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Black Desert Online – March 2023 Patch Notes | Unleash Your Power: New Class Changes!

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Black Desert Online – March 2023 Patch Notes | Unleash Your Power: New Class Changes!

Introduction

Get ready to dive into the latest updates and improvements in the world of Black Desert! This week's patch notes are packed with exciting events and exclusive coupons that you won't want to miss. Plus, there are some game-changing additions and improvements that will enhance your gaming experience. One of the standout changes is the improved character creation process, where Awakening, Succession, and Abyssal Legacy Secret Books will now be granted right from the start when creating a Trial Character. But that's not all - characters with these features already launched will also receive the highly sought-after Awakening and Abyssal Legacy skills. In terms of content, fishing enthusiasts will be thrilled to know that new spots have been added and expanded for the elusive [Season] Coelacanth. Head over to Velia and cast your line for a chance to reel in this rare catch during the [Spring Season] fishing event. So grab your fishing rod and get ready to embark on an exciting adventure in Black Desert!

Events

● Catch up with this week's events!
Black Desert's events and coupons at a glance!

New Additions and Improvements

Class Changes

  • Improved so Awakening, Succession, and Abyssal Legacy Secret Books are granted upon creating a Trial Character.
  • Awakening and Abyssal Legacy skills will only be granted to characters that have such features already launched.

Contents

  • Added and expanded spots where you can fish [Season] Coelacanth for [Spring Season] fishing.
    • Expanded spot: Velia
  • Added spots: Valencia City, Duvencrune, Grána

Item

  • Fixed the issue where you could equip Fughar's Fishing Rod while riding a mount.

Quest & Knowledge

Land of Morning Light and the Ratt Delegation

  • Located at the very edge of the Great Ocean, Port Ratt has been newly christened Nampo harbor, the gateway to the Land of the Morning Light. The NPCs of what was formerly Port Ratt have now been sent out as the Ratt Delegation to Oquilla, where they now proudly represent the Land of the Morning Light.
    • You cannot approach Nampo harbor until the Land of the Morning Light is released.                 
      * All NPCs/mounts/gardens, etc., once located in former Port Ratt/Vadabin Sea/Juur Sea/Nada Island/Mariul Island/Zagam Island have all been relocated to Oquilla's Eye.

Oquilla's Eye

  • With the reveal of the new territory, the former hub of Port Ratt in the Great Ocean has shifted to Oquilla's Eye. Resurrecting in the Great Ocean will now relocate you to Oquilla's Eye instead of Port Ratt or Lema Island.
    • Great numbers of adventurers are expected to frequent Oquilla's Eye while traversing the Great Ocean. As a result, the residents of Oquilla's Eye are also worried about a sudden rise of outlaws.
      * Changed certain areas of Oquilla's Eye into safe zones.
      * Changed so that you will be resurrected into a safe zone of Oquilla's Eye.
      * Changed so that using the Old Moon Flare will move you to Oquilla's Eye instead of Port Ratt.
  • [Old Moon Guild Officer] Herrad Romsen has relinquished his role as guild officer to Ravikel and taken up the role of [Storage Keeper].
  • Greet Oquilla's new storage keeper Herrad Romsen on behalf of the Ratt Delegation to receive a quest that will reward you with the residence item "Memories of Port Ratt" jukebox. (Available once per family)
    • You will receive the title [Port Ratt Remembers] upon completing the quest.

Great Ocean

  • The ferry that once brought adventurers to Port Ratt is in need of repair, and thus has paused operations for a certain period of time.
  • Changed certain regions, ocean currents, and sea storms of Margoria, Juur, and the Vadabin Seas.
  • Relocated Haran and his crew, who navigated ocean currents to the Margoria Sea.
    • Changed the location of Shipwrecked Cargo Ship.
  • The Goldmont Pirate Territory, Black Rust Habitat, and Nineshark Habitat have all been moved from Port Ratt to nearby Oquilla's Eye.
  • Added a quest where you look around the Griffon transportation field and fishing spots in Velia during the Balenos main questline.
NPC, Background, Sound
  • Removed some objects in Calpheon City to lessen interruptions while auto-navigating on your mount.
UI
  • Changed some UI that previews content in Black Desert.
    • This UI will be displayed for adventurers who reach a certain level and enter a Safe Zone.
      • The level at which the UI will be displayed has been changed from Lv. 50-52 to Lv. 57.
    • The content displayed in the UI has been changed and marked with a "NEW" icon.
  • Improved the Adventure Log so you can not only turn pages between chapters by the arrow buttons but by also clicking on the left and right sides of the Adventure Log.
  • Improved the conditions and requirements for the guild skill "Command to Gather!" to be more clear.
  • Added an adventurer's guide on the "Present" window within the guild storage.
    • The "Present" feature can only be used by the guild master of a Lord's Guild/Alliances.
  • Improved the message that is displayed when the Lord awards "Epheria's Star" to guild members.
  • Fixed the issue where the Node/Conquest War Annex Assembly Tool was displaying incorrect number of ingredients to build certain annexes.
  • Fixed the issue where the guild member receiving an item via the "Present" function would see the Guild Storage UI displayed.
  • Fixed the error text to better explain reasons for being unable to enter Abyss One: The Magnus.
  • Fixed the issue where opening a bookmarked adventure log would sometimes display an empty page.
    • All bookmarks have been reset accordingly.
Web
  • Improved to be able to check login history even if OTP verification fails.
  • Fixed the issue where the login window appeared in an awkward position on the official website.
  • Fixed the issue where attaching large files in a post to Community threads would sometimes refresh the page and make you lose any unposted content.
  • Added the "Presentation" hashtag to the Adventurer's Feedback Board.
  • Added a bug report forum.
    • Moved posts that had the "Bug" hashtag into the bug report forum.
Translation
  • Changed and unified the following terms in German:
    • Arshas Rüstung (Schadensreduktion) → Rüstung: Arsha (Schadensreduktion)
    • Schäfer (Hund) → Schäferhund
    • Siyunchae → Shi Yunchae
    • Sihuram → Shi Huram
  • Changed and unified the following terms in French:
    • Personnage à l'essai, Essai de personnage, Personnage d'essai → Personnage d'essai (unified)
    • Sihuram → Si Huram
    • Siyunchae → Si Yunchae
  • Changed and unified the following terms in Spanish:
    • Sihuram → Si Huram
    • Siyunchae → Si Yunchae

Modified or Changed

  • [Wizard] Fixed the issues of the following outfits being displayed abnormally:
    • Crescent Moon Clothes with low durability
    • Performing certain actions with the Pumpkin Tailor Hat
    • Performing certain actions with Cantabile Clothes
    • Wearing Winterland Soiree or Salanar Gloves with Pumpkin Tailor Clothes
    • Kibelius Divinus Robe or Kibelius Robe
  • [Wizard, Nova (Awakening), Woosa, Maegu] Fixed the issue of the feather effects not displaying properly while wearing the Kibelius Divinus Armor.
    • Fixed the issue where your character would clip through monsters during combat in cutscenes.          
  • Fixed the issue of Ulutuka being able to travel abnormally long distances than intended.
  • Fixed the Enhancement UI to properly display the correct text when failing to enhance the Silver Embroidered Life Clothes.
  • Fixed the issue where dying with negative Karma wouldn't apply all the relevant death penalties.
  • Fixed the issue where you could use war vendors of different tiers than your current Node War.
  • [Wizard] Fixed the issue where wearing the Tempyrion Robe would make your eyebrows and beard vanish.
  • Fixed the issue where the text for Character Slot Expansion Coupons would bleed out of the quick purchase UI.
  • Fixed the issue where a production node without invested Contribution Points (CP) would appear as if it had CP invested in it for Gamepad UI mode.
  • Fixed the issue where the client would occasionally shut down while the screen was loading when playing Abyss One: The Magnus content.
  • Fixed the issue of rocks being displayed unnaturally in certain areas of Asula Highland.
  • [Wizard] Fixed the issue where wearing the Snowflake Outfit would make your shoulders appear awkward.
  • [Wizard] Fixed the issue where wearing the Crescent Moon Outfit would make your shoulders appear awkward.

Events

● Catch up with this week's events!
Black Desert's events and coupons at a glance!

New Additions and Improvements

Tamer
Tamers have always had movement options limited to solely the Evasion and Legendary Beast's Power skills. Particularly known for "hopping" around with forward Evasion, the lack of any defensive effects at the end of the skill was a clear Achilles Heel of the class.
To address this weakness, we decided to grant her the Super Armor effect at the end of Evasion, while slightly increasing the Stamina cost. We also improved Tree Climb to further bolster any areas where Tamer’s movement skills were lacking.
For Succession, we changed the defensive effect for Prime: Roaring, one of her major skills, into Super Armor so that Tamer would have the means to deal damage for both individual and group skirmishes.
Also, we noticed that Prime: Allround Spinner wasn't being used as frequently, so we adjusted the skill to now maintain Forward Guard while dealing a decent amount of damage.
For Awakening, we changed the starting portions of Skyreach to now grant the Invincibility effect, thus allowing the Tamer to utilize this skill to either break through or retreat from enemy lines.
All
Evasion (I to III)
  • Changed the defensive effects and Stamina cost of the skill as follows.
    • "Invincible when starting to move forward or laterally" → "Invincible -> Super Armor when starting to move forward or laterally"
    • Stamina Cost: 150/130/100 → 150
  • Evasion I - Fixed the incorrect skill description.
Summon Heilang (I to XI)
  • Changed the damage as follows.
    • PvP damage -60% → -50%

 
Scratch (I to Absolute)
  • Improved the speed of comboing after the following skills.
    • Flash: Pole Thrust, Flash: Stance Shift, Void Lightning, Trample, Fearful Trembling, Throat-Burn, Prime: Moonlight Strike
Legendary Beast's Power
  • Improved the speed of comboing after the following skills.
    • Dark Gaoler, Prime: Lightning of Earth, Trample, Surging Tide
Lightning Burn
  • Improved the Super Armor effect to last until the end of the skill animation.
 
Tree Climb (I to Absolute)
  • Changed the skill as follows.
    • Removed the attack damage.
    • Cannot be used while on cooldown.
    • Changed skill animation and increased traveled distance.
    • For Succession, improved to travel further when used after Prime: Moonlight Strike or Legendary Beast's Power.

Main, Succession
Prime: Allround Spinner
  • Changed the damage and cooldown as follows.
    • Attack damage 1053% x7 → 1264% x7
    • PvP damage -59.4% → -40%
    • Extra attack damage 1021% x8 → 1264% x8
    • PvP extra attack damage -71.4 → -40%
    • Cooldown 12 sec → 9 sec

Prime: Moonlight Strike
  • Changed the damage and number of hits as follows.
    • Attack damage 710% x3 → 994% x5
    • PvP damage -16.1% → -50%
Prime: Roaring (I to VI)
  • Changed the Forward Guard effect to Super Armor.
  • Prime: Roaring I - Fixed the issue where the skill description did not mention the pull in on hits effect to only apply for PvE.

Awakening
Celestial Slam
  • Removed Down Smash on extra attack hits.

Flow: Soaring Strike
  • Added Down Smash on hits.
Cloud Stomping
  • Changed to now spin up to eight times when used from a high place.

Skyreach
  • Changed the skill as follows.
    • Added Invincibility to the start of the skill.
    • Changed to combo into Echo Pierce with SPACE after moving forward with the skill.
    • Improved the speed of comboing into Soaring Kick after moving forward with the skill.
    • Changed the number of last attack hits from 6 to 8.
    • Fixed the issue where the skill was consuming the Stamina cost of Cloud Stomping, and vice versa.
 
Leaves Dropping/Flow: Gust
  • Match the distance traveled when performing the skills backward to that of performing laterally.

Black Spirit: Allround Spinner IV
  • Changed the damage as follows.
    • PvP damage -46.6% → -41 %

Maehwa

Main, Succession
  
Stub Arrow/Charged Stub Arrow/Prime: Charged Stub Arrow
  • Fixed the issue where you could fire 4 or more Stub Arrows.

Wizard

Main, Succession
  
Prime: Flame Explosion: Spread/Prime: Lightning Storm: Strike/Prime: Blizzard: Domain
  • Fixed the issue where the casting animation for the skills reverted to the previous version.

Archer

All

Adjusted the damage for lower skill ranks.

Earth Kick (I to III)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 275% / 356% / 425% → 358% / 463% / 553%

Flow: Volant Kick (I to III)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 174% / 356% / 432% → 226% / 463% / 562%
Flow: Ascending Spirit (I to III)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 161% / 224% / 415% → 209% / 291% / 540%

Vine Cutter (I to III)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 75% / 198% / 374% → 98% / 257% / 486%
Ensnare (I to III)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 224%/334%/519% → 269%/401%/623%

Gaping Darkness (I to IV)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 228% / 258% / 401% / 624% → 296% / 335% / 521% / 811%

Main

Adjusted the damage for lower skill ranks.

Spirit Arrow (I to X)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 233% / 279% / 325% / 368% / 410% / 451% / 487% / 530% / 540% / 653%
    • Changed attack damage 293% / 339% / 385% / 428% / 470% / 511% / 547% / 590% / 640% / 713%

Meteor Dive (I to III)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 135% / 334% / 601%  → 162% / 402% / 721%
Covering Fire (I to IV)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 84%/132%/389%/573% → 109%/172%/506%/745%

Storm of Light (I to V)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 56% / 104% / 124% / 298% / 565% → 73% / 135% / 161% / 387% / 735%
Winged Strike (I to III)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 119%/177%/363% → 155%/230%/472%

Wrath of Nature (I to IV)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 101% / 178% / 334% / 494% → 121% / 214% / 401% / 593%
Earth Shatter (I to V)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 101% / 178% / 334% / 494% → 121% / 214% / 401% / 593%

Bolt of Radiance (I to IV)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 189% / 311% / 428% / 624% → 246% / 404% / 556% / 811%
Arrow Explosion (I to V)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 204% / 321% / 465% / 617% / 734% → 265% / 417% / 605% / 802% / 954%

Ascension

Adjusted the damage for lower skill ranks. 

Greatbow Training (I to IX)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Base attack damage 88% / 112% / 156% / 198% / 233% / 301% / 376% / 482% / 617%
    • Base last and jumping attack damage 114% / 146% / 203% / 257% / 303% / 391% / 489% / 627% / 802%
    • Changed attack damage 148% / 172% / 216% / 258% / 293% / 361% / 436% / 542% / 677%
    • Changed last and jumping attack damage 192% / 224% / 281% / 335% / 381% / 469% / 567% / 705% / 880%

Radiant Explosion (I to II)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 79% / 470% → 206% / 611%
Spear of Sylvia (I to II)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 57% / 284% → 74% / 369%

Uproot (I to II)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 55% / 378% → 72% / 491%
Luthraghon's Call (I to II)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 124% / 366% → 149% / 439%

Full Bloom (I to II)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 106% / 415% → 127% / 498%
    • Arrow attack damage 127% / 499% → 152% / 598%

Shai

Talent
 
Time to Shine!/Shout to the Sky
  • Changed the skill description to mention the correct skill duration.
    • 30 sec -> 60 sec

Guardian

With today's update, several of Guardian's Succession and Awakening skills have had their damage increased for PvE only.
Guardian is known for her slow but powerful attacks that are easy to combo into, but we recognized that her skills’ damage lacked a bit of "oomf.”
Thus, we increased the PvE damage for certain skills so she can be more effective in combat.

Main, Succession
Prime: Black Blood Circle (I to IV)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 667% / 815% / 1107% / 1456% x 10 → 867% / 1059% / 1439% / 1892% x 10
    • PvP damage -44.7% / -44.7% / -44.7% / -52% → -63.0%

Flow: Black Blood Eruption
  • Changed the skill damage and attempts as follows.
    • Applies the damage of Black Blood Circle x6 → Applies the same amount of damage as Black Blood Circle
    • Slightly reduced the visual effects of the skill's pre-attack animations.
Prime: Black Blood Slaughter
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 1432% x8 → 1650% x8
    • PvP damage -52% → -58.3%

Prime: Avalanche Strike (I to III)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 1142% / 1350% / 1545% x7 → 1484% / 1755% / 2008% x7
    • PvP damage -52% → -63%
  • Changed the cooldown as follows.
    • 9 sec / 8 sec / 8 sec → 9 sec / 7.5 sec / 6 sec
Prime: Mountain Slam (I to IV)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 816% / 997% / 1357% / 1665% x9 → 1060% / 1296% / 1764% / 2164% x9
    • PvP damage -52% / -52% / -52% / -58.3% → -67.9%
  • Changed the cooldown as follows.
    • 13 sec / 12 sec / 11 sec / 10 sec → 13 sec / 11 sec / 9 sec / 7 sec

Prime: Mutilation (I to III)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 949% / 1160% / 1370% x8 → 1103% / 1381% / 1650% x8
    • PvP damage -60% → -66.8%

Awakening
Awakening: Juggernaut
  • Slightly improved the controls while moving and the starting speed of the skill.
Fireborne Rupture
  • Changed the skill damage and number of hits as follows.
    • Attack damage 1211% x4 → 1415% x6
    • PvP damage -40% → -65.7%
Flow: Suppress
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 1195% x8 → 1453% x8
    • PvP damage -39.2% → -50.0%
Cleansing Flame (I to IV)
  • Changed the Critical Hit Rate from +25% to +50%.
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 994% / 1257% / 1520% / 1783% x8 → Attack damage 1178% / 1489% / 1801% / 2113% x8
    • PvP damage -55% → -62%
God Incinerator (I to III)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 938% / 1136% / 1320% x14 → 1219% / 1477% / 1716% x14
    • PvP damage -35% → -50%

Corsair

We've increased Corsair's Succession and Awakening capabilities for PvE.
For Succession, we've made it possible to now open your combos with Vigor Rush, while also adjusting the damage of skills that use the Sereneca so Corsair can deal steady and consistent damage.
For Awakening, we wanted to make her combos connect more rhythmically, so we increased the activation speeds of Pirate's Life For Me, Flow: Earth-render Patraca, and Cap'n's Orders: Open Fire!
We particularly made Cap'n's Orders: Open Fire! available without needing any build up motions, and we look forward to see how our adventurers take advantage of this change in both PvE and PvP content alike.

Main, Succession
Vigor Rush
  • Added All AP +20 for 10 sec during the skill.

Prime: Storm Surge (I to III)
  • Changed the All DP reduction effect on hits from -15 to -20.
 
Overflow (I to Absolute)
  • Changed the All DP reduction effect on hits from -15 to -20.
  • Changed the skill damage and number of hits as follows.
    • Attack damage 206% / 508% / 780% / 911% x6 → 278% / 686% / 1053% / 1235% x9
    • PvP damage -45% → -72.9%

Prime: Cap'n's Orders: Open Fire!
  • Changed the number of hits as follows.
    • Attack damage 1420% x6 → 1420% x8
    • PvP damage -40% → -55%
Prime: Wave Pout
  • Changed the skill damage and number of hits as follows.
    • Attack damage 884% x3 → 1160% x5
    • Wave attack damage 884% x3 → 1160% x5
    • PvP damage -30% → -68%

 
Tide's Kiss (I to Absolute)
  • Changed the skill damage and number of hits as follows.
    • Attack damage 553% / 771% / 958% / 1068% x6 → 656% / 915% / 1137% / 1268% x9
    • PvP damage -40% → -66.3%

Awakening
Wind-piercer Patraca
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 1201% x5 → 1682% x5
    • PvP damage -32% → -51.45%

Cap'n's Orders: Open Fire! (I to III)
  • Changed to always activate quickly.
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 1075% / 1253% / 1564% x6 → 1226% / 1428% / 1784% x6
    • PvP damage -35% → -43.02%
Close Quarters: Suppress (I to IV)
  • Changed the skill damage and number of hits as follows.
    • Attack damage 682% / 792% / 901% / 1102% → 776% / 903% / 1027% / 1256%
    • Last attack x4 → x6
      • Last attack -x2 for PvP only.
    • PvP damage -35% → -42.97%

Close Quarters: High Spirits
  • Changed the skill damage and number of hits as follows.
    • Attack damage 1200% → 1368%
    • Last attack x4 → x6
      • Last attack -x2 for PvP only.
    • PvP damage -35% → -42.98%
Sun-shielder Patraca (I to III)
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 1008% / 1208% / 1422% x6 → 1159%/1389%/1635% x6
    • PvP damage -30% → -39.12%

Flow: Earth-render Patraca
  • Increased the skill activation speed.
Ocean's Allure
  • Changed the skill damage and number of hits as follows.
    • Attack damage 1146% → 1284%
    • Mist Effect damage 1008% → 1130%
    • PvP damage -40% → -46.45%
Pirate's Life For Me
  • Changed to activate faster if performed from the last attack only.

 
Smooth Sailin' (I to Absolute)
  • Fixed the issue where you couldn't combo into Mareca Swing from performing the skill forward with your patraca.
Drakania
Today's update for Drakania improves her performance for both Succession and Awakening in PvE.
For Succession, the damage of Brimbolt Strike has been increased to have an overall impact on PvE. As for Awakening, we have reduced the cooldown for one of her major skills Dragonblood: Sundering Roar to strengthen her performance in PvE.
We previously made small changes to the action animations of her Succession skills. Drakania wields the two-handed sword known as slayer, and we aimed to make the animations feel a bit smoother rather than feeling heavy like a greatsword.
However, some adventurers felt that the emphasis on smoothness was too strong, thus in today's update, we have made adjustments to certain skills to give them a more pronounced impact. Players may feel that the attack speed or combo speed has increased due to these changes, but please note that such is not the case.

Main, Succession
  • Slightly adjusted the attack animations of the following skills.
    • Drakania's animations such as when preparing and commencing an attack have been given a slight boost to feel more impactful.

Adjusted Skills

Prime: Brimbolt Strike (I to IV)
  • Fixed the issue where normal Flow: Brimbolt Wave would combo from the skill even when activated with max ion output during another skill.
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Base attack damage 857% / 991% / 1360% / 1729% → 987% / 1171% / 1520% / 1902%
    • Max ion output attack damage 1114% / 1288% / 1768% / 2248% → 1283% / 1522% / 1976% / 2473%
    • PvP damage -58.46% → -62.4%
    • PvP extra damage -20.8% → -28%

Prime: Sundering Claw
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Base attack damage 1588% → 2064%
    • Max ion output attack damage 2144% → 2786%
    • PvP damage -57.1% → -67%

Awakening

Dragonblood: Sundering Roar (I to IV)
  • Changed the cooldown as follows.
    • 21 sec / 20 sec / 19 sec / 18 sec → 17 sec / 16 sec / 15 sec / 14 sec

Maegu

We balanced Maegu's PvE abilites while factoring in her lack of her Awakening and Magnus-exclusive skills, but saw that she was still too much of a force to be reckoned with and decided she needed some further adjustments.
Thus with today's update, we changed the "3 min buff" for Prime: Foxspirit: Form from Critical Hit damage to All DP increase. Basically, we reduced some of her offensive power for some gains in defense.
We had previous patches where we made such adjustments as removing her frontal illusory double from PvP, but we deemed that there are still certain specific moments where Maegu is simply overpowering.
This includes the combo where Maegu can use Lurking Claws to stop her opponent from behind, then CC them. This we felt was too advantageous for a ranged class, so we reduced the speed of Lurking Claws comboing into other skills.
Main Weapon, Succession
 
Spirit Step/Chain: Spirit Step
  • Changed the skill description to match the actual frontal animation.
  • Fixed the issue where you could perform Evasion when holding the skill commands for lateral Spirit Step after using the skill while Chain: Spirit Step was unavailable.
Lurking Claws (I to Absolute, Prime)
  • Reduced the speed of comboing into Charmed, Bristling Sparks, and Flower Shroud.
Prime: Nukduri Dance
  • Changed the skill damage as follows.
    • Attack damage 1776% x10 → 1512% x10
    • PvP damage -58% → -50.6%
    • PvP damage amount remains the same as before.
Prime: Foxspirit: Form
  • Changed the buff as follows.
    • Critical hit damage +20% for 30 sec on use → All DP +20 for 30 sec on use

Contents
  • Added a new ferry to travel back and forth between Iliya Island and Oquilla's Eye.
    • As such, guards have been placed near Iliya Island wharf to inform adventurers of each ferry's destination.
      • You can board the new ferry at the same location where the ferry to Velia anchors as well.

Calpheon Old Moon Furniture Workshop

  • Added the "Old Moon Furniture Workshop," previously added to Grána and Eilton, to Calpheon as well.
    • You can now craft previously Pearl Shop-exclusive furniture items from furniture workshops! Decorate your homes to your heart's content.
  • You can craft the following items through the Old Moon Furniture Workshop.
* You will receive the same benefits as before when using furniture crafted through the Old Moon Furniture Workshop, but Interior Point set effects will not be applied.
[Calpheon] Calpheon Old Moon Furniture Workshop
Level 1
Flower Door Frame
Flower Decorated Straw Hat
Flower Decorated Frame (Ceiling)
Wooden Shelf (Ceiling)
Half-folded Flower Partition
Spring Flower Shelf
Spring Picnic Flower Basket
Spring Picnic Flower Cushion Set
Spring Picnic Flower Cushion and Book Set
Spring Picnic Flower Box
Spring Picnic Flower Box A
Spring Picnic Flower Box B
Spring Picnic Flower Box C
Spring Picnic Dessert Set
Spring Picnic Lamp Set
Spring Picnic Hat H
Spring Picnic Hat I
Spring Picnic Basket
Spring Picnic Box A
Spring Picnic Kettle B
Spring Picnic Carpet A
Spring Picnic Carpet B
Spring Picnic Cushion A
Spring Picnic Cushion C
Spring Picnic Flower Pot A
Spring Picnic Flower Pot B
Spring Picnic Flower Pot C
Spring Picnic Flower Pot D
Spring Picnic Flower Pot E
Spring Picnic Flower Pot F
Spring Picnic Flower Pot G
Spring Picnic Flower Pot J
Spring Picnic Flower Pot M
Spring Picnic Flower Pot Set
Pink Cushion
Suitcase Set
Natural Log Bedside Table
Opened Flower Partition
Level 2
Gorton Floor
Picnic Day Wall
Maron Stone Floor
Spring Flower Drawers
Spring Flower Dining Table
Spring Flower Chair
Spring Flower Table
Spring Picnic Wall
Spring Aroma Wall
Spring Song Wall
Spring Sea Wall
Spring Love Wall
Spring Scent Wall
Breezy Floor
Armo Floor
Natural Log Drawers
Natural Log Dining Table
Natural Log Chair
Natural Log Table
Hidaisy Floor
Level 3
Spring Flower Sofa
Spring Flower Desk
Spring Flower Bed
Spring Flower Vanity
Natural Log Sofa
Natural Log Wardrobe
Natural Log Bookshelf
Natural Log Bed

  • When crafting furniture, you need Furniture Crafting Permit which can be purchased for 10,000,000 Silver each from the following NPC shop locations:
Town & NPC
[Velia] Sealus
[Heidel] Lebyos
[Calpheon] Lylina
[Altinova] Verosi
[Valencia City] Vatputa
[Grána] Talishia
[Duvencrune] Siemo
[O'draxxia] Kesharu
[Eilton] Vatu

Item

  • Added text that Staff and Secretary can install drills to the [Guild] Drill Assembly Set item description.
  • Changed so the roulette UI shows when using the following keepsakes:
    • [Event] Dragon Roar Keepsake I
    • [Event] Dragon Roar Keepsake II
Quest & Knowledge
  • Added "Complete" to Progression Pass quest title.
    • [Adventure Log] Old Moon Logs (Book of Margahan - Volume 2) -> Complete [Adventure Log] Old Moon Logs (Book of Margahan - Volume 2)
System
  • Server optimization has been processed when obtaining rewards after defeating World Boss.
Web
  • Fixed the issue where, upon inputting the wrong password several times, the "View Login History" and "Lifting Restriction on the Account" buttons in the verification email would not activate.
Translation
  • Unified the following term for Spring Picnic items in German:
    • Eg: Frühlingspicknick Blumenkörbe → Blumenkörbe: Frühlingspicknick
  • Changed and unified the following terms in French:
    • Pack Trop EZ → Pack Trop fastoche
    • Arbrisseau tortillant frétilla → Jeune arbre agité et gigotant
    • [Événement] Arbrisseau tortillant frétillant → [Événement] Jeune arbre agité et gigotant
    • [Événement] Petit arbrisseau → [Événement] Jeune arbre de petite taille
    • Parquet Armo → Sol Armo

Modified or Changed

  • [Wizard] Fixed the following motions:
    • Eating on the table, Leaning on the wall, Collect fluids, Turn off the lights, Lie Down, Milk a Cow, Water Scooping, Pickaxing, Drinking Tea, Sitting, Equipping Harppon, Equipping Matchlock, O/X Quiz!, Shh! when reading books, Holding a broomstick, Holding a beer, Reject, Tasting wine, Wave Flag, Confident, Tease, Follow Me, Praise
  • [Wizard] Fixed the issue of the hand showing abnormally when equipping Pumpkin Tailor Outfit and Salanar Gloves together.
  • Improved Ancient Weapon Ator's appearance that shows during the tutorial.
  • Fixed quest conditions of [Suggested] Jarette's Headache.
  • Fixed the issue of not being able to accept [Suggested] Eileen's Request, A Very Minute Flaw.
  • Fixed the issue of the summoned monster showing in other adventurers' Dark Rift.
  • Fixed the issue of a specific location in the cave within Exploding Fireworks displaying too brightly.
  • Added a control key in the UI when getting off from chariot during Abyss One: The Magnus - Exploding Fireworks.
  • Added lines to Chimera, Marni's Assistant in Abyss One: The Magnus - The Third Laboratory.
  • Chimera, Marni's Assistant, now recommend to check the sealing device when the experiment is over.
  • Improved so the message that pops up when Red Nose was defeated in The Third Laboratory displays several times.
  • Fixed the issue where Contribution Points were not immediately distributed to Guild Alliance members who participated in a Node/Conquest War.
  • Fixed the issue where, when using the Gamepad UI, the Appoint Master button was not displayed for players of certain positions in a situation where the Guild Master could be appointed.
  • Fixed the issue where the grade of the item was different when opening the Ahon Kirus Armor Box with the Maegu class.
  • Fixed the issue where items could not be obtained from boxes or bundles that contain 20 items or more.
  • [Wizard] Fixed the issue where the creator's name was not displayed when changing to a certain face type in Beauty (F4).
  • Fixed the issue where you could use the Guild Wharf from the NPC Si Huram of the Ratt Delegation, who came to the Oquilla's Eye.
  • Fixed the issue where you cannnot search for the housing with the furniture workshop on the World Map (M) for the Gamepad UI mode.
  • Fixed the issue of the work time of a certain worker showing as 0 seconds and the worker not making progress with the task intermittently.
  • Fixed the issue of the fishing event location UI not being displayed on the season servers when changing from normal servers while equipped with a fishing rod.

New Additions and Improvements

Class Changes

Warrior

Succession
Prime: Spinning Slash
  • Fixed the issue of command keys listed in the tooltip description of Prime: Spinning Slash having no effect.

Witch

Awakening
Fissure Wave
  • Fixed the issue of a lower Accuracy Rate than shown in the description being applied when activating Perfect Sign after Fissure Wave.

Contents

Hunting Byproduct

  • Added new Byproducts that can be obtained through hunting.
    • Wildspark can be obtained at a fixed probability when butchering hunting monsters with a Hunting Mastery of 250 or higher.
    • You can obtain "Wildspark" as loot upon defeating [King of the Grass Rhinos] Rawr-rawr.
    • Collect 10 Wildsparks and visit NPC Liana in each major city to exchange them for the following items:
Required Item Exchangeable Item (Select one)

Wildspark x10
Spirit Pouch of Ferocious Beast x1
Black Gem Fragment x5
900 Contribution EXP + Hunting EXP x30


Increased Mythril Acquisition

  • Increased the amount of mythril you can obtain via gathering and production nodes:
    • Reduced the respawn time for Mythril Ore by an average of 60%.
    • Increased the amount of Mythril Ore obtained from gathering by an average of 50%.
  • Increased Mythril Ore production rate by 3 times in the following production nodes:
    • 2 Mining Nodes at Khalk Canyon
    • 1 Mining Node at Olun's Valley

Item

Added Exchange Location for Golden Seal - [Imperial Training]

  • Breesman, the Stable Keeper of Calpheon City, has started to exchange items related to Training for Golden Seal - [Imperial Training],
    • Golden Seal - [Imperial Training] x40 can be exchanged for Stonetail Wind's Meal x1 and Stonetail Tonic x1.
Required Item Exchangeable Item (Select one)
Golden Seal - [Imperial Training] x40
Stonetail Wind's Meal x1
Stonetail Tonic x1
  • Changed the max price of the following items to 40,000,000 Silver:
    • Stonetail Wind's Meal
    • Fiery Celerity Draught
  • Added that [Guild] Pledge of the Blood item can also be used by Staff and Secretary in the description.
  • Added the related quest NPC info to the description of Capotia accessories.
  • Increased the wagon's DP and max durability as follows:
  • Added Max Durability Increase to some wagon covers.
  • Increased Max HP to some horse gear.

Quest & Knowledge

Contribution Weekly Quests

Greetings, Adventurers! As you explore the world of Black Desert, the "Contribution Points" you earn by contributing to various regions are essential for purchasing houses, hiring workers, renting items, and serve as the overall foundation for your entire family.
To help our adventurers acquire these Contribution Points more quickly, we have added new weekly quests in addition to the existing Cadry and Shultz Guard weekly Contribution Quests. Enjoy the new opportunities to boost your progress!
  • Added new weekly Contribution Quests, allowing you to gain a large amount of Contribution EXP.
    • Requirements for the weekly Contribution Quests are as follows:
      • Subjugation quest: Available from Lv. 56 or higher.
      • Gathering/Training/Farming/Bartering/Sailing/Hunting quest: Available from Lv. 49 and higher.
    • The amount of Contribution EXP that can be obtained by completing the quest varies depending on your current number of Contribution Points.
      • (Adventurers with Contribution Points between 220 and 349 are eligible to accept the quest.
    • You can only accept and complete one of the quests listed below.
    • The newly added Subjugation weekly contribution quests can be completed simultaneously with the existing Cadry and Shultz Guard weekly Contribution Quests.
    • Please note that the Contribution EXP Increase effect of Caphras - Journal of Glory and Elion - Tome of the Sun will not be applied to the following quests.
Quest NPC Contents Weekly Quest Requirements Contribution Point Reward
 [Valentine's Apprentice] Liana in each major city and town Subjugation Defeat 3,000 monsters 220-224: Contribution points increase by approximately 1 (Contribution EXP approximately 950

225-249 : Contribution points increase by approximately 1 (Contribution EXP approximately 1000)

250-274: Contribution points increase by approximately 1 (Contribution EXP approximately 1500)

275-299: Contribution points increase by approximately 1 (Contribution EXP approximately 4,350)

300-324: Contribution points increase by approximately 1 (Contribution EXP approximately 7,350)

325-349: Contribution points increase by approximately 1 (Contribution EXP approximately 14,650)

350  or higher: Unavailable to accept
Gathering Get Fairy's Breath x30 and talk to Liana.
Training Complete Imperial Horse Delivery once
Farming Obtain 50 Blush Leaves and talk to Liana
Bartering Barter 50 times
Sailing Eliminate 3 Hungry Hekarus or  Hungry Ocean Stalkers
Hunting Obtain 30 Stars of Wilderness and talk to Liana.
  • Changed the placement of some monsters within Cron Castle so that ladders can be more effectively used during the Balenos main questline.
  • Changed so that the alerts for encountering the Phantom Knight and Giath are displayed on the bottom of the screen during the Balenos main questline.
  • Fixed so that while defeating Defenders of the Ancient Holy Shrine during the "Ancient Shrine" quest, each slate fragment can be obtained at an equal probability.

Node & Conquest War

  • Fixed the issue where the Node War shop available after occupying a node could not be used after server maintenance.
    • For adventurers who successfully occupied a node but were unable to use the Node War shop due to regular/temporary maintenance, compensation will be provided by March 24th, 2023 (Fri).

NPC, Background, Sound

Solare Hall of Fame

  • Displayed the statues of adventurers who achieved first place in each class in the official season of Arena of Solare in the Hall of Fame.
    • Added statues of Adventurers who achieved first place in Woosa and Maegu classes in the official season of Arena of Solare to the Hall of Fame.
    • When interacting with "Solare Knight" in the Hall of Fame, you can exchange 20 energy for the "Blessing of a Great Knight" buff effect.
      • Blessing of a Great Knight: Breath EXP +10% for 10 hours

UI
  • Changed the "Owned Crystals" window title to "Crystal Inventory."
  • Improved the alerts displayed when using the Crystal Preset function:
    • When trying to transfuse a crystal without having selected a preset tab
    • When trying to transfuse when the crystal inventory is empty
  • Improved the alert displayed when moving crystals into the crystal inventory.
  • Fixed so that during Conversation, Knowledge titles will now automatically wrap onto a new line if too long.

Web

  • Fixed the issue where links added in the Community Editor would open in the current window even when "New Window" was selected.
  • Fixed the issue where occasional email verification requests persisted despite having completed email verification when logging in from a rarely accessed location.
  • Fixed the issue where the "See More" button at the bottom of the openID login area could not be clicked when the launcher was minimized.
  • Added Jordan to the list of countries available for registering your phone number in Account Information.
  • Fixed the issue where image uploading would loop when writing a community post on a mobile device.

Translations

  • Changed and unified the following terms in German:
    • Schminktisch: Serendia → Schminktisch aus Serendia
    • Flaggendekoration: Sherekhan → Sherekhan-Flaggenschmuck
    • Bleekerfisch → Spitzschädel-Elritze
    • [Täglich] Cobrios Bleekerfisch-Manie → [Täglich] Cobrios Liebe für Spitzschädel-Elritzen
  • Unified Wharf +1 Expansion Coupon.
    • Schiffsanlegeplatz +1 für Velia
  • Changed and unified the following terms in French:
    • Cerf-volant des vœux → Cerf-volant à vœux
    • Pack Optimisation journalière → Pack d'optimisation journalier
    • Pack de Pierre de Cron journalier → Pack de Pierre de Cron de tous les jours
    • [Magnus] Pack de Pierre de Cron quotidien → [Magnus] Pack de Pierre de Cron journalier
    • [Soldes lunaires] Pack de Pierre de Cron quotidien → [Soldes lunaires] Pack de Pierre de Cron journalier
    • [Bal de Calpheon] Pack de Pierre de Cron quotidien → [Bal de Calpheon] Pack de Pierre de Cron journalier
    • Pack de Pierre de Cron de tous les jours → Pack de Pierre de Cron journalier
    • Emplacement de quai de l'Île d'Iliya +1 → Billet d'extension de quai +1 (Île d'Iliya)
    • Cartographe → Spécialiste des cartes

Modified or Changed

  • Fixed the issue of the [Wizard] Glorious Arsha Godr Sphera item's effects not being displayed.
  • Fixed the issue where the auto-navigation to the Oquilla's Eye Wharf Manager was not smooth due to the terrain.
  • Fixed the issue where the screen would occasionally brighten when waves rolled in the sea.
  • Fixed the issues of terrain features in certain locations in the Vadabin Sea being displayed abnormally.
  • Fixed the certain item descriptions that mention Port Ratt and the Kingdom of Haso.
  • Fixed the issue where the amount of necessary alchemy materials was incorrectly displayed in the Corrupt Oil of Immortality knowledge.
  • Fixed so the automatic line breaks in the guild notifications appear more natural.
  • Fixed the issue where, under certain circumstances, the price of items displayed on the Web Central Market and the in-game Central Market were different.
  • [Wizard] Fixed the issue where the appearance of the Garnier Guitar when equipped on a Wizard was displayed differently than on other classes.
  • Fixed the issue where workers repeatedly attempted to continue tasks, such as the Tool Workshop, in purchased houses even when there were no materials left in the Storage.
  • Fixed the issue where intermittently, the dye color on helmet would appear as the previously applied color.
  • Fixed the description for Fwuffy Llama, as it previously included information unrelated to the Fwuffy Llama's Special Skill.
  • Fixed the issue where you could not obtain the Blocked Duzak Tunnel knowledge during the Kamasylvia quest "Ahib Border #2."
  • Fixed the overlapping key guide displayed at the bottom of the Bartering UI for the Gamepad UI mode.
  • Fixed the issue of the Present button and the View Details button overlapping in the Guild Storage for the Gamepad UI mode.
  • Fixed the issue where you could open both the Present window and the View History window in the Guild Storage simultaneously for the Gamepad UI mode.
  • Fixed the issue where your character was holding weapons abnormally in certain cutscenes.

Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed the issue of not being able log in occasionally.

Events

● Catch up with this week's events!
Black Desert's events and coupons at a glance!

New Additions and Improvements

Class Changes
Maegu
The last update for Maegu saw two new Succession skills and six Skill Enhancements, with changes to balance certain skills and effects. Several of Maegu's skills are combinations of various effects, and we have adjusted a number of such skills in this week's update as they exhibit overwhelming capabilities during Node/Conquest Wars.
For example, the Flower Shroud applies Forward Guard and Stun on attacks 1 and 2. This skill is extremely powerful during PvP as it debuffs opponents and deals significant levels of damage.
Similarly, Spirited Away has Forward Guard and a high HP Recovery effect, while also dealing significant PvP damage. In order to balance these skills that apply several different effects, we have lowered the PvP damage of the two skills.
Furthermore, Foxflare and Petal Play were overwhelming due to their wide range, strong CC effects, and high PvP damage. Although they remain Maegu’s primary skills, adjustments were made to distribute the damage more evenly when targeting multiple enemies.
Main Weapon, Succession
 
Spirited Away (I to Absolute), Prime: Spirited Away
  • Changed Spirited Away PvP Damage Reduction Rate from 72% → 83.2%.
  • Reduced the hit impact when hitting an enemy with Spirited Away.
    • Alleviated the momentary slowdown effect when getting hit by Spirited Away.
 
Flower Shroud (I to Absolute), Prime: Flower Shroud
  • Changed Flower Shroud (I to Absolute) PvP Damage Reduction Rate from 61% → 80.5%.
  • Changed Prime: Flower Shroud PvP Damage Reduction Rate from 55% → 77.5%.
   
Foxflare, Petal Play (I to Absolute), Prime: Foxflare (I to IV), Prime: Petal Play (I to III)
  • Changed the damage distribution of Foxflare and Petal Play as follows:
    • Before: In PVP, when multiple targets are hit, each target from target 2 onward reduces the damage of the skill by 10% (Damage cannot be reduced beyond 50%).
    • After: In PVP, when multiple targets are hit, each target from target 2 onward reduces the damage of the skill by 20% (Damage cannot be reduced beyond 20%).

Contents
Old Moon Furniture Workshop in Valencia City & Keplan
  • Added the Old Moon Furniture Workshop in Valencia City and Keplan.
    • The Old Moon Furniture Workshop can be used by purchasing a house with Contribution Points in Grána, Eilton, Calpheon, Valencia City and Keplan.
  • The following items can be crafted in the Old Moon Furniture Workshop in Valencia City:
* When placing furniture crafted via the Old Moon Furniture Workshop, the furniture usage effects will be applied as before, but the interior point set effect will not be applied.

Old Moon Furniture Workshop in Valencia City

Level 1
Volcanic Rock Decorated Bedside Table
Level 2
Volcanic Rock Decorated Drawers
Volcanic Rock Decorated Dining Table
Volcanic Rock Decorated Table
Volcanic Rock Decorated Chair
Level 3
Volcanic Rock Decorated Wardrobe
Volcanic Rock Decorated Sofa
Volcanic Rock Decorated Bookshelf
Volcanic Rock Decorated Bed

Old Moon Furniture Workshop in Keplan

Level 1
Keplan Marble Decorated Bedside Table
Coffee Bean Pouch
Coffee Grinder
Coffee Siphon
Coffee Maker
Coffee Syrup A
Coffee Syrup B
Coffee Syrup C
Coffee Kettle A
Coffee Kettle B
Coffee Kettle C
Empty Tea Cup
Cup of Coffee
Waffle Plate
Cookie Plate
Piece of Cake Plate
Tiramisu Plate
Level 2
Keplan Marble Decorated Drawers
Keplan Marble Decorated Dining Table
Keplan Marble Decorated Table
Keplan Marble Decorated Chair
Marble Wall
Plastered Wall
Marble Floor
Forun Marble Floor
Panyo Marble Floor
Level 3
Keplan Marble Decorated Wardrobe
Keplan Marble Decorated Sofa
Keplan Marble Decorated Bookshelf
Keplan Marble Decorated Bed

  • A Furniture Crafting Permit, which is needed to craft furniture, can be purchased for 10,000,000 Silver from the following NPC shops:
Town & NPC
[Velia] Sealus
[Heidel Lebyos
[Calpheon] Lylina
[Altinova] Verosi
[Valencia City] Vatputa
[Grána] Talishia
[Duvencrune] Siemo
[O'draxxia] Kesharu
[Eilton] Vatu

Item

  • Scorching Sun Shards registered on the Central Market have been moved to the Central Market warehouse in preparation for future updates.
* If the Old Moon Trade Pass effect was applied to a listed item that was removed from the Central Market, the effect may be applied once more, stacking with the previous effect.
Quest & Knowledge
  • Changed so the following quests will no longer show up If "Procuring Mediah Rowboat" is completed in the "[Social Action] Combat Training" questline on the Suggested tab.
    • Craft a Rowboat: Get White Cedar Plywood, Craft a Rowboat: Get Brass Ingot, Craft a Rowboat: Lodging and Workers
Node & Conquest War
  • Improved so that when activating the Node War Information in the top right corner of the World Map (M), you can now see the Node Benefits at the bottom of the Node War Information tooltip.
    • Node Benefits: Item Drop Rate based on the Node Investment level will be doubled.

UI

  • Changed so the arrow UI that indicates the direction of accepted quests can now be toggled on or off when using the 2D mini-map.
    • This "Minimap Guide" can be found under Settings → General Settings → Misc.
  • Changed so the item descriptions of the rewards on the Black Spirit's Adventure will now be broken into multiple lines for easier reading if they are too long.

Web

  • Changed the title of payment notification emails.

Translations

  • Changed and unified the following terms in English:
    • Calpheon under the Elvia Realm → Elvia Calpheon
    • Hoe Gathering → Hoeing
    • Improved and unified the skill description on the damage reduction mechanism in PVP.
    • Differentiated between the default fixed Quick Slot and the optional separable Quick Slot.

Modified or Changed

  • Fixed the issue where the durability of gear equipped on the marine mount would not decrease when the mount is in use.
  • Fixed the issue where the lighting in certain caves of the Western Valtarra Mountains was too bright.
  • Fixed the issue of the terrain of an island near Sycaria Underwater Ruins being displayed abnormally on the World Map (M).
  • Fixed an issue where the settings button area that displays when hovering the mouse over the Separable Quick Slot would not disappear occasionally.
  • Fixed the issue where the cooldown of buffs will be shorter when exiting the Magnus.
  • Fixed the issue where your amount of owned Pearls was not updating immediately when purchasing the Skill Preset Expansion Coupon through the Skill window (K).
  • Fixed the issue of the Skill Guide window being displayed wider than normal.

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