Hello, Adventurers. 

 

Here are the updates made to Black Desert on February 9, 2021 (Tue). 

(Patch size: approx. 405.03MB)

※ Please read below for details.

 

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Event

Event 1. Scattered Sunlight

Event Period

- February 9, 2021 (Tue) after maintenance - February 24, 2021 (Wed) before maintenance  

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Event 2. Train to Go Even Further Beyond!

Event Period

- February 9, 2020 (Tue) after maintenance – February 24, 2021 (Wed) before maintenance 

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Event 3. Dusting Off the Red Battlefield

Event Period

-  February 9, 2021 (Tue) after maintenance – February 24, 2021 (Wed) before maintenance 

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Event 4. Finding Shiny Rings!

Event Period

-  February 9, 2021 (Tue) after maintenance – February 24, 2021 (Wed) before maintenance  

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| CONTENTS

● Added to the text regarding Red Battlefield's rewards that you can also gain Combat EXP.

 

| ALL CLASSES

● Added the option to toggle visual effects for the defense status applied by certain skills.

 

 

- This function will visually indicate when a certain defense status is activated while using certain skills.

- The default setting will only display your own defense status icon, but in the Battle Arena you will also be able to see the defense status icons of other adventurers.

- You can toggle this function with the Defensive Icons option.

- Defensive Icons will indicate Invincibility, Super Armor, and Forward Guard status.

 

Invincibility: Immune to all damage including all attacks and debuffs from foes while in this state

Super Armor: Takes damage but immune to all debuffs except for grabs while in this state

Forward Guard: Blocks a portion of damage taken in a 90-degree frontal cone by your character along with debuffs while in this state. Any damage taken outside of the frontal cone will register normally as well as other debuffs.

 

* Certain shield-bearing classes such as Warrior, Valkyrie, Guardian, and Nova are immune to debuffs from behind outside of Forward Guard's frontal cone.

 

● Hilt Smash - Fixed the skill to activate as intended when taking damage during Guard.

● Hilt Smash - Changed portions of the description to better reflect the actual skill effects.

● Hilt Smash - Adjusted the skill's actual damage to match the description.

● Spinning Slash I~Absolute: Spinning Slash - Added information regarding the skill's critical hit rates to the description.

 

● Spirit Healing XXI - Fixed the issue where the skill's passive effect wasn't activating while mounted.

 

 

● Giant Leap I~III, Flow: Jump Sequence - Fixed the issue of awkward movement animations appearing when using the skills in the backward direction without having enough stamina.

 

 

● Prime: Multiple Magic Arrows - Fixed the issue where the skill's add-on effects would sometimes not activate.

 

 

● Flow: Voltaic Tett - Fixed the description to now display the correct amount of stamina required for the skill.

 

 

● Aqua Jail Explosion I~IV, Core: Aqua Jail Explosion - Fixed the issue where there was a slight delay in the Stiffness effect being applied after the skills appeared to register damage.

 

 

● Ninjutsu: Decapitation - Fixed the issue where the Invincibility effect wasn't being applied even after the Ninja had vanished.

● Ninjutsu: Decapitation - Changed the description to better reflect the skill's actual effects.

 

 

● Prime: Danse Macabre - Increased the skill's PvP damage by approx. 17%.

● Prime: Danse Macabre - Adjusted the skill's actual number of hits in PvP to match the description.

● Absolute: Kunai Throw - Fixed the issue where the skill incorrectly applied the effects of Succession: Kunai Throw.

● Prime: Tendon Cutter - Fixed the issue where the skill's add-on effects weren't being applied to its extra hits.

 

● Prime: Hidden Claw - Fixed the issue where pressing the left or right directional keys during the skill would activate Hidden Claw without properly registering damage.

● Prime: Roaring Tiger - Fixed the issue where Mystic's movement animations would appear awkward when comboing into other skills right after using this skill.

 

● Fixed the issue where there was no sound effect when attacking while unarmed.

● Star's Ring, Accel: Star's Ring - Changed the description to better reflect the skills' actual movement animations.

● Royal Fencing: Fleche I~III - Improved the skills to now combo better into certain skills.

● Accel: Royal Fencing: Fleche - Added the following effect to the skill.

- HP Recovery +15 on hit

● Accel: Royal Fencing: Remise - Added the following effect to the skill.

- SP Recovery +35 on hit

● Prime: Quoratum's Ascension - Fixed the issue where the Thornwood Guard would disappear when using the skill.

● Prime: Icy Thorns - Fixed the issue where holding down RMB while comboing into the skill wouldn't activate its 2nd hit.

● Enter the Darkness - Adjusted the description to better reflect the skill's actual effects.

● Frozen Chain - Changed the skill as follows.

- Changed the damage amount as follows.

Before	Now
701% x 1, Max 3 Hits  701% x 2, Max 3 Hits	876% x 1, Max 3 Hits  876% x 2, Max 3 Hits

- Changed to now apply Bound even when attacking from the furthest possible distance.

- Improved to now combo quickly into Icy Fog or Break Orbit after using the skill.

- Improved to activate Icy Thorns when pressing RMB after using the skill.

- Improved to now combo quickly into Royal Fencing: Riposte after using the skill.

●Bitter Star - Changed the skill as follows.

- Improved to now combo quickly into Icy Fog or Break Orbit after using the skill.

- Improved to now combo quickly into Royal Fencing: Riposte after using the skill.

● Binding Star - Changed the skill as follows.

- Fixed the issue where the skill wasn't applying Freezing to targets within the skill's cone.

- Improved to now combo quickly into Icy Fog or Break Orbit after using the skill.

- Changed to now apply the Cold, Dark Star debuff.

● Enter the Darkness - Changed the skill as follows.

- Changed the skill to apply Forward Guard instead of Super Armor.

- Improved to now combo quickly into Icy Fog or Break Orbit after using the skill.

- Improved to now combo quickly into Royal Fencing: Riposte after using the skill.

 

| ITEM

● Changed the item description of Tears of War to be clearer.

 

| MONSTER

● The guards of Glish village have reported sightings of the Giant Mudster near the Glish Ruins.

- Changed the location of the Field Boss Giant Mudster to Glish Ruins.

- Changed its following appearances to the southern region of the Swamp Fogan habitat and the Triangle Head Lizard habitat.

 

 

● Jemkas Wyrmsbane of Heidel's Northern Guard Camp has reported that Dastard Bheg is ralling the Mine Imps.

- Changed the location of the Field Boss Dastard Bheg to Northern Heidel Quarry.

 

| UI

● Added an alert notifying characters with items about to expire within 1 day or less in their bags, Pearl or Family inventories. Upon logging into said character, the alert will display how much time is left on the item(s) about to expire.

- Items that grant titles

- Certain scrolls

- Certain useable items

- Certain summon scrolls

- Coupon items

● Added the ability to easily purchase weight for your Family Inventory.

● Added the ability to minimize the Party UI.

- Press the button on the upper left-hand corner of the Party UI to adjust the size.

 

 

● Added a notification to display when you can't switch servers from the Select Server window due to your character being stuck in the reading a book animation.

 

| SYSTEM

● Fixed the issue where after entering a Season Server, if you returned to the Select Server lobby and set a Main Server, the Server Change waiting time would activate and prevent you from entering a server.

 

| Pearl Shop

● Changed the default stance for your character in the Pearl Shop to Normal Stance.

 

 

 

● Fixed the issue of grass growing in unnatural locations of Terrmian Cliff.

● Fixed the issue where certain vines on the outer wall of Gahaz's Villa appeared to be floating in mid-air.

● Fixed typos in the quest summary of "Endless Research for Adventure".

● Fixed the issue where certain furniture items that could be installed inside your residence would be categorized as trade goods, and thus, if said item was in your bags when your character died, the said item would sometimes be destroyed.

● FIxed the issue where console key letters wouldn't appear after configuring your gamepad.

● Fixed the issue where entering the dying and customization menu with certain items equipped would incorrectly display your character's default hairstyle.

● Fixed the pop-up notification that appears when using the Caphras Stone Bundle to better reflect the actual obtainable item.

● Fixed the issue of the Velocity/Value UI not remaining after setting the Compose menu to full screen.

● [Archer] Crayodel Soldier - Fixed the issue where hiding your sub-weapon after equipping the outfit would cause graphical issues with the outfit's arm portion.

● Fixed the issue where race horses couldn't be recovered from the stable keeper in town.

● Fixed the issue of when attempting to leave the track at the starting line would cause your rider to be pushed out of the tent at the Mediah: Stonetail Horse Ranch race track of the Old Moon Grand Prix.

● Fixed the issue where the Collect All function wouldn't work sometimes for the Central Market.

● [Nova] Jolly Winter Dream - Fixed the issue where equipping the outfit would cause Nova's standby animation to appear irregular.

● Changed the Old Moon Combat & Life Seals so they can no longer be stored in the Family Inventory.

- Moved all Old Moon Combat & Life Seals that were previously stored in the Family Inventory to the storage in Heidel.

● Fixed the irregular quest completion dialog in "[Repeat] Looking for Weasels" to better reflect the quest giver's usual tone.

● Fixed the issue where the 2nd Dream Chest issued by the relevant challenge was incorrectly awarded along with the 3rd Dream Chest after 90 minutes and not 60 minutes of playing the game.

 

We hope you enjoy your time in Black Desert,

thank you.