Damage Calculation Formula Revamp
※ The contents below are advance notice of future updates and may be changed, added, or deleted when the actual update is made.
Improved My Stats UI and added detailed stat information
The UI for Equipment (i) – My Stats will be improved to allow you to more easily and intuitively check the detailed stats currently applied to your character, and a ‘Detailed Stats’ menu will be added to allow you to check more detailed information.
Limit mouse movement while using Skills
Mouse movement while using skills, had a great impact on the PvP balance depending on availability and skill level. In addition, because Mouse Movement forcibly changed the character’s animations in the middle, it also caused a desync issue where the character’s visible location and actual location were different.
In an effort to provide a better PvP experience, the ‘Use Mouse Movement’ feature will no longer be available while using skills.
※ In situations where skills are not being used (such as gathering/moving), you can use it in the same way as before.
In an effort to provide a better PvP experience, the ‘Use Mouse Movement’ feature will no longer be available while using skills.
※ In situations where skills are not being used (such as gathering/moving), you can use it in the same way as before.
Increased Extra AP Against Monsters according to the “Sheet AP”
When the displayed/sheet AP is 310 or higher, the Extra AP Against Monsters +8 willl be added for every +1 displayed/sheet AP you gain.
Monster Zone Balance Adjustments
As the damage rules, such as the previously announced increase in Extra Damage Against Monsters according to displayed/sheet AP, have been changed, the overall monster zone balance will be readjusted.
The following will be reflected in this monster zone balance adjustment:
- 1. Adjustment of monster AP, DP, and AP Limits by Monster Zone
- The required AP and DP for each monster zone is further specified.
- If the maximum AP Limit is exceeded in each monster zone, any additional AP over the limit will only be applied at 5% of the added value.
- Boss monsters that appear in some monster zones will be applied with 50% of the added value instead of 5%. (Added)
| Monster Zone | Existing recommended AP | Existing maximum AP limit | Maximum AP limit changed |
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| Dark Seeker’s Retreat | 330 | 1150 | 1490 |
| Dokkebi Forest | 310 | 1300 | 1445 |
| [Dekia] Crescent Moon Shrine | 310 | 1000 | 1350 |
| [Elvia] Quint Hill | 310 | 920 | 1295 |
- 2. Monster loot adjustments
- As the required stats of monster zones are becoming more detailed, the loot obtainable during grinding will be adjusted to allow for profits that match the required stats.
- As the required stats of monster zones are becoming more detailed, the loot obtainable during grinding will be adjusted to allow for profits that match the required stats.
- 3. Agris Fever efficiency
- Previously, monster zones that were good for using Agris Fever were classified separately, but now this distinction will disappear.
- The efficiency of Agris Fever will be adjusted to a similar level in all monster zones so that you can use Agris Fever efficiently in monster zones that match your stats.
- 4. Change of Tunkuta Monster Zone
- The Tunkuta Moster Zone, which are currently less popular with adventurers, will be changed to a solo monster zone so that adventurers who need important loot such as the Embers of Despair can more easily access them.
- The Tunkuta Moster Zone, which are currently less popular with adventurers, will be changed to a solo monster zone so that adventurers who need important loot such as the Embers of Despair can more easily access them.
Changes to the Damage Reduction Rate application rules
- 1. All buff effects gained when using skills with damage reduction effects will be changed to not stack.
- Example) When the damage reduction rate buff effect of the Protected Area skilled is applied, the damage reduction rate effect of the Elements: Generate skill is not applied together.
- 2. The “Bodily rejection” debuff effect is changed.
- You cannot receive damage reduction buffs that last longer than 6 seconds or have a skill effect of 50% or more while under a “Bodily rejection” debuff.
- ※ In the case of Corsair Awakening’s Labao on Deck!, the fact that you cannot receive the same effect due to a separate debuff remains. (Even if you have that debuff, you can still receive the effect of the Protection Area, and you cannot receive only Labao’s help.)
- Note: Buff application rules in Black Desert
- Among buffs of the same type, the one with the higher effect is applied first, and when the effects have the same numerical value, the buff with the longer duration is applied.
- When using a buff with the same effect as a buff that is already applied, the duration is renewed.
- If you use a buff with a higher value than the buff already applied, the buff will be refreshed with that effect, and if you use a buff with a lower value, it will not be applied.
Changes to the effects of Skill Addons
The following effects are removed from skill addons
- Extra Damage Against Monsters effect
- Extra Damage Against Humans effect
- Extra Damage Reduction against Humans effect
- ※ Now, the Extra Damage Against Monsters increase value in the skill addon has been moved to the Bonus Monster AP section. Accordingly, the effect in skill addon has been removed.
- ※ The Extra Damage Against Humans is only applied to monsters, and the buff applied during PvP has been changed to ‘Extra Damage Against Adventurers’, so the additional damage effect for humans from skill addons has also been removed. (This is a change so that skill addons can be used equally in PvE and PvP situations.)
Accuracy and Evasion
As previously announced at the Heidel Ball, all character skills will have their skill accruacy rate and the accuracy rate increase effects gained when using the skill (or when a hit is successful) removed. In addition, the skill accuracy rate for skills with summons will also be removed.
The accuracy rate equivalent to the existing standard accuracy rate of 25% for each character (100 when replaced with accuracy rate) is added to the Infinite Mastery skill.
However, the accurcy rate increase effects in passive skills are applied by replacing the accuracy rate with “all accuracy +4” per 1% accuracy rate. (Accordingly, the accuracy rate of characters with the “all accuracy” increase passive skills increases.)
The effects of decreased accuracy rate, increased evasion rate, and decreased evasion rate will be applied as an all accuracy/evasion +4 per 1% accuracy rate/evasion rate.
Effects that increase the accuracy rate that are applied to allies are replaced with “All Accuracy” and their values are adjusted.
The accuracy rate equivalent to the existing standard accuracy rate of 25% for each character (100 when replaced with accuracy rate) is added to the Infinite Mastery skill.
However, the accurcy rate increase effects in passive skills are applied by replacing the accuracy rate with “all accuracy +4” per 1% accuracy rate. (Accordingly, the accuracy rate of characters with the “all accuracy” increase passive skills increases.)
The effects of decreased accuracy rate, increased evasion rate, and decreased evasion rate will be applied as an all accuracy/evasion +4 per 1% accuracy rate/evasion rate.
Effects that increase the accuracy rate that are applied to allies are replaced with “All Accuracy” and their values are adjusted.
Class Damage Ratios
The Class Damage Ratios set for each class depending on the attacker and defender in PvP has been greatly simplified.
It will be changed to be divided into 3 groups according to class characteristics.
[Guide to the new Class Damage Ratios groups]
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[Relationship between the Class Damage Ratios groups]
- Guardian – 5% additional damage to Onslaught
- Surge – 5% additional damage to Guardian
- Onslaught – 5% additional damage to Surge
[Unified Class Damage Ratios for all characters]
- The class damage ratios for all characters will be unified to 89.29%, and accordingly, the PVP damage of each character will be adjusted to maintain the current PVP damage.
- Example) In the case of Dark Knight, the current average class damage ratio is 91.79%, so when the class damage ratios grouping is performed, the PvP damage of all skills will increase by 2.5%.
[Changed the expression for ‘Damage Reduction Rate in PvP’]
- Now, in the skill description, the expression ‘damage reduction rate during PVP’ will be changed to ‘Damage application rate during PVP’.
- Example) Damage reduction rate during PVP: 68% → Damage application rate during PVP: 32%
Summoner-related adjustments
The special damage increase will be applied to the summoned creature’s attacks, so the overall damage dealt by summoned creatures will increase.
To prevent the damage of summoned creatures from increasing excessively, the damage of skills that directly attack summoned creatures will be adjusted.
To prevent the damage of summoned creatures from increasing excessively, the damage of skills that directly attack summoned creatures will be adjusted.
Adjusted the effects of increased AP, decreased DP, and increased special damage.
Currently, in Black Desert, there are cases where the actual AP differs even when wearing the same equipment depending on the characteristics of each class. Previously, the deviations that could occur in these areas were adjusted through the skill damage (class damage ratios) of the corresponding class.
However, in the future, the DP of monsters will be greatly refined so that they can be most efficient in monster zones that match their AP, so the meaning of ‘AP’ will become much greater than before.
Accordingly, the gap in AP between classes will be alleviated, and the class damage ratios of skills that were balanced to take into account the gaps in AP will also be adjusted.
For the same reason, the defense reduction effect and special damage increase effect will also have a greater impact than before, so they will be adjusted together. In order to prevent the % reduction effect from becoming too strong in upper-level monster zones, all skills that reduce defense by a %, such as Shai’s <Misty Haze>, will be changed to a fixed value effect.
- ※ Along with this, the balance of party monster zones such as Olun’s Valley will be adjusted, and a patch to improve Shai’s PvP abilities, including increased damage, will also be implemented.
- Please note that special damage increase effects will be reduced or removed, and these effects will be changed to other effects that suit the characteristics of the class.
Class Balance Adjustments
We would like to inform you that even after the damage calculation formula revamp update is implemented, we will closely monitor the situation and class balance adjustments may be made if necessary.
Adjust resistance and ignore resistance effects
The resistance reduction and ignore resistance effects that are applied when a hit is successful or when a skill is used will be removed, and the AP increasing skill with the grab resistance ignoring effect will be removed.
※ The passive effects of the following skills will be changed.
| Class | Skill |
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| Musa / Maehwa | Precise Martial Arts |
| Maehwa | Prime: Blooming Stride |
| Hashashin | Prime: Seer of the Sands |
| Dosa | Motion in Stillness |
| Valkyrie | Prime: Noble Will |
※ The buff effects of the following skills will be changed.
| Class | Skill |
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| Hashashin | Prime: Blade’s Pact |
| Sorceress | Prime: Abyssal Vanguard |
| Grim Reaper | |
| Warrior | Prime: Enhanced Spirit |
| Executioner | |
| Berserker | Prime: Beast Form |
| Titan Syndrome | |
| Tamer | Prime: Heilang’s Aura |
| Heuklang: Berserk | |
| Musa | Prime: Eye of the Storm |
| Musa’s Soul | |
| Ninja | Prime: Malicious Cut |
| Striker | Prime: Unleashing Potential |
| Descent of Fury | |
| Mystic | Dragonize |
| Nova | Quoratum’s Guard |
| Prime: Distorted Guard | |
| Sage | Electrify |
| Corsair | Prime: Hydropower |
| Dosa | Elemental Invocation |
Adjusting the Grab due to resistance removals
[Added effects for grabbing skills]
All grab skills will have an effect added to indicate that it is a grab skill. 
This is a very important part in PvP, and we’ve optimized the quality so that it can be seen in all graphic settings, or even with the effect opacity set low.
※ However, if the opponent’s character is not on my screen, it will not be visible.
[Changes to Grabbing Skills]
- Close-range and long-range grab skills will be changed so that the character rotates towards the camera only immediately after the grab is cast, and cannot rotate afterwards.
- The dash grab skill will be changed so that the character rotates towards the camera only during the start of the dash, and cannot rotate immediately before the grab.
- The grab skill will be changed so that it is not affected by the increase or decrease in attack/casting speed regardless of success or failure.
- For close range grabs, the preceding action will be adjusted to take 0.3 seconds.
- For rush grabs, the preceding action will be adjusted to take 0.3 to 0.4 seconds depending on the distance. (Including the time while rushing)
- For long-distance grabs, the preceding action will be adjusted to take 0.4 to 0.7 seconds depending on the distance.
- The timing at which a grab fails and a chain to another skill becomes possible will be unified to 0.4 seconds after the failure.
Guide to resetting skills and skill presets
To ensure stable application of the damage calculation formula renewal update, all character skills will be reset when the update is made.
※ All currently acquired skills and saved skill presets will be reset, and skill addons will also be reset. We ask for your understanding in this regard.
※ All currently acquired skills and saved skill presets will be reset, and skill addons will also be reset. We ask for your understanding in this regard.
Information on item changes due to damage calculation formula renewal
- The phrase ‘Extra Damage against all Species’ will be changed to ‘Extra AP to all Species’.
- As the Extra Damage against Humans effect has been changed to not apply to Adventurers, the Extra Damage Against Adventurers will be added to the item effects that have the Extra AP to all Species effect among the main weapon and awakening weapon effects.
- The following items related to the Ignore Resistance effect will have their effects changed or the items will be removed.
- Other than the resistance ignoring effect that these items have, the other effects will remain the same as before.
- If you are holding an item that will be deleted when the official server is updated, we will pay you silver equivalent to the value of that item.
| Item | Before change | After change |
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| Offhand weapons (Kutum, Blackstar, etc.) | Ignore all resistances +10% | Increases all resistances by +10% |
| Rosar’s primary and secondary weapon set effects | Ignore all resistances +10% | All accuracy +20 |
| Manos White Coral Belt | Ignore all resistances +7% | Increases all resistances by +7% |
| Alchemy Stone Item | Ignore all resistances +N% | Delete |
| Exquisite Cron Meal | Ignore all resistances +4% | Delete |
| Magic Crystal Item | Effect of ignoring various resistances |
Removed Magic Crystal items with Resistance Ignore effect
(Excluding Elkar’s Crystal, Visionary Crystal of Elkarr)
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| Elkar’s Crystal | Accuracy +12 | Accuracy +18 |
| Visionary Crystal of Elkarr | Accuracy +20 | Accuracy +30 |
| Lightstones | A light stone or combination of light stones with various resistance-ignoring effects | Removed Lightstone and Combination with Resistance Ignore Effect |
| Kutum Lamp | Ignore all resistances +5% | Increases all resistances by +5% |
※ When the above update is reflected on the official server, the furniture usage buffs applied to characters such as Kutum Lamp will be removed.
- Due to the deletion of some ignore resistance magic power crystal items, the items below will also be deleted.
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- Essence of Courage
- Fragment of Courage
- Heavenly Essence – Ignore Knockdown Resistance
- Heavenly Essence – Ignore Knockback Resistance
- Heavenly Essence – Ignore Grab Resistance
- Heavenly Essence – Ignore Stun Resistance
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- The following items will be removed from the exclusive equipment of Arena of Solare:
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- Time Spirit’s Crystal – Perforation
- Missing Captain’s Crystal – Negotiation
- JIN Glorious Crystal of Courage – Ignores Knockdown Resistance
- JIN Glorious Crystal of Courage – Ignores Knockback Resistance
- JIN Glorious Crystal of Courage – Ignore Grab Resistance
- JIN Glorious Crystal of Courage – Ignores Stun Resistance
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- The sea crystals that were previously divided into additional damage to ocean monsters and additional damage to ships will be integrated.
- The Sea Crystals with the effect of additional damage to ocean monsters will have the effect of additional damage to ships added to it, and after the Sea Stone with the effect of additional damage to ships is deleted, we will grant Sea Stones with the effects of additional damage to ocean monsters and additional damage to ships.
Item Changes
- Changed Klau’s Old Moon Seed Pouch to no longer store items other than seed items.
- Items other than seeds that have already been stored can be moved to the character inventory.
- The phrase ‘Damage received from monsters ‘ in the descriptions of some items has been improved as follows:
- Damage received from monsters -N% → Monster damage reduction rate N%
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- The phrase that states that the Canon Awakening Weapon can be exchanged for a Narchillian Awakening Weapon through a quest has been removed from the item description.
- You can proceed with the Narchillian Awakening Weapon without handing over the Canon Awakening Weapon.
- Rough Lustrous Gem has been changed to be able to be opened by using it immediately in the inventory without having to appraise it through an NPC.
- The following box items that could be obtained through NPC exchange have been changed to be exchanged one at a time.
| A solid adventurer’s earring box | A solid adventurer’s necklace box | A solid adventurer’s ring box |
| Solid Adventurer’s Belt Box | Offensive secondary weapon box | Grunil Armor Box |
| Rosar Auxiliary Weapon Box | Rosar’s Main Weapon Box | Rocaba Armor Box |
| Infinite Magic Crystal Box | Bares Primary Weapon Box | Defensive Sub-Weapon Box |
| Defensive Sub-Weapon Box | Celes Main Weapon Box | Steed’s Primary Weapon Box |
| Aswell Primary Weapon Box | Ain’s main weapon box | Azeri Armor Box |
| Elsh Main Weapon Box | Yuria’s Main Weapon Box | Hit-type secondary weapon box |
| Jareth Armor Box | Kalis Primary Weapon Box | Crea Auxiliary Weapon Box |
| Crea Main Weapon Box | Taritas Armor Box | Talis Armor Box |
| Fortuna’s Lucky Armor Box | Hercules’ Breath Armor Box | Hebe’s Stamina Armor Box |
- The following event items can now be exchanged with NPCs only once.
| [Event] Beautiful White Porcelain | [Event] Special Alchemy Tools | [Event] Damaged Porcelain |
- Added the ability to craft a Karlstein costume exclusive to Wukong.
- Karlstein’s costume can be crafted at the New Moon Costume Workshop in major cities.
[Party] Black Shrine Changes
- Black Shrine – Hwanghae (Party) Entry has been changed so that it is possible to enter even if all the subjugation attempts have been used up.
- However, you cannot obtain rewards from additional boss subjugation attempts after using up all the subjugation attempts.
Quest, Knowledge Changes
- Changed the maximum energy to increase by 1 each when completing the knowledge categories of Terrain – South Ulukita and North Ulukita.
- When completing the quest ‘[Ascension of Wukong] Descendant of the Fighting Champion’, the title ‘Descendant of the Fighting Champion’ can now be obtained as a reward.
- Adventurers who have already completed the quest can receive the title by talking to the Black Spirit.
Mount Changes
- The cooldown of the Doomcaller skill, which summons the Doomcaller, has been changed from 2 hours to 1 minute.
- Up to 2 mounts can be summoned, depending on the number of Doomcaller mounts registered with the Guild Mount Manager.
UI Changes
View family characters on the world map
- You can check the characters of your family by clicking the ‘View Family Characters’ button on the world map.
- The locations of your family’s characters are displayed on the world map, and the character locations are displayed by node or region depending on the zoom level of the world map (M).
- Clicking on a character in the list will move the camera to where that character is located.
- However, if the character is located in an area (desert/ocean) where navigation is not possible without a compass, the camera will not move even if you click on it.
- Right-clicking on a character will open a menu where you can manage your character.
- ① Switch to selected character – You can log out of the currently logged in character and log in with the selected character.
- ② Character Movement – You can move the character to the desired location.
- However, you can only move your character based on a node you have already discovered and acquired terrain knowledge for.
- Moving to a normal node costs 5,000,000 silver, but moving to a major town/city is free.
- Moving a character takes 20 minutes regardless of distance.
- As before, if there is a mount carrying trade goods, the character cannot move.
- If the currently connected character does not have a compass, you cannot move a character located in a desert or ocean to another location, or move a character from another area to a desert or ocean.
- With the addition of this feature, the character movement button in the existing character selection screen has been removed.
- ③ View Character Equipment/Inventory– You can check the inventory of the selected character and get items from it if the warehouse management maid/butler has it.
- ④ Add a note – You can leave a note for each character.
- Characters with added notes are displayed in red text above their character names.
- ⑤ Delete Note – You can delete written notes.
Bug Fixes
- [Gamepad Mode] The issue where the View Guild Information button in the Guild Invitation window was not displayed has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue where there was an awkward tree in a specific location in the Southern Neutral Zone.
- The phenomenon of the Millennium Herb floating in the air at certain locations in Asan has been fixed.
- An issue where certain buildings located in Oje’s House stronghold on the world map were in awkward locations has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue where characters would get stuck in fence structures at certain locations in the Golden Pig Cave.
- Fixed an issue where the page turning function of the rental list would not work when 21 or more mounts were rented.
- The issue where the icons for items stored in Morco’s equipment bag on a ship were displayed awkwardly has been fixed.
Class Changes
Wukong
Main weapon, Ascension
Upheaval- When using the skill, if there is an enemy in front while moving, it has been improved so that it immediately connects to an attack.
- However, when casting the skill for the first time and rising into the air, it passes through enemies just like before.
Heaven’s Pivot, Tormenting Spike- Improved to smoothly connect with the skills of Heaven’s Pivot and Tormenting Spike after the skills of Upheaval and Buddha’s Finger.
Missed Me!- Improved the ability to smoothly transition from one skill to another after using the skill.
