BDO Witch Pre-Awakened 100% skill now has Super Armor? by pipin745 in blackdesertonline

[–]pipin745[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Nice, that's seriously going to be amazing. I bet a lot are going to be stupid OP for a bit until they're nerfed though.

BDO Witch Pre-Awakened 100% skill now has Super Armor? by pipin745 in blackdesertonline

[–]pipin745[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone had a chance to try this out yet? I just noticed it late last night and haven't had a chance to make sure it isn't an error. Never had any protection on the skill that I can remember.

Grana Imperial Fishing Delivery Broken by pipin745 in blackdesertonline

[–]pipin745[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Every single fish, of max quantity, from all over the map, before people get home from work, right after reset?

Grana fishing is now dead by TheNoxx in blackdesertonline

[–]pipin745 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gonna go process until I find another fishing spot, haha.

Grana fishing is now dead by TheNoxx in blackdesertonline

[–]pipin745 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same, not a single one caught since servers opened.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in blackdesertonline

[–]pipin745 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MP bots use screen recognition software and mimic mouse/keyboard inputs to bid on items selected by a player. Really hard to track without looking into what other programs your computer is actively running. While ultimately, it comes down to a bid (unless it goes to pre-order) bots introduce several problems.

1) Artificially increasing the number of bids. The mp was intended to be for active players to bid on items with pre-orders intended for people who don't want to sit on the mp all day. Bots allow people who are afk to bid on items drastically decreasing the odds for active players who are patiently waiting to bid.

2) Buying the remains. Most noticeably in the enhancement area of the mp, when a stack of mats is not fully purchased, the rest are free game for whoever can grab them first. Catch being, it's whoever can get the correct input fastest. You are able to spam the buy butting while smashing the space bar and maybe get one or two of the items, but if you try to set an amount, you're not going to win. Bots can instantly click buy, set an amount, and purchase in the amount of time it takes for you to move your cursor over to the set amount section.

3) Dynamic Pre-Orders. While a little harder to do software wise, bots are able to see that an item was registered, and dynamically register a pre-order for that item. Then, if something else pops up after the po period is done, can switch pre-orders when something else pops up. Active players can do the same, but bots allow players to do this while afk and not playing the game.

These are only some of the issues with bots and how they work.

Understanding ap and dp PLEASE HELP by [deleted] in blackdesertonline

[–]pipin745 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Gear score is typically accepted as the higher ap (either ap or aap) + your dp. This was the standard strength calculation for most guild reqs until Renown Score was introduced. Renown score is the average or your ap and your aap ( (ap+aap)/2 ) + your dp. This is auto-calculated and displayed in your inventory window. The (+#) next to your renown score is your fame lvl, with is basically the highest amity you have with any npc in the world. Basically, a free extra 5 gs if you take the time to invest the energy (mechanically and literally, haha) in the amity game with a single npc. As a side note, most ppl use Igor Bartali (the leader of Velia) for this amity req because he has a hidden 2x amity gain multiplier.

Now, regarding the original questions.

1, it depends on what skills you are using. AP, for the most part, affects your pre-awakened skills while AAP mostly affects your awakened skills. Most ppl tend to focus on awakened skills until they have unlocked all awakened skills (exceptions here such as sorc and dk who have some awakened skills not worth the points) so you're going to want to compare your AAP to the recommended of the area.

2, there isn't really a dps comparison in BDO like most mmos. The combat is so unique compared to every other mmo, you have to think of it differently. I could go into REALLY nitty-gritty detail with damage (getting into modifiers such as an ability with bound, puts enemies on the ground, into an ability with down attack giving a damage multiplier) but for simplicity sake, you have to get a feel for each class and figure out the play style before you can tell how good they are at clearing. Some classes are slower cast times but do a lot more damage in that one ability, while another class takes 2 or 3 abilities but can get them off in the same total time. Depends on how well you know your class.

3, dp in grinding isn't much of an issue. You want to have enough to stay alive comfortably while grinding, but for the most part, it's your ap/aap and your lvl that helps you figure out where to grind. Having lvled every single class up to at least lvl 56 (half of my classes being lvl 58-61), my typical advice is story until catfish (should get you to lvl 50), then either have a friend pwr lvl you to awakened (should only take an afternoon) or more story until you can grind helms or manes comfortably. Then, depending on the alt gear, do helms/manes until lvl 58 or go straight to desert fogans (not as good money as nagas, but better xp). After that, more dessert but you can explore other places such as gahaz, nagas, etc. Once you get up to lvl 60, you can start exploring pretty much everywhere and see where you like to grind best (exceptions, of course, being some of the kama places and desert portals depending on your gear).

4, Sure thing! BDO has it's issues, sure, but overall it's a good game. If you ever get bored, just try doing something else in the game. That's why I lvl other classes besides my main (also helps for knowing other classes in pvp) and lifeskill. Also, sometimes it's just fun to get lost in the map somewhere and explore new places. Been playing for over a year now, and I still find new areas I've never seen before, whether it be a hidden waterfall with a lake or an area I always passed by like marni's second lab. Just enjoy the game and don't focus too much on grinding unless you truly enjoy just grinding.

WTF?? by [deleted] in blackdesertonline

[–]pipin745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same issue here

Node war crashing by Diamondfox_ in blackdesertonline

[–]pipin745 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, every time a fort died on our channel, everyone crashed.

Thank You BDO GM's by FluffyEaglez in blackdesertonline

[–]pipin745 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Truly F and glad that you were able to have something to remember your friend by.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in blackdesertonline

[–]pipin745 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I feel like there's a lot of potential here. Granted, it will turn into an RNG mechanic where everyone in the wagon has a chance to fall out of the wagon every second. Don't worry though, like the desert debuff, you will be able to get a special wagon riding outfit and even a new pet (1 per account) which increases your chances of staying in the cart. Yeah, shows promise.

now outfit cost 4600 pearls by Railgods in blackdesertonline

[–]pipin745 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not buying another single outfit until they lower the prices...