A few days ago, a player reached level 65 on the Russian servers of Black Desert. To reach this level, he had to grind for many thousands of hours.
What is special about level 65? On the second weekend of May, the player ZaNoZa from Russia reached level 65. He is the first player to achieve this milestone on the Russian servers.
The achievement is impressive, as the effort required for this level is enormous. Black Desert has no maximum level. Up to 60, you can make reasonable progress and also unlock skills. After that, it becomes brutal.
A graphic from 2016 illustrates the increase in experience points up to level 63. A staggering 5,045,149,378,800 (over 5 trillion!) experience points are required for this level. By the way, level 63 was first reached by the player Witch-E-Lahng from South Korea.
For the now reached level 65, one needs over 20 trillion XP, which is four times the number shown in the graphic. This milestone was even acknowledged by the Russian Black Desert team.
Half a year for a level
Thus, there is an interview with ZaNoZa on the official Black Desert website. In it, the player revealed that the milestone cost him up to 10 hours of gameplay daily.
The path to level 65: On December 15, 2018, the Russian player reached level 64. After that, he decided to play a bit and not actively grind further.
This changed after he passed the first 50% toward the next level. From then on, he started playing 5 to 10 hours daily. ZaNoZa spent most of his time especially at the Mirumok Ruins in Kamaslyvia, both alone and in groups.
The worst phase, according to his own statements, was during the last 4-5%, which felt particularly slow. Although he did not reveal exact gameplay hours in the interview, reaching the previous levels must have cost him thousands of hours.
In the interview, ZaNoZa also thanked the many helpers without whom he would not have reached level 65 so quickly.
Is ZaNoZa the first player at level 65? Just before the Russian, a player from Taiwan snatched the title for the first achievement of level 65 worldwide.
Issie accomplished this step on April 12, 2019. According to Reddit, there is at least one more Taiwanese player who has also achieved the feat.
ZaNoZa didn’t make it for the first place, but he is definitely one of the first among over 18 million registered players in Black Desert who have reached level 65.
When will the first Western player reach 65? The American player Breeya reached level 64 at the end of November. Currently, he seems to be less than 1% away from level 65.
The last update on this was given about 24 hours ago. So, a promotion for Breeya could come soon.
What can we expect in 2019 in Black Desert? The roadmap gives an overview:
