Adventurer's Guide

Known Issues

Last Edited on : Aug 6, 2026, 19:19 (UTC+8)

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. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

 

 

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Current Known Issues

● The Guild (G) UI displays different stats of Guild Fame Earned and Total Guild Fame than the amounts actually obtained.
- Please note that Guild Fame is being obtained and accumulated normally.
● HP, MP, WP, and SP occasionally fail to automatically recover during Arena of Solare matches.
● Agent cannot open the Dark Prince Outfit Box with the message "There is no item."
● The Graduate button does not appear after completing the final Season Pass quest.
- Adventurers who wish to graduate can do so by selecting the button [here] at the bottom of the Season Pass UI.
● Being repeatedly hit by skills that deal the same damage over time displays debuff icons over each other.
- Please note that this does not affect the total damage taken by the character.
● The Family creation date on Adventurer profiles on the official website incorrectly displays the creation date of the main character.
● An issue has been confirmed where Guild Prestige cannot be obtained when subjugating the Guild Boss Khan.
- This issue is scheduled to be fixed during the August 13, 2026 (Thu) scheduled maintenance, at which time the Guild Prestige that could not be obtained will also be distributed.
● An issue has been confirmed where the Guild War Refusal option is still displayed in the [Game Settings (ESC) - Game Settings - Miscellaneous] UI even after the Guild War declaration method has been changed.
● Guild Points invested to increase Guild Member Protection capacity were not refunded after the Guild Fame update.
- The missing Guild Points will be refunded during the Aug 13, 2026 (Thu) maintenance.
● Character portraits look unnatural in certain situations.
● [Striker, Mystic] The [LoML] Nothing for Now quest appears as incomplete in the Quests (O) UI even after completion.
● [Striker, Mystic] Class-exclusive dialogue does not appear during the [LoML] Nothing for Now quest.
● The item descriptions for the [Shai] Lifeguard Outfit Set and Armor incorrectly state that wearing the armor hides underwear and swimwear.
- If you have any questions regarding this, please contact Support.
● Guild House auctions do not start at 18:00 in certain situations.
- You can check the status of ongoing Guild House auctions through a [Guild Manager] NPC.
● The Black Desert launcher may not open properly when programs that monitor your PC's  status in real time are running. We are looking into the details.
- You can temporarily resolve this issue by closing the relevant programs.
● The Olvia Academy quest "[Combat Course] The Pirates' Treasure Map?" may not be available for some Adventurers.
- This quest can be accepted via the [Black Spirit -> Quest -> Suggested] tab.
● [Gamepad Mode] Going through the loading screen (e.g. moving to Select Server or changing characters) resets some Ring Menu settings.
● [Seraph] Using any social action that involves weapons does not display their appearance.
● [Gamepad Mode] In the Seraph Ascension quest, the input key for the "Sacramentum" skill is not displayed and appears as [] instead.
● The Guild (G) - Guild Mission UI and Guild Chat occasionally displays incorrect information.
● In the Black Shrine - Donghae (Solo) Gumiho Boss Blitz, characters may instantly die again after resurrection, and, upon revival, are moved to Yeowoo Cave.
● [Steam] Payment failure occurs occasionally when purchasing Pearl Box.
- If you experience repeated payment failures, you can temporarily work around this by adding funds to your Steam Wallet before purchasing a Pearl Box.
● The Character Slots in the simplified view of the End Game (ESC) UI are not correctly centered.
- Construction Mode Node/Conquest War: If the fort is dismantled, participation for all guild/alliance members will be cancelled as well.
● Certain classes are seeing Karma penalty messages when defeating monsters in Honglim Base and Dokkebi Forrest.
- Please be advised that your Family's actual Karma will not decrease.
● Containers installed in residences are not appearing in the list of the Contribution Point Usage UI.
● We are aware of the issue where "Private/Personal Trade" is not possible when using the gamepad UI.
● We are aware of the issue where AP is not reduced normally when it rains or snows.
● We are aware of the issue where you cannot level up when receiving EXP as a quest reward at level 59 99.99%.
● We are aware of the issue where you sporadically do not obtain gathering materials while Water Scooping.
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