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Events Jul 18, 2024, 13:20 (UTC) BDOVision 2024
 







 

BDOvision 2024

Event period: July 18, 2024 (Thu) 12:00 UTC - August 4, 2024 (Sun) 23:59 UTC
 Livestream event: August 11, 2024 (Sun) TBA



Announcing BDOvision 2024, an event to celebrate our musically gifted Adventurers!
From July 18 (Thu) until August 4 (Sun), you can sign up and create a song with the Music Feature as a representative of a city within the World of Black Desert, which will then be performed on our Twitch stream on August 11 (Sun). What song you want to perform is up to you, as long as it's original, in the public domain, or a combination of both!

Of course, a city can have just one representative, so you best be quick to claim your hometown. Find all the details below on how to claim a city and participate. But first...

 

Prizes

 

◈ First Place ◈

[Title] BDOvision

[Manor] Flondor Stage x1
[Manor] Flondor Three-tiered Starry Risers x2

Heidel Ball Gift Set

Black Desert 10th Anniversary Vinyl

 

◈ Place 2-3 ◈

[Title] BDOvision

[Manor] Flondor Stage x1
[Manor] Flondor Three-tiered Starry Risers x2

Black Desert 10th Anniversary Vinyl


◈ Place 4-10 ◈

[Title] BDOvision

[Manor] Flondor Stage x1
[Manor] Flondor Three-tiered Starry Risers x2

 
 
 
★ Heidel Ball Gift Set & Black Desert 10th Anniversary Vinyl



How are the winners selected?The participants will be judged by the following: Pearl Abyss staff and Twitch Chat. Pearl Abyss Staff's vote will count for 25% of the total score, while Twitch Chat will account for the remaining 75%.

How do I claim a city and participate?
The event begins on July 18 (Thu), and you can claim a city on that date at 12:00 UTC. Here's how:

Join our [Discord server] and accept ⁠#server-rules. On July 18 (Thu) at 12:00 UTC, the participation channel
#BDOvision-signup will open.

Post there your top 3 preferences of in-game cities/towns/villages you wish to represent, choosing it from the given list.
Remember! First come, first serve.

Confirmed participants will get access to a special Discord channel where they can ask staff questions.

From that moment, you have a little over 2 weeks (until August 4 at 23:59 UTC) to compose and submit your music. You can do this by uploading a video of your music to YouTube and posting the URL in the special discord channel. Additionally, you will need to upload the song to the in-game music album with [BDOVision 2024] in the song title.

A week later, your song will be performed on our Twitch livestream on August 11 at a time that will be announced soon.


Check out [last year's winners] for some inspiration!

Additional Notices 
- The nature of this event is to create original music. Covers or versions of songs that are copyrighted are not eligible for this event. Songs that are in the public domain are eligible for remixing or reimagining.
- Winner rewards are only given to the composer/creator of the music. Any additional band members are not eligible for the winner rewards. However, band members are eligible for participation rewards.

- Pearl Abyss reserves the right to change or cancel the event depending on mitigating circumstances. If changes are made, they can be found on this event page. 

- Pearl Abyss reserves the right to the ownership of adaptation rights for all screenshots, videos, and all other content submitted for this event. Pearl Abyss may also use these contents at its own discretion for promotional purposes without restrictions to time or location. 

- If you are found to have participated in the event in an inappropriate way, such as stealing another person’s work or infringing upon another’s copyright, you will be disqualified from the event and have any prizes withdrawn even after the winners announcement. 

- The number of winners is subject to change depending on the number of event participants. 

- Pearl Abyss reserves the right to change the event prizes without prior notice depending on the circumstances. 

- If your account is restricted for violating the Operational Policy before you receive the event prizes, you may be disqualified as a winner and have any prizes withdrawn even after being selected as a winner. 
- Event items may have restrictions (sale/trade) and/or different binding settings/expiration dates. Due to this reason, these items cannot be transferred or restored. 

- For details such as whether the item is bound, please refer to the in-game item description. 

- Items and/or rewards that were used or collected normally cannot be recovered. 

- Participating in the event using inappropriate methods may result in a cancellation/retrieval of your reward(s) and/or restriction from the game. 

- For any questions or concerns regarding the event, please contact us via [Support].

- Any content not mentioned on this page is subject to the [Black Desert Event Rules]

 

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