So, with the latest Global Labs patch (9/12/25), PA changed Black Wave’s input from S+RMB+LMB to just S+RMB — which is the same input as Absolute Darkness. Because of this, they are straight up removing the ability to quickslot Absolute Darkness.

For Succession this doesn’t matter at all, but for Awakening Sorc it’s a disaster.

Absolute Darkness quickslot has been the backbone of Awakening Sorc’s fluidity for over 4 years. It’s not just some useless skill, it's what allows us to:

- Swap to mainhand without putting C-swap on cooldown.

- Bypass Awakening iframe cooldown and keep Night Crow fluid.

- Do cancels like Dead Hunt → Knockdown → RMB block cancel → quickslot AD → mainhand swap cancel into Turnback Slash.

- Access mainhand skills like Dream of Doom/Black Wave instantly.

All of this together is what gives Awakening Sorc her unique mobility, cancels, and skill expression. Without it? Movement feels stiff, cancels are gone, and you’re stuck in long, vulnerable animations. The class loses its identity.

Sorc has always been one of the few classes left in BDO that actually rewards mastery and mechanical skill. Removing Absolute Darkness quickslot doesn’t just nerf her, it guts the entire premise that Awakening Sorc was built around, and removes one of the few mechanics that are still left in the game across classes, that defines skill expression. This skill is what separates good Sorcs from great ones.

Please reconsider this change and restore the quickslot option. It doesn’t harm the game, but without it, you’re effectively deleting the way Awakening Sorc has been played for years.

Here is the clip of an experienced Korean Awakening Sorceress player, and his input on the change and skill overall, in Korean, which, in case the devs come upon the post, can see and understand the issue easier: (For non-Korean speakers, you can turn on the automated translation, it gives a decent enough idea)

A short video showcasing what the skill means from the top SA sorc content creator:

Korean Forum Post:

https://www.kr.playblackdesert.com/ko-KR/Forum/ForumTopic/Detail?_topicNo=139894&_opinionNo=0 

Thank you to JM, SpiritOfSun, Jibby, and all the other sorcs for your assistance on this!

As a succession player, I hope the devs listen to this post :prayge:

As a succession zerk player, I hope the devs listen to this post :prayge:

well written post mr sack

PA's first step at finally balancing this broken class, PLEASE keep it nerfed.

As a Succ Sorc enjoyer, I support this.

can you explain this in zerk terms i never played sorc

mouse move removal 2.0

I believe this nerf was completely unexpected and done completely by accident.

In addition to removing a melee SA CC to grant a gap removal on a ranged FG skill, I strongly believe PA should review the current patch and revert it to Sorc Awakening.

Succession is doing great, but it doesn't make sense to remove these features from Awakening, since it recently lost SA from Magnus and Shift+F.