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The Stream Team: Raising a Black Desert black smoke buddy
Can that creepy little Black Desert black smoke buddy actually get creepier? Yes, yes it can, as MassivelyOP's MJ recently learned. She was just questing...
Black Desert’s western launch arrives with new trailer
Welcome to Black Desert's official North American and European launch day!
The servers are down right now for maintenance before the big rush, but we've...
Black Desert details headstart compensation plan with ‘shitstorm matrix’
Black Desert has elaborated on the compensation and support it will offer players in the wake of its headstart issues:
"We all know that every game...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 53: The MMOs of winter 2016
Justin, Bree, and Matt discuss Blade & Soul, The Division, Black Desert, WildStar, Final Fantasy XIV, and a mailbag question on Destiny 2.
The Daily Grind: If an MMO has a cash shop, when should it launch?
Massively OP reader Leiloni pointed out to us something unusual about Black Desert: Its much-talked-about cash shop wasn't originally going to open until March 10th,...
The Stream Team: Launching into Black Desert for real
The time has finally come: Black Desert has launched. At least the head start has. That means anything MassivelyOP's MJ does from here on...
Daum compensates Black Desert players for headstart server mixup
A goof-up on the Black Desert headstart servers over the weekend saw some North American players unintentionally placed on the wrong servers, and Daum...
Leaderboard: What do you think of Black Desert so far?
Headstart for Black Desert's began this morning, at least if you preordered. Are you watching from the sidelines or already lost to the grind? If you're in and enjoying...
Black Desert opens new servers before headstart
Daum has posted its very last dev diary and notes before the launch of Black Desert's head start. The big news is that the studio...
Leaderboard: Which Black Desert server will you be calling home?
Massively OP reader Xijit thought it would be a grand idea to try to coordinate our community's Black Desert servers, and we agree! Let's...
Black Desert preorders close, headstart preload begins tomorrow
Who's ready for Black Desert? Daum reminds players today that preload for the headstart begins tomorrow, and the client is patchable for those who participated in the second closed beta.
Black Desert’s devs on gender-locking, future plans
If you're hoping for every gender-locked class in Black Desert to have an equivalent for the other gender, the bad news for you is...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 52: Horror sloth!
Justin and Bree discuss Black Desert 's cash shop, H1Z1, Guild Wars 2, ArcheAge's laundry, Devilian, Grim Dawn, FFXIV, and TSW, with mailbag questions on voiceover localization.
Black Desert plans special events for the game’s launch
The final beta test for Black Desert recedes into the horizon, but that's all right; there are only a few more days before the...
The MOP Up: PlanetSide 2 gets a promotion (February 21, 2016)
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...
One Shots: Taking a breather
While one might get a sense that MMOs are nonstop adventures, with players shuttling to and fro on various important (and not-so-important) tasks, every...
Leaderboard: Are you up in arms over Black Desert’s cash shop?
Since the Black Desert beta opened up, the cash shop has been at the center of a gathering storm. While the game is ostensibly...
The Stream Team: Back in another Black Desert closed beta
Last time in Black Desert's CB1, MassivelyOP's MJ tried to race through the extensive character creation (a feat in itself!) in order to have...
Black Desert’s second closed beta is live now
The second closed beta for Black Desert has kicked off. You could be playing the game right now. It's not quite the same game...
Black Desert gears up for its final closed beta test
The release date for Black Desert grows ever closer, and that means that its final round in beta is just about here. The final...
