‘Crimson Desert’ Is Still Not Fixing Its Biggest Problem For Some Reason
Forbes • • technology
Key Points:
- Pearl Abyss has been praised for frequent patches and new content in Crimson Desert, including improvements to alternate characters Damiane and Oongka.
- Despite added combat moves and quality-of-life changes, players face a major issue: insufficient skill points to effectively develop Damiane and Oongka compared to the main character, Kliff.
- Progressing Damiane to a strong state took over 315 hours, with Oongka yet to be developed, highlighting the excessive time investment required to use these characters meaningfully.
- The game’s design heavily favors investing skill points in Kliff for main story progression, leaving little opportunity to upgrade the other two characters without extensive grinding.
- Pearl Abyss has yet to address this imbalance, and while Damiane and Oongka have received new moves, the fundamental problem of making them viable for regular play remains unresolved.