Thought I'd dive back into some MMORPG's again and always wanted to try out Black Desert.
I managed to get to level 12 while thinking I was recording it, but turns out the shortkeys had not worked when in game so I had to manually press to record this preview.
A very beautiful looking game and will try to get some more gameplay footage out very soon. Might wait for the new PC to arrive before continuing it since it was lagging quite a bit even though I'm recording it into 720p.
Let me know what you think of this game and if you've played it!
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Black Desert was fun for a few months. I was there at launch and come back every few months, but there are certain things that I wasnt a huge fan of. The game is supposed to be an mmo but the market is extremely constricted,sets price ceilings and floors on goods and doesnt allow you to trade most items. The whole point of an mmo gets stripped away at that point for me.
I was mindblown when I first started playing. The combat, the attention to detail, the music... it was such a cool game. I continued getting mindblown when I discovered sea hunting (with huge amounts of people) among other things. I eventually got bored because of the grind for money. Maybe MMORPGs aren't really the type of game for me.
Acid destroying everything that comes in his way :D even the poor dog :( it looks like she’s like a devil or something with that black stuff coming out of her when she runs . This game sort of reminds me of final fantasy
I don't know if its the time of year or what, but everyone seems to be going back to the good ole MMORPGs really recently. Including myself... lol Just this month alone, I've been playing Lineage 2 and Diablo 3 like non-stop. This Black Desert game looks dope, the graphics look killer!
Yeah even though I only had graphics on medium, was really surprised by it!
Oh man, I haven't played Diablo 3 since the first expansion, maybe time to give it a go soon again! :D
Dude, Get Diablo!! We should totally play together, I was thinking about streaming some games and posting em' on here.
Diablo 3 is a "must play" on each new season! :)
Oh definitely, I hadn't played since season 8 and it's so much different now. But also they just came out with the necromancer expansion which looks bad ass.
Yeah, the necromancer is dope!
I always play Hardcore. Rank 10 this season with Necromancer. I was aiming for top 5 but went a little bit too much "yolo" in a greater rift 80 in a 4-man party so I died.
Now I'm waiting for the next season. :D
The best part of my rank was the time. 13.37. ;)
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It reminds me a lot of Netherwinter and Skyrim, in terms of your gameplay
I haven't played Black Desert but it looks awesome!
However, I've heard tons of people talking about this being paid to win... And I really don't like those games.
Haven't heard about that nor experienced it yet, might be too early in the game to know.
But yeah, if paying for items increases the probability of you winning in fights then it's not really a game I wanna play either... hope it's just skins.
I see! Thanks for the prompt reply. :)
Yeah, I don't mind if people want to pay for appearance... But if you pay to get better items or advantages like that, it's boring and not a game I would want to play.
I love MMORPG's though, so make sure to tell me about it in an upcoming video! :)
I used to play it in Beta and upon release. It had so much potential, but they failed to stop cheaters (russian and serbians especially) and chinese bots, resulting in prices going so much over all roof, it became close to unplayable. it is a money grinding, pay to win, but even more a pay to be able to enjoy the fun parts at all. rest of it, you'll be fishing or chopping wood for hours of realtime.
Ohhh, I used the trial sometime ago and I really enjoyed it but wasn't able to get the full game.
MMORPG's always just seem too overwhelming to get into, I'd love to start playing one again but the time required to learn all the dynamics is just too much
This one had some nice tutorials, I'll create a new character next time I record it so you can check em out!
@acidyo This is a great looking game! Is that really 720p??? Impressive!
I 've never played this thing man! Thanks for the heads up, just found out the first thing I'm buying myself for 2018! Cheers!
Black Desert is very interesting to play video game when you shared from this post trail @acidyo. You're great leader here with kill another part of enemies. Refer to play in next year 2018. I'd like black desert more than others games before you posted. Nice interface here.
After 3 months of inactivity and actively returning into the game (with more content opened - Valencia) I have to say that downsides for me are "MMO Asian Style RNG" and "Impact of Equipment"...
I mean skill still plays a big role in means, but i guess over time i became highly critical against games with lots of Grinding and Equipment gap...
If there was a game like BDO, that would be almost only skill-based - i'd call it the best game out there...
The game looks interesting. Let us know the full review once you have play enough.
Awesome post man!
Oh the Pearl Store ripped BDO. In the end game, it's a convoluted P2W game. Just a word of advice. ;)
If you liked Diablo series (ARPG), might i offer you to try Path of Exile. No imba cash shop items, only cosmetic stuff and stash tabs. All pure theorycrafting on your skill and gear.
And i also tried this day MU LEGEND, awesome graphics and impeccable voice acting. Only level 25 but loving it.
Happy holidays to you @acidyo! :)
The game looks cool. I wish I had specs to play those, :P Have good time playing.
I find that the games icons are confusing and cheesy voice overs are embarrassing to listen to. I get the sense of an inferior product as there doesn't seem to be much player cooperation in the game and everything is much too easy to kill. Leveling up was so quick and then there was nothing to do except pvp. I find the character graphics as good as they say but the world is blurry in the distance and the pop in on all settings is really bad. It's like a really broken version of the Arcania Gothic 4 graphics engine but ends up looking less attractive as a result. I think the steady solid graphics of Rift and Wow are more appealing. All the icons and wibbly screen effects in this confuse the eyes. For 4k gamers in particular the game only runs in 24 frames per second when you choose 4k.
Beautiful graphics, amazing combat, lively world, and plenty of skills to level.
I had a blast leveling to 50 back when it released. What killed me on it was that once I reached 50, I still felt like I'd have to sink hundreds of hours into it just to catch up/keep up with all of the other players to even be viable in PVP. I personally love PVP whether it's open world, arenas, BGs, etc. and you definitely have to grind a lotttt to be viable in PVP. That is what made me stop playing. Although I've considered giving it another try. I may give ESO a try though as I should be able to jump into PVP much easier.
As someone who owns a gaming Youtube channel. It happened me a lot - I thought I recorded while I actually didn't. don't feel bad about it, it happens.
looks like an interesting game. thanks for sharing!
Black Desert Online is enjoyable if you like pvp or running goods between cities for profit. But the games pros are outweighed by its cons.
Pros:
Cons:
You will get enough fun out of $30 if you can ignore the cons just don't support bad business practises; don't buy cash shop items
I want to try playing this game..
I think.. This very good game.
@acidyo
I'm not a game lover, so far I'm not really interested in trying any game, maybe the limitations of time that make me deny the pleasure of the game that so much on offer.
But seeing your excitement in a game of joy has made my animo grow to try some games, start with a light games course.
A really lovely and addictive game I must say. For me, it's Not for people who like to give up, Who dont enjoy spending 100 hours perfecting your play to the utmost and making a name for yourself in a game that has no limit. You will never forget the days u see your first ents walking through the forest. Or the first time u hammer on a cyclops in a far of forest. The first time u succeed in building a fishing boat and go on the hunt for whales or just see the sun rise above the islands. Cant praise this game enough but its not for people who dont like the grind. This is for people who like to work for their stuff and wait for that feeling when u finnally get that +15 upgrade on your weapon
Wow. Glad you have played it.
7 days of hardcore playtime, streamed the entire play-through. Reached lv56, acquired awakening, built a boat, hunted whales, got shot at by pirates and killed a desert dragon. Good times.
However, for most positive points the game has, there is generally a negative attached directly.
*Combat is potentially the deepest in any game ever with 3D positioning, combos, and pseudo physics based interactions. However, it is too unclean; hard to actually see what is happening on screen beyond the static of insane effects. The latency too, as you would expect in an MMO, will kill you. Especially in mob PvP which is supposed to be a highlight of the game.
*Monsters are deeply interesting overall, not Darksoulsian, but almost. Add in their numbers and sizes, and this game had true potential but tragically PvE, all the way up is absolutely a breeze.
*Node Management + Worker system is engrossing but actually not as deep as it first looks on the surface. There are very obvious spots you pick to make money regardless of what your expertise might be in. There is still some creativity, especially with the map expanding the way it is, but I think we are at least 1 more expansion away before it gets really fun. I think adding in a few more worker types / resources could be good instead of just making the map overall bigger, add more layers to what exists already.
*RNG. There is actual fun to be had with playing the RNG game, failstacks and all that good jazz, but this game has a huge RNG wall that is NOT fun once you hit it and incentives the cash shop hard.
*Cash shop is expensive and not consumer friendly but luckily it isn't as bad as some games. P2W? Depends on your mindset/win condition. I think most people agree it is either microscopically pay to win or not at all.
*The world lore is great, the tutorial / intro story is cheesy and badly acted / animated. It doesn't really teach the player very well either.
*The games races and characters look very good, but overall class uniquity isn't as great as it might seem from their promo videos. They have differences for sure, but many other MMO have more varying classes and roles.
*PvP has potential to be my favorite game of all time on paper but it completely fails in execution. It devolves down to getting insta gibbed or flailing around desperately. I'm Masters in Overwatch, play arena shooters, MOBA and love battleground type games from For Honor to MMO games like this but honestly if I first played the PvP side of BDO first, I wouldn't have ever considered doing a full review. Many people will sell the game on its PvP, but I am not one of those people. It is simply too laggy. I heard they are working to optimize the game further which is needed greatly for aesthetics and gameplay, but I also want an update to promote 1v1 pvp.
Thank you for sharing.
In short, game is good, perfect no. details:
Have played this game enough and feel i can make now a review at its current state (node wars). In short:
Pros
-Character customization in character creation, best i ve seen so far.
-Interesting classes.
-Great combat, one of the best in mmos.
-Great looking world, even with average pc, that feels "real".
-Tons of things to do besides combat ie crafting, fishing, horse breeding, sailing, farming, exploring etc
-Fun group PvP in Node/Castle Wars.
-Animations in/out of combat look realistic.
Cons
-Community on average is bad, there are of course good people, have to try harder than other mmos to find them.
-RNG ie items have a random factor on how they improve. See below
-Grind, lots and lots of it at higher levels and in order to get better items, As i said in pros combat is great and enjoyable but even that has its limits. All mmos have grind of course, this one has some extra.
-In game learning curve. Game has a ton of concepts and does a bad job explaining them or smoothly implementing them. Google will be your best friend. Felt completely overwhelmed in the beginning, still do many times.
-While you can customize your character enormously, you dont have many choices in outfits, most are in, see next
-Cash shop. Not really pay to win (have seen much worse in b2p/f2p games) but still has a lot of items that make life much much easier and help lots in grinding. Pets are cash shop only and must have, not that expensive tho. Outfits on the other hand are only a handful/average looking in game and lots/expensive/great looking in cash shop. So much for customization, most ppl look almost alike in game.
Mixed impressions
-Gender locked classes, personally i dont care.
-Open world pvp (after lvl 45) . Happens, especially when guilds are at war. If you re afraid of random ganking, it is very rare unless you want to grind in highly contested areas. Even so its not that common. After all you might win, lvls arent that different, or your guild might declare war vs those who won you and help you. Even if killed in pvp -if others attack first- you loose no exp or armor damage, just your pride is hurt!
Verdict (again)
As i said in the beginning, game is mostly good and improving. Lots and lots of expansions so far at no extra cost. Highly recommended to try it, but be warned that it is not for everyone's taste. Some will really love it tho. Thank you for sharing
Nice game. Really fun. I'm always dubious of new MMO's especially eastern developed regardless of western conversion however out of 17 years of playing MMO this one really shines and is refreshing. If anyone is sceptical then try and source a 7 day pass and make your own mind up. The only 2 gripes are the acting and cut scenes are a little rough around the edges on the and the main screen UI needs to some TLC which I guess could be reworked hopefully sometime soon. I score this MMO a 9.6 because it's simply fantastic.
i had play just for one our in my friends' house .. it's very amazing game and i which play it more
Corrosive pulverizing everything that comes in his direction :D even the poor canine :( it would seem that she resembles a fallen angel or something with that dark stuff leaving her when she runs . This diversion kind of helps me to remember last dream
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It reminds me a lot of Netherwinter and Skyrim, in terms of your gameplay
The game has a brilliant character creation system, by far the greatest i've ever used, to the point i spent hours in it. The graphics are nice and controls fairly easy to get the hand of. Unfortunately, in it's current state the game is in a bit of a mess...
There is a point where everyone leaves their horses in certain spots, and due to not being able to toggle them from your own vision, the screen can get fairly clustered with other people's horses, not just yours. The game feels also quite like a mobile game, in the sense there's quite a few "waiting" portions, however, while some may have a problem, the game offers multiple ways to shorten that time, if you're observant.
While my biggest complaint is directed at the character customization, and don't confuse that with character creation, it's much different. When you first receive new armor or a weapon, you're excited to equip it to change your characters default look, only to realize, it doesn't actually change. Some going in blind to this game will be incredibly disappointed, for a game that stresses character customization there is a significant lack of.
One of the "best" ways to change your looks is through the cash shop, where my other large complaint comes in, through purchasing of costumes and accessories. I completely understand vanity items, and that they're not a necessity, but $30 for a full set, or $16 for the torso/main piece only. If this had been a F2P game, i would completely ignore this matter, but that isn't the case.
However, this game does offer a lot in the sense you can leave your computer running, and it will accumulate points for various sections of the game, and even when offline. However, while this is a nice time saver, this relates back to the feeling of a "Mobile game", which it shouldn't be, it's an MMO on a PC.
Combat is nice and fluid, but some classes are more interesting than others. The skill tree system (currently) feels vast enough for me to say it's enjoyable to try out new skills when I get them.
Voice acting in the game is... actually really bad. It pains me to say it as they must have put a lot of work into it, as a lot of NPC's speak when you're simply idling in town. If i had the option to just have the korean audio, i would take it.
Black Desert Online is a game that's cool until you realize how much grinding everything takes. Wanna make a boat and go deep sea fishing? You'll have to spend 10 hours getting it.
Combat involves pulling enemies into a group and dropping AoEs. Even the "bosses" have laughably telegraphed attacks. It's flashy but it's not deep.
I haven't tried PvP. Sounds cool, but I'm not going to grind for 50 hours so I can be on level footing.
Where to start? Story pacing is absolutely terrible; after playing this game for 8 hours, I still have no idea what is happening. The UI is easily one of the worst I've ever used in my 20+ years of gaming on PC. There's about 400 menus, all of which have next to zero introduction or explanation, and they are arranged so poorly that they just feel excruciatingly cumbersome to navigate. Inventory system is equally bad. I don't understand why or how Asian game studios continuously struggle to produce mediocrity in comparison to western design philosophies. Controls are also far too busy. I literally found myself struggling with almost everything on the screen on so many levels that it was just painful to experience. Sure, at times the game looks fairly nice. But only if you stand still, because the pop in is horrible when you're in motion, and if you zoom in too closely, everything outside of your character model is of typical Asian market production quality -- low res, blurry, and flat. Considering I'm also beginning to also learn about how terrible of a company DAUM is, I am going to be giving this one a pass. Thankfully I only had a 7 day trial, otherwise I'd be out $30 that I could have spent on something worthy of my time. This is a poorly executed, laughable excuse of a video game.
Black Desert, to sum it up is Likely one of the Greatest potential. MMORPG's to come around, the Game Does in Fact have a PVE. Since the Game is in the Very 1st stage of its life (western version) with no Current expansions, out this is a Game Build around PVP. with Guild castles, a war system so far as it stands to Give a Game such a one sided point of view of all of the Many classes that are going to be released.
Down sides no game is "PERFECT" The interface is alittle clunky and the Translations Are alittle off sometime thing are a little buggy. but then again what isn't at At this point at lvl 50 there is no Real content (right now)
also to add to that on that the next expansion that will be released will likely Require and your guild to consist. of players of Max level and also when you get the lvl cap Start working on a profession to Build up the Game economy.
10/10 Due to the potential and there is Nothing to Compare to it Right now to Leave anything below a 5 would be unfair for any game under 1 week old unless it is unplayable.
Awesome game. Huge open world sandbox(ish) MMORPG. Feels super alive. Best graphics in any MMORPG to date. Great action combat, combo based. World is huge and immersive. Is PvP focused: castle sieges and guild wars. Lots of people playing. Lots of side activities besides combat. Nice player housing system. Good, in-depth crafting. Has boats, mounts, wagons, pets, etc.
And... did I mention AFK fishing ?
Cons:
Cash shop is expensive, classes are gender and age locked (character creator is amazing otherwise though), no player to player trading, no full loot PvP, not for the hardcore open world PvP'ers
For the price, it's a steal. Go buy it!
Wow. I thoughy i was the only one playing the game.
Graphically a pleasure to look at despite some small issues with draw distance that will hopefully improve as the title matures. Audio is is very fitting and I have not yet turned off the in game audio off in favor of my own sound track. The story is not as engaging as I would have liked it to be, but that is mostly lost in translation during its western localization. Game play is well thought out an fluid. I really like the fact that they opted for diminishing returns on actions rather than having to wait for cool downs on your abilities. No level lock is a major bonus, some will look at this as a major "grind fest" but the reality is your character never stops growing. People saying there is no end game really have no clue what endgame is , if your idea of sitting in one major hub and waiting to do dungeons is your idea of a fun endgame you might want to consider why major publishers using this structure are struggling to keep subscribers. Oh my next wonderful point, buy once play for ever, no pay to win. cash shop is cosmetic and quality of life and plz don't QQ cause costumes are expensive, its a choice to buy these things not a requirement. Honestly I feel like I could go on and on about the positives, crafting, gathering, PvP all these systems are well done.
Character creator is very detailed and probably one of the best implementations to date.
Con's :
Currently the only issue I have is .... hummmm nope not going to say yet as there is still more to come as it is not caught up yet and there will be several patches including content, player classes , systems and more coming over the next few months.
What a great game. Ignore the low scores, the trolling and salt that people have posted - there are a lot of bitter people in this world unfortunately. I'm always dubious of new MMO's especially eastern developed regardless of western conversion however out of 17 years of playing MMO this one really shines and is refreshing. If anyone is sceptical then try and source a 7 day pass and make your own mind up. The only 2 gripes are the acting and cut scenes are a little rough around the edges on the and the main screen UI needs to some TLC which I guess could be reworked hopefully sometime soon. I score this MMO a 9.6 because it's simply fantastic.
Really an awesome game. It's by no means perfect, but it's still a great sandpark (sandbox-thempark hybrid) MMO.
The good:
-visceral action combat mechanics
-exciting open world PvP and large scale GvGs
-multiple ways to progress your character (freedom of endgame)
-the world feels alive and immersive
-great graphics
The bad:
-lots of pop-in
-bad story and voice acting
-gender lock
-Limited player-to-player trading
-No challenging PvE, heavy emphasis on grinding (either mobs or the various systems)
The neutral:
-Being in a guild greatly increases your mileage with the game
-The game demands a lot of time investment; not pick up and play
-You're expected to partake in all the systems, rather than focus on one. (You can't focus 100% on PvP)
I had thought of trying out Black Desert, but kept hearing lot of cons. Maybe I'll look into it again. Looks good. :D
I don't like mmorpg games, but this game is awesome
very interesting and strategy game @acidyo. i love your post.
i love Black Desert game.. @acidyo
Played it over a year and left.
Short summary: way too much grinding, no dungeons system, does not encourage team play, almost impossible to get sinks if you are not willing to invest extra (prices for cash shop items are pretty steep) for each, later game has pay walls on every corner and reminds more of the "farming simulator" rather than MMORPG. VERY beautiful tho. ^.^
verynice gaming desert
I just play Clash of Clans.
Same here @clumsysilverdad....
I've played the game, make myself forget, so cried
Yeah, I’ve heard a fair bit about this one. I’d love to get into Final Fantasy 14 but just cannot put in the time commitment.
This game is really very interesting...
very beautful. Thanks for post
720 perfect quality man, do you play just for fun or competition? i question you because i like to follow the competitions of csgo and overwatch. Regards
This one I just started playing, but CSGO I do play matchmaking every now and then, only DMG rank but it's fun! :)
I understand man, well played!
Wo man looks like you are also a game lover like me that's a great game man.....
It's must be great games. I like it, but never play it before. I would to find how to and how much level they have.... I promise you, I will step ahead from you... hehehe... just try me bro.... Very nice your game, I am interesting. Have nice day bro.