>>1979869
As someone who has been around Black Desert for like six years but not all that actively, yeah the last one has been pretty fucking insane when gear advancement used to be really slow compared to contemporary MMOs, everything has came in fast and hard. And the current shit is layered on top of shit that was already considered harder to get, the only solution the devs had to alleviate that was just fast-tracking one of each slot.
Blackstar in particular, despite the handouts and pity system, I think still stands out as being a pretty large speedbump if someone wants all Sovereign. You either have to deal with a shitty tug of war with raw taps in a time where players are getting less acclimated to risking downgrades, or pay out the nose if you want to do so safely and lack hammers if not just outright buying the item. It at least would've been nice if the devs did a cron substitute for them or the becoming-defunct Godr-Ayed, not unlike with Slumbering Origin of recency.
Curious if the devs will do something about Kharazad if it's just cheaper to sideline it for PEN Debos, but given this year I suppose we might have to see if the devs finally settle down a bit with the gear climb for a while yet.