-First, the queue. I had to wait in some line for 20 minutes before the game would let you play, if you want to skip the line you have to pay money.
-The gold spammers. Massive amounts of non-stop gold spam. Chat is immediately useless. Great first impression.
-UI is super small on a higher resolution screen. I could barely read the pixelated mess.
-The gameplay is so generic. Solo quest after solo quest. Run here, kill 3 mobs. Run back to NPC. Kill 4 mobs there. Run back to NPC. Bring an item here. Run to NPC. This game makes WoW look next-gen.
-The combat is just generic clic clic click combat, every class can solo anything it seems. There's no reason why anyone would group, and no on e does not surprisingly.
-The cutscenes are fun to watch, but I can watch those on youtube.
This isn't a good game.
For someone who posts so much on here, You have no clue what you're talking about. Especially with the combat. Sounds like you actually played only a few hours. You should know better to judge MMOs like this so early.
Please give me an example of an action MMO already launched in the west that does gameplay better than BnS. You just can't.
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Im still trying to give this game a fair go but the game play is mediocre, visuals are ok for a game that is already a few years old. So hoping black desert is better need a decent mmo to play while i wait for a good one to come out if one ever does nothing but fail games in development from what i can see and wow has been crap since 3rd expansion. I realy dont understand why so many developers make games which are not even as good as ones that came out 5 to 10 years ago.
Please give me an example of an action MMO already launched in the west that does gameplay better than BnS. You just can't.
Tera, AoC (sort of action combat), and ESO. I'm less familiar with AoC than the others (I only hit level 30ish). If you're taking gameplay... those games have much more intricate systems with grouping/crafting/endgame.
I don't believe the game was ever hyped to the degree that other games on this website have been... it's only claim to fame atm is being the newest release (albeit of an old game from the east).
In today's gaming world... everything new is gonna be tried.
But it has been over hyped here. It's been hyped as if it were a new game with so much to offer.
So you say over hyped. Can you provide examples of the difference between hyped and over hyped in this game? When did hype become over hype?
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I don't believe the game was ever hyped to the degree that other games on this website have been... it's only claim to fame atm is being the newest release (albeit of an old game from the east).
In today's gaming world... everything new is gonna be tried.
But it has been over hyped here. It's been hyped as if it were a new game with so much to offer.
Honestly this game (like pretty much every MMO game in the past 5 years) is a good game, just not a good MMO.
If they cut out the entire intro story bullshit, and just threw me into an open world id play this game everyday.
But again its not bad, just doesnt own up to the massively multiplayer tag.
This isn't just an MMO, its an MMO"RPG." In an MMO"RPG" you need an "intro story bullshit." If you don't have that, then its not an MMO"RPG", it's an FPS/MOBA. If what you are looking for is an open world MMO without an "intro story bullshit," you are looking in the wrong place because you won't find that in an MMO"RPG." MMO's without an "intro story bullshit" are that way --------> ... in the FPS/MOBA gaming section.
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I will agree with some that the longevity isn't there, so they better be ready to update fast especially given how long this game has been out. In terms of combat, it does it a bit more grind comfortable than others in the action genre where effort doesn't really make you bad but putting it in can just make you better (meaning you can zombie through the grind).
The game was meant to be a successor to Aion, it's an old game.
I don't think it's overhyped, it's a themepark at heart - it's a familiar design to all and can feel like "been there done that".
Again if you consider that this is a 2013/14 game it's pretty good.
I don't see this at all
Aion will only have one successor, and that is Aion II. There are things that really set Aion aside from all other MMOs, and none of those things are in this overly simplistic themepark oily jigglefest of a game.
Same company, but they didn't put nearly the thought or the effort into this game. The OST itself should be telling enough to prove that.
I was really looking forward to the game and now I feel the same way as the OP. To me it just seems like the game builds up to be a 3D fighting game at the end. Because those 1v1 PvP is the only good thing I see but its not worth all the quest grinding, ill just wait for Tekken 7.
Having played Tera and BnS...I'll take BnS over Tera any day. ESO has it's moments where it shines (which are generally >only< in pvp ) but it has a lot of issues as well.
The game was meant to be a successor to Aion, it's an old game.
The two seem nothing alike. There are true group roles in Aion (tank, healer, CC, DPS) and an emphasis on large scale battles over points of interest (forts). If NC intended B&S to be a successor to Aion they were unsuccessful.
i dont know what it is about maybe a prejudiced bias against any games made in asia but I cannot enjoy any of them and I have tried. I also feel the same as the OP a long queue time for a anime boobfest game with no depth but street fighter like combos. I tried my hardest to like the game but between the ridiculous queue times, quest style, and art style I just am turned off.
-First, the queue. I had to wait in some line for 20 minutes before the game would let you play, if you want to skip the line you have to pay money.
-The gold spammers. Massive amounts of non-stop gold spam. Chat is immediately useless. Great first impression.
-UI is super small on a higher resolution screen. I could barely read the pixelated mess.
-The gameplay is so generic. Solo quest after solo quest. Run here, kill 3 mobs. Run back to NPC. Kill 4 mobs there. Run back to NPC. Bring an item here. Run to NPC. This game makes WoW look next-gen.
-The combat is just generic clic clic click combat, every class can solo anything it seems. There's no reason why anyone would group, and no on e does not surprisingly.
-The cutscenes are fun to watch, but I can watch those on youtube.
This isn't a good game.
Funny part most mmo gate chat until a level or people have to drop like $5 in to the game and people complain about it. This what happen when chat freely open like that.
The game was meant to be a successor to Aion, it's an old game.
The two seem nothing alike. There are true group roles in Aion (tank, healer, CC, DPS) and an emphasis on large scale battles over points of interest (forts). If NC intended B&S to be a successor to Aion they were unsuccessful.
It may not be a successor but perhaps an evolution. Take away the grind, equalize the pvp, remove the trinity, action combat and boom there you have it.
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I was really looking forward to the game and now I feel the same way as the OP. To me it just seems like the game builds up to be a 3D fighting game at the end. Because those 1v1 PvP is the only good thing I see but its not worth all the quest grinding, ill just wait for Tekken 7.
I'm not too sure because I've only played for about 20 hours. So far I'm having fun and I hope they have some good endgame content. But, I'm going to find out myself and not take other people's responses. You can't trust many people especially mmorpg trolls.
Please give me an example of an action MMO already launched in the west that does gameplay better than BnS. You just can't.
Tera, AoC (sort of action combat), and ESO. I'm less familiar with AoC than the others (I only hit level 30ish). If you're taking gameplay... those games have much more intricate systems with grouping/crafting/endgame.
Tera? Maybe, but Tera probably has the best action combat right now. Yet it doesn't have the action/reaction of B&N, which is great.
AoC wasn't that great. Well at the time it was awesome, but It got holdfast.
ESO? What? ESO combat isn't really action, it's more tab then annything. I'm not a fan of ESO so I might be a bit ias.
Shallow review. That's exactly how I describe this. You don't play a mmo for 3 hours and pretend to know what its all about. You want a free game expect a free experience.
Sure you do! If a game doesn't grab me within an hour or so I drop it like a bad habit.
This game hasn't been hyped at all, much less over-hyped. Also, people do group. If you played for more than 'a few hours' which i'm skeptical about , then you would know. Quite a few dungeons are not solo-friendly. Pretty much everything you do on a computer is 'click click click'. Not sure what futuristic technology you're playing with, but I just have a keyboard and mouse. But hey - thanks for your quality review.
The grouping is severely limited, and when you are in a dungeon with a group, there is little (if any) organization.
Game is built pretty much for Arena PVP, and that's okay. But the group aspects are mostly non-existent. ... The combat is pretty good, it's not my favorite (TERA), but it's easy top 5 of MMOs I've played. Definitely not a mindless click fest like the guy who hasn't done any pvp or grouping mentioned.
I already forgot most of this game because it was just not good enough. 'However was this not the game with only 3 dungeons released?So that would hardly be a group content game. As to the TIME played,i can figure a games design out in the first 5 minutes. The only time i ever had to actually play a game longer and i didn';t know it at the time was FFXI because it had a hidden sub class design that you never got until level 15,IF you actually found out about it.It also had elite classes that did not open up until you got a level 30 class first.Also some classes had to be discovered so yeah you actually had to play the game longer,MOST games do not leave anything to be discovered. I personally think the design of BnS is just silly,basically a rpg with Mortal Kombat inside of it,no thanks too silly for me. Perhaps the worst thing "at least for me" is Korean games always use terribly fast animations "cheap work" not enough animation frames.Not only does it look bad it makes their games look like penny arcade games rather than something realistic. The game is also cheapened with group play so obviously not designed for group play.You could have a bunch of Force masters to just lock down all enemies and as usual they are too much like arpg with o/p aoe's,so combat is usually EASY mode.
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-First, the queue. I had to wait in some line for 20 minutes before the game would let you play, if you want to skip the line you have to pay money.
-The gold spammers. Massive amounts of non-stop gold spam. Chat is immediately useless. Great first impression.
-UI is super small on a higher resolution screen. I could barely read the pixelated mess.
-The gameplay is so generic. Solo quest after solo quest. Run here, kill 3 mobs. Run back to NPC. Kill 4 mobs there. Run back to NPC. Bring an item here. Run to NPC. This game makes WoW look next-gen.
-The combat is just generic clic clic click combat, every class can solo anything it seems. There's no reason why anyone would group, and no on e does not surprisingly.
-The cutscenes are fun to watch, but I can watch those on youtube.
This isn't a good game.
Seriously there is only like maybe 5-8 gold spammers and once they are blocked i haven't seen a single one since.
The combat is great, it's a little mediocre up until you start spending skill points to change how your skills work. I mean really change them. Gold spammers exist in every game. There's a block feature, not only a block feature, a block and report feature! But yeah, you won't be able to hire player handmaidens to buff you with dances or make daisy chains for your in-game children. It's a generic themepark. The hype comes from people who really wanted a thick combat system for pvp. I wish there was a little more to that, myself. But what can you do. It's an old game.
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Please give me an example of an action MMO already launched in the west that does gameplay better than BnS. You just can't.
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So you say over hyped. Can you provide examples of the difference between hyped and over hyped in this game? When did hype become over hype?
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If they cut out the entire intro story bullshit, and just threw me into an open world id play this game everyday.
But again its not bad, just doesnt own up to the massively multiplayer tag.
This isn't just an MMO, its an MMO"RPG." In an MMO"RPG" you need an "intro story bullshit." If you don't have that, then its not an MMO"RPG", it's an FPS/MOBA. If what you are looking for is an open world MMO without an "intro story bullshit," you are looking in the wrong place because you won't find that in an MMO"RPG." MMO's without an "intro story bullshit" are that way --------> ... in the FPS/MOBA gaming section.
/smh ...
Aion will only have one successor, and that is Aion II. There are things that really set Aion aside from all other MMOs, and none of those things are in this overly simplistic themepark oily jigglefest of a game.
Same company, but they didn't put nearly the thought or the effort into this game. The OST itself should be telling enough to prove that.
Looking forward to: Crowfall / Lost Ark / Black Desert Mobile
Tera? Maybe, but Tera probably has the best action combat right now. Yet it doesn't have the action/reaction of B&N, which is great.
AoC wasn't that great. Well at the time it was awesome, but It got holdfast.
ESO? What? ESO combat isn't really action, it's more tab then annything. I'm not a fan of ESO so I might be a bit ias.
'However was this not the game with only 3 dungeons released?So that would hardly be a group content game.
As to the TIME played,i can figure a games design out in the first 5 minutes.
The only time i ever had to actually play a game longer and i didn';t know it at the time was FFXI because it had a hidden sub class design that you never got until level 15,IF you actually found out about it.It also had elite classes that did not open up until you got a level 30 class first.Also some classes had to be discovered so yeah you actually had to play the game longer,MOST games do not leave anything to be discovered.
I personally think the design of BnS is just silly,basically a rpg with Mortal Kombat inside of it,no thanks too silly for me.
Perhaps the worst thing "at least for me" is Korean games always use terribly fast animations "cheap work" not enough animation frames.Not only does it look bad it makes their games look like penny arcade games rather than something realistic.
The game is also cheapened with group play so obviously not designed for group play.You could have a bunch of Force masters to just lock down all enemies and as usual they are too much like arpg with o/p aoe's,so combat is usually EASY mode.
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As you can tell, it's the game not being able to render text correctly. My browser next to it renders text without problems.
Gold spammers exist in every game. There's a block feature, not only a block feature, a block and report feature!
But yeah, you won't be able to hire player handmaidens to buff you with dances or make daisy chains for your in-game children. It's a generic themepark.
The hype comes from people who really wanted a thick combat system for pvp. I wish there was a little more to that, myself. But what can you do. It's an old game.