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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

One Shots: Flying lessons

Justin Olivetti - January 28, 2018 23

Massively OP Readers, you are clear for take-off. Please cross-check the cabin, assume flight positions, and break out the best aerial screenshots you have....

Black Desert gears up for a freebie weekend – jump in and play now

Bree Royce - January 25, 2018 12

The megaboss Vell is set to descend on Black Desert this weekend, so what better time than now to play? But Bree, you say,...

The Soapbox: Confessions of a serial hoarder (in MMORPGs)

MJ Guthrie - January 24, 2018 5

How much is too much? To some, that might seem like a reasonable question. But I knew. I knew. There is no such thing as...

Black Desert tweaks login rewards, adds events and loot ahead of lunar new year

Bree Royce - January 24, 2018 8

Seollal, the Korean version of the traditional lunar new year, technically begins just after Valentine's day in 2018, but that's not going to stop...

Black Desert banned 647 cheaters over the last month, mostly fish botters, which is a thing

Bree Royce - January 18, 2018 22

Thinking about cheating in Black Desert? Probably not; cheaters are hiding out in the bowels of the internet trading hacks with the other script...

Black Desert adds sailboat quest, drop rate tweaks, and way more polar bears

Bree Royce - January 17, 2018 5

Pull out your ancient "I'm on a boat" and "you are a pirate" memes because Black Desert is about to give you reason to...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best camping system?

Bree Royce - January 15, 2018 32

The first MMORPG I ever played had a camping skill. You chopped down some wood for kindling, clicked to build a fire, and then...

Check out the gameplay and Awakening of Black Desert’s Lahn class

Eliot Lefebvre - January 12, 2018 9

Good news, everyone! If you've been closely following the Korean launch of Lahn in Black Desert, you'll be happy to know that there's a new awakening...

Black Desert kicks off New Year’s event, adds outfit mixing feature

Bree Royce - January 10, 2018 5

Move over, winter - Black Desert is done with you. But the New Year's festivities are just getting started! As part of today's patch,...

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Massively OP Podcast Episode 152: Allied races and superhero sprints

Justin Olivetti - January 9, 2018 10

Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, ARK, Portal Knights, World of Warcraft, Champions Online, Fractured, Ship of Heroes, Black Desert, Elder Scrolls Online, and Life is Feudal, with mailbag questions on teaching MMO teamwork to kids and lockboxes vs. advertising.