Black Desert

Really horrible game. It's ok at low levels, but once you hit the level where pvp opens up without choice, campers gank anyone who dares to leave town..

I have enjoyed this game for long time, but since the changes of rules and allowing to steal guilds if GM is not online for 15 days, I am not recommending this game. This game has beautiful aesthetics, very nice action combat, but it is at the same time rigged with microtransactions and unfairness. Additionally even game creators are not helping by adding more and more stupid rules. I enjoyed the game and wished to come back later, but my guild was lost, taken away from GM that was just on vacations, because of stupid rules made by management of the game. This game looks great, system is pretty interesting, but treatment of players is absolute garbage. I will have forever in memory good times with my guild, but it is all lost now, as someone stole the guild and there was no way around it. Terrible changes to the game made it unplayable and I am already deleting the account, huge disrespect to Pearl Abyss and I will never recommend this game to anyone. It does have few good aspects, but this is no longer playable with current rules. Adieu.

It's a cool mmo for solo players.

Unplayable with friends tho. There is virtually no group content.

Best combat gameplay there is.

It's a korean mmorpg which means like all korean mmorpgs the enchantment system is designed to keep you on the game as long as possible. Fail = lose hours of progress.

You either gamble your time which can range from 5 to 20+ hours of progress lost on one click or play it safe by buying of the marketplace.


I've enjoyed my time with this game a lot there is fun to be had for everyone and classes are the most satisfying in the mmo genre.

10+ years later game's still not fun, company is creatively bankrupt in their brains.

Fair warning playing this game is 100% chores and 0% fun / gameplay. Enjoy discovering that for yourself, or take my word for it.
The combat will fool you for a little while until you realize that every other aspect of the game is totally unplayable. Which is likely why the game has next to no players.

Black Desert Online is like a buffet where the food looks amazing, but you’re not entirely sure what you’re eating. The game boasts jaw-dropping visuals, a character creator so detailed you could spend hours perfecting your avatar’s eyelashes, and combat so fluid it feels like a martial arts movie. But then, you dive into the story and realize it’s about as coherent as a toddler’s bedtime tale scribbled on a napkin.

Want to tame a horse? Great! That’ll only take you four hours, a PhD in carrot farming, and some sugar cubes. Need fast travel? Too bad—get ready to hoof it across the sprawling map or ride a donkey slower than molasses in winter. And if you’re here for PvP, prepare for desync issues that’ll make you question reality itself.

In short: Black Desert Online is the ultimate sandbox RPG where you can do everything—except understand why you’re doing it.

it seems like developers hate their player base since all of their new additions to game are boring, painful, eye-damaging visual effects with shallow mechanics.
Atoraxxion - worst dungeon in existence. dumbest puzzles I've ever seen in game. I petition to kill Yaz, I can't stand her face and her pants zone any longer (game always showed me privates of Yaz and Martha when in dialogue option so I've had enough of that), And her voice just scratches my nerves. Why on earth someone would create THIS unless they hate their playerbase? BUGS BUGS BUGS UNKILLABLE BOSSES HOURS WASTED FOR NOTHING!

Magnus - same awful thing but at least instead of Yaz we have well written characters.

LOML - boring stories and no action, annoying bosses, bland landmass. Environment designers did well but it seems like PA fired all of their programmers since LOML has no programming in quests and its all just cheap talk and 'click this area to chop lumber' instead of plater actually performing actions. CHEAP UNPROFESSIONAL BORING SNOOZEFEST

Season became constant thing so with that PA killed all gear progression and there's no reason to buy boss gear or blackstar gear since PA gives top gear now for season. At this rate prices for boss gear tanked and I expect no one will sell it soon because why bother if everyone now has 5 sets of free TET boss armor and few sets of PEB boss/bs. With that 90% of game content isn't relevant since there's no gear progression.

No option to blacklist certain annoying quests so they stop showing up in quest window and on the map
Life skills bring almost no money compared killing mobs. Not to mention it is boring as hell and needs billions of silver in life gear.

New BiS items are no longer tradeable on the market so you have to participate in gambling (enchancing your own gear). PA actively steals silver from players by introducing gear that cannot be traded and that gear is the new best in slot.

Region locks and these regions change throughout the years so your friends might end up on different serever.

I already invested to much of my time so I want to see the credits (at least for quests) but if you're considering this game, make sure you love hidden objects platforming and hours boring dialogues while staring obnoxious chars.

The UI is ridiculously complicated. After 3 hours, I'm still floundering. Every key on the keyboard is a hot key. None of them are intuitive. It is basically impossible for new players to play. I also play Eve Online and getting into that is a cinch compared with this nonsense.

Couldn't get past character creation boss. Over 9000 sliders to customise. I'll never know what lies beyond.

The game looks good, I'm still at the character creation stage, but I think the rest of the game is just as good. I hope it's not time-consuming too.

The draw distance is shockingly bad — characters and environments literally pop in as you walk. Instead of intuitive controls, the game throws overly complicated skill combos at you, like it’s trying to be clever rather than fun. Despite all the flashy effects, it somehow manages to feel dull and uninspired. I genuinely can’t figure out what makes this game so beloved — maybe I missed the memo?

Played for a about 5 hours, ran around doing the tutorial and some quests to level 15. Seems like a higher graphics version of Final Fantasy online, but the NPC animations are more random. Combat felt OK, and cues in the UI were good "press this key" or "click on the glowing icon".

The only reason I'm posting a negative review is that this is an MMO, and should allow you to select servers for different regions so that you can play with your friends around the world. I'm living in Asia, but also want to play with friends in USA. Unfortunately, that is not possible. I was informed by tech support my account only supports one region, and cannot be changed.

Obviously, this is ridiculous. Just post a list of all servers and what their ping times are from my location. Go ahead, categorize by Asia, Europe, Americas... just let the player choose so they can play with their friends. That's the whole point of an MMO. If I wanted to play alone, there are dozens of better single player games in the same genre.

Seriously WTF. Also most of the classes are female only. And even the male characters all look like twinks. There aren't any options to look older than a teenager. Gaaaayyyyyyy - qd

Game is good. The game revolves around RNG and the loop is around grinding as opposed to dungeons for gear upgrades. People mad about the RNG don't understand that that's the gear progression method in this game. You can reduce losses due to RNG by grinding and buying crons and eventually you'll hit the upgrade. Might take many attempts... might take few but that's not necessarily worse than grinding the same dungeon for days on end hoping for a sword drop.

You can also literally just AFK fish or sail or do life skills for money and then buy the gear off the market and NEVER engage with the RNG progression system.

You can pay for progression in the game but unless you're an extreme whale (by this I mean by the $20-$30 outfit boxes then sell them on the market but... even one of them isn't enough to give you an upgrade attempt later on... so it's just unpractical degen behaviour for those who do it), but I'm sure a small percentage of people actually do that but it doesn't affect you. There are things you can buy in the cash shop that are huge QOL upgrades but the game gives you coupons for them often AND the game costs little to no money very often (on sale for a dollar or free). Buy those QOL upgrades when you realize you enjoy the game. They are not necessary AT all until then.

Highly recommended. Just don't center your enjoyment around the game with progressing gear as fast as possible. Just enjoy the game and do everything it has to offer. This game is meant to be played as a slow, long, marathon grind. I quit and come back often like OSRS and enjoy it.

Blew up like 10 bil in gear the other day and felt bad but it's no worse than dealing with groups of idiots in a WOW dungeon, wiping over and over and then hoping for a drop.

Locking classes behind certain genders is a poor decision and "story telling" does not change it simple as that

Nothing out of the ordinary compared to other Asian-origin MMOs.

A big part of the game is character creation, and it’s done extremely well. For players who love spending hours perfecting their characters, this will be a huge plus.

Unfortunately, the gameplay is dull, equipment upgrades are frustrating, and there’s just way too much junk—items, events, etc. Nothing feels special. There’s no real sense of achievement when leveling up or receiving 'rare' or 'special' items. It’s just grind, grind, grind—with almost no reward.

Black Desert Online Review: A Disappointing Grind -

I really wanted to enjoy Black Desert Online, given all the hype surrounding it, but after spending a significant amount of time with the game, it’s hard to say I had a positive experience. While the visuals are undeniably beautiful and the world is vast, that's where the positives end.

First off, the combat system, which was touted as one of the game’s main selling points, quickly becomes repetitive and clunky. The flashy action feels exciting at first, but it loses its luster as you progress. There are so many combo inputs, but many of them feel unnecessary and over-complicated, making combat more of a chore than a fun experience.

The game’s biggest flaw, however, is its reliance on an insufferable grind. Black Desert Online throws you into a world where progress feels sluggish unless you either spend hours grinding or cough up real money for microtransactions. The game heavily incentivizes you to buy boosts, enhancing your progression and making it feel like a pay-to-win scenario. The grind is endless, whether it’s for leveling up, gathering resources, or enhancing your gear — it's an exhausting cycle with little reward.

The monetization is another sore point. While free-to-play players can enjoy the game to some extent, they’re constantly hit with a barrage of premium items and time-limited offers. It’s clear that the developers designed the game to push players toward spending real money, and it feels manipulative.

The story? Don’t expect much. It's there, but it’s weak, and I often found myself skipping cutscenes just to move on to the next grindy task. The lack of meaningful narrative makes the entire experience feel hollow.

In conclusion, Black Desert Online fails to deliver a truly satisfying MMORPG experience. Beautiful world and combat visuals are overshadowed by a relentless grind, questionable monetization practices, and a lackluster story. If you’re not willing to shell out extra cash or sink an ungodly amount of time into grinding, this game may leave you frustrated and disappointed.
Played this game for 6 years, never have i ever seen myself get lucky in anything, game itself is a big scam, it basically just lure people in and make them into a grind machine so Devs can make money out of it.

It feels pretty solid. The combat is fun and the servers are lively compared to many MMOs that are still alive. This game is not only very aesthetically pleasing, but also fun to play. There is something for everyone in this game with PvE, PvP and an abundance of Life Skill options to choose from.

For a new player, you will most likely find this game amazing. The graphics, the combat, the gearing system is pretty good, but as you will keep diving into the game you will realise that it's just a going in circles kind of game.
The gearing will be a pain to upgrade, so you will have to invest a lot of hours into grinding if you want to be competitive, while others being more lucky will have it way easier than you. You will have to grind for one month what someone can get in one click just because he's lucky.
The lifeskill part of the game is pretty cool, it's not as sweaty but it feels rewarding, if you enjoy this kind of activities you will love it.
I would have to say that even tho this game is very competitive and demands a lot of hour, taking your time and playing it in a slow pace can have it's magic.

Wonderful game. friendly community of players. actively updated. insanely huge map. land and sea battle. fun lifeskilling for non combat players.

I poured a good chunk of my time and my money into this game. I feel like it has gotten more and more friendly to new players and this is the easiest its ever been to play without spending a ton of money.

Gameplay is extremely enjoyable, and the combat is so smooth it has ruined every other MMO for me. There is lots to do for people who aren't as combat oriented. There are plenty of life skills that you can make a bunch of silver with by selling them on the auction house.

Also, there is no player to player trading where you can share gear. you can put it up on the auction house and they have to purchase it through the pre-order system. It means that if someone has a piece of gear, they either worked for it, or they pulled out their wallet. I wish the wallet warriors couldn't gain a gameplay advantage, but such is life these days.

The game isn't beginner friendly, it takes some googling to get the basic idea, and even then the interface is CRAMMED with icons. There is so much to do, quest and skills-wise, from housing to farming and fishing, and my guildies say that even though they've played for 2 years, they're newbies still, because of the scope of this game.
So far bosses have been challenging but not awfully difficult, there's tons of minigames. I'm barely level 20 so this is the bare bones of what I know this far, but if you're a casual gamer who isn't in a hurry to get to max level, it will keep you well occupied for a long time.

It took many years but this game has come to be a great mmo rpg and the best profession experience i've seen in a long time. Love the afk farming, wish all mmorpg would/should really consider and look into. There getting better at the PVE dungeons instances, which i would like to see more of ( just my opinion) and cant wait till they expand more of the world. Also would be really cool to see guild raid dungeons for boss fights with some strategy and unique gear and it wold be perfect =)

For under a Dollar? I’ve made worse financial decisions at the dollar store so don't mind if i do snatch this one

The upgrade mechanic for armors and weapons is predatory and never in the players favor when it matters. Don't waste your time. If you already bought it attempt a refund. Fuck this POS and the Devs

Way too much stuff and menus in the beginning and all the tropes for Eastern ARPG spams you with loot and prizes and event rewards and fills your limited inventory slots real quick.

Character Creation was great tho :D

a lot of influences:
archeage
eso
tera
dark souls (aesthetic / combat style)
runecape (crafting i guess)
i was even reminded of silkroad as i lured / aggro'd mobs
one of the unique things of this game i enjoyed was the openness, in most mmos everywhere outside of cities is overrun with (hostile) mobs. not bdo. i enjoyed climbing mountains and mining.

flaws of this game include
trying to do too much without making progressing the genre at all (silkroad was phenomenal because of its simplicity)
trying to force me to kill peaceful tree spirits in the main quest
keybinds aren't very customizeable
no p2p trading (i guess this is to solve issues with manipulating economy)
artifiical progression skipping opening and midgame...that i missed out on because of my uwillingness to kill innocent tree spirits

pros:
combos are kinda fun
visually pleasing world
detailed enviornment where everything feels explorable
no fast travel in a world with magic n things (idk maybe it's unlocked later)
endgame combat could be good
there apears to be a wide variety of things to do.

gooddam i miss tera. now that i think about it tho.the tutorial crash had me slaughtering innocent bucks (male deer ig they werent so inncent after all heh)...

this game had potential but i feel like it's too much of a timesink. endgame combat is likely the type of trash that ruined tera b4 it died. if you're NEET and haven't experienced a korean mmo...this could ruin your life. but if you need something to keep you tethered to a (digital) reality it might be worth it.

tera is unbeatable. maybe try rocket league. it's very different but has a similar skill ceiling.

giving this game a thumbs up because it's chill.

Acceptable physics, decent story. Movement in combat can be a bit jank along with positioning and movement of character models but otherwise good.

A Stunning MMORPG with Deep Combat and Beautiful World

Black Desert is one of the most visually stunning MMORPGs on the market, offering an expansive world, deep combat mechanics, and an incredible level of detail. Whether you're into PvE, PvP, or just exploring a world full of life, Black Desert has something to offer. While it may be overwhelming for newcomers, its depth, customization options, and beautiful graphics make it a standout title in the MMORPG genre.

Gameplay
The real strength of Black Desert lies in its action-oriented combat. Unlike most MMORPGs, where combat can feel slow and repetitive, Black Desert offers fast-paced, skill-based action. The combo-based fighting system feels dynamic and rewarding, and the fluidity of combat keeps you engaged as you chain attacks, dodge, and time your moves perfectly. There’s a good amount of variety in combat, with each class feeling unique and offering different playstyles.

The game also offers a ton of content, from grinding mobs to engaging in complex life skills like fishing, crafting, and trading. The ability to create your own market empire or become a master of a specific trade provides a lot of depth for players who enjoy sandbox-style progression. The world is filled with quests, exploration, and hidden secrets, so there's always something to do.

Graphics and World Design
The world of Black Desert is nothing short of breathtaking. From the vibrant forests to the towering mountains, every area is filled with incredible details. The game's graphical fidelity is one of the best in the genre, and even though it’s a huge open world, it never feels empty or lifeless. The environment and weather systems add to the immersive experience, and the day-night cycle is stunning.

Character customization is another highlight. The game offers an insane amount of options for creating your character, allowing you to tweak almost every detail of your avatar's appearance. It’s easily one of the most detailed character creation systems I’ve seen, and you can easily lose hours just perfecting your character’s look.

Performance
Black Desert is demanding, but the graphical rewards are worth it. With my setup (RX 7800XT, Ryzen 7 5700X, 32GB of RAM), the game runs beautifully on max settings at 60+ FPS, even in large cities or crowded areas. That said, on lower-end systems, it might require some tweaking to hit smooth performance. The game can be heavy on your hardware, especially in busy areas with large-scale PvP events, but it’s generally well-optimized for high-end PCs.

Content and Replayability
There's no shortage of content in Black Desert, and with constant updates, the game feels alive. Whether you're diving into dungeons, engaging in massive PvP battles, or participating in life skills, there’s always something to keep you coming back. The extensive amount of classes (each with its own distinct playstyle) ensures that no two characters feel the same, and there’s plenty of room to experiment with different builds.

The game does have microtransactions, but these are mainly for cosmetics and convenience items. It’s not pay-to-win, though there are some areas where you can gain advantages through purchases, like increased experience rates or convenience features. However, the core gameplay remains accessible without spending extra money.

Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Black Desert offers one of the most beautiful, action-packed, and content-rich MMORPG experiences you can find. It might have a steep learning curve for beginners, especially with its complex systems, but if you're willing to invest time, you’ll find an incredibly rewarding and immersive world. Whether you’re into intense combat, relaxing life skills, or exploring a gorgeous world, Black Desert has something to offer.

It’s not a game for everyone, especially if you’re looking for a traditional MMORPG experience, but for those who enjoy a more dynamic and detailed world with action-packed combat and tons of customization, it’s a must-play. Just be prepared to dedicate some time to truly enjoy everything it has to offer.

There is so much good in this game, but what developers doing and where they going with, is just weird.
BDO became for developers just a cash flow for their other games.
If you enjoy grinding and spinning around in mob rotation you will enjoy this.
otherwise you will enjoy the empire building of workers, and life skilling.
very grindy, graphics great. but where developers are taking it is 50/50.
still will recommend, with caveats .

Great game and lots of content, although can be overwhelming as a new player!

Review from perspective of last 2 braincells that I have.

Its a good game or well was. I returned after a year and I must say its a mess.

Storyline: LoML and Seoul is bug after an other bug. If you think that something is not working as it should its because its does not and you need to restart quest. Majority of boss fights I had to restart multiple times.

New class deadeye: Fun to play but its story and mechanic I dont think works well with BDO it just does not fit.

Economy: Introduction of new boss gear and gear beyong caused huge inflation. and after giving away boss gear for free this killed whole gear tiers. Dont even know why gear you will never use is still in the game.

Horses: Back in the day you had to work hard to get T8 horse. now you get it for free and you get for free T9 which was something for endgame users. And Horst its not all you also get t10 for free. So whole horse and training and breading is lost purpose for average player.

Life skills for me were love and so far i see quality of life improovements so thats positive I guess. Made easier for new players that are starting new classes and for experienced players I see less bothering switching characters.

Enchanting on Its own got little better thanks for pitty system. so thats positive too.

State of the game NOW feels like cashgrap before pulling the plug.

How to fix it:
Stop releasing new content and work on fixing the bugs. Introduce events instead of new content so that players have something to do and even new players.

Gear needs reworking as its now its just huge mess. get rid of stuff nobody uses. change tiering based on current meta.

Rework horses same issue as with gear. needs same solution or simillar.

Totally loving this game. There's soo much to do on there, tons of options and customization for your character. Fun quests, some that are confusing but thats what Google help is for. lol Besides that, there's a ton of guilds to check out to join and some with really nice helpful people. I'm sure a lot of guilds have nice people in them. I've only been in two guilds and still rather new to the game. So who wants to join me on this really kewl fun game and we can go questing and fight monsters together. I so totally would recommend you give this game a shot.

Side note: so totally not sleepy while writing this review. Shush can't prove it.

very excellent game very very excellent and good character customization and cloth and storage is limited behind wallet 6/10
Hell no for me

Great game for grinding and breaking your 'R' key from your keyboard!

Very grindy korean MMORPG without raids or dungeons. Endgame pretty much is lifeskilling (fishing, farming etc.) and couple of world bosses. Much fun.

Highly in-dept game, where most of the elements have A LOT of content. If you want to master a specific thing, you can log a lot of hours without being fully done. This is not a game for the impatient, good things here take a while, like in life. It is also a wiki game, where the dept of things makes it complicated for newcomers. I highly recommend checking online before doing anything. You can mess up in ways you wouldn't know until later, causing you to be sad about it, leave and miss out on a nice game.

A lot if not all elements of the game are based on gambling/RNG/statistics, but there are some ways to bypass it. It doesn't mean it's going to be easier that way, though. At least, the devs have made the entry bar to enjoy most things lower in the recent years to accommodate newer players.

I strongly encourage waiting for the game to be at a buck or so, or sometimes it's free if you level up to 60-61, which is not difficult with a seasonal character. Ignore P2W comments, unless you have more than 10k to invest in the game you won't get ahead meaningfully.

Best MMORPG game with most amazing Graphics and gameplay

It feels pretty solid. The combat is fun and the servers are lively compared to many MMOs that are still alive. The action combat is not as jaw-dropping as others say and is worse than games like Vindictus but better than games like World of Warcraft. I'd say it's a fair middle ground between those two. The character creation is insanely good, and the best in any game I've played. Pay to win seems impossible because you get really good gear for free in the starting server. I've heard about pay for convenience, but a lot of those items are given for free as well, so I'm not sure how prevalent it is. Worth the $1 on sale for sure, if nothing else.

Dont buy it, its a trap. Game does not work, they will Restrict your IP even if you never played the game and then make you contact support, wich you cannot do because you need an account on thier site, wich you cannot make because they restrict your IP. Its a joke not a company.

Its a great game if you buy it at sale price, It is a grinding MMO and does have a multiple systems in place, so as a game to play all the time and grind, it wont be too much fun. But if you get on every once in a while to enjoy it, it is a pretty enjoyable game with amazing graphics and interesting content.

Nothing ever happens in Mediah,
Billions must listen to Altinova's night OST.

(The game got built in boting in the form of AFK activities that requires the game to be running resulting in my almost 40K H of "game play")
TLDR I play this game for the life skills and the lifeskilling (profesions like gathering and cooking) content is more or less abandoned.
For example the Mastery system (gear) has been incomplete since release leaving some lifeskills without any gearing options. Trading (one of the lifeskills) was for the most part deleted a few years ago after a failed rework and ther is no indications they will ever return it to the game. Their most recent addition "Palace Management" consists of you logging in 1h past midnight (my time zone) looking at a UI making 4 choises then going to sleep.

cant play the game. getting an error message, saying: "failed to apply the patch". Apparently this is a known and frequent issue the Devs refuse to address

terrible game full of nonsense reading do not let the trailer fool u save ur dollar

You can tell that a lot of love and care for this game are NOT present. Animations keep playing in cutscenes when the action is not happening anymore, lip sync is way off to the point where the voice is playing before the lips move, or sometimes the lips won't move at all.

Bought it for the character creator which is one of if not the best out of any game. The gameplay and combat is super fun and engaging and looks incredible. The clothing is also really really cute but kinda on the expensive side. However, I'm not really enjoying the story and found it kinda stale and drawn out. Overall very pretty game with lots of nice features! :3

I couldn't make it to far past the tutorial. I found the dialogue to be very cringey, too many cut scenes, and while the power sets and action seemed interesting, it wasn't as satisfying as other games. Everything was kind of badly put together. It was a janky game. I shut it down after an hour and returned it for a refund. Good premise, bad execution.

well its a great game... or would be if the devs these days would stop ruining their own games. the number 1 rule for game development is "fun" i downloaded for the duskwing finally releasing but they of course lied about that as well. no combat abilities. made it slow. you only get it for 2 fucking weeks then its gone.(they might get the hint to bring it back but you will have to pay for it or grind for a literally a year like everything else{still not get it}) and when you do use it, it on yet another time limit that lets you fly for only so long. the only reason it aint a completely dead game (it is dying) is only because of the combat. thats it. it takes your whole life if you want a SINGLE item. idk why these dumb devs these days think INFINITE grind= fun and play-ability. it isnt. for example. i need 1 drop from a group of enemies with a loot pool of like 10 items. with literately all the drop chance buffs you can equip (had at least 6-10) plus the season drop being up. had about 1000% increase. after 3 hours of grinding. not 1 fucking drop of the essence that i need. all that and not 1 when you need 100 for a chance at an upgrade. thats just a joke and pathetic. they seriously need to go back to school as they truthfully have lost the sense of game development basics. sad but thats how most game devs have become, between streamers and incompetent devs, games end up killing themselves before they can get major traction. so sad. love the game but it will never amount to anything more than an endless grind with nothing to show for it.

TLDR: The fantastically reworked story is worth a recommend by itself, IMHO.

Recently returned to the game after YEARS of not playing and was hugely pleasantly surprised, specifically by the story.

The Main Story Quest has been reworked up to the Calpheon arc, and the story was not just improved, but made into easily one of my favorite MSQ storylines out of the many MMOs I've played. Granted, that's not always a high bar, but there are some outliers, and I'd put BDO's reworked story up there with FFXIV and other story-focused MMOs out there.

While the presentation is certainly showing it's age, with clunky animations and interactions largely amounting to a Visual Novel with great voice acting (special shout out to Lady Jarette's voice actor; she hits some... impressive emotional notes!) and occasional cutscenes, those cutscenes are great but the writing is FANTASTIC. Characters are multifaceted with surprising depth and characterization, and the storyline features wonderful turns where good guys become enemies, enemies become allies, and that person you hated at first meeting becomes your favorite character in the whole damn thing (Looking at you again, Lady Jarette!)

That said, the latter half of the story after Calpheon has not been reworked, and is little more than a skippable slog, like it was when I stopped playing BDO years ago. The world is still compelling, the remastered visuals are easy on the eyes, and the action combat remains some of the best in the MMO world, with plenty of classes to choose from (though sadly gender-locked).

Top it all with some genuinely great voice acting, and this updated BDO is a 100% recommendation for anyone interested in an MMO with a good story and world, obviously with action combat grinding/pvp being the main gameplay, as well as gathering and crafting lifeskills.

It's so good, you get overwhelmed with too much to do. The more you play it the more you like it

Best soul sucking MMORPG out there. Feel like you are not good enough in real life well come join us in BDO where even putting int 12+ hrs daily = losing all that progress in 5 seconds just for a chance of hype! Love this game and the season servers make leveling a new character super fast and easy,

This game is not only very aesthetically pleasing, but also fun to play. There is something for everyone in this game with PvE, PvP and an abundance of Life Skill options to choose from. It may be difficult for new players to get the hang of the game as there is a TON to learn, but if they can stick it out long enough to get the basics down, the rest will come with time. My only real complaint which is also what has caused me to quit playing this game a couple of times is the P2W aspect of it. I will say this has gotten better than it used to be in the past, but can still be a bit frustrating. However, it doesn't stop you from being able to enjoy the game. It only makes it harder to push through the content as quickly as others. This is why I keep coming back to this game.