Quickstart Beginners Guide to Black Desert Online for Brand New Players

[@dottzgaming]

If you guys want to support the channel, from now until Nov 2, 2022 use code "dottz" when buying Acoins for pearls through BDO's mx store :) Also, small point of clarification: BDO does have plenty of PvE content, lots of areas to grind and make money at. Just don't expect it to be like wow/ff14 PvE.

[@roxaskinghearts]

As a final fantasy 11 vet who hasnt found a home yet as i rather something f2p im actually hyped for this game and will totally check it out today

[@ddubs6969]

Best guide I have seen so far. I looked at dozens of others and still had no idea what was going on. This game is so overwhelming when you first start 😂

[@bsmall1412]

Great beginner guide. I will only stress what was mentioned earlier in the video. It is very important to pick a class you like. Regardless of the reason why you like it. It will make the game more fun. Also, there is a trial function that gives you the opportunity to try a class out.

[@Gronmin]

Went through like 5 other beginner guides before I got here and this one is actually helpful thanks

[@theresnothinghere59]

for real

[@yakone1379]

Grabbed this game when it was free on steam an year or two ago, but only now started playing it. It feels pretty overwhelming. The UI is filled with stuff and hard to navigate. I just mindlessly fight mobs and do quests but besides that I'm super confused.

[@shxmxr7993]

Don't worry, I've been playing this game on and off for like 3 years and still don't know what I am doing

[@ccendeniorucker3586]

I'm in the same boat but I feel like this video touches up on the tutorial side of the game. Which is okay I just was looking for a bit more in-depth guide. but it looks like I got to go through all his other videos to get that. Uhh I hate HW.

[@gy7694]

This is the first MMO I have ever played where I stopped playing after a couple of hours and only picked it up again because I don't want to give up so soon. Every other MMO I've played has me playing until I collapse for at least the first week. Maybe I'm not used to Korean style but I did play Shaiya a lot years and years ago, so I'm not totally ignorant, and I am prepared to a certain extent to engage with weird Asian styles with an open mind, but it seems pretty clear that these kind of games are really badly designed if they can't pull you in. I'm a gamer ffs, it's not difficult to keep me interested for at least the first few hours. Something seriously wrong with the way this game is presented for a newbie. (I've also not found a vid explaining BDO where my eyes don't glaze over after a few minutes. Maybe the whole design of the game hurts my brain).

[@madhih05]

you guys paid for this game? i got it free from their website and it is not available on steam in my country.

[@yakone1379]

@@gy7694 I agree with you. The game is definitely not designed for newbies. The abilities and combos look marvelous but that's about it. Everything else just screams "stay away". The UI is overloaded and confusing, not a lot of tips to go around. It's honestly not for me. But I don't really play MMOs in general

[@krooked-dg9vv]

Just started today. I picked a wizard cause wizards are cool, its been fun tho! The UI was overwhelming at first, but i customized it to my liking.

[@Noble22nd]

It’s a PVE game and there is an Area where you can PvP. No one is gonna grief you . But boy the grind is a mountain

[@EllaNonimato]

the most important thing is adding a list so we can jump to the part we want instead of fast forwarding on the video trying to look manually

[@tipips]

Hi, random bdo Veteran giving his opinion on this Video for new Players to judge. Overall rating id say 9.5/10 some minor stuff can be changed but its really good. I think the "it wont be op forever" can be replaced by it will be op for about 1month tops normally but yea his point stands. I would add Olvia servers dont have pvp AND cant spawn world bosses, many new players get confused by this (just random lunar halo chat knowledge). I think adding the o button to guide new players on where to go (specifically main and suggested tabs) and turning on all quests there helps a lot (did for me when i was new anyway). You can add that you can set the map to 90degree angle in errr settings general and then i believe map or sth. Great to tell people to just bank items you dont understand BIG THING TO DO (deleted map piece when i was new myself bc i didnt). Its probably a good idea to add that id check out awakening and succession in the first 3 months when you still have the new adventurer status (old moon book) because then you can swap freely. Thats it great job!

[@dottzgaming]

All good tips, glad you liked the video!

[@brianburchfield6987]

looking forward to watching this. Just tried to start yesterday so far - 30 minute cut scene fight two people with no button prompts or menus mash buttons to victory?, log out, log in and am now in the middle of an ocean underwater swimming? figure out how to "rescue" yourself and am spawned back on a beach where I am immediately one shot killed by a turtle? So definitely not doing something right lol

[@alexeaton4211]

Lmao! Hahahahaha I started 2 days ago. What the hell happened to YOU 😭 that's wacky 😂

[@brianburchfield6987]

@@alexeaton4211 I started a new character afterwards And it was totally different I think I hit some bugs lol

[@TheXxemarosaxx]

i like the idea of the game but hate the combo key thing

[@stephenmcdine1839]

Just bought and downloaded the game today 06/12/22. Looking to start in the next few days due to work commitments, so this was really helpful. Seems to have a lot of qualities of another game I sunk years into so looking forward to seeing if it's as good if not better.

[@RedHelix]

What game?

[@Josh11howard]

Being that you bought the game 6 months ago what’s your opinion?

[@stephenmcdine1839]

@@Josh11howard actually I bought on 6th Dec. I played maybe an hour of the game and uninstalled it, the game itself looks amazing but the combo skills just don't do it for me

[@sethhouston362]

Yeah just got it Christmas my first time really playing a mmorpg outside of Skyrim really. Hoping it turns out good

[@lemmtsx3799]

@@sethhouston362 how do you like it?

[@theresnothinghere59]

Pet.. fairies... ships.. banks.. investments.. this game is CRAZY. And i love it.

[@thecaboose5781]

Hello, I'm trying to pick a first character and think this class at 15:49 would be fun. Does anyone know which one this is? Thanks

[@babyakuma9449]

Nova

[@danielmayhugh9602]

I’ve tried a couple times and can’t seem to get too into it as the intro area seemed rather boring. Any tips to make play through more enjoyable or does the fun stuff come later on? No bashing it, it genuinely looks fun. I can never just seem to get the experiences others are having.

[@FayeFaye-]

It's downloading... Shame I just found out there's no Dungeons and Raids for PvE :( Because I wanted to do mindless grinding with peoples whilst listening to my favorite tunes Is it at least VERY common for people to group together and destroy mobs in area?

[@pulatelephonics]

You can do that

[@KrutGemByte]

Just downloaded this game 2 days ago and have a few hours of game time. It’s very overwhelming and all I do is talk to npcs and skip dialogue and for some reason that got me to level 30. I started by using witch in the season1 thing but then I realized how boring witch is so I just created a new character with lahn just to find out I cannot use two characters in one season so I just entered new olvia with lahn. The ui and combat combos is very overwhelming 😂😂.

[@bsmall1412]

It is very overwhelming for a brand new player. However, as you level (seasonal severs are perfect) you will start to get more comfortable. I have only been playing a few weeks and just now starting to get a very basic understanding of the game.

[@clash741]

When i started the game i didnt know bout any quest so just wandered went to a cave and killed everything i saw came out level 13 then actuallu started the game its so confusing 😭

[@IPlayVideoGamesAndNothingElse]

What’s the point in making a strong character? What do you do in the end of the game and what’s make you want to do those things.

[@RoronoaUsopp]

Question how did you have the english language? I just bought this game since it cheap and from my launcher and ingame setting there only 2 language option portugese and spain. How did you have english in your game ui

[@Torraim]

I gotta really try to like bdo. Every time I play I get this weird feeling like it’s all pointless, like I can’t get attached to it and I cant figure out why exactly because it’s not just the thousands of things to do but it’s also partially because of the graphics. But again i don’t know what about the graphics makes me feel this way either. 😂

[@sk-philthy]

felt that

[@shadwe11]

I felt like the game was daunting, it now feels even more so after watching this. I might just pass on this, seems way too complex.

[@TheMellowGrenade]

some of the most satifying games have steep learning curves. just because there's a lot going on in the game shouldn't be a deal breaker.

[@shadwe11]

@@TheMellowGrenade You're not wrong, that's a good point for sure.

[@georgesiebes]

Said well, Shadwell.

[@Bamtko]

@@shadwe11 no good guitar player looked at a guitar and said "man theres just too many chords and stuff.. im gonna play symbols instead."

[@StubenhockerElite]

The core of BDO: Number go up. That's it.

[@whiskeytangofoxtrot3861]

Big sad that you seemed to have stopped making content. You are pretty good at this. Example: you dont use code words or expect the new player to know "what everyone knows so its common sense". You talk to the new player like they are a new player and not your guildmate.

[@Kinger_of_the_circus]

I honestly don’t know wtf I’m doing all I do is put on auto

[@joezazasin7]

This game has so much potential. I got lost in it for hours. I hope they make a new one

[@OXex_Reclaier]

Why ? It's an online game it gets regular updates and new content no need for a new game

[@TattleDelta]

@@OXex_Reclaier Because the game all these new updates are based on, is starting to feel old.

[@eldritchmorgasm4018]

They're working one a singleplayer-game called "Crimson Desert", which was supposed to be a prequel, but became it's own new thing, probably released sometime this year

[@nordicfatcheese]

If I prefer slower and grindier games, would a normal character be better?

[@dottzgaming]

Nope, still start a season char. its by far the best way to start the game

[@asepban1002]

Can anyone help me when i bout to start the game it said error "you need a package to start adventure in black desert" whats happend here and how to fix it?

[@asluckdespairs]

So TLDR, do the main quest. When you get done with main quest, grind random mobs for silver coins until you max your main quest reward gear out with silver. Unsure if the game is that bad, or you just make it sound terrible by making a fake new players guide, just to advertise your 30 other guides.

[@randomcatontheinternet2771]

i have no clue how to know which character is a Seasonal Character even google provide zero help even if there are it just tell me what reward i get

[@johnZizou]

This video will help me as a beginner for sure but i wanna ask something; why did you zoom in so much for highlights, that annoyed me so much tbh. Great video thanks for the help

[@satvinderr]

if i go in season server can i later switch to normal server with my character ? also if i dont wanna leave is that cool ?

[@izeinakiri]

hello can i ask when im going to start the game , why its always black no character display

[@DaSwagBoss]

The game is definitely complex. Downloaded it yesterday on xbox. Completed the first 3 quest. And I can't figure out how to open the gift boxes. Spent half an hour clicking through crap. Gonna look through ya vids and see what I'm doing wrong. I feel like an idiot😅. All I have to do is OPEN IT

[@resto95]

This game is overwhelming and no new player guide really actually helps kinda sad someone needs to make like a 4 hr level one to sixty one roadmap cause it's wayyyy to overwhelming and is prob what kills peoples want to even start

[@danielhathaway8817]

Does this game have controller support on PC? I don't see an option for it. I'm considering starting as a Striker. Is that a good newbie class?

[@PaganMinn]

do the servers with no pvp have optional pvp at least? or is it strictly pve servers so to speak. i want to learn but i also enjoy pvp even though i know ill have my ass handed to me for awhile until i get the hang of things

[@Kagekota]

They make pvp disable till you lvl a bit but no I don’t believe there is a sever that does that

[@navi3704]

I think you can ask for a dual. Mostly used for dfs (dual for spot)

[@DazePhase]

Great guide. Subbed! :)

[@dwina_v]

-How do you change the Family Name or Creator? It didn't give me an option to change when I first started (Steam version).- edit: Nvm. Just had to pass initial character creation.

[@chips8037]

Can you do a console version?

[@theproblemsolver52]

How do the graphics compare to FF14?

[@bazinga4148]

would u say the world of this game is worth exploring ?

[@cap10zomb]

I have 6/6 skill points and on the mission where I talk to the skill instructor and I have no idea how to use the skill points

[@taibo1330]

your not suppose to be upgrading any skills in that quest it’s just showing you your skills

[@SobrietyLord]

"Player made customizations" 2:57 yep looks about right LMAO

[@soulunbound4882]

I have a character that was a season one from last season on console, I got my naru almost maxed but stopped playing and now it’s a new season, my naru gear is all at V but idk what to do with it now. Can I still get tuvala or what should be my next step

[@dottzgaming]

Youd need to start a new season char to change it to tuvala

[@soulunbound4882]

@@dottzgaming so what gear should I go for on this character

[@blaqmagik8750]

@@soulunbound4882 you *should* be able to go for Narchillian gear, which is a quest from Fuhgar. You might just have to grind up some silver and get a set of green gear if you can't do the Narch quest chain

[@dottzgaming]

@@soulunbound4882 If you want to follow the non season gear path check this guide out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3aTeoOfiNFpmbc

[@deangeloUchiha]

How do I use my skill points ? Like apply them on my moves I tried but when I do they just reset like I never applied the skill points

[@dottzgaming]

Just click the + sign on the skills in the skill window to assign the points

[@thedude8356]

How do I keybind health potions for console?

[@vi8799]

What skill points are for? I can only purchase some passive to get more hp but any other are already unlocked.

[@dottzgaming]

You use them to unlock your absolute/prime skills, awakening skills and passives. Also additional ranks of those skills!

[@vi8799]

@@dottzgaming but what’s the point of it during leveling? How much do I need?

[@vi8799]

@@dottzgaming same other items and systems I don’t understand. I saw vendor which sells weapons I can’t wear because of season and season weapon is already stronger that anything he sells. What the point of his goods and for who he sells it? Why normal weapon exists in the first place if everyone starts a season character? Why mobs drop about 100-500 silver coins but spirit’s gifts contains millions of it? I’m about lvl 50 but I still don’t get what I’m I doing and why I’m only running from place to place to skip bs dialogs. There are dozens of enemy camps but they have lower lvl than me so why are they exist in the game and for who? Where can I find those answers? I’m fundamentally missing something.

[@theproblemsolver52]

Thank you for the informative video.

[@dottzgaming]

np!

[@spectrumflame-ks8vc]

I switched from console to pc and the UI was so clunky compared to console it was a mess trying to refund everything

[@duggyfresh8899]

Can you have multiple characters and classes?

[@navi3704]

Right of the bet you can make 5. And you can buy character slots with 10.000 loyalty points (you get 200 of thoose every log-in day) or straight up buy them with pearls (real money) tough I advise not too use real money for that.

[@duggyfresh8899]

@@navi3704 gotchu he’ll yeah he made it sound like your gonna be stuck with the class you pick.

[@purplesoapstone9515]

Helpful video! Thank you! You mentioned class discords…where can I find those?

[@dottzgaming]

Reddit has them all in a list!

[@andyespinozam]

This game looks great, I wish it was a PVE experience. Is there any PVE mmo made by the same devs or maybe something in the works?

[@andyespinozam]

Now, ngl, this seems cool and I am really thinking about trying this

[@ИвенИванов-ъ4я]

There is PVE in BDO, plenty of it.

[@nonreality]

i would say about 80% of bdo is pve or lifeskilling

[@dottzgaming]

Yes BDO has a lot of PvE. I just don't like to say the game "focuses on it" because I feel like that gives an impression of a traditionally theme park end game to people who know little about it

[@andyespinozam]

@@dottzgaming oooh ok then, I thought it had like almost nothing PVE. Well, ok then, maybe I would even enjoy the PVP part.

[@Onigiriya]

Just got this game for 89p off the Steam Winter Sale, I'll edit this comment to tell yall if this is one of the games of all time...

[@just_anotherfree_2_play_ga988]

Could definitely use time stamps on this video

[@ИвенИванов-ъ4я]

Thanks. Can you tell me for how much time it takes in terms of hours/days to gear your seasonal character to full Pen ?

[@nonreality]

i would say it depends on ur knowledge of the game and if u wanna follow guides. me personally prly about 2-5 days. a new player who maybe wants to explore a bit and learn on the way prly about 2-3 weeks of normal play time

[@dottzgaming]

No problem! And I completely agree with nonrealitys answer.

[@ИвенИванов-ъ4я]

@@nonreality so i won't have time to fully gear up on the old season then. Just started and will probably make new character on the new season so to enjoy and have plenty of time to gear up. Thanks.

[@peterform1039]

@@ИвенИванов-ъ4я This season started last wednesday you have plenty of time to gear up and enjoy the game

[@Dreyden12274]

myself as an experienced player get full pen seasonal gear in less than 24hrs

[@robhangsti3309]

i just get 100000 items dont know where to put and use them or if they are important i was much to overwhelmd

[@dottzgaming]

I have a guide on that on my channel actually!

[@michaelgustin5376]

Is it normal to feel overwhelmed with everything? I'm just starting today.. I've played bdm . But this is way different.

[@dottzgaming]

Yes very normal. The game is very complex so I recommend taking things on one step at a time

[@michaelgustin5376]

@@dottzgaming ok buddy will do. I'm playing drakiana. But kinda like titan/berserker.

[@klemenmarkelj5764]

The more I watch BDO videos, the more lost I am. It's like fucking throwing myself into a dark hole and just let it abuse me over and over and over and over again. 🤯😵

[@DerInterpreter]

couldnt download this for free on my ps5 and it requires playplus

[@sir_jerhyn]

ALRIGHT!!!! JIG PHYSICS!!! 😂

[@roseorchid7981]

What level is Magnus quest for anywhere storage? Thats one of my biggest issues. I got ALOT of items....

[@lachlanharney4681]

Is this a game where I can jump in, do the main quest and still enjoy it for the most part?

[@pulatelephonics]

Yup, that’s what I’m doing. There’s a lot to learn, but so far I haven’t had any issues just playing

[@___m16]

Partt of me once to tackle this properly as it looks so confusing if yiu can master this game youll be more intelligent then einstein

[@ccendeniorucker3586]

I feel like this video touches up on the tutorial side of the game. Which is okay I just was looking for a bit more in-depth guide. but it looks like I got to go through all his other videos to get that. Uhh I hate HW.

[@fluffyfeetbmf]

Welp, I’m not playing this game. Thanks

[@crazytroodon5312]

Is this game f2p? Or is it just f2p for few days? I wont be able to buy it now Pls lemme know

[@ether6521]

Ty

[@thatmemeguy2520]

i want to bite the bullet on this game but whats making me not buying it is. heavy RNG thats doesnt respect ur time cash shop-p2w and being overwhelmed with content

[@anxious_axelotl]

Is BDO good for a first MMORPG?

[@navi3704]

I mean. It is overwelming for a beginner, but there is no time limit too when you have to know everything, take your time if you do not get something in game, there are more People that had been there, asking is free. So I would say yes especially when they are giving away the game (they do sometimes place it on steam or own website for free)

[@deunnirivers4732]

There is dungeons now

[@IGniTo100]

How the fuck do I figure out the game? I have 300 hours by playing on and off and I still only know how to kill mobs and do quests...

[@Dreyden12274]

the no dungeon comment is wrong, there are a couple dungeons

[@dottzgaming]

I know there are a couple of dungeons, but I meant in the traditionally theme park sense.

[@Dreyden12274]

@@dottzgaming also, should've maybe mentioned something about infinitely stacking trash loot on your horse

[@dottzgaming]

@@Dreyden12274 I have that in my "how to grind efficiently" guide :)

[@Hellmiauz]

Literally nothing is PVP, I miss lineage 2 where you could fight anyone anywhere. Too many safe games now.

[@nirvanna7774]

I literally can’t even create a class, shits broken

[@charliegarcia4814]

The business model is pathetic, the levels in pvp are very unbalanced. You have to grind thousands of hours, 0.0000001% to get a good item and 99.99% for the game to remove it for upgrading it. It is the game that penalizes the player the most just for improving equipment. The probability system is not real. The fanatics will always hide the continuous failures from you. It is very unfair, a lot of time and money. so a new player will recognize that he will never be at the level of other players.

[@StupidBadITCH]

Perfectly typed. Theses players have been playing for 2-6+ years and spent money + spend a work day of 3-8 hours a day only grinding or life’s skill

[@banime5]

I was about to buy it, thank you for this info🙏🏾

[@sykysykyc4436]

Thats not true anymore. I came back 9 months ago, and I had nothing. After 9 months, 1500hours and 150 euros spend I can say this: I dont do any afk activity, I dont do any lifeskill I prefer to grind. In those 9 months I got on 293/294/377. I can now farm 95% of spots. I have full t4 pets and one t5 pet. I have fairy with cheer 5, tent, costumes etc. There are so many things u guys get free now w/o spending real money. Avg playing 3 hours/day, u get at 660 GS really fast, and at the point u can already grind 80% of content. Idk why ppl still think its the same game like it used to be 3 years ago, when u rlly had to spend a lot of money and hours in to grind, now its much more begginer friendly, many catch up mechanics.

[@StupidBadITCH]

@@sykysykyc4436 dude 9 months is a LOOOOOONG time

[@actualcat1409]

@@sykysykyc4436 You're acting like 9 months and 1500 isn't a lot of time grinding 💀

[@muhammedyusuf8968]

This game is not newbie friendly...

[@ChristheChinMang]

Uuh.....do what now??

[@tracerclark2351]

Just watch Narcs guide this guy just plugs his other vids and doesn’t explain anything

[@andrejlavric1460]

ye this looks kinda overwhelming :(

[@thecut431]

opening line of the video watch a different video K thanks. Bye

[@Lucifer-_-666.66]

this is a guide video to all his guides XD

[@The1Radakill]

The only thing you need to know about this game is how to uninstall it

[@pubgman9537]

Why??

[@hufflepuffresearchlab9301]

Got perma banned from eso over bs that wasn't my fault so hello new world lol Played eso since launch and recently they've been throwing out perma bans. Fun stuff

[@Wokvir]

Non consensual pvp huh? 😏

[@humourouskidd4172]

This game is god awful unless you pay for everything. Bosses are stupidly over powered, constant bugs, laggy and non existent dialogue

[@DaSpaniardV2]

The fact u feel like that way probably means u lose quit often , I haven’t bought anything n been having a blast

[@pulatelephonics]

I disagree, I’ve just started and the bosses are actually pretty easy. I haven’t had any bugs, no lag, and all the relevant characters are voiced. I think you’re just bad

[@Bamtko]

thanks, ben shapiro!

[@Aarch4ng3l]

It is a really amazing game, but it is really time consuming (like every other MMO). And not that newbie friendly. Amazing action combat, but behind that it is really confusing and overwhelming. You need to play a couple hundred hour to understand half of it.

[@roseorchid7981]

Im level 15-30 trying out classes. One thing i havent found yet is....where can i practice skills/combos? Like a dummy, or whats best way to do this? Thanks in advance

[@navi3704]

You can join "battle arena" if you have the new main menu you can find it in the tab called "war" or (press f7 then 2 if you are in the main menu) but if it Is not there on the top of the new main menu you can type in "battle arena" and it should find it for you. (You can practice pvp with other People or dummies/unkillable human mob)

[@pokeyerface]

That combat is eye cancer , its interesting but also too much...

[@DaSwagBoss]

The game is definitely complex. Downloaded it yesterday on xbox. Completed the first 3 quest. And I can't figure out how to open the gift boxes. Spent half an hour clicking through crap. Gonna look through ya vids and see what I'm doing wrong. I feel like an idiot😅. All I have to do is OPEN IT

[@HLGJammer]

If I recall you have to open the menu and go to your mailbox? I remember having a heck of a time with it and just started again on PC. Definitely a keyboard/mouse game