The first player has reached level 63 in Black Desert. This is a crazy endeavor, as it took thousands of hours of grinding.
It is not easy for outsiders to understand why it is so special that someone has reached level 63 in Black Desert. But behind it lies a ridiculous grind, farming mobs for hours on end in the same spot.
There is no maximum level in Black Desert, but only a few can reach above 60
Black Desert does not have a fixed maximum level, but after level 50, the experience gain becomes noticeably tougher, at level 56, it becomes brutal, and at level 60, inhuman.
We reported in February about a player who was the first to reach level 62 in our version of Black Desert. For that one level-up, he had to grind for about 2000 hours, playing from October 2016 to February 2017, just to achieve that single level. He ground at the pirate spot, which was the highest spot in our version of Black Desert at that time.
Meanwhile, there are new areas in the MMORPG with tougher and more lucrative farm spots that guarantee more EXP. Nevertheless, the grind is insane.
From the grind spot directly to the interview
In South Korea, the first player has now reached level 63. Her character name is Witch-E-Lahng. She was immediately asked for an interview by the Korean gaming site Inven, where she was found at her favorite spot, the “Gyyfin Rhasia” temple, grinding with her party.
She says:
- She actually wanted to stop after reaching level 62, when the EXP noticeably decreased, but then realized that even the little EXP was slowly adding up and decided to keep going.
- Her husband supported her, looking for groups for her or letting her sleep longer in the mornings. She is also grateful to the Musas and Maehwas at the grind spot for taking on the task of pulling mobs.
4 months of daily playing until level 63 – on days off 12 hours a day
- Since reaching level 61, she has not left the “Gyfin Rhasia” temple. That is her farm spot. She once tried to reach the grind spot “Hytria Ruins” because there is also good EXP, but she got lost on the way and returned to the temple – the temple is a party grind spot.
- It took about 4 months from level 62 to level 63. She tried to gain 1% EXP every day. During the week, she farmed in the mornings before work and in the evenings after work. On days off, she played about 12 hours a day. This way, she caught up on the EXP she missed during workdays.
To the next 2000 hours until level 64
- Now at level 63, she gets about 0.048% per hour in the temple with all buffs. To reach level 64, she would need about 2083 hours.
- She copes with the grinding by doing regular stretching exercises and watching online streams.
- It is not entirely clear how many hours she has needed in total to reach level 63. She has been playing for about 17 months. Her character is about 8 months old. A full 4 months of intense playing went from 62 to 63.
- She does not have a real goal of reaching level 64. She just does not change her routine and keeps farming. She simply enjoys the grind. Also because she earns a lot of in-game money while doing it.
- From Black Desert, she wishes for fewer lags and that the developers listen more to the players who love Black Desert so much. Furthermore, Witch-E-Lahng wishes for more grind spots.
These are already the hard grind spots for advanced players; we will show you other spots in Kamasilvya here:
Kamaslyvia is here – These are the new best farm spots in Black Desert
