Greetings Adventurers,
This week we are adding new ways to drop Season servers related items at Kuit and Padix Island.
We will also start the Service Transition so make sure to stay tune for future announcements.
For more information about this and more, read on!
[New Events]
- Time to Ride
- Event 1. Mount EXP Boost
- Period: January 27 (after maintenance)–February 9 (before maintenance)
- During the event, ride to your favorite hunting grounds and enjoy the +50% Mount Skill and Training EXP boost.
- Event 2. Special Drops
- Period: January 27 (after maintenance)–February 9 (before maintenance)
- During the event period, defeat monsters, fish, and gather to obtain event items and craft them to get a special item.
- Bonus! Loyal Attendance Rewards Refreshed
- Period: January 28 (00:00 UTC)–February 24 (09:59 UTC)
- For all adventurers, simply log in daily to claim awesome rewards.
- Click <Here> for full details.
- Event 1. Mount EXP Boost
- Service Transition Events
- Event 1. Early Bird Catches More Benefits
- Period: January 27 (after maintenance)–February 24 (before maintenance)
- Register for an account transfer from your Kakao Games account (Web & Steam) to a Pearl Abyss account via [Account Transfer Registration] to receive great rewards daily!
- Event 2. Thanks for Being Our Adventurers
- Period: January 27 (after maintenance)–February 24 (before maintenance)
- Register for an account transfer from your Kakao Games account (Web & Steam) to a Pearl Abyss account via [Account Transfer Registration] and receive Shakatu’s Seals!
- Event 3. Move Your Guild and Get Guild Funds
- Period: January 27 (after maintenance)–February 24 (before maintenance)
- Prepare your guilds for a transfer to get guild funds and more rewards.
- Event 4. All-Time Best Rewards after Transfer!
- Period: January 27 (after maintenance)–May 31 (23:59 UTC)
- Complete your account transfer within the event period and receive various in-game login rewards after the February 24 maintenance.
- Event 4. Get 530% Combat & Skill EXP Scrolls!
- Period: January 27 (after maintenance)–May 31 (23:59 UTC)
- Complete your account transfer within the event period and receive a purchase limitation reset for [Event] 530% Combat & Skill EXP Scroll (60 min)!
- Click <Here> (available soon) for full details.
- Event 1. Early Bird Catches More Benefits
[Ongoing Events]
- Fluttering Snowflakes
- Event 1. Collect [Event] Snowflakes!: Available until February 9 (23:59 UTC)
- Event 2. Finto's Cooking School
- Period: : Available until February 9 (before maintenance)
- Check <HERE> to see week 2 additions now!
- Please note the event end date has been changed since the maintenance will be performed on Feb 9, 2021 instead of Feb 10.
- Snowfall and Auroras are back until February 17 (before maintenance)
- Level Up Nova Again!
- Event 1. Level Up Again!: Available until February 3 (before maintenance)
[Ended Events]
- Old Moon Grand Prix Opening
- When morning dawns, the chickens at Bartali Farm begin to escape.
- Added the new repeat quest "[Repeat] Runaway Chicken in the Bartali Farm."
- You can accept and complete this quest from Emma Bartali at Bartali Farm every 4 hours.
- When morning dawns in the world of Black Desert, 10 chickens will fly the chicken coop at Bartali Farm.
- Runaway Chickens are easily scared, and will flee if you get too close.
- You must approach them while crouching, and wait until they lay an egg and flee.
- You can interact with the egg to obtain one, which has a chance to turn into a Golden Egg as well. You can exchange these eggs with Emma Bartali for Egg items.
- Once a chicken has laid an egg twice, it will no longer have the energy to flee. Capture it then, and take it to Emma Bartali to complete the quest.
※ You cannot catch additional chickens if you already have a Captured Chicken in your inventory.
※ The chickens will disappear if you do not catch them within 5 minutes of their escape.
▲ Morning dawns, and chickens fly the coop.
▲ Get too close, and chickens flee.
▲ Wait for the chicken to lay an egg
▲ Once the chicken lays an egg twice, it won't have the energy to run anymore
- Added the quest "Runaway Chicken in the Bartali Farm" to the Recurring quest tab.
- Changed the chance for a mole to appear based on the number plots occupied by your fence when farming.
- Normal, High-Quality, and Special crops that occupy 2 plots will have double the chance compared to crops that occupy only 1 plot, and Magical and Mysterious crops that occupy 10 plots will have double the chance compared to crops that occupy 5 plots for the mole to appear.
- Duvencrune and O'draxxia's storage keepers now rent out containers.
- Changed the Old Moon Grand Prix times to 16:00–9:00 (UTC) for NA servers.
- Changed the Old Moon Grand Prix times to 8:00–1:00 (UTC) for EU servers.
- Added rewards for adventurers who complete their account transfer.
- Increased the amount of Skill EXP gained from the Red Battlefield permanently.
[System]
- If you have unclaimed Pearl's Blessing rewards, you will now see a notice displayed when you try to exit the Pearl Shop.
- Added the quest to graduate from the Winter Season. You can accept and proceed with the quest as follows.
- Accept the quest "[Season Server Graduation] At the Crossroad" from Leyla in Velia.
- Accept and complete the above quest, then accept the quest "[Season Server Graduation] Into the Big Wide World" from Fughar.
- Use the "Honorable Adventurer's Certificate" obtained from the above quest to complete the quest and graduate from the season server.
- ※ Converting a season character into a normal character will prevent said character from entering the season servers. Also, you may no longer create a new season character for this winter season.
- Added the quest for adventurers who have graduated from the season to exchange Tuvala gear for Boss gear.
- This quest requires a season-graduated character who has a "[Season] Boss Gear Exchange Coupon" in possession, who will then be able to accept the quest from Fughar to exchange for the appropriate weapon or gear. Please note that you can choose to accept and complete this quest only once.
- Once you've accepted the quest, go to Tranan Underfoe with the exchange coupon and Tuvala gear to exchange them for a Boss gear of appropriate enhancement level.
[Game World]
- Adjusted the size of cutscene audio played in-game by 60%.
- Fixed certain areas of the Scarlet Sand Chamber.
[All Classes]
- Set the basic AP of all class summons to match the summoning class's AP.
- The summoning class's AP must be at least the same as the basic AP of the summoned minion in order to control and wield the summoned minion at 100%.
- For example, Gorr's basic AP is 100. If the summoning Witch's AP is at 50, then Gorr's AP will be limited to 50 as well, and only return to 100 when the Witch's AP also hits 100 or higher.
- Improved the standby animation to display the appropriate motion based on the equipped top outfit.
[By Class]
WARRIOR
- Fixed an issue where weapons appeared unnatural when using certain skills.
SORCERESS
- Core: Violation – Fixed an issue where weapons appeared unnatural when using the skill.
TAMER
- Fixed irregular movement animations.
VALKYRIE
- Prime: Judgment of Light I–III – Fixed the issue where the skill's 1st hit wasn't applying damage when using the skill.
MUSA
- Fixed an issue where weapons appeared unnatural when using certain skills.
NINJA
- Fixed an issue where weapons appeared unnatural when using certain Awakening skills.
LAHN
- Fixed the issue with Combat Assistance not functioning correctly when using certain skills.
SHAI
- Fixed the issue with Shai's movements after jumping to the left/right.
HASHASHIN
- Prime: Ridge Reaver – Fixed the issue where the skill's critical hit rate increase effect wasn't being applied as intended in certain situations when using the skill.
- Descent – Fixed the issue where using the skill via Quick Slot during Awakening would sometimes prevent Main Weapon skills from activating.
- Prime: Dune Slash, Prime: Descent – Fixed the issue where using the skills with Combat Assistance toggled on would prevent the skills from being activated as intended.
NOVA
- Added the following Core Awakening skills.
- Added Skill Enhancement (Rabam's Enlightenment).
- You can learn the 1st enhanced skill at Lv. 56 or higher, the 2nd at Lv. 57 or higher, and the 3rd at Lv. 58 or higher.
- You will need to learn the prerequisite skills to learn the enhanced skills.
- You may only select one of two enhanced skills per level.
- Prime: Bitter Reign – Increased the skill's 1st hit's number of targets by 1.
- Increased the damage of the following skills.
- Prime: Swooping Ring – Changed the skill by removing the 1st hit, and the skill now applies all hits at its last hit.
- Prime: Frozen Darkness – Increased the combo speed of using the skill after certain skills.
- Prime: Vengeful Star – You can now combo into the skill's 3rd hit if used after Prime: Entangling Icy Thorns's last hit.
- Prime: Quoratum's Ascension – You can now combo into the skill if used after Prime: Vengeful Star's 2nd hit.
- Prime: Stamma's Mate – Improved the skill to now combo faster when used after Prime: Icy Thorn's 2nd hit or Prime: Vengeful Star's 1st hit.
- Prime: Bitter Reign – You can now combo into the skill if used after Prime: Stamma's Mate.
- Prime: Vengeful Star – You can now combo into the skill's 2nd hit if used after Prime: Frozen Darkness.
- Prime: Stamma's Mate – You can now combo faster into the skill if used after Prime: Quoratum's Ascension's 2nd hit.
- Prime: Swooping Ring – Fixed the issue where using the skill would cancel Quoratum's Protection.
- Punishing Trap – Improved the skill to now stop faster by pressing the S key right after the skill's surface hit.
- Punishing Trap – Improved the skill to now activate its extra hit faster by pressing LMB right after the skill's surface hit.
- Punishing Trap – Improved the skill to combo faster into other skills when its extra hit is activated right after the skill's surface hit.
- Countergambit – Increased the charging movement speed after hitting a target with the skill.
- Prime: Star's Call, Command: Rime Ice, Icy Thorns – Fixed the issue where you couldn't combo into the skills after Command: Opening was activated from taking damage during Quoratum's Protection.
- Added an additional effect to indicate Nova's HP being consumed to command Axian.
- Fixed the graphical issue with the quoratum while attempting to tame a horse.
- The Blackstar and Fallen God gear were not appearing in the customization menu due to the dye restrictions. While the dye restrictions are kept, you will now be able to see the respective armor pieces in the customization screen.
- Hashashins and Novas can now open New Year Hanbok Outfit Sets.
- For details on the newly added Pearl Shop Update, please click < Here > !
[Quest]
- Added a new quest to increase the weight of your Family Inventory by 50LT. Adventurers who've completed "[Shakatu's Gift] Bag of the Stars" can accept either "[Dellus' Gift] Shakatu's Message" from Dellus or "[Raomi's Gift] Shakatu's Message" from Raomi nearby, then complete the quest to receive the reward.
- You can only complete each quest once per family.
- You can choose to proceed with either Dellus' Gift or Raomi's Gift.
- While both quests share the same quest objectives and reward, you will obtain a different title upon completion.
- [The Great Expedition] Oquilla's Eye quest now requires you to be level 50 or higher and will appear in the Suggested quest tab when talking to the Black Spirit while in Balenos.
- Fixed the graphical issue with the name of Richie, the jester hailing from Heidel whom you meet during the Velia Main Quest on top of the ossuary, overlapping with his prison cell.
- Added 1 Bronze Key to the reward for completing [Boss] Giath, the Goblin Chief.
- Fixed Alustin to no longer offer the Adventure and Knowledge Research dialog option while proceeding with the Main Quest.
- Fixed Curse of the Ossuary's navigate function to now lead you to Houtman.
- Changed the quest text for Excavation Site to present the quest objectives more clearly, and now it requires you to talk with the Goblin Overseer "Santorian."
- Changed the quest text for [Awakening] Traces of Edana to present the quest objectives more clearly.
- Changed the Main Quest "Those who are leaving," which you could accept from the Black Spirit, to a Suggested quest and changed the quest name to "[Epheria] Those who are leaving."
- Fixed Tiny Nose to no longer offer the Secure the Trade Route dialog option while proceeding with the Main Quest.
- Fixed the Serendia Crossroad quests [Crossroad] The Hero of Serendia, [Crossroad] Silence, We're Done Here! to offer more natural dialog options to accept the following Confusion in Kalis quest in Calpheon when playing with a Nova.
- Fixed the issue where the quest Processing Expert #5, Finally... wasn't proceeding correctly, and made corrections to the quest objectives and quest accepting text.
- Fixed the dialog for Noah Akam in Abun to begin more naturally during the Mediah Main Quest series.
- Fixed the quest The Gift of Calpheon so that upon completion, you can naturally speak to Nella Encarotia once again.
- Fixed the Wizard's Altar so that upon interaction, you will no longer see the same dialog repeat over and over again.
- Fixed [Awakening] Artifacts of the Naga, one of the crossroad quests in Serendia, so that upon completion, Edan doesn't suddenly vanish, but remains a bit longer to continue examining the Extraction Mill.
- Slightly eased the difficulty of navigating the Mediah Main Quest Tracking Budar III.
- Fixed the issue where Nellamorin, the node manager of Behr Riverhead, would have her face covered by plantlife.
- Added helpful text to the quest summary of the Mediah Main Quest Incomplete Bautt Slate.
[Knowledge]
- Fixed the images of knowledge gained from interacting with the monuments behind Edan in the Ancient Stone Chamber to now be displayed correctly.
- Fixed the Luxurious Treasure Chamber knowledge so you can now learn it even after proceeding with the Main Quest.
- After completing the Serendia Crossroad quest [Crossroad] Each of Their Reasons and the following quest [Boss] Biraghi Den Keeper, speak to Etunar, the node manager of Biraghi Den, to learn about [Knowledge] Luxurious Treasure Chamber.
- Changed the locations of the exit and help buttons on the Old Moon Grand Prix results window.
- Fixed the Knowledge (H) window to now save the most recent knowledge selected up until you log off and on again.
- Fixed the issue where certain plant life of the Terrmian Cliff appeared to move irregularly.
- Fixed the issue of floating objects outside certain Gahaz structures.
- Fixed the issue where upon changing your font size, certain system messages relating to already completed quests would sometimes be displayed.
- Fixed the issue where the mouse cursor wouldn't change when hovered over the text input slot in the character/family name change window.
- Fixed the issue where the mouse cursor would change when hovered over the cancel button in the character/family name change window.
- Fixed the issue where upon mounting the race horse Giorga Brisa, your speed in the desert wouldn't decrease. You cannot accelerate nor sprint as fast as a regular horse while mounted on Giorga Brisa in the desert.
- [Mystic] Lupine Outfit – Fixed the issue where equipping the vambrace after having donned the outfit would remove any dyes set to the outfit's cape.
- [Dark Knight] Eclipse Outfit – Fixed the graphical issue where upon sitting after having donned the outfit, her undergarments would be exposed outside the outfit.
- Fixed the issue where Agris Fever points were consumed incorrectly when defeating summoned monsters while in a party.
- [Female Classes] Fixed the issue with the Lahr Arcien Eyepatch not appearing on certain classes when equipped together with the Desert Camouflage outfit.
- [Maehwa] Marine Romance Outfit – Fixed the irregular animations when idle with the outfit equipped.
- [Maehwa] Bloody Outfit – Fixed the issue with the weapon being placed in an awkward location with the outfit equipped.
- We are aware of the issue where the discounted price shows as 3,509 instead of 3,510 Pearls when the total pearl price of items is 5,400 Pearls with a 35% discount rate on the Set Creator UI in the Pearl Shop (F3).
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