Someone, please tell me what's going on in Crimson Desert? After 170 hours in Pywel, I feel like I'm still none-the-wiser as to what the Abyss actually is and why Kliff was brought back to life to spend his time walking into random taverns to arm wrestle with strangers. The moment I knew Kliff was built different was when he barely reacted to being transported to a secret realm in the sky and then proceeded to base jump 10,000 feet because a stranger told him he had wings.
Kliff is the goldfish of RPG protagonists—the abyss is unbalanced and he's got to save Pywel from a sinister scheme that threatens the very fabric of- IS THAT A PET BIRD?? Maybe that's what makes him the perfect protagonist for Crimson Desert players. The stats do seem to indicate that people prefer the side distractions to the game's actual story.
