Greetings Adventurers,

Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on February 8, 2023 (Wed). Today’s patch contains 149 updates and is approximately 832.80 MB.

Conquest War Stat Restriction Cycle, Increased Benefits in Conquered Territories

Following today's maintenance, there have been updates to cycle of stat restrictions for Conquest Wars, and the +50% Item Drop Rate upon territory occupation was changed to also apply to Serendia, O'dyllita, and the Mountain of Eternal Winter. Though the monster zones in Calpheon territory has been left as is, monster zones in Mediah and Valencia territories are now available as well for adventurers to enjoy the unique benefits of being a part of a Lord's Guild/Alliance. Please keep in mind that these stat restrictions and conquest benefits will be occurring in rotation.

[Conquest War] Stat Restriction Cycle

•  The stat restrictions for Conquest Wars in Calpheon, Mediah, and Valencia have been changed to the following.

Conquest Area	Previous Restrictions	Current Restrictions
Calpheon	AP: 457 Evasion: 818 Evasion Rate: 20% Damage Reduction: 326 Damage Reduction Rate: 19% Accuracy: 719 Accuracy Rate: 20% All Resistance: - Special Evasion Rate: 20%	AP: 475 Evasion: 847 Evasion Rate: 20% Damage Reduction: 347 Damage Reduction Rate: 23% Accuracy: 726 Accuracy Rate: 20% All Resistance: - Special Evasion Rate: 30%
Mediah	AP: 475 Evasion: 847 Evasion Rate: 20% Damage Reduction: 347 Damage Reduction Rate: 23% Accuracy: 726 Accuracy Rate: 20% All Resistance: - Special Evasion Rate: 30%	No restrictions
Valencia	No restrictions	AP: 475 Evasion: 818 Evasion Rate: 20% Damage Reduction: 326 Damage Reduction Rate: 19% Accuracy: 719 Accuracy Rate: 20% All Resistance: - Special Evasion Rate: 20%

[Conquest War] Expanded areas in which territory occupation benefits (item drop increase in certain territories) is applied

•  Upon occupation of a territory through Conquest Wars, benefits by territory (item drop rate increase +50% in certain territories) will be as follows:

Territory	Territory Occupation Benefits
Calpheon	Before: Item drop rate +50% while defeating monsters in Calpheon and Kamasylvia ↓ After: Item drop rate +50% while defeating monsters in Calpheon and Kamasylvia (same as before)
Mediah	Before: Item drop rate +50% while defeating monsters in Mediah and Drieghan ↓ After: Item drop rate +50% while defeating monsters in Mediah, O'dyllita , and Mountain of Eternal Winter
Valencia	Before: Item drop rate +50% while defeating monsters in Valencia ↓ After: Item drop rate +50% while defeating monsters in Valencia, Serendia, and Drieghan

Conquest War Official Season

With the end of the Node War pre-season, the official season is now underway.

We give our genuine thanks to those who have enthusiastically participated in the pre-season.

The official season will begin with the same rules that were applied during the pre-season. Some of these include the increased benefits within occupied territories that we mentioned above. If the occupied territory is a "monster zone", you will receive twice the effect from the invested node. The node investment system has also been reorganized to be more intuitive, so we hope guilds/alliances will utilize this to their benefit.

This pre-season saw the addition of a limit on the number of participants, and we have added a "Focused Participation" system to the official season to further solidify this. Now, on servers where a Node/Conquest War is in progress, the DP of all adventurers not participating in the war will be set to 0. 'Non-participant' adventurers who approach the Node/Conquest War area will be automatically moved to a nearby village.

There have been several other suggestions regarding Node/Conquest Wars aside from the ones addressed above. Those that can be patched quickly will be dealt with as soon as possible, and we will slowly implement those that need more consideration.
We will also continue to contemplate and make improvements to the number of participants that can join in, and the number of territories available for conquest.

We thank you all again for participating in the pre-season, and we hope you will continue to enjoy this official season as well.

•  The Node War official season will follow the schedule below.

Node War Official Season Start Schedule

Feb 12, 2023 (Sun) 00:00 ~

• As mentioned in "[Notices] Pre-Season Node War Schedule", all information on Node/Conquest Wars have been reset following the Feb 8 (Wed) maintenance.
  
  • Please note that as tax information has been reset, the amount of attainable tax for the first Node War after the maintenance on Feb 8 (Wed) has been reduced.
• As mentioned in "[Event] Let’s enjoy the remainder of Pre-season!", Guilds and their members that participated in the pre-season will obtain the following items.
  • Guilds that participated: Guild fund of 3 billion Silver
  • Guild members that attained "Resplendent Medals of Honor": [Event] Corrupt Oil of Immortality x5, [Event] Red Box of Honor x10, Premium Elixir Box x5, Essence of Courage x10, Essence of Honor x10

•  Added a system where you earn double the benefits on Node Investments upon defeating monsters in the occupied node for the upcoming season (after preseason ends).
  
  • This update will be applied along with the "Changes in Node Investment System," as you will be able to earn more benefits upon defeating monsters in the occupied node.

• The following details and benefits on each node war zone that will be applied after the preaseason are as follows:
  
  • The areas that apply Node benefits when conquering are as follows:

•  Changed so the DP of all adventurers not participating in the war will be set to 0 on servers where a Node/Conquest War is in progress.
• Changed so 'Non-participant' adventurers who approach the Node/Conquest War area will be automatically moved to a nearby village.

• Fixed the issue where the dividing line of certain node war areas would disapppear upon selecting a territory within World Map (M) - Node War Information. 

• The changes in Node Investment and how they are applied are as follows:

• The node investment benefits will also apply to the following monster zones.
  
  • Ancado Coast: Aakman Temple
  • Pilgrim's Sanctum: Obedience (Hystria Ruins)

• You can check the node investment status and benefits in the Monster Zone UI.

•  Increased the maximum node investment level from Lv. 10 to Lv. 20.

•  Changes have been made to the amount of Energy consumed for reaching each investment level.

• Changed the following classes to no longer display their skill effects when training on scarecrows.
  • Nova, Guardian, Maegu, Woosa, Sage, Drakania, Hashashin.

Ranger

The Awakened Ranger can now react better thanks to improvements made to Spirit's Haven, which betters her ability to close the distance with her enemies, and Flow: Rushing Wind, which saw changes to the applied defensive effects. Though knockdown effects are activated through grapple or said ability to close in to enemies, certain skills had comparatively stronger PvP damage that would easily overwhelm opponents even without status effects. Thus, such skills have been adjusted. We have also adjusted Evasive Explosion Shot, a skill which recovers stamina and activates invincibility, as it allowed you to endlessly maintain the invincibility status.

Main Weapon

Evasive Explosion Shot (I to Absolute)

• Changed to now cost Stamina instead of MP.
  • Skill Cost: 38/55/60/60 MP → 50 Stamina
  • Due to the above changes, you will no longer recover Stamina for the duration of defensive effects applied during the skill.

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Awakening

• Changed the PvP Damage Reduction Rate for the following skills:
  • Nature's Tremble: -35% → -42%
  • Wind Blade: -30% → -42.8%
  • Regeneration: -55% → -65.4%

Wizard, Witch

With the reboot of the Awakened Witch and Wizard, we introduced the concept of skills being enhanced according to which elementals are summoned. This concept was intended to be used in various combos by summoning elementals interchangeably to better suit the situation. However, this proved to be a burden as you had to choose which one to summon mid-combat. To address this issue that many of you brought to our attention, the enhancement effects will be applied regardless of which elemental is summoned.

Awakening

• [Wizard] Skills that were enhanced only when Marg or Arne were summoned will now be enhanced regardless.
• [Witch] Skills that were only enhanced when Gorr or Tett were summoned will now be enhanced regardless.

Witch

Improvements have been made so that Awakened Witch’s combos will be easier and smoother. Earth's Calling will now activate automatically after Fissure Wave to simplify the combo. Also, Thunder Storm, which would only activate quickly after Voltaic Pulse will now activate quickly after any skill to allow for even more effective combo techniques.

Main Weapon

Speed Spell

• Improved to combo more smoothly into other skills and movement.

Awakening

Toxic Flood

• Changed so the toxic flood is created near the character when using the skill.

 

Barrage of Lightning

• Changed so tier 3 add-ons can be applied.
• Changed skill cooldown from 20 sec to 17 sec.

 

Elementalization

• Changed to combo smoothly with other skills.
• Changed skill's cooldown from 15 sec to 7 sec.
• Changed skill's stamina consumption from 200 to 250.
• Improved to combo smoothly into Lightning Blast.

 

Fissure Wave

• Improved to perform the skill through Perfect Sign on additional Quick Slot activations after being initially activated via Quick Slot.

 

Thunder Storm

• Changed the location where Tett is summoned so Tett and Witch can attack in the same direction when using the skill.
• Improved to combo more smoothly into other skills.
• Improved so the skill always activates quickly.

 

Earth's Calling

• Changed the skill as follows:
  • Removed the skill's control keys and cooldown.
  • Changed so the skill is automatically activated when using Fissure Wave.
  • Removed Down Smash.
  • Changed skill damage as follows:
    • Attack damage 1390% → 904%
    • PvP Damage Reduction Rate 36% → 44%

 

Yoke of Ordeal (I to III)

• Changed the skill as follows:
  • Changed skill damage as follows:
    • Attack damage 826/1099/1339% → 866/1152/1403%
    • PvP Damage Reduction Rate 62% → 63.6%
  • Improved to combo with Flow: Magical Evasion and Elementalization.
  • Changed the damage to be greater closer to the attack's point of origin.

 

Flow: Gorr Roll

• Changed skill damage as follows:
  • Attack damage 842% → 1137%
  • PvP Damage Reduction Rate 9.1% → 32.6%

Wizard

We've lessened the difficulty of using Awakened Wizard’s skills. Hellfire, which only activated upon contact with an enemy, can now be used whenever you want for greater diversity of combos. Chilling Wave, which would only activate Forward Guard upon an additional hit, has been improved to activate defensive effects throughout the entire duration of the skill.

Main Weapon

Speed Spell

• Improved to combo more smoothly into other skills and movement.

Awakening

Lava Field

• Changed so the lava field is created near the character when using the skill.

 

Barrage of Water

• Changed so tier 3 add-ons can be applied.
• Changed the skill cooldown from 17 sec to 14 sec.

 

Hellfire

• Increased the movement distance of the skill.
• Improved to combo smoothly into other skills.
• Changed skill damage as follows:
  • Attack damage 697/766/836/996% x 11 → 1080/1226/1338/1594% x 6
  • Critical Hit Rate +25% (PvE only) → Critical Hit Rate +50%
  • PvP Damage Reduction Rate 54.1% → 54%
    • Changed Black Spirit: Hellfire damage accordingly.
• Changed to attack immediately when pressing LMB during the skill.

 

Black Spirit: Hellfire

• Fixed the issue of the skill not comboing smoothly into Flame Knot, Magma Bomb, Bolide of Destruction, Elementalization.

 

Flow: Arne's Guidance

• Changed the number of hits from max 15 to max 14.
• Fixed the issue of Arne's Guidance attacks not being applied properly when activating the skill.

 

Chilling Wave

• Changed the skill as follows:
  • Changed skill animations.
  • Changed so extra attacks are always activated accordingly.
  • Fixed the issue of Forward Guard not being applied in certain situations during the skill due to the change of extra attacks being always activated.
  • Adjusted skill damage.

Skill Description		Skill Animation

 

Elementalization

• Changed to combo smoothly with other skills.
• Changed skill's cooldown from 15 sec to 7 sec.
• Changed skill's stamina consumption from 200 to 250.

 

Flame's Calling

• Changed the skill as follows:
  • Changed skill animations.
  • Changed skill cooldown from 15 sec to 9 sec.
  • Changed damage as follows:
    • Attack damage 1390% → 1585%
    • PvP Damage Reduction Rate 36% → 43%

 

Bolide of Destruction (I to III)

• Changed skill damage as follows:
  • Attack damage 749/983/1606% → 899/1278/1927%
  • PvP Damage Reduction Rate 35/35/45.8% → 52/52/52%

Shai

The method in which buffs are activated while using Shai's We're Gonna Win! skill has been improved.
Before, the buffs were applied to allies in a fixed area when using the skill, and this proved to be inefficient with allies moving around and the area itself being small. Now, the skill will affect characters that the Shai is facing, thus allowing the Shai to buff allies in front of her instead of those in fixed areas.

Talent

We're Gonna Win!

• Changed how the skill is applied when using the following skills after it:
  • Summer Rain, Do it Better, Shout to the Sky, Time to Shine!, Sun, Moon, Stars
  • Effects will be applied to characters in the front when using the above skills after We're Going to Win!

 

• Changed the skill's performance delivery to show more detailed effects.

 

• Fixed the issue of the skill effect not being applied even allies are closer to the character after using the following skills:
  • Summer Rain, Do it Better!, Shout to the Sky, Time to Shine!, Sun, Moon, Stars

Sage

Following the reduction of stamina consumption of Prime: Rift Chain, we have further improved the Awakened Sage by stabilizing Prime: Spear Bolt and its combo into subsequent skills. In the case of some skills, however, PvP damage was too powerful compared to the stabilization of dealing damage. Thus, we have balanced skills with PvP damage that were deemed too high compared to their speed in activation.

Main Weapon, Succession

 

• Changed the PvP damage reduction rate for the following skills:
  • Prime: Illusion Expansion: PvP Damage Reduction Rate 50% → 64%
  • Prime: Rift Storm: PvP Damage Reduction Rate 55% → 68.5%

Ator's Illusion

• Changed skill damage:
  • Attack damage 966% x 6 → 1315% x 6
  • PvP Damage Reduction Rate: 35% → 29%

Piercing Thorn

• Changed skill damage:
  • Attack damage 1132% x 6 → 1358% x 6

 

Woosa

Main Weapon, Succession

Sagoonja: Orchid

• Fixed the issue of skill's Down attack effect not being applied.

Maegu

Main Weapon, Succession

Flow: Nether River

• Improved skill's attack motion to be performed more smoothly.

 

 

Foxspirit: Tag, Bared Claws

• Removed MP Recovery on Foxspirit: Tag hits and added the following effects to Bared Claws.
  • Removed: [Foxspirit: Tag (I to Absolute), Prime: Foxspirit: Tag] "Recover +30/30/30/40/40 MP per hit"
  • Added: [Bared Claws] "Recover +25 MP per hit"

 

Charm Mastery

• Fixed the issue of recovering MP even when the the skill didn't successfully hit.

 

Foxspirit: Tag

• Fixed the issue of the Super Armor effect being maintained until the skill's animation resolved.

 

Flower Shroud (I to Absolute)

• Fixed the issue of the character moving unnaturally in certain areas when using the skill backward.

 

Charmed

• Fixed the issue of the MP being consumed twice when using the skill during cooldown.

 

Soulflame, Soulsnare

• Fixed the issue of Foxspirit Charm being summoned in an weird location when using both of the skills while Combat Assistance was being applied.

 

Soulflame

• Improved so comboing with other skills is smoother when using Flow: Hanpuri after using the skill.

 

Prime: Foxspirit: Deceiver

• Fixed the issue of the double showing abnormally when the double gets too far from Maegu.
• Fixed the issue of not being able to move to the double's location when the double tries to go down on an incline.
• Fixed the issue of the camera being temporarily abnormal when moving to the double's location in a certain situation.
• Fixed the issue of the outfit color not being applied to the double when equipping Sun's Resolve outfit.
• Fixed the issue of not being able to see the double's HP bar when toggling "Show When Struck" on in the Show My Character's HP Gauge settings.
• Fixed the issue of applied buff effects not visible on the double.
• Fixed the issue of being able to move into an inaccessible location of the Arena of Solare and Marni's Realm.
• Fixed the issue of the color of the outline not changing on other adventurers' doubles when Color Vision Aid is activated.
• Fixed the issue of the double not showing the helmet, gloves and shoes when Hide Outfit is activated while wearing the Desert Camouflage Armor.
• Fixed the issue where the character would get stuck in the wooden fence while changing the location with the double on top of the Wooden Fence (Conquest War).

 

 

• Improved so Maegu's facial expressions appear natural when using certain skills.
• Improved the animation of rolling on the ground after landing from a high height during combat.
• Fixed the character's animations flowed unnaturally in certain areas when falling into the air when using certain movement skills.

• Fixed the issue of Crafting Notes info regarding not displaying Royal Plume.

• Changed the species of the Swamp Fogans and Swamp Nagas of Serendia Elvia from neutral to Demihuman.
• Changed the species of the Keluos monsters of [Atoraxxion: Yolunakea] from Human to Kamasylvian monsters. 
• Changed the time for obtaining the rewards after defeating the final boss of Atoraxxion to 30 minutes.

• Increased crystal preset limit from 5 to 10.
• Increased crystal preset inventory limit from 50 to 100.

• There are rumors that the sorceress' of Tarif are secretly sharing ways amongst themselves to amplify the power of Black Spirits.
  • Added a series of "[Crystal Preset]" quests, through which you can obtain [Event] Crystal Preset +1 Expansion Coupon x1 and [Event] Crystal Inventory +5 Expansion Coupon x1.

* You can also find the quest series "[ADV Support] [Lv. 58] More Crystal Presets for Transfusion" through the Suggested tab in Quests (O).

* This quest is only available once per Family.

* [Event] Crystal Preset +1 Expansion Coupon and [Event] Crystal Inventory +5 Expansion Coupon can also be purchased with Loyalties (once per item).

 

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• Added an exchange method for Tuvala Main Weapon ↔ Tuvala Pendant for season Woosa and Maegu characters, who have yet to have their Awakening released.
  • You can exchange your PRI (I) - PEN (V) Tuvala main weapon for a Tuvala Pendent of the same tier through Fughar.
    • You can also exchange the Tuvala Pendant for a main weapon of the same tier.
    • However, the durability of the gear must be at 100% before exchanging.
  • With the addition of this exchange method, Woosa can no longer accept the [Awakening Weapon EXC] PRI (I) - PEN (V) Tuvala Pendant quest.
    • Those who have already started the quest can proceed with it as usual.

 

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• Added villager quests in O'dyllita.
  • Kesharu of O'draxxia is growing worried from the uncertain rumors surrounding the whereabouts of Thornflower Tavern's jester.

(Quest acception requirements: Lv. 60+, in the "Life" tab of Quests)

• • It is said that in the Mountain of Division, there is a Shai child struggling to unload a yak.

(Quest acception requirements: Lv. 60+, in the "Life" tab of Quests)

• • It is said that there is an Ahib with a poor memory in the Crypt of Resting Thoughts.

(Quest acception requirements: completed the quest [O'dyllita] Olun's Silence, the Warder of Anguish)

• • It is said that an Ahib in the Cantarnia Garden of O'draxxia is looking for a way to keep flowers from withering.

•  Changed the information displayed in the My Gardens UI.
  
  • You will now be able to see the number of crops planted under Type.
  • The crop with the slowest cultivation time will be displayed under Crop.
  • A warning icon in yellow and red will display when the Scheduled Removal Time reaches 7 days and 2 days, respectively.
  • You can now click an entire garden listing to open its Garden Information window.

• Added Thornwood Forest - Marni's Realm in Monster Zone UI.
• The loading screen has been changed to an image of Woosa and Maegu.

• Improved so that the Guild Secretary can remove the Saying of the Day from the Guild (G) window.
• Fixed the issue of the game abnormally shutting down in certain situations when proceeding with Abyss One: The Magnus.
• Removed Guild Officers ability to kick guild members. (Added)
• A new guild position with the power to kick guild members will be added during the Feb 15, 2023 (Wed) maintenance. (Added)

• Changed login button style the page where dormant account has been activated.
• Fixed the issue of an unnecessary line displaying in Adventurer's Board within the game.
• Changed the image in Maegu and Woosa class introduction.
• Fixed the issue of not being able to verify yourself sometimes even after email verification when changing your sub email to your main email.

• Fixed so the quest objectives for Marni's Wave provides the correct guidelines within Quests (O) - Suggested tab.
• Fixed the issue of both HP and HP bar simultaneously disappearing some time after hitting enemies with the Show Stacked HP Bar activated.
• Fixed the issue of the chat location moving when opening Edit UI after adjusting the chat size.
• Fixed the issue of the button that lets you scroll all the way to the bottom of the chat not displaying.
• Fixed the issue where Mystic gets stuck in a certain place when using Wolf's Frenzy in the Gyfin Rhasia Temple or the Ruins of Tzol within the Arena of Solare.
• Removed text regarding Silver that could be transferred from the Central Market to Storage.
• Fixed the issue of bone pile being displayed abnormally in a certain location within Valencia.
• Fixed the issue where characters would get stuck and not be able to leave from a certain location in Sycraia Underwater Ruins.
• Removed text related to extracting crystals when talking to some crystal vendors.
• Fixed the issue of not being able to collect rewards sometimes when trying to collect items from the Black Spirit's Safe.
• Fixed the issue of the icon that shows for Hunting targets on the lower right part of the screen not displaying.
• Fixed the issue of Spectator Key Guide UI not going away in certain situations during spectator mode in Arena of Solare.
• [Woosa/Maegu] Fixed the issue of Bodul Do Stave and Jade Binyeo Knife having the expiry date when obtaining them from the Accuracy Sub-weapon Box.
• [Drakania] Fixed the issue of Levathan Shard having abnormal expiry date when obtaining it from the Accuracy (+15) Sub-weapon Box (Temp).
• Changed the item description of [Maegu] Salanar Outfit Set, Shoes, and Helmet to match that of Pearl Shop.
• Fixed the issue of Crystal Preset's background image not showing up in the correct position. 
• Fixed the issue of not being able to collect Silver via Receive All when there is no Silver in your inventory.
• Fixed the issue where pressing the ESC would close World Map when navigating with World Map (M) - Node Information displayed.
• Fixed the issue where the character's total energy amount drops intermittently from 1 to 6 when reconnecting to the game while a character's energy is full. 
• Changed so now Receive Pay UI is same in both the gamepad UI and non-gamepad UI.
• Fixed the issue of Rank UI not scaling with screen size when you change the screen resoultion in the Arena of Solare.
• Fixed the issue of buttons in UI displaying unnaturally when converting Item Collection Increase Scroll into time for the first time.
• Fixed the issue where the quest widget would be displayed at certain times during Arena of Solare.

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