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As we sadly say goodbye to the Summer Season, it’s time to say hello to Season+!

 

Season+ brings with it easier Tuvala enhancements and the ability to exchange all 7 types of Tuvala Gear for Boss Gear. If you want to learn all about Season+, make sure to read everything below!

 

“Season Servers” are progression-focused servers that are available for certain periods of time. These servers are only accessible with a “Season Character.”

 

Creating a season character is super simple. Once you’ve logged into Black Desert, go to the Character Selection screen and press the [+] button to see all of Black Desert’s many classes. Once you’ve figured out which class you want to play, select it.

 

 

All that’s left is to customize your character to your liking, then check the “Season Character” checkbox and click Create!

 

Before you go, keep in mind that you can only create one season character per season.

2. So, you’re probably wondering what exactly are the advantages of playing a season character on the season servers. Read on to find out!

 

 

■ Season Character Perks

First of all, a season character is the only way you can experience the advantages of the season servers! Plus, season characters receive special level up rewards every time they reach a certain level.

 

That’s why the Season+ is one of the best ways to level up your character and receive a ton of rewards! Make sure not to miss out!

 

If you want to learn more about the Season Character Level Up rewards, check out the [Season+ Level Up Rewards] event page.

 

■ Season Server Perks

1) Boosted EXP Buffs

As the season servers are focused on character progression, they offer 24/7 EXP buffs without limitations on character levels.

Date/Time	EXP Buff
Weekday (Monday @ 02:00 - Friday @ 16:00)	Combat EXP 150% Skill EXP 50%
NA Weekend (Friday @ 22:00 - Monday 10:00 UTC)   EU Weekend (Friday @ 15:00 - Monday 03:00 UTC)	Combat EXP 250% Skill EXP 50%

▲ Active on the season servers until the end of Season+!

 

Furthermore, we’re kicking off the start of Season+ with a Combat EXP +300% & Skill EXP +50% Hot Time event from September 15, 2021 (Wed) until the maintenance on September 29, 2021 (Wed)!

 

 

2) Season Pass

The Season Pass is meant to support our Adventurers as they progress in the season and is only available to season characters. You can access it from the Black Spirit button at the left of the minimap.

 

 

By completing the Season Pass Challenge, you can receive a Leveling Aid Box that will help you as your level up. You can open the Leveling Aid Boxes every 5 levels from levels 10 – 50, and every level from levels 50 – 61.

 

Here’s a look at two of the featured rewards.

Featured Season Pass Rewards	Description
Defeat the monster summoned from the “Rift’s Echo” to obtain the Frozen Tides Black Stone!	The Frozen Tides Black Stone is an enhancement material that has a 100% chance to successfully enhance season character exclusive Tuvala gear from TET (IV) → PEN (V).(Note: This item cannot be used to enhance Tuvala accessories.)
Complete certain main quests, defeat certain monsters, or reach Lv. 61 to obtain [Season] Sunset Maple Leaves!	Bring the [Season] Sunset Maple Leaves you’ve collected to Igor Bartali in Velia and exchange them for special items!

 

For more info about the Season Pass, check out the [Season Pass (feat. Sunset Maple Leaves)] event page!

 

* If you progress through the simplified main questline offered by the NPC Alustin, you can talk to the Black Spirit to receive the “Normal Season Pass” rewards after completing the required quests. (Learn more about the simplified main questline below at [3. Available in the 2021 Season+!])

Upon Completion of a Simplified Quest Offered by the NPC Alustin	Automatically Complete the Season Pass Challenges Below!
Complete [Special Growth] Fughar's Memorandum - Chapter 2	Joy of Growing Stronger Practice Like You Mean It Be Prepared! I'll Do It My Way
Complete [Special Growth] Fughar's Memorandum - Chapter 3	Honestly and Appropriately I Make the Decisions You? You're Too Easy Fly to the Sky
Complete [Special Growth] Fughar's Memorandum - Chapter 4	Battlefield Attendance! The Scent of Prey!
[Complete [Special Growth] Fughar's Memorandum - Chapter 5	A Hero in Troubled Times! Look For Those In Need! In Your Name!
Complete [Special Growth] Fughar's Memorandum - Chapter 6	See You Again Someday Evil's Descent? Not On My Watch
Complete [Special Growth] Fughar's Memorandum - Chapter 7	With Burning Passion The Choice is Mine Don't Get Ahead of Yourself!
Complete [Special Growth] Fughar's Memorandum - Chapter 8	For A Satisfying Conclusion Race Towards the End

 

 

3) Season Exclusive Tuvala Gear

Tuvala Gear is a special kind of equipment that can only be equipped by season characters. PEN (V) Tuvala Gear is similar in stats to TET (IV) Boss Gear. There are two main ways to obtain Tuvala Gear.

Method	What’s Required	How to Obtain
1	Enhance the Naru Gear you obtain from the main questline to PEN (V) enhancement level.	① Go to the NPC Fughar with the PEN (V) Naru Gear ② Exchange the PEN (V) Naru Gear for PRI (I) Tuvala Gear.
2	Collect Tuvala Ore that is obtainable from defeating monsters in Valencia, Kamasylvia, Drieghan, and O’dyllita.	① Bring the Tuvala Ore to a Blacksmith in a major town/city. ② Exchange for your desired Tuvala Gear.

 

In order to enhance the Tuvala Gear, you will need the following enhancement materials: Time-filled Black Stones, Tuvala Ore, and Refined Magical Black Stone. You can obtain these enhancement materials from various sources, which include monster zones, the Season Pass, and more.

 

Additionally, we’ve increased the success rates of Tuvala Gear and Accessories in Season+ to help our Adventurers progress further! More details are below at [4. What’s Different in the 2021 Season+!].

 

 

4) Season Graduation Rewards

 

Adventurers who have finished their journey in the summer season servers can expect a special reward to prepare them for the normal servers.

 

The Season+ is a little special as you’ll be able to start graduating in 2 weeks starting September 29!

 

Before, let us introduce you to the rewards you can receive via the “Season Special Gift Exchange Coupon.”

Special Season Rewards (Only One is Selectable)
PEN (V) Capotia Earring or PEN (V) Capotia Ring	Perilla’s Star	PEN (V) Capotia Belt	PEN (V) Capotia Necklace

 

Of course, if you’ve already claimed the special season reward previously, you are not able to claim them again since the rewards are limited to once per Family.

We know some of our Adventurers who’ve enjoyed all the seasons so far and received all their rewards might be a little sad to hear this, especially since we previously announced during the Summer Season that there won't be a new special reward. However, we’re preparing a little gift for these Adventurers as appreciation for enjoying all four seasons.

Next up is the Boss Gear Exchange, which allows you to exchange PRI (I) - PEN (V) Tuvala Gear for Boss Gear that is one enhancement level lower. For example, if you exchange a PEN (V) Tuvala Armor, you’ll receive a TET (IV) Dim Tree Spirit's Armor!

The Boss Gear exchanged this way is Family bound, and you can enhance it, strengthen it with Caphras Stones, and even craft Fallen God’s Armor with it. However, you cannot list the Boss Gear obtained this way on the Central Market.

 

And unlike in previous seasons, Season+ allows you to exchange all seven slots of PEN (V) Tuvala Gear for TET (IV) Boss Gear! Check out the details below at [4. What’s Different in the 2021 Season+!].

3. ■ Simplified Main Questline (Existing Adventurers)

The “Simplified Main Questline” returns for our existing Adventurers. You can accept the questline from the NPC Alustin if you fulfill the following requirements.

Requirements Needed for Simplified Main Questline

- Playing a Season Character - Completed “The Sage of Velia” quest - Completed “[Pet] Bareeds' Junaid” quest (acceptable once you’ve completed the Mediah main questline)

If you fulfill the requirements above, you will be prompted by a questline selection window to select either the original main questline or the simplified main questline. Keep in mind that once you pick a questline, you can’t change your selection!

 

 

* The simplified main questline is only available for season characters and can only be completed once per character.

* The simplified main questline can only be selected on a season server.

 

 

■ Season Character Transfer System

What if you created your season character as Class A, but now want to enjoy the season with Class B...?

 

Don’t worry! Because the Season Character Transfer System is accessible in Season+ and allows you to use “Fughar’s Timepiece” to transfer your season character status and Combat/Skill EXP!

 

Item Name	How to Obtain
Fughar’s Timepiece	Can be obtained once per Family upon completing the [Season+] Fughar's Special Timepiece quest with a season character that is Lv. 25 or higher!

* Adventurers who obtained Fughar’s Timepiece in the previous season are also able to complete the [Season+] Fughar's Special Timepiece quest during Season+.

* Quests that are in progress or completed on Class A will not be transferred to Class B!

* The Class B character that you wish to transfer the season character status to must be Lv. 25 or lower to be transferrable.

* The Class A character must be connected to a normal server with all their gear unequipped.

 

Once you’ve used Fughar’s Timepiece, you will receive three exchange coupons (Tuvala Main Weapon Exchange Coupon, Tuvala Sub-weapon Exchange Coupon, and Tuvala Awakening Exchange Coupon) in the transferred character’s inventory after you’ve gone to the Character Selection screen. Use these coupons to change your Tuvala weapons to ones that are suitable for Class B!

 

 

■ Party Monster Zones

Want to play with your friends or guildmates during Season+?

 

The Waragon Nest, Basilisk Den, and Shultz Guard monster zones will be party monster zones during Season+!

Monster Zone	Recommended Number of Party Members	Recommended Equipment
Waragon Nest	3	PRI (I) - DUO (II) Tuvala Gear
Basilisk Den	3	DUO (II) - TRI (III) Tuvala Gear
Shultz Guard	3	TRI (III) - TET (IV) Tuvala Gear

* This applies to both normal and season servers. The monster zones will revert to their original state once Season+ ends.

4. ■ QoL Improvements (Updated September 15)

Found it difficult to manage your Inventory with so many items around?

We’ve made improvements by removing some of the items obtainable in Calpheon and Mediah, and changing some of the loot to be obtainable in an item box form. We’ve also added new loot to the Valencia region to improve the profit rate of monster zones there.

Make sure to check out the [September 15 (Wed) Patch Notes] for more details.

 

 

■ Easier Tuvala Gear Enhancements (Updated September 15)

To help reduce our Adventurers’ game progression, we’ve made it easier to enhance Tuvala Gear!

 

First, we’ve decreased the number of Refined Magical Black Stones and durability that was consumed by a guaranteed enhancement of Tuvala weapons or defense gear.

Number of Refined Magical Black Stones Consumed
Enhancement Level	Before	After
+15 → PRI (I)	10	10
PRI (I) → DUO (II)	20	15
DUO (II) → TRI (III)	30	20

 

Amount of Durability Consumed
Before	After
50	20

 

Additionally, we’ve increased the successful enhancement rates of Tuvala gear and accessories as follows! 

 

Tuvala Gear
Attempted Enhancement Level	Enhancement Chance	Original Success Rate	New Success Rate
DUO (II)	20	36.00%	60.00%
TRI (III)	30	32.00%	60.00%
TET (IV)	40	25.00%	35.00%
PEN (V)	60	21.00%	35.00%

 

Tuvala Accessories
Attempted Enhancement Level	Enhancement Chance	Original Success Rate	New Success Rate
PRI (I)	10	84.00%	84.00%
DUO (II)	20	70.00%	77.00%
TRI (III)	30	64.00%	72.00%
TET (IV)	35	51.00%	59.50%
PEN (V)	40	36.00%	50.40%

 

We’ve also increased the chance of obtaining Tuvala accessories from Rift’s Echoes, so you’ll have more chances to enhance your Tuvala accessories!

 

All these changes come together to make it easier than ever to enhance your Tuvala ear and accessories during Season+!

 

 

■ Exchange All 7 Tuvala Gear for Boss Gear (Update on September 29)

Previously, you had to use a [Season] Boss Gear Exchange Coupon, which you can only use to exchange Tuvala Gear for one piece of Boss Gear. In Season+, there is no longer a [Season] Boss Gear Exchange Coupon; instead, you’ll be able to exchange all 7 equipment slots of Tuvala Gear for TET (IV) Boss Gear (that cannot be listed on the Central Market) once per Family. Please take note that this exchange will be available after the maintenance on September 29, 2021 (Wed).

 

This untradable TET (IV) Boss Gear has a new way to enhance it to PEN (V) with some steady efforts. Existing Adventurers who want to try to enhance a piece of Boss Gear to PEN (V) can exchange a tradable TET (IV) Boss Gear for an untradable TET (IV) Boss Gear once per Family.

 

Armor enhanced to PEN (V) this way can be used to craft the Fallen God’s Armor, which can also be listed on the Central Market!

 

 

 

■ Growth Pass Support

Worried about what happens after you graduate from Season+? There’s no need to worry because the Growth Pass will help you progress through Black Desert’s many contents! The Growth Pass will be made available to any Season+ server graduated character, free of purchase. Make sure to check it out on September 29!

 

▲ This image was taken during development and is subject to change before it officially releases.

 

We hope you feel ready to start your adventure on Season+!

 

Happy adventuring!

 

Greetings, Adventurers.

As previously announced in our "A Letter to Black Desert Adventurers," the Black Desert team has been discussing the possibility of adjusting the Season Servers to lighten the progression hurdles and help newer Adventurers settle into Black Desert. With this purpose in mind, we’ve decided to conclude the Summer Season early during the September 15, 2021 (Wed) maintenance.

But don't worry! This farewell to the Summer Season will be immediately followed up by a new "Season+" server. The new "Season+" server is a bolstered version of the previous season with improved Tuvala gear enhancement chances along with more boosts between the graduation stage and end gear progression. This revamp is also particularly meaningful to the staff in that it embodies our best efforts to reflect the Adventurers’ needs and suggestions voiced out to us.

We sincerely hope that the Season+ servers can deliver the renewed adventures that we hope for you to experience.

So, get ready to jump right in and join the new Season+ servers!

 

 

2021 End of Summer Season	Closed during September 15, 2021 (Wed.) Maintenance
2021 Start of Season +	Begins after September 15, 2021 (Wed.) Maintenance

 

 

 

- All Summer Season characters will be converted to ‘Normal Characters’ during the September 15th maintenance.

- All ‘Season Quests’ in progress will be removed as well.

 

 

 

- Uncompleted Season Pass & Black Spirit Pass missions will be completed for you during the September 8th (Wed) maintenance.

- Make sure to receive all the Season Pass & Black Spirit Pass rewards before the September 15th (Wed.) maintenance.

- Any unreceived Season Pass & Black Spirit rewards will be deleted during the September 15th (Wed.) maintenance.

- Once you claim the normal rewards of the Season Pass, the Black Spirit Pass rewards will become available. (Both the Season Pass and Black Spirit Pass rewards must be claimed in the order from start to finish.)

- The Season Pass and Black Spirit Pass will both end during the September 15th (Wed) maintenance, please make sure to claim your rewards beforehand.

 

 

 

1) Summer Season Character Level 15 - 60 Challenge

2) Autumn Breeze Rolling in Rewards

3) Fughar’s Gift Box

4) [Season] On the Lucretia Dagger!

* The challenges above are scheduled to be removed during the September 15th (Wed.) maintenance so please make sure to receive all challenge rewards before the maintenance.

 

 

Item List (Removed during September 15th (Wed.) maintenance.)

- Honorable Adventurer’s Certificate - Time-filled Black Stone - Refined Magical Black Stone - Tuvala Ore - Time-filled Black Stone Bundle - Refined Magical Black Stone Bundle - Tuvala Ore Bundle - [Season] Secret Book of the Misty Breeze - [Season] Tuvala Conversion Stone Box and other [Season] Tuvala Conversion Stones for each Tuvala part. - [Season] Leveling Aid Boxes (including all boxes for different levels) and [Season] New Adventure Box. - Tuvala gear and accessories that haven’t been converted. - Rift’s Fragment - Rift’s Echo - [Season] Rift’s Thorn - Frozen Tides Black Stone - Fughar’s Timepiece - Vahmalkea: Rift Chest - [Season] Secret Book of the Crimson Fog - [Event] Fughar's Gift Box

* ‘[Season] Boss Gear Exchange Coupon‘ will remain in your inventory but you will not be able to use it in the new Season+ server.

* If you have the [Season] Crow Merchants Guild Contribution Certificate I/II, you will still be able to accept and complete the "Crow Merchants Guild's Gift" even after the season ends.

 

 

 

Adventures who were not able to complete the ‘[Season Server Graduation] At the Crossroad’ or ‘[Season Server Graduation] Into the Big Wide World’ will receive the rewards below through the in-game mail (B).

 

Completion Rewards for Uncompleted Quests
Gift Box Full of Memories	Fughar’s Letter of Encouragement

- You will be excluded from the compensation if your Summer Season character has been deleted or no longer exists during the September 15th (Wed.) maintenance.

 

 

Quests Available after the September 15th (Wed.) maintenance

- You can still complete the ‘[Season Special Gift] Dreams Ebb and Flow’ quest through the Black Spirit if you’ve completed the Summer Season Graduation.

 

 

 

Summer Season Tuvala gear that have not been converted with conversion stones will be automatically converted and returned to Adventurers during the September 15th (Wed.) maintenance following the criteria below.
* (Tuvala gear for equipment slots that was already converted will not be sent to you.)

Tuvala Gear Conversion Criteria (In order of Priority)

① Unconverted Tuvala gear with the highest enhancement level per equipment slot (1 per equipment slot except 2 for earrings and rings for a total of 13): E.g.) If you have a “PEN (V): Tuvala Glove” and “TRI (III): Tuvala Glove” in your inventory or storage, then only the “PEN (V): Tuvala Glove” will be converted.   If there are two or more identical types of Tuvala gear with the same enhancement level, then the second criteria will be followed.   ② Branded Tuvala gear (Item Brand Spell Stone): E.g.) If you have a branded “PEN (V): Tuvala Glove” and unbranded “PEN (V): Tuvala Glove”, then the branded “PEN (V): Tuvala Glove” will be converted. If there are two or more identical types of branded Tuvala gear with the same enhancement level, then the third criteria will be followed.   ③ Most recently crafted Tuvala gear: E.g.) If you own an unbranded PEN (V) Tuvala Longsword (crafted on September 1) and an unbranded PEN (V) Tuvala Amulet (crafted on September 10), then the more recently crafted PEN (V) Tuvala Amulet will be converted.

* Any Tuvala gear that is excluded by the criteria above will not be recoverable.

* Tuvala gear that have been converted this way will be placed in the Inventory of the character that graduated from Summer Season. However, if your Inventory is full, then the gear will be sent to your Heidel Storage.

 

 

The goal of the new Season+ server is to alleviate progression hurdles for newer Adventurers but we also plan to gradually expand the various boosts so that even veteran Adventurers feel more comfortable when settling into their new season character.

 

 

 

1. New Season Pass & Black Spirit Pass

The beginning of the ‘Season+’ server will also bring about a new Season pass and Black Spirit Pass. Completing the new Season Pass and the Black Spirit Pass will grant you Season Seals that you can exchange for three types of Weapon Exchange Coupons.

 

2. Fughar’s Timepiece

First made available in the 2021 Summer Season, Fughar’s Timepiece can be obtained again in the new Season+ server. Using Fughar’s Timepiece with a Season Character will convert your Season Character into a normal character. Subsequently, the entirety of the Combat EXP & Skill EXP earned by your Season Character will be automatically copied to a normal character of your choice. It’s important to note that the Season Character you just converted to a normal character will retain its Combat EXP & Skill EXP.

 

3. Various Improvements

Completing the Serendia main questline will now grant you an additional pet. Additionally, the unnecessarily varied Mediah region's monster loot will also be reorganized. Main quest rewards will be boosted to give more valuable rewards and Valencia region monsters will drop better loot.

 

4. Improved Tuvala gear Enhancement Chances

Enhancement chances will be adjusted in the Season+ server to make Tuvala Gear easier to enhance.

 

 

 

1. PEN (V) Tuvala gear (All 7 types) can now be exchanged for TET (IV) Boss gear.

After the September 29th maintenance, the seven different types of PEN (V) Tuvala gear can now be exchanged for TET (IV) Boss gears that cannot be traded on the market.

 

To provide a little extra something for all Adventurers, we’ve also made it possible to trade in a TET (IV) Boss gears (available on the market) in exchange for a TET (IV) Boss gears (unavailable on the market). Please keep in mind that this exchange is allowed only once per family.

 

Right now, you might be wondering what the benefit is when you trade in a Boss gear for a one that can’t be traded on the market. Not to worry! These newly exchanged Boss Gear will offer a new way to be enhanced to PEN (V) level with steady effort!

 

Refer to the image below to see how the new system works.

 

 

2. More Support from Growth Pass

When Adventurers graduate from Season+ server, we’ll be providing a Growth Pass to help Adventurers to live the experience in the world of Black Desert. Growth Pass will consist of various challenges (and matching rewards) that will not only help you learn more about the world but also gauge your progression in the diverse contents of Black Desert. When you’ve finally completed the entire Growth Pass, you’ll be more than ready to dive deeper into your journey in Black Desert. Growth Pass will be made available to any Season+ server graduated character, free of purchase.

 

▲ As this image was taken during development, it is displayed in the Korean language. This content will be translated to the supported languages before it releases, but the contents may be subject to change.

 

We are currently preparing more announcements to give you more information about the upcoming updates. Make sure to keep an eye on our website for more notices regarding Season+ and all the contents & events that we have in store!

Happy adventuring!

 

Greetings Adventurers.

We will be adding the [Class] Outlaws of Margoria Shoes during the maintenance on August 11, 2021 (Wed). As a result, Adventurers who purchased the Outlaws of Margoria Outfit Set during a specific period will be sent the Outlaws of Margoria Shoes to their in-game mailboxes (B).

 

Please note that the quantity of Cron Stones and Valks’ Cry you can obtain from the Outlaws of Margoria outfit will be changed from its original quantities at its release due to this addition. For more details, please refer below.

 

 

■ Addition of the Outlaws of Margoria Shoes

After the maintenance on August 11, 2021 (Wed), the number of items you can obtain from the [Class] Outlaws of Margoria Outfit Set will be changed from two to three. (* Same for both the Tatoo and Hot Pants version.)

 

▲ (L) [Class] Outlaws of Margoria Armor, Helmet / (R) [Class] Outlaws of Margoria Armor, Helmet, and Shoes

Before	After
[Class] Outlaws of Margoria Armor [Class] Outlaws of Margoria Helmet	[Class] Outlaws of Margoria Armor [Class] Outlaws of Margoria Helmet [Class] Outlaws of Margoria Shoes

 

 

■ Recipients of the Outlaws of Margoria Shoes

Who is Eligible

Adventurers who purchased the [Class] Outlaws of Margoria Outfit Set between July 28, 2021 (Wed) after maintenance – August 11, 2021 (Wed) before maintenance

Details

* If you have not opened the [Class] Outlaws of Margoria Outfit Set after purchasing it, you will be able to obtain the [Class] Outlaws of Margoria Shoes if you open it after the August 11, 2021 (Wed) maintenance.   * If you have opened the [Class] Outlaws of Margoria Outfit Set after purchasing it, you will receive the [Class] Outlaws of Margoria Shoes (based on the number of [Class] Outlaws of Margoria Armor you have) during the August 11, 2021 (Wed) maintenance.

* The in-game mail (B) will expire on August 11, 2024 (Sun) at 23:59 (UTC). Please note that the item will be deleted once the in-game mail expires.

* Adventurers who’ve thrown away the outfit or extracted it for Cron Stones/Valks’ Cry will not be eligible to receive the shoes.

* The shoes you receive will be for the same class as the armor you already have. (E.g. If you own the [Warrior] 마 Outlaws of Margoria Armor, you will receive the [Warrior] Outlaws of Margoria Shoes.)

* Please note that if you equip the Outlaws of Margoria Shoes with another outfit, they may overlap or look ill-fitting.

 

 

■ Regarding Dyes for the Outlaws of Margoria Shoes

The [Class] Outlaws of Margoria Shoes sent to your in-game mailbox (B) will not be dyed. If dyes were applied to the shoe area beforehand, the dyes will be reset.

* If you have any questions related to dyes, please contact us via [Customer Support].

 

Additionally, some parts of the outfit’s dye slots were changed to allow you to apply dyes with more detail. Please refer below for more details.

 

 

■ Changes to Cron Stone and Valks’ Cry Outfit Extraction Quantities

As the [Class] Outlaws of Margoria Outfit Set will be changed from two-parts to three-parts, the quantity of Cron Stone and Valks’ Cry that you obtain from extraction will be divided by all three parts.

(I.e. [Before] Quantity Obtained by Extracting Helmet/Armor = [After] Quantity Obtained by Extracting Helmet/Armor/Shoes)

 

We're currently working towards separating more existing outfits into more separate parts. Once again, thank you for the support and interest you’ve shown our new outfits.