>What is BDO? Black Desert Online is an Korean MMORPG by Pearl Abyss. It features action-oriented combat, open world PvP territory control, player housing, unlimited levels, life skills, and more.
>Is it P2W? Yes if you're willing to drops hundreds of dollars. Three critical things that will aid you in progression are having 4 pets which you can buy with real money or in game money, buying weight limit increases with either loyalty or real money, and artisan memories which you can buy with either loyalty or real money. These items are more accessible when spending real money considering the marketplace is sparse regarding pets and loyalty takes longer to get than real world cash.
>NewFAQs Newfags might be overwhelmed by the information overload at the beginning. Do yourself a favor and "turn off system notifications" in the Settings>Game options. Check everything in that window. Avoid lag by turning off High End mode in the Settings>Screen tab. Be sure to check "Remove other's effects" and uncheck "Display other's names" for an enjoyable world boss experience. For everyone's sake, read the links, Google it, and Ctrl+F, BEFORE asking the same stupid question other people previously have in the same thread. If you don't know if the game is "worth it," ask for a guest pass in the thread.
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Thomas Evans
first for please bully me
Owen Lee
>tfw she got bullied too much and never came back ;_;
Juan Thompson
I believe I have started a caravan...
Noah Foster
Went into the desert for the first time. It didn't end well. Exploring ends here.
Adrian Richardson
This is what I'm currently working with, any ideas what I should be working on first?
Isaac Williams
>tfw you won't ever be someones personal meido.
Carson Myers
>no daily rewards for another two days >slowly losing my will to log on
Joshua Edwards
So, wizard or witch? Is it basically "be a beard or girl" or is there actual gameplay differences (that matter)?
Jordan Young
No gameplay differences until level 56. Their awakenings are diffrent.
Joseph Roberts
You only get extra combat XP if you're on the first set of realms right? I found that I leveled way too fast when I was on them.
Thomas Jenkins
But I'm still here, ready to stop bullies in their tracks.
Gavin Watson
>spent more time censoring your name than gearing up I would lose jarrette's
Adam Price
>Ribbon cat will be gone in two days >can't snipe one >don't get paid until next week
Jose White
Can you explain awakenings to me? I see them mentioned but never really anything else at all about them. That's really all that's different between the two? Still downloading the game.
Logan Walker
Awakenings are basically like getting another half to your class. You get a new weapon and have the ability to swap between your vanilla and awakened skillsets. For most classes the awakening basically becomes their de facto class and it can be very different from the vanilla class.
Jordan Powell
What's so good about the ribbon cat
Lincoln Garcia
When you hit level 56, you get a quest chain that pretty much changes your entire class once completed.
It's basiclly just a second weapon (With a completely diffrent move set) that you switch to by pressing C by default. You can do this at anytime. Even in the middle of a big combo.
So, you might have a warrior with his shield, blocking your every move, but then he just randomly brings out his greatsword and starts spinning like a man man ready to chop your head off in a whirlwind of "OH SHIT I'M GOING TO DIE!!!"
Witch and wizard both swap their staff out for two elemental orbs. I know Wizard's orbs are Water and Fire, but I have no idea what Witches use.
Jordan Rodriguez
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Thomas Thompson
it's cute and seasonal most likely. Wont be back until next year
Brandon Jones
How important is casting speed for a witch?
John Lewis
Attack/Casting speed is the most important thing to max with gems for every class
Lucas Myers
You look like you could use a good noogie
Juan Morris
Ah okay. Well to answer the witch question, it's air and earth? orbs I was told. So not quite sure how they differ with awakening skills. But a browse around tells me wizards have more big hit, less combo dependence spells?
Also is the "air" orb like wind or lightning, because lightning is fucking cool, wind not so much.
Matthew Hall
Earth and Lightning for Witch.
Ryan Powell
Why is it so hard to make a Witch that doesn't look 12 years old? Does anyone have any tips?
Angel Myers
Try to eliminate "Child-Like" features in the fact first. Thinks like puffy cheeks, a rounded chin/nose, etc.
Noah Rodriguez
Which channel do EU people usually hang out on? If anyone from EU is actually awake at this hour.
Aaron Walker
I'm not sure why I'm having trouble with this, but is it possible to make certain body parts smaller? I want to shrink my nose but it seems like I can only change the angles, not the overall size.
Luke Johnson
yar har fiddle dee dee...
Gavin Rodriguez
The last three sliders are used for sizing.
Leo Lewis
calpheon 2 it is
Eli Gomez
Replace with what?
Blake Morris
Oh I see now, thanks. Not sure how I missed that.
Landon James
Where can I grind at 57 with 170ap? Preferably somewhere that's not a huge pain in the ass to get to since I basically only want to use my 30m boost every day then go back to heidel.
Robert Morales
My dick.
Cooper Bailey
You better bring health potions if you try
James Sanders
Want to level a new character and actually follow through and get it to a comparable level to my main
Which is better kuno or ninja
Yes I know people meme they are both shit I actually have good gear I can put on them so I'm fine for gear which one is better
Jason Adams
Same place you should have been for the past 7 levels
S A U S A N S
Michael Ortiz
You will never push gremlin into the ocean and watch as the waves slowly pull her under.
Truly life is suffering.
Caleb Reed
>tfw you caved in for the ranger meme
The skill cancelling is cool, though. Still hate how it's too powerful for how little I spend on it.
At least I didn't go full FOTM and rerolled a dirty Wiz/Witch.
Luis Murphy
Do you want to buy a house and set up nodes and shit right as you make your character or is it really expensive?
Gabriel Cooper
Forgot to ask, what other things should I start working on to make my characters better? Accessories or Armor?
Carter Jones
It takes a long time to get the nodes going, so the sooner you start, the better. Buy a house and put a bed in it for faster energy recovery.
Adrian Parker
houses and nodes dont cost silver. It's contribution which you get by doing quests. You dont really need nodes until 50. Only reason to connect nodes now is if you know you wont feel like backtracking later
Get a house for the storage in each town and a house in your favorite city to put a warehouse box
Adrian Rodriguez
Do I need to go to a marketplace and buy a bed or can I do it right from the management screen? Also can I do it from the big map menu or do I need to go to the house directly?
These menus kind of confuse me because there's so much info.
Levi Campbell
The bed you can craft or buy of market will give you 2 energy per 3 min, the pearl bed is 3 per 3. Never really seen them on the marketplace for sale.
Jace Morgan
Alright thanks, also what are some good things to spend Energy on in the early game? Is it not that important until later on?
Jason Morgan
>Also can I do it from the big map menu or do I need to go to the house directly? You have to be inside the house to place furniture, but you purchase the house from the big map. Big map -> click on city -> click on building
You use energy to invest in nodes, it takes 10 energy per invest. You can also use it for fishing or gathering. The nodes are more important at a higher level, but you need to be invest in them if you want to earn the most from trading between areas.
Christian Wright
Do I need to change it from Storage to Residence if I want to go inside and place a bed?
Jacob Watson
Any 4chins clans or did they all die after launch with that IC v Veeky Forums bullshittery?
Josiah Perry
Yes... you can also have up to 3 residences.
Colton Lopez
Veeky Forums guilds are always containment guilds
Kayden Carter
Calpheon 2
You should repair your gear, little miss.
Please stop bullying gremlin-chan. ;_;
Caleb Ward
does putting energy in worker nodes actually do something? is there any data on that?
Wyatt Bell
Watched some introductory/beginner guides, and I still feel lost. I'm just mindlessly doing quests and levelling, having no idea where I am or what I'm really accomplishing.
I picked Tamer, and it's pretty fun. Wanting to try Sorceress and Ranger as well. Are they worthwhile in a PvE perspective or generally alright for someone new?
Otherwise, any general tips?
Zachary Scott
What if I win?
Dylan Bennett
Both are top tier in PVE and PVP, ranger is braindead easy and sorc is the same in PVE but requires some skill in PVP
Camden James
Generally, any class is better than tamer.
Ayden Powell
maybe you should just fucking do what you want to do instead of asking for people to tell you what to do >worthwhile in pve every fucking class is worthwhile in pve because pve is piss easy
Robert Watson
I didn't ask someone to tell me what to do, you pedantic retard. I literally asked for tips and suggestions because I know nothing about the game
Daniel Jones
then fucking play the game and find out about it
Kevin Flores
Whoosh
Mason Gutierrez
This is why normal game discussion is never seen in this general. People like you run it the fuck off.
Stop being such an autistic asshole.
Doing quests and leveling can get boring eventually. Test the waters and try out fishing or something.
It's boring for most people, but you might enjoy buying a cart and trading goods between cities.
Also, you picked tamer. This is the best class to farm with. Go out at around level 30 and just kill hoards of mobs at once. You should get a crap load of Black Stones that you can sell for a lot on the market.
Bentley Ramirez
Every class can do well in PvE honestly, some might farm a bit faster than others. Once you get your abilities and gear you'll see that PvE is kinda mindless except for maybe world bosses where you have to avoid some attacks.
As for feeling lost, that's the best part imo, just look for something you think could be fun and just do it, fishing, cooking, exploring, questing, gathering, sailing. Just have fun.
Landon Anderson
Where is the best place to get Black Stone drops? I don't get many at Susan's if any sometimes...
Noah Flores
Do the quests BS tells you to do and everything in the Suggested quests tab, ignore the green life skill quests. Do not enhance your gear and buy pre-enchanced gear from the marketplace until you get to boss tier gear.
Also, you can ignore life skilling and nodes completely until you're more familiar with the game.
Easton Wood
catfish
Colton Thomas
Most annoying class to pvp against?
Michael White
You mean manshas
Cameron Sullivan
Off yourself you fucking mong, this is a massive sandbox game that's different than most MMOs and there's nothing wrong with asking for a bit of direction.
Xavier Ortiz
W-which
Robert Bailey
Manshas for bigger packs and less hp/mob
Dominic Young
thoughts on how to dye this?
Carson Gomez
fuck me
Jose Wilson
Go for colors.
David Rogers
How much do you charge?
David Cox
sell marks buy blue coral sell witches buy blue coral buy ancient weapon neck
get liverto/yuria until you can actually afford to get kzarka to tri
sell kutum, use steel dagger until you get nouver
Cameron Murphy
>liverto/yuria worth getting above +15?
Colton Morales
yes, at least to duo, arguably tri
Aaron Cook
I've only got a week left on olvia. Where should I grind 57-58? 150/160/170 wizard
Jace Harris
>I've only got a week left on olvia new player here wat does this mean
Jonathan Jones
sausans maybe pirates but your dp is kinda low
Jason Collins
Is vangertz still good or rosar is the new meme shield until I can afford kutum?
Easton Morales
I already got most of my gear to 10+ should I just be selling black stones or trying to enhance? I was thinking of just selling my 10+ gear, taking the money loss, and just buying 15+ stuff outright rather than dealing with fail stack hell.
Noah Flores
on olvia channels you get 200% xp
my meme took off, nice
Juan Hill
>200% 100%. The same as any other channel on a weekend except it has a hard cap at level 58.
Luis Richardson
I love that edgy bastard on the left
Landon Perez
Why does this game look like a very poorly modded skyrim?
Juan Turner
>fuck me NA or EU baby?
Jacob Scott
When you think about it, it basiclly is.
There's everything you can do in Skyrim, plus some bonus stuff.
The only difference is the combat's way better and classes are a thing.
>Berserker Nords/Orcs
>Witch/Wizard Breton/Altmer
>Warrior Imperial
>Ninja/Kunoichi Redguard/Khajiit
>Ranger Bosmer
>Sorcerer Dunmer
Adam Wilson
How the fuck do I connect the Susan's node? Can someone show me their map?
Angel Nguyen
I mostly meant graphically, but thats pretty depressing as well.
Grayson Garcia
Yeah, Skyrim blows dick and the ratings and normie praise it got are retarded.
Justin Thomas
Beast race when?
Andrew Lee
Never, hopefully.
Ethan Baker
how do people "trade" items if there is no trading? i often see people say "trading X class liverto +15 for Y class liverto +15"
Joseph Bennett
your mom is already a playable character user.
Adam Foster
They would both put it on the marketplace and pray to rng god they get it and not some pre-order/bidder. It doesn't well.
Alexander Rogers
So do these not stack with weekend and half hour daily boosts? Hard to tell with these shit translations whether it's saying it doesn't stack with another one of itself or with other boosts in general.