The biggest change is how life skills will work. Essentially, when progressing in skills like farming, hunting, cooking, fishing, gathering, sailing, it will reduce the need to grind these all out on each character individually to benefit. Pearl Abyss has added the experience for each life skill to count it across a family. In spreading the effects to each character in a family, this will also make certain quests easier or faster to complete, and reduce repetition.
This is the latest in a series of improvements the team has introduced to help improve the player experience in Black Desert Online. J’s Hammer of Precision is a way to enhance accessories without risk if the enhancement fails. No gear level losses, so taking a chance on enhancement is easier.
This week’s update also offers a weekend login event for gifts and Crom Coins, along with some other improvements and fixes.