17.06.2020

Dev Note: Season Servers

17 June 2020 08:00

 

The Season Servers are now open!

 

Only Season Characters can enter the Season Servers, and only one Season Character can be created per Family.

 

Unlike the regular servers, the Season Servers constantly provide Combat EXP +100% and Skill EXP +20% buffs, which will allow your Season Characters to level up more quickly.

 

Here are two key aspects about the Season Servers.

 

1. There is no forced PvP currently available in the Season Servers. The only PvP feature available is through guild wars. However, Season Arsha Server, a server that will allow players to engage in forced PvP, will be available within a month after Season Servers are opened.

 

2. The World Boss HP is shared with the other regular servers, so you can still defeat the World Bosses from the Season Servers as well.

 

And for details, please read on below!

 

Fughar, the Friend of All Season Characters

Fughar's 40 Daily Quests (Season Quests)

Season Quests are daily quests, which can be received daily from NPC Fughar located next to the Stable Keepers in each town.

These daily quests involve various tasks such as gathering, using specific items, and obtaining knowledge.

When you have completed all 40 daily quests, you will notice how much more prepared you are for the Black Desert world compared to when you first started.

 

  • Reward for completing Fughar's 40 Daily Quests: PEN (V) Capotia Accessory

 

 

The PEN (V) Capotia accessories are roughly equivalent to the TET (IV) yellow grade accessories for regular characters, so we absolutely recommend that you complete all 40 daily quests.

 

Gear Enhancement Aid

You can obtain items which increase your chances for successfully enhancing your gear. All you have to do is talk to Fughar after equipping TRI (III) or TET (IV) grade Tuvala gear, or complete Fughar's daily quests.

 

Enhancement Level

Amount Equipped

Rewards

TRI (III)

7

Advice of Valks (+40) x7

TET (IV)

7

Advice of Valks (+60) x7

  • The Advice of Valks is only available to collect while the Season Server is open, so make sure you collect it from Fughar before the season ends!

Weapon and defense gear are enhanced in order of +1 through +15, PRI (I), DUO (II), TRI (III), TET (IV), and PEN (V) enhancement levels. PEN (V) is the highest enhancement level available.

Accessories are enhanced in order of PRI (I), DUO (II), TRI (III), TET (IV), and PEN (V) enhancement levels.

When you fail an enhancement for weapon or defense gear at DUO (II) or higher, the enhancement level will decrease.

However, failures to enhance accessories will result in the accessories being destroyed regardless of enhancement level.

 

Plenty of Skill EXP Support

After completing main quests for Balenos, Serendia, Calpheon, and Mediah, go to Fughar.

You can get the "[Season] Secret Book of the Misty Breeze" as a reward. When you use this item, you can get plenty of Skill EXP. That means you can learn new skills, or make your current skills stronger.

 

Having a Hard Time Figuring out What to Do? Just Do Some Main Quests!

If you are uncertain on what you should do during your adventures in Black Desert, we recommend that you complete the main quests of each area with the Black Spirit!

By completing main quests, you can obtain Contribution Points and Knowledge which are helpful for your adventures. You can also gain a lot of Skill EXP!

Simply open up the Quest List (O) window, and go to the "Main Quest" tab to view the main quests. Don't forget, you can get the [Season] Secret Book of the Misty Breeze as a reward from Fughar by completing main quests from Balenos, Serendia, Calpheon, and Mediah.

Another reminder: you can get plenty of Skill EXP when you use the [Season] Secret Book of the Misty Breeze. Don't miss out!

 

Special Rewards for Season Characters

Challenge Objective

Objective Reward

Additional Rewards from [Black Spirit Pass] Purchase

This is a New Beginning!

– Reach Lv. 10

[Season] New Adventure Box

[Event] Classic Outfit Box

The Start of a Real Adventure!

– Complete Quest "Village by the Beautiful Coast"

Inventory +2 Expansion Coupon

Inventory +2 Expansion Coupon

It's Not So Bad Anymore!

– Reach Lv. 20

Elion's Tear x10

[Event] Blessing of Kamasylve (7 Days)

Trouble at the Delphe Knights Castle

– Defeat 50 Harpies at Delphe Knights Castle

Inventory +2 Expansion Coupon

Inventory +2 Expansion Coupon

The Challenge Continues!

– Reach Lv. 40

[Event] Artisan's Memory x5

Naughty Dog x1

Monsters that Look Like Fish?

– Defeat 100 Catfishmen at Lake Kaia

Advice of Valks (+20)

Inventory +2 Expansion Coupon

Veteran Adventurer

– Reach Lv. 50

Item Collection Increase Scroll (60 min) x5

[Event] Secret Book of Old Moon (7 Days)

A New Adventure to Mediah!

– Complete Quest "The Temple in the East"

Advice of Valks (+40)

Advice of Valks (+40)

Wrapping up in Mediah!

– Complete Quest "[Boss] Awakened Black Spirit"

Item Collection Increase Scroll: Advanced (60 min) x3

Perfume of Courage x20

Defeat the War-loving Bashims!

– Defeat 300 Bashims

Gold Bar 100G x5

Gold Bar 100G x5

Wiping out the Desert Bandits!

– Defeat 500 Gahaz Bandits

Ancient Explorer's Compass x1

(Expires in: 3 days)

[Transaction Butler] Ethan x1

Equipping Tuvala Adventure Gear I

– Equip Tuvala Ring

[Season] Achievement Reward Box

Tuvala Ore x40

End of the Desert Adventure...

– Complete Quest "Edana's Descendant"

[Season] Achievement Reward Box

Time-filled Black Stone x200

Defeat the Fadus in Kamasylvia!

– Defeat 1000 Faduses of Loopy Tree Forest

[Season] Achievement Reward Box

Artisan's Memory x10

Praise to your Efforts!

– Reach Lv. 60

[Season] Black Spirit Pass Reward Box

 

[Storage Butler] Ethan x1

Deciphering a Spell Book!

– Use the Pila Fe Scroll once

[Season] Achievement Reward Box

Item Collection Increase Scroll (60 min) x5

Kzarka, the Lord of Corruption!

– Defeat Kzarka once

World Boss Raid Guide

[Season] Achievement Reward Box

Cron Stone x60

Karanda, Queen of the Harpies!

– Defeat Karanda once

World Boss Raid Guide

[Season] Black Spirit Pass Reward Box

 

Valks' Cry x10

Equipping Tuvala Adventure Gear II

– Equip PRI (I) Tuvala Helmet

[Season] Achievement Reward Box

Advice of Valks (+20) x2

Equipping Tuvala Adventure Gear III

– Equip PRI (I) Tuvala Armor

[Season] Achievement Reward Box

Cron Stone x60

Equipping Tuvala Adventure Gear IV

– Equip DUO (II) Tuvala Ring

[Season] Black Spirit Pass Reward Box

 

Advice of Valks (+50)

Mastering the Black Spirit Season!

– Reach Lv. 61

1 Crio Emoji (Permanent)

Advice of Valks (+80)

[Repeat] Helping Fughar (Can complete once per day)

– Complete Fughar's Quest "[Daily EXC] Your Time, My Time"

[Season] Achievement Reward Box

Item Collection Increase Scroll (60 min)

 

  • The Summer Season Challenge objective rewards and Black Spirit Pass rewards can only be obtained once per Family.
  • Black Spirit Pass is only available for Season Characters of Lv.10 or above.
  • The Challenge objective rewards and Black Spirit Pass rewards can only be obtained during the event period that lasts until September 2nd before maintenance. Once the event ends, you cannot obtain the rewards. Please make sure you get your rewards before the period ends.
  • You must complete each previous Challenge in order to complete the next Challenge.

 

Item

Description

[Season] New Adventure Box

The box provides various benefits which will help your growth such as the Leveling Aid Box, Gold Bars, and Leveling Aid Buffs.

 

It can only be opened by Season Characters, and along with the leveling aid items, you get the next leveling aid box.

 

Once you have opened all boxes ([Season] New Adventure Box through [Season] Lv. 61: Leveling Aid Box), you would have collected the following: Time-filled Black Stone x1100, Refined Magical Black Stone x120, Tuvala Ore x56, Valks' Cry x33, Advice of Valks x20

 

 Please note that the Leveling Aid Buff will be immediately activated upon opening the box.

[Event] Blessing of Kamasylve

This gives you various buffs such as Energy Recovery +2, Item Drop Rate +20%, and increased Central Market Warehouse Capacity.

Item Collection Increase Scroll

Item used when defeating monsters to provide Item Drop Rate +100%

and Item Drop Amount +50%.

[Event] Elion's Tear

This allows you to instantly revive upon death. It also recovers if EXP is lost from death.

[Event] Artisan’s Memory

Increases the recovery of Max Durability of equipment by up to 5 times.

Naughty Dog

Allows you to summon the Naughty Dog pet.

Summoned pets have special skills such as item pickup, hostility detection, and more.

Advice of Valks

Affects Enhancement Chance during gear enhancement.

Ancient Explorer's Compass

You can get lost in the desert or out in the ocean in Black Desert. The Ancient Explorer's Compass shows your exact location in such locations so you don’t get lost.

[Transaction Butler] Ethan

To make trades in the Central Market, you must place items in the Warehouse. And to use the Warehouse, you must visit the Marketplace Directors.

However, if you have a transaction maid or butler with you, you can access the Warehouse from any territory without being in a town.

Perfume of Courage

A consumable item with All AP +20, Max HP +200, Attack/Casting Speed +5, and Movement Speed +5.

1 Otter Emoji (Permanent)

A Surprised Otter emoji you can use in the in-game chat.

  • Please refer to the item description for details of individual items.

 

You Can Get PEN Accessories?!

 

 

After reaching levels 60 and 61, you can receive PEN Tuvala accessories as rewards.

Level

Item

Stats

60

PEN: Tuvala Ring

AP +14

Accuracy +8

61

PEN: Tuvala Earring

AP +13

Accuracy +8

 

Where Do I Get Materials for Tuvala Equipment?

After reaching Mediah, you can obtain materials exclusive for Tuvala equipment.

Please refer to the below map if you wish to enhance your Tuvala equipment.

 

Recommended Tuvala Material Drop Monster Zones:

 

 

Time-filled Black Stone

Recommended AP

Bashim Base

100

Desert Naga Temple

100

Titium Valley

100

Crescent Shrine

140

Gahaz Bandit's Lair

140

Polly's Forest

160

Fadus Habitat

190

Refined Magical Black Stone

Recommended AP

Cadry Ruins

140

Waragon Nest

165

Protty Cave

170

Tuvala Ore

Recommended AP

Basilisk Den

190

Taphtar Plain

190

Pila Ku Jail

210

Roud Sulfur Mine

210

 

 

Q&A

 

Q. Can I receive the PEN (V) Capotia Accessory even if I delete my character after the 40th day Fughar daily quest?

A. Yes, you can receive the PEN (V) Capotia Accessory even if you delete your character after completing the Fughar quest.

However, please note that the 40th day Fughar daily quest can only be done once per family, thus the PEN (V) Capotia Accessory is only given once per family as well.

 

Q. The 40 daily Fughar quests sounds like something difficult to complete.

A. Don’t worry! Fughar’s quests cover the fundamentals in learning to play Black Desert, so they are not as daunting as it sounds!

 

Q. Will the Tuvala gear changed to family-bound gear be sent as a box after the season ends? Or will the obtained gear just be changed to family-bound?

A. When the season ends, the highest grade gear of any duplicate gear will be changed to family-bound and any other gear will be deleted.

If you have more than 2 of the same gear at the same grade in your family, only class specific gear on characters remaining at the end of the season will be bound.

For example, If you have a TET (IV) and TRI (III) Tuvala Helmet, the TRI (III) Tuvala Helmet will be deleted and the TET (IV) Tuvala Helmet will be changed to family-bound.

However, Rings and Earrings will have 2 each be changed to family-bound.

Also, Tuvala weapons will remain the same as the one your character used.

 

Q. Can you play your season character as a normal character after the season ends?

A. Yes. Season characters will be changed to normal characters after the season ends.

 

Q. Will I be able to obtain materials for Odore's Spirit Essence and Ornette's Spirit Essence on the season server?

A. Item drop chance on the season server is the same as the normal server.

Please note that materials for treasure items are all available as well.

So, season server is a great chance for you to level a new character and collect materials!

 

Q. Can season characters login to normal servers?

A. Yes, season characters can login to both season and normal servers.

However, normal characters cannot login to the season server.

 

Q. Is there a level or specific condition to receive [Season] Boss Gear Exchange Coupon for the season character?

A. [Season] Boss Gear Exchange Coupon will be distributed to all adventurers who create a season character.

 

Q. Can gear received with [Season] Boss Gear Exchange Coupon be enhanced or Caphras enhanced?

A. Yes, gear received with [Season] Boss Gear Exchange Coupon can be both enhanced and Caphras enhanced.

 

Q. Can gear received from [Season] Boss Gear Exchange Coupon be sold on the Central Market?

A. No, they cannot be registered on the Central Market.

 

Q. Can gear received from [Season] Boss Gear Exchange Coupon be used by other characters?

A. All gear received from [Season] Boss Gear Exchange Coupon are family-bound.

In other words, you can use them when leveling a new character.

 

Q. Can season-specific enhancement materials (Time-filled Black Stone, Refined Magical Black Stone) be used in the next season if I keep them?

A. No, they can only be used in the season you obtained them and will be deleted before the next season server is opened.

 

Q. Do you have to do the 40 daily quests from Crow Merchants Guild Chief Manager Fughar every single day for 40 days? What happens if I miss a day?

A. No, you don’t have to do them every day for 40 days.

As mentioned before, if you complete the first quest of the 40 daily quests from Fughar, you can complete them with your season character even when the season ends.

Please note that you receive season enhancement materials, such as Time-filled Black Stones, from the quests, but won’t be able to use them since Tuvala gear cannot be enhanced after the season server ends. So please feel free to sell them at shops if you have any remaining after the season ends!

 

Q. Can season characters participate in party contents? Can you equip normal gear on season characters?

A. Yes, season characters can participate as party members in monster zones such as Mirumok and Gyfin.

However, season characters cannot equip normal gear.

 

Q. Can I recreate a season character if I delete one?

A. Yes, you can recreate a season character until the season ends.

 

Q. Can I take Advice of Valks I obtain from the season server to normal servers?

A. Yes, all items obtained from the season server can be sent to your normal characters.

However, season exclusive gear cannot be equipped on normal characters.

 

Q. Are you planning to add Arsha servers that allow PvP among Season Characters for Season Servers as well?

A. Sure, within 2–5 weeks with the launch of Season Servers, we plan on adding an Arsha Season Server. Please stay tuned for more information coming up in our official announcements soon.a

 

Q. How do pets, fairies, maids, butlers, and mounts work in the Season Server?

A. Season Characters can access any pet, fairy, maid, butler, or mount you have. An exception is that Season Characters cannot ride dream horses.

 

Q. Can Season Characters shop at the Oasis shop?

A. Season characters can access Ellie the Oasis Vendor's shop but cannot equip the gear purchased there.