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Black Desert Launches Donghwa’s Fortune and Autumn Events
Black Desert’s September schedule combines prize drawings, weekly quests and an Autumn Festival login campaign. The main event remains available until October 8 maintenance.
Three opportunities across the September calendar
Black Desert’s new event period began after maintenance on September 17 and brings together three programs aimed at different play habits. Donghwa’s Fortune serves as the headline campaign, weekly and Family quests reward steady progress, and a separate 60-minute login challenge arrives during the final week of September.
The broad schedule gives players with limited daily playtime several ways to participate. The first step is to review the event interface and identify which objectives are available to each account. Entry requirements, prize-draw conditions and reward collection methods may differ, so each campaign should be tracked separately instead of treated as one combined mission.
Donghwa’s Fortune runs until October 8
Donghwa’s Fortune opened after the September 17, 2026 maintenance and closes before maintenance on October 8, 2026. A total of 600 Adventurers can win Pearls and special rewards. Unlike a conventional attendance campaign with guaranteed items, this format emphasizes chance, meaning participation does not guarantee selection.
The three-week window leaves room to plan, but waiting for the final maintenance period creates unnecessary risk. Players should check regional maintenance times, reset rules and eligibility details on the event page. Anyone using several characters should also confirm whether progress is tied to an individual character or shared across the Family.
Weekly and Family quests reward consistency
Weekly and Family quests are available over the same September 17 to October 8 period, giving the event a progression path beyond the prize drawing. Weekly resets matter: missing an objective may mean losing a reward cycle that cannot be recovered during the following week.
A practical routine is to read every objective before accepting quests, keep shared event materials organized in storage and monitor Family-wide completion limits. Players with established grinding, gathering or travel routes can fold the objectives into those routines, reducing detours while keeping their normal character progression moving.
When does the Autumn Festival login challenge begin?
The Autumn Festival 60-Minute Login Challenge runs from September 24, 2026 at 00:00 through September 30 at 23:59, with all published times listed in UTC. Players should convert the deadline to their local time and verify that the event system records eligible playtime rather than assuming that simply leaving the client open will qualify.
This shorter campaign covers only seven days in the middle of the larger event window. Treating all three activities as if they shared one deadline could therefore cost rewards. Setting separate reminders for September 24 and 30, then checking the reward panel after each session, is the safest approach. Players trading Black Desert items or accounts can also use GameinShop’s escrow protection for a safer transaction.
Source: Steam News