The MMORPG Black Desert is known as a sandbox and PvP game. However, since the expansion Land of the Morning Light, it seems that things are changing. Now, the Korean version has announced extensive changes that PvP enthusiasts are not pleased with.
What is changing in Black Desert? Through a blog post, the Korean version of the MMORPG has presented significant changes to the open-world PvP. Whether and when these changes will come to us is still unknown at this time.
However, the steps presented give PvE players in Black Desert significantly more room and options to avoid PvP. The following things are set to take effect in the future:
- Guild wars will only occur if both guilds declare war on each other. A unilateral declaration of war will no longer lead to war between guilds. This is meant to prevent targeted harassment and oppression of guilds.
- The karma system will be extended to the account. If one of your characters is red, all are. This is also intended to make players think twice before attacking innocent players.
- The cooldown for switching channels will be adjusted from 10 to 5 minutes. This way, you can avoid PvP players more quickly.
- The “Solo Zone” Marnis Realm will be greatly expanded. Previously, you could spend an hour a day in a personal grind spot alone. Now, after an hour cooldown, you can spend another hour there. So up to 12 hours a day.
Why are these changes happening? Many fans find this announcement surprising. Because as recently as December, the developers confirmed that they did not plan to expand Marnis Realm and that one hour would be enough.
In the blog post, however, Pearl Abyss emphasizes, that so many new players came into the world of Black Desert who could not enjoy the open world. They even write that many players moved through the game anxiously and wanted to change that.
Community sharply discusses the changes, PvP players are cautious, PvE fans celebrate
How are the changes received? The topic is being discussed, of course, mainly on Reddit for Black Desert. So far, the reception of the changes has been very mixed. Particularly the PvE fans are happy about the updates. For them, the change could not come soon enough.
PvP fans feel correspondingly upset. Opinions range from “I don’t know how I should feel about this” to “Black Desert is no longer my game.” However, hardly anyone on the PvP side is truly enthusiastic.
Especially the changes to Marnis Realm and the account-wide karma system are being hotly debated. While some people claim the game world will become too empty because of this, others say they will finally start grinding. Previously, it just wasn’t enjoyable.
What do you think of the announced changes? Are you looking forward to them, or do you believe that Black Desert will lose its identity because of them? Do you suspect that the MMORPG can gain players because of this, or will it lose many veterans? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
