[Notice] Known Issues | Black Desert

Notices [Notice] Known Issues

Black Desert 2025-07-01 05:59

Greetings Adventurers,

This is a list of in-game known issues that are currently being investigated.
We are working to resolve these issues as soon as possible and apologize for any inconveniences you may have experienced.
We will continuously update this notice as issues are discovered and resolved.

Issues Under Investigation After the June 26 Maintenance

XBOX

- Some adventurers are unable to access the free upgrade to the Xbox Series version.

PlayStation
- Some adventurers are occasionally unable to receive PlayStation achievement trophies, even after completing Season graduation and defeating Dark Rift bosses.

- Frame rate drops have been observed in certain content.

Some improvements have been made to help reduce frame drops and mitigate game crashes that occurred in certain situations.
▶ 7/2 Client Patch
Certain fixes have been applied to address the issue of frame drops occurring in some content when playing on PlayStation devices.
▶ [PlayStation] 6/28 Client Patch

- Occasionally, the SEC_001/1270 error dialog appears and causes the client to close.

This notification appears when certain game data is corrupted or not properly installed.To ensure smooth operation, we recommend fully closing the game and then restarting it.
If the same issue persists even after restarting, please contact customer support. We will do our best to provide prompt assistance.

Fixed Issues

[XBOX]
- Whisper reply is not working.

- Store achievements are not appearing.

- Live streaming is not functioning.

Known Issues

● In certain situations, the "Enhancement Guide" window that appears after selecting "How to Get Stronger" when your character dies can't be closed.
● The Quest widget shifts to the center of the screen when reconnecting.
● The Stat Display Setting window is displaying the following subcategories of Total Stats in Korean:
- Additional Stats (추가 능력치)
- Extra Damage to Species (종족 추가 피해)
● The Manage Sailor UI appears cut off in some languages.
- X/A: Select
- 〇/B: Close
- LS: Recover Condition for All
- RS: Save Preset
- RT+▢/X: Auto Assign
- RT+△/Y: Disembark All
● Cutscene skip-related text appears during cutscenes that cannot actually be skipped.
● Combat does not end if you kill the monsters too quickly during the [Balenos] Forest Wolves quest.
- You can return to the previous part of the story using the Menu button and then proceed to defeat the monsters slowly to continue the quest normally.
● The Sailing Life Skill tooltip shows the effect of Sailing Mastery 2,050 to 3,000.
- Life Skill Mastery will soon be expanded to 3,000 in an upcoming update.
(Related details will be provided on the official website.)
● Proper interaction is not possible with certain NPCs
● [Dosa] The Skill Guide is not visible during the Illezra tutorial.
● An unnatural object is floating in the air at a specific location in the Sherekhan Necropolis region.
● The quest NPC "Kamasylve Priestess" disappears during the general quest "[Supply] Energizing Cuppa," making it impossible to proceed with the quest.
● Exclusive titles for Conquest War are not obtainable in certain situations.
If you've met the kill count requirements (100, 180, 300) but still haven't received your titles, please contact Support through a 1:1 inquiry.
● The purchase limit on the 'Weight Collection III' tooltip is displayed differently from actual specification.
If you have purchased a weight item or a pack containing an weight item that are included in this item more than once, you cannot purchase this product.
● Opening the Manage Work menu of a remote region via the World Map can cause intermittent delays.
● [Scholar] The idle animation of the Salanar Outfit is unnatural.
● The Black Shrine Bosses may not appear upon instant entry to the Boss Blitz location.
This issue can be fixed by restarting the Boss Blitz.
● Combat & Skill EXP 530% Scroll (60 min) Tooltip issue
Using Simple Alchemy with Combat & Skill EXP 530% Scroll (60 min) x3 will produce Combat & Skill EXP 530% Scroll (180 min) x1.
● The issue of the game terminating upon attempting to connect to the game or while in installation (Streaming) mode.
● There is an issue where certain items display in other languages
● There is an issue were in certain areas of Valencia, Heatstroke and Hypothermia is not applied correctly.
● There is an issue where the Beauty Album will cause the game to crash in certain circumstances.
● There is an issue where in certain situations, the Start Menu will not open when pressing Start. To rectify this, open your chat window first.
● There is an issue where the number of Guild Members is incorrectly displayed on the Guild Information and Guild Member Status pages when you go to a platform specific server. It will only display the guild members that share your platform.

Fixed Issues

Fused Crystal of Emotions is not appearing in NPC Shops.
The Pearl Shop description for [Splat] Merv's Tailoring Tool is currently displayed as [Venia] Merv's Tailoring Tool.
- This issue will be fixed during the May 15 maintenance.
Unable to find the quests related to "[Event] Prep for New Heights"
Unable to collect BDAcademy class insignia sent via Mail
- We apologize for any inconvenience. These issues will be fixed during the Apr 30 maintenance.
Fixed the issue where the game shut down abnormally in certain situations.
An unobtainable item is displayed on the Central Market.
- This issue will be fixed during the Feb 20 maintenance.
Moving to a location near Erethea's Limbo displays the message "Area is inaccessible" and cannot be entered.
The "Change Pet Name" button is incorrectly displayed.
- The "Change Pet Name" button is the fourth option displayed on the Pet Window when you select a pet. The function to change pet names will be updated in the future.
Selling the following trade items in certain situation can lead to incorrect trade experience gain, and have been temporarily disabled.
- Magical Mandragora, Witch's Poison Herb, Saffron with Strong Scent, Fantastic Blue Rose, Moonlit Evening Primrose, Medicinal Autumn Bellflower
※ We are investigating cases of abnormal trade level increase and will provide further information once the investigation is complete. Cases with adventurers who are found to have abused this will be handled in accordance with the operational policy.
Continuous Care's food and elixir auto-use has a 5 sec cooldown.
- This will be fixed during the Jan 23, 2025 maintenance.
Unable to gain knowledge when defeating the following bosses:
- Red Nose, Dastard Bheg, Dim Tree Spirit, Giant Mudster, Katzvariak
- This issue will be fixed during the Jan 23, 2025 maintenance.
- If you took down these bosses between Jan 9 and Jan 23, you'll receive the knowledge after the Jan 23 maintenance.
Unable to use "Check Appearance" on the following pets:
- Phoniel Squirrel, Flondor Duck, Haetae, Fluffy, Otter
- This issue will be fixed during the Feb 6 maintenance, and please note that their appearances are displayed normally outside the Pearl Shop.
After the maintenance on January 9 (Thu), some Mounts' Skill Level has decreased by approximately 1-3%.
- This issue will be fixed and the Skill Level of the affected Mounts will be changed back to the original level with the maintenance on January 23 (Thu).
Certain languages incorrectly display "[Console NA] Adventurer's 10th Anniversary Piece" as "ASIA."
- This issue will be resolved during the Jan 9, 2025 maintenance.
Certain General quests in the Calpheon region, which require interaction with structures, cannot be properly completed.
- Check the Market Street, Check the Antique, Bring a Water Bottle, Developing a New Menu, Vegetable Shop Errand, Material in an Order
Unable to progress the "Music Over Trading" quest.
Kamasylvia Castle is displayed abnormally on the world map
During Fox's Gift II, the Woosa Awakening quest, it has been confirmed that the cutscene restarted instead of moving to the quest location, Shinhyang, when there was not enough space in the inventory.
If this issue occurs, please secure at least 4 or more empty slots in your inventory so that you can proceed with the Awakening quest properly.
There is an issue where an item that has been copied to a tagged character does not have the icon to state that it has been copied.
There is an issue of being unable to complete "[Boss] Defeat Field Boss Red Nose" from the Subjugation category of the Progression Pass.
Promoting a Clan to Guild causes certain guild functions to not function normally for the Guild Master.
Videos and cutscenes played during game start-up and some quests are not playing properly.
There is currently a sporadic issue with completing the "[Everfrost] The Trial of the First Witch" quest.
If you encounter this issue, please forfeit the quest and try again.
The objectives and interaction targets for the "[Event] [Daily] Those Gathered to Honor Your Adventures" event quest are appearing abnormally.
The quest can be properly completed by interacting with "Rooting for the Adventurer" NPCs Bareeds III and Sarma Anin.
- This issue will be fixed during the Nov 14 (Thu) maintenance.
[Bonus] A Simple Test from Dalishain (Legendary Beast's Blood/Sinner's Blood/Clown's Blood) quests cannot be completed if they were accepted before the Mar 20 maintenance.
After the Mar 20 maintenance, the same quests cannot be accepted repeatedly.
Cannot enter Elvia Realm on Mediah and Mediah 1
Guild members cannot be granted the authority to apply for Node War participation.
- This issue will be fixed during the July 24 maintenance.
- Until this issue is resolved, only Adventurers with the positions of Guild Master, Advisor, Staff, Secretary, or Officer can apply for Node Wars.
- However, adventurers who changed their authorities after the update separating guild positions and authorities may find Node War application to be unavailable. Therefore, we recommend changing guild authorities after July 24.
There is an issue where [The Magnus] Abyssal Revelation quest cannot be accepted or completed. This will be fixed during May 14th maintenance.
Appearances for Warrior cannot be saved in the Beauty Album. This will be fixed during May 14th maintenance.
Korean is displayed in the Black Shrine rankings.
[Red Battlefield] Unable to receive the Strong Protection boon at the Castle Ruins starting point
[Red Battlefield] Unable to accept daily quest from NPC Daz at Garmoth's Nest
Movement blocking effect of the skills below are not being applied.[Shai] Over Here! [Nova] Winter Testudo
Cannot exchange [Event] Imperfect Crystal with NPC Dalishain.[Event] Imperfect Crystal can be exchanged after the Apr 17 maintenance.
The item description of the [Event] Allnew ADV Support Box is incorrect. Using this item will net you with 5,000 Contribution EXP.
In the Castle Ruins of the Red Battlefield, Effect of Strong Protection is sometimes not applied when entering the combat zone from the resurrection point.
The following pet's display location in the Pearl Shop is abnormal.
Currently there is an issue where you cannot rent 2 or more manors.
[Scholar] Academia is currently placed in the Loyalty category.
There is an issue where you cannot exchange another's classes Tuvala awakening weapon for Woosa's Tuvala Pendant via a Tuvala Awakening Weapon Exchange Coupon.
In some situations when using Guild skills such as Guru's Touch, Blessing of Fortuna, and State of Nothingness, buffs are not applied to the adventurer who used the skill.
- Certain event items were not removed.
There is an issue where certain Ratt Delegation NPCs are not appearing in Oquilla's Eye.
- This issue is scheduled to be resolved during the April 5th maintenance (UTC).
There is currently an issue where the Ship Gear durability does not decrease while Sailing.
Life Skill EXP HotTime icons are not displayed.
- Please note that this is a visual error and the hottimes are in effect.
The issue of not being able to complete the quest "How to Perfect Your Skills" due to the skill instructor not providing information on specialized skills.
The issue of not being able to accept the quest [Season] Fughar's Special Timepiece.
The issue of not being able to exchange Black Spirit Skill/Combat EXP buffs after reaching Lv. 56 as Maegu.
The issue of not being to complete [Season Pass] Equipping Naru Adventure Gear related quests upon interacting with Black Spirit while equipping Tuvala gear.
The issue of not being able to complete [Enhancement] Even Sharper Tuvala Awakening Weapon quests even upon having enhanced your Maegu's Tuvala Pendant to TRI (III) TET (IV).
There is an issue where certain UI elements are displayed abnormally when moving to a different area via load screens.
[ASIA] There is an issue where those who won Node Wars on Sunday (GMT+9) were not able to access the Node War vendor.
[Drakania] Fate Beckons skill addons cannot be applied or changed.
There is an issue where the text is not displayed correctly when attempting to enter Atorraxion; there is an issue where in certain situations, entering Sycrakea will incorrectly lead you to Vahlmakea.
There is an issue with the display orientation while having 4k settings enabled.
There is an issue where certain items cannot be obtained via the '[Event] Shakatu's Shiny Box (Combat). Therefore the item and the 'Season Character Reached Lv. 58!' have been temporarily restricted.
- Both the issue and the challenge is scheduled to be resolved following the November 9th maintenance (UTC).
There is an issue where Igor Bartali's Adventure Log Volume 13, Chapter 2's conditions for completion are incorrectly displayed.
Unable to invest in the Nopsae's Byeot County production node.
There is an issue where noble NPCs are appearing next to the Node Management NPC Mancini in Lake Kaia.
There is a visual issue where selling Pearl Shop items reduces the count of the Old Moon Trade Pass. The trade pass is not consumed, and will be visible the next time you enter the Central Market
There is an issue where the Hashashin Desert/Treant Camouflage set is not available in the Desert/Treant Camouflage Costume Box.
There is an issue where it is impossible to be invited to a party, platoon or guild in PS servers.
There is a known issue where certain Pearl Items do not display correctly in your inventory, storage, etc.
There is a known issue where when repairing maximum durability, items that have less than full max. durability have their names displayed in Korean.
There is a known issue in the Black Desert+ app where the Central Market notifications are not working as intended [EU/ASIA only]
The crafting notes function has been temporarily disabled. The return of the function will be announced via patch notes at a later date.
There is an issue where the herb brewing minigame isn't able to be completed as intended.
There is an issue where if a completed guild mission times out, it is impossible to end/complete it.
There is an issue where guild bonus payouts cannot be differentiated per member, rather all members receive the same amount.
There is an issue where Guild Officers cannot renew the contracts of regular guild members.
There is an issue where the the horse skill minigame tooltip incorrectly displays the left analog stick rather than O/X.
There is an issue where the minigame UI incorrectly displays O instead of X in the following minigames:
- Catching horses
- Herb brewing
- Black Crystal extraction
- Fishing/Harpoon
There is an issue where the lake near Bree Tree Ruins is decorated for the water festival on Xbox only.
There is an issue where in certain situations, skills that pull monsters may push your character back.
There is an issue where in certain situations, the 'Estimated Work Time' for a worker is incorrectly displayed in the Manage Work window. Once a worker begins a task, the Estimated Work Time will be correctly displayed.
There is an issue where certain Horse Gear items in the Pearl Shop do not display the correct preview.
There is an issue where remaining time of the Golden Bell buff is not displayed correctly.
It is possible to check the actual time by pressing View Details button.
There is an issue where Aakman guild mission progression is not counted upon defeating the target monster.
There is an issue where the Calpheon City Sub Quest, 'Come Out, Come Out, Where Ever You Are' can currently not be completed as the NPC is currently missing.
There is a known issue where T3 and T4 horses are not appearing in the wild.
There is an issue where the tooltip for the Shai's 'Time to Shine!' skill's tooltip was incorrectly changed. The effect has not changed and the tooltip will be changed in the next update to correctly reflect the skill's effects.
There is an issue where in certain situations, Professional Goblin workers cannot be registered on the worker exchange market. This issue will be fixed in the next update.
There is an issue where links do not open in a new window properly. This issue will be fixed in the next version.
There is an issue where Alchemy Stones do not remain autoactivated after dying in certain circumstances.
There is an issue where [Guild] Cannonballs and [Guild] Flame Cannonballs are not able to be placed into the cannon. Cannonballs that were crafted are not affected by this issue.
There is an issue where certain information does not appear correctly in the Imperial Crafting Delivery UI for French and Spanish. The correct text is as follows:
- French: Quantité des livraisons quotidiennes
- Spanish: Cantitad de entrega diaria
There is an issue where certain quests cannot be completed.
There is an issue where in certain situations, baby elephants cannot be tamed.
There is an issue where using Death Line Chase to move backwards while Shield Chase III is on cooldown using Shield Chase causes weapon and skill use to be abnormal.
There is an issue with the item description for the Heidel Ball horse emblem box. [EU/ASIA only]
There is an issue where in certain situations, the Black Spirit loading image is incorrectly displayed.
There is an issue where the tool tip for the 'Golden Seal [Imperial Training]' incorrectly states that the Fine Horse Trainer's Clothes requires 3 seals. For the exchange to occur, you require 5 seals to exchange.
- This issue will be fixed in the next update.
There is an issue where the following daily sailing quests are not available from the relevant NPCs.
- Wanted: Hekaru
- Wanted: Ocean Stalker
- Looming Threats from the Ocean
- A Treasure Swimming in the Ocean
- Outlaws of the Ocean
- Stay Sharp!
There is an issue where the Loggia's Reagent Packing Material's tooltip description does not include Purified Water x1 for the [Event] Pure Powder Reagent Crate.
There is an issue where the Cliff's Awakening Weapon (+15) Box shows Korean.
There is an issue where if you take out your fishing boat or raft in Heidel, Calpheon City, or Tarif, it will fall through the map once you board the boat.
If both an Xbox and PS4 account are linked to the Black Desert+ app, you will be constantly prompted to relogin to the app each time it closes.
There is an issue where in certain circumstances using a Valk's Advice from your inventory can lock all input
There is an issue where Adventurers who try to claim the Hashashin Awakening challenge rewards after September 2nd 7:00 AM UTC cannot claim the challenge rewards from the Written in the Sand Event. This issue will be resolved during the next maintenance.
There is an issue where certain items' sale periods ended sooner than intended.
There is an issue where a PRI(I) Tuvala Awakening Weapon Box is being obtained during a class's awakening quest.
There is an issue where Rankings are not correctly displaying account information for PlayStation 4 Adventurers via the Profile option.
There is currently an issue where the Arena of Arsha can only be reserved and used on the Arsha Server.
There is an issue with the Fairy Information UI with fairies from tier 1 to tier 3.
There is an issue where camera settings reset when closing the skill UI.
An issue has been discovered where existing Weapon Exchange coupons (Main/Off Hand) cannot be used on Guardian. This will be fixed during a partial maintenance on November 5th.
The 'Black Desert Calphe:ON Ball' date has changed from December 5th 2020 to December 12th 2020.
There is an issue where the Toggle Chat function in the ring menu settings does not work as intended. To turn on/off chat, please use the Edit UI function through the menu -> settings (nested)
There is an issue where despite the conditions not being met, guild members are able to see the menu to assume the Guild Leader position.
There is an issue where '[Event] Traces of a Turkey' can be obtained when defeating a sea monster, which cause a [Scared] Turkey to appear on the ocean.
There is an issue where Creepy Doll Town icon is projected on the world map while there's not actual decoration
We are aware of the issue where PvP is unavailable when the Thanksgiving event's [Scared] Turkey appears.
There is an issue where wagon information cannot be checked in certain circumstances.
- Information can be checked when the wagon is in a stable.
There is an issue where the timer of Herald's Journal quests does not work as intended when there are other quests that are accepted.
There is an issue where if you complete "The Eyewitness" quest with Nova, you will not be able to exchange for the following items with Fughar, the Crow Merchants Guild Chief Manager.
- Naru Main Weapon Box
- Naru Sub Weapon Box
- Naru Helmet
- Naru Shoes
- Naru Armor
- Naru Gloves
There is an issue where Terms of Service does not appear when playing in Japanese.
There is an issue where [Lahn] Tort Piercing's icon is displayed as the Round Piercing. This will be fixed through the December 22nd maintenance.
There is an issue where the required number of '[Event] Emergency Carrot Rations' for the 'Advice of Valks (2535)' is displayed as 10. To exchange the '[Event] Emergency Carrot Rations' for the 'Advice of Valks (2535)', you will require 15 '[Event] Emergency Carrot Rations'.
There is an issue where the [Nova] Canape Classic Set cannot be opened.
There is an issue where furniture cannot be placed in Velia 23.
There is an issue where sometimes snow doesn't fall in Fluffy Snowflake Village.
There is an issue where the 100% and 200% Rage Absorption buff are not applied for Nova.
There is an issue where Pearl Shop banners are not correctly linked to the product.
There is an issue where certain Nova underwear and accessories appear under other class categories in the Pearl Shop.
There is an issue where the 200% Black Spirit's Rage does not activate when Warrior uses Ground Smash after learning Awakening.
There is an issue where the sound for 200% Black Spirit Rage is not heard for each class.
There is an issue where certain skills are not properly working through RingMenu while in defensive mode.
There is an issue with the description the following skills:
- [Witch/Wizard] Protected Area
- [Valkyrie] Elion's Blessing
- [Mystic] Infinite Fortitude
The skills still have their original +999 buff for all defences.
There is an issue with the effect of Santa Hat for Nova does not work as intended.
There is an issue where if the Nova has the 2nd or 3rd face type, certain parts of the [Nova] Sephia Helmet cannot be dyed as intended.
There is an issue where when using the [Nova] Prime: Distorted Guard skill, it has an abnormal amount of grab resistance that accumulates.
There is an issue where items can't be taken out of from the Naphart Storage
There is an issue where the in game mail doesn't contain the expiration date for EU server.
There is an issue with the autopathing function of certain items.
There is an issue with obtaining the "For the Newborn Kittens" quest.
There is an issue where the Background Music in Altar of Blood is playing incorrectly.
There is an issue with the Mount UI when a horse dies while you are on the horse.
There is an issue where the item drop notifications cannot be adjusted in the Settings menu.
- It is scheduled to be resolved on 3/17 maintenance.
- (It is possible to check item drop via chat window. Go to Interface Settings Chat Window Settings and set [System Private Item] option to On)
There is an issue where the sales period of certain items on the Pearl Shop are incorrectly displayed
This will be resolved during the March 17th maintenance
Please check the March 10th Pearl Shop notice on the website for the correct sales period.
There is an issue where Guardian, Hashashin, and Nova costumes cannot be obtained via the Glorius Shudad Premium Set item in the Glorious Shudad Pack.
- This will be resolved after the March 17th maintenance. You will then be able to use the Glorius Shudad Premium Set item to obtain said costumes.
There is an issue where Remnants of the Rift is not listed in the Heritage of the Forgotten items' tooltip.
There is an issue where closing the Imperial Auction house too quickly will cause it to display the bid buttons. Bids can only be made at the Imperial Auction NPC.
There is an issue where [Nova] Aquila Classic Set and Young Baphomet pet that you obtain from exchanging the Nova DLC Pack Seal are not taxfree when sold for the first time in the Central Marketplace.
There is an issue when making a reservation for the Arena of Arsha, the date is not properly displayed in certain languages.
There is a known issue where the extra stats for accessories and gear does not show on the Central Market.
There is an issue where speaking to Black Spirit or other NPCs while a Loggia Tool with 5 or less durability is equipped causes the game to force close.
- Please unequip the Loggia Tool, speak to a Repair NPC and press on Repair in Inventory to resolve the issue.
There is an issue where adding Caphras to armors causes Accessories to show the amount of DP gained from Caphras.
- This is a visual error, and does not apply any DP to your character.
There's an issue where in certain situations, if Nova's Accel: Swooping Ring skill is used (by first using En Garde), the Accel buff is not correctly applied.
There is an issue where Maehwa's Petal Bloom skill addon is applied as Flow: Moonlight Dash's skill addon.
There is an issue where the following quests are not working as intended:
- [Bonus] Cooking for the Calpheon Slums l
- [Bonus] Cooking for Heidelian Soldiers I
- This will be rectified during the March 31st Maintenance (UTC+1)
There is an issue where the Kyve's item name is not displayed correctly on the [EU/ASIA] Central Market for the mobile app.
[Sage] There is an issue where the camera does not move as intended when selecting a helmet, glove, underwear, or accessory for Sage in the Pearl Shop.
There is an issue where the chat window moves when you resize it.
There is an intermittent issue where Trading EXP Transfer Coupon does not work when used. We have temporarily ceased the sale and usage of the item while we investigate this issue.
We are aware of the issue with an error message appearing when Sage attacks with his bare hands while walking backwards.
There is a known issue where if an account is linked with a game account on each platform under the same email, the Central Market function cannot be used on the Black Desert+ app (version 2.4.20 or higher).
There is an issue with the description of Combined Magic Crystal Gervish being incorrectly displayed in certain languages. The description should appear as 2 crystal & 4 crystal effects instead of 3 crystal & 5 crystal effect.
There is an issue where checking the privacy policy could close the app in certain situations.
There is an issue where the most recently completed Pearl's Blessing challenges are incorrectly displayed.
There is an issue with the Skill Lock feature not working for Forest Path Wagon.
There is an issue with Skill Lock Key Guide being displayed on Guild Galley even though it doesn't support the Skill Lock feature.
There is an issue in the Black Desert+ app where the language setting is not properly applied as intended.
There is an issue with extending the contracts of sailors using the contract renewal items.
There is an issue where upgrading an Enhanced Flame Tower/Big Hwacha that is overlapping another annex building during Node/Conquest War causes the Enhanced Flame Tower/Big Hwacha to disappear.
There is an issue of Barter effects missing from Value Pack descriptions.
There is an issue where the wrong sale period is displayed in the product description for the Epheria Marine outfits.
There is an issue where in certain circumstances, the appearance of the BUGATTI CHIRON outfit displays abnormally.
There is an issue where the following Guild quests are not displaying correctly:
- [Subjugation] Protect the Villagers Defeat Margoria Sea Monsters
- [Subjugation] Protect the Villagers I Defeat Hekaru and Ocean Stalker
- [Subjugation] Protect the Villagers II Defeat Hekaru and Nine Shark
- [Subjugation] Protect the Villagers III Defeat Ocean Stalker and Candidum
- [Subjugation] Protect the Villagers IV Defeat Candidum, Nineshark, Black Rust
There is an issue with the quest series 'Mysterious Painting' not being able to be completed due to a missing NPC.
There is an issue where the English tooltip for the '[Event] Pirate's Treasure Chest' is incorrect. You will receive '[Event] Shakatu Seal' x5 and not the '[Event] Shining Shakatu Seal'x5.
There is an issue where only 70% of the Main Weapon AP is applied when using Corsair's Succession skills.
There is an issue with the [Season] Swell Sea Shell's item description where there was a line break missing between the Advice of Valks (+60) and Secret Book of Old Moon (20 Days).
There is an issue with opening certain [Event] Classic Outfit Boxes with Corsair.
There is an issue where the [Season] Fughar's Special Timepiece quest that can be accepted by a season character that is Lv. 25 or higher can only be completed with a season character that is Lv. 56 or higher.
- Please note that it will be changed to Lv. 25 or higher.
There is an issue where Shai's damage output was abnormal when attacking Corsair.
There is an issue where using Fughar's Timepiece to switch to a normal character while having [Season] Crow Merchants Guild Contribution Certificate I/II in your Inventory causes you to no longer be able to accept the Crow Merchants Guild Contribution Certificate's daily quest.
There is an issue regarding '[Daily] Old Moon Guild Subjugation Request
- Waragon Nest' where the actual required number of defeated monsters is different from the quest summary description.
- Defeating 2,500 monsters is the correct quest objective.
There is an issue where trying to list an item on the Central Market during the 15minute wait time for a previous item that was listed to sell with the Old Moon Trade Pass applied caused the button for using the Old Moon Trade Pass to be displayed.
- This issue will be resolved during the maintenance on June 29, 2021 (Tue).
There is an issue where you cannot exchange 15 Destructive Illusion for a Mass of Pure Magic with the NPC O'Arma.
- This will be fixed in an future update.
There is an issue where you cannot exchange 30 Shattered Star Fragments for the Skill EXP +5% buff with the NPC Manmehan Nesser.
- This will be fixed in an future update.
There is an issue when following the '[Special Growth] Fughar's Memorandum' where you cannot be awarded the quests '[Lv.51] Mediah: The Legendary Blacksmith' and the [ADV. Support] Fairy, Mysterious Companion' questlines.
- If you complete the quest on another character, you can complete the Season Pass.
- This issue will be fixed in a future update.
There is an issue where using 'Fughar's Time Piece' item causes the changed character's main quest to be incorrectly displayed.
- Go to the Quest window and select the 'Main' tab. Choose the next quest in the list, instead of the quest with the issue, to continue.
There is an issue with [Season] Great Pioneer's Chest granting additional rewards in addition to the displayed reward.
- Additional rewards can be found in your inventory.
There is an issue where the Arehaza Town node's specialty does not function as intended.
There is an issue where the certain text is abnormally displayed in the "Manage Wallet" window of the Central Market.
There is an issue where certain text is abnormally displayed in the key guide for the "Excluded Item Settings" window when using your storage.
There is an issue where when using the Storage Container, the UI for the Central Market is displayed.
There is an issue where certain cutscenes do not have the intended language voiceovers.
There is an issue where Grace Lauren's voiceover and quest dialogue are overlapping in the Atoraxxion main questline.
There is an issue where the Star's End Excavation Node improvements from the 7/14 update are not working as intended.
There is an issue where [Corsair] Wave Breaker is consuming more stamina than anticipated.
There is an issue where the Wave Breaker skill ends abruptly when stamina is insufficient.
When setting the language as English, there is an issue where the Tuvala Main Weapon Exchange Coupon and Tuvala Awakening Weapon Coupon tooltips are missing a part of the item description.
- ※ Cannot be used on Tuvala Gear that has already been converted with a Tuvala Gear Conversion Stone.
- This issue is scheduled to be fixed on the August 25th maintenance.
There is an issue where the Season Pass cannot be completed when switching to the simplified main quest after completing the '[Boss] Giath, the Goblin Chief' quest on the normal main questline.
There is an issue where Corsair cannot sprint when pressing LT/L2 will while autopathing.
There is an issue where the Register Ship button remains highlighted even after registering a ship and having no Ship Licenses in your inventory.
There is an issue where 'The Friendly Astrologist' quest cannot be completed.
There is an issue where 'Ocean's Allure' skill for Corsair cannot be set as a Skill Addon.If you've set Ocean's Allure as a Skill Addon before the August 25th maintenance, you will not be able to use that particular slot nor the Skill Addon.This issue is scheduled to be fixed on the September 8th maintenance.
There is an issue where you cannot enter Atoraxxion: Vahmalkea Vaha's Cradle on the season and normal servers. Please note that a hotfix is being prepared to fix this issue.
There is an issue with Guild History not being displayed when the Adjust Daylight Saving Automatically feature has been turned on.
There is an issue where if the console time is set to UTC+1 or higher, guild information and the Journal will not work. If the console time is UTC+0 and below, the Guild History and Journal will show correctly.
There is an issue with the Starter Pack item description displaying "[Event] Secret Book of the Old Moon (20 Days)" instead of "[Event] Blessing of the Old Moon Pack (20 Days)".This issue is scheduled to be fixed on the September 29th.
There is an issue where the following challenges are not working as intended in Atoraxxion: Vahmalkea:[Season] On the Lucretia Dagger!On the Lucretia Dagger!* The issue will be resolved during the October 13th15th Maintenance (UTC+1)
There is an issue where the Great Ocean quests do not appear in the guild mission after the September 29th update.
- The issue will be resolved during the October 13th15th Maintenance (UTC+1)
There is an issue where NPCs may disappear in certain servers regarding the `Marni's Spooky Playground` event.
- This will be resolved after the October 27th maintenance.
There is an issue where Axian does not enter his frenzy state in certain situations.
There is an issue where certain NPCs are not displayed properly when you leave the House of Horrors in Marni's Spooky Playground.
- Please reconnect after going to the Character Selection screen and the NPCs will be displayed properly.
There is an issue where certain items cannot be obtained from the Custom Storage Box. This will be resolved during the November 11th Maintenance (UTC).
There is an issue where the Life Skill EXP HotTime buff does not appear in the buff UI in My Info when the Combat EXP Hot Time is not active.
- The +50% Life Skill EXP HotTime is active 24hrs until the end of the event period.
There is an issue where certain actions sometimes do not perform as intended when controlling the MOD Oog Mk III.
There is an issue where the darkening light effect does not apply in the Marni's House of Horror.
There is an issue with FocusFire where remaining too long on aim mode, displaying the cannon's trajectory, may occasionally crash the game.
There is an issue where the key guide for certain mounts incorrectly displays how to autosprint. The correct input for autosprinting is R3.
There is an issue in the manor content where furniture cannot be recovered/moved if it overlaps/is placed on top of with certain plants.
We are aware of an issue where having 4k mode enabled causes black screens to be displayed.
- In order to restore normal gameplay, you can disable HDR in the settings
There is an issue where 'The Origin of the Powerful Energy' quest from the Serendia Main Questline '[Crossroad] Silence, We're Done Here!' can not be completed. This questline is currently blocked.
There is an issue where certain Tier 4 Mount Appearances do not appear on the Change Horse Appearance UI list.
When you choose "Preview" or make Appearance adjustments from the list, these changes still apply normally.
There is an issue where the '[Ranger] Sweet Dreams' underwear shows incorrectly in certain situations.
- Please not that this occurs when previewing the outfit in the Pearl Store. Please use the underwear setting function in the store, or wear the [Ranger] Sugar Rush clothes along with the underwear.
- This issue will be fixed in the January 5th Maintenance.
There is an issue in Pearl Shop where the description for [Musa] Bolyn Premium Set is incorrectly displayed in Korean and French.This issue will be fixed in the next upcoming Maintenance.
There is an issue where the loot pickup speed of certain Tier 4 Polar Bear and Arctic Fox pets are the same regardless of level. ("Pet Command: Agile" the speed is 2.25 seconds.)
- This issue will be fixed during the maintenance on January 26, 2022.
There is an issue where the 15th day reward for the ""Attendance Rewards for Returning Adventurers who missed Black Desert!"" event was different from what was on the notice.
- This will be resolved during the next regular maintenance.
There is an issue where you are unable to hit certain monsters when using the following skills in specific circumstances.
- [Sorceress] Prime: Black Wave III
- [Valkyrie] Promptness
- [Archer] Full Bloom's Arrow Damage (Occurs sporadically)
[Lahn] There is an issue where Succession: Heavenly Waltz displays in Korean.
- This will be resolved during the next regular maintenance.
There is an issue where it is not possible to proceed with the Valentine's Day Adventure Log.
- This will be resolved during the regular maintenance on February 16th. The event period will also be extended.
There is an issue where you cannot purchase the Special Chocolate Gift Set in certain situations.
- This will be corrected during the next maintenance.
There is an issue where attempting to enter Pit of Undying leads you to the Ross Sea.
- You can return to your previous location by switching to another channel.
There is an issue when attempting to check out a pet whose special skill cannot overlap the pet cannot be checked out.
- If this issue occurs, there is a chance you can check out the pet after reconnecting to the game.
- This issue will be fixed in the May 25th update. .
There is an issue where the [Fancy] Treasure Chests still appear around the Black Desert world despite the '[Event] What's in the Box?' ending.
There is an issue where you cannot switch to the New Olvia Novice server once you are already on a different server.
- You can enter the New Olvia Novice server through the server selection screen (prior to the character selection screen) when you first log into the game.
There is an issue where the quest '[Event] Wish Upon a Wish Lantern' appears in the New Quest window
There is an issue where the key guide for Ninja's Alert Stance Skill is incorrectly labeled as RT/R2.
- Press RB/R1 to use the skill.
There is an issue where when using the Character Movement function, it is not possible to select a Character/destination to go to.
There is an issue where in certain situations, background music is not being played on PlayStation.
There is an issue where the Combat EXP, Skill EXP, and Life Skill EXP HotTime icons are not displayed.
- Please note that this is a visual error and the hottimes are in effect.
There is an issue where Drakania's Tuvala Trion is not displaying as intended.
There is an issue where Adventurers are not able to use the ingame coupon registration function as intended. Coupons that are registered on the website have their items being sent to the web storage.
There is an issue where if you proceed with the [Drakania Awakening] Cup of Erethea and the [Drakania Awakening] Wings Unfurled quests at the same time as other Adventurers, the Quest Completed message may appear.
There is an issue where the [Paradise Lost] Rumblings of Paradise quest cannot be accepted through the Black Spirit.
There is an issue where Dandelion Weapon Boxes obtained from Patrigio cannot be opened by Drakania.
There is an issue where Narchillan Trion cannot be manufactured with Narchillan Processing Stones.
There is an issue where a TET (IV) Dandelion or Fiery Dandelion Trion cannot be used to complete the Old Moon's Brilliant Awakening Weapon quest.
- This issue will be fixed during the August 10th Maintenance.
- However, if you send a ticket to Customer Support before August 10th, we will give the following items for completing the quest after collecting the Dandelion Trion in your possesion.
- Items to be sent:
- PEN (V) Dandelion or Fiery Dandelion Trion with your Family Name engraved (based on what is in your possession) x1
- Item Brand Spell Stone x1
- Crystal Extraction Tool x2
- Contribution EXP (300)
There is an issue where in specific circumstances, it is difficult to progress through Drakania's Awakening questline.
- If you are under Lv. 56 and have less than 3 skill points available, you will be able to progress through the questline if reset your combat skills.
- If you are Lv. 57 or higher, please make sure you have more than 3 skill points available to be able to complete the Awakening questline.
There is an issue where the Find My Item function is not working as intended.
There is an issue where you are unable to use the Black Spirit: Blazing Strike skill as Awakening Drakania.
There is an issue where Drakania's Crackling Flame skill preview displays an unintended knockdown effect.
There is an issue where when Drakania is on certain mounts, the UI element that displays her state shows as "Dragonblood".
There is an issue where monsters will not appear in Elvia Calpheon monster zones.
- This issue will be resolved during maintenance on September 1st.
There is an issue where items from other characters cannot be found through the "Find My Item" function.
- This issue will be resolved during the September 1st maintenance (UTC+1).
There is an issue where the Special Gift Pack UI is still being displayed.
- New Adventurers that created an account between August 24th 06:00 AM (UTC) and the September 1st maintenance (UTC) and did not claim the Special Gift Pack during this time will be given the Special Gift Pack via ingame mail.
There is an issue where occasionally you are unable to log into Black Desert + under certain circumstances.
There is an issue where the effect of [Event] Stella's Spirit Stone does not apply correctly and therefore the usage of this item has been temporarily blocked.
This issue will be corrected after regular maintenance on September 14th.
There is an error where upon completing the regional quests, the accept rewards button will not work.
There is an issue where the window closes when pressing the cancel button (B / O) after an item is placed in the Transfusion/Item Reform window.
- This will be resolved during the September 28th maintenance.
Disallowing notifications on the notifications permission popup that appears when launching the Black Desert+ app for the first time on iOS or certain other environments causes the app to not behave optimally.
There is an issue where "Season: Drakania" appears on the Season Pass UI.
- This issue is scheduled to be resolved during the November 9th maintenance (UTC).
There is an issue where Igor Bartali's Adventure Log Volume 13, Chapter 2's conditions for completion are incorrectly displayed.
- This issue will be resolved during the October 12 maintenance (UTC+1). Before the maintenance, you will be able to complete the chapter by defeating the Shadow of Gahaz.
There is an issue where interactions with bookcases at the Holy College of Calpheon are not working as intended.
- This issue is scheduled to be resolved during the November 23rd maintenance (UTC)
There is an issue where certain items cannot be obtained via certain '[Event] Shakatu's Shiny Box (Combat).
- Items that have the issue have been temporarily disabled.
- This issue is scheduled to be resolved during the November 23rd maintenance (UTC).
There is an issue where the season hot time icon is not displaying properly.
- Please note that the hot time effect is applying normally.
There is an issue where a button for unavailable content is displayed on the Pet UI.
Selecting Drakania for PreCreation while the game is still downloading will cause the game to terminate unexpectedly.
There is an issue where though the Season has ended, certain Season Pass related objectives are displayed under certain circumstances.
It has been confirmed that certain Season Pass rewards cannot be collected from the Season Pass once the objective has been completed.
There is an issue where the Woosa icon is not being displayed as intended in certain situations.
There is an issue where the game may disconnect when attempting to play without the game fully installed.
There is an issue where the game may disconnect if the language settings are set to Chinese.
There is an issue where skills that can be learned from the [Secret Book] Guild Tactics are not being applied in certain situations.
There is an known issue with [Woosa] text in the "Ultimate Katan Awakening Weapon Box" item description:
- [Woosa] class' items will be updated in a future update.
There is an known issue with [Woosa] text in the "[Event] Thankful Premium Outfit Box", "Trilby Hat Box", & "Yianaros Headpiece Box" item descriptions:
- Information will be updated for the [Woosa] class' items through a notice in a future update.
There is an issue where interactions with certain NPCs in Calpheon are not working as intended.
There is an issue where although Woosa is at max health,
- Woosa cannot enter Marni's Realm, Red Battlefield, Battle Arena
- Fairies will still use the Miraculous Cheer skill.
There is an issue where the Amity guides for NPCs do not appear as intended under certain circumstances.
[Woosa] Using the Yangban Step skill in a combo causes the skill to activate faster than intended.
Please note that the amount of stamina consumed by Yangban Steps is the same as intended.
There is an issue where certain UIs, including the Elvia UI, appears abnormally when the settings are in Simplified Chinese.
There is an issue where equipping the [Maehwa] Scarlet Destiny Helmet may look abnormal in certain situations.
There is an issue where interactions with certain NPCs are not working as intended.
Equipping the [Shai] Salanar Gloves with three parts of the [Shai] Whimsical Alchemist causes the Whimsical Alchemist's set effect to become active.
- Whimsical Alchemist Set Effect (4 Parts): Alchemy EXP +10%
There is an issue where the name of a crystal preset cannot be saved.
There is an issue where if animation skipping is not selected and "Use Cron Stones" is selected when attempting to awaken a horse, Cron Stones are not used nor the effects are applied.
When animation skipping is set, the effect of using Cron Stones is applied.
There is an issue where the tax wagon does not spawn on the Balenos server
There is an issue where the tax wagon does not spawn on the Balenos server
There is an issue where the "[Event] Imperial Training Delivery Invoice" item is incorrectly displayed as an item you can obtain via Imperial Horse Delivery through stable keeper NPCs.
Because the event ended, you will not be able to obtain "[Event] Imperial Training Delivery Invoice."
There is an issue where the [Event] Najunchilgi Chest cannot be sold to NPC vendors.
There is an issue where rankings are not being displayed as intended.
There is an issue where the 'Cadry Commander' and 'Shadow of Gahaz' do not spawn.
There is an issue where you cannot exchange "[Event] Sweet Chocolate" for a "[Event] Shakatu's Shiny Box (Combat)" with Lara in Heidel.
There is an issue where in certain circumstances, you cannot enter your residence.h the 'Rabbit Bundles and Bouncing Buffs' event, if you are hit by a monster or end the interaction while talking to Choppy or Choppy with a hat, you will be unable to interact with the NPC again.
There is an issue where in certain circumstances, you cannot enter your residence.
The issue of the client shutting down abnormally if you select a class while installing the game.
The discrepancy issue within the list of items that can be exchanged with Time Filled Black Stones of Spring Season:
- The number of Time Filled Black Stones required to exchange with Valk's Advice
- Being unable to exchange Item Collection Increase Scrolls with Time Filled Black Stones
- Fixes regarding the above and additional Time Filled Black Stones that have been used will be reimbursed and applied during the April 19 (Wed) maintenance.
There is an issue where the completion conditions of the [Daily] Old Moon Guild's Black Rust Hunter' quest are abnormal.
- The completion conditions will be fixed during the April 5th April 19th maintenance (UTC).
Until the quest is revised, please note that the '[Daily] Old Moon Guild's Young Black Rust Hunter' quest offers the same rewards and is easier to do.
There is an issue where you cannot toggle the mount outfit.
There is an issue when playing in certain languages, Item tooltips do not display correctly.
[Spanish Only] There is an issue where Vahmalkea weekly quests display quest descriptions that cannot be accepted.
There is an issue where the English item description of the [Season] Swell Sea Shell incorrectly states instead for Igor Bartali.
Selecting Drakania for PreCreation while the game is still downloading will cause the game to terminate unexpectedly.
There is an issue where in certain circumstances, you cannot enter your residence.
There is an issue where if you are continuously collecting water and your Gathering level changes, the ongoing water collection will be cancelled.
Some adventurers who created a season character have been unable to complete the season pass after the April 19 maintenance.
Certain crystal explanations are displayed abnormally in your Crystal Inventory.
- It is expected to be resolved during May 3rd (Wed) maintenance.
Reactions of the village residents to rumors of the rising and dropping prices of military supplies in the Old Moon Guild Newsletter are occurring simultaneously in certain situations.
- This issue will be resolved during the May 3 (Wed) maintenance.
The order of quests in Pavino Greko's Collection Vol. 3 is abnormally displayed.
Please note that you must complete "Head to Florin from Calpheon and back within 6 minutes," which is displayed as chapter 5, before proceeding to "Find the main character of the book" which is displayed as Chapter 4.
- This issue will be fixed during May 3 (Wed) maintenance.
An unobtainable item is being displayed in the tooltip of [Event] Box of Relics for certain languages.
Some language settings are displaying with abnormal completion requirements for trade quests.
Please note that you can complete the quest by handing over the trade items announced in the April 19 (Wed) update notice.
- This will be fixed during the May 17 maintenance.
Following the Trading Activity Revamp update on April 19 (Wed), Trade items that were supposed to be sold at 30% of their price due to unconnected nodes or expirations (excluding the newly added Trade items in this update), were being sold at 25% instead. The 5% difference in Silver price will be sent during the May 31 (Wed) maintenance.※ Please note, this issue does not apply to the newly added Trade items that were released in the April 19 (Wed) Trading Activity Revamp update.
We are investigating the issue of the button for updating the guild member status not working properly.
Equipping an outfit (Desert Camouflage, etc.) that takes four slots (including headpiece) causes the headpiece outfit's dye to sporadically not be visible when the headpiece equipment's durability drops.
The node investment UI does not function in certain situations.
- This will be resolved during the June 28, 2023 (Wed) maintenance.
The issue of the message displaying in Korean upon cancelling cutscenes.
There is an issue where players are unable to receive the [Event] Box of Relics item upon completing the quest [Event] Application of Power.
- This issue will be addressed during the scheduled maintenance on Jun 28, 2023.
For adventurers who have already completed the event quest, the rewards will be distributed during the regular maintenance on Jun 28, 2023.
There is an issue of being unable to progress the quest [Gift] PEN: Undying Crow's Insignia.
- This issue is scheduled to be fixed during the maintenance on Jun 28.
In certain situations, the voices of certain classes would change to a lower tone.
Korean is displayed in the Black Shrine rankings.
Land of the Morning Light Wharf NPC's name is displayed in Korean on the world map.
UI/sequence/text are not displayed when playing in 4K resolution.
Beauty Album UI remains closed after registering in screenshot mode.
The completion date for the guild login reward is incorrect.
The guild login reward is scheduled to end on Aug 8 at 23:59 UTC.
- This issue will be fixed during the maintenance on Jul 26.
You may experience difficulty arranging your inventory while possessing Black Shrine related items.
This issue can be temporarily resolved by restarting the game.
Incorrect rewards are displayed on the Black Shrine reward list in certain languages.
You cannot obtain lightstones and related items.
Incorrect key guides are displayed on the Green Artisan minigame UI.
- You can use LS to move and press X/A to select.
Unable to obtain Black Shrine rewards
- Please check if you have enough inventory space or weight before collecting rewards.
- Unobtained rewards will be distributed during the Aug 9 maintenance.
- This will be fixed with the Aug 9 maintenance.
Season characteronly "[Season Weekly] Crow Merchants Guild Training" quest cannot be accepted.
- This will be fixed during the Aug 9 maintenance.
There is an issue where the surrounding environment does not display as intended when using the twoseater skill.
- The skill has been temporarily disabled for Doom.
[Secret Book] Abyssal Legacy not granting Abyssal Legacy skills
There is an issue with Wild horses not spawning
PC terms are being displayed when casting the Escape function or items such as the Traveler's Map
- You can cancel the cast with the Menu button for Xbox and the OPTIONS button for Playstation.
Unable to invest in the production node via node manager Borabae
Unable to obtain the jump effect through Dokkebi at Byukgye Institute
- This will be fixed on the Aug 23 maintenance.
Imoogi is displayed abnormally during the progression of the Tale of Imoogi in the Black Shrine.
Certain parts of the Wonderland outfits for female classes are displayed abnormally
We have verified that some of the items that had their sale registrations canceled during the Oct 20 Central Market maintenance affected those that had successful purchase reservations, resulting in the items not being returned to your warehouse.
- The missing items will be distributed to the Central Market warehouse during the Nov 1 (Wed) maintenance.
[Maehwa] Wearing the Wonderland Armor prevents the idle animation.
- This issue will be fixed during the Nov 1 maintenance.
After the 10/4 Maintenance, when registering the items below on the Central Market, we found an issue where the tax free items are not distinguishable under certain circumstances. We have taken measures by preventing them to be sold/purchased on the Central Market.
- Value Pack
- Blessing of Kamasylve
- Secret Book of Old Moon
- Merv's Palette
- Sealed Book of Combat / Sealed Book of Life
- Premium Horse Appearance Change Coupon
- Trainer's Flute
Crystal Presets do not function properly while you are in a Combat Zone
- You can still use Crystal Presets normally while in a Safe Zone.
NPC Patrigio and his Secret Shop does not spawn.
- This issue will be resolved during the Jan 3 maintenance.
Cannot progress some quests with Patrigio.
- This issue will be resolved during the Jan 3 maintenance.
Certain adventurers have been issued additional "Contribution Points" when refunded those invested during a production node event (Finto Farm Warehouse, etc.).
Additional CP will be removed during the Jan 3 (Wed) maintenance.
Certain languages have misnamed the [Event] Choose Your 2023 Outfit Box
- This issue will be resolved during the Jan 3 maintenance.
Instrument Vendor is displayed on the World Map's "Find Nearby NPC" list.
Butchering minigame and EXP gauge are not correctly displayed.

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