Black Desert Online Previews Drakania Awakening, Limited Testing Begins July 22
Black Desert Online’s Drakania class will soon gain access to a whole new set of abilities as Pearly Abyss prepares to roll out the dragon warrior’s Awakening skills. Drakania’s Awakening will come equipped with two spears and the unique ability to switch between Hexeblood and Dragonblood states.
“Her “Hexeblood” state can be seen as her human form, in which she expertly wields both trion spears to stab and slash her enemies. While in her “dragonblood” state, her combat style is based on a ‘dragon form.’ In this state, the trion in her left hand takes the shape of a dragon’s horn, allowing her to crush enemies or brace herself with its heft.”
“In her Hexeblood state, she wields two smaller spears to unleash a barrage of quick and agile attacks,” said Pearl Abyss. “When Drakania was released, we saw some feedback that while her concept was good, her slower speed was disappointing. That’s why we wanted to provide a more agile combat style with her Awakening in sharp contrast with her Succession.”
“On the other hand, her Dragonblood state emphasizes her draconic nature in the form of destructive power unlike the speed of her Hexeblood state,” the studio added. “In this form, Drakania’s left-hand spear is transformed into a dragon’s massive horn, and her dragon aspect can be seen in her skills.”
Unlike other classes that gained access to Awakening skills before or at the same time as their Succession skills, the developers decided to try a different route and unlock the Drakania’s Awakening skills after her Succession skills came out. That happened two months ago. Unfortunately, there’s still no release date for her Awakening but selected players will get to test them out from July 22nd to July 27th.
For a chance to get an invite, players will need to leave a comment with the #Awakening hashtag on the preview post. 50 players from North America and 50 from Europe will be randomly drawn from the pool of entries. Details can be found on the Black Desert Online official site. You can also catch a preview of the Drakania’s Awakening skills in the brand new trailer below.
