On Sunday, the Calpheon Ball took place for the first time in America. An event where the MMORPG Black Desert gives a glimpse into the future of the game. There were also news about the Twin Classes and PC players can breathe easy.
What are the Twin Classes? A few weeks ago, the two Twin Classes for Black Desert were announced. These are two sisters who are connected through their story, but play completely differently.
One leads the magical power of a fox into battle, while the other is armed with a fan in an Asian style. The two classes were supposed to be released almost simultaneously, but not on the same system, which annoyed many players.
Why was that annoying? Black Desert is now widely spread, not only in global game versions, but also in versions for different systems. In addition to the PC version of BDO, there are also versions for PlayStation and Xbox and for some time now also for iOS and Android.
These versions run independently of each other and have access to a different pool of classes. The PC version usually has the most content, closely followed by the consoles and then the mobile variant.
The developers wanted to counter this and announced that they would offer the Twin Classes as a model for different versions. One of the classes was to be available only on PC and console, while the others would only be in the mobile version of Black Desert. This disturbed many PC fans.
The last new class in BDO was a half-dragon:
Developer relents, brings mobile class to PC a month later
What was just announced? Apparently, the voices of the annoyed PC fans reached the developers. Because on Sunday at the Calpheon Ball, it was announced that the mobile-exclusive class will also come to the PC version in January.
On the other hand, that doesn’t work the other way around, so the PC class will not initially come to Black Desert Mobile.
If everything goes according to the developers’ plans, the new class will be released on PC on December 14 and on mobile on December 13. The mobile class will then come to PC in January 2023. Thus, PC players of Black Desert will then receive 2 new classes in 2 months.
What else is coming? The second major novelty at the Calpheon Ball is the new area set to be added to BDO next year. The “Land of the Morning Light” is, in keeping with the new classes, inspired by a very Asian style.
Apart from that, it comes with a special feature; it completely does without normal monsters or farming zones, instead, PvE fans will be offered challenging boss fights. 8 different bosses are supposed to be present in the area at launch.
They are designed so that you can defeat them alone. They should all also have a guild mode where you can face them with multiple players, but the mechanics will be more challenging for that.
Apart from that, a lot of quality-of-life improvements, new events, and a new PvP arena were announced. A complete transcript of the livestream in English can be found at blackdesertfoundry.com.
What do you think about it? Are you excited about the Twin Classes, or would you have liked it if one of the classes had actually remained on mobile? Or are you currently playing BDO and find another change much more exciting? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO.
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