After many months, the Korean MMORPG Black Desert is now in its first beta in the West. And the first thing many notice: The character creation.
In the popular reddit subforum /gaming, it’s at the top: Emma Watson in Black Desert. And players who haven’t followed Black Desert so far are perplexed by how incredibly good it looks.
Those who have been following the Korean version know for a long time how massive the possibilities are in character creation; through countless sliders and options, you can create “the hero or heroine of your dreams” … or of your wetter dreams. But for players who are encountering Black Desert for the first time now, it is indeed a culture shock.
As someone who sat in front of it yesterday: Yes, there are indeed as many ways to design a character in Black Desert as you thought. And a few more.
