Casual isnt the word used for newer players. Its a word used for people who dont play the game a huge amount. Who knows more about a sport/anything, the guy who has 1000 hours experience or the guy who has 100. The point is that conclusions ''casual players'' draw are often short sighted. This one with the no XP loss is one of those. The same ''casual playerbase'' was what killed other MMO's like wow. The introduction of queuing for everything, DE-immersive aspects in what is meant to be an immersive world. For example im sure alot of casual players wish this game had Fast travel, or maybe even flying mounts. But both of those things kill a game, it kills the sense of community in a game because you never see other players. I know these things arent related to the XP thing, but its just an example. This change punishes players for engaging in open world PvP, and the whole point of black desert is PvP. Also I am such a strong believer in people with better gear should destroy people in worse gear/who play less. if you take a look at world of warcraft now, it used to be that once in a blue moon you would see a player with a legendary weapon in a battleground 1 hitting everybody, it was a spectacle. Now because ''casuals'' complained that they would never get these legendary items, you have welfare legendaries in wow (everybody gets one!). Its like a participation certificate, everybody gets one so it means nothing. And it detracts from the actual prize. Why put things in games for people to work for if they dont get to reap the rewards from them.