Hello, Adventurers.

This is The MMORPG, Black Desert.

 

These are the updates made to Black Desert on January 8, 2020.

(Patch size: approx. 1.65 GB)

 

※ Please read below for details.

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• Event 1. The Tycoon, Leuheffe!

Event Period

- January 8, 2020 (Wed) after maintenance ~ January 29, 2020 (Wed) before maintenance 

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• Event 2. Package Renewal 1+1 Event

Event Period

- January 8, 2020 (Wed) after maintenance ~ January 29 (Wed) before maintenance

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• Event 3. Play Rock, Paper, Scissors Against the Black Spirit!

Event Period

- January 8, 2020 (Wed) after maintenance ~ January 29, 2020 (Wed) before maintenance

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• Event 4. Sorceress & Berserker Succession Celebration Level Up Challenge!

Event Period

- January 8, 2020 (Wed) after maintenance ~ January 29, 2020 (Wed) before maintenance 

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• Event 5. Daily Login Rewards!

Event Period 

-January 9, 2020 (Thu) at 00:00 - February 12, 2020 (Wed) at 23:59 

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• Event 6. Find the Mysterious Axe

Event Period 

- January 8. 2020 (Wed) after maintenance ~ January 22, 2020 (Wed) before maintenance 

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• Event 7. Shine with Shakatu’s Shiny Box!

Event Period 

- January 8, 2020 (Wed) after maintenance ~ January 22, 2020 (Wed) before maintenance

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• Event 8. Limited-Time Guardian Pre-Registration Package

Event Period 

- January 8, 2020 (Wed) after maintenance ~ January 22, 2020 (Wed) before maintenance

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● Decreased the probability of obtaining Barter Support Boxes through Island Exploration by around 35%.

● Adjusted the amount of Sea Coin Coupons, used to exchange for the following item, exchangeable through Ravinia.

- Manos Accessories

● Improved the list of items that can be bartered on certain islands.

- More items will be available for bartering than the fixed list of items presented before.

● After this update, the Barter Information list and Parley will reset following the changes made to bartering. However, please note that special bartering information will not reset.

● Removed Delivery Gift Boxes from rewards that were obtainable through Imperial Crafting Delivery Cooking and Alchemy. 

● Improved pets by allowing them to pick up items even while sitting on your character's shoulder.

 

 

|  WARRIOR 

● Prime: Scars of Dusk, Prime: Spinning Slash, Black Spirit: Prime: Spinning Slash - Fixed a typo in the skill descriptions.

 

 

|  SORCERESS 

● Added Succession for Sorceress.

- You can accept the quest "[Sorceress Succession] The Choice" from Black Spirit after completing the awakening quests.

- You will learn the skill "Abyssal Contract" through the succession quests. It enables you to be even more powerful with your Amulet and Talisman.

- You cannot use the Scythe after completing Succession.

- Added the "Succession" tab in the Skill window (K).

- You can use all the skills in the "Main" tab and the skills in the "Succession" tab at the same time.

- You cannot use skills in the "Succession" tab to learn Absolute skills.

- You can use skills outside of the "Succession" tab to learn Absolute skills.

- You must learn the Preceding Skills in the "Main" tab to learn the skills in the "Succession" tab.

- You can change between Succession/Awakening by resetting your skills.

- You can change from Succession to Awakening by resetting your skills to unlearn the skill "Abyssal Contract".

- You can change from Awakening to Succession by resetting your skills to learn the skill "Abyssal Contract".

 

 

|  BERSERKER 

● Added Succession for Berserker.

- You can accept the quest "[Berserker Succession] The Valor" from Black Spirit after completing the awakening quests.

- You will learn the skill "Feral Roar" through the succession quests. It enables you to be even more powerful with your Axe.

- You cannot use the Iron Buster after completing Succession.

- Added the "Succession" tab in the Skill window (K).

- You can use all the skills in the "Main" tab and the skills in the "Succession" tab at the same time.

- You cannot use skills in the "Succession" tab to learn Absolute skills.

- You can use skills outside of the "Succession" tab to learn Absolute skills.

- You must learn the Preceding Skills in the "Main" tab to learn the skills in the "Succession" tab.

- You can change between Succession/Awakening by resetting your skills.

- You can change from Succession to Awakening by resetting your skills to unlearn the skill "Feral Roar".

- You can change from Awakening to Succession by resetting your skills to learn the skill "Feral Roar".

 

 

|  TAMER 

● Prime: Roaring & Prime: Void Lightning - Fixed the issue where MP was not consumed when these skills were used while mounted and on cooldown.

• ● Prime: Throat-Burn - Fixed the issue where the skill allowed you to continue climbing up into the air when using it in a quick slot.

 

 

|  VALKYRIE 

• ● Prime: Shield Throw - Fixed the issue where SP was not consumed when the skill was used while mounted and on cooldown.

 

 

|  MUSA 

• ● Serene Mind - Fixed the issue where the buff would not be consumed when a different skill was used with the buff on.

 

 

|  NINJA 

● Prime: Red Rain - Fixed the 2nd hit of the skill to count as an Air Attack.

• ● Prime: Dark Frenzy - Fixed the skill so that it hits enemies in your immediate vicinity.

 

 

|  KUNOICHI 

● [Prime: Shadow Stomp], [Prime: Shadow Clone], [Prime: Shadow Explosion] - Added the buff names of [Ninjutsu: Ghost], [Ninjutsu: Soul], [Ninjutsu: Spirit] and which skills are required to activate these buffs.

● Succession: Kunai Throw - Fixed the issue when [Release: Ghost + Soul + Spirit] was activated and the knockdown effect would delayed.

● [Succession: Ghost Step] - Fixed the issue where the skill Ghost Greeting would be activated even though Ankle Cutter, Crescent Slash were used when moving forward with Succession: Ghost Step.

● [Prime: Danse Macabre] - Added the following detail to match the effects of the actual skill:

 - Aiming will increase movement distance

● [Succession: Block Jump] - Changed the keys to active the skill from Q to Shift + Q when using it after [Succession: Ghost Step].

● [Prime: Ninjutsu Commence] - Changed the follow effects for this buff:

Before	After
- All AP +30 for 30 sec. - Attack Speed +20% for 30 sec. - Melee Accuracy Rate +15% for 30 sec. - Critical Hit Rate +24% for 30 sec. - All Evasion +15% for 30 sec.	- All AP +20 for 30 sec. - Attack Speed +20% for 30 sec. - Melee Accuracy Rate +15% for 30 sec. - Critical Hit Rate +24% for 30 sec.

 

 

|  ITEM 

● Changed the effect that increased with enhancement level on the items Dandelion and Dragon Slayer awakening weapons:

● Human Additional Damage => Extra Damage to All Species

● The amount increased for each enhancement is listed below.

● Changed the effect on the item Arsha's awakening weapons (only equippable on Trial Characters):

● Human Additional Damage => Extra Damage to All Species

● The amount increased for each enhancement is listed below.

	Before	After
Item Effect	Human Additional Damage	Extra Damage to All Species

 

Dandelion Awakening Weapon Enhancement	Before	After
6 ~ 9	1	5
10 ~ 12	2	6
13 ~ 15	3	7
I (PRI)	4	8
II (DUO) ~ III (TRI)	4	9
IV (TET)	5	10
V (PEN)	5	12

 

Dragon Slayer Awakening Weapon Enhancement	Before	After
6 ~ 9	1	1
10 ~ 12	2	2
13 ~ 15	3	3
I (PRI) ~ III (TRI)	4	4
IV (TET)	5	5
V (PEN)	5	7

 

Arsha's Awakening Weapon Enhancement	Before	After
Item Effect	Human Additional Damage	Extra Damage to All Species
Damage	5	12

● Changed the silver prices of the "Design" for each class.

- Design: Delphe Knight Armor - 5,000 silver

- Design: Edan's Travel Wear, Orwen's Travel Wear: 2,000 silver

● Changed the effect "Increases the max durability recovery amount" of Artisan's Memory and [Event] Artisan's Memory from 4 times to 5 times.

- Changed the item description of Memory Fragment as the effect of the items Artisan's Memory and [Event] Artisan's Memory were changed.

● Added duration time in the item description of J's Special Scroll.

● Increased the max price limit for defense gear in the Central Market as the demand for them have increased.

● Removed the following items from Pearl Shop as announced in the notice posted on December 26, 2019 (Thu):

- Sealed Book of Combat (15 Days)

- Sealed Book of Life (15 Days)

- Cliff's Skill Add-on Guide (30 Days)

- Armstrong's Skill Guide (1 Day)

- Armstrong's Skill Guide (30 Days)

● Added the item "Secret Book of Old Moon".

Item	Effects	Price
Secret Book of Old Moon (15 Days)	- Combat EXP +100% - Skill EXP +50% - Life EXP +50% - Reset Skills/Enhanced Skills - Change Skill Add-ons freely - Able to use Villa buff - Expands the stable by 1 slot in all regions - Expands the wharf by 1 slot in all regions	300 Pearls

▶ To commemorate the release of the Secret Book of Old Moon, all Adventurers received the Secret Book of Old Moon effect for 7 days after the January 8 (Wed) maintenance.

● Added the item "Shakatu's Shiny Box" that can be purchased with Silver in the Pearl Shop (F3).

• ● Reduced the weight of the Savage Rift Reward Boxes to 0.1 LT.

 

| Monster

● Moved the pack of wolves that blocked the path to Port Olvia.

 

 

| MOUNT

● Added an effect for the skill Volley (a skill used by large ships) that shows the distance of their shot.

● Reduced the max range of the skill Volley (a skill used by large ships) by around 8%.

The following large ships can use the skill Volley:

Improved Epheria Sailboat, Improved Epheria Frigate, Epheria Caravel, Epheria Galleass, Epheria Carrack (Advance, Balance, Volante, Valor)

● Improved the item Monsterbane Cannon, used to defeat < Eye of the Great Ocean > Khan, to show the distance of its shots.

● Changed the time required for the cannon's cooldown UI to refresh of the ships Improved Epheria Sailboat, Improved Epheria Frigate, Epheria Caravel, and Epheria Galleass to be the same as the UI for Epheria Carrack.

- The cooldown time after firing the cannon was not changed.

• ● Fixed the text of the cannon reload times in the large ship Upgrade Ship information to match their actual reloading time.

※ Note - The actual reload times of these ships were not changed.

Ship	Before	After
Improved Epheria Sailboat	15	13
Improved Epheria Frigate	15	13
Epheria Caravel	15	13
Epheria Galleass	15	13
Epheria Carrack: Advance	15	13
Epheria Carrack: Balance	14	12
Epheria Carrack: Volante	13	12
Epheria Carrack: Valor	12	11

| NPC, BACKGROUND, SOUND

● Fixed the building in Altinova that appeared to overlap each other.

● Removed the following items from regular NPC shops due to the increase in the max price of defense gear:

- Taritas Helmet

- Taritas Armor

- Taritas Gloves

- Taritas Shoes

- Strength Helmet of Heve

- Strength Armor of Heve

- Strength Gloves of Heve

- Strength Shoes of Heve

- Agerian Helmet

- Agerian Armor

- Agerian Gloves

- Agerian Shoes

- Luck Helmet of Fortuna

- Luck Armor of Fortuna

- Luck Gloves of Fortuna

- Luck Shoes of Fortuna

- Zereth Helmet

- Zereth Armor

- Zereth Gloves

- Zereth Shoes

- Talis Helmet

- Talis Armor

- Talis Gloves

- Talis Shoes

- Grunil Helmet

- Grunil Armor

- Grunil Gloves

- Grunil Shoes

- Rocaba Helmet

- Rocaba Armor

- Rocaba Gloves

- Rocaba Shoes

(However, Amity Shops will still have the items listed above.)

 

| QUEST & KNOWLEDGE

• ● Fixed the typo in the Quest Summary window of "[Daily] Need Fresh Milk!".

● Improved functions of Ravinia on Crow's Nest.

- Added the quests "[Ship Upgrade] Ravinia's Favor I, II".

- You can get Brilliant Pearl Shard x1 for Brilliant Rock Salt Ingot x1 and Sea Coin Coupon x20.

- You can get Brilliant Rock Salt Ingot x1 for Brilliant Pearl Shard x1 and Sea Coin Coupon x20.

● Added a new Crossroad quest after the "Grusha, the Scout" main quests in Balenos.

- You accept the quests "[Crossroad] Goblins at the Ruins", '[Crossroad] About Goblins", "[Crossroad] The Untold Truth About Giath" after completing the quest "Grusha, the Scout".

- The story about how Giath became a monster is in quest dialogues and knowledge of the newly added quest "[Crossroad] The Untold Truth About Giath".

● Fixed the quest navigation for the quests "To Weita Island" and "To Arakil Island".

● Removed the text about receiving Delivery Gift Boxes from the knowledge of Cooking Boxes and Medicine Boxes.

 

 

| UI

• ● Improved the UI listed below:

- Cooking

- Alchemy

- Processing (L)

● Fixed the issue with the message that appeared notifying Adventurers that the horses connecting to the wagon have items stored in their Inventory.

● Fixed the Quick Hotkey Settings window to display "Press to Set" when there isn't any keys set for the slot.

- Click the "Press to Set" button and a keyboard shaped Quick Slot settings window will appear.

- Choose a key in the Quick Slot settings window to make the slot useable by pressing Alt + the key selected.

(eg: Select the Q key then the slot can be used by pressing Alt + Q)

● Added a message to appear at the top-middle portion of the screen to easily display that a special barter became available.

● Fixed the issue where the wrong amount was being displayed when pressing the Max LT button in the NPC shop.

 

● Changed the UI edit mode to make Combat Focus Mode selectable.

- Added the Disable Mode button. Press the Disable Mode button to return the UI back to its previous state before going into Combat Focus Mode.

● Improved the Refresh Barter Information function.

- You can choose from 3 different options after clicking the Refresh Barter Information button.

- Regular Refresh has the same function as the previous Refresh Barter Information button. This function uses 1 "Exchanges Remaining" to refresh the list once every 4 hours.

- Instant Refresh can be used to refresh the list immediately even if there is time remaining on cooldown. This function uses 2 "Exchanges Remaining".

- Reduce Refresh Cooldown can be used to consume certain amounts of remaining Parley to reduce the cooldown time remaining on the Regular Refresh.

※ Consume 10,000 Parley to reduce the refresh cooldown by 1 minute. You can use up to 50,000 Parley at one time to reduce the cooldown.

※ You cannot reduce the cooldown by selecting the time after clicking the Reduce Refresh Cooldown button.

● The Refresh Barter Information function was divided into 3 different functions.

● Fixed the issue where the menu buttons would appear when you selected your own Family/Character name in Chat Group.

● Fixed the issue where the minimap UI location would change when you level up after adjusting the Interface Scaling.

● Fixed the issue where the Level Up Info window location would change when the Interface Scaling was adjusted with it open.

● Improved the Resurrect window.

● Improved the list of filters on the Manage Workers, Horse Market, and Transport windows to close automatically when the mouse is moved off the list.

● Fixed the issue with the filter on the Manage Workers window where it would default to "All" when no category was selected for the filters Town and Grade.

● Fixed the Quick Slot settings window so that the deactivated keys cannot be pressed.

● Changed the probability for Special Barter.

- Increased the probability of Special Barters becoming available significantly.

- Adjusted the probability was adjusted with the addition of new Barter Information.

※ However, the Barter Information obtainable from the previous Special Barters will remain.

● Fixed the Quick Hotkey Settings window so that the keys that were not yet set function as intended. 

● Added a message to appear when setting a key in the Quick Hotkey Settings window. 

● Fixed the issue where "Install Campsite" would be displayed instead of "Remote Collect Campsite" when the "Remote Collect Campsite" button was set to a quick hotkey with the ALT key.

● Improved the Inventory (I) window to display Sea Coin under the "Inventory" tab and Loyalties under the "Pearl" tab.

• ● Fixed the issue where the arrow icon was not displaying properly when the filter setting was open on Manage Workers, Horse Market and Transport.

● Changes were made to the warning message that appeared when you pressed a button that was not assigned as a hotkey.

● Fixed the issue where a stable description was displayed on the list of ships from Wharf.

● Fixed the issue where you could not accept quest on Savage Rift.

● Fixed the issue where the horizontal gauge bar did not align with the background on the minigame.

● Changed the window frame size of Maid/Butler list and fixed the issue where it used to reset.

● Changed to make description and enhancement materials viewable for Enhance/Durability/Force-Enhance even when you have insufficient materials.

● Fixed the issue where the start button became unavailable when you canceled the selected alchemy material.

● Fixed the issue where the description button didn't sometimes appear on the alchemy window.

● Fixed the issue where Ancient Puturum mark and Desert Naga Temple mark overlapped on the World Map (M).

● Improved the feature which allows you to change the chat type by pressing Tab (excluding whisper)

● Added a function which directs to the website when you press the fixed notice link on the chat.

● Fixed the issue where your message would disappear if you switch chat type on chat.

● Fixed the issue where you were unable to drag in the top left area of the Barter window.

● You can now scroll over the Challenge (Y) -> Receive Reward button and Basic Reward.

● Fixed the issue where Navigate function could not be used when viewing the enlarged minimap after you log in again.

● Changed to allow the description guiding users that help guide is available when hovering the cursor over the Wharf UI.

● Added a feature that allows you to view help guides from chat by pressing the question mark button.

● Improved the UI listed below:

- All Worker List

- Bargain Game

● Improved to allow last selected menu to appear when you open the Processing window (L)

● Changed the Fairy Information window so that BDO Wiki can be checked on the window.

● Equipment with attached crystals can no longer be used as processing material.

● Changed the color of the font for the description located below the Dark Rift UI.

● Recommend feature has been added to Chat Group.

- Recommend button will appear when you enter Lunar Halo Inn and Dancing Marlin Tavern chat group.

- Recommend button will display when you press an adventurer's Family Name/Character name on chat.

● Chat group grade will appear when an adventurer with many likes chat in a chat group where recommend feature is available (Lunar Halo Inn/Dancing Marlin Tavern.

- Top 100 adventurers with most likes will receive the following icons based on their rank: 1~10th - gold icon, 11~50th - silver icon, 51~100th - bronze icon.

- The icon, which is based on likes, will reset every midnight.

● Processing no longer cancels when viewing Pearl Inventory.

● Adjusted to make the storage UI display on the side when transport opens.

● Fixed the issue where the arrow icon was not displaying properly when the filter setting was open on Manage Workers, Horse Market, and Transport.

● You no longer have to enter a secondary password when deleting an expired pearl shop item.

● Improved to make conversation display more clearly when interacting with an NPC.

● Fixed the issue where you could not continue enhancing after you pressed 'No' on the enhancing warning window.

● Fixed the issue where you could not view other items from the Secret Shop.

● Fixed the incorrect message that displayed when attempting to exchange a locked item with an NPC.

● Fixed the issue where the processing window would open outside the designated UI frame when viewed from the storage.

● Fixed the issue where the 'new' icon covered the Pin Menu.

● Fixed the issue where the Custom HP Bar was not visible after you check [Custom HP Bar] from edit UI and then set Combat Focus Mode.

● Fixed the issue where the filter list closed when you clicked on the filter button located on the bottom of the worker management UI.

 

 

| SYSTEM

● Changed navigation feature for smoother guide.

- You can set from Settings -> Game -> Other.

• ● Fixed the issue where the animation on the Razer LED keyboard was not working as intended to the LED keyboard options.

● Changed to allow LED keyboard options to be immediately applied on the animation of the Razer keyboard.

● Fixed the issue where the game sometimes closes if you enable or disable Razer keyboard LED.

● Improved the Mysterious Man search function and made it able to search for character names that contain inappropriate words.

● Fixed the issue where the client would crash on laptops using Intel(R) Iris(R) Plus graphics card.

 

 

• ● [Berserker] Fixed the issue where unnecessary effects displayed when using Beast Form skill.

● [Valkyrie] Fixed the issue where the front of the head appeared abnormal when equipped with Solaria helmet.

● [Valkyrie] Fixed the issue where the feather from Solaria Helmet wasn't being displayed.

● Fixed the issue where furniture could be installed in restricted areas in certain situations.

● Fixed the issue where your character's hair and clothes appeared dark when using capture screenshot on 4K mode.

● Fixed the issue where rocks appeared abnormally in certain parts of Desert Naga Temple.

● Fixed the navigation to correctly guide users doing the sailing quest to Weita Island and Arakil Island.

● Fixed the issue where a character was unable to move around in certain areas of Kagtum node.

● A message announcing the acquisition will appear if you get a Tier 8 horse from breeding.

● The Horse Market will send out a registration announcement only if a Tier 8 or higher horse has been registered.

● [Valkyrie] Fixed the issue where the character's chin was not visible when equipping Solaria helmet.

● Fixed the issue where the Black Spirit was summoned when you pressed right-click on Freed Magical Shard.

● Fixed the issue where only party leaders were able to enter Altar of Blood.

● Fixed the issue where the title was not given to users that got last hit on Ancient Puturum.

● Fixed the issue where the grassy terrain appeared as if it was floating near some areas around Imp Cave.

● Fixed the issue where one of the Margoria Whale furniture set, Tiara Rack, wasn't appearing normally.

● Fixed the issue where the trajectory path of the cannonball fired from Monsterbane Cannon didn't show when using Overcharged Shot.

● Fixed the issue where the Skill Guide would display abnormally when you log in with a new character or Reset Location on UI edit mode.

● Fixed the issue where item descriptions would not be displayed in My Info (P) window -> Challenge tab under certain categories.

● [Kunoichi] Fixed the issue where the hair would become too short when the hair length was changed to the shortest settings with the Giha Headpiece equipped.

● Fixed the issue where the roman numerals indicating the difficulty level did not display in Altar of Blood.

● The '2. Yıl Dönümüne Özel J'nin Hediyesi' mail sent to all Adventurers on 12/11 has been revised to expire on January 15 (before maintenance). 

- Please make sure to collect items from this mail before they expire on January 15 (before maintenance).  

● Fixed the issue where the scroll for selecting the destination and transportation in the Transport window appears to leave the scroll UI.

● Fixed the issue where you cannot use the Workers that were working on Fences which were removed due to some areas of the Coastal Cliff being changed to safe zones.

● Fixed the issue where the location of the Transfusion window would move down when opening the Transfusion window by right-clicking a crystal item in the Inventory (I).

 

We hope you enjoy your time in Black Desert,

Thank you.