The most short-cut explanation for BDO is simply; If you're someone who can envision the future and progress towards it instead of expecting immediate results, then you'll have fun.

Time for Asmon to watch 1 more 'Why play Black Desert in 2023' instead of just playing it XD

I remember playing BDO very, very carefully and optimizing every step that I took and no-lifing it pretty hard like leaving my PC on for 24 hours a day to squeeze an extra 20mil silver. It burned me out horribly. I came back last week and realized, none of it really matters so long as I don't demolish all of my gear and break down crying. They've done a better job now providing players with a functional baseline with the seasonal Tuvala and guaranteed PEN boss gears that it's much more relaxing to play BDO as the sandbox it was intended to be. Ofc, tap some Blackstar gear here and there and be sad that it failed, but hey, still have usable AP/DP sitting on those guaranteed gears :) Plus all of the extra QoL they've been introducing, reworking of farm spots so there's a bunch more variety now, seasons and gear copy letting us try new characters, it's just fun.

Well made video sir and couldn't agree more. I would like to add that as mentioned with it being a marathon, it's okay to take breaks. It doesn't have to be the only thing you play and spend time on. Yes it impacts the speed of your progression but the devs have shown that they give helping hands all the time to help players with their progression. Be it J Hammers, crons, free t9 as of late lol. Just remember that it's a game, not a job.

fake is actually such a g, he really cares about his community isn’t a selfish person. I remember one time i asked in chat if he could help me do leebur scrolls and he quickly responded and used all his scrolls for me to get auras back in the day. Really love this guy his demeanour and the way he carried himself,i often take breaks from bdo but everytime i come back i actively look for his streams and videos. Ook

I just came back after a few month break cuz of all the events and coupons, got the free 5 mythical censers and just "fuck it we ball"ed at my pegasus' and got a T10 so now I think I'm obligated to get back into it a lil bit

Great video. I might finally get around to playing this game now.

if there's anyone we can trust to speak on this game, it's you.

Pearl Abyss has really splashed out for all these "ad" videos, its nice to see someone with legit info on the current state of the game

The game is sooooo much more approcable now! I lost my account during the merge back in the day(5 years or so ago). Started new last week, and im higher AP/DP now than i was back in the day. So the catchup is real. The game is just good! Everyone try it out!

at least one creator actually talks about new QoL/changes that actually matter instead of random gibberish that doesn't really matter but is a content so they did it

Great video! i hope this burst in popularity retains some of these peoples, would be a nice stim shot too the population.

Hell yeah, I just got back a few weeks ago before all of this and with me getting my 2nd T9 horse and its the one that I've always wanted yeah I want to go back into the game and its very worth playing. Now, I am going to start slowly getting the easiest treasures and get to 700GS then I guess retire lifeskilling while grinding treasure parts. I hope that this momentum keeps going and this game gets the popularity it deserves and I really really hope for the devs to show how much potential this game has.

Awesome video man, been watching for years and playing the game for years over 15-20k hrs myself as well, 720+ gs now and still watch your new player content and videos etc lol. Definitely a fair shakedown of the game on where it started to its current state. For sure a marathon game and would highly recommend any player like you said looking to scratch that MMO itch even if its only for a couple months. Taking a hiatus and coming back to it is a well known thing players do for sure. Currently on a bit of a hiatus myself (casually playing) but still love watching the content and creators in the community. Bit winded of a comment but really do appreciate the hard work and effort you put into your BDO content as always man. I think the video will be very beneficial to new and returning players. See ya in game O/, Family Name: Korazin

I heard of you BECAUSE of BDO, I remember watching some stupid idea for a video and genuinely made me laugh and everything and I even got some streams, I quit BDO a little after that but this kinda makes me want to go back, I might I remember first hearing about the Shai(?). that little support character with that big ass boomerang, and still liking the game. I might try it out again.

I started my relationship (yes it absolutely is a relationship) with bdo on eu release and to this day I absolutely loved my time that I had on my ninja but it got to the point where I felt like getting upgrades past a certain point was exclusive to people that are able to play 24/7 and for other reasons so I ultimately just got burnt out and finally destroying it all doing pen roulettes 😂😂😂 maybe Il have to look into checking out bdo in the near future hopefully, keep up the great work fakeuni ❤

Yes it's absolutely worth playing, it can be a bit overwhelming though especially for new players because it's item and storage system is more in depth than any other mmo I've played, granted there is a bit of a learning curve but once you get the hang of it it gets much easier. The combat itself reminds me of Tera but without the hitboxes displayed on the ground. As far as leveling your character you will need to balance slaying monsters, doing main & side quests, talking to literally every npc, and endless exploring, gathering, and crafting. The more knowledge you have the more perks and quests unlock. The game rewards you for meeting specific requirements though and I almost think leveling is too easy early game and needs some balancing to help slow people down to encourage people to explore slower. There is a lot to miss if you go too fast and then you will have to backtrack at some point in order to progress. And a lot of items become useless once you get your main character to a high enough level to farm high tier equipment. Most of the gear isn't level or class locked so you can load out level 1 characters with end game gear for a huge starting boost to your AP and DP. They have added a lot of quality of life features since beta, however some of the features could use some minor reworking. As someone who plays the mobile version there are some features that could, should in my opinion, be added in. 1. Altars of memory for fast travel are available from the start of black desert mobile and are in most towns as well as near certain world bosses and dungeon there is no need for a horse even though you will still get one lol. Bdo has horses that can teleport, granted its slightly limited by the fact that you need to complete a questline to get it... 2. Crafting, enhancing and gathering are easier on bdm compared to bdo because as long as you have the items for it you can put a near unlimited amount of upgrade materials into it to get your success rate up to max. 3. Bdm you can start as an ascended character on any class from lvl 1. 4. Your camp in bdm is a combination of the workshops, residency, and a variety of other quality of life things that are almost completely separated from each other in bdo. 5. The pearl market in bdm is far more in depth and has more items to purchase. Granted its more expensive than bdo by almost double for some stuff the tradeoff is you get more items and there are more items available for silver or for milage than on console. 7. Amity in bdm is connected to special quests and is easy to figure out, amity in bdo is is stupid and way too complicated at first. Regardless of which version you play they are both fun and definitely have some differences. Both have a steep learning curve and they don't explain things in a way that makes things easy to understand. The game doesnt tell you a lot... Though BDM has full auto which is sorta cool. Ninja in bdo and Sura in bdm are the same class but sura is less wiggly and doesn't use throwing weapons.

Greaaaat video! Thank you for bring us your perspective! Excellent explanation

The ONLY thing making me hate this game is the constant POP IN while walking around, i dont know how to tweak settings to stop this but just grass on the ground changes shape 5 times as i walk to it not to mention everything else thats on the screen. It really hurts my eyes and brain

Most players take a break during Spring Event mostly here in SEA

Couldn't agree more man. I quit playing in December of 21 after pen after pen fail. I originally started the week of launch on Xbox, but my guild broke apart and quit playing after about 6 months to a year so I was all by myself for the rest of that time. I think I did a decent job keeping myself entertained for as long as possible. Leveling up a Ninja Valkyrie and sage to 61 and about 12 other characters to 55 to 60. But after failing for my pen 24 times with how long it took to grind up to get the chances for those swings.. It took its toll and finally broke my motivation. For no apparent reason, I decided to log back in a little over a week ago and holy crap I'm so glad I did. Just on the festa coupons alone and returning player rewards, I now have pen kzarka, pen dande, and made a pen muskans that I sold for 15b within 10 hours. I knocked out the old moon quests to reform my kutum up to IV and finally entered the 261k bracket. Then they dropped a free dream horse on my head. Holy crap what an upgrade over my t5 courser I've been riding since I first started. I'm back to watching hours of content and studying all I can. It really feels like that first year of playing the game when progression still came at a reasonable pace, and there was a good amount of stuff I didn't know about the game. I know this explosion of upgrades will slow down again eventually, especially when I'm going for black star and fallen God and whatnot, but with just the sheer amount of things to do now that aren't go here and grind for 10 to 12 hours.. I'm confident BDO is going to stay fun for the foreseeable future and I'm going to actively try to recruit some of my friends that in the past, even while I was still playing, I told to stay away.

Good video man, sums up everything pretty well.

As a casual player with over 9k hours into the game, i think this game is worth trying if you’re willing to spend more time in the game. P2W is only the naphart campsite, pets, fairies, maids will come to you through events as i got full t5 and t4 pets now without buying pets. I’m at 695 gear score now and i progressed mostly by grinding my silver and doing my jetina weeklies (my armors are entirely from jetina pens) however, i struggled a bit nowadays with no way to upgrade my gear beside getting a tet bde or pen accessory 😅. Overall, amazing game but a little harsh on the end game side.

I used to play this game closer to its launch but I am legitimately worried that if I return, will I ever be able to catch up or match the ones who have been playing this from the start or even some years? #gettingsmackedintheguildwars

Thanks to you im going to redownload this game after ages 👍Very good Video

dope! big sub! and deff jumping in BDO

im thinking of picking it up again i had no idea they deleted accounts though not a huge deal but i did put in like 600$ though.

I quitted this game a long time ago with several reason but you can deny FakeUni is that one people actually passionate about this game

Damn... Finally a review from someone that KNOWS the game. 10k hours? That's impressive. Took on the f2p experience to better understand the game? Dope!

I didn't notice when I took a break from playing that there was an account migration cuz of publisher change and I did not migrate so my account got wiped and 2000+ hrs of progress and heart ache from enhancements and also $$$ I drop to the game got nuked. Yeah I'm done with BDO.

All i want is some traditional mmo raids and dungeons not that i want the game catered around it but as an option That and for the devs to do another remaster revolving around game optimization and animation smoothing

Thanks for the vid, downloading now.

I bought it in 2016 and really didn't like the cash shop implication at the time despite appreciating the life skills emphasis which is why I was keyed in to begin with. The combat threw me for a loop at the time as well and I just didn't vibe with it. I started a Musa season character maybe 2 weeks ago, put about 50 hours in on that toon which I've leveled to 59 with PEN Tuvala gear so far and I like it. I will keep playing. I don't love it but I do like it. The new player experience is so incredibly overwhelming in its pacing and bloated items/mats that come without really clear and concise significance (or just being completely irrelevant) but once I hit that second monitor groove it did begin to make sense. There are admittedly far too many obscure mechanics to be a friendly and casual recommendation IMO but it feels much better, looks pretty good and does provide a TON of horizontal progression options which I appreciate. It's a 7/10 for me in the MMO sphere and I could see that going up with time. I'd recommend it but not to someone who doesn't like having to look up guides and wikis. It's still far too obtuse at times in terms of progression and outright confrontational at select moments (particularly for new players who hit the higher 50's without any knowledge of the MSQ ramp up).

13:45 Arena of Solare is event based and hasnt been around in almost half a year, started playing BDO in feb 2023 and im still waiting for Solare 😢

great video! thinking of giving it a try!

Brand new player and this video is very informative. I get so much from the season pass and seasonal server I don’t know what to keep or sell. The game is overwhelming in the beginning so I am keeping everything for now.

I want to play again because I miss the game, but I know so many changes made that I would be so so confused and far behind. Plus I found the game to be very lonely before. Love to you and your beautiful family HuGGieS

Starting today!!! I’ve been a FFXIV player for years and elder-scrolls.

My only suggestion is have patience, do not sell everything, do not buy everything, just play save money and avoid upgrading.

As a complete beginner to the game, I'm really enjoing it so far, although I have no experience to compare it with. But with respect to other mmorpgs I've played before, I'd say BDO is definitely one of the best out there.

No. There will always be someone stronger than you no matter how much you grind. Unless you have a credit card with no limit and 24 hours a day to grind.

great video cheers uni

How is the pvp? Is the equalized pvp available already in the seasonal server? And can my character progress by mainly playing this mode?

Hey I'm actually extremely curious about the "global storage quest" you talked about during the video. Could you tell me which quest it is about please ?

this looks like a whole different game compared to 2018. I remember when this game's main selling point to me was the combat system but the mind numbing pve and progression system was a huge turn off. it had alot of potential, open world and large scale pvp but now it seems like this game is slowly achieving it's full potential

Is this reflective of the PS4 version? I want to play it on PS4 before I get a PS5.

ive been playing since 2014, and the game hasnt changed since 3 years back at least

I'm coming back, but I'm not looking forward to the enchanting 😅

Been tuning this game for 2 years for now, watching all the reviews in ytube, been played the mobile version and to this point regarding the quarrels of BDO about the game I have in conclusion that d only bad about the game itself is the gambling system for set enhancement and this is d Down side of BDO cause of it's RNG hoping for players to have a great set in order to hook up with end game players but nevertheless there's a lot of good stuff on going on in the game. When d time is right and all my priorities are already achieved. I wanna play this game, jst don't mind about the RNG set enhancements and enjoy d game.

I was thinking about trying this game. Thanks for letting me know I shouldnt lol

great video!

While all of this is true for PC and is a pretty good take from my favorite Ook, if you start this game on console because you don't want carpal tunnel from the PC controls you should be aware that console players only have about 80 percent of the experience PC currently has, with no roadmap for future progression. In addition, the 'negative progression' style enhancement system is absolutely brutal, and somehow feels more unfair on console. I once failed 17 pri crescent ring attempts, going from a 20 to a 38 stack. The math behind doing that is almost as rare as getting hit by lightning.

The grind to get endgame stuff is true to a real mmo and its hard if you dont dedicate yourself daily to make 1 billion silver a day if you want to buy the end game gear from the market since meta fully upgraded weapon armor or accessories are about 150 billion minimum

what a great video! greetings!

We're gonna hop back with some friends, I'm planning on choosing the class the most appealing to me, but should I still maybe stay away from certain class as a high ping player (should be between 180 and 220 didn't tried it yet)?

Grinding in BDO is the fun part... But the bazillion number of items to manage makes the game very unappealing as a new player... I don't understand why the sort items is so weird and require us to deactivate for some items neither

This game camera doesn't make any sense to me! Can you zoom in? The games character trailers make it seem like its 3rd person where as every game play ive seen from players has been top down where you're forever away from your character! The top down looks really bad to me as well as the horrendous ui that most mmos suffer from. Just curious thanks for any feedback!

Seeing the enhancement window gives me PTSD

Does anyone knows how far behind is BDO on console in terms of content? I'm on PS5 and it doesn't seems to be free to play.

If i was to play again and focus on solo pve. What would you recommend as an engaging pve solo class ?

is the pvp still a one hit kill 5 people type of thing? And tanks instead of dying with 1 hit, die with two?

600hrs in and I still haven't decided what class to stick with. They're all a lot of fun. 😆

remember only suffering comes after raw tapping :)

The Fairy system needs to be rework

My English is not that good and i also feel the combat is hard i mean the keyboard layout so idk should i give it a second try or what!!

dude I break up the game its like 5 month and im now at 0 point all my gears blow up so what should i do? Going tryhard or just enjoying and 3 hours of grind a day is enough for develop

this game has improved so much since PA took over. there's no denying that I've been playing since the game came out.

Is this game like the anime Overlord? Can I role play as Ainz oal gown?

Is the price of all end teir increased too with easy money grind?

So i kinda quit last year came back and tapped a pen bs... I'm forced to play the game again now.... Omw to making a T10 doom rn xD

All I want to see is more group content.

I bought it out the gate and it was not as advertised. Hopefully it's better now

Nice video. I wouldn't say the fast travel system is convenient tho...

See my problem with the game is i cant get the hang of it at all its just confusing when i first start and no one to help

Dumped ESO, and started BDO yesterday. Greatly prefer BDO, but totally lost. Help vid did not help given what it showed and where I ended up were not the same thing. Earned 3 trouphies, and level 17 musa, but still very confused and lost. Will I dump it? Not a chance. Loving it.

If you got the time for it and the sanity, sure.

Solid video!

Just one question.... Did they fix that stupid ship stuck bug?

can one play ones a week for few hours and be successful

Opened a new account 2 weeks ago and plays 1hr a day. I have now a Pen Kutum and a Tet bs awakening. Now saving for a pen kzarka and I'll just buy it off the market.

If buying gear is better than enhancing gear by yourself, why people are selling gear so cheap?

Enhancement is NOT optional. If no one did it anymore and everyone was just waiting to buy their items off the market, there would be no items to buy !

Not worth playing if you are a high ping player unless you play ranged class or /fully protected class.

Even Short-cut version is Enjoy for a few days then suffer for the rest. Even if you love the game, You will not enjoy most of the time you spend playing. Good Luck

if i started playing this again would anyone be friends with me and play with me?

New player. Got a guardian to 59 over the past week. Some of the worst shit I’ve ever done. Trying to decide whether I should push through and see the endgame but idk. So many aspects of this game are downright ugly. Combat seems to be the only thing of value

Is this just PC or for psn and Xbox too?

This game is always pulling me back

Last time I checked, the server has become less toxic and a lot of nerdy people wanting to report me😂 So I think I blew my tri crescent rings for a reason to not come back. But since you said progression is much easier now to reach soft cap for casuals, and to get the dream horse, I’m coming back to take a 👀. (YOU BETTER NOT LIE)

glad pearl abyss is now free from the shackles of kakao.

Well I would play on console which is what I have but seeing the reviews of how bad bdo is I guess I will have to get a PC some time down the road.

Can I turn of PvP after lvl 50 ?

Yes it is worth for sure

my question is, do I have to grind my soul out in order to be more or less competitive in pvp? I’m returning with a seasonal character after playing back in the days at launch and hitting the soft cap.

I need to take the time to better understand the gear enhancement stuff.

Waiting for EP:8

I'll think about comeback if they completely delete "Pila fe" step from the game, these scroll step have no respect for player time

didn't your exploding account/fake quit end up with a support ticket reinstating it all?

Don’t even think to play this game unless you are a rich guy he can spend alot of money, This gameplay is not for free believe me I played this game for 5 years and quit cuz it ask for to much money or alot and alot of time consuming to just do something small that I can get with money

Love it.❤ ooooooooookkkkk😊