Black Desert - Open World Sandbox Action Combat.

[elison]

Any spare guest passes? Really debating purchasing this but not completely sold. Would be much appreciated

[Insanecyclone]

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[Teknique]

I'll take one if you got a spare, interested to try it. How bad are the death penalties?

[Senji]

I'll take one if you got a spare, interested to try it. How bad are the death penalties?

1% exp and chance to break a socketed crystal. Chance depends on the stated break rate of that crystal. It appears that mobs will also steal back a trade item that you got from them [that are typically worth the same as a cheap crystal] in leau of breaking one. I've also noticed that my break rate went from like 95% for 1-49 to about 5% upon hitting 50.

Should be using a 2x socket helm with 2 3% exp gems (1k each), 8% milk tea (25k for 90 mins) along with any costume/scroll bonuses.

[Burningthought]

I hit 45 tonight. You really have to start learning your combos and speccing right around 25-30. At 45 I feel like I have all my combos down to muscle memory. Some of the CC stuff I don't use in PVE so that'll take another bit of time to get straighten out. The Calphaeon area feels so freakin' gigantic it reminds me of a small Novigrad. I feel at home blinking around on my Sorc and blowing shit up with my ultimate, shard explosion or black waves. Once I hit level cap hopefully by this weekend i'm going to start an alt and do a write up about everything.

Another thing is that the vertical and horizontal gearing is pretty nice. You basically pick one set of armor and use that and upgrade it until you start getting world boss sets or crafted sets. There's a huge uproar about the limited selection of clothing but this is something that would be easy for Daum to implement later on.

There are a lot of small quality of life fixes they can do, the localization definitely feels rushed and there's text cutoffs the further on in the game you get. I've even seen enemy names get cut off due to length "Giant Evil WarOrc possessed by the Black Spiri" and so on. They need a lore master on the team very badly so they could make everything a little more consistent. Sorc's skills are no different too, we have Fragments of Darkness, Shards of Darkness, Shards of Emptiness... pick one and stick with it there's 3 different names for our 1 extra energy source.

That being said the bread and butter of the game is the combat system for me. All the small nitpicks doesn't take away from how fluid and awesome it feels.

[SamanosukeShiva]

I've been playing since the conqueror package launch and I'm still lv40 lol. I've been mostly doing crafting/gardening/$$$. Also speaking of alts, this game has to be one of the most alt friendly MMO I've ever played.

[Teknique]

Welp. i cant make on orwen is there another recommended server?
I started a sorceress on valia or something, Fun class but then again shit dies so fast i dont even know the hell a combo works
Leveling is pretty fast. Im already 14 and i started less than 3 hours ago
Definitely an enjoyable game but the spirit thing is annoying

[Jinn]

Welp. i cant make on orwen is there another recommended server?
I started a sorceress on valia or something, Fun class but then again shit dies so fast i dont even know the hell a combo works
Leveling is pretty fast. Im already 14 and i started less than 3 hours ago
Definitely an enjoyable game but the spirit thing is annoying

So there's only 3 servers, Orwen, Edan, & Uno. Within each Server there are several channels that you can switch between outside and inside the game (similar to Tera.) do you have to click Orwen first before selecting a channel? Those being Velia1, Calpheon01 or 02, Serendia 01 or 02, etc... whatever channel you're on you're still in Orwen server.

I am a Sorc too, all the monsters up till around level 20 were easy prey, eventually you'll run into some Goblins that have a larger HP pool and that's the start of the real combat as I kinda noted to myself. eventually youll be fighting monsters with huge HP pools capable of 2 shoting you if you aren't careful~ fill your lungs with potions and hope for the best!!!

[darkepyon]

I'm still about half-way into 37 myself and a good chunk of that time was spent just running around and exploring everything. The gear progression and the combat system are a real breath of fresh air in contrast to what's on the market now.

[SamanosukeShiva]

this is nuts, T8 horse through breeding

[Rulke]

Great, another thing to add to my ever growing 'to do' list.

[Lucavi]

Can someone provide a link to whatever client version the came is currently under?

[Hellfury]

Economy question; is it based on mostly player purchases like in XI/XIV or do you do economics with the game systems as a whole (do I need other players to buy my stuff to get rich, or can I just work hard?)

[SamanosukeShiva]

You can do both, there is a system where you can get rich just from farming stuff and turning in to NPC or just do trading routes between cities and completely not dependent on other players. Auction house in the game is the only way you can sell or trade item to another player and it's price controlled, every item you can sell on auction house have lower price limit and upper price limit that's determined by the economy. Auction house also takes 30% of the cut.

[Hellfury]

You can do both, there is a system where you can get rich just from farming stuff and turning in to NPC or just do trading routes between cities and completely not dependent on other players. Auction house in the game is the only way you can sell or trade item to another player and it's price controlled, every item you can sell on auction house have lower price limit and upper price limit that's determined by the economy. Auction house also takes 30% of the cut.

Oh I like the sound of that. Thanks!

[Burningthought]

Welp. i cant make on orwen is there another recommended server?
I started a sorceress on valia or something, Fun class but then again shit dies so fast i dont even know the hell a combo works
Leveling is pretty fast. Im already 14 and i started less than 3 hours ago
Definitely an enjoyable game but the spirit thing is annoying

That changes SOOO much later on. I'm at 47 right now and i'm feeling weak/undergeared for the enemies that i'm fighting. The higher level camps definitely encourage group play for the extra damage and in some cases crowd control. Don't forget to stay logged in too. You get loyalty points for spending hours ingame and you should always be doing something like fishing for example. Just don't forget to relog each day for the extra loyalty.

@Lucavi here's the link to the client if that's what you were asking for.

http://akamai-gamecdn.blackdesertonl...60228_1005.exe

[Rulke]

Economy question; is it based on mostly player purchases like in XI/XIV or do you do economics with the game systems as a whole (do I need other players to buy my stuff to get rich, or can I just work hard?)

You can also make serious cash while grinding mobs too.

[Lucavi]

@Lucavi here's the link to the client if that's what you were asking for.

http://akamai-gamecdn.blackdesertonl...60228_1005.exe

Many thanks, brother.

[Burningthought]

Many thanks, brother.

No problem. I hit 50 tonight. It's weird because it's sorta a cap but it also isn't. I'm getting everything setup so I can farm and make money now. I'm now on the gear grind, getting my Yuria to +15. I've busted maybe 20 weapon stones trying to get my +9 to +10. I've had to repair my Yuria 3-4 times now which having to go through that freakin' mini game is going to be a test of patience. On the other hand I can now do the Boss scrolls and participate in PVP once the siege stuff starts. I think i'm going to try and stay productive and maybe level up an alt or two before getting into the daily questing.

[Senji]

Bam!