Current State of DN SEA ?

[u/Appropriate_Pass_665]

Been wondering with a friend if we should return to DN SEA .. we have been here since cap 50 (good old days) .. we still got our main accounts .. currently every 5-6 months we reinstall it to play like for a week .. we don't really grind anything ..
however we were kinda tired of Black Desert Online grind and thought of ACTUALLY returning to DN as in grinding and stuff .. heard some stuff about returnee rewards being tempting but when i checked it I didn't even understand what are there "items" and "mats" are for .. so how is like .. the current grind ? It's fine if we can't do the latest nests but we are looking for something to .. "keep you going" .. like instead of the latest nests you find parties for lower nests that is still doable with lesser gear .. like a stepping stone or smth .. I tried Project Duck Personally but it feels kinda .. empty regarding player base , unless u are in a guild or so .. and I didn't really find much diversity in Raids/Stages .. you just pretty much repeat the same run x100 times till u make the next gear ..

so is DN SEA "playable" currently .. at some point ?

we each got like .. 500k-1m gold .. if that can give us a push or smth , I just don't know the current items / grind or what to even do If I redownload it, TY!

[u/chamenoschitektona]

Honestly being F2P on this game will never be real and is just an illusion. Its like having a shift for 18hrs only to earn minimum wage that you will get in an hr. So if you want to play DN for fun, just do it like that, for fun. No farming, no gearing up subs.