The developers of Black Desert Online (PC) have adjusted the values of the Western version to match the Korea edition in a patch. However, this is only the first step towards a shared, global version of the sandbox MMORPG.
Black Desert Online has the largest part of its fans not in its home country Korea, but with us in Europe and North America. Nevertheless, Korea is prioritized for patches and has a different version of the game with different values. The developers at Pearl Abyss want to change that soon.
Adjusted attack values in the West to match the Korea version
On January 25, a patch was released for the Korean servers that improved attack efficiency in the AP range between 160 and 243. However, this only applied to Korea, as balancing functions differently there.
However, the developers did not want this anymore, and with the latest patches, they adjusted the attack efficiency in the mentioned AP range for the Western version as well. But this is only the first step in an ambitious plan by the developers.
Global build as the ultimate goal
The goal of the developers at Pearl Abyss is to have a global version of the game soon. This “global build” should apply equally to the East and the West: updates should be released quickly for all players of Black Desert.
Patches and new features would therefore come to us faster from Korea.
Furthermore, PvP is to become global. The tournaments in “Arshas Arena” and the siege battles are planned as global events. Players from Korea, North America, and Europe should soon compete together in PvP.
Is a sole version for East and West a good idea?
According to feedback from many players, this is not particularly popular. Many suspect high ping rates when players from Korea participate. Additionally, many players fear that the Korean gamers will be much better in PvP than the local gamers.
And then there are players who fear a development similar to TERA. The Korean action MMO was also once transitioned to a global version. According to some players, unwanted Korea patches and alleged pay-to-win items entered the game from then on.
Alleged pay-to-win items are nothing new for players. Recently, there was trouble over a 50-dollar tent in Black Desert Online.
