Black Desert has added a new male character class. The Dusa is the 28th class available for this still-ongoing MMORPG.
First revealed during the annual Heidel Ball event, the Dusa fights with the Hwando sword as his primary weapon and uses the Gombangdae pipe as his sub-weapon.
The Dusa is part-sword-fighter, part-summoner as the Gombagdae pipe lets him summon archers and spearman “infused with umbral and luminous energies”. Imagine if the smoke of a smoker can conjure apparitions that fight with you, that’s what it’s like to play as a Dusa.
Curiously, the class is referred to as the Dusa only in Southeast Asian regions while everywhere else it’s referred to as the Dosa. Dosa is a Korean term that can be translated as a Taoist priest or a sage. The word “dosa” translates to “sin” (i.e. commiting sin, sinful) in Malay and Indonesian. And dosa the South Indian crepe-like dish is usually called thosai in this part of the world.
In any case, the Dusa proudly displays the Korean culture it is based on. The trailer even mixed in some modern K-Pop-style music with more traditional instrumentations. Here’s the breakdown of the Dusa’s moveset.
- Autumnal Blitz: Dusa gathers a great deal of luminous energy to summon forth cloud warriors who fire burning arrows at a rapid pace while darting between the clouds.
- Taeguk: Dusa harmoniously blends umbral and luminous energies to unleash his most potent Do art.
- Winter Squall: Dusa gathers a great deal of umbral energy to summon forth warriors of fog who fire icy cold arrows at enemies in the front.
- Wind Shear, Flow: Virga Shaft: Dusa deflects off enemy blows with his Hwando like fog turning into clouds, approach a foe, then strike upwards.
With the addition of the new class, the maximum character slots is now increased from 32 to 35. 1 “Season Character Ticket” is distributed to all players, allowing them to start a new Season Character in the Season Servers which has a Season Pass progression with plenty of rewards.
Black Desert is out now on PS4, PC (Steam) and Xbox One.