Black Desert's end-game progression is the most boring type of progression system I have ever encountered in the half or so dozen MMORPGs I've played.

I'm at the point where PEN Deboreka accessories are the only meaningful choice of upgrades and the process to obtain these items is insanely time consuming and extremely monotonous. On top of that, end-game gearing doesn't provide any unique "must have" effects or signficant power increases to justify the time and effort required. At least in other MMORPGs, there are weapons, armour, crystals and other items that are highly desirable for the exact class or specilisation you play. At least in other MMORPGs, the process to obtain these items is made with an attempt to be enjoyable and engaging.

It's great that Black Desert's gear progression system allows players to retain their gear and power over time but the lack of an interesting, engaging and enjoyable progression system as well as a severe lack of diverse choice of items in the game ends up making the game very linear.

O then lets not forget Alter of Blood.

We didn't need seasons. We didn't need PEN quest you made it it was right there. But nahhhhh can't have people doing group horde mode & getting meaningful progress. So you made it so broken that only people with like 300 AP could get to the end of it and then it was all terrible RNG boxes. It could have supported Shai as a healer, Range / Magic Classes as DPS, and Tank Classes but NOPE back to the slot machine ladies & gents; content is for real games.

Shadow Arena? Balanced PVP? OOOOOO NO NO NO yank that from the entire game and sell it separately.

Grind grind grind like its a job & buy the gear from someone who likes gambling. Giving you zero satisfication what-so-ever because it was meaningless. Just a complete and utter lack of respect for your time & humanity. Or straight up spend 4 grand a piece.

Maybe that really is the best you guys can do after all these years. *Sigh* What a waste.

Feedback: Im tired of seasons needing new gear and having to waste hours running LONG BORING season rifts to get absolutely nothing from enhancing. I'm tired of your gambling boxes that just give me the lowest tier drops. I'm tired of failing things 8 or more times in a row with a 50% or higher chance. I'm tried of grinding for months just to blow up TET accessories because you keep making 300+ AP zones that only 10 people in all of NA can grind.

BDO is just a tired boring slot machine & you make me feel like a retired woman at the machine with barely enough strength to insert another quarter just to watch the machine light up and give me nothing.

Zero skill. All lights & flash. Zero substance.

At the end of the day all BDO is, is a Casino and I'm sick of you settling for it being a Casino.

You can do better.