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Introduction
If you want pearl items from Black Desert Online, but don’t want to pay for them, or rather don’t have the money to do so, this guide can get you some completely free cosmetic items for your character, as well as pets if you’re willing to put in the work for them. Fans of Black Desert Online have probably run into the paywall for Pearl items, and some may have even gotten frustrated at the fact that they would have to pay upwards of 30 dollars to get an outfit or any pets.
A method used by players who consider themselves not pay to win, use the process detailed in this guide, and it is possible anyone can duplicate the results without the need for the use of money. The method this guide utilizes is used by both twitch streamers and youtube content creators and is a viable strategy if you want to avoid the pay to win tactics the game developers have employed for pearl items.
This guide aims to tell you of a better, more hidden way to obtain pearl items such as karma blessings, pets, and costumes for your characters that you can get, whether they are seasonal or generally on the market. You can use this method without the use of spending any real-life money. Here’s what you need to know to begin.
Buying Pearl Items From The Marketplace
Pearl items are purchased by players called whales, who buy pearl items and sell them back on the marketplace to turn in-game items, and this is something to note as you will primarily be buying from them for this method. A thing to note, and a good baseline that anyone can take when preparing to use this method, is you have to ready yourself to try and out-think other players because you will be using the in-game market. While you may not use cash for your purchases, you will be spending time and effort to get these items. This method does rely on RNG, as you can’t be sure what comes out of the loot boxes you buy on the market.
You will need to have a good amount of money when trying to use this method because the items listed on the conventional markets can be costly, and it is best to be prepared to buy multiple boxes if needs be. To avoid the paywall, you have to be willing to put in more effort than other players who are also going to be using this method.
You’ll be using the Central Market in the game, and so you’ll be waking up earlier than the other players to check out the deals and trying to predict when pearl items are generally listed on the market as well as other things. You will always be spending time or money when trying to obtain the items you want, as it is playing with an in-game economy or your hard used income from your job, so don’t consider this an easy way to get what you’re after.
Read Pearl Shop Patch Notes For Sales
Outside of the game world, it’s best to read the pearl shop patch notes on the website, as it will list sales and deals that go on through the week, including the items that you are after trying to avoid spending your hard-earned money on. The best thing to do is go through the patch notes and find something that you feel will sell on the market.
For example, if there is a sale on outfits, then the market will more than likely have plenty of outfits to buy without you have to spend money in the pearl store and instead just paying in-game currency. Another good example is if a pet box has a more significant chance of containing a pet nobody needs, they will sell it, and you can snatch it up, having one more pet to pick up your loot.
If you’re unsure where to find the patch notes, you can either look online at the website for the game, or there will be an area to see it attached to the game’s launcher itself, from there you can find the patch notes for the game itself as well as the patch notes for what is changing in the store for the week and its sales.
Odds are you can find something you are looking for during the week and take steps to grab it, putting you that much farther ahead of the rest of the player base on getting your outfits.
If you have any issues trying to figure out what items will sell well, it is advised to keep an eye out on the market each week. Read the patch notes to figure out what items typically go on sale, as well as reading the sale notes because it gives the chances of what it might contain.
Be Prepared To Get On The Game During Patch Day
Another advantage you can take is being prepared to get on the game during patch day. When the servers come back online, that’s the best time to head out to the market, and be first in line to pre place an order on one of the items you’re after that will probably go on sale this week. Once servers come back online, people aren’t always motivated to get on right away, so you’re better off taking advantage of this time to hop on the server before anyone else.
Accessing the Central Marketplace is as easy as logging on to the game for patch day, clicking its button on your image, and searcing up whatever your heart desires that day. Typically, those that sell pearl items referred to as Whales stated above sell the items on the market during the first eight hours after the server comes online, so that’s why you want to be first in placing that order. This method is especially useful if you stay on top of the patch notes and spot when a more massive sale is going on, such as during Christmas, where value bundles can be up to 40% off on the store.
Holiday Events and Special Events
Keep in mind during holiday events and special events, you can take advantage of any sales on those items as well, as they are not going to be around all year and will go on the market, especially in that eight-hour time gap when the serves first relaunch.
If done currently, you can be sure to turn a profit on these items within even the first three hours of server launch. Another advantage of waking up early and being first online is that you can be first to kill any rare mobs, thus putting you even further ahead of the rest of the player base. To get the best results on patch day, be sure to be ready on Wednesdays to get first dibs at the good deals on the marketplace.
Now You Wait
Step three is the final step for this method and can be considered your profit step, or rather the step where you log off the game and continue with your sleep, eating, or just your general life outside the game. It can also be considered the hope step depending on if you are unlucky and the items you want are not on sale for the week. Your order is placed, you have beaten the rush, and now you have to wait, and now you’ve increased your odds of getting a pearl item ten fold assuming a thing you want is on sale at the time, if not you’ll have to wait until the next week and try again.
If you’re committed to not spending any real-life money and being a pure player who does not do any pay to win methods, then you can continue grinding and making money, so you’re prepared for the next week of sales. Within ten months, it is possible to obtain more than twelve pets, including seasonal pets and costumes that are hard to get. It is also worth noting that some outfits can come from special quests if you’re interested in getting as many as you can. Just have some patience and sit back and let the cosmetics and pets roll in.
Conclusion
Hopefully, this guide gave you some insight into a method to get special items for your account without having to pay money to do so. As long as you stay on top of reading through the patch notes and its sales, are committed to waking up early and putting in the work to be first to order you’re sought after item, and of course, can predict what will be on the market for the week you are on the way to being a zero pay to win player.
Some players enjoy utilizing this method and have continued to be successful in navigating their way around the paywall to obtain pets, outfits, and value packs, and now armed with the knowledge of what it takes you can as well!