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Can You Change Server Region in Black Desert Online?

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Answer

Black Desert regions are separate services. First check which regional launcher and account you use. A launcher region selector may change which service starts, but it does not transfer characters, purchases, or progress between regions. Ask Pearl Abyss Support about an account-specific move before spending money or creating duplicate progress.

Before you continue
  • Identify the serviceNA/EU, Korea, Japan, and other regions can use separate accounts.
  • Expect separate progressChanging a launcher choice is not a character transfer.
  • Ask before spendingRegional purchases may not follow you.
Open Pearl Abyss Support
Guide steps7 steps
  1. Record the current region
  2. Close the game
  3. Check the launcher's region control
  4. Sign in with the correct regional account
  5. Check for existing characters
  6. Confirm purchase availability
  7. Ask Pearl Abyss for account-specific help
  8. If it still does not work

Record the current region

Before signing out, note the launcher, website address, account email, server name, character names, and any purchased content.

Close the game

Return to character selection, let the game save, then close Black Desert and its launcher.

Check the launcher's region control

Open the official Pearl Abyss launcher settings. If it offers a region selector, read the region names and warning before changing it.

Sign in with the correct regional account

Use only the account created for that regional service. If the same email is rejected, do not create a new account until support confirms what is required.

Check for existing characters

Launch the selected region and stop at the server or character screen. If your characters are absent, return to the original region; they were not transferred.

Confirm purchase availability

Check the official regional shop and account page before buying anything. Prices, currency, and entitlements can differ.

Ask Pearl Abyss for account-specific help

Send the launcher, original region, intended region, and account details through official support. Never send a password.

Contact Pearl Abyss Support

If it does not work

  • If a launcher has no region selector, install only the client linked by the intended regional Pearl Abyss site.
  • Steam and launcher accounts can have different regional restrictions; do not unlink either account as a test.
  • A server change inside one region is different from moving between regional services; check the exact server-transfer rules before buying an item.
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