<s>
Black	B-Protocol
Desert	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
sandbox-oriented	O
fantasy	B-Application
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
developed	O
by	O
Korean	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Pearl	O
Abyss	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
known	O
simply	O
as	O
Black	O
Desert	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Pearl	O
Abyss	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
timeline	O
of	O
Black	O
Desert	O
,	O
titled	O
Crimson	B-Device
Desert	I-Device
,	O
but	O
during	O
development	O
it	O
became	O
a	O
separate	O
,	O
stand	O
alone	O
IP	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
storyline	O
and	O
new	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
in	O
Black	B-Protocol
Desert	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
is	O
action	O
based	O
,	O
requiring	O
manual	O
aiming	O
and	O
free	O
movement	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
third-person	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
active	O
combat	O
system	O
requires	O
precise	O
manual	O
aiming	O
,	O
dodging	O
and	O
using	O
combos	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
tab-targeting	O
system	O
seen	O
in	O
most	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Localized	B-General_Concept
weather	O
will	O
include	O
events	O
such	O
as	O
temporary	O
fog	O
,	O
which	O
players	O
may	O
exploit	O
to	O
launch	O
surprise	O
attacks	O
on	O
rival	O
guild	O
structures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Protocol
Desert	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
high	O
fantasy	B-Application
setting	O
and	O
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
conflict	O
between	O
two	O
rival	O
nations	O
,	O
the	O
Republic	O
of	O
Calpheon	O
and	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Valencia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Protocol
Desert	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
has	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
since	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Korean	O
studio	O
Pearl	O
Abyss	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
September	O
2010	O
by	O
Kim	O
Daeil	O
,	O
previously	O
a	O
developer	O
with	O
Hangame	O
and	O
NHN	O
Gaming	O
,	O
and	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
Black	B-Protocol
Desert	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
shortly	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Protocol
Desert	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
was	O
also	O
showcased	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Protocol
Desert	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
entered	O
closed	O
beta	O
testing	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Protocol
Desert	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
uses	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
model	O
in	O
Korea	O
,	O
Japan	O
and	O
Russia	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
South	O
East	O
Asia	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
South	O
America	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
buy-to-play	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
Black	B-Protocol
Desert	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
was	O
published	O
and	O
localized	B-General_Concept
in	O
Russia	O
by	O
Cypriot	O
publisher	O
GameNet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pearl	O
Abyss	O
has	O
apologized	O
to	O
Russian	O
players	O
and	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
self-publish	O
in	O
Russia	O
when	O
their	O
own	O
localization	B-General_Concept
efforts	O
were	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Taipei	O
Games	O
Show	O
in	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
Pearl	O
Abyss	O
stated	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
confirmed	O
again	O
by	O
Pearl	O
Abyss	O
in	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
,	O
simply	O
titled	O
Black	O
Desert	O
,	O
was	O
revealed	O
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
E3	O
2017	O
press	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
of	O
game	O
was	O
about	O
three	O
years	O
behind	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Striker	O
,	O
Dark	O
Knight	O
,	O
Lahn	O
,	O
and	O
Musa	O
classes	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
players	O
in	O
April	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
22	O
August	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
versions	O
started	O
featuring	O
support	O
for	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
between	O
both	O
consoles	O
by	O
March	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
initially	O
only	O
in	O
Korea	O
,	O
Japan	O
and	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Global	O
version	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
during	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
game	O
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
currently	O
holding	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
73/100	O
across	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
publisher	O
Kakao	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
Black	B-Protocol
Desert	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
had	O
achieved	O
sales	O
of	O
400,000	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
on	O
the	O
European	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
markets	O
and	O
was	O
showing	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
100,000	O
concurrent	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
1.2	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
sold	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
