Greetings Adventurers,

The fourth anniversary is here and to celebrate these four years spent with you, we prepared a lot of events for you!

This new update also brings a new challenge for the most ambitious adventurers with the newly added monster zone at Ash Forest! The AP and DP recommendation for this new area is 300 AP and 400 DP, so you better be prepared before you step foot there!

That’s not all, the succession skills of the Guardian are becoming available this week! Enjoy the new powerful skills of the Black Desert Online’s newest class!

Also, please note that daylight saving time 2020 for North America will begin on Sunday, March 8 (02:00 PST) and end on Sunday, November 1 (02:00 PST). For Europe, summer time 2020 will begin on Sunday, March 29 (02:00 CET) and end on Sunday, October 25 (03:00 CET).

Continue reading for details of the changes, fixes, and events including in this patch:

[New Event]

[Web Event]

• A Shift in the Dark Rift
  • Period: March 3 (16:00 UTC/ 17:00 CET/ 08:00 PST)– March 25 (09:00 UTC/ 17:00 CET/ 08:00 PST)
  • Check our official website the unstable Dark Rift that seems to be shifting every day and face off against a Dark Rift boss or answer a question correctly from one of several NPCs. Once you finish your participation for the day, you will receive a web coupon that can be claimed via your account on our website if you are on the web launcher, or via the Redeem button on the ESC menu in-game if you play on the Steam launcher.
  • Please note:
    • You can participate in the “A Shift in the Dark Rift” event on our website once a day for 20 days. The day begins anew at 09:00 UTC every day.
      • The total event period is 22 days but after you have participated for 20 days you will have completed the event. The 20 days do not have to be consecutive.
    • Two types of rewards will be given for participation, an in-game item or a coupon that can be used in the Pearl Shop (F3). For more details, please check the Event Notice in the web event page.
      • You must claim your web coupon before April 1 (before maintenance). All unclaimed rewards will expire on April 1 (before maintenance). Please note in-game coupons will also expire on April 1 from the coupon book (F3).
    • If you participate and complete all 20 days available during the event period, you will receive a special in-game title (no special color) in the following maintenance.
    • We hope you enjoy this Fourth Anniversary web event we have specially prepared for you on our official website!

[Infographic]

• Fourth Anniversary Infographic
  • Get a small taste of how the game environment has evolved over the years – click <Here> to see the infographic!

[In-game Event]

• Fourth Anniversary Celebration Part 1
  • Event 1: Extra Special Attendance
    • Period: March 3 (after maintenance)–April 1 (23:59 UTC)
    • Log in all 21 days to claim all of your Pearl Items valued over $200/€200!
  • Event 2: Dark Rift Update: Mammore is Back!
    • Period: March 4 (09:00 UTC)–March 25 (before maintenance)
    • In this special event period, battle the fierce holy beast Mammore on the Fleme Hills between Toscani Farm and Marino Farm near Velia.
  • Event 3: [March Update] Black Spirit’s Adventure: UPGRADED
    • Period: March 3 (after maintenance)–March 25 (before maintenance)
    • With this March update, Black Spirit’s Adventure 1 game is getting upgraded additionally with more dice rolls and better rewards.
  • Event 4: Golden Challenges for New Adventurers
    • Period: March 3 (after maintenance)–April 1 (before maintenance)
    • New adventurers who reach a certain level in their adventures in the vast world of Black Desert Online can obtain Gold Bars via the Challenge tab (Y).
  • Event 5. Afuaru’s Guild Event for the New and Returning
    • Period: March 3 (after maintenance)–March 25 (before maintenance)
    • New and Returning Adventurers who reach a certain level can claim [Event] Restored Afuaru’s Map via the Challenge tab (Y).
  • Click <Here> for all the details on our celebratory events and thank you for four years with Black Desert Online!
• Succession of Events: Guardian
  • Period: March 3 (after maintenance)–March 25 (before maintenance)
  • Adventurers who reach a certain level with their Guardian characters during the event period can obtain rewards via the Challenge tab (Y)!
  • Bonus: The Mysterious Knight is back from (March 3–March 18) to give Skill EXP +300% for 180 mins. this time. Don’t miss this big boost for your Skill EXP and make sure to interact with the Mysterious Knight if you see him!
  • Click <Here> for full details!
• Sweet Surprise
  • Period: March 3 (after maintenance)–March 18 (before maintenance)
  • During the event period, defeat monster, fish, and gather to collect [Event] Sweet Candy Bag which can be exchanged for items like Item Collection Increase Scroll (60 min), Advice of Valks (+30), and Fine Accessory Box.
  • You can also simply open the [Event] Sweet Candy Bag to gain your Fitness EXP boost.
  • Click <Here> to find out more about this sweet event.

[Ongoing Events]

• Pre-Anniversary Celebration
  • Event 1: Rebellion of Bosses & Event 2: Lara’s Four Requests: Feb. 26–Mar. 11
• Succession of Events: Striker and Mystic: Feb.26–Mar. 18
• [Fourth Anniversary Special!] Thank You for Four Years: Feb. 19–Mar. 11
• Festival of Horses: Feb. 19–Mar. 11
• [February Update] Black Spirit’s Adventure: UPGRADED: Feb.19–Until further notice
• Succession of Events: Lahn: Feb. 19–Mar. 11

[Ended Events]

• Succession of Events: Witch and Wizard available until March 4 (08:59 UTC)
• Festival of Horses:
  • Boosts, three ways
  • Time for Imperial Delivery

[Reward Distribution]

• Fourth Anniversary Celebratory Gifts!
  • Check your in-game mailbox (B) now to claim your gifts to celebrate the Fourth anniversary of Black Desert Online for EU and NA!
    • All Adventurers: 50,000,000 Silver, Birthday Cake, 10% Discount Coupon x4
    • Returning Adventurers: [Event] Settlement Pack l, [Event] Lv. 57 Travel Kit
      • Please claim these items from your in-game mailbox before April 1 (before maintenance) or they will disappear.
      • For discount coupons, after you claim them from the in-game mailbox, you will have 3 days to register them from Inventory to coupon book on the Pearl Shop (F3), then 7 days to use the coupons before they expire.

[Content]

New Monster Zone at the Ash Forest

We hope that this new monster zone gives ambitious adventurers a fresh new challenge. Just like how the difficult Aakman and Hystria Ruins monster zones were eventually bested by many of you, we eagerly anticipate you eventually mastering this new monster zone.

• Added a new monster zone at the Ash Forest.
  • The recommended AP is 300 and the recommended DP is 400, the highest so far in Black Desert Online.
  • The aura of hatred caused by the ghosts of Ash Forest makes it difficult to use spirits or magic in the Ash Forest.
    • This means that if even if your character has any summoned creatures, the monsters will attack your character first. The monsters will only start attacking the summoned creatures after the number of monsters your character can detect has been exceeded.
• The following monsters will appear at Ash Forest.
  • Volkras
  • Barnas
  • Gairas
• Added a new accessory, Deboreka Necklace, which can be looted from monsters at the Ash Forest.

Blue Grade Epheria Carrack Ship Parts

• Added blue grade ship parts that can be equipped on Epheria Carrack: Advance, Epheria Carrack: Balance, Epheria Carrack: Volante, or Epheria Carrack: Valor.
  • Please note that the type of ship parts must match the type of Epheria Carrack you own.

• The effects of the new blue grade Epheria Carrack ship parts may differ depending on the type of Epheria Carrack they are meant for, to complement the characteristics of each type of Epheria Carrack.

• The following is a list of Epheria Carracks in the order of most to least amount of damage their cannons deal.
  • Epheria Carrack: Valor > Epheria Carrack: Volante > Epheria Carrack: Balance > Epheria Carrack: Advance
  • The cannon reload speed of Epheria Carrack: Volante and Epheria Carrack: Valor gets faster when they are equipped with the new Epheria Carrack: Volante (Chiro’s Cannon) or Epheria Carrack: Valor (Chiro’s Cannon), respectively.
    • Epheria Carrack: Volante: Cannon reload speed -1 sec
    • Epheria Carrack: Valor: Cannon reload speed -2 sec
• The materials needed for each new blue grade Epheria Carrack ship parts are as follows.

• Added the new items “Starlight Powder” and “Sunset Black Stone.”
  • Starlight Powder is needed to craft Sunset Black Stone, which is needed to enhance the new ship parts.

• You can now get some of the materials needed to make the new blue grade Epheria Carrack ship parts (Starlight Powder and blueprints suitable for each ship part) at a certain chance at the nodes listed below.
  • Chiro’s Cannon Workshop at Al-Naha Island
  • Chiro’s Sail Workshop at Racid Island
  • Chiro’s Prow Statue Workshop at Tinberra Island
  • Chiro’s Black Plating Workshop at Lerao Island
• You can spend 10 Energy at each island’s node manager to discover these new nodes. The node managers for each island are as follows.
  • Al-Naha Island: Rundgel
  • Racid Island: Kunka
  • Tinberra Island: Shanjo
  • Lerao Island: Leph
• Added Chiro’s Ship Part Workshop to the house at Iliya Island 3.
  • At Chiro’s Ship Part Workshop you can craft the 16 new blue grade Epheria ship parts as well as Sunset Black Stone which is needed to enhance them.
• You can get the Epheria Carrack Parts Upgrade Permit items from Philaberto Falasi of Port Epheria.

New Sea Monster Content

• Added a new Sea Monster Habitat in the northern waters of Margoria.
  • Fierce monsters swim from even further north to feed there. According to some courageous adventurers, we know that the following sea creatures frequent the area.
    • Saltwater Crocodile
    • <Violent> Black Rust
    • <Violent> Nineshark
• You can loot Violent Sea Monster’s Bone, Violent Sea Monster’s Scale, or Violent Sea Monster’s Ooze at a certain rate from Saltwater Crocodile, <Violent> Black Rust, or <Violent> Nineshark.
• You can loot Saltwater Crocodile’s Scale from Saltwater Crocodile.
• A maximum of three adventures can loot from monsters at this new habitat. Item Collection Increase Scroll items do not take effect there.

• Added the following new items to the Sea Coin Exchange shop.
  • Wave Residue Adhesive
  • Starlight Hardener
  • Starlight Emulsifier
• Reduced the number of parley points consumed when bartering at the following locations in Margoria by 20%.
  • Shipwrecked Cargo Ship
  • Incomplete Ship
  • Langtia’s Combat Raft
• Reduced the number of amity points needed to buy donkey gear sold at the amity shop of Partus, the stable keeper of Keplan, from 500 to 50.

[System]

• Fixed the issue where the client crashed with certain hardware.

• Destroying a Galley in forced PvP mode will decrease your Karma by 200,000 alike the other boats.

[By Class]

• You can now control the direction of Prime: Raging Thunder skills by moving during the skill with directional keys.
  • Therefore, the movement speed of these skills has decreased.
• You can now combo Ultimate: Evasion or Shake Off skills faster after a combo of Prime: Predatory Hunt and Lava Piercer.
• Prime: Ancient Wave can now be used instantly after the following skills.
  • Prime: Fierce Strike skills
  • Prime: Frenzied Destroyer skills with Double Smash
  • Prime: Storming Beast
• You can now combo Prime: Devastation after the following skills.
  • Prime: Fierce Strike skills
  • Prime: Frenzied Destroyer skills with Double Smash
  • Prime: Storming Beast
• Fixed the issue where you could not move or perform combos after Prime: Ancient Wave.
• Changing the direction during the last hit of Prime: Beastly Wind Slash skills should now be easier.
• You no longer have to hold LMB + RMB to continue using Black Spirit: Raging Thunder or Black Spirit: Prime: Raging Thunder skills.
  • You can end the above skills by pressing the LMB or Space Bar to trigger the last hit.
• Fixed the issue where the accuracy rate of Prime: Ancient Wave was not correctly applied.
• Fixed the issue where the wrong number of hits appeared in the skill descriptions of Black Spirit: Prime: Raging Thunder skills.

We were not satisfied with the number of suitable Succession versus Awakening skills the Berserker could use during the cooldown of Raging Thunder and Feral Rage skill. Therefore, we reworked Succession skills such as Prime: Ancient Wave and Prime: Devastation so they can be used instantly after certain skills. We also reworked the Prime: Raging Thunder skills. Instead of simply increasing the movement speed, which might make the skills trickier to use, we decided instead to allow you more control over how Prime: Raging Thunder moves.

• Increased the casting speed of Ultimate: Echo Pierce to match that of other Echo Pierce skills.
• Changed the damage dealt by Legendary Beast Dance skills as follows.

• Changed the damage dealt by the Flow: Ascension, which needs to be used after a Garuda skill, to correlate to the extra hit damage of the Garuda skill.
• Changed the damage dealt by Flow: Intimidation as follows.

• Tree Climb skills are now quick slot available.

We have noticed that many still use the Tamer’s Main Weapon skills due to the relatively low damage dealt by her Awakening skills. Therefore, we have adjusted the damage stats of Awakening skills such as Legendary Beast Dance, Flow: Intimidation, and Flow: Ascension skills to be comparable to Main Weapon skills such as Heilang: Whiplash. We have also changed how Echo Pierce skill works. We have increased the casting speed of Ultimate: Echo Pierce so the only remaining difference between it and the regular Echo Pierce skills should be the amount of damage and attack range. If you want a skill with higher damage we recommend you choose regular Echo Pierce and if you want to concentrate on forward attacks we recommend Ultimate: Echo Pierce.

• You can now combo Lancia Training lateral attack or Sacrum Ferit lateral attack after Sanctitas de Enslar skills.
• You can now combo Flow: Revelation Sanctus after Sanctitas de Enslar skills.
• The following will now take effect if you use a Breath of Elion skill after learning Flow: Breath of Elion.
  • Critical Hit Rate 10% for 15 sec to self and nearby allies
  • Increase Movement Speed 20% for 15 sec to self and nearby allies
• You can now combo forward Death Line Chase or Promptness before the last hit of a Hastiludium skill.
• Casting a Hastiludium skill during Death Line Chase is now faster.
• Fixed the issue where entering the command keys for Purificatione during Death Line Chase activated Promptness and its cooldown.
• Fixed the issue where text saying that Succession: Flow: Spinning Shield consumes Stamina was not included in the skill description.

We wanted to add more ways for the Valkyrie to approach her opponents in Awakening mode. Therefore we added the possibility to combo Death Line Chase, Hastiludium, and Promptness. We also changed certain skills so you can combo them with Sanctitas de Enslar skills.

• Changed the graphical effects of the following Awakening skills.
  • Vengeful Barrier
  • Flow: Execution
  • Murderous Intent during transition stance
  • Corrupt Sword Dance during transition stance
  • Sudden Decapitation during transition stance
  • Serpent Ascension during transition stance
  • Corrupt Sword Dance during Seamless
  • Sudden Decapitation during Seamless

• Increased the casting speed of Prime: Salp’uri Purge.
• Increased the casting speed of Prime: Blooming Nether Flower.
• You can now use Prime: Phantom Dance while during the pulling stage of Prime: Cymbidium.
• Using Prime: Blade Dance will now have an Critical Hit Rate +50% effect.
• Prime: Cymbidium skills have been changed as follows.

• Changed the amount of HP recovered per every hit of a Prime: Crescent Barrage skill as follows.

• Fixed the skill description of Prime: Bleeding Hearts to match the actual throw damage skill effect.
• Fixed the issue where slashing would start before the dash during Prime: Spring Breeze skills on uneven terrain.
• Fixed the issue where the Super Armor and Invincible effects of Nimbus Dismount and Fragrant Stigma skills were applied incorrectly during airborne moves.
• Fixed the issue where the Super Armor effect disappeared before the last hit of Black Spirit: Prime: Pendulum Kick skills.
• Added text to the skill description of Prime: Spring Breeze III saying a Super Armor effect will be applied when gliding down with the skill.
• Fixed a text issue in the skill descriptions of Black Spirit: Cymbidium and Black Spirit: Prime: Cymbidium skills about down attacks.
• Fixed the graphical issue with the Crescent Pendulum that occurred when climbing walls.

Our concept for Lahn’s Succession skills was that her attacks will get stronger the longer she continues certain skills. However, even though Prime: Blade Dance and Prime: Cymbidium skills do get stronger when maintained, the risk taken when continuing the skills is so great it was a deterrent from using these skills as we designed. Therefore we adjusted the amount of damage that can be done with these skills, to make using these skills continuously more worth it. We also added more skill combo options so you can choose to combo certain skills instead of continuing the skill you are currently casting.

• Added the “Succession” content.

  With Succession, Guardian can use her battle axe and shield for even more ferocious skills. Not only will she be able to overpower her opponents, but she will also be able to take the brunt of their attacks for her allies and change the course of the battle.

  • After Awakening the Guardian, accept the quest “[Guardian Succession] For Justice” from the Black Spirit to start the Succession quest series.
  • You will learn the skill “Succession: Guardian’s Glory” which will allow you to learn more powerful Battle Axe and Shield skills.
  • You will no longer be able to use your Jordun skills.
  • Added the “Succession” tab to the Skill window. The skills in this tab are affected by the AP of both Main and Awakening Weapons.
  • You will be able to learn and use skills in both the “Main” and “Succession” tabs. However, if there is both an “Absolute” and “Succession” versions of the same skill, you must choose as you cannot use both versions of the skill.
  • To learn certain Succession skills, you will first need to learn the preceding skills from the “Main” tab first.
  • After completing the Succession quests and learning the skill “Succession: Guardian’s Glory,” you can go back and forth between Succession and Awakening skills by resetting your skills.
  • To go from using Succession to Awakening skills, you need to reset your skills to unlearn “Succession: Guardian’s Glory.”
  • To go from using Awakening to Succession skills, you need to reset your skills and relearn “Succession: Guardian’s Glory.”
• Foretold Encounter can now be used while jumping in awakening mode.
• You can now combo God Incinerator faster after Searing Fang or Flow: Suppress.
• You can now combo Infernal Nemesis faster after Cleansing Flame or God Incinerator.
• The All Accuracy Rate effect of all levels of Cleansing Flame has been changed to: All Accuracy Rate +9% for 10 sec. upon using skill.
• Changed the location of the rocks that appear during Flow: Black Blood Eruption to be more natural.

• Added text in the item description of Adventurer’s Tome to say that you can upgrade the tome into Chenga – Sherekhan Tome of Wisdom.
• Fixed the item descriptions of the following types of items that specified how many days you have to wait to use the items on a character of a recently released class.
  • (Main/Sub/Awakening) Weapon Exchange Coupon items
  • Combat/Skill EXP Exchange Coupon items
• Fixed the item descriptions of crystals that can be fused into main weapon sockets to specifically say “main weapon” and not just say “weapon.”
• For details on newly added Pearl Shop Update, please click < Here > !

• Updated the following UIs.
  • Lakario minigame
  • Hunting minigame
  • Server Change
• Fixed the graphical issue with the background of the key guide that appears when exchanging items via an NPC.
• Fixed the issue where the message that appears after you successfully combine items appeared multiple times.
• Fixed the issue where the All Worker List window did not close when opening the World Map.
• Fixed the issue where pets acted contradictory to what was set in via the Pet Command options after they were checked in and taken out.
• An icon will now appear next to the names of servers with an ongoing EXP event.

• Fixed the awkward auto-navigation paths around Arehaza Town.
• [Guardian] Fixed the issue where the Guardian would not close her eyes while resting on a bed.
• [Guardian] Fixed the issue where the plate of food would not disappear after the Guardian cheered after eating certain food items.
• Fixed the issue where sound effects would be muted when logging into the game with a Lv. 1 character.
• Fixed the issue where the following outfits looked awkward in certain situations when equipped.
  • [Ranger] Bern Armor
  • [Valkyrie] Solaria Shield
  • [Witch] Arcanis Robe
• Fixed the issue where certain trees pierced the walls around Calpheon City.
• Fixed the issue where a Sausan Watchtower spawned inside a building at the Sausan Garrison.
• Fixed the issue where the amount of EXP to level up the following pets was set too low. Due to this issue, we have sent a compensation of Kanpacho’s Chewable Tablet items based on the number of the listed pets you own or have exchanged. Please check your in-game mailbox (B) for the compensation.
  • Arctic Fox
  • Emperor Hawk
  • Haetae
• Resolved the issue where crashing would occur when launching the game from Alienware computers.

• We are aware of the issue where the text “Growth Server” appears when placing the mouse over the EXP icons next to servers with an EXP event in progress. Please note this is a text issue and the icon itself has nothing to do with the Olvia (Growth) Server. The icons instead indicate the Combat EXP +200%, Skill EXP +30%, Life EXP +30%, and Item Drop Rate Boost +50% buffs from the promotional EXP event that are applied to all servers up to the March 18 maintenance.
• We are aware of the issue where the following limited pets on [4th Anniversary] Limited Pet 2+2 Bundle show wrong availability periods:
  • Drifty Gosphy
  • Emperor Hawk
  • Lost Penguin
  • Snowflake Reindeer
  • Snowball Rosefinch
  • Snowflake Rosefinch
    • Please note [4th Anniversary] Limited Pet 2+2 Bundle and permanent pets included are sold until March 11 (before maintenance). We apologize for the confusion and inconvenience.

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