Hello, adventurers.

This is The MMORPG, Black Desert.

Check out the latest updates for March 1st 2018.

Introducing Contribution byproduct & Alchemy Stones.

Please find below for detail updates!

(Patch volume approx.  361 MB)

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●  Inventory +4 Expansion 1+1 Event

  : Period : 2018.03.01 (After weekly maintenance) ~ 03.15 (02:59)

●  Calpheon Holy College Recruiting Freshman Event

  : Period : 2018.03.01 (After weekly maintenance) ~ 03.15 (02.59)

● Contribution by-product has been added.

● Alchemy Stones have been added.

● A Guild Expense system has been added.

- This system will allow the Guild Master to set the MAX amount of Guild Funds any guild member can spend when purchasing from the Guild Shop.

- Guild Masters can set an individual Guild Member’s spend amount by clicking on the individual’s name from the Guild Member Status UI.

- The spending amount of a Guild Member can be set, the default being 0. If desired, no limit can be set for a member.

- Once a Guild Member has depleted their allocated Expense funds, no further purchases can be made until the amount has been reset by the Guild Master, which can be done at any time.

● Fixed the graphical glitch causing pets to appear outside of the Residence while in the Place Mode.

● A new search function has been added to the Alchemy and Cooking windows.

- Knowledge filtering function and search function has been added while performing Alchemy and Cooking.

- Click on the “Learned Recipe/Alchemy” box to filter to view only the ones that you have knowledge of.

- Enter a word into the search field and all the Knowledges that contain the word will be displayed.

- When using the search function, only Knowledges you have already obtained will be displayed. When searching for a Knowledge you have not obtained, it will display a message letting you know that there is no Knowledge that contains the search phrase.

● The recent price of items on the Marketplace will be reset during every maintenance.

- The recent price after every maintenance will not be displayed until the very first transaction of the item has been completed.

● Stamina consumption while Sprinting in the Awakening Weapon stance has been decreased by about 25%.

【Valkyrie]

● Fixed the issue where the cooldown time of the skill ‘Flurry of Kicks’ was activated simultaneously with either ‘Divine Power’ or ‘Righteous Charge’ after using the skill ‘Celestial Spear’.

【Tamer】

● If a monster dies from the Tamer’s first hit of the skill ‘Tree Climb’, Tamer will now move backwards in midair and land on the ground so additional combos can be performed.

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  The skill command for ‘Heilang: Trample’ can now be locked.

  
  

● Fixed the issue where Celestial Bo Staff stance would unintentionally switch to Short Sword stance while using the skill ‘Legendary Beast’s Power’ in an area with a difference in elevation.

● Fixed the issue where Celestial Bo Staff would not switch to the Short Sword combat stance when using the skill ‘Legendary Beast’s Power’, followed by the skill ‘Bolt Wave’ from a Quick Slot without having obtained the skill ‘Ultimate: Bolt Wave’.

● Corrected the skill description for ‘Flow: Scatter Stance’ to display the correct Preceding Skill name.

【Ninja】

● Forward Guard has been added to the skill ‘Flow: Mach Explosion’.

【Ranger】

● Fixed the issue where the skill ‘Flow: Piercing Wind’ was consuming more Stamina than  intended.

【Wizard】

● Fixed the issue where Stamina was not properly consumed when Sprinting and consistently switching between Godr Sphera to Main Weapon stance.

● Improved the neck movement of the Wizard’s when looking up at the camera.

【Witch】

● Fixed the issue where Stamina was not properly consumed when Sprinting and consistently switching between Aad Sphera to Main Weapon stance.

【Items】

● The following items sold at the Guild Shop can now be purchased by regular guild members:

• [Guild] HP Potion (Small)


• [Guild] HP Potion (Medium)


• [Guild] HP Potion (Large)


• [Guild] HP Potion (Extra Large)


• [Guild] HP Potion (Jumbo)


• [Guild] MP Potion (Jumbo)


• [Guild] MP Potion (Extra Large)


• [Guild] MP Potion (Large)


• [Guild] MP Potion (Medium)


• [Guild] MP Potion (Small)

● Fixed the issue where Crystal information used on equipment in a Quick Slot was not displayed.

● The MAX price and MIN price of Pearl Items registered in the Marketplace will not decrease if there are less than 10 items in stock.

● Equipped items that are expired no longer appear on your Character in the Knowledge and Pearl Shop UI.

【Monsters】

● Fixed the issue causing unnatural movements from characters who were attacked by Red Nose.

【Mounts】

● The Cooldown (1 sec.) has been removed for: continuously moving items from the Mount Inventory or continuously switching your Main Weapon.

【Quest, Knowledge】

● 3 New quests have been added to the Serendia Western Gateway location.   

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  Characters level 21 or higher can proceed to NPC ‘Batuetta’ and interact to initiate the quest.

  
  


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  You can now gain “Happy Batuetta” Knowledge while performing the related quests..

  
  

【NPC, Background】

● NPC Guards that were occasionally attacking characters with positive Karma Points have been fixed.

● Fixed the graphical issue in Mediah Castle where a part of the grass appeared to be floating.

● Invisible walls at Mediah Castle have been removed.

● The wagon located at the entrance of Kamasylve Temple has been removed.

● The Gateway at the Closed Western Gateway Node, which was previously closed has now been opened, as a result of this the name of the node has been changed to Serendia Western Gateway.

● Fixed the graphical issue that would prevent certain skill effects from correctly displaying when the ‘Hit Effects’ setting was disabled.

● Effects that are too close to the camera will not be displayed.

● Objects in Sausan Garrison that could be passed through have been removed.

● New Pearl Items are now available in Pearl Shop. Visit the link below to see more details!

  [▶Go to Pearl Shop Update]

【UI】

● The Marketplace Notification system (Notice) has been improved:

• When an item has been registered in the Marketplace that is either an item you registered for notification, and/or that you have placed a pre-order for, a notification will now appear. When clicked additional related information will be shown.


• Within the additional information window, up to 20 notifications will be shown, these notifications can also be cancelled from this window.


• The notifications listed in the additional information window will be reset when the game is loaded again after re-logging or changing servers.


• When there is a notification alert, the notification icon will be visible at the bottom right of the screen.


• A Warning message will appear if a Pre-order price has been set to a value that exceeds triple the amount allowed for the maximum registration price of an item when placing the Pre-order in Marketplace.

● Fixed the issue where the names of certain items in Marketplace were overlapping with Marketplace notifications due to the text length.

● Fixed the issue where the tooltip was not being displayed when mousing over the normal rank icon in the Guild Member Status window.

● A Newly revamped UI and ESC Menu have been added.

•   Switch to the new UI by pressing the Switch Menu button located on the bottom of the original ESC Menu.
  
  
  
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    Newly created accounts will have this new ESC UI Menu on by default while others will need to enable it by using the button located at the bottom of the current ESC Menu.

    
    
    
    
    
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      Please Note: To return to the old UI from the new ESC Menu, press the ‘Switch Menu’ button located on the upper right-hand corner of the new ESC Menu.

      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    You can adjust which side the new ESC Menu will open from (Left or Right side of screen), via the option “Open from the right” or “Open from the left” on the upper left hand side of the new ESC Menu.

    
    
  
  
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    Accessing the following windows should now be quicker and more intuitive:

    
    
    
    
    
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      Knowledge Base, Escape, Inventory, Setting Archive, Pearl Shop, Quick Hotkey, Settings, and Disconnect.
      
       

      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

● The Enhancement window has been reworked, and should be more intuitive. You should also be able to check the results of your Enhancements more easily.

 

● The Trade Info window has been reworked. You can now check Imperial Delivery’s for additional information, see items by name, and access this information more efficiently.

 

● The Ranking window has been reworked to allow you to see all of your ranks at the same time, instead of having to go through each tab individually.

 

● You can customize the ‘My Menu’ in the new ESC Menu through ESC>My Menu>Edit Menu.

 

● You can find additional functions in the Content, War/Co-op, Info/Function, and Community categories of the new ESC Menu.

 

● You can also discover more content to help you enjoy Black Desert Online via the Recommended Content buttons on the bottom of the new ESC Menu.

 

● A new function, Notepad, has been added to the ESC Menu.

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  You can have up to a maximum of 15 Notes at a time.

  
  


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  You can write up to a maximum of 2,000 characters in a single Note.

  
  


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  Each Note will have a box you can check to pin the Note to your game screen.

  
  


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  You may edit your pinned Notes.

  
  


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  You can use the Sticker UI button to drag Notes out of the game screen.

  
  

● The Settings window has been reworked.

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  Previously this window contained the options for Screen, Audio, Game, Input, UI HotKey, and Performance categories. This has been reorganized into primary categories: Performance, Screen, Sound, Game, and Interface.

  
  


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  The option ‘Simple Setting’ has been added to the Settings window.

  
  

• Allowing for the selection of 8 preset game settings, and 2 additional slots for custom settings, which can be uploaded and saved from the bottom left of the Settings Window.


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  The 8 presets are described in the chart below:

  
  


• Please Note: The graduated scroll bars in the Settings window are divided into twenty sections. The left end of the bar is 0% and the right is 100%.

● The 'Use Cron Stone' checkbox has been moved from top-right corner to bottom-right corner in the Enhancement window.

● Fixed the issue where the Help button on the Lv.50 Guide Window would not bring up the relevant page when pressed.