Crimson Desert's first patch aims at fixing controls, but...

What’s Happening

Not gonna lie, Crimson Desert has been out for a few days now, and as positive as its been received by many players, the game suffers from several fundamental issues that anyone who s played it has called out.

Read more Home News Crimson Desert Only The Beginning Crimson Desert’s first patch aims at fixing controls, but it mostly affects mouse and keyboard The first post-launch patch for Crimson Desert is here, and the list of changes is promising, even if it doesn’t go far enough to address some deeper issues. Image credit: Pearl Abyss News by Sherif Saed Contributing Editor Follow Crimson Desert Crimson Desert has been out for a few days now, and as positive as its been received , the game suffers from several fundamental issues that anyone who s played it has called out. (it feels like chaos)

Perhaps the loudest one of those has been how the game controls, which is a problem that stems from the complexity of controls themselves, as well as the underlying animations behind many of the actions the player character performs.

The Details

In the first case, at least, something is being done. To see this content please enable targeting s.

Manage settings Developer Pearl Abyss rolled out patch 1. 03 for Crimson Desert on Monday.

Why This Matters

The patch is available now on Steam and PlayStation, with Xbox and the Epic Games Store following at a later time. Today s update follows a letter to players the developer issued on Saturday. The letter generally acknowledged player feedback, but specifically pointed to complaints about the game s clunky controls as something of a focus for the team.

Gaming fans have strong opinions about moves like this, and for good reason.

Key Takeaways

• The action RPG has actually broken its launch peak concurrent player numbers over the weekend, though only by a few thousands more.
• Its Steam user review rating has also improved over the same period.
• This latest update only includes an initial set of fixes, but Pearl Abyss vowed to keep working on addressing all other points of feedback.
• 03 is the addition of a Storage at Howling Hill Camp, which can be used to store inventory items.

The Bottom Line

03 is the addition of a Storage at Howling Hill Camp, which can be used to store inventory items. Image credit: Pearl Abyss The most important changes, of course, affect how the game controls on keyboard and mouse.

Are you here for this or nah?