

We most recently tested Black Desert Online's robust character creator in the latest episode of Monster Factory, in which the McElroy brothers remarked upon its sheer level of precision. It's currently up for pre-order, with its most basic edition costing $29.99.

While it's a free-to-play MMO in the game's home market, Western gamers must purchase the Windows PC title in order to play. A Western release was confirmed shortly before its Korean launch. A release date for the full Black Desert Online has yet to be confirmed for North American release beyond a 2016 launch window, however.īlack Desert Online has been available in its homeland of Korea since December 2014, following a four-year development period.


Your creation can be used when the beta fully launches, as well as be ported over to the full game. A quick write on the English version of Black Desert Online I thought it was pretty cool that they released an offline standalone character creator program. The character creation mode is available now and allows you to generate your own playable character. 18 release, however, the studio has launched the game's character creation mode as a free, standalone download. BDO has a story quest, like most theme park MMOs, but the end game structure is decidedly "sandbox-ey." Be prepared for a long haul if you want to catch up to the best of the best.Black Desert Online, Daum Games' upcoming multiplayer role-playing game, is launching its final closed beta next month, the developer announced. Other players might choose to grind in other ways, neglecting combat to instead become the most prolific farmer or fisher on the server. Sandbox MMOs - especially from developers in Asia - tend to be more free form with progression, allowing players to level up characters or gear infinitely, with the very strongest characters usually being the result of years of grinding. RELATED: Black Desert Mobile Shai Class Now Available Furthermore, gear and level caps increase at regular intervals and are comparatively easy to reach. Theme park MMOs tend to be story-oriented, with post-game content designed to be difficult enough to keep players busy with one or two raid bosses at a time, until the next content patch or expansion. Black Desert Online guide to levelling, knowledge, character class and more Black Desert Online is the smash hit Korean MMORPG that has finally received a western release courtesy of Daum Games. For those familiar with MMO's of the "theme park" variety, BDO will feel like a bit of a departure, but there's nothing too jarring.
