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Black Desert Korea promises playable dark elves, ocean content
We got much more out of last week's Daum interviews and press conferences than major release dates for the next class pairs and Awakening/Valencia...
Global Chat: Why bloggers aren’t worried about the future of MMOs
The future of MMOs weighs heavily on some minds in the community, but contrary to some Chicken Littles out there, the sky is not...
The Stream Team: Black Desert’s welcome wagon
Trading on foot in Black Desert builds your strength, but it sure takes a long time to earn cash. When you start using a...
Desert Nomad: Avoiding overload in Black Desert
Hello, fellow Black Desert wanderers, and welcome back to another week’s installment of Desert Nomad. If you’ve been reading the column regularly, you may...
Black Desert’s Mediah update is live today; so is the Cherry Blossom event
As promised, Black Desert's Mediah expansion goes live today, and the patch notes are up on the official forums. There are new buyables in the...
Black Desert’s Mediah expansion launches tomorrow; catch the new trailer
Daum EU announced today via a new Black Desert trailer that the promised upcoming content update, Mediah, is on the way. Soon. As in this...
One Shots: Tokyo sunrise
"I've been playing The Secret World for about three years now, but even after all this time, I'm still regularly stopped in my tracks...
The Stream Team: Beyond Black Desert’s Velia
MassivelyOP's MJ is finally settling in to Black Desert -- or so she thought. She's set up some trade routes and has been hauling...
Black Desert’s craftable ghillie suit counter will be craftable ‘soon’
We posted yesterday on Black Desert's maintenance and patch, but since that time we've gotten a little bit more information on what's in the...
Black Desert is altering the ‘shitstorm matrix’ compensation deal
If you have yet to receive the compensation outlined in Black Desert's "shitstorm matrix" posted earlier this month, you should know that Daum EU...
Desert Nomad: Quality of life in the Black Desert
Hello friends, and welcome back to Desert Nomad. After last week’s in-depth look at Black Desert’s cash shop, I decided that this week I would...
Black Desert hints at a big content update this month
There's no denying that Black Desert is hot, hot, hot right now in the MMO community, and for players enjoying that sandbox, there's probably...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 56: Ghillie nation
Justin and Bree discuss Black Desert, Marvel Heroes, The Division, VR, Landmark, Crowfall, EVE, and Tree of Savior, with mailbag questions on pay-to-win and Black Desert hype.
Black Desert is Awakening the Valkyrie in Korea
Black Desert has only recently launched here, but it's been out for a little while in its native Korea and it's getting regular updates....
One Shots: Impish greetings
First contact with native tribes and species in MMOs hardly ever goes the diplomatic route; usually there's a lot of stabbing, fire-setting, plundering, and...
Black Desert is working on ghillie suit countermeasures
Community Q&A sessions are pretty popular these days, but usually they involve developers selecting questions and parceling the answers out accordingly. This Black Desert...
Black Desert Online is hosting a Saint Patrick’s Day event
There aren't a large number of MMOs that celebrate Saint Patrick's Day, probably because it's easier to come up with vague lore-appropriate reasons to...
Desert Nomad: Diving deep into Black Desert’s cash shop
Hello, friends, and welcome back to Desert Nomad. This week, I'd like to take the opportunity to talk about a subject that has been...
Black Desert players are up in arms over the P2W Ghillie Suit
There's some controversy in the Black Desert community about an item that you can buy offering a serious advantage, and yes, it's the Ghillie...
The Stream Team: A Pi Day quest for Black Desert pie
How would you celebrate Pi Day? And not just any regular Pi Day, but a once-in-a-century Rounded Pi Day? MassivelyOP's MJ is going to...