jarette’s Invitation] application.
  
  
• The [Princess Jarette’s Invitation] winners will be announced on our official website on May 18, 2020 (Mon). However, this date is subject to change depending on the circumstances.
  
  
• Winners of the [Princess Jarette’s Invitation] ticket will be contacted separately by email.
  
  
• The [Princess Jarette’s Invitation] ticket cannot be given away to someone else.
  
  
• Pearl Abyss and Kakaogames reserve the right to change or cancel the event depending on circumstances. Any changes made to the event will be posted on this event page.
  
  
• Participating in the event using inappropriate methods will result in a cancellation/retrieval of your reward and restriction from the game.
  
  
• Violating the Terms of Service may result in your disqualification and withdrawal of any prizes/rewards even after the winners announcement has been posted.
  
  
• If you have any questions about this event, please send a ticket through [Support > Submit a Ticket] on the official website.
  
  
• Please contact Customer Support if you would like to remove information from your event application or if you would like to cancel your application.
  

Dear Players,

We will perform our weekly maintenance as follows:

[h3]Date: Wednesday, May 13th 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]

• Enhanced Skills will be added for Shai and Guardian.
  
• PvE damage of certain skills will be adjusted.
  
• Season of Life event will start.
  
• Wishes for the Sky event will start.
  

[h3]Ending Events:[/h3]

• Springfest
  
  • Special Attendance Rewards available until May 13 (23:59 UTC)
    

• Wacky Toshi's Research
  

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We apologize for the inconvenience and we ask for your generous understanding.


Best regards,
BDO Team