# 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:** 25
**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, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/496 "2018-09-06T12:58:40Z")
> [@Nana\_Skalski](#): > > Look, the reply again, you unbeliever… I dont see it Nana! D: Where is it? Please link. ---
**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, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/497 "2018-09-06T12:59:57Z")
> **[Hilmar Veigar Pétursson interview — Why CCP thinks Iceland and South Korea are a...](https://venturebeat.com/2018/09/06/hilmar-veigar-petursson-interview-why-ccp-thinks-iceland-and-south-korea-are-a-good-mix/)** > > Hilmar Veigar Pétursson has worked at Eve Online maker CCP Games, Iceland’s biggest game studio, for 18 years, and he has been CEO since 2004. Today, he announced he agreed to sell CCP to Black Desert Online creator Pearl Abyss of South Korea for... Now you read it! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Eternal\_Montage](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/eternal_montage/32/425678_2.png) [@Eternal\_Montage](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Eternal_Montage)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/498 "2018-09-06T13:00:25Z")
That’s not necessarily the fault of pearl abyss. That would be influence from their publisher, Kakao games, who as far as we know now will have no involvement in Eve. BDO has a different publisher in different regions and they all have different levels of p2w. I’m not saying you’re completely wrong though. I’m also pretty concerned over this. It’s unclear what level of p2w Pearl Abyss itself is responsible for. No idea what this is going to mean. ---
**Author:** ![Markus\_Reinhart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/markus_reinhart/32/133706_2.png) [@Markus\_Reinhart](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Markus_Reinhart)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/499 "2018-09-06T13:01:38Z")
This also explains the whole Abyss feature, with the rng abyssal module stuff. Soon you’ll be able to buy modifiers that help you to get better rolls on abyssal mods. ---
**Author:** ![Nalana\_Vos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nalana_vos/32/271977_2.png) [@Nalana\_Vos](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nalana_Vos)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/500 "2018-09-06T13:01:48Z")
If you are going to quit i will take your stuff and kill in your name. Help a sister out. ---
**Author:** ![Zachri](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zachri/32/69948_2.png) [@Zachri](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zachri)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/501 "2018-09-06T13:01:52Z")
> [@Nana\_Skalski](#): > > Now you read it! 😛 Setting my stopwatch for his post where he says it isn’t stated in the article … ---
**Author:** ![Predvodnica\_LSG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/predvodnica_lsg/32/63657_2.png) [@Predvodnica\_LSG](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Predvodnica_LSG)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/502 "2018-09-06T13:02:07Z")
> [@Salvos\_Rhoska](#): > > He sold his shares? > > Source? Pearl bought 100% of ccp including 7% of Hilmars. Source: > **[Hilmar Veigar Pétursson interview — Why CCP thinks Iceland and South Korea are...](https://venturebeat.com/games/hilmar-veigar-petursson-interview-why-ccp-thinks-iceland-and-south-korea-are-a-good-mix/)** > > Do you want to get the latest gaming industry news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily and weekly newsletters here. Hilmar Veigar Pétursson has worked at Eve Online maker CCP Games, Iceland’s biggest game studio, for 18 years, and... ---
**Author:** ![Peta\_Chieve](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/peta_chieve/32/260061_2.png) [@Peta\_Chieve](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Peta_Chieve)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/503 "2018-09-06T13:02:50Z")
**IT’S THE END TIMES PEOPLE** **BRING OUT YOUR FREE STUFF** ---
**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, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/504 "2018-09-06T13:02:58Z")
> [@Salvos\_Rhoska](#): > > He sold his shares? they bought 100% of the company how can hilmar have shares anymore in that case ---
**Author:** ![Greylord\_Kane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/greylord_kane/32/177545_2.png) [@Greylord\_Kane](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Greylord_Kane)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/505 "2018-09-06T13:03:54Z")
No matter how you look at it video gamers in the West tend to frown at the idea of paying to get an upper hand in games, many of their Asia counterparts find the practice perfectly acceptable. ---
**Author:** ![ImYourMom](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/imyourmom/32/373824_2.png) [@ImYourMom](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/ImYourMom)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/506 "2018-09-06T13:04:51Z")
If people really believe that a company that’s just spent $425m is not going to have a significant say in how CCP works and Eve is developed are mental. It might be all nice now but in a few months or year things will start changing. TBH Hilmar should be the first to go. I hope it’s Pearls expertise that will be used in CCP to start really changing how Eve is developed and give it so many changes it needs. I only believe that CCP have held back Eve purely because of their stubbornness to change their own mindsets I’m hoping this is a great move I’m worried it’s not ---
**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, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/507 "2018-09-06T13:05:07Z")
Dont know, maybe Hilmar had his stashed in socks in house and will cling on them now in hope they will become collectibles. 😂 Its a terrible joke… I know. ---
**Author:** ![lilsteel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/lilsteel/32/272085_2.png) [@lilsteel](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/lilsteel)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/508 "2018-09-06T13:05:33Z")
now with 505 posts and 2.5k views, last one, 1 minute ago. ---
**Author:** ![Zachri](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zachri/32/69948_2.png) [@Zachri](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zachri)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/509 "2018-09-06T13:05:38Z")
[HYASYODA AND KAALAKIOTA ENTER ECHELON ACQUISITION TALKS?](https://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/world-news/hyasyoda-and-kaalakiota-enter-echelon-acquisition-talks/) > “I believe Hyasyoda’s Osmon family has decided it requires **a pet production company** , and the remainder of Echelon’s catalogue has some alignment with Hyasyoda values,” Professor Nicollete continued. “Overall, a Hyasyoda buyout of what remains could well be good for Echelon Entertainment itself, as Hyasyoda is more likely to expand its product offerings into foreign markets than the traditionally patriotic Kaalakiota.” ---
**Author:** ![Hazen\_Koraka](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/hazen_koraka/32/395218_2.png) [@Hazen\_Koraka](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Hazen_Koraka)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/510 "2018-09-06T13:06:49Z")
> [@Davy\_Jhones](#): > > meanwhile Hilmar takes a deserved break with hes new georgous trainer > > [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/a/e/ae6b38d5c71b27689a270ef28ef014e397b12604.gif) ](https://media.giphy.com/media/GHMNVHgvXRrgc/giphy.gif) Hilmar’s a girl? ---
**Author:** ![Smuff\_Gallente](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/smuff_gallente/32/374511_2.png) [@Smuff\_Gallente](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Smuff_Gallente)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/511 "2018-09-06T13:07:22Z")
Has anyone blamed goons for this yet? ---
**Author:** ![Smartislarti](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/smartislarti/32/267736_2.png) [@Smartislarti](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Smartislarti)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/513 "2018-09-06T13:07:47Z")
The company has for quite some time been the asset of a venture capital firm called Novator, except some shares that Hilmar owned. All shares have been sold. So Hilmar owns nothing but a shitload of money and some overpriced monocles. ---
**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, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/514 "2018-09-06T13:08:00Z")
> [@Nana\_Skalski](#): > > Hilmar had his stashed in socks foxfours socks ---
**Author:** ![Sepheir\_Sepheron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/sepheir_sepheron/32/279597_2.png) [@Sepheir\_Sepheron](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sepheir_Sepheron)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/515 "2018-09-06T13:08:32Z")
I hope u like spaceship cash shop pets and special skills that require special sp only available through cash shop training queue for 34% damage to all weapons per level max level 15 with total cost being $14,399. ---
**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, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/516 "2018-09-06T13:09:00Z")
> [@Nana\_Skalski](#): > > [https://venturebeat.com/2018/09/06/hilmar-veigar-petursson-interview-why-ccp-thinks-iceland-and-south-korea-are-a-good-mix/](https://venturebeat.com/2018/09/06/hilmar-veigar-petursson-interview-why-ccp-thinks-iceland-and-south-korea-are-a-good-mix/) > > Now you read it! 😛 **GamesBeat: And Pearl Abyss is buying everything, right? 100 percent of the company?** **Petursson:** Yes. They’re buying 100 percent of CCP. Thank you, Nana. Vid incoming soon once it uploads. [Previous page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942.md?page=24) [Next page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942.md?page=26)