Black Desert Online

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

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1667 Ratings

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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. demigod_
    Aug 21, 2023
    7
    This game has come a long way, and the p2w stigma is really not true anymore, outside of a remote repair/buff access campsite. The mob density is really engaging and i enjoy blasting through big groups of enemies.

    The main complaint I have is it's hard to know what's going on, what to do, etc. There are tons and tons of different questlines and your log will quickly fill. There are also    This game has come a long way, and the p2w stigma is really not true anymore, outside of a remote repair/buff access campsite. The mob density is really engaging and i enjoy blasting through big groups of enemies.

    The main complaint I have is it's hard to know what's going on, what to do, etc. There are tons and tons of different questlines and your log will quickly fill. There are also way too many items, these two things lead to a very confusing new player experience.    … Expand
  4. TheGvH
    Aug 21, 2023
    6
    Black Desert Online brings an impressive combat system that truly shines. However, the rest of the game can feel overwhelming with its excessive content. It undoubtedly offers a vast amount to keep players occupied for an extended duration. The combat mechanics stand out as a highlight, offering a captivating experience that captures attention. Nevertheless, the sheer volume of contentBlack Desert Online brings an impressive combat system that truly shines. However, the rest of the game can feel overwhelming with its excessive content. It undoubtedly offers a vast amount to keep players occupied for an extended duration. The combat mechanics stand out as a highlight, offering a captivating experience that captures attention. Nevertheless, the sheer volume of content might be too much for some, potentially detracting from the overall enjoyment. If you're prepared for a substantial commitment, Black Desert Online has the potential to provide long-lasting engagement and a memorable combat experience.… Expand
  5. Dartza
    Aug 1, 2023
    4
    I have probably put about 5,000 hours into BDO. The problem is that about 4,000 of those hours were me leaving my computer on overnight and while I was at work, fishing or doing some other AFK activity. The combat is either a grind when you are trying to get .01% exp per hour at higher levels or it is getting one-shotted by a witch in pvp. There is amazing value in this game if you don'tI have probably put about 5,000 hours into BDO. The problem is that about 4,000 of those hours were me leaving my computer on overnight and while I was at work, fishing or doing some other AFK activity. The combat is either a grind when you are trying to get .01% exp per hour at higher levels or it is getting one-shotted by a witch in pvp. There is amazing value in this game if you don't value your time.… Expand
  6. Akc1um
    Jul 31, 2023
    0
    Unfortunately, the planned updates completely ruin the PvP system in the game. The goal of the game is character development, but sieges with restricted parameters and planned patches completely destroy the fragile meaning that was still present in this game. The game will turn into Genshin Impact and lose half of its player base within six months. It's very unfortunate.
  7. Sogimura
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    There is absolutely no PvP content development in the game. The developers think only about the PvE community. At the beginning of the OBT the developers promised active development of PVP and many different mechanics, but in the end they changed almost nothing and in the future they want to worsen the PVP system even more. But they made nice dances and added useless territories.... IThere is absolutely no PvP content development in the game. The developers think only about the PvE community. At the beginning of the OBT the developers promised active development of PVP and many different mechanics, but in the end they changed almost nothing and in the future they want to worsen the PVP system even more. But they made nice dances and added useless territories.... I don't recommend this game to anyone, don't waste your time and resources!… Expand
  8. miHazy
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    The upcoming bdo update will kill pvp, please spread this information to the game developers in order to prevent the departure of many thousands of big gear players, we spent hours of our precious time in order to participate in massive battles in the open world, do not take pvp content from us
  9. K1nolog
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    Cancellation of the possibility of war unilaterally kills the game and makes its pvp content even more unplayable, we came into the game with the goal of being able to pvp, the game positioned itself this way, the entire community is unhappy with such a terrible decision
  10. njp8848
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    Recent changes made it like Genshin Impact carebears game out of best looking pvp openworld mmorpg. Your gear and progress is meaningless. Just save your time, pick something that respects your dedication.
  11. Foryansky
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    More trash updates. More kill PVP system.
    Lick more sausage to new whining players
  12. Lixer
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    Please do not touch the already dead pvp system. Guild wars and PvP in open world were the only ways to have PvP experience and have some fun in this dying game. And you really want to take the last thing we have left?
  13. Crookshanks
    Jul 28, 2023
    1
    Imagine an MMORPG whose goal is to improve the strength of equipment and characters, but in which most pvp activities have a huge limits on the level of equipment, and those that do not have are consistently killed by developers. That's what bdo is at the moment.
  14. Bashkar
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    PVP oriented game with PVP end game guildwars!
    Oh, wait a minute, we’ll make cuts for sieges so that we don’t have to make a gear, we’ll spend a lot of karma so that pve hamsters are not afraid to leave the city, we’ll remove the overturning of the vars so that the hamsters become even more happy. Arena of Solara, but it is simply not on RU. 300 to 300 servers will not be pulled. Hm. We    PVP oriented game with PVP end game guildwars!
    Oh, wait a minute, we’ll make cuts for sieges so that we don’t have to make a gear, we’ll spend a lot of karma so that pve hamsters are not afraid to leave the city, we’ll remove the overturning of the vars so that the hamsters become even more happy. Arena of Solara, but it is simply not on RU. 300 to 300 servers will not be pulled. Hm. We are preparing an excellent coffin for Black desert online. Save on servers.    … Expand
  15. TurboPsina
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    Do not touch pvp, leave the balance between pve/pvp as it is - fair. Do you want to kill pvp, instead of solving the problem thoughtfully and rationally? Are you ready, after assurances that players are dear and important to you, to literally ignore the huge number of players who love this game?

    Suggestion: Enter separate servers similar to the New Olivia, one for each server category,    Do not touch pvp, leave the balance between pve/pvp as it is - fair. Do you want to kill pvp, instead of solving the problem thoughtfully and rationally? Are you ready, after assurances that players are dear and important to you, to literally ignore the huge number of players who love this game?

    Suggestion: Enter separate servers similar to the New Olivia, one for each server category, with the complete absence of the ability to enable ALT-C and kill an enemy player. Consider the opinion of people who have spent a huge amount of time on the game. Consider the opinion of people who also have every right to justice. We are no worse than pve players.    … Expand
  16. VanGhoul
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    Players in RU are upset about a potential update removing the guild war system, as the game lacks PvP content compared to EU servers. PvP is vital for gear progression, and its removal would be disheartening. They cherish the game's diversity, joining PvE or PvP-oriented guilds. They hope developers consider player feedback, retaining free guild PvP to preserve the game's uniqueness andPlayers in RU are upset about a potential update removing the guild war system, as the game lacks PvP content compared to EU servers. PvP is vital for gear progression, and its removal would be disheartening. They cherish the game's diversity, joining PvE or PvP-oriented guilds. They hope developers consider player feedback, retaining free guild PvP to preserve the game's uniqueness and not resemble Genshin Impact. Large-scale 300 vs. 300 battles may not be feasible on Russian servers.… Expand
  17. Ferkus
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pearl Abyss killing pvp system for all time. It's good game if you want to play only in cooking or gathering… Expand
  18. GibMeMyPVP
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    I want to say a few words about the announcement of the upcoming update. I hope the developers will listen to the majority of players who protest against the removal of the guild war system from the game. In the game and so the minimum number of pvp. Personally, I play in the RU region. We do not even have an arena Solare, as in Euro players. After all this you want to remove and guildI want to say a few words about the announcement of the upcoming update. I hope the developers will listen to the majority of players who protest against the removal of the guild war system from the game. In the game and so the minimum number of pvp. Personally, I play in the RU region. We do not even have an arena Solare, as in Euro players. After all this you want to remove and guild warfare. I understand that the game has recently evolved towards newcomers. Combat equipment is losing its relevance, all the main spots can be farmed in the usual tuvala. The only purpose to develop their equipment remained the opportunity to participate in PVP, which you want to take away from us. The game has a huge number of guilds, both peaceful and warring. If a player does not like PVP he can always join a regular PVE guild and play peacefully. As well as PVP players go to PVP guilds to fight. Yes, you can organize large-scale PVP battles of 300 by 300 people, but I think that they are unlikely to reach the Russian servers. If you can't even organize a Solare arena like on European servers, then what can we say about a large-scale PVP battle of 300 by 300 players. In general, I am very upset and hope that the developers will listen to the opinion of players and leave free PVP between guilds. I don't want to play in the likeness of genshin impact.… Expand
  19. pvpbdo
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    Thanks for killing open world pvp. That is what players always asked for. gg
  20. Kracej
    Jul 28, 2023
    1
    Thanks for killing open world pvp. That is what players always asked for. gg
  21. FisitngKnight
    Jul 28, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've been playing this game for more than 10 thousand hours and the developers decided to cut off the last influx of content for the players. Murder war system. Opens the possibility for bad players to interfere with your game for free and now you can't do anything about it. The game that positioned itself as an open world pvp has now turned into pve not just pve and the developer is completely not interested in what old players need, they are completely immersed in work for content for beginners and only for them. As you move into the high class of players your experience just gets worse and worse. What a pity that a greedy developer kills his creation… Expand
  22. Likej
    Jul 28, 2023
    1
    I love BDO, but this direction is all for beginners, it kills the desire to enter. Being an average player, not a beginner who gets kissed on the butt by the developers, or a top player who has amassed maximum gear a long time ago, I want to leave
  23. root10mail
    Jul 28, 2023
    2
    Black Desert used to be a good game. Unfortunately, the developers went in the wrong direction. They introduced equalization during sieges, cuts.
    They devalued the achievements of the players.
    They have moved away from the open world. The latest update completely removes PVP in the game. It makes no sense to improve the character. Don't start playing BDO - now it's a game without    Black Desert used to be a good game. Unfortunately, the developers went in the wrong direction. They introduced equalization during sieges, cuts.
    They devalued the achievements of the players.
    They have moved away from the open world.
    The latest update completely removes PVP in the game. It makes no sense to improve the character.
    Don't start playing BDO - now it's a game without meaning and interest.    … Expand
  24. Grumpy_trip
    Jul 28, 2023
    1
    We should thank the developers for gradually removing PvP content from the game over the course of several years and turning it into a PvE grind simulator... Also, the absence of any actions of developers in relation to DDoS attacks, and the simple removal of this content for some regions.
  25. Killerondk
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    How can we play a game when PA doesn't listen players? Stop it, you are killing pvp content which is main reason for many to play! Don't make pvp players quit BDO.
  26. Greymori
    Jul 28, 2023
    1
    Stop killing pvp! Stop killing pvp! Stop killing pvp! Stop killing pvp!Stop killing pvp! Stop killing pvp! Stop killing pvp! Stop killing pvp!Stop killing pvp! Stop killing pvp! Stop killing pvp! Stop killing pvp!Stop killing pvp! Stop killing pvp! Stop killing pvp! Stop killing pvp!
  27. Shianari
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    The developer systematically kills his MMORPG, turning it into a solo game. Disgusting servers, lack of motivated pvp and boring pve for 9999 hours - that's what awaits you in this game.
  28. Koraf
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    Apparently PearlAbyss decided to create a parody of Genshin, otherwise I don’t understand the trend of recent years to kill pvp, first they killed the sieges, making them with restrictions on the number of players and the gear equation, then they killed the Saturday sieges by removing 1 of the territories, and most of the rest were added the same cuts on gearscore, and cuts are evenApparently PearlAbyss decided to create a parody of Genshin, otherwise I don’t understand the trend of recent years to kill pvp, first they killed the sieges, making them with restrictions on the number of players and the gear equation, then they killed the Saturday sieges by removing 1 of the territories, and most of the rest were added the same cuts on gearscore, and cuts are even stronger than on node sieges, equalized all castles in terms of rewards and killed the motivation for weaker players to go to sieges without cuts and develop their gear, killed mercenaries for sieges by introducing a limit on the number of mercenaries for Saturday sieges, removed the arena Solarium because they can’t make normal servers that any fool can’t piss off, servers don’t work on sieges at all, constantly “try again later” and other lags, even if there are about 300-400 people on the territory / node, now you also want kill the guild wars... I really love BDO and I like to play it, but for me, as a pvp player, the content in the game is getting smaller and smaller and the motivation to play further and improve my gear is also getting smaller. Trying to please new players, you decided to forget about those who have been playing for 5+ years, at the moment content for old players is not released at all, only those mechanics are removed, for which we fell in love with BDO when we came here.… Expand
  29. Arktos
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    In pursuit of new players, the PA company simply spits on the wishes of the players who have given years of their lives to this game. Soon (the next patch) pvp in the open world will be practically destroyed, pvp potential in sieges will be limited. Players no longer need to develop, and the efforts of players who have been playing for 5-7 years are simply thrown into the trash.
  30. Sirius_Drake
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    I want to say a few words about the announcement of the upcoming update. I hope the developers will listen to the majority of players who protest against the removal of the guild war system from the game. In the game and so the minimum number of pvp. Personally, I play in the RU region. We do not even have an arena Solare, as in Euro players. After all this you want to remove and guildI want to say a few words about the announcement of the upcoming update. I hope the developers will listen to the majority of players who protest against the removal of the guild war system from the game. In the game and so the minimum number of pvp. Personally, I play in the RU region. We do not even have an arena Solare, as in Euro players. After all this you want to remove and guild warfare. I understand that the game has recently evolved towards newcomers. Combat equipment is losing its relevance, all the main spots can be farmed in the usual tuvala. The only purpose to develop their equipment remained the opportunity to participate in PVP, which you want to take away from us. The game has a huge number of guilds, both peaceful and warring. If a player does not like PVP he can always join a regular PVE guild and play peacefully. As well as PVP players go to PVP guilds to fight. Yes, you can organize large-scale PVP battles of 300 by 300 people, but I think that they are unlikely to reach the Russian servers. If you can't even organize a Solare arena like on European servers, then what can we say about a large-scale PVP battle of 300 by 300 players. In general, I am very upset and hope that the developers will listen to the opinion of players and leave free PVP between guilds. I don't want to play in the likeness of genshin impact.… Expand
  31. MoonLess
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    Stop killing pvp! Stop killing pvp! Stop killing pvp! Stop killing pvp!
  32. SHAPEofSHADE
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    A deceived their community and abandoned the most dedicated players.They promised pvp, but as a result of the last patch, they killed all pvp content.Disregard for a huge group of players, constant server lags, and just no communication with the community
  33. Hasdegar
    Jul 27, 2023
    1
    PvP based game who managed to kill PvP function. If i want to play a grind game i will choose PoE or D4
  34. gameshellex
    Jul 27, 2023
    0
    A deceived their community and abandoned the most dedicated players.They promised pvp, but as a result of the last patch, they killed all pvp content.Disregard for a huge group of players, constant server lags, and just no communication with the community
  35. PoorMerlin
    Jul 27, 2023
    0
    The game positions itself as an "open world with PVP". But the developers killed this concept. There is no point in playing it. Because it made sense to raise gearscore exclusively for PVP. But now we have a peaceful sandbox with reduced sieges. Deleted the game.
  36. Dandem
    Jun 28, 2023
    1
    Posiblemente fuera un buen juego cuando salió en 2016, pero el combate y la jugabilidad se ve extremadamente espesa.
    Las cinemáticas no se puedes omitir y tienes que tragarte una historia mediocre y arquetípica sobre fuerzas del mal y salvar el mundo
  37. RoninLTStradale
    Apr 26, 2023
    5
    This game have beautiful landscapes and characters but in other hand the developers change the RNG as they wish, i'm playing this game since 2017 in SA servers and i'm also a developer and with propriety i can tell you one thing about the RNG of this game, they can change as their wish and also change the values to dont let you progress in the game as should be. This game is not fair forThis game have beautiful landscapes and characters but in other hand the developers change the RNG as they wish, i'm playing this game since 2017 in SA servers and i'm also a developer and with propriety i can tell you one thing about the RNG of this game, they can change as their wish and also change the values to dont let you progress in the game as should be. This game is not fair for old players, Pearl Abyss just help the new players that are starting the game or are returning from a long period without playing.

    ►There's no Great Rewards for players who like PvP Content
    ►The game is a infinity grind system and also a infinity Life Skill content if you really want make money
    ►The game needs to have a balance with the all classes in PVE/PVP because theres only few classes that work good in the end of the day.
    ► Lot of Bugs that needs to be fixed    … Expand
  38. PokyV
    Apr 7, 2023
    4
    The game is good, but all is ruined by the infinite buttons on your screen and menus popping at you out of nowhere that you don't know how to close. The best of the game is definitely the combat, with amazing combos and effects, but most of the time you will be skipping dialogues or trying to close annoying windows. A good game ruined by its UI.
  39. Hanzo_Hasashi
    Mar 28, 2023
    0
    The worst game in mankind history. The lost potential to be awesome game is just staggering. The text book example of how to not make a game. -10/10 but can't go below 0.
  40. Acevi6
    Jan 6, 2023
    6
    Overall an okay game. The combat is fluid, graphics are amazing, and the depth is crazy. You can do almost anything in this game. But thats the thing, since you can do anything, newer players will get confused and move on to another game.
  41. JesterX
    Dec 29, 2022
    10
    Es un excelente juego. Los que le dieron mala racha es porque son unos nenes que no saben jugar.
  42. 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.
  43. Talak
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    I've been playing since the Beta, and I've spent a lot of money in that game. But the reallity is that they make content for Korea's users and they don't care about NA/EU players.
    They pretend to make a lot of classes but at the end, the content is always the same kind of female characters. No variety at all. Some class got 2 outfits and the same boring content during years.
    If you like    I've been playing since the Beta, and I've spent a lot of money in that game. But the reallity is that they make content for Korea's users and they don't care about NA/EU players.
    They pretend to make a lot of classes but at the end, the content is always the same kind of female characters. No variety at all. Some class got 2 outfits and the same boring content during years.
    If you like to grind A LOT, and get always the same content, maybe it will be more for you then.    … Expand
  44. 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
  45. erdembaba58
    Oct 6, 2022
    0
    biz bu oyunu eren diye bi amcık tavsiye etmiyor büyücüydü kendisi

    durmadan can basıyor bi sike yaramıyor araplar para basıyor ap dp araplar 1000 yapmış

    bizde enayi gibi grind attağhk bizde bok gibi oyun 0 puan nı çaktım
  46. Vitalick
    Sep 2, 2022
    7
    Típico mmorpg koreano muy vistoso y con un gameplay un tanto peculiar . El juego es un poco kaótico pero está entrtenido y es muy bonito visualmente
  47. weallone
    Aug 1, 2022
    4
    Gear upgrade system is crap! Ruined everything good in this game. And quests like "kill 5000 mobs" is amazingly interesting
  48. daddygull
    Jul 19, 2022
    0
    BDO is a classic grindy RNG based game with full of dead content. Game is all about grind, and more grind. They always came with a fresh idea once in a while, then left it to rot while adding more grind zones and gear.

    PvP is good, but lack of class balance kills it. I mean it has 22 classes but 5 of them are commonly played. Also your fps affect your damage becasue every PC has it's    BDO is a classic grindy RNG based game with full of dead content. Game is all about grind, and more grind. They always came with a fresh idea once in a while, then left it to rot while adding more grind zones and gear.

    PvP is good, but lack of class balance kills it. I mean it has 22 classes but 5 of them are commonly played. Also your fps affect your damage becasue every PC has it's own server and calculates parameters of PvP. Another bad thing that affects PvP is server lag which is the worst i've ever seen. Good PvP, but game doesn't let you enjoy it whatsoever.

    I wont talk about lifeskill, ocean content or lack of group content. This game is all about picking the meta class and braindead grinding to be on a same level with P2W whales. Oh yes, you can sell cash shop items in marketplace and buy gear with them, which basically means buying gear with real money. Don't tell me it's not worth it, we know there're whales doign it out there. You can get BiS gear by cashshop without even leaving city, good challenge for whales.

    As i mentioned, no group content. BDO is a singleplayer grinding hack and slash game.    … Expand
  49. Bl4ckN1ght
    Jun 28, 2022
    0
    habe über 200 Tage in Black Desertz und muss sagen es ist für PVP spieler die reine hölle p2w bis zum geht nicht mehr klar du musst das nicht machen doch wer das machen kann ist voll im vorteil ekelhaft
    die welt ist hübsch das handwerkssystem bombe aber das zerstört das spiel
    man kann skins kaufen diese kaputt machen und kriegt dann kostenlos enchaned damit deine waffe oder rüstung    habe über 200 Tage in Black Desertz und muss sagen es ist für PVP spieler die reine hölle p2w bis zum geht nicht mehr klar du musst das nicht machen doch wer das machen kann ist voll im vorteil ekelhaft
    die welt ist hübsch das handwerkssystem bombe aber das zerstört das spiel
    man kann skins kaufen diese kaputt machen und kriegt dann kostenlos enchaned damit deine waffe oder rüstung nicht kaputt geht
    für life skiller sicherlich was für pvp spieler garnix    … Expand
  50. RafiGinat
    Jun 13, 2022
    6
    PVE great
    PVP clunky

    Nothing much to elaborate just need to fill in the 75 required chars to complete this review.
  51. FoxHound24
    Jun 10, 2022
    0
    The very first mission in this MMORPG involves going on a rampage against a peaceful community of foxes. This should qualify as a hate crime.
  52. BaldursThones
    Apr 15, 2022
    4
    Its just another grindy MMO. It has great combat and great graphics but every quest is the exact same thing.
  53. JackPlack
    Mar 17, 2022
    3
    Beauty graphics, one of the best fighting combos, 10x better than Elden Ring but:
    - boring, and too easy at beginning.
    - story - bad
    - too much pay to gear or furniture currencies
  54. 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
  55. 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.
  56. Tsarzan
    Jan 7, 2022
    0
    - Unbalance classes/combat
    Classes are gender restricted
    Classes are scaled poorly = Either 1 shot or no dps Animation Speed disparity FPS = Influence DPS RNG combat mechanic = base on luck not skill Desync is very common - P2W Costumes = Use to failsafe enhancement failure Consumables - Spyware - Grindfest This becomes your JOB - Terrible enhancement system Gear derank on    - Unbalance classes/combat
    Classes are gender restricted
    Classes are scaled poorly = Either 1 shot or no dps
    Animation Speed disparity
    FPS = Influence DPS
    RNG combat mechanic = base on luck not skill
    Desync is very common
    - P2W
    Costumes = Use to failsafe enhancement failure
    Consumables
    - Spyware
    - Grindfest
    This becomes your JOB
    - Terrible enhancement system
    Gear derank on failure
    Enhancement based on RNG
    - Energy system
    - Gotcha
    - End game?
    Its an arms race
    Lack of Co-op despite being an MMO
    - Cheaters & Bots
    - Toxic Playerbase
    Verdict: Dont be fooled by its look. Let the fanbase pay the bills.    … Expand
  57. EmirhanSahin
    Jan 2, 2022
    4
    Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind Grind but graphics are good.
  58. SweetTato
    Dec 8, 2021
    7
    Black Desert Online has the best combat in any MMORPG I have played or seen. It is also a gorgeous game to look at too. Although the game is extremely grindy. Sometimes I felt like I spent more time leaving my character AFK than actually playing the game, and that's what got old for me.
  59. Ragegoberts
    Nov 22, 2021
    3
    if you're like me you grew up with MMOs giving you armor for doing various things around the world. all these pieces would look different and give a certain uniqueness to your character and the looks. now take bdo this game takes that idea and puts a price on it. real cash. now normally thats fine but your base game has maybe 4 unique armor looks? and you need to be a member to change theif you're like me you grew up with MMOs giving you armor for doing various things around the world. all these pieces would look different and give a certain uniqueness to your character and the looks. now take bdo this game takes that idea and puts a price on it. real cash. now normally thats fine but your base game has maybe 4 unique armor looks? and you need to be a member to change the color it leads to everyone lookong the same and feeling like the only way to stand out is to open your wallet and that is just sad to see imo solid 3/10 for me… Expand
  60. Rhya1
    Oct 30, 2021
    1
    Гринд ради гринда, помойное ведро которое еще подает признаки жизни, худшая мморпг.
  61. Krissy004
    Sep 18, 2021
    1
    Using the term "character customization" is an under statement for its character customization. One of the game that has the most flashiest combat. The game let's you become a bad-ass slaying mobs. Has some interesting life skills mechanic that to be honest can be its own game. With that said, this game has the most shallowest game play I ever play. I don't know what's wrong with KoreanUsing the term "character customization" is an under statement for its character customization. One of the game that has the most flashiest combat. The game let's you become a bad-ass slaying mobs. Has some interesting life skills mechanic that to be honest can be its own game. With that said, this game has the most shallowest game play I ever play. I don't know what's wrong with Korean devs but they still on their antiquated belief that end game is basically leveling infinitely and "let the player decide whats their end game" trope that brings nothing new to the MMO genre. If they still believe in that then it's safe to say that minecraft is an MMO. Story and lore is meh as every other Eastern and Korean MMOs. There's no literal end game and dungeons and raids are lacking. The game is definitely created as a Open world PVP game first but suddenly change their minds because player retention, especially to casuals would be catastrophic to its player base if they keep this game an open world PVP MMO. The combat is good when slaying mobs but awful during PVP since most of the time, PVP is just hit and run tactics. It's going to be a chore if you reached level 56 because every mobs 5 levels higher than you will drop 0.0X0% experience. I'm not joking this game's exp bar has THREE DECIMAL DIGITS! There's a reason why season server exist and that's for new players to acclimate to the game, give new players a decent item sets and to rush to the "end game" and that is leveling past the level 61 which is the soft cap. The gear enhancement is what you typically expect to an eastern MMOs (the pluses) which is very antiquated and a scheme for you to get your credit card and buy a guaranteed enhancement success. I haven't talked about the awful monetization of this game, which is borderline robbery!
    If you love stylish combat and great graphics then this is the game for you. I would suggest to not buy this game on full price or even at 50% discount. I would suggest to get this game for free or even try the free 1 month play to know if this game is for you.    … Expand
  62. thousandsof
    Aug 5, 2021
    4
    I read here on Reddit that it takes ~ 7000 hours to jump from level 65 to level 66. This is all, of course, fun and cool, but I'll probably stop playing.

    It was possible to do something similar to Borderlands, but not only with weapons but also with the generation of skills, so that the level could easily be at least a billion and you could get a level per week. Instead, the    I read here on Reddit that it takes ~ 7000 hours to jump from level 65 to level 66. This is all, of course, fun and cool, but I'll probably stop playing.

    It was possible to do something similar to Borderlands, but not only with weapons but also with the generation of skills, so that the level could easily be at least a billion and you could get a level per week.

    Instead, the developers broke the project's kneecaps, put it in a wheelchair, and made it trade in pearls. Another project that never went beyond the boring MMORPG genre (although it was sooo close to it).    … Expand
  63. 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
  64. maddaF007
    May 24, 2021
    0
    Hi there,

    twitch sponsort me the game, so i had a bit time in it, found a friendly guild and liked all the first look stunning features. But ... two weeks later now i retired and here is why: Look of: The game itself looks cool, it's a pleasure to look over the landscapes, the citys feeling crowded with all the NPC in it and textures and shaders are working good. Only thing on    Hi there,

    twitch sponsort me the game, so i had a bit time in it, found a friendly guild and liked all the first look stunning features.
    But ... two weeks later now i retired and here is why:

    Look of:

    The game itself looks cool, it's a pleasure to look over the landscapes, the citys feeling crowded with all the NPC in it and textures and shaders are working good.
    Only thing on the look i would like to critic are the lightings wich are not working good. Real time lighting would be an great update.

    Character Design:

    Ok, all of you would installes the game just for the charakter design features, it's real cool and there is a great amount of classes in here.
    But for me personal i don't like the idea of genderlock. It's a big discussion out there, but for me personal the game is reduced on 9 classes out of 22.

    Mechanics:

    your first entry into the game will be a great one. It feels like an mmo, the UI could need a bit more love but the fights are great dynamic, i realy liked how the fights can be timed, moved etc. it makes fun.
    But ...

    Everything else:

    ... the interaction with other players is pvp, or near nothing. You can trade ... healhtpotions. That's it.
    Guild missions inGame i thought, cool idea, but when over one million silver payment, please let there be more than 10 members be online to get it payed. And we talk about payments over ONE MILLION Silver ... sounds a lot? In BDO it's near nothing ^^
    That's the next thing, there is no item progress ... without luck, or without money, and for both without grind.
    You can find a real poor amount of items wich are best for your character and after two weeks playing i had TET gear, wich is one step before "endgame"gear, but when you find let's say a kutum dagger, it's worth around 125.000.000 million silver. But you want it to be enhanced, get it in a higher tier and you can do it youself, or you can buy it from an price fixed market. The tiers are from 1-15 and after 15 MON-DI-TRI-TET-PEN. I had a TET version for around, take a seat, 2.000.000.000 silver. Don't think about PEN it's even higher priced and don't forget you can even try to enhace it by youself.
    ah ... but don't forget, it's just a chance and you'll even have to grind for this chance.

    Then one big, realy big anoying thing is the pearl shop, the inGame shop. There you can buy real great things like ... inventary SLOTS ... not full pages of item specific inventarys or something, nope 16 slots 15 Dollars plz!
    Or hey, we sell you a great buff for your character thats gives him less tax pay in the ingame market you can carry more loot and such things ... 15 Dollars for 30 days please!
    And so on.

    The greatest bash i got was when i tryied to craft an costumef or my character.
    Yes, you can buy costumes for 10 to over 30 dollars, but you can tailor ingame. so i thought.
    So i got eveything i needed for my wished self tailored costume aaaaand ... it is no costume, it is an armour without any needable stats. If you wish this to be a costume, please pay us 15 dollars for a coupon with that you can make a costume out of your self tailored armour ...

    Ok, Black Desert could have been potantial, but there are no dungeons, no real player interactions nothing special to do ingame, it's all just for making a real big amount of silver for just buying your PEN equipment or the enhance needed things, it's good looking but for me, there is so less to do that i real can not understand why i should play this for any longer.    … Expand
  65. Zhiend
    Apr 22, 2021
    6
    Здравствуйте! Я поиграл в BDO 4 дня, набил 33 лвл и знаете всё шло слишком гладко. Но вскоре, столкнулся с большим количеством багов и ошибок самой игры. Да, сдесь классная графика, очень много режимов оформления персонажа, но про игровой процесс помоэму совсем забыли. Во-первых много багов с автопутем,когда персонаж просто идёт в стену и эму все рано. Во-вторых некоторые квесты невозможноЗдравствуйте! Я поиграл в BDO 4 дня, набил 33 лвл и знаете всё шло слишком гладко. Но вскоре, столкнулся с большим количеством багов и ошибок самой игры. Да, сдесь классная графика, очень много режимов оформления персонажа, но про игровой процесс помоэму совсем забыли. Во-первых много багов с автопутем,когда персонаж просто идёт в стену и эму все рано. Во-вторых некоторые квесты невозможно пройти по причине багов карты. Например: Есть начальное задание с приручением лошади, когда доходит до тренеровки на маникене, игра отказывается засчитывать попадание. Я посмотрел даже гайды(ничего не помогло). Также много багов с картой , когда показывает неправильное направление к квесту . Очень много не интересных квестов, которые напоминают: прийди, убей,отдай . Да, сдесь крутые анимации атаки, а если выбрать мага, то тут вообще прям фейерверк сплошной, но скучно понимаете. Честно, я удалил игру ибо перестал получать хоть какой-то интерес. Но, мне понравилась данная игра . Забыл сказать :ОНА АБСОЛЮТНО БЕСПЛАТНАЯ и все мои минусы можно перечеркнуть одним аргументом. Кому не хватает денег на подписку в ВОВ можете спокойно играть в BDO… Expand
  66. BayEzio
    Apr 1, 2021
    3
    Complete trash. P2W af. Buying this game will just waste your money. —————-
  67. 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
  68. crazyplaney
    Jan 7, 2021
    5
    I've been playing this game since 2018. like literally every day. I logged in and do some activities in-game, and decided to retire in early 2020. returned to play the newest class Nova at the end of 2020, and quitting again in early 2021. I got 5000+ hours on this game (rookie number compared to the AFK player, I rarely AFK tho). my main class was valkyrie (nerfed hard, and still badI've been playing this game since 2018. like literally every day. I logged in and do some activities in-game, and decided to retire in early 2020. returned to play the newest class Nova at the end of 2020, and quitting again in early 2021. I got 5000+ hours on this game (rookie number compared to the AFK player, I rarely AFK tho). my main class was valkyrie (nerfed hard, and still bad compared to other classes now), and then Guardian, the last one is Nova just to give you how much I spend my time at the game.

    The game itself is good looking and got plenty of things to do. you can literally swap your real life for this game because there is so much you can do, and it requires a lot of your time. Therefore "grindy" is the word for this game. If you played it like the same amount (or more than) I do, investing some of your time might be worth it (?), but if you are new (decided to play in 2021) I can only say that you got a LOT of things to catch up, and the "finish line" will just going to keep getting farther and farther from you (as the game keep getting updated). but if you just want to enjoy the sandbox world, then no review can stop you.

    The game's natural progression is based on rng (random number generator) or you can say based on chance (or luck). so the only way to have the best chance is to try more, not try harder. and that is the part where the game isn't fun. imagine doing a workout every day, but your muscle grow based on chance. sometimes your muscle grows for just a one-hour workout, sometimes your muscle didn't grow even though you workout every day for a month straight. Not fair, yeah. But since the game isn't new anymore, you can actually buy "growth" in the in-game market with in-game money (requires you to do more activities tho), so money = time. you can pick which one is your way.

    I give a 5/10, because of how old it is. you really need self-motivation on this one, as the multiplayer content isn't that good on this one compared to the other MMORPGs. (only PvP is a good multiplayer content, no dungeon, no roles, no good PvE content). People tend to do solo activities in this MMO. the only motivation you got from others is competing over equipment (who got the highest attack and defense). So yeah, make sure you know what you want to do first.

    It's not a bad game, it is well crafted moreover a beautiful game. but the grindiness and the ever-growing "content" (the new content usually just an increased capacity of equipment, so player have the illusions of never reached the finish line), the progression based on luck is enough to tell me not to play again.

    at this point, the developer will not be going to give you free endgame gear as it will betray the current player base (not like the other old MMOs which give you endgame characters with more expensive packs or something). so prepare to grind and then face your own luck just to reach the endgame where you can finally catch up and enjoy the game (before another update comes).

    P.S. I just want to write this review so I didn't feel like I wasted too much time on this game. 5k hours is 200+ days... I had fun, but that was when the game is still young.    … Expand
  69. Jorgenn
    Dec 6, 2020
    0
    Gambling worse than any casino , bank alwayz winz and playerz just lose over and over , 20 classes now just to milk money this is a money grab monster
  70. kwexler
    Nov 2, 2020
    0
    I made this account just to review this game and hopefully warn anyone thinking about playing it before they make a mistake.

    I played this game for years just like anyone else, AFK fishing and collecting useless aesthetic gear, but hey at least it was something to do for a while. I don't think I spoke to a single player in those years I was able to play the game. It is indeed the    I made this account just to review this game and hopefully warn anyone thinking about playing it before they make a mistake.

    I played this game for years just like anyone else, AFK fishing and collecting useless aesthetic gear, but hey at least it was something to do for a while. I don't think I spoke to a single player in those years I was able to play the game. It is indeed the loneliest MMO you will ever play.

    That's not even the worst part though. I had my account set up with 2 factor authentication and unfortunately lost my phone. I got a new one, but quickly found I was unable to log into my BDO account due to the 2fa being on the lost phone.

    I've reached out to BDO support multiple times to attempt to regain access to my account, but they have not, and will not respond to me.

    They're refusing to provide me with what I have paid for and what is rightfully mine which is theft. I haven't been angry or unreasonable, I haven't spammed support tickets.
    I've respectfully asked to have my account returned to me and to have my 2fa removed but they simply refuse to respond.

    So, don't bother reader, that's your inevitable fate with this company. Don't be like me and spend years playing a stupid trash game only to end up locked out of it with LITERALLY no support to be found. Just don't do it, go play literally any other MMO and you'll be better off I promise.

    I plan on filing as many consumer complaints for the company as I possibly can. I wonder how much money they've stolen.    … Expand
  71. 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
  72. kezzyhko
    Aug 30, 2020
    5
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  73. 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
  74. Dragacejo
    Jul 16, 2020
    1
    Game has a lot of wasted potential keyword is wasted. Would give a zero but it's actually really beautiful game with some great characters. This game is lousy with RNG madness. Their pearl store is absolutely insanely expensive which there are so many toxic people on here that buy all their equipment to go around and just bully other characters. The chat is one of the worst ones of all theGame has a lot of wasted potential keyword is wasted. Would give a zero but it's actually really beautiful game with some great characters. This game is lousy with RNG madness. Their pearl store is absolutely insanely expensive which there are so many toxic people on here that buy all their equipment to go around and just bully other characters. The chat is one of the worst ones of all the MMOs insanely toxic hardly anything is said that's actually instructive or helpful in any way.customer support is absolutely non-existent in this game especially if you're a PS4 player. game is constantly glitching and freezing even though I have high speed internet. Instead of fixing any of the problems that exist they're just creating new characters just adding on filler and more crap to try and drown out the garbage. it's just soo unfortunate because it if they just fix these issues it'd be a fantastic game.… Expand
  75. 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!
  76. Qjoo
    Apr 28, 2020
    4
    I've played 400 hours of this game and it feels like I did nothing, there is so much to do and so little to do at the same time!

    There is no endgame, none, you grind until 60 and that is it. when you reach the soft level cap you need to gear up to get more levels, so you can gear up and get stronger, to... nothing. There is no dungeon or raid, only word bosses with specific weekly    I've played 400 hours of this game and it feels like I did nothing, there is so much to do and so little to do at the same time!

    There is no endgame, none, you grind until 60 and that is it. when you reach the soft level cap you need to gear up to get more levels, so you can gear up and get stronger, to... nothing. There is no dungeon or raid, only word bosses with specific weekly schedule.

    I repeat, THERE IS NO DUNGEON OR RAID IN THIS MMORPG!!!

    on top of this, the amount of RNG and PAID RNG in this game in astronomical ffs, you pay to pay sometimes. yes, you can buy the economic package in the market, but with fixed prices no one want to sell it.

    Visual 8/10
    Gameplay 8/10
    Content 2/10    … Expand
  77. 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
  78. lindvior
    Apr 19, 2020
    1
    Progression is based on RNG -> you have a chance to successfully enhance an item, or it fails and goes down in enhancement / destroys itself. You can repair items that you failed at enhancing with shards, but a cash shop item boosts the strength of that shard 5x. You can also buy outfits in the cash shop and sell it for in game gold. This game has lots to offer if you play it like aProgression is based on RNG -> you have a chance to successfully enhance an item, or it fails and goes down in enhancement / destroys itself. You can repair items that you failed at enhancing with shards, but a cash shop item boosts the strength of that shard 5x. You can also buy outfits in the cash shop and sell it for in game gold. This game has lots to offer if you play it like a marathon and don't bother comparing with other players. But if you're looking to get into a MMO and wanting to be competitive in PVP, be ready to grind endlessly waves of mobs (which can be therapeutic) or drop a few G's in the cash shop.… Expand
  79. Swagvadar
    Mar 18, 2020
    0
    First thing I want to say is that the Witcher 3 is worth 200 bucks to me. If you were to ask me how much Black desert online was worth, I'd say it's worth what they charged during the 4th year anniversary which was $0.

    What I enjoy about this game is absolutely redundant and that's the graphics. I truly like the aesthetic look of the remastered version of the game but unfortunately, you    First thing I want to say is that the Witcher 3 is worth 200 bucks to me. If you were to ask me how much Black desert online was worth, I'd say it's worth what they charged during the 4th year anniversary which was $0.

    What I enjoy about this game is absolutely redundant and that's the graphics. I truly like the aesthetic look of the remastered version of the game but unfortunately, you can't play at those settings if you have a high refresh monitor otherwise the game looks unbelievably choppy. Just to be clear, the issue here is how the game engine works. Your entire gameplay relies heavily on your frame rates (more so than how other games work). What this means is that if you, for example, are attacking an enemy with 60 fps and you do let's say 5 attacks. If you did the exact same thing with drastically lower settings to get increased frame rates and you have 150 fps, you'll do those same 5 attacks a bit faster which means you WILL do more damage over time. If your attack last for 2 seconds but for some reason your computer drops frames for 2 seconds, your 2 second attack will go for 4 seconds. Or if you're using a mobility skill and frames drop, you could slide WAY further than the ability intended. I've had a few occasions where I'll end up at least 5 metres away from where I expected to be because of frame drops. It's such a bad feeling when you know you could be doing more damage or have a more stable gameplay experience if you just keep graphics on lowest so the game engine can keep up. This forces me to play on the lowest settings possible because my attacks and defensive abilities will work more effectively especially in PvP situations. For PvE, it really doesn't matter.

    Another issue related to this which I didn't know where to put in is this game will trust the client side rather than the server side. This can create extremely annoying syncing issue when fighting and easily allow someone to speed hack which they have never addressed ever which means there's no punishment for hackers in this game.

    The very core of the gameplay loop will be your gear grind. There's not much to it but you'll have to engage in the most absolute trash enhancement system I've ever encountered in any game possible. There's a term in gambling called "Minimum return" which means over time you should get at least something back in return after gambling. This game doesn't have that. you can invest literally billions and thousands of hours of your time and get absolutely nothing out of it towards your gear. Why is the gear important? You will need it to participate in all of the game's content. A large portion consist of PvP which is extremely gear dependant at the worst of times. In order to compete against people who have been playing for years, you will need at least 6 months of work to even consider thinking about joining. Another portion of the game is the anemic PvE grind which consist of standing in a single location for an hour and attacking the same mobs in a boring circle. You will need to do this for a long time to save enough money and also to gain enough energy points to take part in life skilling which is the 3rd large part of this game which I won't touch because it's honestly fine.

    My final main point I'm going to make is this game's awful cash shop. It sells outfits which are $45 AUD which is absolutely mind blowing. During various events this game will have sales on items which strictly benefit the enhancing mechanic in this game. That means when you inevitably your enhancement, you can pay for these items and skip the grind to repair the gear. You can also simply buy outfits and sell them on the in-game market and literally pay for gear making it pay to win. They also sell A LOT of loot box style items which are extremely predatory. There's a reason why they always say "Not available in Belgium" because they're straight up gambling garbage.

    There are many other issues with this game but they're so insignificant compared to all these other issues which will most likely make you quit when you realise what you actually need to do to play the game.

    TLDR: The game's PvE and large PVP content isnt fun to play and the gameplay loop is extremely unmotivating. Give it a miss and go play the Witcher 3 instead. You'll spend the same amount of time playing and actually have a good time from the get go.    … Expand
  80. Volsyden
    Mar 17, 2020
    5
    this game is definately beautiful. there is a lot to do in this game but i do believe its pay to win. with all the stuff you have to pay for it sure does make it difficult to play, the people to spend more in the game have way more than the usual player. when it comes down to gear, that can really impact your character. so yes... pay to win.
    it is missing dungeons. i play mmo's for    this game is definately beautiful. there is a lot to do in this game but i do believe its pay to win. with all the stuff you have to pay for it sure does make it difficult to play, the people to spend more in the game have way more than the usual player. when it comes down to gear, that can really impact your character. so yes... pay to win.
    it is missing dungeons. i play mmo's for dungeon content with other players. thats my opinion. i enjoy going into an instance and fighting through till the boss to get loot.
    speaking of loot, there really is basic gear then small amount of boss gear so your loot options are limited, either you have a decent green weapon or you go for the boss weapon... nothing else

    if gear had as many options of like.... world of warcraft, and some dungeons this would be awsome. other than that its just pay to win. i would give it 10 score if that were the case

    this is just my opinion and its what i like to see in a game, i dont care what else you say or what this game is like in your opinion. no i dont play it anymore if you ask. i like my games to have certain things to have fun and unfortunatley this does not. thats what i like, dont care what you like.    … Expand
  81. MrBrocoli
    Mar 9, 2020
    2
    Farming and grinding game.

    0 gear variety

    0 coop conteny

    Atleast was free for me
  82. arostislavna
    Feb 29, 2020
    6
    Pretty good game, but vote brigading is a scummy practice to get the sheeple to purchase it and eliminate truthful, diverse opinions of the game.
  83. Joehaagaba
    Feb 27, 2020
    0
    Worst online games I’ve ever played the content is terrible the graphics are terrible and it can barely run on my xbox
  84. 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
  85. Nomimetacritic
    Feb 12, 2020
    0
    this is single player games that just had AFK player around you. You gonna keep grinding endless grinding for just failed enchant or P2W just for failed enchant fail again and again
  86. Superstone
    Feb 11, 2020
    5
    Pros:

    ++The game looks good on first glance ++Character creation is pretty good ++++Currently, there are 19 classes to choose from, most unique +++Combat is pretty fun and varied on the classes with lots of skills ++Variety of activities (fishing, training, trading, gathering, grinding) Cons: --The game does not have good view distance, so the beauty only happens about 50 feet    Pros:

    ++The game looks good on first glance
    ++Character creation is pretty good
    ++++Currently, there are 19 classes to choose from, most unique
    +++Combat is pretty fun and varied on the classes with lots of skills
    ++Variety of activities (fishing, training, trading, gathering, grinding)

    Cons:

    --The game does not have good view distance, so the beauty only happens about 50 feet around your character. Remastered mode makes everything look like Vaseline rubbed on the screen.
    --No involving storyline
    --Many systems seem half-baked or intentionally clumsy to make P2Convenience more desirable (energy recovery (slightly), weight limit system (very) , inventory system (very), horse death reset coupons (situational for trainers), higher in-game taxes on non-Value Pack accounts (depends on what you're selling), literal item drop rates via Blessing of Kamasylvia (min-maxing, but having 20% increased item drop makes up cash at the marketplace especially in conjunction with Value Pack), character skill resets (truly gross), etc.)
    --Some parts of the game are not completely implemented/clumsy/pointless like stealing which is very situational and completely unnecessary, some of the slash commands for social actions don't work. Try to actually type in "/Lie Down" and it will not work outside of clicking it on the pop-up action menu. I tried in upper- and lower-case, spaced and unspaced, capitalized and not for both first and second words, all the ways I could try type the words that the game showed me to take the action to /Lie Down and it only worked when I clicked the words in the pop-up menu, but my personal favorite: when you hit 50, the game pops up a clickable window that shows you stuff you can do from 50 onward, okay? When you click ANY of the options on the fully drawn, clickable, pop-up, another pop-up in an in-game browser opens to what it says is the official BDO wiki and NO DEVS OR GMS OR CMS BOTHERED TO WRITE ANY OF THE ARTICLES LINKED TO! Shoddy and half-baked and it wasn't even there when I first played and level 50 took a couple days within months of NA launch.
    --Out of combat movement is clunky, terrain interaction is spotty (getting caught on stairs, rocks, wagons going horizontally while ground drops away, players floating above elevators, some getting caught in animations/transitions are slow at times, etc.)
    --The community can't decide if the game is a PvE game or PvP game (it's a PvE game) that has PvP in it but there is few tangible rewards from PvP and no reason to PvP outside of Node Wars for tax rights which is a PvE system. The sole exception is there is a couple of crystals from the only organized PvP battleground, Red Battlefield, but they are only Best in Slot in one piece of gear and are optimized for PvP CC resistance, which is a whole other can of worms because at high gear levels one knockdown and death is the meta in this game's version of PvP.
    --Getting knocked down is pretty much the only mechanic in PvE, especially in Dark Rifts, which are solo versions of World Bosses designed to give people who aren't on during boss timers some way to get some possible boss rewards, they are on a 12 day timer, which is fine in my opinion, and doesn't give them as many chances as people who are on all the time, but there's still a chance with the boxes they give.
    --The gear enhancement system is a bottomless pit of materials no matter what activity you pursue, whether lifeskilling or combat/grinding which is unfortunate because the game is...
    --Grindy as hell when it comes to experience past a certain point. Also grinding is best way to make money actively so it will be the majority of the gameplay if you are trying to make the most money possible as quickly as possible, and you will need to make the most money possible because...
    ---------THE MOST MEANINGFUL MEASURE OF PROGRESSION IN THE GAME IS PURCHASABLE FROM THE IN-GAME MARKETPLACE (there is no progression of bosses or content, all progress is solely a set of AP/DP numbers to hit and it is a rich-get-richer situation where players who have certain "brackets" hit, will get even more bonuses from already having gear such as dozens more AP than other players at the same actual level or up to 20% extra damage reduction (at the absolute highest DP bracket currently)

    All this said: I still give the game a 5 because I do like the world, but I find most of it clumsy, half-baked, and bad. Still, the classes are fun for short bursts, the game does implement catch-up mechanics, and even if the only way to make your character bleeding-edge is to dump money into ca$h $hop **** and P2Convenience advantages, you don't 1000% have to to have some fun with it and they do keep releasing classes and updates which keeps it relatively fresh, even if it is to just play Barbie Dress Online for about 30 bucks every six months.    … Expand
  87. Merggy
    Feb 2, 2020
    7
    Quite a fun game that doesn't require a monthly payment like many MMORPG's. It's annoying how every character will end up doing the exact same quests over and over and how some classes are male or female only. This alongside the "Kakao Cash" lowers my score down to a 7. Despite this, it's quite a fun game with spot on outstanding fights and moves. 7/10 game I'd say - it's good.
  88. 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
  89. vollmilchnoob
    Nov 3, 2019
    0
    this game is so bad, I Played till level 60 with only grinding, started questing and felt the pain, you have to explore a dessert without a map LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    The Cash shop is pay to win, the whole game is pay to win, so much stuff to purchase, but gameplay allways same, you get new gear, you feel same xD
  90. Gu5
    Nov 3, 2019
    7
    After 3 months of inactivity and actively returning into the game (with more content opened - Valencia) I'd say say that the major downsides are: "Korean typical heavy RNG" and the possible amount of power gap caused by a gear level...

    If there was an MMO like BDO with purely skill-based combat - i'd call it the best MMO out there...

    BDO is not perfect, but still it is enjoyable.
  91. nomaddc
    Oct 19, 2019
    3
    A good example of a fun and good MMORPG getting ruined for the sake of extracting every single conceivable penny out of the player base. The game is fun and looks amazing with a few caveats.

    Updates to old classes are rare. They mostly focus on freshly released classes and make sure they are in a good spot balance-wise and get new paid outfits (although even this was in decline lately).    A good example of a fun and good MMORPG getting ruined for the sake of extracting every single conceivable penny out of the player base. The game is fun and looks amazing with a few caveats.

    Updates to old classes are rare. They mostly focus on freshly released classes and make sure they are in a good spot balance-wise and get new paid outfits (although even this was in decline lately). Older classes get largely neglected (DK, Valk, War, Kuno, Maehwa, Tamer, Ranger) and rarely get any fixes or costumes.

    Events have been using lots of recycled old rewards, rarely we get anything substantially new for Christmas/Halloween/etc.. It's mostly stuff from several years ago.

    Enhancing. It's the only means of gear progression (besides just buying what other people enhance for disproportionally more) and it's made to be as frustrating and infuriating as possible. It's made to irritate and frustrate the player to the point when buying some outfits to melt for enhancing "protection" starts to sound like a great idea. This is where they try to milk you dry. Repairing gear? 1 memory fragment restores 1/100 durability, unless you buy with $$ some Artisan Memories, and even then it takes a good amount. Upgrading past DUO? Gear will downgrade on failing unless you use Cron Stones ("protection") that you either get from melting paid outfits or buy using silver (although it's much worse ratio than buying outfits from the market that other players sell for silver). But even then the conversion rate of $ or your time to crons is awful. Of course, you don't have to spend a dime on any of this, but what people forget to say is that your experience with the game will vary depending on how much you spend. If you don't spend odds are it will be miserable. Alternatively, you can elect to upgrade your gear using Caphras stones, but this will take disproportionately longer than enhancing to the point of not really being viable.

    If they introduced more fail protection to enhancing and reduced Cron Stone prices from in-game vendors to make them worth buying over outfit melting it would improve the game a lot. If they started releasing new outfits and balance changes for older classes instead of having Artisans memory sales it would make BDO a really good MMORPG.

    I would not advise getting anywhere near this game if you are an impulsive person or have gambling problems - it will attempt to exploit you at every turn.    … Expand
  92. Manliness
    Oct 19, 2019
    1
    Toxic Community. Unhelpful staff. Highly recommend Final Fantasy XIV as an alternative.

    Beware hidden "subscription" features like paid items that increase drop rate and profits for sold items. It's tough to keep up without these. Everything in this game is deigned around a gambling-style RNG system. It's quite clever how much they are able to integrate variable-reward gambling tactics.    Toxic Community. Unhelpful staff. Highly recommend Final Fantasy XIV as an alternative.

    Beware hidden "subscription" features like paid items that increase drop rate and profits for sold items. It's tough to keep up without these. Everything in this game is deigned around a gambling-style RNG system. It's quite clever how much they are able to integrate variable-reward gambling tactics. You do not want to allow kids to play this.    … Expand
  93. BrownFamily
    Oct 19, 2019
    0
    This game seemed fun at first, but once you play for a while you realize how quickly you fall behind because of the numerous pay-to-win mechanics. Also, the behavior policy 100% allows trolling, camping and other things that are disallowed on other much better MMOS like WOW or Guild Wars. Your reports are read by bots and get copy-paste responses primarily. Play a different MMO withThis game seemed fun at first, but once you play for a while you realize how quickly you fall behind because of the numerous pay-to-win mechanics. Also, the behavior policy 100% allows trolling, camping and other things that are disallowed on other much better MMOS like WOW or Guild Wars. Your reports are read by bots and get copy-paste responses primarily. Play a different MMO with better staff and less P2W.… Expand
  94. 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.
  95. Sosnak19
    Oct 3, 2019
    10
    Black desert > WOW

    this game has beautiful graphics and the size of the world is great
  96. 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.
  97. 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.
  98. Magnifigood
    Sep 6, 2019
    1
    There is a lot of debate about this game being p2w. Being a player since release, my opinion is that it is one of the most pay to win game I've ever played. It can take years to compete with players that pay to win. It is also considered "competitive pvp" for others to camp/harass you for hours. They can even use an NPC to keep finding you if you change servers. Support is rarely helpfulThere is a lot of debate about this game being p2w. Being a player since release, my opinion is that it is one of the most pay to win game I've ever played. It can take years to compete with players that pay to win. It is also considered "competitive pvp" for others to camp/harass you for hours. They can even use an NPC to keep finding you if you change servers. Support is rarely helpful compared to other games in general.… Expand
  99. Meko747
    Aug 16, 2019
    0
    1.Black desert is truly pay to win game.
    2.grind grind grind grind ....
    3.Life skill not fun for me.
    4.bad story telling
  100. DaxRazor
    Jun 10, 2019
    5
    Black Desert Online is a great game in many ways it is highly complex and has loads of things to learn and do. Inventive character classes, no level limit, Progressive combat skills, fast paced combat. Classic MMORPG elements like the "Grind" for gear drops or treasure to purchase new items off of a player driven economy with blind seller/buyers so no "favoritism" or gaming of theBlack Desert Online is a great game in many ways it is highly complex and has loads of things to learn and do. Inventive character classes, no level limit, Progressive combat skills, fast paced combat. Classic MMORPG elements like the "Grind" for gear drops or treasure to purchase new items off of a player driven economy with blind seller/buyers so no "favoritism" or gaming of the marketplace.

    The game does a lot of things well! From limiting the impact of PTW Whales on the game to a great knowledge based reward system for learning about the world.

    BDO also features a great Guild based PVP system called Node Wars and Conquest plus Guild Wars so PVP players can engage in open world combat with another guild, it even has a decent single player Red Battlefield event.

    Great Family (Account) based sharing of resources across 6-7 characters in your stable...which reminds me of the awesome horse capturing and breeding system!

    Now here is where it all goes wrong... It has Force Mode PVP that is a mode where you can force PVP combat on any other player in the world that has reached Level 50.... regardless of your level. So a long term level 61 player can camp out a level 50 zone and kill other players that cannot possible defend themselves for fun. It has a Karma system that is a joke among the community to punish "Red" players or PKers. It doesn't work.

    Black Desert's Tag Line is "Become your True Self". Unfortunately for the game and its Open World PVP System many gamers true self is not a person you want to run around a virtual world with, or run into would be more accurate.

    Great Game bad Community. No hope of changing. So if you are OK with getting killed while chopping a tree down while wearing worker clothes (no combat level) by a random person in a Gillie Suit (hides their character labels) or you are a Psychotic Rage Machine player forged in the fires of Fortnite and Call of Duty wanting to gank lower levels and AFK players for jollies then this game is for you.    … Expand
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  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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