Pearl Abyss adds Black Desert Mobile events and charity drive for sick children
In short
Pearl Abyss added new content and events to Black Desert Mobile, including a Festival Cooking Delivery mission in the Moonlight Festival, an eight-week growth-support event for its Kutum server and an in-game charity drive for children with rare diseases. Players choose donated items daily through a gift choice ticket, with the donation to be made before the Oct. 20 update maintenance, and registration for the offline Heidel Picnic runs until Oct. 11.
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Pearl Abyss has added new content to the Moonlight Festival in its mobile game Black Desert Mobile and is running an expanded server growth-support event, an in-game charity drive and an offline gathering, according to reports by Inven, Kyunghyang Games and Gamemeca. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
In the new Festival Cooking Delivery mission, players who complete daily tasks such as spending Ancient Gold Coins receive Moonlight Cheese, Moonlight Cookies and Moonlight Omelettes, which can be exchanged for Moonlight Fragments used in the festival, Kyunghyang Games and Gamemeca reported. [ 2 , 3 ]
The growth-support event for players on the Kutum server was expanded with a mission to earn Honor Medals, with Purified Water, Citron Tea and Clockwork given according to the amount collected. The Kutum server support runs for eight weeks in total, the outlets said. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Pearl Abyss is also linking in-game participation to a real donation. Players are given one gift choice ticket per day through which they select the items they want delivered to children with rare diseases, and the donation will be made based on those selections before the Oct. 20 update maintenance, according to the reports. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The company is additionally preparing an offline event, Heidel Picnic, where players gather for meals, recreation and conversation about Black Desert Mobile. Registration closes Oct. 11, and Kyunghyang Games and Gamemeca said the event's detailed schedule and programme will be announced later. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The announcement is routine live-service content news for players of Black Desert Mobile, but it pairs in-game missions with a real-world donation and an offline meet-up. The documents give no figures for the donation or attendance, so the scale of the charity and community events is not yet known.
Key facts
- Pearl Abyss added a new mission, Festival Cooking Delivery, to the Moonlight Festival in Black Desert Mobile. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Players who complete daily missions such as spending Ancient Gold Coins receive Moonlight Cheese, Moonlight Cookies and Moonlight Omelettes, which can be exchanged for Moonlight Fragments. [ 2 , 3 ]
- A growth-support event for Kutum server players was expanded with an Honor Medal mission and rewards including Purified Water, Citron Tea and Clockwork, and runs for eight weeks. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Players receive one gift choice ticket per day to select items to be donated to children with rare diseases, with the donation to be made before the Oct. 20 update maintenance. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Registration for the offline Heidel Picnic event runs until Oct. 11. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Pearl Abyss is running a donation event for children with rare diseases in Black Desert Mobile, with the donation to be made based on the items players select before the Oct. 20 update maintenance. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The Kutum server growth-support event runs for a total of eight weeks, with rewards given according to the number of Honor Medals collected. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The Moonlight Festival gained a new cooking delivery mission, with meals exchangeable for Moonlight Fragments. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Sign-ups for the offline Heidel Picnic are open until Oct. 11. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Still unclear
- The size of the donation and the organisation that receives it The documents say the donation will be made based on players' item selections but give no amounts, totals or recipient details.
- The date, venue and programme of the Heidel Picnic Kyunghyang Games and Gamemeca both state that specific schedule and programme details will be released later.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Inven publishes its report on the new events, donation drive and picnic registration. [ 1 ]
- Kyunghyang Games publishes a detailed article on the Moonlight Festival additions, Kutum support, donation event and Heidel Picnic. [ 2 ]
- Gamemeca publishes its report on the donation event, new rewards and picnic recruitment. [ 3 ]
- Deadline for Heidel Picnic registration (Oct. 11). [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Donation based on players' selected items is to be carried out before the Oct. 20 update maintenance. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]