Black Desert Online: Eternal Winter - 7 Things You Need To Know

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Black Desert Online is about to get a lot snowier as its latest Expansion - Eternal Winter - has finally arrived. Alongside taking players to the sweeping vistas and snowscapes of the Mountain of Eternal Winter, this expansion will come complete with a brand new story and voiced-over cutscenes, a new class that is descended from Dragons called Drakania, new zones and enemies, legendary gear, a bustling settlement to explore, and so much more.

To help get players ready for Eternal Winter, we are breaking down the seven biggest things waiting for players in Black Desert Online’s latest expansion.

One of the biggest additions in Eternal Winter is the Mountain of Eternal Winter, a brand new region that is filled with snow and incredible vistas. While it may seem beautiful on the surface, as you climb higher and higher up the mountain you will be met with blizzards that will damage your character and affect visibility.

Black Desert Online first launched in Korea in 2015 and Pearl Abyss has added a TON of content since then. As with many MMOs, it can be very daunting for new players to jump in and feel as though they aren’t missing anything or are too under-leveled. Fortunately, Eternal Winter was built with new players in mind.

While existing players can access the Mountain of Eternal Winter through the Black Spirit’s questline, players who are trying Black Desert Online for the first time can choose the new region as their starting zone, which also happens to be the first time a different starting zone was added in Black Desert Online’s history.

If you choose the mountain as your starting zone, you will be able to start a new character at level one, catch up on the story with synopsis snapshots, get a full tutorial that will