- It’s a BUY TO PLAY MMORPG - Here in North America (and EU), the game will be at least $30 to purchase outside of the pre-orders that are currently available. You just won't get the pre-order bonuses.
- Closed Beta Test 2 starts FEBRUARY 18TH, official launch is MARCH 3RD.
- Right now, you can purchase the game for its prices: $30, $50, or $100 here.
- Black Desert Online is the next great attempt at a new sandbox MMO.
- Looking to fix the problems with ArcheAge, the housing system is instanced, so there’s no crazy landgrab botfest.
- There’s several classes, however currently several of them are gender-locked, meaning you can only play one gender.
- In the game, you can fish, hunt, garden, quest, do alchemy, cook, tame horses, raise pets, hire workers, and much more!
- Black Desert Online has one of the few action-based combat systems that most people look to find in games like Devil May Cry, or recent action based MMOs (Blade and Soul, etc). There is absolutely NO tab-targeting whatsoever, everything has to be aimed.
- The game is likely to be on a megaserver datacenter (one for US, one for EU). This is still up in the air however.
- Unlike other MMOs, BDO has a specific “idea” for each class, based around a gender and what they do as a whole. The developers have expressed interest in adding both genders for each class.
- Berserkers are a race of male giants, who utilize dual axes to take down enemies in melee range with maximum efficiency.
- Warriors are male humans who take up the sword and shield to protect their friends and slay their enemies.
- Valkyries are female humans who do the same, with more devotion to the powers of light and gain healing and defensive skills in return.
- Wizards are older male humans who have devoted their lives to the art of the elements: Fire and ice are yours to command.
- Witches are the same, except younger female prodigies of the same elements.
- Sorcerers are young female humans who have tapped into the mysterious power of the Black Desert itself, utilizing dark magics that enhance her melee attacks, and give her a variety of ranged and close-range abilities to fend off her foes.
- Tamers are much younger female humans who have entered a contract with a Black Beast spirit, whom they can summon to help them in combat or ride as a mount. She can attack alone herself with a short sword.
- Rangers are young females who have taken up the bow to protect all that is dear to them. In close range, Rangers can utilize a quick dagger hit to keep foes at bay.
- There are other classes not in this release you may have heard of, such as Blader, Plum, Kunoichi, Ninja, etc. These are not the final names of those classes in NA/EU, and will be released in entirely FREE UPDATES to the game!
That’s cool and all, but what else is there?
- The game’s character creator is largely one of the most robust character creators on the market, letting you craft the character's face any which way you want. It also lets creative types craft insane replicas of other video game characters, like this Geralt of Rivia:
- The game has a full day and night cycle, including townsfolk that have their own lives and schedules, ala Majora’s Mask! Converse with townsfolk, earn knowledge, which unlocks new items, inventory slots, even new quests you would otherwise miss!
- Did I mention night in this game is real dark at night? You have to carry lanterns with you to see in the dark, otherwise menacing enemies can take you down without you being able to fight back easily.
- The PVP system is based around karma. What is karma you ask? It’s a system to deter ganking players, and encourage PVP on a case-by-case basis. As you lose karma by killing unflagged players, you will have a chance to lose your gear, drop items, even break items. On top of that, you will be teleported randomly away from the last place you died, which can take hours to return to!
- The game has no fast travel system. That means the entire map must be traversed on foot or with a mount. This has led to players getting lost in the wilderness, and barely exploring 1/20th of the map within a day’s worth of gameplay! One of the reasons the developers did this was because of players in other MMOs were losing a sense of adventure and exploration, as well as setting up the next point.
- You can requisition supplies in a town, and carry it to another town. Doing so requires a horse and a cart, both of which you can own. Taking supplies between towns can be dangerous - players can decide to try to stop you out of their own PK nature, or NPC bandits can ambush you on the roads.
- The game will have a cash shop that opens on March 10. The cash shop will only be filled with items that will be for appearance, nothing that gives pay to win stats or anything. Want more inventory slots? You can buy them! Want more outfits? Buy them! Want more pets? Buy them!
- Currently, many sites are still giving away CBT2 beta keys that start THIS THURSDAY, the 18th! Keep a look out and try to snag yourself one.
- If you can’t seem to get a key, you can pre-order the $50 version or higher to get one.
Already reserved your names? I'll put them below!
IGN | GAF Name
- Ashodin Venteal | Ashodin
Thanks, and see you all in-game on Thursday!
