Our latest coverage of Black Desert Online.
As with many localized MMOs, there is a huge content gap between Black Desert Online's Korean and Western versions. Daum Games announced today that tomorrow, the gap will grow a little smaller with the release of the Mediah expansion. With the release of this expansion, the world will see a 30% increase in size and over 1000 new quests are [...]
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I’ve been playing a lot of Black Desert Online recently and, as you may know, there are a huge number of trading restrictions in place to prevent gold sellers. When I first got into the game I was convinced it would fine. There’s an auction house so I could buy whatever I’m having issues obtaining otherwise. For the most part [...]
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The Valkyrie's Awakening is headed to Black Desert Online Korea soon. As such, a new preview video has been released to give us a taste of what we're in for when the Awakening arrives. The new lance weapon is shown off in its full splendor, with various flashy new skills and the Valkyrie class' signature use of both its shield [...]
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It's Easter again this Sunday, which means that various games are running light-hearted events that fit the occasion. Some games are hiding eggs around their game worlds while others are holding vase smashing events. We've created this guide to help you decide what you want to make time for this Easter. Black Desert Online From now until April 6th, Black [...]
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In a new video interview with Daum's CM_Jouska and Rick Van Beem, Pvt Wiggles manages to get a number of answers about matters that the community sees as pressing. Some of the more general points mentioned are that the game has garnered much more interest than Daum expected and that they believe the cash shop is "fine as-is," as it [...]
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One of the largest points of contention in Black Desert Online so far has been the discount item spam that is slowly overtaking Channel chat. Some days, it feels as if, for every gold spammer you block, another three take its place. The problem has been exacerbated by the fact that requesting a chat ban cost an absurd 30 energy [...]
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There have been a number of arguments around the net arguing that Black Desert Online’s ghillie suit is inherently pay-to-win based solely on the fact that it hides your name. The suit is specifically made for gatherers to not get ganked, as it even gives a gathering bonus, but it is often used to hide a player’s name in PvP. [...]
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Despite the buy-to-play model and heavy restrictions on trading, various goldsellers and online stores for buying Black Desert Online's cash shop items at a discount have popped up, engulfing the usual Channel chat guild recruitment spam. The manner in which they had been selling gold involves buying potions and trading them to another player who would then sell them for [...]
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A recent survey conducted by Reddit user DSdavidDS on r/MMORPG sought to find out exactly what the subreddit's users consider pay-to-win. With a sample size of 82, the results are in, featuring full pie chart breakdowns of each question's results. Bank space, inventory space, and guild storage are largely considered to not be pay-to-win. Paid dungeon unlocks, costumes such as [...]
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Enjoying Black Desert Online, but tired of disconnects and various lag issues? Discouraged by seeing every server at "Overloaded" status day after day? Daum announced today via Twitter that they are currently working on a fix. No estimates were given for when the capacity increase will occur, but they are aware of the problem and are working to rectify it. [...]
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