Black Desert dazzles at first sight, with breathtaking visuals and some of the smoothest combat in the MMORPG genre. Yet beneath this polished surface lies a brutal and often discouraging reality.

Progression is built almost entirely around mindless, repetitive grinding, often in the same dull spots for hours on end, chasing drops with laughable chances as low as 0.035%. Even when you do claw your way to the necessary materials, the infamous enhancement system awaits — where your odds of success rarely climb above 1.5%.

It's a system that doesn't just punish failure; it thrives on it. Every attempt feels less like a triumph of effort and more like a roll of the dice designed to waste your time. In the end, Black Desert’s stunning world feels more like a beautifully decorated trap, luring players into an endless loop of frustration. For all its technical brilliance, it’s a game that too often forgets the most important part of an MMORPG: it should be fun.

loyalty store revamp was suppose to make it easier for newer players and yet they removed character slots from it.... they took away season pass tokens and after backlash for that added them back in but for loyalties now. You also made the loyalty shop FOMO by deleting everyone's points every few months a thing.... yep this was the straw. Hope the whales keep your game a float because casual players should avoid this like the plague.

I really wanna like it but there it's too much. So much UI thrown in your face, so much text on the screen, choice paralysis for trying to create a character. I try choosing something, and at about level 30 it feels clunky and i want to reroll and it happens again and again. The story isn't the most engaging but it works, and I'm sure that once you understand the systems they're fun to play with, and the life skills are numerous so maybe at least some are cool, but i'm being overstimulated by all the crap thrown at me that I just feel like giving up very quickly