It seems, Pearl Abyss CEO Heo Jin-young agrees that Crimson Desert’s story may have been higher. South Korean media have reported on a Q&A session following Pearl Abyss’ common normal shareholders' assembly held on the firm's headquarters in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province on March 27, and there Heo Jin-young answered shareholder’s criticism that Crimson Desert lacks a storyline.
"I sympathize to some extent with the frustration customers really feel concerning the story,” Heo Jin-young stated, as reported by Yonhap Information Company. “I believe it will have been good if we may have achieved a greater job with it. The manufacturing crew tried to make up for the shortcomings within the remaining time, however in the end, we centered on strengthening the gameplay, which is what we do greatest."
You’d count on DLC of some form, then. However in accordance with Heo Jin-young, nothing has been determined but, and the main focus is on enhancing the bottom sport by way of patches.
“Whereas it’s good to see gross sales pushed by enlargement packs, I imagine there are video games that generate income by rising gross sales of the bottom sport as content material expands,” he stated. “I need to make strategic choices that guarantee the bottom sport of Crimson Desert sells properly.”
Talking of which, Heo Jin-young answered a query on the entry barrier attributable to Crimson Desert’s excessive problem (that is how the query was phrased). He replied: "I perceive that consumer comfort is being prioritized. Varied streamers and influencers can be energetic to solidify the neighborhood and bridge the entry barrier for brand spanking new customers."
In the meantime, there are “no concrete plans” for official mod assist as a result of it “would require opening up a big a part of the engine.” There’s discuss of a Nintendo Swap 2 model, although, nonetheless inconceivable that sounds. “Because the Swap nonetheless has decrease specs in comparison with different console gadgets, there are elements we have now to surrender on, however internally we have now taken an curiosity and began analysis and growth (R&D),” Heo Jin-young stated.
Concerning assist for mods (mod recordsdata that modify sport content material), he defined, "Because the mod neighborhood is energetic and our sport has a sandbox construction, we imagine that supporting it will be a power," however added, "Then again, supporting mods would require opening up a big a part of the engine, so whereas the event crew views it positively, there aren’t any concrete plans."