In 2019, the first players reached Level 65 in Black Desert Online. The grind for this is extremely high. An American has now shown exactly how long it took him.
How long does it take to reach Level 65? The American player Auzzell reached Level 65 live in a stream with his Archer. This is an impressive achievement, especially since it is associated with a lot of time and grind.
He needed 300 days, 20 hours, and 31 minutes for this. This equals 7,220.5 hours of gameplay. Auzzell refers to himself in the stream as a “Mastergrinder”. So if someone approaches leveling with a “normal” playstyle, they will probably take significantly longer.
Why does leveling take so long? In Black Desert, you normally level up to Level 60. After that, you have unlocked all skills and the bonuses for reaching higher levels are minimal. Additional leveling is actually not necessary but possible. There are no limits to the top.
However, after Level 60, the required XP doubles each time:
- To reach Level 60, you need 630 billion experience points.
- For Level 61, already 1.2 trillion XP.
- For the currently highest reached Level 65, you need 20 trillion XP.
- For the next level, then 40 trillion.
A new class will be released in January. In a few years, we might also see the first Guardian at Level 65.
Level 65 was achieved in spring 2019
Who has already reached Level 65? In the meantime, there are several players in Black Desert who have reached Level 65:
- The first player at this level was a Taiwanese. He set the record on April 12, 2019.
- In May, a Russian player followed and was even extensively interviewed by the developers.
- Also in May, the first American, Breeya, reached Level 65.
- The first European was Khviftwqtz, who mastered the level in September.
None of them have revealed the exact time needed. However, all grinded several hours daily for over half a year to go from Level 64 to 65.
When will the first player reach Level 66? Since players needed about 6 months for 20 trillion XP, they will need about a year for the 40 trillion.
The first players are expected to achieve a new record between February and April 2020. By mid-December, the American player Breeya had already reached Level 65.73. Thus, he has completed about 3/4 of the way. We currently do not know how far players from other servers are.
In 2020, Black Desert aims to achieve some goals. So if you don’t want to just grind, you will find other tasks in the MMORPG:
