Crimson Desert: Beginners Guide, Tips & More

Crimson Desert might be one of my favorite games that came out in recent years and even though it’s not overly difficult, it still has a lot of depth to it. One might get easily confused and do a puzzle for 15 minutes that should have taken a minute. Or did that just happen to me? (IT WAS A LONG DAY, DONT JUDGE). In order to stop these things happening to you, here are some tips to help you have an easier and more enjoyable playthrough:  

Don’t Rush Main Missions

One the best things you can do is to create a healthy balance between doing the main missions and exploring side areas for better progression. If you focus solely on completing story quests, it’s a matter of time before you’ll face a boss that will make things feel like you’re playing soul-like games. While that’s okay for some, for the rest of us it would be less stressful if we explored more and improved our characters and equipment. 

Don’t Sell Early Materials

I completely understand the urge to keep your inventory clean and have a bunch of slots free in case you run into some epic game breaking loot. That almost never happens, though. But what does (if you listened to my first advice), you should be able to collect a lot of materials that can improve your gear. All of the ores, stones, wood, and hides are scattered all across the map and if you make short stops, your inventory should be filled with them. Do not sell them, no matter how desperate you get. Either stock them or use them for existing equipment. 

Try To Avoid Teleports

As convenient as they can be, teleports can ruin the experience when playing games. That is certainly the case with Crimson Desert. Skipping the exploration part decreases the value of the game. As a matter of fact, you would be skipping the most important part of it. Besides getting materials, you would also miss beautiful scenery, interesting puzzles and all sorts of fun and interesting quests. Some might even teach you new moves or mechanics. And you can use the light sword thingy to find cubes and improve skills faster. 

Listen to NPC Dialogue for Hints

If I learned one thing during my hard and unnecessarily painful journey in Crimson Desert it’s to pay attention to conversation with various NPCs. I cannot tell you how many times I thought something was irrelevant and tried to rush it and ended up stuck. Pay attention to what they’re talking about, it just might help you with a quest later on. 

Fight Wisely

It’s not a particularly hard game but it can be challenging from time to time, especially when fighting those pesky bosses. Here are few things that can help you (besides better gear):

Always have food for healing prepared

If you keep an eye on your food stock at all times, you’ll be practically invincible during fights. You can find recipes for various meals in random rooms, just laying on the table. Those meals usually heal you fully. And what’s even better, you can carry as many as you like. 

Reposition After Every Combo/Use Short Combos

During fights with bosses and swarms of enemies, you can carefully study the attack and counter their attacks but what I found safest thing to do is a kiting strategy. Poke 2-3 and then immediately reposition. It makes dealing with everything a piece of cake.

Conclusion

I’ve tried to keep it clear and simple and only basic stuff. If you want a guide where I tell you go to Latitude: 11.58333 | Longitude: 38.58333 and wait 38 minutes for a shiny unicorn to appear and give him a baked potato in order to receive special reward, we can talk about it. I’m willing to do it, as soon as I’m done playing the game. What are your thoughts on this? Are there any basic things that I should add to this guide?