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Black Desert
Black Desert
ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer
Pearl Abyss · Pearl Abyss·$9.99
Dec 20, 2017 · 104mo ago

Patch Notes - 20th December

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A holiday-themed update featuring Christmas events, significant basic AP adjustments for Ninja and Kunoichi, and various quality-of-life improvements across classes and systems.

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  • Ninja
    • Drastic Measure:Allows for a smoother combo by enabling instant attacks after Sudden Decapitation's final hit when using Drastic Measure.
    • Drastic Measure:The energy gathering motion of Drastic Measure now pulls nearby monsters to a spot in front of the character.Added
    • Ghost Step I~III:Increased movement distance for Ghost Step when using specific weapons, though not while airborne or concealed.Increased
    • Increased basic AP at level 60, significantly boosting PvE damage.+21
  • Kunoichi
    • Ghost Step I~III:Increased movement distance for Ghost Step when using specific weapons, though not while airborne or concealed.Increased
    • Increased basic AP at level 60, significantly boosting PvE damage.+21
    • Ghost Step:Fixed an issue where Ghost Step would not trigger using the ↑ + ↑ command while in Sah Chakram state.
  • MaehwaRetaliation:Removed the stamina requirement for using Retaliation, making the skill more accessible.Required0
  • General
    • Limited time event increasing the drop rates of Memory Fragments and Golden Items.Increased
    • Players will not be affected by desert debuffs in the Great Desert area during the event period.ActiveRemoved
    • Harvest, Upgrade, Killing Insects, and Pruning actions are now faster as the character's Farming level increases.Faster
    • Reduced the minimum number of players required to start Red Battlefield from 10 to 2.10 people2 people
  • MonstersDecreased evasion of monsters in the Demibeast Zone by 10%, making them easier to hit.-10% %
  • ItemsCron Stones can now be used on Accessories and Courser Awakening, expanding their utility.Added

Nerfs3

  • NinjaPvP damage reduced by 7.8% to balance the increase in basic AP.-7.8% %
  • KunoichiPvP damage reduced by 7.8% to balance the increase in basic AP.-7.8% %
  • MonstersReduced the drop rate of 'Trace' items from monsters in Valencia and Kamasylvia by 50%.-50% %

Bug fixes1

  • MaehwaFixed an issue where Maehwa was thrown further than other classes and showed irregular movements when hit by Down Smash.

Other changes1

  • ItemsConsolidated multiple elixir and perfume buffs into a single shared UI icon to reduce clutter.SeparateShared

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Patch history

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    Introduction of the new flying mount Duskwing and various limited-time events, including a new snowboarding course and login rewards.

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  2. I’m... not afraid, myop!Aug 17, 2023 · 35mo

    Introduction of the 'Rabbit Liver Scramble' limited-time event mode, featuring a 1v6 asymmetric gameplay loop.

    +2
  3. Patch Notes - December 11th 2019Dec 11, 2019 · 80mo

    Introduction of Succession skills for Valkyrie and Tamer, a major revamp of the Guild Boss summoning system, and the addition of the Herald's Journal and Breath of All Creations items.

    +11
  4. [Patch Notes] September 10th 2019Sep 10, 2019 · 83mo

    Introduction of Blue grade Life Skill Mastery equipment and accessories, alongside various class quality-of-life improvements and Altar of Blood event rewards.

    +13
  5. Patch Notes - September 4th 2019Sep 4, 2019 · 83mo

    Introduction of the Life Skill Mastery system, new Rulupee's Travel Log chapters, and various class and item fixes.

    +10
  6. Patch Notes - August 28th 2019Aug 28, 2019 · 84mo

    Introduction of Krogdalo's Horse Gear, Shai trial characters, and various class bug fixes, alongside the permanent addition of Black Spirit's Adventure 1.

    +7
  7. Patch Notes - August 21st 2019Aug 21, 2019 · 84mo

    Major update featuring the revamp of Velia city, the introduction of the Adventurer Support Program, significant monster respawn rate increases, and various class and system optimizations.

    +101
  8. Patch Notes - August 14th 2019Aug 14, 2019 · 84mo

    This update introduces new Bartali's Adventure Log chapters, a variety of limited-time events, Shai class refinements, and a new trade-exclusive transport wagon.

    +121

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