Black Gold Online

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User Score
4.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 6 out of 11
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  1. SpartanBadass
    Jun 30, 2014
    5
    After playing Black Gold for about 3 hours I have to say it has a very user unfriendly questing system at times. If you like SM in MMO's (story mode) then this game will offer you an overabundance of reading at times. But the quests can be confusing as to where it starts and ends at times. Graphics leave so much to lack. animations are just simple and almost appear low budget. For instanceAfter playing Black Gold for about 3 hours I have to say it has a very user unfriendly questing system at times. If you like SM in MMO's (story mode) then this game will offer you an overabundance of reading at times. But the quests can be confusing as to where it starts and ends at times. Graphics leave so much to lack. animations are just simple and almost appear low budget. For instance a motorcycle just goes a little faster than a human running. If you like the Steam punk genre, and you want an MMO to play it in, this is a great game for you. The outfits fit the traditional SP looks granted a wolf the size of a full size sedan with mechanical legs... yeah... #fail

    There are a few sites that might still have some booster packs for free. they are mostly timed items (expire in a certain time)

    classes feel unbalanced. I should not be able to two shot something two levels above me, so they need to bring some balance. Game play is fast, but still choppy.

    Graphics 6/10
    Sound 7/10
    User Interface 7/10
    Story 7/10
    Download speed avg 1.6 mb/sec to 2.6mb/sec so good download servers.

    Overall this game needs much more work. Graphics leave much to be desired, and directional sound is barely there. The game is already plagued by gold vendors. Guild creation is horrible. You will constantly get a banned word error. Use a period to separate the word and you're good...

    I would not recommend this game until it got a graphics and game engine overhaul. the concept is good, but that black gold farming? Ridiculous.    … Expand
  2. hemmingwaytogo
    Jul 9, 2014
    7
    I’ve been keeping up with Black Gold Online since back in the Alpha stages. It’s definitely needed some work, but I’m pretty happy with how it’s turned out. It’s a fun game, especially when it comes to PvP. It’s got a ways to go before it will be like my main game, but I enjoy it a bit. Here’s a few things people should know about it:

    Leveling: Leveling is pretty quick in BGO, so if    I’ve been keeping up with Black Gold Online since back in the Alpha stages. It’s definitely needed some work, but I’m pretty happy with how it’s turned out. It’s a fun game, especially when it comes to PvP. It’s got a ways to go before it will be like my main game, but I enjoy it a bit. Here’s a few things people should know about it:

    Leveling: Leveling is pretty quick in BGO, so if you’re into some drawn out progression that’s not here. I actually liked it, because once you leveled up your character there was still a ton to do. There’s a couple of different systems for getting and/or rerolling your gear to get your character’s “Might Score” (gear score) up. Plus there’s a bunch of other cool PvP and stuff, and you’ve got these battle mounts that are sort of like a second type of progression.

    Battle Carriers: basically fighting mounts, which is pretty huge, don’t see those in most MMOs. Everyone I talk to agrees a few things need some work: motion and contact stuff, maybe a few more customization options. All in all though, it’s really fun. You can get into these big battles on instanced maps with two sides, between the steamtech dudes and the nature guys. Guys flying in dragons and helicopters, and then us running the ground on tanks, it was a blast.

    Classes and Combat: Ok, so the game has a bunch of different classes to choose from. They’re a bit rigid in their progression, but even so they’ve got a bunch of different skills and abilities. Overall there are 4 races and 12 classes, plus word is there are more of each to come. The fighting system still needs some work: contact collision could be better.

    Generally, the game has a really cool environment to explore, and it’s a ton of different features to play through, a lot of which don’t even open up until later in the game. A few bits like the class balancing, Quest-line, and contact collision could use work, but all told I’d recommend this for people to play.    … Expand