Crimson Desert – guide to obtaining Gold Bars and getting rich early game

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So I've got around 20 gold bars 11 hours into the game and I wanna share how I did it. this will be an easy to follow guide that has some very useful tips. Note that this is not going to ruin the game for you. content should be a reward itself, so if you're doing some content just because it gets you money, I don't think it's worth it. you can get the Gold bars and just spend the time enjoying the content you want, without worrying about grinding money.

first thing: You need to complete a bounty to get a mask and unlock stealing. after that you can find masks on bandits or buying it from the black market a bit south of hernand.

here's the locations you're going to focus on: https://imgur.com/a/eScOEb3

So after you got a mask and can steal (make sure to.equip.it) , go to the lioncrest mannor, enter through the window, and at the ground floor you're gonna see a fireplace. use your lantern to shine light at it. you're gonna see a gold bar icon appear. approach and steal it. bonus if you're not seen. if there's people around you will be fimed 5 silver and your mask will be taken. still, you can sell the bar for 500 AT THE BANK! I repeat, do not sell your bars at random merchants. exchange em at the bank for 500 instead of selling for 190

now you're set. your first gold bar.

now if you want more, equip your mask, and just outside the Lioncrest mannor, there will be some archery contest and some stands filled with nobles (during the day). shine your lanter at them and you'll see the icon of a pouch on their waist. do not steal from em. what you're looking for is a gold bar icon. it appears rectangular and like 3 gold bars stacked on each other. with your mask equipped, walk into them. they should stagger and then a prompt will appear. "pickpocket"

You will get the bar most of the time, but you can also get something else. at this spot you're gonna get arrested most likely so it can be tricky.

if you head at the second location from the link, "wildlife park" you will find a ton more nobles and no guards. you can pickpocket freely there. just go through the park and shine your lanter at the VISITORS! There are also harmless "park guards" dressed as wolves. they don't have any loot and they won't attack or arrest you.

after that, there's a teleporter pretty close by. you can fast travel there and repeat.

Now for some tricks:

– NPCs can hold multiple bars actually. meaning you can get 2 or more bars from one pickpocket.

– you will see a red area when pickpocketing. you can run out of it if yiu got the gold bar. if you didn't, i suggest nlt running away cause the npc you stole from will run away too. just take the rep hit.

– I wouldn't bother woth the bank if you get a decent number of bars

– In demenisse, I was getting attacked by the guards and soldiers around the area. not sure why. went there in chapter 3. they're saying "go back to your land". Haven't done anything. may be stroy related. yiu can just ignore em.

– if you're struggling to get past the wooden walls at the park, use a tree to launch yourself over the wall. or just use force palm or double jump and glide over once yiu have enough height.

– make sure you save cause if you get seen too many times, you'll het a 100 silver bounty. you'll have thousands of silver by now so it doesn't matter, but a few moumty hunters will show up and break your bones. they're not tol hard to beat, but still be careful.

some say you need to find a gold bar, like in the fireplace for example, before they can appear on people but I can't confirm.

that's it. you can get these bars and be set for the rest of the game. you can then do what you want. this game isn't really money dependent, so you're not breaking the economy or becoming super OP.

Some investment at institutes can be really pricey so it's a good way to save some grind.

I must mention for transparency that I have been provided with this game code by @playmygamesnow for content creation purposes and review

I hope this helps and good luck on your journey!