Black Desert Online

 PC
  • Publisher: GameOn
  • Release Date: Mar 3, 2016
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6.6

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  1. timmerino
    Aug 29, 2023
    9
    I had given Black Desert a pretty low score a few years ago, but Pearl Abyss honestly deserves a lot of credit for the work they have done on this game in recent years. PA has added an enormous amount of content in 2023 alone and the game feels much more fleshed-out, the world feels truly vast, and there are so many things to do regardless of your playstyle. If you love PvP, the PvP isI had given Black Desert a pretty low score a few years ago, but Pearl Abyss honestly deserves a lot of credit for the work they have done on this game in recent years. PA has added an enormous amount of content in 2023 alone and the game feels much more fleshed-out, the world feels truly vast, and there are so many things to do regardless of your playstyle. If you love PvP, the PvP is incredibly deep, complex, and satisfying. If you love professions (called "life skills"), the professions are incredibly deep, complex, and satisfying. If you just love exploration, the world feels so much bigger, and frankly well-rendered, than any open world game I've ever played. Exploration has always been my personal favorite part of the MMO experience and BDO has some breathtaking environments to discover.

    BDO doesn't get a perfect score from me because there are still some annoying, gambly mechanics in the gear upgrade system, but even that doesn't feel so burdensome to me anymore because PA has added other ways to get decent gear.

    Overall, it's super cheap so just give it a go and if you don't like it that much, well, you didn't pay $90 for it.    … Expand
  2. juan873
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    Como MMO es el mejor que hay actualmente y que ha habido nunca... dudo que se encuentre un sucesor mejor
  3. JesterX
    Dec 29, 2022
    10
    Es un excelente juego. Los que le dieron mala racha es porque son unos nenes que no saben jugar.
  4. Hamsause
    Dec 25, 2022
    10
    Lots to do, good game play, good graphics not dumbed down, easy to start up, no sub, you don't need to use the cash shop 90% of it is cosmetic the other 10% being QoL items. End game progression does slow down but its not impossible to get geared up for the hardest content especially if you have a good guild backing you. Vastly improved over launch state.
  5. targoviste_2302
    Oct 9, 2022
    10
    I was tired of WoW, so I have decided to change a game. In my opinion one of the best MMO, especially if you love solo content.

    +Nice graphics +Beautiful characters +Amazing outfits for your chars +Fun non-target combat If you try to find a game where you need to do party content, where you need to find 5/10/25/50/100 people just to start to play a game... than this game is not    I was tired of WoW, so I have decided to change a game. In my opinion one of the best MMO, especially if you love solo content.

    +Nice graphics
    +Beautiful characters
    +Amazing outfits for your chars
    +Fun non-target combat

    If you try to find a game where you need to do party content, where you need to find 5/10/25/50/100 people just to start to play a game... than this game is not for you.
    Also this game has shop, so if you can`t allow to spend 20-30$ for a virtual world, this game is not for you as well.

    But if you like to turn on good music and just grind with nice picture before your eyes, BDO is definitely for you.    … Expand
  6. BorRosier
    Mar 6, 2022
    8
    The first time I was introduced to the game was in 2013, I was surprised by its graphic processing method, unlike other MMORPG games that load assets or maps around the player avatar, instead they choose the constant rendering method which has the processor rendering as the player goes. Resulted in much smoother frame rate and overall graphical experience.
    The contents are unique compared    The first time I was introduced to the game was in 2013, I was surprised by its graphic processing method, unlike other MMORPG games that load assets or maps around the player avatar, instead they choose the constant rendering method which has the processor rendering as the player goes. Resulted in much smoother frame rate and overall graphical experience.
    The contents are unique compared to MMORPG games back then. Normally, there are only about farming experience points from killing monsters and making progress in the story. However, BDO has more than that, we have got a whole new unique character profession, Life Skill. I remembered thinking about how funny it was, when you are in a monster killing, hunting for EXP games, but you chose to have a peaceful life by owning a farm, growing crops, fishing, etc. after playing for a while, I realized that there are so many thing to do and by studied in the field that the tutorial didn’e cover, I’ve met so many new companions along the journey.
    In 2016, the official opened the BETA test for a new region, SEA. So, I gave it a try and It was fantastic to see that the picture they released in beta was surreal and it made me feel overwhelmed. For me, BDO is full of new stories and places for new players to play and explore, and it has so much content that old players still stick around enjoying game contents. To be honest, this game has so much content for us, such as catching horses, farming, fishing, and many more, to invest our time and dive into the vast world of BDO. Many new maps, new monsters, new stories, that are harder and challenging to try and explore. What made me so addicted to this game is the feeling of wanting to go higher and be better than anyone. Also, there are up to 23 profession or character types for you to try and see what suits you best, when you play one character for sometimes and get a hold of your weapon, you will be able to “Awake Class”, the game added for player to be able to try new weapons on their character that wasn’t possible before, to allow more possibility to play and enjoy their character. There is also a “Success Class”, to let the player use the same weapon but with more new skills and fighting styles.
    Passing 2018, the game is now somewhat old and behind newer competitors. It received a “Remaster”, which is basically the same game and content, except an updated graphic quality and asset. The Remaster made the game look magnificent and surprisingly used less processing power than before. To this day, the game maybe old, but its developer still live, the contents, ocean maps, or land maps, still coming. That makes the game still unique and interesting. For example, steering a ship toward open water like a real pirate or being in an old medieval town or walking through woods and riding a horse in a desert or mountains. All of those updates that are still coming make the game feel alive.
    Every aspect of this game is so thoughtful, in this year there will be 2 new huge updates, new maps, the snow mountain, and news islands for the pirate. I can’t wait to try it!    … Expand
  7. Pukiru
    Feb 14, 2022
    10
    I've been playing this game for a little over a year and I can confidently say that this is the best game for me. I am a PVE player and PVP is not very important to me, for me there is a lot of content in this game and I do not get bored in it.
  8. KepasaAmigo
    Jul 16, 2021
    8
    Something new in mmo. those combos are something orginal for a mmo. did not play so much but was fun and new experience lets give i 8/10
  9. Guile568
    Feb 14, 2021
    8
    Yo lo he probado en PS4 y en PC y la verdad es que la segunda opción me funciona bastante mejor, ya que en PS4 al principio en un día se me lagueaba 2 o 3 veces, y tampoco me cargaban los personajes, pienso que es un juego muy complicado porque hay muchas cosas que te abruman, y el juego no te lo explica bien, sigo pensando que es bueno, porque también el creador de personajes esYo lo he probado en PS4 y en PC y la verdad es que la segunda opción me funciona bastante mejor, ya que en PS4 al principio en un día se me lagueaba 2 o 3 veces, y tampoco me cargaban los personajes, pienso que es un juego muy complicado porque hay muchas cosas que te abruman, y el juego no te lo explica bien, sigo pensando que es bueno, porque también el creador de personajes es maravilloso, me gusta mucho pero podría ser mejor… Expand
  10. Rick2wise
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This is the first time I have ever enjoyed a game so much I felt I had to give it a really positive review. If you are looking for a MMORPG to grind away the hours this is for you. The crafting, gearing, combat all have the depth to keep you busy and more importantly is fun! Be warned though you need to give this game time as it can be overwhelming at first. It also does not "hold yourThis is the first time I have ever enjoyed a game so much I felt I had to give it a really positive review. If you are looking for a MMORPG to grind away the hours this is for you. The crafting, gearing, combat all have the depth to keep you busy and more importantly is fun! Be warned though you need to give this game time as it can be overwhelming at first. It also does not "hold your hand" as much as is now normal in the genre. I think this is a good thing but others may not agree. Be prepared to read a lot of in-game information as well as look at online resources. People say this game is "Pay to win" which I think is unfair. Games need to make a profit or they won't continue to exist. I think there is very little you can not accomplish with enough play time. You can buy items to speed up the process or as one You tuber put it "pay for convenience". Give it a try!… Expand
  11. Kronic_gaming
    Jul 17, 2020
    9
    Honestly one of the best MMO’s I’ve had the pleasure of playing. There is literally anything for you to do. Also a decent story that’s not short and gets you mid gear for after story line. A HUGE amount of content from sailing and hunting sea monsters to fighting world bosses and enchanting armor and weapons. You can enjoy your time playing this action combat game, the combat is like DMCHonestly one of the best MMO’s I’ve had the pleasure of playing. There is literally anything for you to do. Also a decent story that’s not short and gets you mid gear for after story line. A HUGE amount of content from sailing and hunting sea monsters to fighting world bosses and enchanting armor and weapons. You can enjoy your time playing this action combat game, the combat is like DMC in a MMOz just try it out, it’s worth it. Only problem is you need to buy pets that’ll run you like 30 bucks… Expand
  12. lmaocetong
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    The best MMORPG ever. You can do anything you want, there is a lot of content that can keep you for years. Really recommend!
  13. zaftgun
    Apr 25, 2020
    9
    As of right now the game is very impressive. Better than all the competitors I've played in terms of interactions and world set up.

    The part thats most well done is the martial arts actions and combos and gameplay. The action is fast and exciting and will easily fly by. However, the life features such as fishing, gathering, processing etc... is very slow. The 2nd part thats most well    As of right now the game is very impressive. Better than all the competitors I've played in terms of interactions and world set up.

    The part thats most well done is the martial arts actions and combos and gameplay. The action is fast and exciting and will easily fly by. However, the life features such as fishing, gathering, processing etc... is very slow.

    The 2nd part thats most well done is the character interactions, there are numerous and numerous npcs with role in the world and contain quests, functions or information. But the interactions are limited by energy. You have a max level of energy that levels up and increaes but interactions can cost a lot of energy and its difficult to replenish. The system makes the world and characters feel very real. This is a very detailed and well done game. I have not come across any game that goes to into this much details.

    The worst part of the game, type setting(font) looks pretty bad and quests has a separate screen that you have to press R to confirm which makes it feel very crude and sub-standard not to mention annoying.

    At the moment this game doesnt waste time. If you want you can probably finish the main story in just over a week no sweat, without spending all day and all night. And it should come with moderate enjoyment.

    One other thing to note is that the graphics of this game is not as vibrant and dont feel as sharp and clear. Other than that I'm thoroughly impressed.

    You have to realise a game is only grindy when you are not enjoying it and it is slow. Which this game is not. Numbers are super super super inflated in this game and the fast pace action makes large numbers pretty meaningless.

    Things are intuitive but sometimes bits and pieces of explanation is off or missing. This is not a brainless game unlike many others including big titles.    … Expand
  14. poisonedocean
    Feb 19, 2020
    9
    One of the best graphics when released and even 6 years later, still up to date and outstandingly beautiful. Paired with the high quality music and sound effects, it's a pleasant experience, hard to get pall of.
    Got its bugs here and there... they're annoying, but easy to overlook.
    Def NOT recommended for PvP lovers... pvp is not impossible, but kinda frustranting. It's a rage inducing,    One of the best graphics when released and even 6 years later, still up to date and outstandingly beautiful. Paired with the high quality music and sound effects, it's a pleasant experience, hard to get pall of.
    Got its bugs here and there... they're annoying, but easy to overlook.
    Def NOT recommended for PvP lovers... pvp is not impossible, but kinda frustranting. It's a rage inducing, desync'd, unfair and unoptmized part of the game. Yet, there's still some local non offical tournaments now and then. Not my thing, though.    … Expand
  15. spartaman64
    Jan 31, 2020
    8
    The combat in this game is the future of mmos. The combat system is like that of a fighting game with ccs and combos and once I experienced it I can never go back to tab target. The world is huge and theres so many different systems and things to do that even after 3 years I still don't know all of them and I still learn something new about the game everyday. This can be overwhelming forThe combat in this game is the future of mmos. The combat system is like that of a fighting game with ccs and combos and once I experienced it I can never go back to tab target. The world is huge and theres so many different systems and things to do that even after 3 years I still don't know all of them and I still learn something new about the game everyday. This can be overwhelming for new players but I personally like that feeling of holy **** theres so much to learn and there are lots of guides, discords, and knowedgable people to learn it from. One of the biggests complaints of this game is that it's pay to win and I agree there are pay to win aspects in this game like melting costumes for cron stones which protect enhancements from degrading but the pay to win is so expensive and I'm talking about tens of thousands of dollars that most people are not very affected by it since theres so few people that actually do that. Some people call the pets and weights pay to win but I disagree since my definition of p2w is that you get unlimitedly more benefit the more you spend and theres a cap on the benefit you can with most things in the game. If you are going to seriously get into the game do not think of it as a 10 dollar game it is more like a 300ish dollar game. Now that might sound really intimindating and I understand 300 dollars is a lot of money but when you consider the subscription model of most other mmos which is around 12-15 dollars a month if you pay 12 dollars a month for 3 years thats 432 dollars. I played this game for 3 years and I'm probably going to continue playing it for many more years so I prefer the one time payment over the subs. Another complaint of the game is that it is grindy and this is a grind based mmo but there are lots of systems to help casual players progress as well with the afk life skilling and workers that can gather materials to assist with lifeskilling or you can just sell. If you want to get to the top and do sieges then you will have to grind a lot but thats the case with any game if you want to reach the top. If you just want to do some low tier nodewars or just some casual pvp or if you are not concerned with pvp at all then you can just stop at around softcap and you don't need to do that much grinding to reach softcap. Another complaint is the enhancing system and yes I agree it's ass but now you can mostly avoid it and buy your gear from the marketplace. Here are somethings that I think are actual problems the servers are not centralized they are in california if you live on the east coast your ping is going to be terrible and that combined with the terrible routing and terrible netcode some days its going to feel like you are getting cced out of every iframe/frontal guard/super armor and its just the worst feeling in the world. I honestly feel like this is the biggest problem in the game and I'm praying that when their server contract is up they will move the servers but idk how much faith I should put in kakao to do that. Next is the devs don't know anything about class balance as displayed by how their succession system turned out. They said they wanted succession to be an alternative to awakening and not replace it but you could've fooled me many successions are so overpowered that I'm not sure what was going through their minds that they thought they are balanced. They had to nerf the damage on one of succession valk's abilities by 64% also they heavily nerfed the least OP successions like ranger while barely touching the most OP successions like sorc. Lots of people might disagree with my assessment on ranger but heres the thing succession ranger has no mobility or protection so it makes sense for them to deal lots of damage. There are lots of ways to deal with them like dropping meteors or doing a PA push which you know PA the abiity that makes you and everyone around you take no damage so I think its riddiculous that people said theres no counter play to a guild full of succ rangers. You can even just send one stealth ninja and take out all of them but anyways I digress.

    The TLDR is the game is amazing the money shop isn't as big of a problem as most people think. Its just that the servers are **** and the devs are **** If you can live with those things then this is overall a great game.    … Expand
  16. Aifrait
    Oct 6, 2019
    9
    Un gran juego MMOnline, puedes disfrutar de muchas misiones, varias profesiones, desde su remastered tiene un apartado gráfico que ningún MMO tiene que yo sepa.

    Varios modos de juego y una gran colección de personajes. Cada semana es actualizado corrigiendo bug o actualizando contenido.
  17. Sosnak19
    Oct 3, 2019
    10
    Black desert > WOW

    this game has beautiful graphics and the size of the world is great
  18. Greko03
    Sep 12, 2019
    8
    En este ultimo año han ido mejorando muchas cosas que debían hacer desde hace mucho tiempo, contenido nuevo para todo tipo de jugador y más por venir, después de haberlo dejado 1 año por malas decisiones que me alejaron de jugar, y ahora volver y ver todas estas mejoras y contenido por venir, la verdad me lo estoy pasando de maravilla.
  19. Notivan
    Sep 8, 2019
    10
    Seamless world with active combat.
    No stupid main story quests or tons of side-quests.
    Players can feel free to explore the world.
  20. Confictura
    May 25, 2019
    8
    Hard to learn, has a good fighting feeling and good combos, animations are good. Mediocre story and so much quests.
  21. Chakal
    May 4, 2019
    10
    the game just too good for us Plebs play, so it just didn't let me deeper in it than the menu(
  22. Noah-
    Mar 25, 2019
    8
    I really liked Black Desert and I played it for many hours and recently remastered came out. Very beautiful graphics and very colorful combinations, as well as a large selection of characters. It's a lot of fun to play and I don't understand why there are so many negative reviews.
  23. MobileMMOS
    Jun 4, 2018
    10
    I give it a 10/10. I've played wow for years and this stomps wow. I love the beautiful graphics, the sandbox feel, and even the small details of the way my horse turns when I move. It's very realistic and even though there's not a lot in the way of raiding, there's so much to do. I recommend that you try this game today!
  24. jarjar3135
    Apr 30, 2018
    10
    One of the hardest and most beautiful MMO today.
    The game gives you the opportunity to choose between PvE, which is not only grinding, also LIFEstyle, and PVP.
    Many Events.
    Many free Stuff.
    Economics are just perfect in game.
  25. HelloweeN
    Apr 29, 2018
    9
    El MEJOR MMO EN LA ACTUALIDAD en graficos, jugabilidad, mundo, aun si dicen que es pay to win, me parece que no es asi yo ya gaste mas de 800 dolares pero todos en cosmeticos, asi que depende como tu juegues y a que juegues, tu eliges si te rindes ante lo dificil del encantamiento o progresas con tu esfuerzo, si algo se valora mas es proporcional a cuanto te ha costado.
    En temas de    El MEJOR MMO EN LA ACTUALIDAD en graficos, jugabilidad, mundo, aun si dicen que es pay to win, me parece que no es asi yo ya gaste mas de 800 dolares pero todos en cosmeticos, asi que depende como tu juegues y a que juegues, tu eliges si te rindes ante lo dificil del encantamiento o progresas con tu esfuerzo, si algo se valora mas es proporcional a cuanto te ha costado.
    En temas de optimizacion, estabilidad yo que lo jugue desde la 3 CBT la unica dificultad con conexion fue el dia de la beta abierta, pero lo experimentaron todos debido a la gran cantidad de jugadores intentando ingresar, desde ahi no volvi a tener problemas de desconexiones ni de optimizacion, basta con comparar un juego como overwatch calienta mas mi tarjeta que black desert, creo que eso lo define en cuanto a calidad y amabilidad con tu hardware.
    Las criticas negativas que vi se centran en malas conexiones, eso no deberia contar para descalificar ningun juego pues son responsabilidades externas al contenido de los juegos, seria el equivalente a descalificar una pagina web por el mal servicio de tu compañia de internet, no tendria logica.
    El verdadero punto o puntos malos del juego se centraria para mi en que pearl abyss no le da la importancia que el lore del juego se merece, pues es uno de los puntos mas altos para mi, siendo fan de GoT y LoTR el universo de BDO me parece simplemente fascinante.
    Adjunto que me parece un acierto hacer que tu vayas descubriendo el Lore del juego, pues si tu personajes empieza con amnesia deberias descubrirlo todo tu mismo haciendo que quien note este genial detalle se inmersa mas en el mundo.
    En resumen si quieres un MMO diferente tanto como dificil este es tu juego.(no necesitas mas que tu esfuerzo e inteligencia para llegar a los maximos niveles, el dinero solo te accelera un poco tu progreso pero relativamente pues se tiene un RNG muy loco XD)    … Expand
  26. Skyrimm
    Apr 28, 2018
    10
    Kesinlikle standartların üstünle kaliteli bir oyun güzel bir hikaye ve mükemmel grafikler oynanış ise sizin bilgisayar başından kalkamamanız için en büyük etken. Şimdiden iyi oyunlar.!
  27. rwegeti
    Apr 28, 2018
    10
    ı love that game i absolutely recommend its perfect. i was thinking it was a bad game but its not really.
  28. Skywolfx
    Apr 28, 2018
    10
    The best game i have played till the now!!!!
    To be honest in this game's life skills, horse training and all the crafts thanks to i can't stop playing this game.
    The game has a great story and gameplay.
  29. selinergun
    Apr 28, 2018
    10
    Black Desert is, since Everquest, the best MMORPG. It really nails the really important things al mmorpg should have and its not buy to win, dont believe it, just play it and see for yourself. For 30 euros and no subscription its a really good investment, this game has content for years. AMAZİNG !!!
  30. mitra
    Apr 28, 2018
    10
    The game is very nice. Much better than other games. It turned out better than I expected. I recommend everyone, thank you.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 35 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 15 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. Merlin'in Kazanı (Turkey)
    Jan 1, 2018
    80
    With it's massive and unique open world, Black Desert Online is inviting you to a great adventure.
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  2. Digital Chumps
    Jul 27, 2017
    50
    Overall, Black Desert Online is a typical MMO in every single way. While I disagree with their claim that it’s the “next generation” of MMOs, I did find the character creation to be the most robust of any MMO out there. Unfortunately, the character customization is the game’s biggest highlight, and many of the other elements of Black Desert Online can be found in many other MMOs.
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  3. The Overpowered Noobs
    Jun 11, 2017
    70
    Black Desert Online comes to the table with an intricate character sculpting tool, gorgeous graphical presentation, and a nuanced, exciting combat system overlying a less immediately apparent, but very unique, sandbox-style resource management simulation. Those looking for a rich narrative, complex or groundbreaking PvE questing, or highly unique monster design may be disappointed, but those seeking a mechanically rich, visually striking MMO will find themselves at home.
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