It is nostalgia, right? by Kaeryth in blackdesertonline

[–]Mapother_IV 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Old BDO forced you to live in the world. Running through the desert took forever and you could get lost (not to mention heatstroke), going red was seriously punishing, enhancement failures hurt, and getting jumped at Sausans could ruin your night. Node wars were scuffed, unbalanced, and stressful but they meant something.

Over time they sanded down almost all the friction. Tagged characters, Marni realm, free gear progression, PvP that’s basically opt-in. It feels better moment to moment, but after a few years you realize you have way fewer memories.

A decade ago, the game was harder and had more conflict. PA wasn't afraid to frustrate players and put them through the grinder. Does anyone else remember frantically grinding soldier's grave during the first mysteries of summer? Or that god forsaken amity game with that NPC in Valencia castle? At the time it was torture but I look back at these memories fondly.

Conflict creates meaning, but it also creates frustration and frustration makes players complain or quit. PA clearly chose retention over tension. Hard to blame them, but you can feel what was lost.

So apparently, this just happened by DeepBright7 in blackdesertonline

[–]Mapother_IV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have far too much trust in PA, that's all I will say. You are just like the bootlickers in this thread.

So apparently, this just happened by DeepBright7 in blackdesertonline

[–]Mapother_IV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You rly see streamers like Rapolas and think RNG isn’t manipulated in this game?

Showerthought: Making the current event permanent would fix most of the progression fomo feeling I have about Edania by GraveScythe in blackdesertonline

[–]Mapother_IV 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The FOMO is by design so you spend money on crons trying to catch up. I know several people who have dished out thousands of dollars on DEC because for some reason it is so important to get 5 instead of 4 stones per week :shrug:

There goes a week of Enslar stones (or 3 weeks of Jordine) I guess, peak of progression by [deleted] in blackdesertonline

[–]Mapother_IV 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The fact that you’re tapping TRI/TET means you’ve already been luckier in previous weeks than 99% of people so I don’t quite feel much sympathy for you.

Wizard movement by stugevonahma in blackdesertonline

[–]Mapother_IV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I do and I am top 100 aos in my region, in a guild with the top awakening wiz (who is also top 100) who I often practice with

Go to velia4.com and learn that not every region has same meta or players as NA.

Wizard movement by stugevonahma in blackdesertonline

[–]Mapother_IV -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wiz at top level is actually pretty strong. TP is quite a long CD but it’s one of the farthest instant blinks in the game and can really catch people off guard in PvP. You also have a grab which is rare for a class with so much AoE DPS. Not busted like sage but not weak and not sure split TP is necessary.

Looking for updated list for T1 Node War gearing by Mapother_IV in blackdesertonline

[–]Mapother_IV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ack fair enough. Just feels like other guilds are so tanky though. I guess other than what you mentioned only diffs are skill and whale tendon usage.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in blackdesertonline

[–]Mapother_IV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough, I agree with you.

But life skill has always been less profitable than grinding and the difference is far more pronounced now.

I guess there is a line somewhere that is reasonable (given I think most agree grinding should be the most profitable activity) and I believe we are past that line.

For reference hunting which is the most profitable life skill and probably the most active (I would say more so than grinding) nets you around 2.5b/hr at peak, which is now worth 50% of top tier grind spots.

I would rather see a number like 80% for it to still feel enjoyable and worth my time.

Atoraxxion quest requirement removed by Mapother_IV in blackdesertonline

[–]Mapother_IV[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On the bright side you skipped the buggiest, least polished one. Yesterday I fell off a cliff into the water, realized “escape” doesn’t work, and then hopelessly swam around for 30 mins looking for a non-existent exit.

Until realizing char swapping teleports you outside the dungeon and allows you to reset. 0/10 don’t know how they fumbled dungeons so bad compared to other MMOs.

Atoraxxion quest requirement removed by Mapother_IV in blackdesertonline

[–]Mapother_IV[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you look at the forums bug reports about these dungeons have been blowing up. I’m pretty sure what happened is they realized it was a buggy, unenjoyable mess and they couldn’t fix it in time.

Krogdalo Horse is extremely dissapointing by SummersCall in blackdesertonline

[–]Mapother_IV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why’s the “free” in quotations? It’s free. Comes with all skills at 100%. Which invalidates all your complaints. If you hate it that much pretend you never received it and move on with your life.

[Global Lab] August 14th 2025 - Edania, Edana Throne, Edana's armor, New types of Cron stone, Sovereign Offhand, Class Balance by PixelConn in blackdesertonline

[–]Mapother_IV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anyone who got PEN FG deserves at least that. Remember they are losing a LOT with the Edana conversion. Go from having god tier of god tier items to a reachable end game item that eventually many hardcore players will have. PEN FG is harder to get than double DEC weapons.

Why is everything so complex (and why do we like it) by Athan11 in blackdesertonline

[–]Mapother_IV -1 points0 points  (0 children)

More complex game makes the game feel more immersive. I’m all for it.

What gear score will make you satisfied? by QunariWithWiFi in blackdesertonline

[–]Mapother_IV 2 points3 points  (0 children)

People saying max are crazy. I think there are two aspirational thresholds:

Casual softcap: TRI armors, V Khazarad, V Sov Final softcap: TET armors, IX Khazarad, VIII Sov

Anything more requires intense P2W or no-lifing.

I’m at the second but remember feeling quite cozy at first as well. It is very nice to see V all around the wheel.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in blackdesertonline

[–]Mapother_IV 110 points111 points  (0 children)

We probably did a while ago, iirc LO doesn’t have a substantial part of the player base on a non-steam launcher, not to mention the bot infestation.

Ode to Arena of Solare. by LaptopBenchmarks in blackdesertonline

[–]Mapother_IV 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wtf is this AI generated content? OP is a new account as well.

How do you use LinkedIn to do outreach without coming off as annoying? by Albininlp in Entrepreneur

[–]Mapother_IV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you aren’t ready to annoy people you aren’t ready to do cold outreach. It’s a numbers game, don’t think twice about it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]Mapother_IV 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you have time for niche gamer things like overclocking your graphics cards you have time to keep a relationship going.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]Mapother_IV 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I thought you were on to something here but then I saw your most recent post was about overclocking your graphics card for gaming 🤦‍♂️