This week I was originally going to write about how I was getting back into the game Black Desert Online, but it turns out I haven’t written about it before. That’s why I’ll just be writing my whole experience in general this week.
Black Desert Online or BDO is an open world MMORPG which mostly revolves around its graphics and combat mechanics. First of all, the graphics in this game are extremely good. Out of every single video game I’ve ever played BDO has the best graphics I’ve seen. This is especially true after the remastered update a few months ago. Black Desert is the one game where I prefer high settings over fps.
The combat in the game is generally the same between the different classes although there are some differences. Usually, a character’s skills use only a few keys, but there are many different combos that you can use if you memorize them. The usage of different classes in combat differs though. At the start of BDO, I started with a Witch class which is more of a support class. Therefore, it wasn’t that fun and it became difficult to grind mobs, so I moved over to the Dark Knight class a few weeks ago and I’m having a lot more fun.
Up until endgame, most of BDO is PvE and then it moves over to heavy PvP. When you level your character to the higher levels there aren’t any dungeons like in other MMOs. The game mostly focuses on Node Wars and Castle Sieges between players at endgame.
Besides the gameplay aspects, I think the game’s character creation is really good compared to other games I’ve seen. The controls in the creation menu are kind of complicated, but usually, you can get something close to what you want your character to look. If you aren’t interested in PvP, the game also offers a large variety of life skills such as alchemy, cooking, and fishing. You could also just explore the world if you really wanted to.
Originally I had taken a break from the game as my current class wasn’t really enjoyable without friends all the time. Now I’ve started getting back into the game with a different class. Overall, for my first MMO experience, I’m having fun so far. I’ve heard that endgame does get really “grindy” in terms of gaining levels, but I’d like to try out the life skills in the game by then.