Black Desert introduces a new PvP system where villains end up in prison if they are slain by “good” players.
Bad Guys in Jail
While in the West we are expecting the release of Black Desert next year, and the features for launch are already being prepared, work is still ongoing on the original version of the game in Korea. The latest update includes major changes for the continent of Valencia, where the existing “Karma” system is being slightly modified to encourage more conflicts between players.
Until now, the karma value indicated how righteous a player was – if one had neutral karma, one was safe. However, those who regularly committed crimes, such as getting caught stealing, saw their karma drop quickly into the red zone. This makes it quite dangerous, because if a player with negative karma is slain by their righteous counterparts, they can lose enchantments, gems, and other items in the process.
In Valencia, the “PvP-friendly” zone, these punishments are eased and expanded with some other ideas. Those who diligently send other players to the nearest cemetery still ensure that their own karma level continues to drop. Slowly but surely – depending on how many innocents one murders – the character becomes an outlaw. Exactly these players are the right prey for “good” heroes who like to possess positive karma.
If the lawbreaker is slain, they respawn in prison and must work in the sulfur mines until their debt is settled. Depending on how “bad” their karma was at that moment, this can take a while. But don’t worry: Skilled players can attempt to escape from prison early.
Along with this prison comes two new cities where the bad guys and the good law enforcers both have a safe haven to plan their next misdeeds or redemption offensives. In both cities, there are special quests that can only be completed if one behaves either particularly “good” or particularly “bad”. There will be plenty of incentives to fully explore one side to the extreme.
