In case you missed it, the latest patch for Pearl Abyss’s Crimson Desert, its largest yet, introduced several great new quality of life additions. However, as with any update of this size to a game as large as this, there are bound to be some unmentioned (and perhaps unintentional) changes.
As noted by the Reddit community’s tracker, there are issues like the pause menu being too bright and seed gathering becoming more tedious. It’s not all bad, though. Apparently, bandits and other enemies have been dropping more loot and currency while the Duo mini-game is much faster. In fact, the quest that requires three wins has been changed so that it’s no longer in a row, which is nice.
Then there’s Focus recharging faster than before, seemingly at double the usual rate, and teleporting becoming much faster. It also seems that vines are burning much quicker with Focused Light, which might not be super realistic.
Given Pearl Abyss’s reputation for turning unintentional bugs into actual features (see: Focused Aerial Roll), it might just keep several of the changes that players enjoy. Regardless, expect a hotfix at some point to fix some of the more annoying issues, and for the more far-reaching content additions, check out the developer’s blog post for more details.
