Pearl Abyss has nerfed a mechanic in Crimson Desert that made traveling through the open world more enjoyable for players. Fans are frustrated.
What was that update about? Crimson Desert released a major update on April 4th that addresses many aspects of the game. The developers at Pearl Abyss demonstrated that they are listening to and responding to player feedback – and the community loves that.
On social media, players have been saying that someone at the development studio deserves a massive raise. Others rave: “They deserve a ‘Developer of the Year Award’ or something” (Source: Reddit).
However, the update also brought a nerf, or rather a fix, that has left players frustrated: “A problem has been fixed where the focus state was not canceled when the Aerial Roll was used during flight.”
Patch makes popular movement tech useless
What is this nerf about? With the update, Pearl Abyss has killed the so-called “Focus Flight”. The Focus Flight was a movement technique discovered by the community that allowed them to travel better and faster through the open world of the RPG.
To execute the Focus Flight, players needed to learn the Aerial Roll in the red skill tree. They then combined it with their character’s “Focus” ability. Simplified, players would jump into the air with this technique, activate their focus, and then perform an Aerial Roll.
With Focus Flight, players significantly increased the distance covered by the Aerial Roll compared to performing the roll without activating the focus. The technique was very popular among players, as posts on Reddit show.
This is what players say about the nerf: Many players are frustrated with the fix for Focus Flight. There are numerous posts and comments criticizing the fix or wishing the technique would return. For many players, it was not a bad glitch, but a cool and useful interaction that arises when combining different skills.
One player on Reddit complains about why fun is being removed from single-player games. Another comments that it was his favorite way to travel through the game world. It made exploring the vast open world more enjoyable.
Nevertheless, there are also a few users who understand why Pearl Abyss fixed the Focus Flight. One writes on Reddit about: “I exploited it massively, so I understand why it was removed. I probably missed some content because I just flew over it.”
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