A persistent player organization created or recognized by the game itself, with a stable membership, a life beyond one session, a shared identity, functions, and goals.

Assessed with methodology module 0.4. The dimensions are independent and do not produce a single score.

The whole game

Present

research draft · methodology 0.4 · September 2, 2026 · Product line described by the cited official Steam material; server availability and unsupported platforms were not inferred; observed on 2026-09-02.

Players join guilds and take part together in large-scale wars.

Who participates:: Unknown: the reviewed official material does not establish whether membership attaches to an account, character, server identity, or another unit.
Group structure:: Unknown: the reviewed official material does not establish how individual actions aggregate into a persistent collective outcome.

Assessment scope

Access cost:: Unknown
Product horizon:: Unknown

Independent dimensions

Depth:: at most 4 of 5 — Major gameplay system
What limits the result:: Governance and permissions: Level 4 is an upper bound because the cited evidence does not establish governance; a stronger level was not inferred.
Core experience relevance:: Unknown
Observed adoption:: Unknown— No compatible count of unique mechanic participants and active eligible players was found for the same observation window.
Structural expectation:: Unknown
Player dependency:: Unknown
Change direction:: Not assessed
Assessment type:: Unknown
Confidence:: Medium— The cited material supports the recorded present classification and each linked substantive claim. Unstated adoption, dependency, and functions remain unknown.

Component profile (0–4)

Identity and communication1 of 4 — The cited evidence supports score 1 for identity and communication; criteria not stated by the source were not inferred.
Governance and permissionsNot assessed — The targeted official-source review did not establish governance; source silence was not converted to score 0.
Shared progressionNot assessed — The targeted official-source review did not establish shared progression; source silence was not converted to score 0.
Shared assets and economy3 of 4 — The cited evidence supports score 3 for shared assets and infrastructure; criteria not stated by the source were not inferred.
Collective goals and content3 of 4 — The cited evidence supports score 3 for collective goals; criteria not stated by the source were not inferred.
Competition, territory, and politics4 of 4 — The cited evidence supports score 4 for competition and territory; criteria not stated by the source were not inferred.
Game integration4 of 4 — The cited evidence supports score 4 for game integration; criteria not stated by the source were not inferred.

Evidence

component · collective_goals
Qualifies · Catalog mechanics research · Publisher: Pearl Abyss · Accessed September 2, 2026
Join formidable guilds as they fight head-to-head on the battlefield. Be victorious, become lords, and seize control of taxes, resources, and more!
The excerpt supports the recorded score 3 for collective goals; criteria not stated by the source were not inferred.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/582660/
component · competition_territory
Qualifies · Catalog mechanics research · Publisher: Pearl Abyss · Accessed September 2, 2026
Join formidable guilds as they fight head-to-head on the battlefield. Be victorious, become lords, and seize control of taxes, resources, and more!
The excerpt supports the recorded score 4 for competition and territory; criteria not stated by the source were not inferred.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/582660/
component · game_integration
Qualifies · Catalog mechanics research · Publisher: Pearl Abyss · Accessed September 2, 2026
Join formidable guilds as they fight head-to-head on the battlefield. Be victorious, become lords, and seize control of taxes, resources, and more!
The excerpt supports the recorded score 4 for game integration; criteria not stated by the source were not inferred.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/582660/
component · identity_communication
Qualifies · Catalog mechanics research · Publisher: Pearl Abyss · Accessed September 2, 2026
Join formidable guilds as they fight head-to-head on the battlefield. Be victorious, become lords, and seize control of taxes, resources, and more!
The excerpt supports the recorded score 1 for identity and communication; criteria not stated by the source were not inferred.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/582660/
component · shared_assets
Qualifies · Catalog mechanics research · Publisher: Pearl Abyss · Accessed September 2, 2026
Join formidable guilds as they fight head-to-head on the battlefield. Be victorious, become lords, and seize control of taxes, resources, and more!
The excerpt supports the recorded score 3 for shared assets and infrastructure; criteria not stated by the source were not inferred.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/582660/
depth
Qualifies · Catalog mechanics research · Publisher: Pearl Abyss · Accessed September 2, 2026
Join formidable guilds as they fight head-to-head on the battlefield. Be victorious, become lords, and seize control of taxes, resources, and more!
The excerpt supports the recorded level 4 at_most under the module ladder; unstated higher-level criteria remain unknown.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/582660/
presence
Confirms · Catalog mechanics research · Publisher: Pearl Abyss · Accessed September 2, 2026
Join formidable guilds as they fight head-to-head on the battlefield. Be victorious, become lords, and seize control of taxes, resources, and more!
For Black Desert, this Pearl Abyss excerpt directly supports a persistent in-game player organization with membership, identity, and collective action in the observed product line. It does not establish a depth level.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/582660/

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