Hello, Adventurers.

 

This is The MMORPG, Black Desert.

These are the updates made to Black Desert on February 26, 2020.

(Patch size: approx. 473 MB)

 

※ Please read below for details.

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- February 26, 2020 (Wed) after maintenance ~ June 3, 2020 (Wed) before maintenance 

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• ● Event. Striker & Mystic Succession Celebration Level Up Challenge!

Event Period

- February 26, 2020 (Wed) after maintenance ~ March 18, 2020 (Wed) before maintenance 

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• ● Event. Get Black Desert for FREE on Steam!

Event Period

- February 27, 2020 (Thu) at 18:00 ~ March 2, 2020 (Mon) at 18:00 

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• ● Added Succession for Mystic.

- You can accept the quest "[Mystic Succession] Discussing Endurance" from Black Spirit after completing the awakening quests.

- The succession quest can also be found in "Quests" (O) under the "Suggestions" tab.

- You will learn the skill "Mystic's Force" through the succession quests. It enables you to be even more powerful with your Gauntlet and Vambrace.

- You cannot use the Cestus after completing Succession.

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

- Skills in the Succession tab are affected by the AP of your main weapons and awakening weapons.

- You can use the skills both 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.

- Skill add-ons for awakening will reset when you learn Succession skills and vice versa.

- You can change from Succession to Awakening by resetting your skills to unlearn the skill "Mystic's Force".

- You can change from Awakening to Succession by resetting your skills to learn the skill "Mystic's Force".

• ● Added Succession for Striker.

- You can accept the quest "[Striker Succession] Discussing Effort" from the Black Spirit after completing the awakening quests.

- The succession quest can also be found in "Quests" (O) under the "Suggestions" tab.

- You will learn the skill "Striker's Vigor" through the succession quests. It enables you to be even more powerful with your Gauntlet and Vambrace.

- You cannot use the Gardbrace after completing Succession.

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

- Skills in the Succession tab are affected by the AP of your main weapons and awakening weapons.

- You can use the skills both 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.

- Skill add-ons for awakening will reset when you learn Succession skills and vice versa.

- You can change from Succession to Awakening by resetting your skills to unlearn the skill "Striker's Vigor".

- You can change from Awakening to Succession by resetting your skills to learn the skill "Striker's Vigor".

 

 

• ● As the conflict between Ganelle and Ahib deepens, so too rises the level of danger at the Gyfin Rhasia Temple.

- Majority of Gyfin Rhasia Statue of Earth was changed from passive to aggressive.

- Revamped Gyfin Rhasia Temple to a recommended 270 AP hunting ground.

- Buffed monsters of Gyfin Rhasia Temple.

→ Increased HP +180%, AP +7%, DP +8% 

- Changed majority of Gyfin Rhasia Statue of Earth monsters to be aggressive.

- Reduced time of Gyfin Rhasia Temple monsters to enter combat by 30%.

- Reduced combat EXP by 50%, increased skill EXP by 100% of Gyfin Rhasia Temple monsters.

• ● Increased number of junk and other items dropped by Gyfin Rhasia Temple monsters as follows.

Monster Name	Before	After
Gyfin Rhasia Decimator	1 to 3	2 to 3
Gyfin Rhasia Flamen	1 to 3	2 to 3
Gyfin Rhasia Crusher	1 to 3	2 to 3
Gyfin Rhasia Statue of Earth	1 to 1	1 to 2
Gyfin Rhasia Tower of Transfusion	1 to 1	1 to 2

● Gyfin Rhasia Temple was Black Desert's first 5-person coop hunting ground introduced in Kamasylvia - Part II.

 

 

• ● Increased PvP damage of Prime: Blooming Nether Flower by about 36%.
• ● Increased PvP damage of Prime: Salp'uri Purge by about 21%.
• ● Changed character's moving direction to follow the camera when rotated during the 1st Striding Slash hit of Prime: Furious Chase.
• ● Increased maximum number of hits applicable by Prime: Bleeding Hearts.
• ● Fixed fall damage reduction and movement speed increase buff to apply correctly when using Nimbus Stride right after comboing off Prime: Spring Breeze or a gliding skill.
• ● Increased movement speed of other skills comboed after Prime: Primrose Sprint.
• ● Doubled stamina reduction speed during gliding movement after Prime: Spring Breeze or Prime: Primrose Sprint.

 

 

• ● Can now barter for Sea Coins with [Level 4] Trade Items on some islands.
• ● Adjusted amount of Parley used when Bartering in the Margorian floating object region and the island of Valencia.
• ● Increased Barter chance for Island Tree Coated Plywood at Netnume Island.

•  We are preparing for a whole new variety of items to be available in the Sea Coin Shop.

  We are looking to add a variety of ways to obtain Sea Coins not only through Barter.

  First, we increased accessibility by allowing Sea Coins to be exchanged for [Level 4] Trade Items. In return, we adjusted the Parley in some regions for overall balance.

  We will continue to look over the various opinions sent in by all adventurers, never ceasing in our efforts to provide a more enjoyable Black Desert experience.

● Added Request Chat Ban function.

• ● Fixed issue of EXP Transfer Coupons not resetting Succession Skill Add-ons when used.

- Please note that your Skill Add-ons should will reset when you move back to Character Selection, then re-enter with your character. 

 

 

• ● Prime: Crow Flare - Fixed issue of buffing enemies' cast speed in certain situations.

 

 

|  WITCH, WIZARD 

• ● Prime: Earthquake: Evade - Fixed the issue of not applying Bound effect in PVP when the skill was activated instantly.
• ● Prime: Lightning - Fixed the issue of not being comboed with RMB while Prime: Residual Lightning is on cooldown.

 

 

• ● Prime: Earthquake: Evade - Fixed the issue where its damage would not register while the skill was on cooldown.

 

 

• ● Teleport - Fixed the issue where the next Succession skill would not begin casting immediately after using the skill while pressing movement keys in any direction.
• ● Ultimate: Teleport - Fixed issue where Burning Pulse acted as the preceding skill instead of Elemental Flow.

 

 

• ● Flow: Black Blood Eruption - Corrected the skill description to include its HP Recovery effect.

- HP Recovery +50 on good hit → HP Recovery +50 per every good hit

• ● Fixed right basic attack's effect to appear more natural. 
• ● Rockslide III - Fixed issue where the Stiffness was applied instead of Bound.
• ● Fixed issue where moving after sheathing the battle axe would sometimes unsheathe the weapon.
• ● Added Down Attack in skill description of Infernal Nemesis.
• ● Added Guardian to the list of classes able to use the following item:

- [Event] Classic Outfit Box

 

 

|  ITEM 

• ● Increased burn damage of Flame Cannonball.

Before	After
Burn Damage HP -30 per 3 sec for 45 sec	Burn Damage HP -100 per 3 sec for 45 sec

 

 

| MONSTER

• ● Fixed the issue of buffs applied by certain attacks of Org that is summoned from the Ancient Relic Crystal 
• ● Fixed Item Collection Increase Scroll effects to be applied in the following regions.

 - Mirumok Ruins

 - Gyfin Rhasia Temple

※ Adjusted item collection rates of top items in relevant regions.

• ● Doubled item collection rate for defeating the following monsters.

Monster Name	Collectable Item
Candidum	Brilliant Rock Salt Ingot Brilliant Pearl Shard
Black Rust	Brilliant Rock Salt Ingot
Nineshark	Brilliant Pearl Shard
Hekaru Ocean Stalker Young Nineshark Young Candidum Young Black Rust	Pure Pearl Crystal Bright Reef Piece Enhanced Island Tree Coated Plywood Luminous Cobalt Ingot Great Ocean Dark Iron
Young Hekaru	Cobalt Ingot
Young Ocean Stalker	Deep Sea Memory Filled Glue

 

 

| MOUNT

• ● Fixed the issue where Adventurers in the vicinity saw the achievement of learning the 2-seater skill instead of just the owner.

 

 

| QUEST & KNOWLEDGE

• ● Added knowledge description text that "Elixir of Sharp Thorn" may no longer be acquired by Alchemy.
• ● Fixed the "How to Face the Sun" NPC icon location to be more natural.

 

 

| UI

• ● Changed the Item Restoration window scroll length to not decrease below a certain length.

● Fixed so item descriptions no longer block the items list in the Black Spirit's Safe.

• ● Fixed the left and right margins of the item list window.
• ● Added the following to Adventurer Support in the ESC menu. You can now view relevant patch notes without having to access the official website.

- Known Issues

• ● Upon selecting updates in the ESC menu, you can now view patch notes related to the latest updates.
• ● Changed the message displayed for selling items to show the items sold and the silver earned.
• ● Changed the War Installation Info UI to not appear when switching to Installation Mode while interacting with the Indomitable Flag.
• ● Adjusted the button sizes of Carefully/Boldly in the Bargain minigame.
• ● Changed so that you can't open the Crafting window while the Fairy window is also open.
• ● Added character icons at the lower portion of the Character Slots in the End Game window.
• ● Adjusted the image ratio of pictures in My Info (P) window.
• ● Added +,- icons to easily adjust the number of Artisan's Memory when buying in the Max Durability Repair window.
• ● Fixed the issue of Auto Fishing UI appearing in the Harpoon Fishing UI.
• ● Fixed the issue of the Wharf UI opening with the NPC shop window.
• ● Fixed the issue of the Sea Current, Sea Storm UI appearing when saving UI edits or return to your character while on a ship but not at the helm.
• ● Fixed the issue of remaining time not being displayed during timed quests.
• ● Fixed the issue of notifications not refreshing after exceeding 10 Kill Notifications in the Final Battle.
• ● Improved sales period indication in the Pearl Shop tooltip.
• ● Fixed the issue of the Place Mode's installation menu not appearing properly after adjusting interface size.

 

 

| SYSTEM

• ● Optimized the game to reduce memory consumption.

 

 

• ● [Valkyrie, Kunoichi, Dark Knight, Lahn, Guardian] Fixed an abnormal motion that would appear when using Sprint on a horse.
• ● Fixed graphical glitches that occurred when equipping the following outfits:

- [Witch] Queen Heart Underwear

- [Mystic] Queen Heart Underwear

- [Shai] Crayodel Soldier Uniform

• ● [Berserker] Prime: Beast Form - Fixed a typo in the skill description.
• ● [Shai] Sprinkle-Sparkle - Fixed the issue where the screen would flash when using the skill.
• ● [Shai] Sprinkle-Sparkle - Fixed the issue where the skill effect would not be displayed when used.
• ● Fixed the abnormal text displayed in the item description for a trade good called "Black Leopard Sculpture".
• ● Fixed typos in certain system messages.
• ● Fixed the issue where the NPC that completed the quest "Leader of the Ahib" would flicker.
• ● Fixed structures in abnormal place within the following areas:

- Balenos Mountains

- Calpheon Castle Site

- South Kaia Mountain

- North Kaia Mountaintop

- Cyclops Land

- Grána

- Iliya Island
● Fixed Chat Groups so that the chat types will not reset when entering a group.

• ● Fixed typos in the exchanges with Imperial Training Delivery Invoices.

 

We hope you enjoy your time in Black Desert,

Thank you.