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Black Desert Online |OT| Come on in, the sand's fine [Mediah Update]
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shadowstar
Member
Here are the ground comparisons:
top is high end ;d
This is the best example of what HEM does. That entire fence/barricade is completely missing without it on, and that's not really that far away. Not to mention the missing windows/objects on the sides of the tower. Grass shadows just a few feet from your character are missing without it, too. Though that could just be slight time of day change, I suppose.
They really need to give us better control over object/shadow distance, completely separate from whatever else HEM might be doing.
Yeah. Without HEM, the pop in of stuff is really notable. You can't walk two steps without something popping in.
scotcheggz
Member
I can definitely get into that side of things, I set up a little production chain last night to make better fishing rods and although it was confusing as hell, it was satisfying once I got it flowing. Bigger projects like boats are going to be immense. I don't mean to be too down on the game or anything, I just Think that MMO too often feel like short lived cash grabs these days. But like I say, I think I'm a dinosaur in that respect, I still favour subscription models where I can play the game to get my customizations rather than slam in a credit card and click a button. I'm trying to see past that and just enjoy the world here, so I'll definitely give it a fair crack whilst I'm off work this week.
shadowstar
Member
Nope sorry.
Tarnpanzer
Member
Please tell me, there will be a PS4-version for that game.
Port begging is a no no
Would have been my guess too, since you can see distant objects at the base of the mountain in the top screen that aren't in the bottom.
Really..figured it would be the top one since you can see more objects such as rocks, better rock formation and fuller looking tress in the distance.
Top
Bottom
shadowstar
Member
No some of us who run it with HEM off can see that stuff (as my screens show).
shadowstar
Member
No I think the time just changed a bit in between shots. The top one I took immediately (look at the chat) then I turned it on and took the HEM one. I think I took it too fast so maybe there was some pop in.
It can be but I really don't like the game's blur filter. wish there was a way to adjust it.
vakarian32
Member
Seems pretty good so far, there's a small amount of skill lag now & then but it's very playable. I haven't got to PvP yet though, so that might prove a bit more difficult.
Tarnpanzer
Member
Port was already "announced" by some sites for 2016 a few months ago, but no new news since then.
Is the player base not big enough to make a port for consoles worthwhile?
Mad Season
Banned
how exactly do you go afk fishing?
ROBOKITTYZILLA
Member
scotcheggz
Member
Equip a fishing rod, walk up to a body of water, press space and walk away! Optionally tick the box to throw away white items, though doing so includes white fish too, though they're usually only worth between 1-2000 silver anyway.
Equip a fishing rod near water, hit space, and walk away. When you get a bite, if you don't hit anything, you'll automatically get something after a period of time has passed. It's slower than regular fishing.
scotcheggz
Member
Rock that donkey, I loved mine until he got murdered. I can't be arsed to bring him back to life yet lol.
Hey_Blinkin
Member
Is there an option to reduce player characters on screen? It's ridiculously crowded in Velia.
AzureSkies
Member
the waifu
Hellsing321
Member
I finally got my steam controller working. Turns out I can't have both my monitor and tv tuned on at the same time. No clue why but an easy enough fix.
Matrix XII
Member
Yup, been waiting all day and still no response. Pretty frustrated with the lack of communication and this whole process tbh.
Kind of makes me not want to play the game.
It really looks fun and different than the average mmo though.
I hate how witches can still look good while wizards are stuck with middle-aged men at best.
Bruno
Member
$30 is steep? Compared to what?
Durrzerker
Banned
You have literally -got- to be trolling or joking. A one-time $30 buy for a full-fledged MMO is too steep now? No mandatory subscription. No 'optional' premium subscription. Literally no other costs but an [admittedly expensive] cash shop with purely cosmetic and convenience goods, none of which even step close to P2W? That's too steep now?
Matrix XII
Member
That's what some people call steep now, yikes.
I guess they are too used to the free 2 play model, which honestly I don't prefer at all.
I think the price for BDO is more than reasonable.
Yes it can be a barrier of entry especially in a genre that is mostly F2P nowadays. Guest passes wouldn't be so popular otherwise.
I'm on the fence myself. $30 is a significant amount of money for me to spend on a video game, full-fledged MMO or not.
Durrzerker
Banned
Ugh. In my opinion, Free 2 Play ruined Blade and Soul. Shitty cash shop, legions of gold bots, constant spamming, trolls...I'll take that barrier of entry, please.
Bruno
Member
Even if it's a 'barrier of entry' to call $30 steep I think is a little out there considering the quality of the game and the purely cosmetic cash shop. Even at $60 it's still a good buy IMO.
Stiler
Member
F2p or not isn't why the game had gold spammers, heck TESO/Guild Wars 2 both had them in DROVES.
The reason you don't see them a lot in BDO is because you can not trade with people, so you can't really trade for gold easily.
That's cool for you. Doesn't change that other people might feel differently. I'm aware that the B2P is usually a better way to handle things but I personally only fuck around with MMOs for one or two weeks so F2P usually serves me just fine.
Aadrian1234
Banned
One or two weeks isn't even enough to scratch the surface for Black Desert. If you really think you'll drop it that quickly, i wouldn't suggest buying it. But, the B2P model is there so we don't have the Pay o win model that the KR version has (i believe)
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Also, FYI, we have 10 new spaces in the guild as of right now.
Shifty Capone1
Member
Finally got a guest pass. Can't wait to give this game a try and see if I like it enough to split time between it and the division!
Via Purifico
Banned
I'll take one. What should I do? not logged in right now.
Durrzerker
Banned
You know the funny thing? By all accounts, Black Desert Online is F2P and P2W as -fuck- in Korea, because that's just the system there. People play in online cafes more than home, and it's just more successful and games that have barriers for entry often fail due to the fact few people are gaming at home. But instead of just blindly porting it over, they actually completely reconfigured the game's systems to actually accommodate a western audience.
Whoa calm down folks i meant steep for me considering if i'd be into it or not, since i never really got into ARK when i bought it. Dont wanna drop $30 make my character and then just drop it in like 2 hours like i did ARK. god damn...
Tuturu Jones
Neo Member
Been out of the loop for a bit, what's the status on the guild?
Aadrian1234
Banned
You said this
so of course people are going to take it that way. There's a difference between saying any sandbox MMO is too steep for $30, and saying that you are unsure whether it'll be $30 well spent to you
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