Pearl Abyss has pushed the Charting the Unknown DLC for Crimson Desert back by two weeks. It was originally set for October 15 — now it lands October 29 at 22:00 UTC in Europe, 15:00 PT / 18:00 ET in North America, and October 30 at 07:00 KST/JST in Asia.
The delay is a short one, but it comes after seven months of a relentless free-update cadence for the singleplayer RPG. Since launch, Pearl Abyss has shipped new creatures, new chests, a shotgun, new difficulty options, new mounts, and boss rematches — a pace the studio itself acknowledged was unsustainable when it announced in August it was slowing down free updates to focus on DLC development. Charting the Unknown's first trailer showed off building construction — think Skyrim's Hearthfire DLC — along with running on water and, apparently, grabbing onto a shark as an aquatic fast-travel option.
Two weeks is barely a blip by current industry standards, and given how much content Pearl Abyss has already pushed out, the reaction from players has been more sympathetic than frustrated. The general vibe: take your time, drink some water, it's fine.
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