COMING MAY 27

 

Greetings Adventurers,

It has been four years already since Black Desert Online was first introduced in the European and North American regions. How time flies!

We have been striving to provide better service in line with a constantly changing game environment, so we wanted to bring changes to the current game packages on sale next week, May 27, 2020.

The new packages offered on our website will consist of various items that will aid in your full enjoyment of Black Desert Online at its current state.

Please find the new package name, price, and details below.

Basic Package	Standard Package	Deluxe Package
$9.99/€9.99	$39.99/€39.99	$99.99/€99.99
Black Desert Online Full Game	Black Desert Online Full Game Value Pack (15 Days) x1 Inventory +8 Expansion Coupon x1 Trainer's Flute (Permanent) x1 Horse Emblem: Tier 7 White Horse (Female) x1 Classic Outfit Set x1 Polar Bear (Pet) x1 Virtual currency (1,000 Pearls) 20% Discount Coupon (Pearl Shop) x1	Black Desert Online Full Game Value Pack (15 Days) x2 Secret Book of Old Moon (15 Days) x1 Inventory +8 Expansion Coupon x3 Trainer's Flute (Permanent) x1 Horse Emblem: Tier 7 White Horse (Female) x1 Classic Outfit Set x1 Premium Outfit Set x1 Polar Bear (Pet) x1 Hedgehog (Pet) x1 Wizard Gosphy (Pet) x1 Storage Maid x1 Transaction Maid x1 Virtual currency (2,500 Pearls) 20% Discount Coupon (Pearl Shop) x1

Please find the new upgrade bundles below.

Standard Package Upgrade (From Basic to Standard)	Deluxe Package Upgrade 1 (From Basic to Deluxe)	Deluxe Package Upgrade 2 (From Standard to Deluxe)
$30.00/€30.00	$90.00/€90.00	$60.00/€60.00
Value Pack (15 Days) x1 Inventory +8 Expansion Coupon x1 Trainer's Flute (Permanent) x1 Horse Emblem: Tier 7 White Horse (Female) Classic Outfit Set x1 Polar Bear (Pet) x1 Virtual currency (1,000 Pearls) 20% Discount Coupon (Pearl Shop) x1	Value Pack (15 Days) x2 Secret Book of Old Moon(15D) x1 Inventory +8 Expansion Coupon x3 Trainer's Flute (Permanent) x1 Horse Emblem: Tier 7 White Horse (Female) Classic Outfit Set x1 Premium Outfit Set x1 Polar Bear (Pet) x1 Hedgehog (Pet) x1 Wizard Gosphy (Pet) x1 Storage Maid x1 Transaction Maid x1 Virtual currency (2,500 Pearls) 20% Discount Coupon (Pearl Shop) x1	Value Pack (15 Days) x2 Secret Book of Old Moon (15 Days) x1 Inventory +8 Expansion Coupon x2 Premium Outfit Set x1 Hedgehog (Pet) x1 Wizard Gosphy (Pet) x1 Storage Maid x1 Transaction Maid x1 Virtual currency (1,500 Pearls)

 

FAQ

• Can I upgrade the package I have purchased?

• Yes, you can! Simply log into your account, then to Shop > Packages, and choose the package you want to upgrade to.

• If you have a Basic Package, you will receive the contents listed under Standard Package if you buy the Standard Package Upgrade bundle. However, if you upgrade to a Deluxe Package from Basic Package, you will not receive contents from both Standard Package and Deluxe Package; you will only receive the contents listed under Deluxe Package Upgrade 1 bundle.

• If you have a Standard Package, you will only receive the contents listed under Deluxe Package Upgrade 2 bundle.

• If I have already purchased Starter's Package, Traveler's Package, or Explorer's Package, is it possible to upgrade to the new packages?

• Yes. If you have bought any kind of previous version of the package before May 27, 2020, you can purchase a new upgrade package (Standard Upgrade Package, Deluxe Upgrade Package) and will get all extra items. All kinds of the previous version are treated as a Basic package.

• If I upgrade my package, do I receive all benefits again?

• As you are only paying the price difference between the two packages, you will only receive the item difference between them. For example, if your previous package contained one Value Pack and the upgraded package contained two Value Packs, you would receive one additional Value Pack with your purchase.

• The difference in packages will be shown on the page before you confirm your purchase, so you can review it before making a decision.

• Can my friend still upgrade their gifted package?

• Yes, if your friend received a gift package, they can upgrade their package. In this case, the gift package is treated as a Basic package.

 

Have you bought a game package recently?

 

For those of you who have made a recent purchase of a game package or upgrade package, you may be disappointed with the sudden change in game packages.

Therefore, we have prepared a small token of compensation. If you have bought a game package in the period listed below, you will be eligible to receive the compensation.

Your Game Package Purchase Period: May 6, 2020 (14:00 UTC)–May 27, 2020 (08:00 UTC) 

 

Compensation Distribution: During May 27, 2020 regular maintenance.

Compensation Chart Based on Your Recent Purchase
Purchased	Compensation
Traveler's package	1,000 Pearls
Explorer's package	2,000 Pearls 20% Discount Coupon
Upgrade from Starter's package to Traveler's package	1,000 Pearls
Upgrade from Starter's package to Explorer's package	2,000 Pearls 20% Discount Coupon
Upgrade from Traveler's package to Explorer's package	1,000 Pearls 20% Discount Coupon

 

Guest Pass No Longer Available

 

As we have the 7-Day free trial available to all those who can and want to try Black Desert Online, the 7-Day Guest passes given with every purchase of Black Desert Online will no longer be available from May 27, 2020. The Guest Pass page will officially close during the July 1, 2020 regular maintenance but you can still continue to invite your friends to try Black Desert Online via the free trial!

• Any unclaimed Guest Pass code can be registered until May 27, 2020 (08:00 UTC). Afterwards, all Guest Pass codes will become invalid.

• Any rewards obtained from goals reached when your friend bought a game pass or when they reached level 40 in game must be claimed by July 1, 2020 (08:00 UTC). These rewards will be gone when the guest pass page closes so please make sure to claim your rewards from the website under Community > Guest Pass > My Rewards before July 1, 2020 (08:00 UTC).

Various promotions to help invite your friends to enjoy and explore the vast world of Black Desert Online are being prepared. Please stay tuned for promotions that will be filled with sweet rewards and exciting benefits.

 

Thank you,

BDO Team

 

Today we finally introduce you to a special feature where you can become the creator of your own music. Learn how to compose, play and share your music scores and bring out the Clara Schumann, Claude Debussy, or Isaac Albéniz in you!

 

How to Compose

 

 

Go to the Music Album. It should be easy to spot as it should have an icon saying "NEW" next to it.

• Old menu: ESC > Music Album

• New menu: ESC > Community > Music Album

Click on the Music Album icon to bring up a Compose/Score window as below.

 

 

There are 4 buttons to choose from.

 

1. Compose: Compose your own music.

2. Album: You can listen to or download music created by your fellow adventurers.

3. Sound Settings: Set up your sound settings before composing music.

4. Close: Close the Compose/Score window.

 

Press the "Compose" button to bring up a window where you can actually create your own notes as below.

 

 

You can find various functions. Let's take a look one by one.

 

1. BPM: Beats per minute. You can set the speed of your composition. The fastest is 180, and lowering the BPM will slow down your music.

2. Meter: Set the time signature to specify how many beats are in a bar.

3. Value: You can configure the notes here. Set 1/4 for quarter notes, 1/8 for eighth notes and 1/16 for sixteenth notes.

4. Velocity: You can set the velocity of your composition, which controls how loud it will be. Maximum velocity is 127, which you can change per note by clicking LMB on the notes individually. After setting the default velocity, change the velocity for each note according to add dynamics to the music.

5. Instrument: Guitar, flute, and hand drum are three instruments you can choose from. You can compose for all of them in the same composition, which means that if you play the song in a party, you can play as an ensemble.

6. Edit Mode and Select Mode: In Edit Mode, you can add notes. In Select Mode, you can edit the notes you've already added onto the score. You can even use your mouse to drag over and select several notes to edit them all at once in Select Mode.

7. Reset: You can reset your entire score and delete everything you've worked on so far.

8. Save: You can save your composition.

 

 

The red line shown above represents a bar in the score. You can vary the length of each note in a bar, as well as change the BPM and meter of the entire piece, to give your music dimension.

 

How to share music

 

 

You can share your composition by opening up the Compose/Score window again, then pressing the cogwheel icon under Etc. to select "Share."

 

 

 

Make sure to have the "Register Music" option on for each composition you would like to share with other adventurers. They can even download the score if you have "Allow Download" on. If you have "Register Music" off, your compositions will only appear in "My Folder" of your Music Album.

 

 

Explore the Music Album to tune into creative and beautiful scores composed by your fellow adventurers.

 

Let's play!

 

Though any character can compose, only a Shai character can play the composed songs.

As a Shai, select a song from your list in the Music Album and press the play button to play the song as your character. Before you play the song, you have to choose which instrument you are going to play from all the instruments that the song was written for.

 

I want to take it up a notch!

 

Complete certain daily quests and Music Advancement quests with a Shai character who has discovered her Talent to gain EXP for improving her grade. The higher the Shai's grade is, the more bars and notes she can play. You can select multiple notes then press "Delete" to delete them all at once.

Grade	Playable Bars	Playable Notes
F	30	500
D-	34	555
D	42	665
D+	54	830
C-	70	1050

You can check the My Information (P) window for information about Musicianship Grade. The highest Musicianship Grade available right now is C-. 

 

 

 

You can complete the following quests with a Shai character who has discovered her Talent to gain EXP for improving her grade.

Quest Type	Quests	Things to Note
Daily	[Daily] Melody of Velia [Daily] Melody of Heidel [Daily] Melody of Calpheon [Daily] Melody of Altinova [Daily] Melody of Valencia [Daily] Melody of Grána [Daily] Melody of Duvencrune [Daily] Melody of Great Ocean	Go to the [Music Mastery] For the Wandering Musician tab under the Recurring tab in the Quest (O) window for the daily quests. You can accept and complete more than one of the above daily quests at a time. The Artina's Practice Textbook* you get for completing these daily quests can only be used by a Shai character and expires in 24 hours.
Music Advancement	[Music Advancement D-] Artistic Soul [Music Advancement D] Young Lamb Meditation Song [Music Advancement D+] Tribute for the Skeleton Forest [Music Advancement C-] The Karanda Symphony	Go to the [Advancement] Master Performer tab under the Suggested tab in the Quest (O) window for the Music Advancement quests. Music Advancement quests can be accepted via the Black Spirit after reaching specific Musicianship Grades. Completing these quests will give you a helpful boost of EXP for improving your grade. The sheet music items you get for completing the Music Advancement quests can only be used by a Shai character and does not expire.

Please make sure you have "Life' ticked as your quest preference type to accept these music-themed quests.

*The Artina's Practice Textbook* you get for completing the daily quests above is family bound and cannot be restored via the Item Restore function.

 

 

Ensemble playing is also available with the Compose and Play feature, if you are in a party. Follow the steps below to play with your fellow adventurers.
 

1. If you want to play together you must form a party (up to four members can join in a party for an ensemble play). If the party has more than four members, requests to join an ensemble cannot be sent.

2. From the Play Settings window, you as the party leader can first select the music score you want to play, then select Ensemble.

3. Press the "Send Confirmation" button to ask your party members to join your ensemble, which then they can either accept or decline the request. Each party member can also choose which instrument to play.

4. Once your party is ready to play the music score together, you as the party leader can press the "Play" button on the bottom to start. 

 

Not every party member has to be in a "Ready!" status for the party leader to start the ensemble play. As long as no one is in "Standby" mode, the music score can be played.

Make sure all party members have downloaded the music score that the party leader selected in order to play the same music altogether. It is possible to play different scores of music in an ensemble, but that would just make bad harmony right? If more than one party member selects the same instrument to play in an ensemble, the sound of that instrument will be more prominent, of which you can take advantage. So, play together and have fun!

 

For any tips and discussion on the Compose and Play feature, don't forget to check out the "Garnier Troupe" Chat Group that has been added with this latest update.

Finally, we would like to announce that you can create your own music score to enter our very first music creation contest, "Shai's Got Talent".

*Available soon: Click <Here> for full details of the event!

 

Let your music speak!