As retribution for never finishing Finnegans Wake the way they swore they were going to 15 years ago, the ghost of James Joyce has taken control of Kliff from Crimson Desert and made it so some players are tortured by a book that makes you reread it constantly, even during boss fights. Or maybe developer Pearl Abyss' new RPG has a bug, I really can't tell.
Either way, "Fuck this book," says one of many recent Reddit threads about the seemingly innocent Equipment Manual that tells you "how to operate factory equipment," per its description. It claims to be helpful. In reality, Crimson Desert players report the Equipment Manual has been performing a hostile takeover of their games.
