Hello, Adventurers!

This is The MMORPG, Black Desert.

The implemented Shadow Arena was added on the 12/1 (Sat) update.

This content is still in development and will most likely go through many changes.

We have decided to make an announcement with all the changes listed to make it easier for Adventurers to see the changes being made to the Marketplace.

Please read below for all the information that is available to date.

■ Latest Patch Notes

● ‘Shadow Area’ has been constructed.

- Shadow Area is like a battle royale game of survival. Defeat monsters and destroy boxes to collect gear and skills.

- It is a battlefield where the last one left standing is the winner.

- Please read the Shadow Arena GM note for more details.

 

● Fixed the issue where the map(M) was not displaying in Shadow Arena.

● NPCs in Shadow Arena were removed.

● Northern Wheat Plantation is no longer a safe zone in Shadow Arena.

● The cooldown for changing servers was reduced to 1 minute to create a better tes

ting environment.

● Adventurers will be sent silver as a reward depending on the number of items looted from monsters and boxes during the match. 

- White Grade: 10,000 silver

- Green Grade: 50,000 silver

- Blue Grade: 150,000 silver

- Yellow Grade: 1,000,000 silver

● Mystic was added as a new class.

● Monsters and boxes will appear in areas that are near the Dark Fog.

● You can see the Shadow Arena map by pressing Tab.

- You will no longer be able to switch in and out of combat stance by pressing Tab or T.

● Items will be displayed in a natural way when they are looted.

● 20% of the character’s HP will be recovered when a survivor is defeated.

● Boxes will no longer appear in a concentrated area.

● Adventurers no longer can enter Waragon Cave.

● Fixed the issue where the Black Spirit could not jump at the start of the match. 

● The inventory tab in the inventory (I) window cannot be used.

● The maximum number of participants will no longer go down while a match is in progress.

● A minimap was added.

- The danger zones can be seen in the minimap.

● You can now enter the Shadow Arena as a party.

- If a party leader enters, the entire party will enter the Shadow Arena.

- You can still enter Shadow Arena by yourself. 

- You can find the location of your party members in the minimap (the minimap is in the top right corner of your screen). 

● Mystic was adjusted.

- Adamantine (RMB) - No longer a standard skill you can start with.

- Adamantine - Can be learned by picking up a skill book.

- Binding - No longer available in Shadow Arena.

- Her damage was lower by approximately 20~30%.

● Class marks will be displayed above possessed characters.

● When you enter the Shadow Arena from the Archer Server, you will be moved to the Shadow Arena Server automatically. 

● Enemies Defeated/Deaths was changed to make it easier for players to access.  

● You will now receive a notification when you defeat an enemy.

● Up to 4 items will be displayed at once when obtaining items. 

● You will no longer be able to set items to the right skill quickslot. 

● A message will appear when you obtain accessories that are better than the ones currently equipped. 

● You can exit the Shadow Arena after releasing. 

 

■ Additional Updates

[12/19 (Wed) 19:00]

● When you enter the Shadow Arena from the Archer Server, you will be moved to the Shadow Arena Server automatically. 

● Enemies Defeated/Deaths was changed to make it easier for players to access.  

● You will now receive a notification when you defeat an enemy.

● Up to 4 items will be displayed at once when obtaining items. 

● You will no longer be able to set items to the right skill quickslot. 

● A message will appear when you obtain accessories that are better than the ones currently equipped. 

● You can exit the Shadow Arena after releasing. 

 

[12/14 (Fri) 16:00]

● You can now enter the Shadow Arena as a party.

- If a party leader enters, the entire party will enter the Shadow Arena.

- You can still enter Shadow Arena by yourself. 

- You can find the location of your party members in the minimap (the minimap is in the top right corner of your screen). 

● Mystic was adjusted.

- Adamantine (RMB) - No longer a standard skill you can start with.

- Adamantine - Can be learned by picking up a skill book.

- Binding - No longer available in Shadow Arena.

- Her damage was lower by approximately 20~30%.

● Class marks will be displayed above possessed characters.

 

[12/13 (Thu) 00:30]

● Adventurers will be sent silver as a reward depending on the number of items looted from monsters and boxes during the match. 

- White Grade: 10,000 silver

- Green Grade: 50,000 silver

- Blue Grade: 150,000 silver

- Yellow Grade: 1,000,000 silver

● Mystic was added as a new class.

● Monsters and boxes will appear in areas that are near the Dark Fog.

● You can see the Shadow Arena map by pressing Tab.

- You will no longer be able to switch in and out of combat stance by pressing Tab or T.

● Items will be displayed in a natural way when they are looted.

● 20% of the character’s HP will be recovered when a survivor is defeated.

● Boxes will no longer appear in a concentrated area.

● Adventurers no longer can enter Waragon Cave.

● Fixed the issue where the Black Spirit could not jump at the start of the match. 

● The inventory tab in the inventory (I) window cannot be used.

● The maximum number of participants will no longer go down while a match is in progress.

● A minimap was added.

- The danger zones can be seen in the minimap.

 

[12/7 (Fri) 13:30]

● The following changes were made to the Shadow Arena.

* Dark Knight was added.

* Classes were adjusted for balancing issues.

- [Witch, Wizard] Damages from their skills were increased.

-[Berserker] 'Ultimate: Fierce Strike' – Damage was adjusted.

* Total number of pots was reduced, and their effects were changed.

- (Attack Speed/Casting Speed/Movement Speed +30%, AP/DP +100, Resist/Ignore resistance) +50%

[12/3 (Mon) 17:00]

● Fixed the issue where the map(M) was not displaying in Shadow Arena.

● NPCs in Shadow Arena were removed.

● Northern Wheat Plantation is no longer a safe zone in Shadow Arena.

● The cooldown for changing servers was reduced to 1 minute to create a better testing environment.