The sandbox MMORPG Black Desert has received its sixth class, the Blader.
The Blader is the sixth of eight planned classes that Black Desert was supposed to launch with. The two remaining classes are the Wizard, a sorcerer, and the Valkyrie, a female tank character with support abilities. Currently, Black Desert Online is still in an extensive Open Beta, which is essentially a soft launch.
The Blader (also sometimes referred to as Samurai) represents an interface between the martial arts traditions of Japan, China, and Korea. The developer particularly emphasized the Korean martial arts roots in interviews. The Blader can choose between bow or sword, allowing him to become either a ranged or melee fighter. In summary, he could be described as a type of “light melee class,” a role typically filled by rogue classes in Western MMORPGs.
In this trailer, you can get a taste of him:
Black Desert is regarded by us and many others as one of the great hopes for MMORPGs. We present the game and four others in our article on the most promising MMORPGs of the next two years.
