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

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Via Purifico

Banned
Hastati said:
Holding on to them then may be best. I was a bit worried since their market price is gradually dropping, but maybe it doesn't matter in the long run.
Using maxed yuria as a tamer, but haven't upgraded my armor much...its just so expensive to repair things in this game, scared to death of switching to liverto.

Also interested in Kunoichi, but hear it's super hard :O
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I'd upgrade the armor and share the weapons and armor with the Kuniochi to get a headstart for grinding.
 
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Hastati

Member
There are actually a lot of safe places to fish if you don't explicitly afk in gold fishing zones...people should avoid well traveled paths. My favorite thing in this game is finding some oasis in the middle of nowhere with 0 players. There are lots of serene environments that you can make your own, at least for a little while.
 
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zugzug

Member
i regret buying the horse exp costume since I'm about to hit level 45, and not one another character that I woulda keep under level 45.
 
P

Phreakuency

Banned
Worst thing about getting hooked on an MMO again... maintenance days!

Sucks for me, being it's always peak time here after I get home from work (then it comes back online when I'm heading to bed).

Ah well, once a week isn't bad.

Back to the game... I started as a Ranger, got to 45 and realised I didn't really enjoy it how I'd hoped I would. At least not half as much as other ranged classes I usually play in games.

Then got my Sorceress to 50 and had a lot of fun. Very different. I had a much easier time, smashing through groups of mobs.

Then I wanted to empty some space in my warehouse having collected a bunch of gear, I started a Maewha and now she is 25 in a couple hours and I'm really enjoying it. Not that different from Sorc really but I'll keep going because it's such a fun game thanks to the combat. (even if the AI is terrible).

One thing I don't like is how the non-important animations differ so much between classes.

The Maewha takes FOREVER to end her finishing animations and also put the sword away. Other classes are almost instant to be able to sheath or loot.

Another example is the wave to NPC (for amity) animations. For some reason the Warrior needs 4 or 5 seconds in between spams but it's maybe 1 or 2 seconds for other classes.

Silly things, but annoying nonetheless.
 
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Hastati

Member
Phreakuency said:
Worst thing about getting hooked on an MMO again... maintenance days!

Sucks for me, being it's always peak time here after I get home from work (then it comes back online when I'm heading to bed).

Ah well, once a week isn't bad.

Back to the game... I started as a Ranger, got to 45 and realised I didn't really enjoy it how I'd hoped I would. At least not half as much as other ranged classes I usually play in games.

Then got my Sorceress to 50 and had a lot of fun. Very different. I had a much easier time, smashing through groups of mobs.

Then I wanted to empty some space in my warehouse having collected a bunch of gear, I started a Maewha and now she is 25 in a couple hours and I'm really enjoying it. Not that different from Sorc really but I'll keep going because it's such a fun game thanks to the combat. (even if the AI is terrible).

One thing I don't like is how the non-important animations differ so much between classes.

The Maewha takes FOREVER to end her finishing animations and also put the sword away. Other classes are almost instant to be able to sheath or loot.

Another example is the wave to NPC (for amity) animations. For some reason the Warrior needs 4 or 5 seconds in between spams but it's maybe 1 or 2 seconds for other classes.

Silly things, but annoying nonetheless.
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Edit: I guess you can't really cancel the animations you are talking about. Never mind.

Weird that sheathing takes so long, that would be annoying during group farming.
 
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ROBOKITTYZILLA

Member
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nataku

Member
Hopefully they have something in the works for fixing the cooldowns. I've read several times that they're done client side, which is just crazy. Possibly mana, as well.

Reporting people for abuse is nice and all, but unless that is fixed it's kind of pointless and makes way more work than necessary for everyone.
 
Hikami

Hikami

Member
So I've been wondering why my auto-path stops working sometimes when I leave it overnight.. It's the guild markers apparently. Sometimes those will break your auto-path and make you go towards it or just make you stop in place.

So, just change channels or something if you plan on afk auto-looping.
 
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ROBOKITTYZILLA

Member
Hikami said:
So I've been wondering why my auto-path stops working sometimes when I leave it overnight.. It's the guild markers apparently. Sometimes those will break your auto-path and make you go towards it or just make you stop in place.

So, just change channels or something if you plan on afk auto-looping.
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I think those only interrupt your pathing if you have the map open. Someone else told me that auto pathing can break if you minimize to the taskbar.
 
Hikami

Hikami

Member
ROBOKITTYZILLA said:
I think those only interrupt your pathing if you have the map open. Someone else told me that auto pathing can break if you minimize to the taskbar.
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It has happened other times than those you mentioned, I wasn't sure what it was until I saw someone on reddit earlier mention the same things happening.
 
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Aadrian1234

Banned
Robotkittyzilla, you can demote me from Officer if you want to. I don't have the time to devote to just Black Desert, both because other games i'm currently playing and because of my classes. Maybe in the future i'll get back into it as much as i was before but right now Black Desert's on the back-burner for me
 
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ROBOKITTYZILLA

Member
Ashodin, if you're still checking the thread any chance you can change ownership of the BDO Discord to me? Would like to try and do something with that if possible.

Server Settings > Members > Transfer Ownership

Aadrian1234 said:
Robotkittyzilla, you can demote me from Officer if you
want to. I don't have the time to devote to just Black Desert, both because other games i'm currently playing and because of my classes. Maybe in the future i'll get back into it as much as i was before but right now Black Desert's on the back-burner for me
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Understood. Hope to see you soon. :)

Jayhawk said:
Conqueror Pack owners getting a replacement horse: T5 female and a breeding reset coupon.

http://forum.blackdesertonline.com/index.php?/topic/79899-conqueror-pack-horse-resolution/
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Glad to see they are going to address the issue and the free breeding reset coupon is a nice gesture. Now, I need to work on getting a T5 male to breed it with.
 
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BebopMcJigglypuff

Member
zugzug said:
i regret buying the horse exp costume since I'm about to hit level 45, and not one another character that I woulda keep under level 45.
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You never have to leave a safe zone to use the horse exp costume. I am hated by a number of people for uhhh flagging up on wagons with that stupid skin giving it exhaust ports etc. I afk level horses all the time, just auto-loop in town.
 
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Muddimar

Member
So I have 2 Tier 4 Male horses I'm leveling up at the moment. What are my best options, considering I don't have a female Tier 4 to match either of them? I'm not sure how to proceed...

I figure I could maybe purchase a tier 4 female (yeah, just maybe), and then Breed them?

Shooting for a tier 5 (or greater) horse.
 
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Izayoi

Banned
The only thing that turns me off about this game is that there are no dungeons or other instanced content... I don't do well without some kind of structure.
 
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omlet

Member
Muddimar said:
So I have 2 Tier 4 Male horses I'm leveling up at the moment. What are my best options, considering I don't have a female Tier 4 to match either of them? I'm not sure how to proceed...

I figure I could maybe purchase a tier 4 female (yeah, just maybe), and then Breed them?

Shooting for a tier 5 (or greater) horse.
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That or just bank your two males and go get some more wild horses and breed up from T2 to get a 3-4 female.
 
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Quonny

Member
Still no hunting or any updates to life skills, still no reason to log in.

Logged in last night for the first time in a week and almost immediately logged out. Can only trade for so long.
 
Hikami

Hikami

Member
Planned on doing the guild bosses tomorrow. Here, I'll just do the stuff Kuronuma usually does.


Guild Boss Thursday ( May 5th )
NA BDO GAF:

So we have 2 Small Guild Boss scrolls to do. They usually take us ~30 mins each to complete.
Try and log in around 9 PM EST/6 PM PST if possible. Everyone is welcome to join regardless of level.

Notes:

- You can participate and get rewards at any level (but expect to be one-shot if you are below level 50)
- Your participation is not reset if you die. Die as much as you want and still get rewards.
- You do not lose EXP for a death during a guild boss
- You do not break crystals if you die during a guild boss
- You cannot be PK'd while the boss is up

Just show up, you'll get free stuff.

Server: Orwen
Channel: Calpheon 01
 
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Kalentan

Member
Hikami said:
Planned on doing the guild bosses tomorrow. Here, I'll just do the stuff Kuronuma usually does.


Guild Boss Thursday ( May 5th )
NA BDO GAF:

So we have 2 Small Guild Boss scrolls to do.
Try and log in around 9 PM EST/6 PM PST if possible. Everyone is welcome to join regardless of level.

Notes:

- You can participate and get rewards at any level (but expect to be one-shot if you are below level 50)
- Your participation is not reset if you die. Die as much as you want and still get rewards.
- You do not lose EXP for a death during a guild boss
- You do not break crystals if you die during a guild boss
- You cannot be PK'd while the boss is up

Just show up, you'll get free stuff.

Server: Orwen
Channel: Calpheon 01
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I'm going to see if I can get on... But shit... Wish it could be like 10 PM EST. Going to be at Civil War from 7 to like 9:30. D:
 
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ROBOKITTYZILLA

Member
GUILD BOSS
Boss: Mudster (Medium) x 2
Loot: 100K Silver (guaranteed), Armor Blackstones, Weapon Blackstones, Memory Fragments, Hunter Seals, Liverto Weapon Bundle, Grunil Armor, etc.

Day: Saturday, May 7th
Time: 5 PM PST/8 PM EST

Server: Orwen
Channel: Calpheon 01

This is a medium guild quest so we need a decent amount of people to show up and help. Everyone is welcome to join regardless of level so show up and get free stuff!

Notes:
- You can participate and get rewards at any level (but expect to be one-shot if you are below level 50)
- Your participation is not reset if you die. Die as much as you want and still get rewards.
- You do not lose EXP for a death during a guild boss
- You do not break crystals if you die during a guild boss
- You cannot be PK'd while the boss is up

Edit: 2 scrolls!
 
bronkonagurski

bronkonagurski

Member
Anyone have thoughts on the ideal armor set-up for a Lvl 50+ Berserker? I have a full set of Taritas right now but I read a lot of different things online. Seems like at least two pieces of Taritas is good but some folks mix and match the other pieces.

I have +5 on all of my Taritas pieces so I'm just debating if I should go for +15 on every piece or not.
 
Hikami

Hikami

Member
Wyndstryker said:
That's why i play the long game and take my time to prevent burning out.

The real winners in mmos are always those who play the long game and who participate in the most events
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It's more due to how pvp works. It rewards playtime instead of skill. No matter how much I play, the people who play 24/7 will always be better and it's pretty annoying. Would rather use my time elsewhere.
The Overwatch beta is pretty fun for example, don't have to grind for hours just to be on an even playing field with everyone else.
Pvp is also pretty broken with how they changed the karma and guild upkeep. Makes griefing much easier in our version.

Besides that, I dislike how almost everything in the game has some sort of RNG. The cash shop is also still pretty bad and Daum still doesn't communicate enough.
 
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Aadrian1234

Banned
Hikami said:
starting to lose interest in the game
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Enchantment system wore me out quickly, and then translation and UI bugs ultimately got me to put the game on the shelf for now.

I'm still bummed about this. I could only enjoy the game without much polish for only so long
 
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ROBOKITTYZILLA

Member
People can be rude in this game sometimes. We were in the middle of a guild quest and I went to turn in another quest at the Abandoned Mines and there was someone there grinding mobs near the quest NPC. I didn't touch any of their mobs but they issued a warning and started following. I think he expected a different outcome:

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The other players there from the same guild didn't do anything. I guess they figured that guy got what he deserved and with a name like 'Fuzznutt', I wouldn't be surprised.

Hikami said:
It's more due to how pvp works. It rewards playtime instead of skill. No matter how much I play, the people who play 24/7 will always be better and it's pretty annoying. Would rather use my time elsewhere.
The Overwatch beta is pretty fun for example, don't have to grind for hours just to be on an even playing field with everyone else.
Pvp is also pretty broken with how they changed the karma and guild upkeep. Makes griefing much easier in our version.

Besides that, I dislike how almost everything in the game has some sort of RNG. The cash shop is also still pretty bad and Daum still doesn't communicate enough.
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Aadrian1234 said:
Enchantment system wore me out quickly, and then translation and UI bugs ultimately got me to put the game on the shelf for now.

I'm still bummed about this. I could only enjoy the game without much polish for only so long
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I don't let the RNG elements bother me. If I don't feel like dealing with it, I just use the force enchanting system which is guaranteed. The overall expense of force enchanting ends up being lower in most cases. For things like accessories which cannot be forced, I'll just save up money and buy them already enchanted if I get tired of trying to make them myself.

I've never been a fan of gear based PVP but it's a little worse here because the gap can be huge based on time spent and there is currently no alternative equalized PVP content. Without sieges and node wars implemented yet, PVP guilds are getting bored and the amount of open world shenanigans is higher than usual. The karma system is being worked on and things should improve as more content is released.

I agree about the overpriced cash shop and lack of communication from Daum but I think they have done a good job addressing issues since launch and do seem to be listening to the community. The game is still young, full of potential, and looks to have a solid path going forward. I just hope Daum and PA don't ruin it.

Also, yeah, Overwatch is great game and I have been playing since the first beta but it's not a MMORPG. I will be playing BDO, Overwatch, and other games. I have more freedom to do so in this game than any other MMO because I don't feel pressured to grind levels, gear, or anything. I know that I'll never be able to keep up with people that play 24/7 and I'm okay with that. I just take things slow and play at my own pace and there is still so much that I enjoy about the game and want to do.
 
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Spiritreaver

Member
Enhancement system killed it for me as well. The second I hit 50 and lost so many stones just trying to get +13 I lost interest. Yeah there's force enhancing, but that is just as much of a grind.

If they added a PVP arena with bolstered stats I'd be interested maybe. I'd rather just play ESO until then. You've got the option to play on an even playing field OR where grind matters. Plus the gear isn't a chore to get in that game.
 
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