Black Desert Online player challenges CEOs to fight over pay-to-win changes

If you’re looking for a good barometer of the mood going around the Black Desert Online community right now, look no further than a Change.org petition, in which a player challenges the CEOs of Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games to a fist fight “behind the bleachers after school.” Right upfront, no, it’s not a serious petition (despite the stock photo of a stern-looking young lad in a karate outfit). Rather, it’s part of a wave of memes and jokes that have been posted to the game’s subreddit following changes to the way gear progression works in the game, which players are saying is now unabashedly pay-to-win. Like many non-subscription MMOs, Black Desert Online uses a confusing mix of currencies, some of which you earn in game, and some you purchase with real-world cash. Progress in the game is tied to leveling up your gear, but upgrading gear comes with a chance of failure, which results in the gear going down a level instead of up. However, every time you fail to enhance a piece of gear, your chance of success the next time goes up. Players use this “fail stacking” system to to build up their chances for their best pieces of equipment.

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