Greetings Adventurers,

Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on September 5, 2024 (Thu). Today’s patch contains 172 updates and is approximately 2.22GB.

Morning Light - Seoul Prequest

Dolswe, our steadfast friend who we shared countless trials and triumphs with in Donghae Province, has arrived in Balanhosu. As we host him through the sights of Balenos, we enjoyed a delightful meal with Chief Igor, Eileen, and Emma. But then, from the depths below, the voice of someone is heard...

 

Mark your calendars for September 12. In the Land of the Morning Light, from Seoul to Hwanghae Province, the grand tales of adventurers will unfold. We can't wait for you to embark on this epic journey.

• Opened the prequests for Land of the Morning Light - Seoul.
  
  • Dolswe, with who helped resolve the situation in Donghae Province of the Land of the Morning Light with the traveler, has landed in Balenos.
    
    • Characters from Lv. 56 who have completed the Imoogi questline will be able to accept the Morning Light - Seoul prequest by talking to the Black Spirit.

 

[Seoul] A Friendly Face prequest acceptance conditions

- From Lv. 56 - Completed the Morning Light PT1 - [Imoogi] Clues of the Truth   ▶ Black Spirit - Main - [Seoul] A Friendly Face

 

Events

• Event 1. TV Animation Berserk X Black Desert - [More Details]
  
  • Event Period: Sept 5, 2024 (Thu) after maintenance - Sept 19, 2024 (Thu) before maintenance

 

 

• Event 2. Old Moon ADV Crash Courses are now OPEN! - [More Details]
  
  • Event Period: Sep 5, 2024 (Thu) after maintenance - Oct 10, 2024 (Thu) before maintenance

 

• Event 3. [September Specials] Packages and Bundles Sale - [More Details]
  
  • Sales Period: September 5, 2024 (Thu) after maintenance – September 19, 2024 (Thu) before maintenance

Class Changes

Today's patch brings changes to some class skills, specifically removing or altering Down Smash effects.

 

Down Smash is a special effect that activates independently of debuff counts, making it useful in PvP.

However, when paired with crucial debuffs like Knockdown, Down Smash often triggered first, disrupting combos.

 

We confirmed through adventurer reports that this issue became more frequent after the recent hit count adjustment update. We appreciate the feedback from our adventurers and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused.

 

To prevent this from happening in the future, we will separate Knockdown and Down Smash, ensuring each skill serves a single debuff purpose.

 

Most of the affected skills have had their Down Smash removed. Instead, the removed Down Smash has been added to other skills to provide an additional attack chance after the debuff count. For classes deemed having sufficient amounts, Down Smash was simply removed.

 

Warrior

Awakening

Core: Pulverize

• Changed the debuff: Knockdown -> Knockback

Ranger

Main, Succession

Penetrating Wind (I to Absolute), Prime: Penetrating Wind, Prime: Charging Wind

• Removed the Down Smash debuff.

 

Prime: Regeneration

• Removed the Down Smash debuff.

• Changed so your character will rotate to the camera direction faced before casting the skill.

 

Prime: Regeneration, Prime: Nature's Tremble

• Fixed the issue where there was no collision detection during the skills.

 

Roaring Arrow

• Matched the Knockdown debuff mentioned in the description with the actual effect.

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Awakening

Regeneration

• Removed the Down Smash debuff.

• Fixed the issue where there was no collision detection during the skill.

 

Vine Knot

• Changed the description to better reflect the actual effects.

Sorceress

Main, Succession

Darkness Released (I to Absolute), Prime: Darkness Released

• Removed the Air Smash debuff.

Berserker

Main, Succession

Axe of Destruction

• Removed the Down Smash debuff.

• Changed so your character will rotate to the camera direction faced before casting the skill.

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Awakening

Titan Step

• Changed the skill as follows.

• • Changed the description to better reflect the type of attack: Normal attack -> Upward strike attack

• • Changed upward strike and crouch shot attacks to now apply the Air Attack debuff.

• • Changed the debuff applied by upward strike attack hits: Floating -> Stun

• • Changed the upward strike attack's hit detection to activate correctly.
  • Removed the Air and Down Smash debuff for flying kick hits.

• • Removed the AIr and Down Smash debuff for crouching shot hits.

• • Fixed the issue where flying kick attack damage was only applied one time per attack.

• • Adjusted the skill damage as follows.

Before	After
Attack damage 741% x2 Flying kick attack damage 988% x2	Upward strike attack damage 1082% x2 Flying kick attack damage 1442% x2

 

Flow: Ancient Power

• Removed the Air and Down Smash debuffs.

 

Titan Blow, Black Spirit: Titan Blow

• Removed the Down Smash debuff.

• Changed the normal skill to now apply the Stiffness debuff for attacks 1 and 2.

• Changed so your character will rotate to the camera direction faced before casting the skill.

• Increased the activation speed of the Black Spirit's Rage skill.

 

Flow: Split Shot

• Removed the Knockdown debuff.

 

Flow: Earth Dividing

• Added the Down Smash debuff.

 

Flow: Slugfest, Black Spirit: Flow: Slugfest

• Removed the Air Smash debuff on last attack hits. Changed so the Down Smash debuff now also applies for attack 1 hits.

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• Adjusted the following skill visuals to match their actual effects.

• • Frenzied Tyrant

• • Wailing Beast

• • Feral Rage

• • Flow: Scatter Shot

• • Giant Leap

• • Blasting

• • Prime: Storming Beast

 

Musa

Main, Succession

Ultimate: Roundhouse Kick, Absolute: Roundhouse Kick

• Removed the Air Smash debuff.

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Awakening

Inferno Slash

• Added the Forward Guard buff.

 

Crust Crusher

• Removed the Down Smash debuff.

 

Flow: Dash Slash

• Removed the Down Smash debuff.

 

One Step Back

• Removed the Down Smash debuff

Maehwa

Main, Succession

Ultimate: Roundhouse Kick, Absolute: Roundhouse Kick

• Removed the Air Smash debuff.

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Awakening

Core: Petal Bloom

• Changed the debuff: Knockdown -> Knockback

 

Sleet Steps

• Changed the cooldown: 7 sec -> 5 sec

 

Petal Bloom

• Fixed the issue where activating the skill immediately would combo slower to other skills compared to activating it after charging.

• Improved to combo more smoothly into Moonrise and Absolute: Red Moon.

• Changed the skill damage as follows.

• • Flow: Moonlight Dash's damage has also been adjusted accordingly.

Before	After
Attack damage 3648% / 5280% / 6888% x2 Charged attack damage 4863% / 7040% / 9183% x3 Damage -68% / 68% / 68% in PvP only	Attack damage 6158% / 7245% / 8524% x2 Charged attack damage 7829% / 9210% / 10835% x3 Damage -72.1% / 72.1% / 72.1% in PvP only

 

Absolute: Red Moon (with kerispear)

• Changed to now apply All Evasion +6% for 20 sec with your kerispear.

 

Flow: Tip of an Iceberg

• Added the Down Smash debuff for attack 2.

Striker

Main, Succession

Flow: Savage Fang

• Removed the Knockdown debuff.

 

Taebaek Kick

• improved to combo smoothly from Flow: Bombardment, Succession: Flow: Bombardment, Flow: Deathstrike, and Combo: Hurricane.

 

Flow: Fatal Smash, Flow: Landslide

• Changed to now activate the attack below the character to targeted foes during attack 1.

 

Flow: Fatal Smash

• Changed the skill as follows.

• • Changed the debuff: Air Smash -> Down Smash.

• • Changed so you cannot change the direction after the attack.

 

Flow: Strikethrough

• Changed the skill as follows.

• • Changed the debuff: Bound -> Knockdown.

• • Changed so your character will only rotate to the camera direction faced before casting the skill, and can no longer change the direction after the attack.

 

Flow: Landslide

• Changed the skill as follows.

• • Increased the activation speed.

• • Removed the Bound debuff on attack 2 hits.

• • Changed the debuffs: Air Attack -> Air Smash on attack 1 hits, Down Attack -> Down Smash on attack 2 hits

 

Combo: Hurricane -> Combo: Final Blow

• Adjusted the combo motions to appear more natural.

 

Flow: Savage Fang, Prime: Roaring Tiger

• Fixed the issue where the Down Smash debuff was applied on Discharge Energy hits.

 

Flow: Explosive Blow

• Changed to be comboable with LMB after Flow: Bombardment in Succession.

 

Flow: Bombardment

• Changed the Bound debuff to apply only in PvE and added the Forward Guard buff.

Mystic

Main, Succession

Thunder Pound, Prime: Thunder Pound

• Removed the Down Smash debuff on last attack hits.

 

Flow: Savage Fang

• Removed the Air and Down Smash debuffs.

 

Fist Fury (I to Absolute)

• Removed the Air Smash debuff on last attack hits.

 

Roaring Tiger

• Removed the Down Smash debuff.

 

Prime: Roaring Tiger

• Changed the Knockdown debuff to now apply in PvE only.

 

Flow: Fatal Smash

• Adjusted the skill as follows:

• • Increased the skill activation speed.

• • Changed the debuff: Air Smash -> Down Smash.

• • Changed to prevent direction change after attack.

 

Flow: Strikethrough

• Adjusted the skill as follows:

• • Increased the skill activation speed.

• • Changed to apply the Bound debuff in PvE only.

• • Added the Down Smash debuff.

 

Flow: Landslide

• Adjusted the skill as follows:

• • Added the Down Smash debuff on attack 1 hits.

 

Hurricane Kick

• Added the Down Smash debuff.

 

Combo: Bolster Thump

• Removed the Knockdown debuff.

 

Flow: Death Clout, Combo: Splinter Thud, Combo: Bolster Thump

• Added the Forward Guard effect.

 

Flow: Death Clout

• Changed the skill damage as follows.

• • Combo: Bolster Thump's damage has also been adjusted, accordingly.

Before	After
Attack damage 480% / 600% / 785% x2, Damage -40.6% in PvP only  Critical Hit Rate +50% / +70% / +70%	Attack damage 1994% / 2346% / 2760% x2, Damage -52% in PvP only    Critical Hit Rate +30% / +50% / +70%

Guardian

Main, Succession

Black Blood Slaughter

• Removed the Down Smash debuff.

 

Prime: Black Blood Slaughter

• Removed the Knockdown debuff.

 

Avalanche Strike, Prime: Avalanche Strike

• Removed the Air and Down Smash debuffs.

 

Gate Crasher

• Added the Down Smash debuff on attack 1 hits.

 

Prime: Axe Throw

• Adjusted the skill as follows:

• • Changed to apply Forward Guard effect throughout the entire skill movement.

• • Added the Stun debuff on attack 2 hits.

• • Changed to allow max 3 hits. Accordingly, damage has been adjusted.

 

Prime: Beast Demolisher

• Changed the debuff on last attack hits: Bound -> Knockdown

Sage

Main, Succession

Ator's Fist, Prime: Ator's Fist

• Removed the Down Smash debuff.

 

Flow: Illusion Detonation

• Removed the Down Smash debuff.

Scholar

We've added the Abyssal Legacy skill for the Scholar class. Unlike other classes, this skill doesn't replace existing ones but is introduced as a new Flow skill. By default, you can combo from the Home Run skill to attack from a relatively long distance and then follow up with a wide-area attack as you approach your target. Additionally, in situations where quick entry is crucial, you can combo after the Gravity Anchor skill, allowing you to enter enemy territory more securely and deal significant damage.

• Added the Abyssal Legacy skill, Flow: Gold Continuum.
  • Once any character in your Family has completed the Abyss One: The Magnus main questline, you can talk to the Black Spirit (/) and complete the [The Magnus] Abyssal Insight quest to learn this skill.

• • With the addition of the Abyssal Legacy skill Flow: Gold Continuum, Scholars can now accept the [The Magnus] Abyssal Insight quest.

Skill Image	Description
▲ Home Run -> Gold Continuum   ▲ Core-installing skill -> Gold Continuum

 

Changes to the starting rules for the War of the Roses have been added in this patch. The main change being, that if there are no Leading Guilds or only one is selected, the War of the Roses can still proceed with only the Third Legion. The War of the Roses takes place once every two weeks, and when it did not proceed for these reasons, it was disappointing for adventurers. We hope this update is able to alleviate that disappointment.

 

However, this patch is not the end. We will continue to find and address the root causes and make improvements. Currently, the War of the Roses heavily relies upon the role of Leading Guilds and the time and effort put in from adventurers in Leading Guilds. This has caused significant inconvenience and burden to those fulfilling this crucial role. Our response has been too slow. We recognize the need for fundamental improvements of basic functions, the burden of participation, and the honor associated with the final results. We will take all feedback from Leading Guilds into account and make improvements, even if it takes time. Although this patch temporarily allows the war to proceed without Leading Guilds, we will strive to ensure that such issues do not occur and that all participants can enjoy both honor and fun. Thank you.

• Changed the process so that if the number of guilds/alliances applying to participate as leaders in the War of the Roses is fewer than two, the war proceeds with only the Third Legion.
  • Changed the recruitment capacity of the Third Legion to a maximum of 600 members, proceeding as 300 vs 300 if the War of the Roses is conducted with only the Third Legion.
  • Changed the requirement so that the War of the Roses proceeds only if the number of adventurers applying to participate in the Third Legion is at least 400.
  • Changed the conditions so that without a leading (command) guild, commanders and advisors cannot be selected, and commander-exclusive skills or missions cannot be assigned to the Third Legion.
  • The application time for leading guild participation for the War of the Roses remains the same, from Saturday 00:00 to Sunday 00:10.
  • The application time for Third Legion participation also remains the same, from Sunday 00:10 to 15:05.
• Increased the number of platoons available for deployment in the War of the Roses' Third Legion from 13 to 15.

• Changed the total number of Medals of Sylvia that can be distributed when assigning missions in the War of the Roses from 5,000 to 100,000 to allow the leading guild to assign more missions to the Third Legion.

• Decreased the max durability of the War of the Roses exclusive elephant by approximately 25%.
• Decreased the max durability of the War of the Roses exclusive ancient chariot by approximately 23%.
• Increased the damage dealt when attacking characters with the War of the Roses exclusive ancient chariot by 100%.

• Changed the HP Recovery effects in the Arena of Solare to not decrease.
• Increased the HP Recovery applied inside the Arena of Solare from 275 to 550.
• Changed the HP Recovery effects applied when Flora's Breath is destroyed from 2,850 to 3,000.

• Changed the content of Igor Bartali's Adventures - Volume 5, Chapter 4.

To provide adventurers with a more immersive gaming environment, we have undertaken a partial remastering of background objects.

 

Similar to the previous update of the terrain (such as rocks) in Ulukita, this update focuses on improving the texture quality of background objects and placed items, including furniture. The main goal of this task was to enhance the detail and texture expression of backgrounds and objects. We plan to continue these efforts across various aspects moving forward.

• Increased the quality of objects and furniture of Black Desert.

• Improved the ability to place the following furniture on top of other objects like tables:
  • [Manor] Janggu            
  • [Manor] Sundial            
  • [Manor] Straw Roll            
  • [Manor] Millstone            
  • [Manor] Storage Bamboo Basket            
  • [Manor] Round Bamboo Basket            
  • [Manor] Bamboo Colander            
  • [Manor] Moon Jar            
  • [Manor] Fermenting Jar            

• Changed the max price limit of Fairy Appearance Coupon (Puck) in the Central Market.            
  
  • Fairy Appearance Coupon (Puck) is a collaboration item with the TV animation series "Berserk".            

With the appearance of the Abyssal Well at Oquilla's Eye, adventurers who enjoy Guild Boss Raids, as well as those interested in sailing, can now move to Oquilla's Eye more conveniently. Although Oquilla's Eye is not a major city, it serves as a place of harmony for guild members and acts as a central node in the Great Ocean, so we've added the Abyssal Well for your convenience.

• An Abyssal Well has appeared at Oquilla's Eye.
  • You can travel to Oquilla's Eye from other territories through the Abyssal Veins of the Magnus.
  • You can use the Abyssal Well and acquire knowledge of the Abyssal Veins after meeting the following conditions.

Abyssal Well	Oquilla's Eye Arrival Point

• The top-ranked adventurers of each class from the Arena of Solare's regular season have their forms immortalized in the Hall of Fame.
  • By interacting with the Warrior of Solare in the Hall of Fame, you can consume 20 Energy to receive the Blessing of a Great Knight buff.
    • Blessing of a Great Knight: +10% Breath EXP for 10 hours.

When many adventurers gather in one location, such as for a world boss, the Hide Other Characters setting is available to ensure a smoother combat experience depending on the environment. To make this feature more convenient, we've added a button below the Boss Vision Range button.

• Added the Hide Other Character button to appear below the Boss Vision Range Change button during World Boss encounters.

• Improved the tooltip hints for each piece of knowledge in the Knowledge (H) window to be easily viewable even when the display size is set to small.

• [Dosa] Fixed the issue where the lower part of the outfit became shorts when Taebaek Armor and Canape Shoes were worn together.
• Fixed the issue where the difficulty was not shown in My Boss Blitz Ranking after defeating the Calamity 1 and Calamity 2 bosses.
• Fixed the issue where the character could not move when climbing onto the ship anchored at Lema Island.
• Fixed the content list of the below items to fit the actual contents.
• [Season] Guild League Victory Reward, [Season] Guild League Defeat Reward
• Fixed the issue where the navigation route set in the Great Footsteps was not displayed upon exiting the quest in progress.
• Fixed the unnatural wording that appeared when attempting to process the Miraculous Fish Tank of Shim Cheong/Crio while storing fish.
• Removed the unnecessary description from the bottom of the Extract Reform Stone window.
• [Musa] Fixed the issue where part of the cape was unnaturally exposed when wearing the Pumpkin Tailor Clothes.
• [Ranger] Fixed the issue where some parts of the Poetica Armor were unnatural when worn with certain customizations.
• Fixed the issue where Kunga's appearance would shrink when colliding with the character.
• [Corsair] Fixed the issue where some characters could not change skill add-ons.
• Fixed the issue where groups of [Void Covered] monsters would immediately be summoned when the summoning of [Void Touched] monsters ended at the Dehkia Crescent Shrine.
• Fixed the description of the quest acceptance conditions for the Fairy Queen Theiah quest.
• Improved the wording of the fishing rod usage guide displayed when moving to a fishing region to make it easier to understand.
• Fixed the awkward text when selecting the harpoon through the change position function and the tooltip of the corresponding button.
• Added torches to specific locations inside Heidel Castle to light up the surroundings, allowing better progress of the Serendia main quest during nighttime.

 

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