black desert

Official Site: Black Desert (EN), Black Desert (KR)
Studio: Pearl Abyss/Daum Games
Launch Date: March 3, 2016
Genre: Fantasy Hybrid Sandbox
Business Model: B2P (Cash Shop) in the West (F2P elsewhere)
Platform: PC

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Perfect Ten: A list of all the MMORPGs I supposedly hate

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Did you know about all the MMOs I hate? I sure as heck didn't! I mean, I knew there were a few games I...

Black Desert’s Reddit community erupts over Pearl Abyss’ datamining suppression

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So how do you feel about dataminers? One player apparently datamined a significant chunk of info about Black Desert's so-called hidden stats, posting everything...

Kakao will launch Bluehole’s Ascent: Infinite Realm MMORPG in the west

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Good morning! Who wants some genuinely good news for the MMORPG genre? Great. Black Desert publisher Kakao is bringing Ascent: Infinite Realm westward. That'd...
Pity that it doesn't know what makeup looks like.

Black Desert kicks off world boss Saturdays, runs through all the seasons in a week

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World bosses seem to be the thing to add to MMOs the last few years to encourage server cooperation, and Black Desert is now...
We do things for you! This is a thing.

Betawatch: Star Citizen dazzles, delights, and declines dates (November 3, 2017)

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There was a lot of stuff that went down at the most recent Star Citizen convention, although none of the things that went down...

Black Desert revamps endgame PvP with new militia system

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All right, my PvP dudes. If you love PvP in MMOs but aren't into cheapo ganking over prime farm spots, you reallllly need to...

Black Desert publisher Kakao declares 550M registered users across all its games

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Black Desert publisher and South Korean gaming giant Kakao announced this morning that it's accumulated "over 550 million registered users across its games portfolio...

Black Desert adds militias and platoons, starts closed beta signups for Southeast Asia

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Black Desert's November 1st update is sporting a couple of new ways for players to group up and pursue a common goal. The militia system...
Community organization is painful.

Halloween events across the MMORPG verse, 2017 edition

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Hey, you. Yeah, you, dude leeching candy from the bucket you bought "for the neighborhood kids." And you, lady still trying to decide between...

The MOP Up: Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet announced (October 29, 2017)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

Black Desert ramps up Halloween, brings back black stone event, and deals with downtime

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Over in Black Desert, there's a red moon rising, and that's just how the players like it. Halloween is ramping up in intensity thanks...

One Shots: Street legal

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"Looks like it’s that time of year again!" says Ryuen. And so it is. The Halloween season has come upon us and it is inescapable. You...

The Stream Team: A Black Desert Halloween

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Halloween is all about the treats, and Black Desert's event promises lots of treats! Massively OP's MJ is going to take on the daily...

Massively Overthinking: Is open-world housing really a ‘failed’ MMORPG experiment?

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Massively OP's Justin Olivetti has a provocative article on his personal gaming blog, Bio Break, this week on MMORPG housing. "I once again wonder why...

Black Desert’s Wonderland-themed Halloween is live with fresh dailies

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Halloween is live in Black Desert today, with a main event partly inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. "As the blood moon rises above the Black Desert...

One Shots: Sea horsing around

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When it comes to unusual ways for Massively OP readers to get around in MMORPGs, there seems to be no shortage of bizarre methods...

Black Desert’s Wonderland-themed Halloween arrives next week

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Halloween is coming to Black Desert next week! Some of the new additions are clearly inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass,...

The MOP Up: Black Desert’s Taiwan meet-and-greet (October 8, 2017)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

Perfect Ten: The 10 live MMORPGs everybody should try

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If you have ever visited the MMORPG subreddit, you probably know that one of the most frequent posts that pop up are ones asking...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 138: Mystery MMOs and the mobile revolution

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, Star Trek Online, the mobile MMO avalanche, in-development MMOs from AAA studios, Black Desert's Kamasylvia, and Camelot Unchained, with mailbag questions on the MMO industry going backwards and the small touches in MMOs.

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