Updates Sep 5, 2024, 07:00 (UTC+3)
September 5, 2024 (Thu) Update Details
Hello, Adventurers.
Here are the updates made to Black Desert on September 5, 2024.
(Patch size: approx. 1.93 GB)
- Please note that the update for Steam may be larger than the size listed above.
※ Please read below for details.
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MAJOR UPDATES - Morning Light - Seoul Prequest
Dolswe, our steadfast friend who we shared countless trials and triumphs with in Donghae Province, has arrived in "Balanhosu." As we host him through the sights of Balenos, we enjoyed a delightful meal with Chief Igor, Eileen, and Emma. But then, from the depths below, the voice of someone is heard...Mark your calendars for September 12. In the Land of the Morning Light, from Seoul to Hwanghae Province, the grand tales of adventurers will unfold. We can't wait for you to embark on this epic journey.
- Opened the prequests for Land of the Morning Light - Seoul.
- Dolswe, who helped resolve the situation in Donghae Province of the Land of the Morning Light with the traveler, has landed in Balenos.
- Characters from Lv. 56 who have completed the Imoogi questline will be able to accept the Morning Light - Seoul prequest by talking to the Black Spirit.
- Dolswe, who helped resolve the situation in Donghae Province of the Land of the Morning Light with the traveler, has landed in Balenos.
| "[Seoul] A Friendly Face" prequest acceptance conditions |
- From Lv. 56
- Completed the Morning Light PT1 - "[Imoogi] Clues of the Truth" ▶ Black Spirit - Main - "[Seoul] A Friendly Face" |
NEW & IMPROVEMENTS
CLASS CHANGES
CLASS CHANGES
Today's patch brings changes to some class skills, specifically removing or altering Down Smash effects.
Down Smash is a special effect that activates independently of debuff counts, making it useful in PvP.
However, when paired with crucial debuffs like Knockdown, Down Smash often triggered first, disrupting combos.
We confirmed through adventurer reports that this issue became more frequent after the recent hit count adjustment update. We appreciate the feedback from our adventurers and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused.
To prevent this from happening in the future, we will separate Knockdown and Down Smash, ensuring each skill serves a single debuff purpose.
Most of the affected skills have had their Down Smash removed. Instead, the removed Down Smash has been added to other skills to provide an additional attack chance after the debuff count. For classes deemed having sufficient amounts, Down Smash was simply removed.
Awakening
- Changed the debuff: Knockdown → Knockback
Main, Succession
- Removed the Down Smash debuff.
- Removed the Down Smash debuff.
- Changed so your character will rotate to the camera direction faced before casting the skill.
- Fixed the issue where there was no collision detection during the skills.
- Matched the Knockdown debuff mentioned in the description with the actual effect.
Awakening
- Removed the Down Smash debuff.
- Fixed the issue where there was no collision detection during the skill.
- Changed the description to better reflect the actual effects.
Main, Succession
- Removed the Air Smash debuff.
Main, Succession
- Removed the Down Smash debuff.
- Changed so your character will rotate to the camera direction faced before casting the skill.
Awakening
- Changed the skill as follows.
- Changed the description to better reflect the type of attack: Normal attack -> Upward strike attack
- Changed upward strike and crouch shot attacks to now apply the Air Attack debuff.
- Changed the debuff applied by upward strike attack hits: Floating -> Stun
- Changed the upward strike attack's hit detection to activate correctly.
- Removed the Air and Down Smash debuff for flying kick hits.
- Removed the AIr and Down Smash debuff for crouching shot hits.
- Fixed the issue where flying kick attack damage was only applied one time per attack.
- Adjusted the skill damage as follows.
| Before | After |
| Attack damage 741% x2 Flying kick attack damage 988% x2 |
Upward strike attack damage 1082% x2 Flying kick attack damage 1442% x2 |
- Removed the Air and Down Smash debuffs.
- Removed the Down Smash debuff.
- Changed the normal skill to now apply the Stun debuff for attacks 1 and 2.
- Changed so your character will rotate to the camera direction faced before casting the skill.
- Increased the activation speed of the Black Spirit's Rage skill.
- Removed the Knockdown debuff.
- Removed the Down Smash debuff.
- Removed the Air Smash debuff on last attack hits. Changed so the Down Smash debuff now also applies for attack 1 hits.
- Adjusted the following skill visuals to match their actual effects.
- Frenzied Tyrant
- Wailing Beast
- Feral Rage
- Flow: Scatter Shot
- Giant Leap
- Blasting
- Prime: Storming Beast
Main, Succession
- Removed the Air Smash debuff.
Awakening
- Added the Forward Guard buff.
- Removed the Down Smash debuff.
- Removed the Down Smash debuff.
- Removed the Down Smash debuff
Main, Succession
- Removed the Air Smash debuff.
Awakening
- Changed the debuff: Knockdown -> Knockback
- Changed the cooldown: 7 sec -> 5 sec
- Fixed the issue where activating the skill immediately would combo slower to other skills compared to activating it after charging.
- Improved to combo more smoothly into Moonrise and Absolute: Red Moon.
- Changed the skill damage as follows.
- Flow: Moonlight Dash's damage has also been adjusted accordingly.
| Before | After |
| Attack damage 3648% / 5280% / 6888% x2 Charged attack damage 4863% / 7040% / 9183% x3 Damage -68% / 68% / 68% in PvP only |
Attack damage 6158% / 7245% / 8524% x2 Charged attack damage 7829% / 9210% / 10835% x3 Damage -72.1% / 72.1% / 72.1% in PvP only |
- Changed to now apply All Evasion +6% for 20 sec with your kerispear.
- Added the Down Smash debuff for attack 2.
Main, Succession
- Removed the Knockdown debuff.
- improved to combo smoothly from Flow: Bombardment, Succession: Flow: Bombardment, Flow: Deathstrike, and Combo: Hurricane.
- Changed to now activate the attack below the character to targeted foes during attack 1.
- Changed the skill as follows.
- Changed the debuff: Air Smash -> Down Smash.
- Changed so you cannot change the direction after the attack.
- Changed the skill as follows.
- Changed the debuff: Bound -> Knockdown.
- Changed so your character will only rotate to the camera direction faced before casting the skill, and can no longer change the direction after the attack.
- Changed the skill as follows.
- Increased the activation speed.
- Removed the Bound debuff on attack 2 hits.
- Changed the debuffs: Air Attack -> Air Smash on attack 1 hits, Down Attack -> Down Smash on attack 2 hits
- Adjusted the combo motions to appear more natural.
- Fixed the issue where the Down Smash debuff was applied on Discharge Energy hits.
- Changed to be comboable with LMB after Flow: Bombardment in Succession.
- Changed the Bound debuff to apply only in PvE and added the Forward Guard buff.
Main, Succession
- Removed the Down Smash debuff on last attack hits.
- Removed the Air and Down Smash debuffs.
- Removed the Air Smash debuff on last attack hits.
- Removed the Down Smash debuff.
- Changed the Knockdown debuff to now apply in PvE only.
- Adjusted the skill as follows:
- Increased the skill activation speed.
- Changed the debuff: Air Smash -> Down Smash.
- Changed to prevent direction change after attack.
- Adjusted the skill as follows:
- Increased the skill activation speed.
- Changed to apply the Bound debuff in PvE only.
- Added the Down Smash debuff.
- Adjusted the skill as follows:
- Added the Down Smash debuff on attack 1 hits.
- Added the Down Smash debuff.
- Removed the Knockdown debuff.
- Added the Forward Guard effect.
- Changed skill damage as below.
- Changed the damage of Combo: Bolster Thump to match the below.
| Before | After |
| Attack damage 480% / 600% / 785% x2, Damage -40.6% in PvP only Critical Hit Rate +50% / +70% / +70% |
Attack damage 1994% / 2346% / 2760% x2, Damage -52% in PvP only Critical Hit Rate +30% / +50% / +70% |
Main, Succession
- Removed the Down Smash debuff.
- Removed the Knockdown debuff.
- Removed the Air and Down Smash debuffs.
- Added the Down Smash debuff on attack 1 hits.
- Adjusted the skill as follows:
- Changed to apply Forward Guard effect throughout the entire skill movement.
- Added the Stun debuff on attack 2 hits.
- Changed to allow max 3 hits. Accordingly, damage has been adjusted.
- Changed the debuff on last attack hits: Bound -> Knockdown
Main, Succession
- Removed the Down Smash debuff.
- Removed the Down Smash debuff.
We've added the Abyssal Legacy skill for the Scholar class. Unlike other classes, this skill doesn't replace existing ones but is introduced as a new Flow skill.
By default, you can combo from the Home Run skill to attack from a relatively long distance and then follow up with a wide-area attack as you approach your target. Additionally, in situations where quick entry is crucial, you can combo after the Gravity Anchor skill, allowing you to enter enemy territory more securely and deal significant damage.
- Added the Abyssal Legacy skill, "Flow: Gold Continuum."
- Once any character in your Family has completed the Abyss One: The Magnus main questline, you can talk to the Black Spirit (/) and complete the "[The Magnus] Abyssal Insight" quest to learn this skill.
- With the addition of the Abyssal Legacy skill "Flow: Gold Continuum," Scholars can now accept the "[The Magnus] Abyssal Insight" quest.
| Skill Image | Description |
 ▲ Home Run -> Gold Continuum
 ▲ Core-installing skill -> Gold Continuum
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Class Changes
- [Warrior] Guard - Fixed the issue where sound effects were not played while performing a basic attack with LMB while on guard in Succession.
- [Warrior] Black Spirit: Spinning Slash (II to Absolute) - Fixed the issue where the number of targets hit did not match the skill description.
- [Sorceress] Succession: Signs of Agony - Fixed the issue where the effect was not applied when activating Absolute: Signs of Agony via Quick Slot.
- [Berserker] Black Spirit: Titan Blow - Fixed the description for the recover HP effect to match the actual effect.
- [Berserker] Weakling Hunt - Fixed the issue where the skill would activate even when locked if the Succession: Weakling Hunt command was input after Prime: Ancient Wave during Beast mode.
- [Berserker] Black Spirit: Prime: Fearsome Tyrant - Fixed the description to correctly display the DP Increase effect.
- [Ninja] Absolute: Ankle Cutter - Fixed the issue where the extra attack with RMB did not activate after performing the skill via Quick Slot in Succession.
- [Tamer] Celestial Bo Staff Training - Fixed the description for the Accuracy Rate increase effect to match the actual effect.
- [Witch] Black Spirit: Detonative Flow - Fixed the description to now include information on the Critical Hit Rate.
- [Archer] Righteous Fire - Fixed the description for the Movement Speed decrease effect to match the actual effect.
- [Guardian] Jordun Training - Fixed the issue where the Stun debuff on forward attack 3 was not being applied.
- [Hashashin] Paradise Beckons - Changed the description to match the actual effect in detail.
- [Drakania] Legacy - Added to the description that the skill can be used via a Quick Slot with your slayer.
- [Drakania] Absolute: Brimbolt Strike - Fixed the issue where sound effects were not played when comboing into Flow: Brimbolt Wave while fully charged.
- [Drakania] Flow: Cloud's Strife - Fixed the description to display the correct commands to combo from Dragonblood: Tip of the Scale.
- [Woosa] Fan Training - Fixed the issue where more MP was recovered than intended with lateral attacks.
- [Scholar] Attraction - Fixed the description to now include information on the Down Attack.
CONTENTS
War of the Roses
Changes to the starting rules for the War of the Roses have been added in this patch. The main change being, that if there are no Leading Guilds or only one is selected, the War of the Roses can still proceed with only the Third Legion. The War of the Roses takes place once every two weeks, and when it did not proceed for these reasons, it was disappointing for adventurers. We hope this update is able to alleviate that disappointment.
However, this patch is not the end. We will continue to find and address the root causes and make improvements. Currently, the War of the Roses heavily relies upon the role of Leading Guilds and the time and effort put in from adventurers in Leading Guilds. This has caused significant inconvenience and burden to those fulfilling this crucial role. Our response has been too slow. We recognize the need for fundamental improvements of basic functions, the burden of participation, and the honor associated with the final results. We will take all feedback from Leading Guilds into account and make improvements, even if it takes time. Although this patch temporarily allows the war to proceed without Leading Guilds, we will strive to ensure that such issues do not occur and that all participants can enjoy both honor and fun. Thank you.
Leading Guild and Third Legion
- Changed the process so that if the number of guilds/alliances applying to participate as leaders in the War of the Roses is fewer than two, the war proceeds with only the Third Legion.
- Changed the recruitment capacity of the Third Legion to a maximum of 600 members, proceeding as 300 vs 300 if the War of the Roses is conducted with only the Third Legion.
- Changed the requirement so that the War of the Roses proceeds only if the number of adventurers applying to participate in the Third Legion is at least 400.
- Changed the conditions so that without a leading (command) guild, commanders and advisors cannot be selected, and commander-exclusive skills or missions cannot be assigned to the Third Legion.
- The application time for leading guild participation for the War of the Roses remains the same, from Saturday 00:00 to Sunday 00:10.
- The application time for Third Legion participation also remains the same, from Sunday 00:10 to 15:05.
- Increased the number of platoons available for deployment in the War of the Roses' Third Legion from 13 to 15.
Medal of Sylvia
- Changed the total number of Medals of Sylvia that can be distributed when assigning missions in the War of the Roses from 5,000 to 100,000 to allow the leading guild to assign more missions to the Third Legion.
Siege Weapons
- Decreased the max durability of the War of the Roses exclusive elephant by approximately 25%.
- Decreased the max durability of the War of the Roses exclusive ancient chariot by approximately 23%.
- Increased the damage dealt when attacking characters with the War of the Roses exclusive ancient chariot by 100%.
Arena of Solare
- Changed the HP Recovery effects in the Arena of Solare to not decrease.
- Increased the HP Recovery applied inside the Arena of Solare from 275 to 550.
- Changed the HP Recovery effects applied when Flora's Breath is destroyed from 2,850 to 3,000.
- Changed the content of Igor Bartali's Adventures - Volume 5, Chapter 4.
| Before | After |
| Try the tear-soaked Simple Cron Meal | Try the tear-soaked Balenos Meal |
ITEM
Background Objects Remaster
To provide adventurers with a more immersive gaming environment, we have undertaken a partial remastering of background objects.
Similar to the previous update of the terrain (such as rocks) in Ulukita, this update focuses on improving the texture quality of background objects and placed items, including furniture. The main goal of this task was to enhance the detail and texture expression of backgrounds and objects. We plan to continue these efforts across various aspects moving forward.
- Increased the quality of objects and furniture of Black Desert.
▲ Above are examples. Some background objects and furniture are affected.
- Improved the ability to place the following furniture on top of other objects like tables:
- [Manor] Janggu
- [Manor] Sundial
- [Manor] Straw Roll
- [Manor] Millstone
- [Manor] Storage Bamboo Basket
- [Manor] Round Bamboo Basket
- [Manor] Bamboo Colander
- [Manor] Moon Jar
- [Manor] Fermenting Jar
- Changed the max price limit of Fairy Appearance Coupon (Puck) in the Central Market.
- Fairy Appearance Coupon (Puck) is a collaboration item with the TV animation series "Berserk".
| Item | Max Price Limit |
| Fairy Appearance Coupon (Puck) | 735,000,000 |
NPC, BACKGROUND, SOUND
Abyssal Well - Oquilla's Eye
With the appearance of the Abyssal Well at Oquilla's Eye, adventurers who enjoy Guild Boss Raids, as well as those interested in sailing, can now move to Oquilla's Eye more conveniently. Although Oquilla's Eye is not a major city, it serves as a place of harmony for guild members and acts as a central node in the Great Ocean, so we've added the Abyssal Well for your convenience.- An Abyssal Well has appeared at Oquilla's Eye.
- You can travel to Oquilla's Eye from other territories through the Abyssal Veins of the Magnus.
- You can use the Abyssal Well and acquire knowledge of the Abyssal Veins after meeting the following conditions.
| Using the Abyssal Well | - Possess "[Knowledge] Balenos: Bartali Farm" (Obtainable during the Magnus main quest, such as "[The Magnus] Bloody Eyes in the Well") |
| Acquiring Abyssal Veins Knowledge | - Possess "[Knowledge] Abyssal Veins: Balenos," talk to the Abyssal Veins in Oquilla's Eye (Obtainable during the Magnus main questline ([The Magnus] By Mountain's Breeze)) |
※ The Abyssal Vein to Oquilla's Eye will be unlocked once you acquire [Knowledge] Abyssal Veins: Oquilla's Eye.
| Abyssal Well | Oquilla's Eye Arrival Point |
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Solare Hall of Fame
- The top-ranked adventurers of each class from the Arena of Solare's regular season have their forms immortalized in the Hall of Fame.
- By interacting with the "Warrior of Solare" in the Hall of Fame, you can consume 20 Energy to receive the "Blessing of a Great Knight" buff.
- Blessing of a Great Knight: +10% Breath EXP for 10 hours.
- By interacting with the "Warrior of Solare" in the Hall of Fame, you can consume 20 Energy to receive the "Blessing of a Great Knight" buff.
UI
Hide Other Characters
When many adventurers gather in one location, such as for a world boss, the Hide Other Characters setting is available to ensure a smoother combat experience depending on the environment. To make this feature more convenient, we've added a button below the Boss Vision Range button.- Added the Hide Other Character button to appear below the Boss Vision Range Change button during World Boss encounters.
- Improved the tooltip hints for each piece of knowledge in the Knowledge (H) window to be easily viewable even when the display size is set to small.
CHANGES & FIXES
- [Dosa] Fixed the issue where the lower part of the outfit became shorts when Taebaek Armor and Canape Shoes were worn together.
- Fixed the issue where the difficulty was not shown in My Boss Blitz Ranking after defeating the Calamity 1 and Calamity 2 bosses.
- Fixed the issue where the character could not move when climbing onto the ship anchored at Lema Island.
- Fixed the content list of the below items to fit the actual contents.
- [Season] Guild League Victory Reward, [Season] Guild League Defeat Reward
- Fixed the issue where the navigation route set in the Great Footsteps was not displayed upon exiting the quest in progress.
- Fixed the unnatural wording that appeared when attempting to process the Miraculous Fish Tank of Shim Cheong/Crio while storing fish.
- Removed the unnecessary description from the bottom of the Extract Reform Stone window.
- [Musa] Fixed the issue where part of the cape was unnaturally exposed when wearing the Pumpkin Tailor Clothes.
- [Ranger] Fixed the issue where some parts of the Poetica Armor were unnatural when worn with certain customizations.
- Fixed the issue where Kunga's appearance would shrink when colliding with the character.
- [Corsair] Fixed the issue where some characters could not change skill add-ons.
- Fixed the issue where groups of [Void Covered] monsters would immediately be summoned when the summoning of [Void Touched] monsters ended at the Dehkia Crescent Shrine.
- Fixed the description of the quest acceptance conditions for the Fairy Queen Theiah quest.
- Improved the wording of the fishing rod usage guide displayed when moving to a fishing region to make it easier to understand.
- Fixed the awkward text when selecting the harpoon through the change position function and the tooltip of the corresponding button.
- Added torches to specific locations inside Heidel Castle to light up the surroundings, allowing better progress of the Serendia main quest during nighttime.
We hope you enjoy your time in Black Desert,
Thank you.
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