
There are world bosses but overall your only option is open world PVP and end game guild vs guild PVP battles. I am a PVE girl through and through, and while I can be unbiased, I do not understand why there is no place for this content end game or during at all. By this I mean that there is not a single dungeon or raid in the entire game. As I was exploring and learning and becoming a little attached to this game and thinking that they did a really good job overall, I realized that there is no PVE content at all. Speaking of bullying, this brings us to the kicker and ultimate downfall of the game for me.

While I really like the depth that this adds to to game, it is not my cup of tea because I think it makes really hard for new players to get an established place in the game and leads to a lot of guild vs. This all reminds me a bit of Eve Online and seems like it will turn into a lot of people playing mafia don. You can hire workers to gather resources, craft sought after items, and use your guild to police your territories. It is also great for any grinding you might want to do, but it does take some of the immersion away for me.īlack Desert Online has a diverse political system allowing you to invest in cities by trading, buying property, and sending caravans between encampments to maximize profits. If that sounds fun, it is! Even though it is not my jam per se, this game manages to keep this aspect fun and mildly satisfying. It is way too easy to run into huge groups of way higher level mobs and come out the other side a bloody triumphant mess. While it is my favorite combat system, this game does not have my favorite combat because it is not challenging. That being said, Black Desert Online seems to have more of a hack and slash vibe in general. In my opinion this adds a whole new level of challenge and fun to a game and it is by far my favorite type of combat system to date. Vice versa, if you move out of an enemy's way, they won't be able to hit you. Real time combat simply means that if you want to hit something, you have to aim for it and if it moves out of the way you will miss. This is by no means a new way to approach the cookie cutter box that combat is generally put in in western MMOs, but it definitely doesn't get used as frequently as it should. It is however also accompanied by this weird black smoke cloud character that does a terrible job of moving the story along and honestly comes off kinda creepy.Ĭombat in this game is also impressive, as it uses what I like to refer to as “real time combat”. It is great because it utilizes videos to help you find your way and makes it very easy to understand some aspects of the game that could seem a bit overly complicated.
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There is a great tutorial that helps you with the controls and generally helps you learn how to play the game. Black Desert Online really lets you dictate almost every part of your character's body, and yes this means jiggly boobs and butts for all of you that choose to do so. I was thoroughly impressed with the customization aspect of character creation.

I chose to play mostly with the Valkyrie which brings us to customization. You have the sword and board Warrior, Ranger, Witch, Wizard, Sorceress, Berserker (duel wield warrior), Valkyrie (paladin), Tamer (shaman/rogue), Musa (rogue) Maehwa (rogue). I was quickly disappointed when I realized that these classes, while having some new tricks up their sleeves, were mostly just rehashes of what we are used to with different names. There are ten classes to choose from, several of which I thought were brand spanking new to me (that doesn't happen often). This is not a problem for me personally, but it is for a lot of potential players, so it has to go in the not bad column. However, they require a very high end computer to process them smoothly. First off the graphics are stunning, offering amazing views and awesome combat effects. Lets get started with the good, the bad, and the ugly and there is a lot of all of that in this sandbox MMORPG. This game has high quality graphics, one of my favorite combat systems and incredible character customization And I have mixed feelings about it. Black Desert Online is an MMO RPG published by Duam Games.
