Black Desert Online's Valencia Part 2 Update Is Live, The Warrior Awakens

At long last, Black Desert Online's Valencia Part 2 update is here and the first of its twelve classes—the Warrior—has awakened. Valencia Part 2 adds Muiquun, "the Land of Outlaws" and Arehaza, a "safer" fishing community, as well as two "outdoor dungeons," Aakman Temple and Hystria Ruins, and the world boss, Karanda the Harpy Queen. Two more world bosses, "the colossal Desert Dragon Nouver and the massive sandworm Kutum," will be added sometime in September.

The Warrior Awakening allows Warriors of level 55 or higher to unlock the Greatsword. The press release explains the effects of the Awakening on Warriors' playstyle as follows: "The Greatsword will not replace the Warrior’s Sword and Shield, but instead introduce a more destructive aspect to their typically defensive fighting style, offering a seamless transition between the two."

You can find trailers for both releases embedded below.

Matt's Take:

While I'm still not sold on the idea of releasing Awakenings one by one, even if that's how they were released in other regions, it's great to see that one of them has actually made it into the NA/EU version of the game on its projected release date. It's a good sign that the rest of them will, in fact, be released in a timely manner.

Valencia Part 2 also looks quite nice and, if I were still playing, I would be quite excited to go up against the world bosses that are being added in September. A "colossal" desert dragon and a "massive" sandworm sound like quite the fearsome opponents. Then again, anything's better than watching dozens be repeatedly one-shot by a stronger version of one of the game's easiest scroll bosses, right?