• Black Desert is heading west, launching in 2016 as Black Desert Online
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[url]http://www.pcgamesn.com/black-desert-online/black-desert-is-heading-west-launching-in-2016-as-black-desert-online[/url]
isn't this game a grindfest?
[QUOTE=RichyZ;48908862]The NA release will change the economy and way the game works for Western audiences. This tends to happen with most Korean MMOs when they go Western.[/QUOTE] Yep, AFAIK the game will also be Pay-to-play for Western audiences. So there might not be any microtransactions or grinding bullshit for West release.
[QUOTE=ManFlakes;48909149]So there might not be any microtransactions or grinding bullshit for West release.[/QUOTE] That's never going to happen and you know it.
[QUOTE=RichyZ;48908862]The NA release will change the economy and way the game works for Western audiences. This tends to happen with most Korean MMOs when they go Western.[/QUOTE] I doubt that it'll still be a grindfest+micro-transactions, probably a costume shop, just like with tera and blade&soul
[QUOTE=Naught;48910908]I doubt that it'll still be a grindfest+micro-transactions, probably a costume shop, just like with tera and blade&soul[/QUOTE] It wouldn't be a Korean MMO otherwise.
-im dumb and cant read the article :^)-
you would think the article would highlight the main importance of the news, which is that [b]they're opting for a b2p format just like guild wars, rather than f2p[/b] for the western release.
[QUOTE=Naught;48911352]I actually haven't heard of a single korean mmo that's completely changed over the drop systems and the like for 'westerners.' or at least, a popular one. so unless you guys have a source for that nonsense, it won't happen parity patches would be a nightmare[/QUOTE] I know it's not Korean but warface changed a lot from it's original Russian version that charged out the ass for blatantly overpowered weapons, so it's not a totally alien concept.
[QUOTE=BeardyDuck;48911551]you would think the article would highlight the main importance of the news, which is that [b]they're opting for a b2p format just like guild wars, rather than f2p[/b] for the western release.[/QUOTE] Thats the best model. It'd be cool if they combined this model with basic micro transition stuff instead of subscriptions.
My only disappointments when I played the Korean version was that the character customization is extremely misleading. Tried to make someone with brown hair like 10 times and it always ended up a red. Also it's hard to make old men if you aren't a Wizard class. Also gender-locked classes.
[QUOTE=Mr. Zombie;48913738]My only disappointments when I played the Korean version was that the character customization is extremely misleading. Tried to make someone with brown hair like 10 times and it always ended up a red. Also it's hard to make old men if you aren't a Wizard class. Also gender-locked classes.[/QUOTE] How? I've been looking forward to it, but I'd like to play around with it a bit before dropping actual money on the western version.
[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;48914030]How? I've been looking forward to it, but I'd like to play around with it a bit before dropping actual money on the western version.[/QUOTE] Paid for a VPN and played. Wouldn't recommend it. Some things are just silly and stupid when your only source of info is an "Engrish patch".
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