Category: Black Desert Online News

MMORPG.com has been given a very limited amount of keys for the Black Desert Online beta test #1 that starts Feb 18 and runs through Feb 22, 2016. Get your key now before they are all gone!

Daum has announced that players holding pre-order packages for Black Desert Online can begin reserving character names beginning at 5:04 am Pacific / 8:04 am Eastern — odd times, but that’s when it begins. Name reservation is accomplished via a dedicated page. Those still looking to buy a pre-order package have until February 26th to do so with name reservation and automatic entry into the second CBT included.

The Black Desert Online site has been updated with a notification to players who preordered the game. Beginning Tuesday, February 9th, those with preorder packages will be able to reserve their character names in preparation for launch in March. Preorder packages will remain available until February 26th.

Daum has announced that a new contest has begun for those interested in creating their most beautiful Black Desert Online characters using the downloadable character creation tool. Last week, the beasts reigned, this week it is beauty’s turn. Let’s see what you’ve got!

Daum has a pair of great news items for fans of the forthcoming game. Black Desert Online is set to be released on March 3rd and players have until February 26th to secure preorders that will expire after that date. In addition, today is the start of the registration period for the second closed beta that will begin on February 18th and end on February 22nd. Explorer and Conqueror package owners will be automatically granted access.

The Daum EU team is off to a fantastic start with the arrival of its downloadable character creation tool that allows players to utilize the same customization tool to make the perfect character that can later be imported into the beta or into the released game.

Daum Games has announced that the second closed beta event will kick off on February 18th with Explorer and Conqueror pack owners automatically able to participate. In addition, a new standalone character creator is available as of today. Characters created with the new tool will be able to be imported into Black Desert Online on launch and to CBT2 as well.

The first major news for North America’s and Europe’s version of Black Desert Online has arrived and it’s got some big ticket items of interest to the community.

Black Desert Online is a unique MMO in many ways. Pearl Abyss’ design team has taken a lot of the traditional MMORPG elements and seemingly turned them on their head to make a game of non-confirmative systems that feels like an experiment in a lot of ways. One such system is known as Contribution, and today we’ll take a look at the CP system, what it is, how it works, and why it’s key to your progression and enjoyment of the game.

On January 17th, Archers in the Korean version of Black Desert Online will receive their Awakened weapons, a sword and dagger, giving them melee abilities. Check out the video to show off the Archer’s new found powers and leave us your thoughts in the comments.