The Korean MMORPG Black Desert features light PvE content. The large world bosses can be tackled solo, while the raid bosses lack gameplay mechanics. It is expected to be different in Russia. Will it also be a model for Europe?
As a Black Desert fan site writes, the PvE content in the Korean version of Black Desert is heavily geared towards single players. Even the largest callable world bosses can be comfortably defeated by a single player with strong equipment. After one of the recent patches, one wouldn’t even have to pay attention to tactics but could simply overpower the boss and stand within its abilities. The world bosses are basically just normal enemies with a ton of health points.
It is unknown, the fan site continues, whether the Korean community agrees with this. However, the Western and Russian player base reacts negatively to such things. Therefore, the Russian publisher of Black Desert, GameNet, has already announced that changes will be made here. The world bosses should be more challenging and not just a callable loot piñata.
Black Desert Raid bosses currently just tank and spank
The question remains whether the Korean publisher Daum, who will alsomanage the Western version, will make changes here and whether the PvE in the “original” game will remain as it is now. After all, the game is still in a beta phase, even if it is treated like a release as is common with F2P titles.
Korean MMORPGs are known for placing the focus more on PvP. Other reports from Black Desert suggest that the PvE content does not align with our expectations in the West. While here, we expect diverse boss fights with various phases and mechanics centered around WoW, in Korea it is noticeably grittier.
From the Open Beta of Black Desert, the Asia expert steparu also reports that the callable guild raid boss leads to a pure tank and spank encounter. This is what is referred to in MMORPG terminology as a boss that has no mechanics that require effort from the player. And where it is enough for a tank to keep his focus (tank), while the rest beat him up (spank).
The MMORPG Black Desert, despite this news, is one of the most promising MMORPGs for the next two years, in ourdetailed preview we have already introduced BD.
