Also the farms are phasing too, you can plant on top of other player farm and when you got near the farm will phase to you, so you only see your plants.
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Black Desert Online Closed Beta Thread: Works on F2P? No, money down!
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Also the farms are phasing too, you can plant on top of other player farm and when you got near the farm will phase to you, so you only see your plants.
Hikami
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Whew, I've been interested in this but I completely missed the key giveaways. Friend had a spare and gave it to me though, how lucky. Downloading now!
I played the beta for one of the foreign versions, can't remember which.. Didn't get too far because I couldn't understand it of course but I enjoyed my time with it. Hoping this turns out the same.
I played the beta for one of the foreign versions, can't remember which.. Didn't get too far because I couldn't understand it of course but I enjoyed my time with it. Hoping this turns out the same.
Krappadizzle
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Yeah, I'd like to know too. I missed the Polygon give away.
Start from the first town node. You need to invest there first before connecting nodes.
Do I need to invest it a certain amount? I've invested 10 energy a couple times and the bar has gone up a little, but thats about it
You basically keep going until it maxes out. It's a long term thing.
Gotcha, makes sense
Nova Bovington
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Missed the Polygon giveaway too because I'm not from the US, but I just got a key from MMOhuts, still 930 of 'm as of the moment of posting.
Choose one making you better feeling!
Edit: Downloading at 0.21 MB/s? Really? Well okay then, guess I'm not playing in this beta after all.
If you're talking about raids and dungeons, there aren't any at launch. There will be some later however.
THAT BEING SAID, this game isn't about PVE (or even PVP). It's about living in a world and being able to craft, gather, fish, quest, and other things.
Azzurri
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$30 as far as I know.
AHA, clarification:
It will be available for the prices you see on the page, just the pre order content at the bottom of each package will not be available. So you can pick from $30, $50, $100 after as well.
It's obnoxious. All the NA servers are near full, and my framerate goes from 40 to 10 due to all the players. x_X
Deeeeeeeefinitely encourages exploration. There's a lot out there in the wild to take on yourself, and you can summon bosses that are tough for you to take down yourself.
Damn.
Okay, deciding factor.
How big is this world? How much is there to it?
Is it zoned? Or is there no loading between parts of the map?
Nova Bovington
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So I was checking the launch options in the client while downloading, but for some reason it only allows me to select my Intel HD Graphics chip. Now, I can probably force the game to use my Nvidia card, but has anyone already playing the game encountered any issues regarding this?
From what I've heard, the world is pretty damn big. You won't blow through it in a day and according to some, it's even quite easy to get lost in. All travel is done either on foot or on horseback and while most items and stuff are bind on account, the means of storing them are bound to physical locations. That is to say, you can access items stored in Bank A with other characters you have but they either have to physically be at Bank A or pay a fee to have items transferred to Bank B.
So really, exploration is very much encouraged at the base level of design. Not sure about zoning/loading, but the player housing and stuff like farming is instanced, I'm sure the dungeons/raids will be instanced too.
From what I've heard, the world is pretty damn big. You won't blow through it in a day and according to some, it's even quite easy to get lost in. All travel is done either on foot or on horseback and while most items and stuff are bind on account, the means of storing them are bound to physical locations. That is to say, you can access items stored in Bank A with other characters you have but they either have to physically be at Bank A or pay a fee to have items transferred to Bank B.
So really, exploration is very much encouraged at the base level of design. Not sure about zoning/loading, but the player housing and stuff like farming is instanced, I'm sure the dungeons/raids will be instanced too.
It's pretty big. I've yet to explore all of the starting areas even after six hours of gameplay. And no loading between areas from what I can tell.
The world I think is 20 km x 20 km? I think? Larger?
Basically we have four zones at launch, one to be added soon after, then a desert.
The game has ZERO loading at all. NOTHING in the game is instanced (except for a PVP arena thing). You can walk from one side of the world to the other (I wouldn't recommend it, it takes four real world hours to do so).
Azzurri
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World is huge and there is no loading screens between zones. It's a seamless open world, this ain't your FFXIV MMO
Missed the Polygon giveaway too because I'm not from the US, but I just got a key from MMOhuts, still 930 of 'm as of the moment of posting.
Choose one making you better feeling!
Edit: Downloading at 0.21 MB/s? Really? Well okay then, guess I'm not playing in this beta after all.
Tried this but it says "Many, many keys from this giveaway have already been redeemed from your IP address; please consult the other users of your network regarding this issue."
TheVampire
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Ive been downloading this shit all day
Hellsing321
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I think the game is forcing me to play on EU servers even though I have North America selected in the launcher. Is their a way to change that somewhere else I'm not seeing?
The boss scrolls are on phasing.
Only you or your party can hit the mobs
Sounds great for avoiding tagging.
Tried this but it says "Many, many keys from this giveaway have already been redeemed from your IP address; please consult the other users of your network regarding this issue."
You can try claiming one with a cell phone, I had to in order to get it to go through. Been jumping through hoops all over the place to try and get a key, guess I'll give this a go tomorrow and see how I like it.
the only bosses you can do tagging is with the World bosses. Everyone can hit and pray for lot
the only bosses you can do tagging is with the World bosses. Everyone can hit and pray for lot
Yep the world bosses are the most fun way to get loot for sure, it's a total huge slapfest!
WaterAstro
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Is it better to tame a horse, or just buy one?
On which website?
Depends on your final goal.
Buying is more faster.
Also there is up to T5 horses in the wild.
tame a horse and breed it!
I'm on my quest to a t8.
So far the best i have is a T7 with Drift, Sprint, and Instant acceleration.
Leveling another T6 female i have to try to breed for a T8
Dre_G_Writer
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Reading this is like finding a $20 bill on the street. I been wanting to play this game since forever, but was thinking its a mouse and keyboard only game, so I felt sad to pass on it but reading it has controller support...........
Yup, this just sealed the deal for me.
Yo, if I buy the $50 pack, can I get access to the beta???
Indeed and run like a car.
the good thing is my version have autoloop so i can afk level my horses.
Yup, this just sealed the deal for me.
Yo, if I buy the $50 pack, can I get access to the beta???
If i'm not mistake yes, check the preorde page and look the bonus of each version.
WaterAstro
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Hmm hit a quest with a choice. Is Skill Points worth more than contribution points?
It's like 3 skill points vs 150 contribution points.
It's like 3 skill points vs 150 contribution points.
Nova Bovington
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It does, but keys are easy enough to find. Still some 160 something keys left over here.
I wouldn't double down on the $50 pack JUST for the beta-access, but if you're sold on the game anyway... Go for it!
Go for contribution points.
Dre_G_Writer
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Actually, I been sold on the game years ago..................
Guess the beta keys is too late anyway.
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Reading this is like finding a $20 bill on the street. I been wanting to play this game since forever, but was thinking its a mouse and keyboard only game, so I felt sad to pass on it but reading it has controller support...........
Yup, this just sealed the deal for me.
Yo, if I buy the $50 pack, can I get access to the beta???
Yea 50 dollar preorder has beta access.
Dre_G_Writer
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Hmm, I went back and read the more about the game, and it seems like the PVP is open world. So I can just randomly attack any player I see in the world??? Or does it work differently??? I read the reason you dont wanna do that but it seems interesting. Im not a PVP guy myself, so not sure if that something I want to be bothered with, having players gank me and shit.
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