Black Desert Online
Release Date: December 17, 2014
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A high fantasy MMORPG. Black Desert is a debut project of the Korean studio Pearl Abyss, created in cooperation with the industry veteran, Dae-Il Kim, creator of RYL Online and Continent of Ninth. The game is set in a dark and gloomy world rocked by a conflict raging between two powers – The Calpheon Republic and Valencia Kingdom.
Last Update: March 18, 2016
Black Desert Online Game Guide
Black Desert Online guide has been divided into two parts, thanks to which you can easily find items of your interest. The first pages constitute a basic description of the game.
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Push Square: 6 / 10 by John Cal McCormick
Black Desert is rougher than a badger's behind, and the simple combat won't blow anyone's skirt up, but the game does have upsides. The world is fleshed out and fun to explore, the side activities are more amusing than the campaign, and the character creation is superb. This is the sort of game that will undoubtedly appeal to a small subset of people who are more than happy to accept the uglier technical issues as the admission price to a well realised world full of things to do.
MMORPG.com: 8.6 / 10 by William Murphy
Listen, I've rambled on for about 1500 words here, and several thousand more in preceding weeks. You don't need me to tell you any more about this game than what you can learn by simply picking it up. I will say this though: so many of us here clamor for something new and unique to hit the market. It's here now. Black Desert Online is one of the freshest takes on the MMO in years, and it deserves to be played.
Windows Central: 3.5 / 5 by Asher Madan
Black Desert is an expansive game, but Pearl Abyss needs to fix its technical problems on Xbox One.
The main pros of the game
- Stunning Graphics: Players consistently praise the game's visuals, describing it as beautiful and visually impressive even in 2024.
- Diverse Content: The game offers a wide variety of activities, including intense PvP combat, crafting, trading, and life skills, providing players with numerous ways to engage with the game.
- Dynamic Combat System: The action-oriented combat system is highlighted as a major strength, allowing for skillful play and fluid movement.
- Rich World Exploration: Many players enjoy the vast, open world filled with diverse landscapes and quests, encouraging exploration and discovery.
- Character Customization: The game features an extensive character creation system, allowing players to customize their characters in great detail.
The main cons of the game
- Grind and Monotony: Several reviews mention that after a certain point, the game becomes overly grindy and repetitive, particularly in the late game.
- Pay-to-Win Elements: There is significant criticism regarding the game's monetization model, with many players feeling that the presence of microtransactions and pay-for-convenience aspects detracts from the overall experience.
- Complexity and Learning Curve: New players may find the game's numerous systems and controls overwhelming and complicated, leading to a steep learning curve.
- Performance Issues: Some users report technical problems, particularly in high-stress scenarios like large PvP battles or with high graphical settings.
The features or elements that are missing from the game according to users
- Improved Accessibility: Users express a desire for more intuitive controls and clearer guidance for new players to help them navigate the game's complexity.
- Better Endgame Content: There are calls for more engaging late-game content that doesn't rely heavily on grinding, as many players feel the endgame lacks meaningful progression.
- Balanced Monetization: Players wish for a more balanced approach to monetization, arguing that the current system can lead to feelings of inequality, especially in PvP scenarios.
- Enhanced Storytelling: Some reviews suggest that the game's narrative could be more compelling, as many players find the story and quests to be somewhat lackluster.
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GAMERS Score
Average score from 963 votes. 916 players anticipated the game.
Black Desert Online Description
Black Desert is a MMORPG set in a fantasy world. This is the debut project of a Korean studio, Pearl Abyss. The studio, although new, employs industry veterans only. First of all, thelead designer of the game is Dae-Il Kim, who served the same role in the production of RYL Online and Continent of the Ninth.
The action takes place in a grim fantasy world ravaged by unrelenting conflict. The game starts with creating your own character, choosing between several diverse races and classes. The heart of the game is an extensive system of combat. The mechanics of fighting are heavily arcade, and depend on reflexes of the players, rather than the statistics of their characters. We need to aim every blow and arrow, and perform every dodge. In combat, we use, among others, swords, spears, axes, bows, crossbows, and spells. We can also fight on horseback and other kinds of mounts. What is more, we can combine attacks into combos, which will increase the damage dealt further.
Black Desert offers one big virtual world on each server, devoid of instantiating. PvP plays an important role in the game. Sieges of fortresses are especially interesting in which we use, among others, mobile towers, ladders, cannons and catapults. The authors also made sure that an extensive virtual economy system is present. The players can collect materials, trade, cultivate the fields, build factories, hire NPCs, craft items, and purchase and manage estates. As a result, the users get the opportunity to have a break from the fighting and fill up their sacks of gold.
Last updated on August 14, 2015
Black Desert Online Summary
Early Access:August 20, 2019
Game Series: Black Desert
Platforms:
PC / Windows December 17, 2014
PlayStation 4 August 22, 2019
Xbox One March 4, 2019
Developer: Pearl Abyss
Publisher: Pearl Abyss
Black Desert Online System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i3-530 2.9 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 512 MB GeForce 9800/Radeon HD 6770 or better, Windows 7/8 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core i5-650 3.2 GHz, 6 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 650/Radeon HD 6770 or better, Windows 7/8 64-bit
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