In Crimson Desert, a player wishes for a feature known from GTA; the community opposes it, even though it was once in the game.
What is this feature? On Reddit, a user wants to see the GPS feature from GTA in Crimson Desert. This would allow players to mark a location on the map and be guided there by the shortest route, just like a navigation system.
For the player, this would be a perfect addition to Crimson Desert, after all, one spends a lot of time riding to various quests and objects. However, what the player does not know is that this feature was already in Crimson Desert.
Even without navigation, it’s fastest on the back of Rokade through the Crimson Desert:
The feature exists
Why was it there before? In the comments under the post on Reddit, other users point out that Crimson Desert actually had such a navigation feature. An old gameplay clip from 2024 supposedly shows this.
In fact, a user posts an image with the feature from an earlier version of the game, which also uses a different font. The minimap shows routing to waypoints that no longer exist in the final game.
The fact that the feature is no longer found in Crimson Desert likely has good reasons.
Why is this feature no longer available? While the developers of Crimson Desert have seemingly never commented on it, players explain why it’s better without it. Getting lost and discovering new interesting things along the way, due to many distractions, are exactly the factors that give Crimson Desert its charm.
Players write on Reddit:
- NotMochiTheCat: “It would be a nice option for those who want it. For me, half the fun is getting lost along the way.”
- CyberpunkYakuza: “At this point, I am too. I missed it at first, but the stuff I’ve stumbled upon that I would’ve missed just because I’ve strayed from the beaten path made the game soooo much more enjoyable.”
- M0rteus: “If you’re driving a vehicle for a mission, yes (fckn Yann), otherwise no, I’m fine with wandering around.”
- bjergdk: “I think it’s supposed to push you to take wrong turns and see things you otherwise wouldn’t see. Also, a GPS line like that makes players look at the minimap all the time instead of the beautiful world in front of them.”
The community is somewhat divided; especially with the vehicles that can easily end up in dead ends, the feature would indeed be sensible. Another player would have also needed a guidance help, especially since he overlooked a minigame for 200 hours: Player discovers an important feature in Crimson Desert after 200 hours, missed out on valuable loot
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