Black Desert – Become a master swordsman with Ninja awakening

Also known as the Musa class in the English server, the awakening details for the Ninja class was revealed earlier today. Now, the awakened Ninja will wield 6 swords, somewhat like a ronin or samurai. Although not a tanker, he…

Black Desert – All servers are merging into one mega server next month

Announced recently, all nine eight servers for Black Desert in South Korea will be merging into one, with multiple channels for players to choose from. As expected, there will be many huge changes, such as guild stronghold, rankings, and more. Publisher…

Black Desert – Rumour of China publisher appears in the local media

It appears that another rumour has surfaced today for Black Desert China. Industry followers and media sites are posting about Perfect World clinching the rights to Black Desert China, though there is no concrete proof. It is weird in a…

Black Desert – Open Beta officially begins in 2 weeks in South Korea

Earlier today, developer PearlAbyss and publisher Daum Games held a media press conference to officially announce the Open Beta details for Black Desert. Open Beta will begin on 17th December, client download on 10th December and character creation from 12th…

Black Desert – Final Test begins tomorrow with 50,000 gamers

The much anticipated MMORPG, Black Desert, will be entering its Final Test phase in less than 24 hours. With over 230,000 Korean applicants, only 50,000 were chosen to participate before the game inches closer to Open Beta, possibly this coming…

Black Desert – Closed Beta 2 ends after 20 days of testing

After 20 days of testing, the Closed Beta 2 phase for Black Desert has officially ended in South Korea. Developed using an in-house engine by Pearl Abyss, they will now take some time to polish the game before announcing the…

Black Desert – Open world PvP mayhem recorded by Korean user

I was told that the castle siege system for Black Desert was bugged over the weekend. A high level Korean user recorded the ensuing 5 vs 60 open world PvP, which I assume took place instead. The red names suggested…

Black Desert – New game trailer showcases mounted combat

A new trailer was made public earlier today by developer Pearl Abyss, showcasing the mounted combat system in Black Desert. As seen, not all skills from the character can be used, while a couple of new ones were granted. Crafted…

Black Desert – Looking at Closed Beta 2 through the eyes of a Giant

While I am still pretty low level, I thought I should post something about the low level experiences in the Closed Beta 2 phase of Black Desert, currently ongoing in South Korea. After trying out all 4 class, my favourite…

Black Desert – Deepest character customization system ever

Despite having a really busy week, I managed to sneak into Black Desert earlier today to record a couple of videos on the new and improved character customization system found in Closed Beta 2. The level of details is astounding,…

Black Desert – New trailer displays gorgeous landscape in Closed Beta 2

With Closed Beta 2 beginning tomorrow for the lucky players with access (foreign media access starts a day later), a new world view trailer for Black Desert was released earlier. Party skills, a much faster action combat, castle siege, deep NPC…

Black Desert – New party gameplay preview trailer as Closed Beta 2 nears

As a MMORPG without a dedicated healer class such as the Cleric or Priest, party play in Black Desert will always have some sort of challenge starting from mid-level. A new trailer was just revealed to public, giving a preview…

Black Desert – New preview video displays daily activities for players

With the 2nd Closed Beta creeping near later this month, a new video previewing the daily activities for players was revealed earlier today. Basically, there will be many mini games, quests which require players to actually do something rather than…

Black Desert – New preview trailer displays faster action combat

With Closed Beta 2 coming in a few weeks, the 2nd preview trailer was shown after the character customization one. This time, the focus is on combat, where the developer aims to make it quicker, less stiff, and lesser cool-down…