In the Korean sandbox MMORPG Black Desert , a major patch is coming in a few days. Will the fate of the beacon of hope be decided here?
The desert region Valencia is expected to deliver, as the Asia MMO specialist Steparu writes. On July 23, Valencia, a new zone, will arrive in Black Desert.
Steparu believes that with the content patch on July 23, Black Desert is at a crossroads. In his view, the fate of the game depends on this patch. So far, it has not delivered any challenging PvE content for groups. He hopes that Valencia can provide that. He further writes that the South Korean community has many hopes tied to the patch.
At the moment, despite its fantastic visuals and many good ideas, the game seems to suffer from design and gameplay decisions. It is complained that the fights are simply too mindless and too easy, and potion spamming is an issue.
For a potential western port, publisher Daum has already announced that it will deliver a completely different experience.
At the end of the second trailer, there is a glimpse of a lady. She seems to be a ninja lady, a kunoichi. This is interpreted as “She will come in the next patch”, but one cannot be sure.
Here are some screenshots from the new region and the upcoming patch that could be very important:
Black Desert is expected to come to North America and Europe in 2016. According to information from a fan site, news about this is not far off.
The Korean game is considered one of the beacons of hope in the MMORPG genre for the coming years. In this article, we have elaborated extensively on Black Desert in a preview.
