{"id":1677497,"date":"2026-08-27T10:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T10:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6LLkfDX43rc9TjwgtxHp75"},"modified":"2026-08-27T10:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T10:43:08","slug":"crimson-desert-will-be-slowing-down-its-free-updates-in-preparation-for-its-paid-dlc-and-im-just-glad-pearl-abyss-is-finally-pacing-itself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/crimson-desert-will-be-slowing-down-its-free-updates-in-preparation-for-its-paid-dlc-and-im-just-glad-pearl-abyss-is-finally-pacing-itself\/","title":{"rendered":"Crimson Desert will be slowing down its free updates in preparation for its paid DLC, and I&#8217;m just glad Pearl Abyss is finally pacing itself"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>You&#8217;ve got to give <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/crimson-desert\/\">Crimson Desert<\/a> kudos\u2014it&#8217;s been getting hit with free update after free update, including, most recently, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/crimson-deserts-2-0-updates-most-surprising-change-is-an-effort-to-make-kliff-a-fully-realised-character-with-thoughts-and-opinions\/\">overhaul to the game&#8217;s story<\/a>. But that&#8217;ll be slowing down in coming months, as Pearl Abyss gears up to release the game&#8217;s first major paid piece of DLC content.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While there still will be updates,&#8221; says director of marketing and PR Will Powers in an <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pq58IPN0v1s\" target=\"_blank\">interview with IGN<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/live\/news\/gamescom-2026-live-hub-the-latest-news-and-previews-from-the-biggest-gaming-event-of-the-year\/\">Gamescom 2026<\/a>, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think the scope and scale and pace of them will be as consistent past this point. What we&#8217;re taking this opportunity to do is shift our development resources from these regular updates to focus on the upcoming DLC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And you know what? Good. Crimson Desert was already a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/crimson-desert-is-great-because-its-a-total-mess-not-in-spite-of-it-and-i-hope-pearl-abyss-doesnt-change-too-much\/\">systems-heavy game<\/a> at launch with an absurd amount of stuff to do\u2014but just look at what&#8217;s been added already. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/crimson-deserts-latest-patch-adds-20-new-types-of-small-animal-and-then-hands-kliff-a-shotgun\/\">20(!) small critters, a shotgun<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/the-latest-crimson-desert-patch-is-finally-the-reason-i-needed-to-turn-my-once-useless-house-into-a-cosy-haven\/\">ton of different chest types, difficulty options<\/a>, new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/the-latest-crimson-desert-patch-adds-five-new-mounts-and-makes-it-so-you-only-get-in-trouble-for-stealing-if-you-get-caught\/\">animal mounts<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/this-weeks-crimson-desert-update-is-the-one-im-looking-forward-to-the-most\/\">inventory management<\/a>, the ability to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/new-crimson-desert-patch-lets-you-hoard-100-pets-and-gives-you-more-chainsaw-access\/\">your own hoard of pets<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/new-crimson-desert-update-lets-you-rematch-defeated-enemies-and-adds-new-legendary-creatures\/\">boss rematches<\/a> and legendary creatures. Birdwatching? Why not, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/i-love-that-crimson-deserts-latest-updates-have-effectively-transformed-it-into-a-birdwatching-simulator\/\">put it on there<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>This game is an everything bagel that has only had more everything bagel seasoning heaped on top. It is a glorious leaning tower of mechanics that somehow hasn&#8217;t collapsed under its own weight. It is a monument to game development hubris and as much as I respect Pearl Abyss&#8217; energy and commitment, I think it&#8217;s probably for the best that it slows down.<\/p>\n<p>Not too slow, though. As Powers confirms, the paid DLC will still be aiming for a release sometime in the final quarter of this year, which is wild to me. I wouldn&#8217;t have even blinked if Pearl Abyss decided it was coming later, but no\u2014the Kliff train stops for no-one.<\/p>\n<p>By the time the studio finally puts Crimson Desert down, it&#8217;s going to be a mammoth of a videogame. This thing takes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/crimson-desert-takes-around-250-hours-to-complete-and-if-thats-not-meaty-enough-for-you-good-news-dlc-is-coming\/\">around 250 hours to complete<\/a>, baseline. I suspect that by 2036, Crimson Desert will have created infinite energy, cured every illness in existence, and given Kliff a railgun or something.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"116c0ff2-a204-11f1-9592-d7b3b9af9adf\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/crimson-desert-will-be-slowing-down-its-free-updates-in-preparation-for-its-paid-dlc-and-im-just-glad-pearl-abyss-is-finally-pacing-itself.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"654\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-pc-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"116c0ff2-a204-11f1-9592-d7b3b9af9adf\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2026 games<\/strong><\/a>: All the upcoming games<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/crimson-desert-will-be-slowing-down-its-free-updates-in-preparation-for-its-paid-dlc-and-im-just-glad-pearl-abyss-is-finally-pacing-itself\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ve got to give Crimson Desert kudos\u2014it&#8217;s been getting hit with free update after free update, including, most recently, an overhaul to the game&#8217;s story. But that&#8217;ll be slowing down in coming months, as Pearl Abyss gears up to release the game&#8217;s first major paid piece of DLC content. &#8220;While there still will be updates,&#8221; says director of marketing and PR Will Powers in an interview with IGN at Gamescom 2026, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think the scope and scale and pace of them will be as consistent past this point. What we&#8217;re taking this opportunity to do is shift our development resources from these regular updates to focus on the upcoming DLC.&#8221; And you know what? Good. 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