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Is it worth it??
GenetikCode
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Just seen these limited offers going... https://www.blackdesertonline.com/shop/GamePass.html?trcode=A2G030&lang=en&utm_source=24898_&utm_medium=affiliation&utm_campaign=201609-1_valencia_parttwo_affiliation&utm_content=random
And was wondering if its worth the plunge? I have always wanted to have a go at this due to the reports on here saying its a grind but still a great mmo. But something at the back of my head says no, stick with what you got for the time being cause of all the recent fiasco surrounding this game with the pay to win recently.
Has it all settled down now and everybody has shrugged there shoulders and bit there bottom lip?
Is the game worth this price now?
Am I gonna be shoved with pay to win menu's soon as I step in, cause I dislike like that in a game I have already paid for?
Is the eu servers popular as most twitch feeds are usa servers that I'm seeing?
Thanks for any replys.. this is gonna be a coin toss for me. or should I wait for (could happen) free to play?
And was wondering if its worth the plunge? I have always wanted to have a go at this due to the reports on here saying its a grind but still a great mmo. But something at the back of my head says no, stick with what you got for the time being cause of all the recent fiasco surrounding this game with the pay to win recently.
Has it all settled down now and everybody has shrugged there shoulders and bit there bottom lip?
Is the game worth this price now?
Am I gonna be shoved with pay to win menu's soon as I step in, cause I dislike like that in a game I have already paid for?
Is the eu servers popular as most twitch feeds are usa servers that I'm seeing?
Thanks for any replys.. this is gonna be a coin toss for me. or should I wait for (could happen) free to play?
Comments
This is a beautiful game that I loved playing because I was immersed in the trading, farming, fishing ,building and money making empire. I started very small with a few workers and grew them to a mini sweat factory owner. Well it was not so bad they had beer and was paid wages by the town the worker came from but I was able to get them to gather,make items and travel to far off places running.
I had farming plots where I grew plants and harvested them and used them in cooking alchemy and trading. I loved making my new wagons and fishing boats and going off to far away islands and fishing there. I connected nodes and spent my time building up my real estate and becoming a rather prominent trader between the towns and trading posts. I bred horses and enjoyed this game immensely.
Cannot talk about PvP though.
I just completed an 8 hour session and never once went out to hunt. The variety of stuff to do is mind boggling.
You COULD level a toon to 50 and not kill a mob.........
Not that hunting is not fun....it most assuredly is.
And EVERY class is fun to play.
I get sooooooo tired of the pay to win discussions. Why is it that the most vocal critics of the PTW concept seem to have no problem with the fact they can play 16 hours a day to my normal 2? Playtime=PTW would be my counter to the simple PTW discussion.
I guess my most solid argument for BDO is that it's truly a game you can play in many ways, and they are all fun.
And I should also mention it's the prettiest MMO ever.
With the current sale, I say RUN and grab it. I'll wager you'll get many times your moneys worth.
Originally posted by Arskaaa
"when players learned tacticks in dungeon/raids, its bread".
Make no mistake BDO is a game where gear+level will give you a massive advantage over those who have neither, or are lacking in one or the other.
The reason why the P2W factors in the game benefit the players who play more rather than less, is because you still have to grind mobs to get those levels, and it has to be combat xp, any other type of xp will just mean you have a nerfed character when it comes to combat, as anyone who has played the game will understand.
Not only that, but the silver gains from selling cash items in the Market, only really benefit those upgrading their gear, not actually buying it, which although it can be done, it would cost $100's to buy already upgraded items.
If you just want to play the game, and not too bothered about being the best, its worth it, if you want to compete in PVP though, be aware you are going to need your wallet handy.
What @Phry said isn't without its merits though. If you're a highly competitive PvPer, you might find yourself frustrated with the gear and level gap.
Not going to get into the whole P2W debate, since I couldn't care less about it (I chose not to go the PvP route on this game, so... /shrug) but... the game itself pretty much rewards those who put in ridiculous amounts of time. Far more so than games like WoW and SWTOR, which have an easy to reach level cap, and from there on a rather simple gearing treadmill compared to BDO. You will never, ever be equal with a hardcore player who's been there since the very start. Unless he quits*.
There are plenty of good things about the game too of course, otherwise I wouldn't be playing it, but be aware of the above flaw. You know yourself best, what you can live with, and what you can't. @eyesadi pretty much covered most of the good stuff already. :pleased:
* Or people start to actually hit the hard level cap, which I'm not entirely sure is even a thing.
My SWTOR referral link for those wanting to give the game a try. (Newbies get a welcome package while returning players get a few account upgrades to help with their preferred status.)
https://www.ashesofcreation.com/ref/Callaron/
Let me play, if i get convinced then i will surely pay for a founders pack! if a CBT key is hard for you to give for FREE then why should i spend my money just to TEST a FREE TO PLAY game in BETA stage.
BDO has good graphics ......................./end
Most of the ppl left in the game play it for the single player mini games, especially the horse related mini games are popular. If you visit the official forum you will see that there's only one really large thread and that one is on horse breeding.
So if you enjoy single player min games with good graphics, check BDO out, if you play MMOs for the multiplayer part or even PVP, stay away from it as far as you can.