# Dev blog: Black Desert Online makers Pearl Abyss to acquire CCP! **URL:** \ **Category:** Dev Blogs\ **Tags:** official, devblog\ **Created:** [September 6, 2018, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942 "2018-09-06T07:56:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Nana\_Skalski](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nana_skalski/32/489985_2.png) [@Nana\_Skalski](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nana_Skalski)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/22 "2018-09-06T08:28:36Z")
> [@zluq\_zabaa](#): > > Are the jobs safe? I think if now the Koreans will own it, they can change anything. Development for example they could dictate the scope of it. ---
**Author:** ![Salvos\_Rhoska](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/salvos_rhoska/32/14128_2.png) [@Salvos\_Rhoska](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Salvos_Rhoska)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/23 "2018-09-06T08:28:44Z")
Both have very dedicated fans and long-standing commitment to world PvP. Black Desert has been a huge success in a niche few would have expected anyone to succeed in. That says a lot for their accumen, as does EVEs almost unprecedented longevity. ---
**Author:** ![Rivr\_Luzade](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/rivr_luzade/32/311061_2.png) [@Rivr\_Luzade](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Rivr_Luzade)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/24 "2018-09-06T08:29:02Z")
> [@Umbre\_Fallenstar](#): > > We’ll probably get more customization (paying ofc) but nothing game breaking. So, paying a subscription for an ever more incomplete experience and ever more additional costs for the whole package? _Great._ ---
**Author:** ![Lexx\_Devi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/lexx_devi/32/272139_2.png) [@Lexx\_Devi](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Lexx_Devi)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/25 "2018-09-06T08:29:43Z")
> [@Salvos\_Rhoska](#): > > If CCP was to be aquired by/partnered to any developer house, Pearl Abyss is the optimal choice. Optimal choice? you seem to be sitting on information. I’d like to know more of this optimal choice. ---
**Author:** ![Umbre\_Fallenstar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/umbre_fallenstar/32/260859_2.png) [@Umbre\_Fallenstar](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Umbre_Fallenstar)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/26 "2018-09-06T08:29:49Z")
not necessary there are ton of contract that let a possessed company make there own choices. ---
**Author:** ![Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/geo_eclipse_oksaras/32/500781_2.png) [@Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Geo_Eclipse_Oksaras)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/27 "2018-09-06T08:30:20Z")
> In business terms, CCP Games will continue to operate as a wholly owned independent subsidiary, with studios in Reykjavík, London and Shanghai, and we’ll integrate our development and publishing expertise into Pearl Abyss’ operations for all current and future projects. > > This means that we’ll continue to be free to do what we do best, but now we’ll have the support @Nana_Skalski Im pretty sure the jobs are safe since they are more or less partnering, than being fully acquired, since they are still CCP games. ---
**Author:** ![JC\_Mieyli](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/jc_mieyli/32/242789_2.png) [@JC\_Mieyli](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/JC_Mieyli)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/28 "2018-09-06T08:30:37Z")
> [@Umbre\_Fallenstar](#): > > I’m confident in CCP to never cross the pay to win limit. yeah its not like theyve ever come close to letting that happen before lololol ---
**Author:** ![Umbre\_Fallenstar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/umbre_fallenstar/32/260859_2.png) [@Umbre\_Fallenstar](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Umbre_Fallenstar)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/29 "2018-09-06T08:30:50Z")
a subscription never let you experience the whole game. only more than the free part. TESO is like this, WoW is like this, archeage is like this, etc etc ---
**Author:** ![Nana\_Skalski](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nana_skalski/32/489985_2.png) [@Nana\_Skalski](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nana_Skalski)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/30 "2018-09-06T08:31:18Z")
But it says “to aquire”, not partner, in the thread title. 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![Salvos\_Rhoska](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/salvos_rhoska/32/14128_2.png) [@Salvos\_Rhoska](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Salvos_Rhoska)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/31 "2018-09-06T08:31:26Z")
> [@Lexx\_Devi](#): > > I’d like to know more of this optimal choice. See > [@Dev blog: Black Desert Online makers Pearl Abyss to acquire CCP!](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/23): > > Both have very dedicated fans and long-standing commitment to world PvP. Black Desert has been a huge success in a niche few would have expected anyone to succeed in. That says a lot for their accumen, as does EVEs almost unprecedented longevity. ---
**Author:** ![Umbre\_Fallenstar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/umbre_fallenstar/32/260859_2.png) [@Umbre\_Fallenstar](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Umbre_Fallenstar)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/32 "2018-09-06T08:31:36Z")
they did not, the players thought they were… and on the same occasion, because of player narrow mindness, we lost the WiS… wich could have helped expand the player sticking ratio ---
**Author:** ![Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/geo_eclipse_oksaras/32/500781_2.png) [@Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Geo_Eclipse_Oksaras)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/33 "2018-09-06T08:32:48Z")
But they use the word partnering throughout the article. As mentioned, Company A, can acquire Company B, but Company B can still be fully independant of Company A. ---
**Author:** ![JC\_Mieyli](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/jc_mieyli/32/242789_2.png) [@JC\_Mieyli](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/JC_Mieyli)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/34 "2018-09-06T08:33:17Z")
> [@Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](#): > > we’ll integrate our development and publishing expertise into Pearl Abyss’ operations for all current and future projects it means if they wanna go p2w they will go p2w ---
**Author:** ![Serenity\_Fireslayer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/serenity_fireslayer/32/371630_2.png) [@Serenity\_Fireslayer](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Serenity_Fireslayer)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/35 "2018-09-06T08:33:20Z")
wondering how many hundreds of people are currently canceling there subs… In before 15k users online during next primetime… ---
**Author:** ![Nana\_Skalski](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nana_skalski/32/489985_2.png) [@Nana\_Skalski](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nana_Skalski)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/36 "2018-09-06T08:33:51Z")
Partnering on what terms, that is the issue here I think. ---
**Author:** ![Rivr\_Luzade](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/rivr_luzade/32/311061_2.png) [@Rivr\_Luzade](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Rivr_Luzade)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/37 "2018-09-06T08:34:19Z")
The subscription for EVE used to give you the entire experience when I started in 2011. Until Hilmar started messing with other things, which turned into failures and gave him the justification to introduce cash grabs so that he could salvage CCP on the back of EVE. ---
**Author:** ![Exocious\_Zeris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/exocious_zeris/32/94857_2.png) [@Exocious\_Zeris](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Exocious_Zeris)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/38 "2018-09-06T08:34:24Z")
Seeing the ‘great success’ of Black Desert Online, I’m very… Worried. (Also surprised they can even afford an acquisition) Hope you do well CCP. ---
**Author:** ![Julien\_Brellier](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/julien_brellier/32/171562_2.png) [@Julien\_Brellier](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Julien_Brellier)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/39 "2018-09-06T08:34:26Z")
Been very obvious for quite some time that CCP were preparing to sell up. The downsizing, the redundancies, the outsourcing of things like chat servers etc. At least it’s been sold to a semi decent company and not Microsoft or EA. All we can do is hope for the best but prepare for the worst. ---
**Author:** ![Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/geo_eclipse_oksaras/32/500781_2.png) [@Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Geo_Eclipse_Oksaras)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/40 "2018-09-06T08:34:36Z")
Um, you read that wrong. CCP will be getting knowledge and expertise from PA, That quote, means they’ll be adding their expertise to PA stuff ---
**Author:** ![Umbre\_Fallenstar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/umbre_fallenstar/32/260859_2.png) [@Umbre\_Fallenstar](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Umbre_Fallenstar)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/41 "2018-09-06T08:34:41Z")
it’s the other way… they are not saying “we will integrate Pearl Abyss’ development and publishing expertise into CCP games’ operations for all current and future projects” [Previous page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942.md?page=3)