2nd Year Anniversary Update!

On March 3rd, 2016, Black Desert Online launched, embarking on an epic adventure in North America and Europe. To commemorate our 2nd anniversary of this special day, we have prepared several awesome events over the following weeks, released the Absolute Skills for all classes, and included a special Appreciation Gift in the in-game mail to commemorate this exciting day! Find out additional details on all the changes being introduced this week below.

[Content]

Find Absolute Skill additions below under Class category or check < Here > for full details.

In order to learn Absolute Skills, the relevant Skills must first be levelled up to their maximum.

After completing the Awakening Weapon quests at Lv.56, Absolute Skills can be learned through the Skill window > Main.

“Absolute” Skills have been added for All Classes.

Guild members, depending on their rank, will be allowed to purchase Guild Items and make use of the Guild Storage System as before. This has not been changed.

Guild Funds can be used at the Guild Shop or Guild Military Supply Manager NPC’s.

Once a Guild Member has depleted their allocated Expense funds, no further purchases can be made until the amount has been reset by the Guild Master, which can be done at any time.

The spending amount of a Guild Member can be set, the default being 0. If desired, no limit can be set for a member.

Guild Masters can set an individual Guild Member’s spend amount by clicking on the individual’s name from the Guild Member Status UI.

This system will allow the Guild Master to set the MAX amount of Guild Funds any guild member can spend when purchasing from the Guild Shop.

Equipment items and Pearl Shop items can no longer be used as an ingredient for Alchemy and Cooking.

When using the search function, only Knowledges you have already obtained will be displayed. When searching for a Knowledge you have not obtained, it will display a message letting you know that there is no Knowledge that contains the search phrase.

Enter a word into the search field and all the Knowledges that contain the word will be displayed.

Click on the “Learned Recipe/Alchemy” box to filter to view only the ones that you have knowledge of.

Knowledge filtering function and search function has been added while performing Alchemy and Cooking.

A new search function has been added to the Alchemy and Cooking windows.

The recent price after every maintenance will not be displayed until the very first transaction of the item has been completed.

The recent price of items on the Marketplace will be reset during every maintenance.

Fixed the issue where the Hwacha and Flame Towers would not fire intermittently during Conquest/Node Wars.

The Cooldown (1 sec.) has been removed for: continuously moving items from the Mount Inventory or Campsite Store; or continuously switching your Main Weapon.

[Event]

From the [Event] Appreciation Gift, you may receive one of the following items at random:

Please claim your ‘Event Appreciation Gift’ before maintenance on March 14th, 2018.

To show our appreciation for the affection and dedication you’ve shown us, we are sending out an ‘[Event] Appreciation Gift’ via in-game mail to every adventurer during the maintenance on February 28th, 2018.

On behalf of the Black Desert Online team, we’d like to extend our gratitude for joining us on this adventure.

Special 20 pearl items have been included in the Pearl Shop for a limited period.

To commemorate the addition of Absolute Skills, Armstrong’s Skill Guide (1 Day) will be available on sale for a limited period.

Discount Coupons will be given out to all Adventurers who log in.

Click < Here > for details on this glamorous event.

During the event period (from Mar. 1st 00:00 UTC ~ Mar. 21st Before Maintenance), play 1 hour daily and receive rewards through the Challenges (Y) tab.

During the event period, Defeat monsters, Gather, and Fish to obtain a variety of event items.

Event Period: February 28th (After Maintenance) ~ March 21st (At the start of Maintenance).

The Challenge rewards are as follows:

Adventurers who have already completed the 1st Day Challenge are then eligible to progress through the 2nd ~ 7th Day Challenges for more rewards.

Only Rookie Adventurers with less than 1440 total minutes of gameplay time are eligible to complete special Challenges for rewards.

Seven New Event Challenges (Y) for Rookie Adventurers have been added to the game.

Special EXP Boost event will be held in commemoration of the 2nd anniversary!

A fascinating array of fireworks will light up the dark skies in Velia, Heidel, and Calpheon City to celebrate our 2nd year together!

All Valentine’s themed decorations in the game world have been removed.

The “Lovely Drop Event” which increased the drop rate for Hard and Sharp Black Crystal Shards has come to an end and drop rate has returned to normal.

[System]

For additional details on the how the 3D Minimap will function, please click < Here >

Settings > Game > Etc. > Misc. > Rotate Minimap to add even more functionality to the 3D Minimap.

You can adjust the 3D Minimap settings through the following area:

However, location identification marks to show Quest objective regions and other special areas, such as locations marked by Pet alerts are planned to be added in the future.

The 3D Minimap does not give directional clues for the location of your Quests or Party members.

You will be able to see the 3D topography in the Desert and Great Ocean as well. However, buildings there will not be marked on the 3D Minimap while in these areas.

Thanks to the 3D Minimap, you will not only be able to see the topography of the landscape from your Character’s viewpoint but also have a 360-degree view of the topography around you on the map.

Your Minimap setting (2D or 3D) will be maintained even after reconnecting to the game.

The button on the upper left-hand corner indicates the type of Minimap you are currently using. Press it to toggle between 2D and 3D.

The new 3D Minimap feature has been added.

Objects in Sausan Garrison that could be passed through have been removed.

Fixed the graphical issue in Mediah Castle where a part of the grass appeared to be floating.

Fixed the graphical issue that would prevent certain skill effects from correctly displaying when the ‘Hit Effects’ setting was disabled.

Effects that are too close to the camera will not be displayed.

The wagon located at the entrance of Kamasylve Temple has been removed.

The insides of the Hystria Ruins has been redesigned to contain less obstructions and improve ease of navigation while defeating monsters in the area.

Fixed the graphical glitch in certain areas of the Gyfin Rhasia Temple that would cause the screen to display underwater effects.

The Gateway at the Closed Western Gateway Node, which was previously closed has now been opened, as a result of this the name of the node has been changed to Serendia Western Gateway.

[NPC]

NPC Guards that were occasionally attacking characters with positive Karma Points have been fixed.

[All Characters]

Please Note: Some skills may have reduced damage when engaging PvP targets. (Please check each skill description)

Stamina consumption while Sprinting in the Awakening Weapon stance has been decreased by about 25%.

The following Absolute Skills for the Main Weapon have been added:

Fixed the issue where the skill ‘Flow: Piercing Wind’ was consuming more Stamina than intended.

Absolute: Bow Skill, Absolute: Dagger of Protection, Absolute: Extreme Charging Wind, Absolute: Charging Wind, Absolute: Crescent Kick, Absolute: Razor Wind, Absolute: Pinpoint, Absolute: Dash Kick, Absolute: Evasive Shot, Absolute: Evasive Explosion Shot, Absolute: Round Kick, Absolute: Tearing Arrow, Absolute: Blasting Gust, Absolute: Will of the Wind, Absolute: Penetrating Wind, Absolute: Descending Current

The following Absolute Skills for the Main Weapon have been added:

Absolute: Signs of Agony, Absolute: Shadow Eruption, Absolute: Mark of the Shadow, Absolute: Dream of Doom, Absolute: Sinister Energy, Absolute: Abyssal Flame, Absolute: Claws of Darkness, Absolute: Dark Flame, Absolute: Dark Split, Absolute: Sharp Nails, Absolute: Darkness Released, Absolute: Shadow Kick, Absolute: Crow Flare, Absolute: Beak Kick, Absolute: Scattering Shadow, Absolute: Midnight Stinger, Absolute: Bloody Calamity, Absolute: Rushing Crow, Absolute: Absolute Darkness, Absolute: Black Wave

The following Absolute Skills for the Main Weapon have been added:

Stiffness and Down Smash are not applied during the cooldown time.

Description of the Skill Shadow Kick has been modified.

The issue where the Air Attack effect was not applied while using the Skill Dark Flame twice has been fixed.

The following Absolute Skills for the Main Weapon have been added:

“Pushes the target on lateral attacks (PvE Only)” has been added to the description of Berserker’s Skill Buster Training.

The issue where the damage from Tackling Rock was not applied correctly according to the Skill’s level has been fixed.

Fixed the issue where Celestial Bo Staff would not switch to the Short Sword combat stance when using the skill ‘Legendary Beast’s Power’, followed by the skill ‘Bolt Wave’ from a Quick Slot without having obtained the skill ‘Ultimate: Bolt Wave’.

Fixed the issue where Celestial Bo Staff stance would unintentionally switch to Short Sword stance while using the skill ‘Legendary Beast’s Power’ in an area with a difference in elevation.

The skill command for ‘Heilang: Trample’ can now be locked.

If a monster dies from the Tamer’s first hit of the skill ‘Tree Climb’, Tamer will now move backwards in midair and land on the ground so additional combos can be performed.

The following Absolute Skills for the Main Weapon have been added:

The issue where some descriptions of Main Weapon Skills did not mention their HP/MP recovery effects has been fixed.

Corrected the skill description for ‘Flow: Scatter Stance’ to display the correct Preceding Skill name.

Fixed the issue where the cooldown time of the skill ‘Flurry of Kicks’ was activated simultaneously with either ‘Divine Power’ or ‘Righteous Charge’ after using the skill ‘Celestial Spear’.

Absolute: Valkyrie Slash, Absolute: Forward Slash, Absolute: Charging Slash, Absolute: Sideways Cut, Absolute: Severing Light, Absolute: Breath of Elion, Absolute: Sword of Judgment, Absolute: Shield Strike, Absolute: Shield Throw, Absolute: Just Counter, Absolute: Skyward Strike, Absolute: Judgment of Light, Absolute: Counter, Absolute: Sharp Light, Absolute: Flurry of Kicks, Absolute: Flying Kick, Absolute: Double Flying Kick, Absolute: Punishment, Absolute: Divine Power, Absolute: Heaven's Echo, Absolute: Glaring Slash, Absolute: Celestial Spear, Absolute: Shining Dash, Absolute: Ultimate Righteous Charge

The following Absolute Skills for the Main Weapon have been added:

Fixed the issue where Stamina was not properly consumed when Sprinting and consistently switching between Aad Sphera to Main Weapon stance.

The following Absolute Skills for the Main Weapon have been added:

Improved the neck movement of the Wizard’s when looking up at the camera.

Fixed the issue where Stamina was not properly consumed when Sprinting and consistently switching between Godr Sphera to Main Weapon stance.

The following Absolute Skills for the Main Weapon have been added:

The following Absolute Skills for the Main Weapon have been added:

The following Absolute Skills for the Main Weapon have been added:

Forward Guard has been added to the skill ‘Flow: Mach Explosion’.

The following Absolute Skills for the Main Weapon have been added:

The following Absolute Skills for the Main Weapon have been added:

The following Absolute Skills for the Main Weapon have been added:

Fixed the graphical issue where Striker appeared to be underwater inside a cave at Demi Riverhead during the Awakening Weapon quest.

Fixed the abnormal motion when landing from certain heights when performing the skill ‘Flow: Crosswind’.

Fixed the abnormal motion of the Striker when attacked while using the skill ‘Flow: Crosswind’.

Striker’s skill ‘Heavy Fist’ will now properly display effects when mounted on a horse.

The following Absolute Skills for the Main Weapon have been added:

The following Absolute Skills for the Main Weapon have been added:

The following items sold at the Guild Shop can now be purchased by regular guild members:

The following Guild Accessories have been added to the Guild Shop:

Fixed the issue in the description of the Grolia Hat, where it did not mention any information about the Outfit’s slot effect.

The MAX price and MIN price of Pearl Items registered in the Marketplace will not decrease if there are less than 10 items in stock.

Equipped items that are expired no longer appear on your Character in the Knowledge and Pearl Shop UI.

Fixed the issue where Crystal information used on equipment in a Quick Slot was not displayed.

[Pearl Shop]

A new feature where you can choose from a selection of items and purchase your own bundle/package at a discounted price. Choose from the available items and explore the possibilities!

Tabs like 'FEED' and 'HORSE FLUTE' have been renamed or combined with other tabs.

A new ‘Travel Aid’ tab has been added to display items that can help new adventurers get accustomed to the game.

This is due to the recent revisions in the outfit/costume section that made a clear distinction between (regular) outfits and functional Costumes.

Costume tab has been placed as a sub-category under Outfit category.

Please find Rookie and Skilled sub-categories under Black Spirit's Pick tab which will offer items suitable for new and skilled adventurers.

For details on newly added Pearl Shop items and the 2nd Anniversary Sale, please click < Here > !

Fixed the issue causing unnatural movements from characters who were attacked by Red Nose.

You can now gain “Happy Batuetta” Knowledge while performing the related quests.

Characters level 21 or higher can proceed to NPC ‘Batuetta’ and interact to initiate the quest.

3 New quests have been added to the Serendia Western Gateway location.

Training EXP is now rewarded after completing the quest [Training] In Search of the Finest Courser.

[UI]

A Newly revamped UI and ESC Menu have been added. Switch to the new UI by pressing the Switch Menu button located on the bottom of the original ESC Menu.

Newly created accounts will have this new ESC UI Menu on by default while others will need to enable it by using the button located at the bottom of the current ESC Menu. Please Note: To return to the old UI from the new ESC Menu, press the ‘Switch Menu’ button located on the upper right-hand corner of the new ESC Menu.

You can adjust which side the new ESC Menu will open from (Left or Right side of screen), via the option “Open from the right” or “Open from the left” on the upper left hand side of the new ESC Menu.

Accessing the following windows should now be quicker and more intuitive: Knowledge Base, Escape, Inventory, Setting Archive, Pearl Shop, Quick Hotkey, Settings, and Disconnect.







The Enhancement window has been reworked and should be more intuitive. You should also be able to check the results of your Enhancements more easily.





The Trade Info window has been reworked. You can check the information on Imperial Delivery of each region more intuitively with 2 options of Show Name and Show Icon.





The Ranking window has been reworked to allow you to see all of your ranks at the same time, instead of having to go through each tab individually.





In the new ESC Menu, you can customize your own ESC Menu through ESC>My Menu>Edit Menu.





Along with My Menu, You can find additional functions in the Content, War/Co-op, Info/Function, and Community categories of the new ESC Menu.



