Crimson Desert Discussion (minor spoilers)

[neogunhero]

Another quick tip to get some quick cash: Red Seaweed sells for a decent amount. Your reputation with the trader decides how much you can sell for, but at +50 reputation with Rhett in Hernand (the armor and weapons trader, you will have this level of rep if you completed his request), I was able to sell them for 49 bronze each. You can find Red Seaweed along most beach coasts. I spent about 15 minutes running up and down the coast by the Steel Mountains and was able to get 27 of them. 49 Bronze x 27 Red Seaweed = 13.23 Silver, not bad for such little work. You get anywhere between 1-5 Red Seaweed at a time, so it's not hard to get a decent amount of them.

Also about the reputation thing, try giving gifts to traders to increase it. They seem to have some sort of preference, Rhett really liked the soups I gave him and another trader only accepted copper pouches. Greeting them gives you +5 rep, gifting items gives anywhere between +5 to +20 rep per item. Apparently they can also have unique items in their shop if you max it out, but I haven't gotten a trader to +100 reputation yet.

 

[neogunhero]

https://event.pearlabyss.com/en-US/CrimsonDesert/Drops?_dropsType=twitch

Week 2 of the Twitch Drops started today. I wonder if there will be more Twitch Drops in the future.

 

[Frindis]

I threw in a minor spoiler in the thread title, so any new eyes on the thread or those who wish no spoilers can more casually talk about the game in general discussion. I think it's better to do this instead of putting spoiler tags around here.

@neogunhero Been drooling for those horse accessories since then my whole set (including the banner) will have a blue color) I really hope there will be transmog in the game, since I would love to be able to hold on to some of the item looks. Diablo 3 and 4 did this well, so hopefully they have borrowed that idea.

 

[Frindis]

Horsy looking stylish now. Have to get another dye for my boots though, looks horrible thanks to the dye quest!🙄

 

[Frindis]

I've done so far was a cuckoo clock inside of Lioncrest Manor that had me rotating a few blocks to complete a picture, super simple 🤣

I just did that one. Kind of strange the types of reward you get because I have done harder puzzles, but with much lower quality of loot than the item I got from the clock puzzle.

 

[neogunhero]

I got just a little bit of time to play last night, will have longer tonight and this weekend. I saw a video where someone suggested doing the quests for your camp as soon as you can, so I started a few of them. So far I've just been donating resources hoping to see where it goes. No physical changes yet, but I sure am out of a ton of money and food. I've been raiding bandit camps, looting everything they have, then donating pretty much all of it to the camp. Still in Chapter 3 so that could be an issue also.

I just saw that you're doing that quest too in your screenshot Frindis 🤣

 

[Frindis]

@neogunhero Been gifting and donating sooo much! I got a house I can decorate, so that is cool, but I'm poor, so the house will look extremely minimalistic for a while. There is also this weird card game costing 15 silver that I messed up when I tried it because of accusing someone of cheating (I was just testing it out) and now I have another quest at the same card game. I dunno, think I'll wait for that one until I am rich

I also need to get the wagon selling going on, but I don't have the right level to craft one, so that is slightly annoying.

I killed the Quarry boss; he did not stand a chance against my cold steel look.

Challenge for you @neogunhero: Get on top of this from the outside. Only climbing allowed

I actually went up there because I just didn't get what I was supposed to do with the quest, so I thought that I'd just cheese it, but that didn't work. Found the way eventually, but it kind of took me by surpise I had to use mechanics from the Uncharted/Lara Croft series, instead of you know, actually using my skills!

 

[neogunhero]

@Frindis Is that up in the Abyss? I haven't been there since the first main mission puzzle up there. I'll definitely teleport and see if I can get up to that point by only climbing. Just know, I've upgraded my stamina a ton, I can climb for a very long time 🤣

Speaking of teleporting, I found out that fast traveling is a lot faster when standing on one of the fast travel platforms. Makes you wish that fast traveling when not standing on the platform was a bit faster. It's near instant when on the platform.

 

[Frindis]

@Frindis Is that up in the Abyss?

It's the tower in the snow area. You get a quest to go up the tower at the start of Act 4.

I've upgraded my stamina a ton, I can climb for a very long time 🤣

I need to do that also because I would like to get that dash skill for the wing form to traverse the sky better.

Speaking of teleporting, I found out that fast traveling is a lot faster when standing on one of the fast travel platforms. Makes you wish that fast traveling when not standing on the platform was a bit faster. It's near instant when on the platform.

I wonder how that works coding-wise, like, should it really be that much difference if you are just standing one centimeter away from the fast travel point? Kind of makes me wonder if it is just a gimmick and something they could have just implemented to go faster elsewhere also, if not as fast, but..faster?