[Update] July 20, 2022 (Wed) Update Details

Hello, Adventurers.

Here are the updates made to Black Desert on July 20, 2022.

(Patch size: approx. 1.21 GB)
- Please note that the update for Steam may be larger than the size listed above.

※ Please read below for details.

Contents

1. 1. EVENT
2. 2. NEW & IMPROVEMENTS
3. 3. CHANGES & FIXES
4. 4. Recent Major Updates

Event

Event 1. Another Week of 1,000% Hot Time & Treasure Hunting

Event Period

- July 20, 2022 (Wed) after maintenance - July 27, 2022 (Wed) before maintenance

[More details]

Event 2. Amass the Power of the Lost Dragon Seals

Event Period

- July 20, 2022 (Wed) after maintenance - August 10, 2022 (Wed) before maintenance

[More details]

Event 3. Daily Rewards from the Dragon’s Hoard

Event Period

- July 21, 2022 (Thu) 00:00 - August 24, 2022 (Wed) 23:59

[More details]

Event 4. A Special Promise with the Black Spirit

Event Period

- July 20, 2022 (Wed) after maintenance - December 28, 2022 (Wed) before maintenance

[More details]

MAJOR UPDATES - Find My Item function

As various classes and regions have been released, the world of Black Desert has grown much broader. To make it easier for Adventurers to check the locations of items wherever they may be in the world, we have added the “Find My Item” function.

This function allows Adventurers to simultaneously search across their Family’s Storage, Central Market warehouse, inventories, equipped gear, etc. all at once.

This function can be found from the ESC menu or with the search button in your Storage. We hope this adds convenience to your adventures.● Added the Find My Item function.
- The Find My Item function is convenient to check the equipped gear, Silver and items across all Inventory, Storage, and Central Market warehouses.
- This function can be found by going to the (ESC) Menu - F2 - Find My Item or through the search function in your Storage.

● You can check the amount of Silver that your Family has when searching for "Silver" via Find My Item.

● Added a button to "View Inventory" where you can log into the currently-viewed character's inventory.

NEW & IMPROVEMENTS

ALL CLASSES

● Improved the facial expressions of the following classes to appear more natural when idle for both in and out of combat, or while guarding.
- Warrior, Valkyrie, Ranger, Witch, Kunoichi, Mystic, Archer, Nova

● Evasion (II to III)
- Improved to now activate "Invincible at the start of the skill" when used laterally.

Awakening
● Black Spirit: Echo Pierce
- Fixed the issue where the attack effect wasn't being displayed during the skill.

● Yoke of Ordeal (I to III)
- Fixed the skill description to match the actual attack area.
* Attack 1 damage: 826% / 1099% / 1339% x 1, max 6 hits
* Attack 2 damage 826% / 1099% / 1339% x 1, max 6 hits

● Flow: Gorr Roll
- Fixed the skill description to match the actual attack area.
* Attack damage 765% x 1, max 12 hits

● Marked Bloom
- Fixed the issue where "normal damage" instead of "arrow damage" was being applied for PvE when used during cooldown.

Today's update brings about several changes to Hashshin for PvP. The main reason for this was to strengthen the unique traits of his Succession.
First off, we've bolstered the "assassin"-like PvP playstyle which utilizes sand tornados. We added a Succession-exclusive version of Hourglass of Defiance, and Arid Assault will now automatically save your character's current location whenever it's used, thus allowing you to return to the saved location by pressing the F key. (You will still be able to manually save the return location as before as well.) Also, whenever you return to a saved location, you will activate Rupture's explosive damage, and using Arid Assault will create sand tornados in the location the skill was used, creating more opportunities to confuse your foes.

We've also administered slight changes to his defensive effects as well.
First, Prime: Dune Slash attacks no longer apply the Forward Guard effect, which was moved to now apply before the attack motion of the more popular Prime: Aal's Dominion. Quicksand's last attack will now only apply the Knockdown effect for PvE, while Piercing Tornado will now gain the Super Armor effect during use, thus allowing for safer openings with the skill. Chosen Blade will no longer apply Stiffness but also gains Super Armor to help create safer combo opportunities.

Lastly, we've applied changes to dealing and taking damage.
Hashashin was, on average, the class with the lowest damage ratio compared to other classes. Therefore, the better geared you were, the sturdier you became thanks to Evasion Rate increase buffs from skills (Sand Warp) and passives. This made us very wary of increasing Hashashin's AP or Accuracy altogether. However, many of our Hashashin Adventurers gave us vocal feedback to improve the class's offensive capabilities, so we decided to make adjustments accordingly. In conclusion, what we came up with was to amplify the Hashashin's utility via the sand tornado mechanic, improve some of his defensive effects and PvP damage, and in return, the Hashashin's incoming damage ratio taken when attacked by other classes was increased by approximately 3.25% on average.

※ You can find the damage ratios of each class in PvP through the Adventurer's Guide - [Class Damage Ratio].
● Hourglass of Defiance (I to III)
- Changed the cooldown: 30 sec/30 sec/30 sec → 30 sec/27 sec/25 sec
● (New Skill) Succession: Hourglass of Defiance
- Added the skill.

* While Hourglass of Defiance is active, returning to the hourglass location will activate Rupture's explosion damage.
* Hourglass of Defiance will activate at the location Succession: Arid Assault was used before you move.

● Succession: Arid Assault
- Changed to now activate sand twisters before the attack motion begins.
● Prime: Purge
- Changed the attack area and PvP Damage Reduction Rates.
* Attack Damage : 1207% / 1407% / 1609% x 1, max 6 hits → 1207% / 1407% / 1609% x 6
* PvP Damage Reduction Rate: 62.3% → 54.4%
● Hourglass of Death
- Changed the landing motion to appear more natural.
- Changed the attack area and PvP Damage Reduction Rates.
* Attack Damage : 382% / 522% / 662% / 802% / 942% / 1082% x 1, max 5 hits → 382% / 522% / 662% / 802% / 942% / 1082% x 5
* PvP Damage Reduction Rate: 50% → 35%
● (New Skill) Succession: Hourglass of Death
- Added the skill.

● Haladie Throw
- Slightly increased the throwing speed.

● Prime: Dune Slash
- Removed the Forward Guard effect before the attack motion begins. Added the Forward Guard effect when used after Prime: Aal's Dominion before the attack motion begins.
● Aal's Dominion
- Changed to now apply rank 2 Skill Add-on effects.
● Prime: Aal's Dominion
- Added a Forward Guard effect before the attack motion begins.

● Quicksand
- Changed the Knockdown effect on last attack hits to only apply in PvE. Added the Super Armor effect when used during Piercing Tornado.
● Piercing Tornado
- Added the Super Armor effect during the skill.

● Prime: Chosen Blade
- Removed the Stiffness effect before attacks. Added the Super Armor effect to last up to the last attack.

● Dominion Slash
- Added a Critical Hit Rate +25% effect for PvP only.
- Changed the PvP Damage Reduction Rate.
* PvP Damage Reduction Rate: 64% → 55%
● Prophesy Blade
- Changed the PvP Damage Reduction Rate.
* PvP Damage Reduction Rate: 54% → 45%
● Mirage Assault
- Changed the PvP Damage Reduction Rate.
* PvP Damage Reduction Rate: 63% → 44.5%
● Prime: Ridge Reaver
- Changed the PvP Damage Reduction Rate.
* PvP Damage Reduction Rate: 53.3% → 43.5%
● Pilgrim of the Sands (I to XX)
- Changed all of the skill's effects.
* All AP +12, All Evasion Rate +10% → All AP +20, Attack Speed +7%
● Sand Warp
- Changed the buff effect.
* All Evasion Rate +6% for 10 sec during the skill → All Evasion Rate +9% for 10 sec during the skill

● Increased the incoming damage ratio taken by Hashashin when attacked by the following classes by an average of 3.25%.
- Damage received by Warrior +1.62%. (102.28% → 103.9%)
- Damage received by Sorceress +1.63%. (99.03% → 100.66%)
- Damage received by Ranger +9.74. (87.67% → 97.41%)
- Damage received by Berserker + 1.62%. (105.53% → 107.15%)
- Damage received by Musa +2.43%. (96.60% → 99.03%)
- Damage received by Maehwa +4.06%. (96.60% → 100.66%)
- Damage received by Valkyrie +4.06%. (90.91% → 94.97%)
- Damage received by Witch +11.36%. (84.42% → 95.78%)
- Damage received by Wizard +11.36%. (84.42% → 95.78%)
- Damage received by Kunoichi +4.06%. (94.16% → 98.22%)
- Damage received by Ninja +2.43%. (97.41% → 99.84%)
- Damage received by Dark Knight +5.68%. (82.80% → 88.48%)
- Damage received by Striker +4.06%. (98.22% → 102.28%)
- Damage received by Mystic +4.06%. (97.41% → 101.47%)
- Damage received by Lahn +1.62%. (98.22% → 99.84%)
- Damage received by Archer +4.87%. (92.54% → 97.41%)
- Damage received by Sage +2.98%. (99.30% → 102.28%)

Awakening
- Fixed the issue where the skill wouldn't activate in certain situations.

● Black Spirit: Ator's Mark - Fixed the issue where the attacks wouldn't activate.
Last Updated: 7/20 14:32 (GMT+8)

CONTENTS

We’ve added a chance of obtaining greater amounts of loot when Gathering.
You can now gain additional “Fairy’s Breath” from Gathering loot which can be exchanged for Contribution or Gathering EXP, like Cooking or Alchemy Byproducts, or for Hard Black Crystal Shards or Sharp Black Crystal Shards.
Additionally, you can obtain buried chests while Gathering that will give you additional loot upon opening them with a Gold Key.● Added Fairy's Breath to be obtainable through Lumbering, Skinning, Extracting, Hoe, Mining, Water Scooping, and Butchering.
- You can exchange Fairy's Breath x10 for one of the following items from Dalishain in Town:
- Applies Gathering Mastery to Fairy's Breath drop rate.
※ Fairy's Breath does not apply to Pet's Gathering Item Quantity Increase. Check Gathering Item that applies Quantity Increase in [Pets] from Adventurer's Guide.

● There is a low chance to find a Buried Trace when Lumbering, Tanning, Extracting, Hoeing, Mining or Butchering.
- A "Mystery Chest" will appear when mining near the found trace.
- The chest can only be opened with a Gold Key. The following items can be obtained when opening the chest.
- Gathering Mastery increases the chances of finding buried traces.
※ The Mystery Chest disappears when it's opened or some time has elapsed.

- Due to the above mentioned update, Gold Keys can be registered to Central Market.

※ Gold Key Info
Gold Keys can be obtained by gathering Silver Key x100 from [Crow Merchants Guild] Morco's recurring quest. Silver Keys can be obtained from Fishing.
- Morco's Location: Velia, Calpheon, Heidel (RMB Silver Key to check NPC location)

Oh, right! The Gold Bars!

Gold Bar buffs have already been improved once in the previous update. Even now, the act of handing over the Gold Bar to receive the buff was symbolic, like a ritual to receive a blessing.
In this update, we have changed so that adventurers can receive blessings directly with Silver for greater convenience.

But... what would you like this buff to be called?
The Gold Buff of the Ol' Days? The Shiny Silver Buff? We look forward to your awesome ideas.● Changed the item that is needed when you receive a buff of 120 minutes that can be obtained by exchanging a gold bar to an NPC.
- Changed the needed item as follows to get AP, DP, and EXP buff effects.

Buff effects and the NPCs that can be obtained from are the same as before.
Open● The Total Likes per Chat Group are scheduled to be reset during today's 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 Hall of Adventurers Chat Groups.
- All titles awarded for chat group rankings on April 20, 2021 (Wed) will be deleted during July 20, 2022 (Wed) maintenance.

ITEM

● Seed Vendors have decided to sell additional Seed Bundles in 5, 10 and 20.
- Choose the right seed bundle to obtain the amount of seeds that you want.
- Seed Bundle with 5, 10, 20 are the following:
※ Seed Bundles can be stacked in the Inventory.

- Vendors that sell in bundles are the following:

● Applied the following changes to what Riddle-Me Barter Support Box contains:
- Flax Fabric: Can be obtained 300 → Can be obtained 150
- Ash Plank: Can be obtained 600 → Can be obtained 1500

● Improved the following items Usage, How to Obtain, Quest Condition descriptions more accurately.
- Fairy's Blessing, Valks' Cry, Fughar's Memorandum - Chapter 1, Chapter 1: Adventurer's Board

● Separated shoes that were included in [Sage] Contular Outfit A,B.
- Since Contular Outift B cannot be registered on the Central Market, separated shoes cannot be registered either.
- You can obtain an additional [Sage] Contular Shoes when opening a box with [Sage] Contular Outfit Box accordingly.
* Adventurers in possession of Contular Armor will will find the [Sage] Contular Shoes in their storage in Heidel.
※ If your outfit's dyed settings appear different from before the update, please contact [Support] with a screenshot of your original dyed setting.

MONSTER

● Fixed the issue where Bloodstorm Nouver's sandstorm effect did not disappear in certain situations.

QUEST & KNOWLEDGE

● Added several new side quests to the world of Black Desert.
- A man wants to profess his feelings to someone in Velia.
- Norma Leight at Northern Wheat Plantation is suspicious of a man due to the recent disappearance of grain from the plantation.
- Zelfinith, the armor vendor in Florin, is having difficulty sleeping at night due to a noise that echoes from the top of the mountain.
- Shakatu at Altinova Arena is looking for a Shai who will help solve the problem of a minstrel he hired.
- Jean-Louis and the human workers at Awina's Tail Charcoal Workshop in the Mountain of Eternal Winter have changed drastically.
- You can meet a familiar, friendly face at Maslan's Yulas Citron Orchard in the Mountain of Eternal Winter.
※ You must complete all of the main quests of [Everfrost] questline in order to learn more about the changes occuring in the Mountain of Eternal Winter.

● Added a quest [Pet] Becoming the Alpha where you learn how to train Tier 5 pets.
- You can accept this quest from Obi Bellen after you complete the quest [Pet] Who'll Take The Lead?.
- This quest can be found under the Suggested list.
※ If you do not see the quest, you can set the quest type to [Life] and then proceed with the quest.

● Applied the following changes to everyday stories:
- Improved the tales of strange happenings in Faust Forest told around Keplan.
- Improved the story told by Dustin, the blacksmith of Weita Island, of weird sounds coming from the island.

● Fixed the issue of not being able to accept the quests "Eileen's Request" or "A Very Minute Flaw" to expand your Inventory when doing the Simplified "[Special Growth] Birth of a Prestigious Family" quest during Balenos reboot main questline.

The Track Monster function can be used to obtain "Knowledge" among other thing. However, creatures could only be tracked individually or by category until now. We have improved it so that up to 20 creatures can be selected for simultaneous tracking. We hope this makes the feature more useful for our Adventurers.● Applied the following changes to Track Monsters function in Knowledge (H):
- Fixed the issue where tracking certain Ecology Knowledge monster entries such as the Kuku Bird wouldn't highlight them on the minimap.
- Improved so that up to 20 Ecology Knowledge entries can be tracked from the Knowledge UI. (Either individually selected or as a category.)
※ TIP: Select Ecology Knowledge or Monster in Knowledge (H) screen and click on "Track" button so that this monster is highlighted in the minimap.

● Changed the Radiant Undersea Vortex Knowledge category as follows:
- Exploration I → The Great Expedition V
- Reduced required knowledge for max energy from the Exploration I Knowledge category by one.
● Improved the dialog when accepting Nurio's Dream quest.
● Improved the description of the NPC Serazad's Conversation button from which the Miniature Elephant quest can be accepted.
● Fixed the issue of Tachros' appearance and dialog appearing awkward in certain situations during the Balenos main questline.
● Fixed the issue of "[Horse Emblem] Seal of the Secret Guards" showing in the quest window even after completing the quest.
● Changed Helm Tribe Chief name to Helm Tribe Chief Steel Nux and fixed the issue of the image not showing.
● Improved Krahtenn's image so it matches Krahtenn's current appearance.

● Changed the rewards for the [Godr-Ayed Weapon] In the Fallen God's Name quests where you could convert your TET (IV) Blackstar wepaon into a Godr-Ayed weapon.
- You will now receive an equippable Godr-Ayed weapon instead of a "Sealed" Godr-Ayed weapon.

To celebrate Black Desert being serviced in all regions, your longtime companion, the Black Spirit, has prepared a special gift for the occasion in the forms of the ""Blood-eyed Visor"" and ""Blood-eyed Earrings!""

We'd like to thank all of our Adventurers for enjoying Black Desert● Added Event quests available through the Black Spirit (/) to obtain the "Blood-eyed Visor" and "Blood-eyed Earrings."
- You can find the [Event] Touchy-Feely Heart to Heart and [Event] Now You're Making Me Blush quests in the Black Spirit (/) - Quest - Event tab.
- These quests will be available from July 20, 2022 (Wed) after maintenance until Dec 28, 2022 (Wed) before maintenance (once per Family).
* You can move the Blood-eyed Visor and Blood-eyed Earrings to another character in your Family via Storage.

Quest	Objective	Reward
[Event] Touchy-Feely Heart to Heart	Talk to the Black Spirit	Contribution EXP 50
[Event] Now You're Making Me Blush	Talk to the Black Spirit	Blood-eyed Earrings Blood-eyed Visor

* You will need to complete these quests in order.
* You can complete this quest once per Family.

A Closer Look at the Blood-eyed Visor and Earrings
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The Last Ritual quest is the climatic highlight of the Drieghan main questline where you face off against Garmoth, the Crimson Dragon herself. However, proceeding with this questline as Drakania would have you face off against the Dragon alone without the aid of the Sherekhan, who by lore were antagonistic to all Dragons. While we intentially raised the difficulty level for the class, we saw that many new Adventurers were struggling to complete it alone. Therefore, we decided to adjust the difficulty level of The Last Ritual quest for all Drakania to appropriate levels.● Adjusted the difficulty level of the Drieghan main quest "The Last Ritual" for Drakania.
Last Updated: 7/20 14:41 (GMT+8)

NODE/CONQUEST WAR

● Applied the following changes to Flame Tower:
- Fixed the issue of being able to construct more than the max amount in certain situations.
- Fixed the issue of being unable to mount when the "Must be installed near a Fort/Command Post" message appears occasionally when mounting a Flame Tower.
- Fixed the issue of the Flame Tower upgrade button disappearing in certain situations.
● Added details regarding the item's attainment, usage, and limitations to the [Guild] Ballista Assembly Kit's item description.

● Fixed the issue where the gate icon would be marked in another location if you opened the World Map in a region other than the region currently undergoing a Conquest War.

NPC, BACKGROUND, SOUND

We're working to improve the terrain of certain areas, along with some major Monster Zones. So we’ve improved some elements that would impede your movement in the Orc Camp (especially Marni’s Realm), and fixed the Blood Wolf Settlement and the Troll Habitat.
Please bear in mind, this isn’t a singular update, and we will continue to improve regions like Kamasylvia to allow for less hindering movement.● Improved some terrain elements that hindered travel in different areas:
- Orc Camp

- Ancient Stone Chamber

▲ You can now traverse these areas mounted:

- Blood Wolf Settlement;

- Quint Hill

● Fixed the issue of being able to go beyond the bounds of Marni's Realm at the Orc Camp.
● Fixed the issue of Islin Bartali's voice not playing when interacting with her.

UI

● Applied the following changes to Photo Mode.
- Improved so that the Key Guide UI is not included when you take a screenshot.

● Fixed the warning text that is displayed on the Select Server and Change Server screens to now account for the Calpheon Elvia Server when entering an Elvia Server.

● Expanded choices so that the "Hide completed barter nodes" function in Barter screen can be used with ease.

● Added a pop up that shows when there are no rankings available in Ranking.
● Added a description that appears on the mount icon when there are no mounts taken out.

WEB

● Fixed the issue of not being able to attach a dragged image when posting in Community.
● Improved so that "All periods" for Popular Creations and Popular Creators can be checked in Beauty Album.
● Fixed special characters that displayed as code in the page when there was a special character in a Photo Gallery title.
● Improved the Terms and Conditions UI that displays when signing up for a new account.

Translation

● Changed and unified the following terms in Indonesian:
- Lokasi Kerja Bagian Kapal Chiro → Bengkel Komponen Kapal Chiro
- Blue Shark → Mako Shark
- Requiem Shark → Blue Shark
- Galeocerdo Cuvier → Requiem Shark
- Wyvern's Gastric Juice → Asam Lambung Wyvern
- Marinated Freshwater Eel → Asinan Belut Tawar
- Refugee Household Items → Perabotan Rumah Tangga Pengungsi
● Changed Maehwa's skills names as follows:
- Reverse Scale → Moonbreak
- New Year's Eve → Coldsnap
- Sticky Snowflake → Petal Swirl
- Stigma → Frostfeint
- General Apricot → General's Might

● Changed and unified the following terms in English:
- Blue Shark → Mako Shark
- Requiem Shark → Blue Shark
- Galeocerdo Cuvier → Requiem Shark

CHANGES & FIXES

● [Dark Knight] Fixed the issue where the gloves did not appear in idle status while Eclipse was equipped.
● [Shai] Fixed the issue where the effect of PEN (V) Blackstar Florang didn't appear when the game optimization settings were set to low.
● Fixed the issue where Oquilla Emerald Fresh Water was displayed as Oquilla Golden Fresh Water in the Origin of Eltro item description.
● Fixed typos in the questline for The Eternally Memorable Man.
● Changed the awkward dialog in the speech bubble for certain NPCs in Velia.
● Fixed a typo in the interaction dialog when exchanging your Blackstar and Godr-Ayed weapons.
● Fixed the issue where the 6 types of trade items did not appear when you exchange [Lv. 3] items and Crow Coins in Invernen Island and Delinghart Island when the filter was set to Crow Coins in the Barter Information UI.
● Fixed the issue where you could not proceed with the quest normally if you attack a monster while in the middle of the quest "[Everfrost] The Trial of the First Witch".
● Fixed the issue where the Close button located below the Ship Upgrade Tree UI appeared abnormal while using the Gamepad Input UI.
● Fixed the issue where you could occasionally get stuck on the door during "Richie Rescue" quest.
● Fixed the issue of not being able to obtain titles that can be obtained for a certain amount of Great Ocean Crow Coins.
- Titles that couldn't be obtained will be given after maintenance on Jul 27 (Wed).
● Fixed the issue of not being able to obtain titles according to the number of wins in Yar!.
- Titles that couldn't be obtained will be given after maintenance on Jul 27 (Wed).
● Fixed so that AP, DP, and Awakened weapon's AP that appear at the bottom of the gear window are arranged clearly.
● Added sound effects to the special idle animation when wearing the [Corsair] Maretakant Armor.
● Improved and fixed the following item descriptions.
- Improved: [Event] Valentine's Special Catalyst, Floramos Petal, Forest Emerald, Gold Topaz, Ocean Sapphire, Star Diamond
- Fixed: Golden Lion Insignia Chest, Fughar's Encouragement Bundle, Dragon Slayer Patraca Blueprint, [Season] Rift's Crystal
● Fixed the issue where Drakania could use the Shattered Dragon's Malice item in the Arena of Arsha.

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