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Black Desert
ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer
Pearl Abyss · Pearl Abyss·$9.99
Aug 30, 2017 · 108mo ago

Patch Notes - August 30th 2017

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Introduction of the Savage Rift, significant class balance adjustments for Berserker and Valkyrie, and the Back to School event.

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  • Berserker
    • Flow: Slugfest:Added Accuracy bonus to help with early game grinding efficiency.+13.5% %
    • Seizing Fear:Increased critical hit rate and added +5% Accuracy.5%10% %
    • Devastation:Increased the duration of movement/attack/casting speed decrease debuff.5s10s s
    • Lava Piercer I:Reduced WP cost to improve sustain during combat.2515
    • Frenzied Destroyer:Significantly reduced WP cost for the both-hand hit.4020
    • Frenzied Destroyer:Added Bound effect to the both-hand down smash in PvE.Bound
  • Valkyrie
    • Promptness:Reduced stamina cost for better mobility.100
    • Promptness:Reduced cooldown to allow more frequent use.5s s
    • Promptness:Increased PvE damage.806% x21048% x2 %
    • Blitz Stab:Slightly reduced cooldown.9s8s s
    • Blitz Stab:Increased damage for better grind efficiency.567% x6624% x6 %
    • Terra Sancta:Increased PvE damage.1475%1696% %
  • Ranger
    • Breezy Blade:Now recovers 10 EP per hit to reduce reliance on MP potions.10
    • Elven Rage:Now recovers 15 MP per hit.15
    • Flow: Disillusion:Now recovers 20 MP per hit.20
  • Striker
    • Martial Spirit:Reduced WP cost to maintain Martial Spirit state.5025 WP/3s
    • Flow: Mass Destruction:Now does not cause collision while moving.YesNo
  • General
    • Increased drop rates for Black Stones, Crystal Shards, and Ancient Relic Stones.Increased
    • Increased registration batch size for various materials like Ingots and Crystals.Increased

Nerfs2

  • Dark Knight
    • Smoky Haze:Invincibility changed to Super Armor to prevent excessive invincibility chaining in PvP.InvincibleSuper Armor
    • Twilight Dash:Removed stamina recovery effect from this and several other skills.YesRemoved

Other changes5

  • Savage Rift
    • Savage Rift is now open, challenging adventurers to complete waves of combat.Added
    • Players are granted 30 points upon starting the Savage Rift.30
    • Bosses:Bosses in stages 5, 10, 15, and 20 now have a 5-minute time limit before the next stage starts.5m m
  • Dark KnightDusk:Adjusted stamina consumption.250
  • GeneralClient will now attempt to reconnect several times after an unexpected network error.Added

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