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Blade and Soul or Black Desert?

Soki123Soki123 Member RarePosts: 2,558
If these 2 MMOs were the only available MMOs, which would you play and why?
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  • flizzerflizzer Member RarePosts: 2,455
    Blade and Soul looks like a generic high fantasy type MMO.  I don't know much about Black Desert, but for me I would choose the one more PvE oriented with the better story.  Not sure if either one shines in that regard , however. 
  • heerobyaheerobya Member UncommonPosts: 465
    BDO simply because I vastly prefer medieval European fantasy to wuxia Asian fantasy.
  • postlarvalpostlarval Member EpicPosts: 2,003
    edited January 2016
    Blade and Soul - too generic

    Black Desert - what you get when you dumb-down World of Warcraft even further

    So, neither.
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  • scorpex-xscorpex-x Member RarePosts: 1,030
    Blade and Soul is 4 years old, black desert is new.  Black desert.
  • wifeaggro28wifeaggro28 Member UncommonPosts: 9
    Blade & Soul crashes if you try to skip cutscenes too quickly, randomly boots you, has several hour login times, and will become a p2w. Oh, and the English release is censored. So, BDO.
  • BellomoBellomo Member UncommonPosts: 184
    BD
  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 33,101
    Blade & Soul crashes if you try to skip cutscenes too quickly, randomly boots you, has several hour login times, and will become a p2w. Oh, and the English release is censored. So, BDO.
    I think one's mileage may vary on that statement. I've yet to have it crash at all, there is a long thread about whether it is truly "censored" so one should read that and make up their own mind.

    As to "pay to win" if you are going to make that statement then that statement can be just as easily applied to Black Desert as well. There really is no proof that either game will or will not become "pay to win".

    However, as to preference of game I am more jazzed about Black Desert.
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  • DXSinsDXSins Member UncommonPosts: 324
    I decided to put my money on Blade and Soul... simple because i wont support the bad change they doing to the energy system in Black Desert. I don't want my actions outside of the end grind limited... if they go a head with the current idea then you will be limited to 480 single point energy actions per 24 hours and that will only increase if you afk in your bed but still very limited.. no ty.. i already experienced the true game on KR server and wont pay for a limited experience.

    People might think Black Desert has no crafting... but i disagree and 480 actions is easily used quickly and stupidly low amount. 
  • AlomarAlomar Member RarePosts: 1,299
    While I don't believe either will be 2016's Game Of The Year, I'd whole heartedly play BDO over B&S.
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  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 33,101

    Blade and Soul - too generic

    Black Desert - what you get when you dumb-down World of Warcraft even further

    So, neither.
    uh wow (no pun intended) not even close. Though the quests in Blade and Soul, are the same type of mmo quests that people have run into so there is the truth to that I suppose. Black Desert and WoW are very different games.
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  • NomadMorlockNomadMorlock Member UncommonPosts: 815
    edited January 2016
    Blade & Soul crashes if you try to skip cutscenes too quickly, randomly boots you, has several hour login times, and will become a p2w. Oh, and the English release is censored. So, BDO.
    That's because you are running Razer Synapse and didn't uncheck the box that says "Use Chroma Keyboard" in the game settings.  Go in game and open settings. It's on the first page under mouse over options. Uncheck this box, apply, confirm, and your crashing is fixed. 

    Its a a well known issue.


  • lisaroblisarob Member UncommonPosts: 93
    Black Desert is that game you will want to play blade and soul is yawn slow combat slow everything, Black desert has fast combat fast pvp and long time getting things done. 
  • NomadMorlockNomadMorlock Member UncommonPosts: 815
    edited January 2016
    lisarob said:
    Black Desert is that game you will want to play blade and soul is yawn slow combat slow everything, Black desert has fast combat fast pvp and long time getting things done. 
    Blade and soul has slow combat?

    LOL




  • TealaTeala Member RarePosts: 7,627
    Right now based on game play - Blade and Soul.  
  • TealaTeala Member RarePosts: 7,627
    Blade & Soul crashes if you try to skip cutscenes too quickly, randomly boots you, has several hour login times, and will become a p2w. Oh, and the English release is censored. So, BDO.
    Hmmm...I haven't had the game crash once.  Never waited more than a couple of minutes to log on.   As for P2W...where?  Can I buy weapons, soul shields, gems, anything that remotely gives me an edge in combat?  As for the being censored?  Dude, Blizzard censored WoW for the Chinese market.  Not a big thing.   Blade and Soul is a good MMORPG that is fun to play.  The combat(though not as responsive as WoW's) is fluid and learning to master it takes some time...especially the combos as you get higher in level.  All in all I am really liking B&S and I really wasn't sure I would.  
  • filmoretfilmoret Member EpicPosts: 4,906
    I cant answer that until black desert actually launches.
    Are you onto something or just on something?
  • postlarvalpostlarval Member EpicPosts: 2,003
    Sovrath said:

    Blade and Soul - too generic

    Black Desert - what you get when you dumb-down World of Warcraft even further

    So, neither.
    uh wow (no pun intended) not even close. Though the quests in Blade and Soul, are the same type of mmo quests that people have run into so there is the truth to that I suppose. Black Desert and WoW are very different games.
    I know they are different. The point is that you can pretty much faceroll through the game.

    I predict a game full of spin-to-win Berserkers.
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  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 33,101
    Sovrath said:

    Blade and Soul - too generic

    Black Desert - what you get when you dumb-down World of Warcraft even further

    So, neither.
    uh wow (no pun intended) not even close. Though the quests in Blade and Soul, are the same type of mmo quests that people have run into so there is the truth to that I suppose. Black Desert and WoW are very different games.
    I know they are different. The point is that you can pretty much faceroll through the game.

    I predict a game full of spin-to-win Berserkers.
    hmmm, there is that though I don't have enough experience with the game to fully comment (just the closed beta).

    In any case, less challenge is always a shame.
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  • jmcdermottukjmcdermottuk Member RarePosts: 1,571
    edited January 2016
    Depends if you want  to part with the box price for BDO, seeing as BnS is free. I'll probably end up trying both. As for the cutscene crash in BnS, that was patched today, along with a few other fixes.

    Queues are a problem but that's not unexpected or unusual for the first week of any MMO releasing.

    I have to admit that the combat in BnS is interesting. I normally prefer tab target but this is quite fun, learning the combo's, getting your timing right on blocks etc.

    I can't really comment on the P2W remarks. So far the CS in BnS hasn't intruded in any way. No idea how that may change later, if it does.

    I've been pleasantly surprised so far.
  • ManestreamManestream Member UncommonPosts: 941
    have to say i would probably pass on both.
    Was not impressed when i won a BT1 key, played it for a day and that was it, never logged in after that again.
    Cannot comment fully on BnS however only go from watching it streamed, which did not keep my attention long (just looked like a typical asian/korean game) with nothing new.

    Devilian is also another that in my opinion is going to flop. Its been out a little over a month and is dropping in playerbase very quickly, in fact that started after 2 weeks into release. Yet another asian/korean game.

    I also won a founders key for Albion Online and right now (although i have not played it over the past month or two) I can see this also flopping to many players. Half of whats there is pointless being there, there rest is just a complete grindfest. Knowing it will be wiped resticted me (and io know many others) from actually continuing right now, but i doubt it will be a hit nevertheless.

    So thats 4 so far and none look very likely to be hit's. Hope something is due this year else it will be another year for single player based gameplay.
  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,615
    Out now or not out now?
  • growillgrowill Member UncommonPosts: 28
    edited January 2016
    @Soki123 ;

    Whichever has the less grind xD
  • CleffyCleffy Member RarePosts: 6,414
    Black Desert
  • JudgeUKJudgeUK Member RarePosts: 1,708
    lisarob said:
    Black Desert is that game you will want to play blade and soul is yawn slow combat slow everything, Black desert has fast combat fast pvp and long time getting things done. 
    Blade and soul has slow combat?

    LOL




    I watched that video - I now have a headache...possibly a migraine
  • handheldhandheld Member UncommonPosts: 120
    Teala said:
    Blade & Soul crashes if you try to skip cutscenes too quickly, randomly boots you, has several hour login times, and will become a p2w. Oh, and the English release is censored. So, BDO.
    Hmmm...I haven't had the game crash once.  Never waited more than a couple of minutes to log on.   As for P2W...where?  Can I buy weapons, soul shields, gems, anything that remotely gives me an edge in combat?  As for the being censored?  Dude, Blizzard censored WoW for the Chinese market.  Not a big thing.   Blade and Soul is a good MMORPG that is fun to play.  The combat(though not as responsive as WoW's) is fluid and learning to master it takes some time...especially the combos as you get higher in level.  All in all I am really liking B&S and I really wasn't sure I would.  
    The Majority of complaints right now is the long que times if you are on a server with any sort of decent population and aren't a sub. The Ques are literally anywhere from an hour to 4 hours long.
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