_ “This also brings us to another, more annoying failing of the game: things are just not explained very well.”Ĭontrols in Black Desert Online take a bit of getting used to. And even if you get lost, it’s still no biggie I never felt a strong urge to “finish the game” in Black Desert Online as I have with other MMOs, and that was totally fine. Don’t get too concerned if you lose track – just follow the helpful arrows to your next destination and you’ll be fine. You are tasked with learning their secrets (I think), and a little back cloud creature is your side-kick (and also provides a convenient guide in your early play time). Something about ancient black stones, with secret powers. I really tried to follow it this time, I swear, but I’ll be damned if I could make sense of it. The main story is one of the most inexplicable I have yet seen in an MMO (and that’s saying something). You begin by doing the usual banal fetching and relaying messages from Point A to Point B. Questing is probably not the game’s strong suit. If you are really jonesing for a fight against a real-live person, you’ll definitely want to keep it in the game’s special PvP arenas – but even then, the rewards are paltry and not really worth the effort beyond whatever people in Black Desert Online call “street cred.” You can also do 1v1 PvP after level 50 if you want, but this isn’t really a viable option since the game has severe punishments for killing other players, not the least of which is that guards everywhere will chase after you and kill you on sight. Then they will try out the game’s PvP, which seems to mostly involve joining a Guild and fighting wars against other guilds, or periodic Siege events. Combat is usually easy – too easy (more on that later), and grinding is what most will do a lot of till they cap out. I suspect that most players will grind and side-quest to hit the soft level cap of 50 long before they “finish” the game, partly because you level up so fast. There is a linear story-quest that you are quite free to follow, if you are like me you will be forever side-tracked by exploration of Black Desert Online’s environment. I never thought I would say this, but Black Desert Online’s world might be even more full of life than that of The Witcher 3. You will really feel what the developers mean when they call this a “sandbox” MMO, as there is a real feeling in Black Desert Online that you are free to roam a vast landscape that promises surprise and novelty around every corner. Lighting is a strong suit, and seeing the sunset reflect in golden yellow on puddles as I travelled the game’s world was downright sublime at times. There is excellent detail in all of the NPCs, structures, and vegetation as well I truly enjoyed the time I spent just exploring and taking in its beautiful vistas. The visual splendor of the game also holds true of the monsters and animals you encounter in the world. _ “There is excellent detail in all of the NPCs, structures, and vegetation as well I truly enjoyed the time I spent just exploring and taking in its beautiful vistas.”
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