Hello, adventurers.

This is The MMORPG, Black Desert.

Check out the latest updates for August 9th 2018.

Introducing World Boss Monster Quint, Muraka and Guild Raid: Muskan.

Please find below for detail updates!

(Patch volume approx. 689.77 MB)

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【Events】

● Pirate’s Lost Treasure Chest

The Chest randomly appears around the Black Desert World! Find the Chest and get various items!

- Period : Aug 9th (after maintenance) ~ Aug 23rd (before maintenance)

[ Click here for more details ]

● New Guild Events Begin!

1. Guild Attendance Rewards

- Period : Aug 10th (00:00) ~ Dec 26th (23:59)

2. Double Up Guild Points & Silvers

- Period : Aug 9th (after maintenance) ~ Aug 30th (before maintenance)

[ Click here for more details ]

【Pearl Shop】

● New Pearl Items are now introduced in the Pearl Shop. Click the link below for more details!

[▶Go to Pearl Shop Update]

【Contents】

● World Boss Monster Quint the First Troll has been added.

● World Boss Monster Muraka the Ogre King has been added.

      ● Quint the First Troll and Muraka the Ogre King appears every Saturday at 19:00.

          Please check the World Boss Time Table below.

● New Guild Raid boss, Muskan of Madness, has been added.

  -  You can get a summon scroll for Muskan of Madness by turning in 15 Essence of Fury (newly added; obtainable via subjugation quests) to Guild Managers or to NPC Hakkon.

  -  There are two types of summon scrolls: [Guild] Awakened Muskan of Madness Summon Scroll, and [Guild] Muskan of Madness Summon Scroll.

  -  Using another summon scroll when the boss is already summoned will not summon another boss. The second boss will be summoned when the first boss’ HP is very low or when the first boss is killed.

  -  NPC Hakkon will be summoned with Muskan. Hakkon’s attacks will stun Muskan for a moment.

  -  Hakkon’s attacks will be canceled if he is hit by Muskan, so you have to protect him.

  -  Muskan of Madness will drop rare items including Muskan’s Shoes. Awakened Muskan will have a higher chance of dropping rare items.

  -  Muskan of Madness is an extremely powerful boss. Large numbers of players are required to kill Muskan of Madness.

● A new system message will now be displayed upon destruction of Command Post/Forts during Node and Conquest Wars.

● Fixed the issue where you could not get items while fishing in the Great Ocean because the waves were too high.

● It has been changed that the Interaction (R) with the Unstable Crevice would only be possible now after having completed the quest ‘Mysterious Companion.’



● The following titles have been added:

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    • Dark Knight Costume Crafter
    
    
    • Dark Knight Costume Expert
    
    
    • Striker Costume Crafter
    
    
    • Striker Costume Expert
    
    
    • Mystic Costume Crafter
    
    
    • Mystic Costume Expert
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

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  • If you design a class-specific Calpheon Noble Dress or Calpheon Noble Suit for the first time, you will receive the relevant Costume Crafter title for that specific class.
  
  
  • If you design a class-specific Calpheon Noble Dress or Calpheon Noble Suit ten times, you will receive the relevant Costume Expert title for that specific class.
  
  
  
  

● The Navigation near Western Guard Camp and Altar of Agris has been improved.

● Fixed the issue where items placed in Residence could not be used after being disqualified from Horse Race.

● Fixed the issue where you could not catch any fish while Fishing in certain areas.

● Guaranteed Enhancement has been added.

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  • Now you can perform Guaranteed Enhancement on Main Weapon, Sub-weapon, Awakening Weapon, Helmets, Armors, Gloves, and Shoes.
  
  
  • Upon using the following items and performing Guaranteed Enhancement, you will consume 30 Durability and obtain 100% chance of successful Enhancement.
  
  
  
  

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    • Stabilized Magic Black Stone:
      
      
      
      
      • Allows you to perform enhancement on green-grade gear from +13 until +15.
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Cleansed Magic Black Stone:
      
      
      
      • Allows you to perform enhancement on blue-grade gear from +13 until +15.
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Flawless Magic Black Stone:
      
      
      
      • Allows you to perform enhancement on yellow-grade gear from +13 until +15.
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

※ If a gear is reformed, you will need to use the same type of Magic Black Stone that you would need for the non-reformed version of the gear.

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  • The Magic Black Stones are obtainable from defeating World Bosses and Field Bosses.
  
  
  • They are NOT marketplace-registrable.
  
  
  • The quantity of Magic Black Stones consumed in Enhancement is as follows:
    
    
    
    • When Enhancing to + 13: x5
    
    
    • When Enhancing to + 14: x8
    
    
    • When Enhancing to + 15: x13
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

• It has been changed that items cannot be moved around inside Inventory while Enhancement is under progress.

• New challenges, “Gorgath's Gift” have been added under Challenges (Y).
  
  
  
  
  • The challenge can only be completed once per Family.
  
  
  • Upon achieving a certain level, Stabilized Magic Black Stone can be obtained:
    
    
    
    • Achieve Lv.50 ~ Lv.53: x5 each
    
    
    • Achieve Lv.54: x6
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

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  • If you have already achieved Lv.54, you will have completed the relevant Challenge automatically upon logging-in.
  
  
  
  

【Characters】

● Fixed the graphical awkwardness in the hair part when equipping Snowflake Hat for Wizard, Warrior, and Striker.

● Fixed the graphical abnormality in the shadow of the characters distant away.

● Damage Reduction effect has now been decreased by 5% during PVP.

 

【Ranger】

● Fixed the issue where the side hair in one of the types of hair of the Ranger would disappear upon wearing Coco Hat.

● Fixed the issue where the skill Flow: Crossing Wind I could be used even when the skill had not been learned.

【Witch】

● Fixed the blinking issue on the ground when using the skills Voltaic Pulse or Thunder Storm.

● Fixed the graphical awkwardness in the shoulders of the Witch while having Winter Snowflake outfit equipped and leaning on a wall.

【Musa】

● Fixed the issue where Knockback effect of the additional hit would not be applied for the skill Counter Assassination in PvE.

【Maehwa】

● Fixed the graphical awkwardness in parts of the hair of the character upon equipping Lahr Arcien Helmet (R).

【Items】

● The following items can now be sold in NPC shops:

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    • Chicken Feed
    
    
    • Good Chicken Feed
    
    
    • Special Chicken Feed
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

● Fixed the issue where certain items would wrongfully display their expiration date to be 7 days.

● Navigation to the location of spawn for the item Ancient Ruins Key has been improved.

●The following text has been added to the tooltip of Ancient Ruins Key:

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  • Use the item at the designated location to summon the Defender of the Ancient Holy Ground.
  
  
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【Monsters】

● The loot from hunting Blue Whale and Khalk has been changed.

• The drop rate of the following loot items has been changed.
  
  
  
  
  • Blue Whale:
    
    
    
    
    • Sharp Black Crystal Shard +400%
    
    
    • Hard Black Crystal Shard +1200%
    
    
    • Black Stone (Weapon) +400%
    
    
    • Black Stone (Armor) +400%
    
    
    • Ancient Magic Crystal - Harphia -70%
    
    
    • Ancient Magic Crystal - Cobelinus -45%
    
    
    • Ancient Magic Crystal - Viper -60%
    
    
    • Ancient Magic Crystal - Hystria -70%
    
    
    • Ancient Magic Crystal - Carmae -45%
    
    
    • Blue Whale Molar Earring +100%
    
    
    • Blue Whale Oil +100% Max Drop Amount +1
    
    
    • Blue Whale Tendon +100% Max Drop Amount +1
    
    
    • Blue Whale Meat Max Drop Amount +1
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

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  • Khalk:
    
    
    
    
    • Sharp Black Crystal Shard +400%
    
    
    • Hard Black Crystal Shard +1200%
    
    
    • Black Stone (Weapon) +400%
    
    
    • Black Stone (Armor) +400%
    
    
    • Ancient Magic Crystal - Harphia -70%
    
    
    • Ancient Magic Crystal - Cobelinus -45%
    
    
    • Ancient Magic Crystal - Viper -60%
    
    
    • Ancient Magic Crystal - Hystria -70%
    
    
    • Ancient Magic Crystal - Carmae -45%
    
    
    • Fugitive Khalk's Shiny Claw +100%
    
    
    • Khalk's Wings +100%
    
    
    • Fugitive Khalk's Skin +400%
    
    
    • Spirit Pouch of Ferocious Beast +800%
    
    
    • Fugitive Khalk's Horn Max Drop Amount +1
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

● Shadow Knights located near The Watchtower has increased in number.

● Defender of the Ancient Holy Ground that spawns from using Ancient Ruins Key will now die after 10 mins.

● Some goblins that appear near Cron Castle Site has been relocated.

● Gray Wolves located near Western Guard Camp have increased in number.

● Fixed the issue where World Boss Karanda would look transparent intermittently if you restarted client through Character Selection window while battling it.

● It has been changed that Lafi Bedmountain's Upgraded Compass’s cooldown will be reduced even after disconnecting from client.

【Mounts】

● In order to fix the difficulty in boarding your ship when multiple ships are crowded together, it has been changed so that clicking on the Ship icon on the top-left corner would teleport you instantly to the steering wheel of your ship.

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  • Click on the Ship icon while on standby or swimming to move to the steering wheel of your ship.
  
  
  
  

【Quest, Knowledge】

● It has been changed that interacting (R) with NPC Datu Varudatu will gain you its Knowledge now.

● Fixed the issue where Terrmian Waterpark’s special quest [Event] Meals Are Not To Be Skipped did not disappear and could still be accepted.

● Fixed the issue where the title ‘Al Rhundi Champion’ could not be obtained upon completing the quest of defeating Al Rhundi.

[NPC, Background]

● Fixed the issue where the prop appeared to be located below a table in Place mode of your Residence.

● The camera perspective of Edan located in Valencia Castle has been changed.

● Guard NPC under battle with Steel Imps has been added to Western Guard Camp.

【UI】

● Conquest Score and Conquest Status window have been newly revamped.

● We are aware of the issue that typing into the Search BDO WIKI window in Help (F1) window would trigger Hotkeys and bring up other UIs. This will be addressed shortly.

● Fixed the issue where window size of Beauty Album and Crafting Notes could not be changed when changing resolution.

● It has been changed that Black Stones and crystals cannot be extracted from locked items.

● Fixed the issue where a wrong system message would be displayed upon retrieving a table with a prop. placed on top of it in Placement Mode in your residence.

● The text that appears at the Stable when selling your horse to the Imperial Horse Delivery has been changed.

● It has been changed that Wharf icon would be displayed in Wharf button and Change Ship Appearance button.

● The setting window that appears when constructing Forts for Node Wars has been increased in size.

● Fixed the overlapping issue in some texts in the Guild Bonus setting window.

● Fixed the overlapping issue in some texts in Outpost placement window during Node and Conquest War.

● The descriptive text that appears when putting the mouse over Gathering under Professions (Life Skills) in My Information (P) window has been changed likewise:

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  • Level this up to increase the chance of not consuming Energy while Gathering.
  
  
  
  

【System】

● The game client will now close without the message ‘Connection with the server has been lost.