Greetings Adventurers,

Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on April 13, 2022 (Wed). Today’s patch contains 116 updates and is approximately 1.22 GB.

Background Music Revamp

The world of Black Desert is filled with diverse regions which also play unique background tracks that were composed to best fit the culture and atmosphere of each region. In an attempt to introduce more of our Adventurers to these delightful sounds, we revamped the entire background music system, and the specifics involving how each track is repeated and played in-game. We also plan on adding exclusive tracks to play when your character riding on horseback, so please look forward to more of such ear candy to be updated in the near future.

Events

Character

● Improved the skills listed in the skill guide to now display based on attack skills.
● Changed all characters Lv. 20 and below to be revived with full health restored.

● Slash - Changed the required levels to learn each rank. Adjusted III to V damage accordingly.
● Slash - Changed to now combo itself from attack 2.
● Changed the main weapon skills displayed in the skill guide.

For novice Adventurers to enjoy leveling in beginner zones, we've adjusted Berserker's pre-Awakening skill damage accordingly.

● Elastic Force (I to X) - Changed the required levels to learn each rank as follows.
- Required levels: 1/16/24/32/40/46/48/50/52/54 → 1/5/10/16/25/31/39/44/48/53
● Beastly Wind Slash (I to Extreme) - Changed the damage as follows.
- 252/312/473/636/816/1274% → 328/406/615/827/1061%
● Fierce Strike (I to Ultimate) - Changed the damage as follows.
- Attack damage: 327/424/521/618/715/811% → 425/551/677/803/930/1054%
- Extra attack damage (III to Ultimate) : 677/803/930/1054% → 880/1044/1209/1370%
● Frenzied Destroyer (I to VI) - Changed the damage as follows.
- Attack damage: 251/277/439/493/534/590% → 301/332/527/592/641/708%
- Extra attack damage: 260/311/361/412/465/606% → 312/373/433/494/558/727%

For novice Adventurers to enjoy leveling in beginner zones, we've adjusted Witch's and Wizard's pre-Awakening skill damage accordingly.

● Fireball (I to IV) - Changed the damage as follows.
- 483/537/799/862% → 725/850/975/1100%
● Fireball Explosion (I to III) - Changed the damage as follows.
- 413/486/559% → 620/810/1000%
● Lightning (I to V) - Changed the damage as follows.
- 419/495/557/605/637% → 629/734/839/944/1049%
● Residual Lightning (I to IV) - Changed the damage as follows.
- Attack damage: 280/377/474/571% → 363/585/807/1029%
- Last attack damage: 336/452.4/568.8/685.2% → 436/702/968/1235%
● Lightning Chain (I to IV) - Changed the damage as follows.
- 242/332/376/428% → 435/488/541/594%
● Lightning Storm (I to III) - Changed the damage as follows.
- 343/467/591% → 515/665/815%
● Freeze (I to V) - Changed the damage as follows.
- 230/286/332/367/393% → 345/380/415/450/485%
● Frigid Fog (I to IV) - Changed the damage as follows.
- 205/292/379/466% → 308/462/616/770%
● Earthquake (I to IV) - Changed the damage as follows.
- 480/622/763/905% → 624/874/1124/1374%
● Meteor Shower (I to III) - Changed the damage as follows.
- Attack damage: 579/683/787% → 753/990/1227%
- Meteor attack damage: 617/723/801% → 802/1068/1334%

● Improved movements during auto-navigation to appear more natural.
● Improved HP bar/Family name and other UI features to no longer overlap with her character if her height was customized to max height.
● Markthanan's Flourish - Improved the camera effect to display more naturally.
● Dragon's Advance - Improved to combo more smoothly from moving forward or sprinting.
● Azure Onslaught - Changed to combo from jumping forward.
● Azure Onslaught - Changed the down slashing animation to occur faster.
● Azure Onslaught - Improved to combo more smoothly into other skill.
● Markthanan's Scale - Improved to now be cancellable by pressing the "Q" key once more.
● Prime: Markthanan's Scale - Improved to now be cancellable more quickly.
● Brimbolt Strike, Flow: Brimbolt Wave - Changed to now be comboed into Slayer Training's attack 2.
● Embers - Changed to now spin and deal the down slash animation more quickly.
● Omnislash, Skewer - Changed to now stab with the Slayer more quickly during the skill.
● Flow: Asphyxiate - Changed the preceding skill to Skewer I.
● Abyssal Fang - Improved to now activate the skill by spinning your character based on the direction the camera is facing.
● Markthanan's Dominion - Changed Azure Onslaught or Markthanan's Breath to have a higher priority to activate when pressing directional keys over this skill
● Dragon's Maw - Increased the activation speed of attack 2.
● Markthanan's Heart - Improved to now apply its effects to Black Spirit: Markthanan's Flourish and Black Spirit: Blazing Strike during the skill. The skill description has been changed accordingly.
● Improved the slowdown effect on hits for the following skills.
- Markthanan's Flourish, Brimbolt Strike, Flow: Brimbolt Wave, Markthanan's Scale, Dragonwalk, Azure Onslaught, Flow: Markthanan's Wings, Flow: Markthanan's Claws
● Markthanan's Dominion - Improved to now combo more smoothly into Dragonwalk and Brimbolt Raze.
● Brimbolt Raze - Improved to now recover ions not only for pulled target hits.
● Omnislash - Improved to now combo from Dragonwalk and Refraction with its attack 2.
● Azure Onslaught - Improved to combo more smoothly into Markthanan's Dominion.
● Blazing Strike - Improved to activate instantly when comboed from the following skills.
- Skewer, Flow: Markthanan's Claws, Flow: Markthanan's Wings, Omnislash attack 1, Markthanan's Flourish
● Flow: Asphyxiate - Improved to activate faster when used after Blazing Strike.
● Dragonwalk - Improved to combo more smoothly into Skewer.
● Markthanan's Flourish (I to Absolute) - Fixed the issue where the skill would activate once more when comboed into Flow: Markthanan's Wings or Refraction.
● Markthanan's Scale - Changed the part of the skill description about charging ions since the skill does not actually charge ions.
● Fixed the issue where abnormal movements would be displayed when holding Directional Keys + SPACE after jumping to the left or right in a non-combat stance.
● Embers - Fixed the issue where it wouldn't be activated while moving.
● Fixed the issue where your slayer would appear abnormal when sprinting after dismounting your horse.
● Markthanan's Flourish - Fixed the issue where Sprint attacks of Slayer Training would continue when the skill is locked or not learned.
● Fixed the issue where your character's movements would appear abnormal when mounting a fast horse in combat stance.
● Dragonwalk - Fixed the issue where the motion would appear abnormal when comboing into Skewer.
● Fixed the issue where your character's shard would appear abnormal when jumping over walls while sprinting.
● Prime: Dragonborn Constitution - Fixed the issue where the effect that removes the "Movement, Attack, Casting Speed decrease for nearby allies" effect wouldn't be applied.
● Markthanan's Heart - Fixed the issue where the effects wouldn't be applied under certain circumstances.
● Brimbolt Raze - Fixed the issue where all 10 targets would be pulled in after other skills, regardless of the skill level.
● Dragon's Maw IV - Fixed the issue where the attack 1 damage and effects wouldn't be applied when comboing with other skills.
● Abyssal Fang - Fixed the issue where comboing into Dragon's Maw wouldn't display visual effects.
● Fixed the issue where you couldn't use Processing with Shattered Dragon's Malice even when Heating 15 Dragon Scale Fossils with the effect of Ceaseless Vengeance.

● Adjusted the amount of Parley consumed per Barter to be reduced by 0.1% per Barter Level from Master 11 to Guru 50.

● Improved the following for the Season Pass for Season: Drakania:
- When you have completed the Season Pass objectives by talking to the Black Spirit without completing the following quests, we made improvements so you can receive information about the quests by talking to Fughar.
- [Suggested] [Lv. 51] Mediah: The Legendary Blacksmith
- [Suggested] [ADV Support] Fairy, Mysterious Companion
- [Suggested] [Lv. 58] Naderr's Band
- [Suggested] [Lv. 60] Bag of the Stars
* You can only talk to Fughar if you've completed the preceding requirements.
- Added a text describing how you can complete Equipping Naru Adventure Gear 2 to 5 by talking to the Black Spirit after changing the pertaining gear into Tuvala gear.
- The objective of How to Perfect Your Skills, where you have to talk to a Skill Instructor, was improved to be able to be completed from Sarma Anin in Altinova as well.
● The Total Likes per Chat Group are scheduled to be reset during Apr 20, 2022 (Wed) maintenance.
- Temporary titles (90 Days) have been awarded to Adventurers who own either gold, silver, or bronze Black Spirit icons.
- Temporary titles (90 Days) have also been awarded to Adventurers who own either gold, silver, or bronze Black Spirit icons in any of the 24 Hall of Adventurers Chat Groups.
- All titles awarded for chat group rankings on Jan 19, 2021 (Wed) will be deleted during Apr 20, 2022 (Wed) maintenance.

As we mentioned during the CalpheON - Episode 2 Q&A session, we have adjusted the cooldown for all elixirs. You will now be able to drink a variety of elixirs in content such as party monster zones with shorter cooldown times. Please drink responsibly.

● Reduced the cooldown of Elixirs, Enhancers, and Damage Reducers from 10 sec to 1 sec.

● Improved the following for the [Drakania Succession] questline:
- The descriptions on the quest objectives for [Drakania Succession] Sorrow of the Soul and [Drakania Succession] Resentment of the Soul were improved to be clearer.
- The [Drakania Succession] Guest from Memory Lane quest was improved to have better navigation.
- Changed parts of the cutscene for the [Drakania Succession] Awakened Shard quest to be more natural.
● Fixed the issue where your character couldn't move under certain circumstances after the cutscene for ""[Everfrost] The Trial of the First Witch"" plays.

● Improved certain parts of the terrain where the World Boss Karanda spawns (Karanda Ridge) to no longer impact character movement.
● Girgo Viano, who stopped by Eilton to see the new Mountain of Eternal Winter expansion, has now left thoroughly impressed with what she saw.
● Added a Drakania loading screen.

The moment when a season character converts PEN (V) Naru gear into Tuvala gear is a crucial steppingstone of growth for our Adventurers. Thus, we decided to make that step a bit clearer to all our Adventurers. Once you succeeded in enhancing a piece of Naru gear to PEN (V), you'll be able to access the following UI to immediately upgrade to PRI (I) Tuvala gear.

● Added a function where upon successfully enhancing to [PEN (V) Naru gear], you'll be able to immediately convert it into [PRI (I) Tuvala gear] from the Enhancement window.

● Added a new colored icon for a Fence with crops that can be harvested (R) or undergo plant breeding (F5) when viewed on the World Map (M).

Crops being farmed

Pest control/pruning needed

Harvest/plant breeding available

● Improved the Friends List (N) to no longer close the chat window even when your character is struck.
● Added a keyguide for the gamepad commands for the Observe function of Arena of Arsha in Gamepad UI mode.
● Improved the Select Starting Zone window image of the region you did not select to now appear darker.
● Improved the click so that you can more clearly discern when you've clicked the Enhance button on the Enhancement window.

● Changed all Adventurers who have deleted their account to appear as "Unknown" in all official Black Desert web content such as the Adventurer's Board and Beauty Album.
● Changed so that background images are displayed naturally when there are no videos playing on the uppermost part of the main page.
● Changed the Eternal Winter New Outfit Box and Eternal Winter New Pet included in the Eternal Winter Edition to have actual names.
● Fixed the issue where the text on Terms of Service pop-up button on the sign-up page of the official website would appear abnomral in certain situations.
● Changed Spanish to now be displayed as "Español (España)" instead of "Español."
● Changed the message that is displayed when clicking on a menu that can't be used by a Steam account on My Page.
● Improved the verification to be more easily recognizable by having it be displayed in the title when a verification code email is sent.
● Improved to move to the log-in page right away when clicking the Purchase button on the Shop page when you're not logged in.
● Improved the Notices to be displayed more quickly.
● Added a note of caution that is displayed when there are no search results on the Adventurer page on the official website. 
● Improved the search function on the Adventurer's Guide page on the official website.
- The contents of guides were changed to be displayed together with the searched word.
- The text that completely matches the searched word was changed to be highlighted.

● [All Classes] Changed weapon visibility for the Oblivion Outfit so that weapons carried on your characters back are no longer displayed when idle.
● Fixed the issue where the Vahmalkea Matchlock was not removed when you moved out of the Atoraxxion area.
● Fixed the issue where certain parts of Sycrakea's terrain appeared abnormal.
● Fixed the issue where the group command for pets didn't apply properly in certain situations.
● Fixed the issue where characters' movements appeared abnormal in certain parts of the Serene Spring.
● Fixed the issue where certain trees appeared abnormal in Khalk Canyon.
● Fixed the issue where the scroll bar for search results in the Central Market would display abnormally after using auto arrange on your Central Market warehouse.
● Fixed the issue where the "Miss" effect would be displayed if the targets died mid-attack and you continued to attack.
● Fixed the issue where the O'dyllita region would appear abnormal on the World Map (M).
● Fixed the issue where you couldn't check the node tax info from the Node Managers at Pujiya Canyon and Bashim Base.
● Fixed the issue where you couldn't search Oblivion outfit from the Fashion Album on the Pearl Shop.
● Fixed the issue where the background music would stop during gameplay.
● Fixed the issue where the message displayed during the quest, "[Everfrost] The Trial of the First Witch," would be displayed for other Adventurers as well.
● Fixed the issue where you couldn't enter Erethea's Limbo.
● Fixed the issue where using the Find NPC function to find a nearby General Goods Vendor would navigate you to the NPCs, Liana and Ludowig.
● Fixed the issue where the Drakania icon would appear abnormal on certain UIs.
● Fixed the issue where Aerus, the child stacking stone pagodas near Camp Balacs, would have his name displayed differently from his actual name.
● Changed the quest requirement for [Everfrost] Search for the Holy Flame to be displayed as follows:
- Complete Atoraxxion Part 2 Sycrakea Main Questline or [Crossroad] Mountain of Eternal Winter Quest
● Changed the quest objective for [Daily] Dreadwinter Possessed Beings to match the quest description.
● Changed the Voice of the Deer, Falconi, to the Voice of the Foxes on the Quest Summary window of [Daily] Settlement Defense I (Easy) and [Daily] Settlement Defense II (Hard).

Recent Major Updates

To help newer or returning Adventurers keep up with the latest updates, we’ve compiled a list of some of our recent major ones. Check them out below!

 

♣ For Progression-minded Adventurers:

	You Shall Now Pass! Into the Mountain of Eternal Winter The Mountain of Eternal Winter has opened its gates to Adventurers. Take a new or favorite character through the main questline immediately. Adventure through a new region with newly added items and monster zones!
	Artifacts & Lightstones Artifacts and Lightstones were added. Customize your Character with Artifacts and Lightstones which can be obtained throughout your adventurers in the Black Desert world!
	Progression Pass for New Adventurers Want to earn rewards while learning about the world of Black Desert? Explore the vast world of Black Desert one step at a time with the Progression Pass!
	Narchillan Equipment Equipment for new Adventurers that will help you on your journey!
	Enhancement QoL Improvements! No more tedious prep for enhancements! You can now use Black Stones to directly increase enhancement chance.
	Guaranteed PEN (V) Boss Gear Questline Complete the “Old Moon Guild’s New Deal” questline to earn Boss gear with the HIGHEST level of enhancement: PEN (V)!
	Guaranteed PEN (V) Accessory Questline Obtain an accessory with the HIGHEST level of enhancement through a questline that you can complete once per Family!

★ For Combat-focused Adventurers:

	New Red Battlefield - Valencia City A new battlefield was added to Red Battlefield PvP content. Strategize with your team to contest capture points in this all-new battlefield mode in the heart of Valencia City!
	Valencia Monster Loot Revamp Junk loot of monster zones in the Valencia region have been revamped to be more profitable!
	New Way of Obtaining Ornette’s and Odore’s Spirit Essence New sub-materials for Ornette’s and Odore’s Spirit Essence have been added to the game
	Increased Caphras Stone Drop Rates Boost your progression with increased Caphras Stone drop rates in various monster zones!
	Elvia Realm Hadum spreads her dark influence into Serendia. Fight the fearsome and powerful monsters of the Serendia Elvia Realm!

♥ For Amusement-seeking Adventurers:

	Fwuzzy Alpaca Let's go on an adventure riding Shai's cute friend, the Alpaca! You can learn up to 7 types of skills that contain the dreams and love of the Alpaca.
	New Minigame Yar! A new card game that anyone can enjoy has been added! Play against NPCs and other Adventurers in the new minigame, Yar!

* For more information on our latest updates, please refer to Black Desert's [Update History].

Happy adventuring!