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Black Desert Online |OT| Come on in, the sand's fine [Mediah Update]

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Virdix

Member
Ala Alba said:
Pets cost either 900 or 1100 pearls. Pearls are something like $0.01 each, so that makes them $9 or $11.

It also comes with
- a Horse Flute, which is worth $15.
- 5 pieces of furniture (your choice), each worth $2 - $5

The horse isn't something you can buy on the cash shop, but it's basically something you can get in-game (eventually).

You also get some random dyes and some partial skill resets, I think? Neither of which are worth all that much. Oh, and an appearance change coupon, which can be nice because there is occasionally a disconnect between what you saw in the character creator and how it actually ends up looking in the game.

Obviously, whether all that is worth $20 to you is a different matter, but it comes with more than $20 worth of stuff if you were to buy it on the cash shop later.
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Thanks for the cost breakdown, looks like I'm going to buy the 49.99 version
 
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RedFox85

Member
JohnLacke said:
I'd like some opinions. Tattoo, or no tattoo?


This would be easier if I knew whether or not this is something that can be changed in-game without a coupon.
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Personal opinion, I would say NO Tattoo, I could see getting sick of that thing fairly quickly and you can't change it w/out a coupon (to my knowledge) which will cost you some money.
 
scotcheggz

scotcheggz

Member
So.. Maybe I've just been really very lucky for the past few hours, but I found an absurd fishing spot which you can get to without a boat, can pull in easily 1 fishing level per hour and I'm making around 600k money minimum per thick fishing rod, with a trader right next to me (I care about the fishing xp more than money tbh). There's also no one anyone near me, haven't seen a single player the whole time I've been here. It's not exactly convenient but... well it pays for me. How do we spoiler stuff on GAF again so only members can read it? Most of you lot don't play on my server so I'm happy to dish it out here lol.
 
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Baliis

Member
scotcheggz said:
So.. Maybe I've just been really very lucky for the past few hours, but I found an absurd fishing spot which you can get to without a boat, can pull in easily 1 fishing level per hour and I'm making around 600k money minimum per thick fishing rod, with a trader right next to me (I care about the fishing xp more than money tbh). There's also no one anyone near me, haven't seen a single player the whole time I've been here. It's not exactly convenient but... well it pays for me. How do we spoiler stuff on GAF again so only members can read it? Most of you lot don't play on my server so I'm happy to dish it out here lol.
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Put it in email tags
 
-tetsuo-

-tetsuo-

Unlimited Capacity
This game is having a positive effect on people. In general chat folks were saying that just seeing so many players everywhere made them want to log in and play lol
 
V

Via Purifico

Banned
Farming altar imp trumpets was a good idea as it got me over 200k and I was able to get a horse. I love the fact you don't have a fee for placing items on the marketplace.
 
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Vesper73

Member
Quick drop by and seal of approval. Wasn't too sure at first, but now that I'm getting a hang of the mechanics, I'm really starting to dig this game. Come in, the sand is fine.

Oh and, now that I'm feeling that I can actually start to contribute, a NA invite would be much appreciated once space opens up. Thanks all!

Family: Ahkenashti
Character: Jaeven
 
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Astra

Member
RedFox85 said:
Personal opinion, I would say NO Tattoo, I could see getting sick of that thing fairly quickly and you can't change it w/out a coupon (to my knowledge) which will cost you some money.
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Yeah, that's my issue. I usually like face paint for the short term. If only simple things like hair and makeup could be changed with silver.

Thanks for your input. I went without the tattoo.
 
scotcheggz

scotcheggz

Member
Thanks! I've no idea if it's really that good or not, I don't follow the community closely, but it's the best spot I've found so far. I counted my inventory earlier after one fill and I had 19 fish total, 6 yellow, 4 blue, 0 green, 9 white and 5 trash bones/hooks that I'd thrown away. I'd say give or take that's been fairly standard so far.

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RedFox85

Member
-tetsuo- said:
This game is having a positive effect on people. In general chat folks were saying that just seeing so many players everywhere made them want to log in and play lol
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It's amazing how many things the game gets right.. it really is. At the same time there are quite a few problems but I have been willing to overlook them just because every fifteen minutes im peeling back yet another layer. I have not had this amount of "WOW" since.. well.. since WoW.

That term gets tossed around allot but I have never bothered using it until this game. I have slogged through old republic, gotten bored of FFXIV (pre and post ARR). I played in the sand for several days within Albion Online, regretted my decision to back Shroud of the Avatar, was murdered relentlessly in Darkfall Unholy Wars, hit level cap and realized "wtf am I doing with my time here" in ArcheAge. Needless to say, if it's an MMORPG I have bought it, installed it and played it. There is not a single major MMO that I have missed out on, the genre is my crack and I am fully aware.


I bought into BDO just a few days after the official launch, my in game time is around 10 hours - so not very long. In these ten hours however I have spent all of my time saying that simple word - "WOW" - there is just something constantly going on that pulls it out of me like some involuntary reflex. The graphics are beautiful, the combat is a joy and the freaking world.. functions and FEELS like a freaking world! I cannot stress enough how important that last fact is for an MMORPG to succeed. I WANT to be in the town of Veila, I WANT to buy my character a house, I WANT to explore the water and build ships, I WANT to stand shoulder to shoulder with my fellow GAF members in sieges and node wars, I WANT to wander into the woods and not know where the hell I am/who or what awaits me! BDO is the first MMO I have played in a VERY long time that actually has me WANTING to do anything within its world. It's one thing for a game to simply have sand, it's another thing entirely for that game to give the user the desire to manipulate said sand.

I was a complete skeptic on this game, I have been burned more times than I care to admit and can say with a pretty straight face that the majority of those times have been korean MMO's. This game is not flawless, it's not even close but its doing something that I think the genre has not done in a very very long while. It ain't perfect but it's as close as we can get right now.

/GUSH
 
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Hellers

Member
scotcheggz said:
Thanks! I've no idea if it's really that good or not, I don't follow the community closely, but it's the best spot I've found so far. I counted my inventory earlier after one fill and I had 19 fish total, 6 yellow, 4 blue, 0 green, 9 white and 5 trash bones/hooks that I'd thrown away. I'd say give or take that's been fairly standard so far.
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I was actually looking for that node last night but I couldn't find it. Cheers :) It's the first one you hit when you sail out of there and I couldn't for the life of me figure out where it was
 
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RedFox85

Member
JohnLacke said:
Yeah, that's my issue. I usually like face paint for the short term. If only simple things like hair and makeup could be changed with silver.

Thanks for your input. I went without the tattoo.
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np ;-)

Everyone knows that freckles are the superior option anyway!

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scotcheggz

scotcheggz

Member
Hellers said:
I was actually looking for that node last night but I couldn't find it. Cheers :) It's the first one you hit when you sail out of there and I couldn't for the life of me figure out where it was
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Ha, you're welcome then. I haven't gotten around to making a boat yet, I'm overwhelmed enough as it is and from reading it sounds difficult, so I'll have a go at that once I'm 50 and twiddling my thumbs. This has been my first experience of fishing off the mainland and it's nice to get away into the quiet!
 
S

Stalk

Member
Had a good run fishing with people last night, even if we failed, who knew contracts had to be renewed hah.

Fishing really is a gold mine mind, made a real nice cut from just random pulls.
 
Hikami

Hikami

Member
Soon...

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pro tip: Don't build a fishing boat in Iliya, do it in Epheria. Takes forever to get the materials here.
 
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Hellers

Member
Hikami said:
Soon...

pro tip: Don't build a fishing boat in Iliya, do it in Epheria. Takes forever to get the materials here.
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I'm building mine in Epheria. I'm on my last run of birch plywood. Should be finished late Saturday evening. The biggest bottleneck has been the birch and tin. Did you get the knowledge to make the plywood via the processing menu rather than a workshop? It's a lot quicker and you get the processing XP.
 
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BeatnikGunsoo

Member
so I'm thinking of buying the game in the coming weeks

there's no way this game will go the way of archeage, right...right.....right?

right?

archeage hurt me man and I've played every mmo under the sun so I know hurt
 
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Ilmyr

Member
Played the game for two evenings now and i really like it so far. Combat feels fresh to me, nothing like traditional mmos (WoW, EQ2) that i'm used to play.

I'm still a bit overwhelmed about the whole trading mechanic, i can't say that i understand trading yet.

The only thing that really bugs me are the horrendous high prices in the real money shop (costumes!). I like character appearance diversity and the game does not really provide any appearance at all! There is the standard outfit and every new armor you equip does not really change anything visually.

Charging you with 25€ for a full set costume, that is NOT ACCOUNT-BOUND is not appropriate for EU/NA if you compare prices of other games/ingame items. Probably not just me, but i try to identify with my character and try to be different from other players, that's why costumes are an important thing for me.

In addition:
- The Ghillie Suit costs 25€ aswell (not accountbound). It hides your name, which makes you invisible in grass and is good for setting up ambushes. So its not just cosmetic.

- Pets help you loot stuff. Not just cosmetic aswell.

- Skill resets cost money aswell, not all skills, only a single skill!

I really want them to reconsider their pricing.
 
Sevenfold

Sevenfold

Member
Easy money long distance trade bit me in the ass when the power went out 5 minutes before my destination. Went to bed after a couple of hours and came back to a donkey of spoiled goods 30% value. I'd dropped all my cash on a full cargo. It hurt.
 
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Sesuadra

Unconfirmed Member
you can download the 500mb patch now

updated patch notes:
Reason:

• Resolving an issue with monsters properly respawning
• Resolving an issue where Liverto Staff did not drop previously from Scroll Boss drops (You can get it now from Hexe Mari from the Scroll Boss)
• Additional Patch Notes including improvements and new features can be found below.

Ongoing:
• Serendia Issue from 1st day of head start; compensation is still being worked on



Initially we had planned this maintenance today for the 16th March, but due to some urgent issues that had to be addressed swiftly, we decided to push this maintenance before the weekend.

The following changes will be applied during this maintenance:

• Character limitation in the chat window will be expanded to 350
• Removed the case sensitive limitation during marketplace search
• Added whisper notice sound. You can switch it off in your game setting menu
• You can open the knowledge window anytime now
• Issue with the crop information window has been fixed (You could not open it before)
• The Liverto Staff (Wizard/Witch) was missing, because it was part of the Mediah Update in KR service. It has now been added to the drop of "Hexe Marie" (Boss Scroll)

Due to the increased "goldseller" population, we are beginning to put systems in place to suppress their market.

Players were able to abuse an exploit that allowed trading any amount of silver it through Potions.
Payer A could purchase potions, trade them with Player B and B could sell them back to the NPC to gain silver out of it. (or other items)

• Items traded 1:1 will become character bound and can not be sold anymore to the NPC, nor used for professions such as crafting/alchemy/cooking anymore (character bound)

• Previous statement about energy consumption for Channel Chat has been removed; this did not change and remains same as it was before.
1st message = 1 energy, consecutive messages within 10 seconds from previous one have increased energy
We will monitor this closely and determine whether or not to change this in the future.


After maintenance we will also offer the coupon to NA players who played on the 28th February between 08:00 UTC (opening) and 18:00 UTC (fixing the Serendia Issue) to submit a request for a "Character Name Swap between 2 existing characters"

You may register your request on that page for swapping the names of two existing characters within the same region.
You must have two existing characters within the same region to be able to register a 'name swap'.
Registration will open latest by end of 11th March and close March 23rd at 08:00 UTC.
Name Swap will be applied on March 30th during the maintenance.
If a character, for which a 'name swap' has been registered is deleted within this process time, your request will fail and your coupon will be consumed.
Only one 'name swap' will be provided. A failed coupon will not be re-imbursed.
Only your character's names will be swapped. This does't affect your character's progression.
Note: Please make sure the chosen names are correct. After your confirmation this process is irriversible!
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http://forum.blackdesertonline.com/index.php?/topic/39762-patch-notes-march-11th/
 
Hikami

Hikami

Member
Hellers said:
I'm building mine in Epheria. I'm on my last run of birch plywood. Should be finished late Saturday evening. The biggest bottleneck has been the birch and tin. Did you get the knowledge to make the plywood via the processing menu rather than a workshop? It's a lot quicker and you get the processing XP.
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Yeah, pretty much processed everything by hand except the black stone powder. Didn't know if you could make that without a refinery or not but, I just bought it from the market anyways since it was cheap and saved time.
 
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Hellers

Member
Hikami said:
Yeah, pretty much processed everything by hand except the black stone powder. Didn't know if you could make that without a refinery or not but, I just bought it from the market anyways since it was cheap and saved time.
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Those crystals you transfuse into your weapons that you sometimes get as drops (Not the blackstone ones) can be ground up to make black stone powder but that's not reliable. I just bought mine as well.
 
Hari Seldon

Hari Seldon

Member
So I am getting overwhelmed with all of the quests in Viela. Some of these are even repeats. They are all basically go out and get this resource and bring it back. But sometimes, they are important and I get a worker or donkey out of the quest line. How do you sort between like the main important quests and the repeat worthless quests? I kind of want to go out killing stuff after running gathering quests for the last 5 hours of game time.
 
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Sectus

Member
Hari Seldon said:
So I am getting overwhelmed with all of the quests in Viela. Some of these are even repeats. They are all basically go out and get this resource and bring it back. But sometimes, they are important and I get a worker or donkey out of the quest line. How do you sort between like the main important quests and the repeat worthless quests? I kind of want to go out killing stuff after running gathering quests for the last 5 hours of game time.
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All repeatable quests should have a circle icon to the left of their name.
 
Hari Seldon

Hari Seldon

Member
Sectus said:
All repeatable quests should have a circle icon to the left of their name.
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Ok I'll try and look out for that, I hadn't noticed it before. I did notice that one of the quest filter things, "Other" I think, says it disables these, but I'm afraid to turn this off in fear that I might miss something important lol.
 
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ROBOKITTYZILLA

Member
Hari Seldon said:
So I am getting overwhelmed with all of the quests in Viela. Some of these are even repeats. They are all basically go out and get this resource and bring it back. But sometimes, they are important and I get a worker or donkey out of the quest line. How do you sort between like the main important quests and the repeat worthless quests? I kind of want to go out killing stuff after running gathering quests for the last 5 hours of game time.
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Edit: Misunderstood the post.

Anyway, there are filters where you can turn quests on/off or just temporarily hide them from the tracker and as Sectus said there are repeatable quests which can be identified by the icon next to them. Trading quests will never end.
 
M

mkenyon

Banned
Hikami said:
boat get



Kinda disappointed though. Is this the best boat you can get in other versions too? I want to build something way bigger.
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Like this?

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-tetsuo- said:
I don't think they are even in the game yet.
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My guild is currently in a war with FoE, FoE 2, and Dysfunctional. Last night we had some pretty spectacular battles numbering in the hundreds of people.

But the Node Wars is coming in 3 weeks.
 
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ROBOKITTYZILLA

Member
Ferr986 said:
wait , what is this about leveling health by eating I'm reading? is it true?
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Yes. You have a Breath, Strength, and Health level that all cap at 30. You gain breath (stamina) by doing activities like running, strength by doing activities like carrying backpacks, and health by eating. Health level raises your max HP.
 
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