Trying To Get Into BDO Again In 2023...

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So recently I’ve started work on my Black Desert Online in 2023 video, the usual full revisit where I play a bunch and do an updated pros and cons, this IS NOT that video, in this video you’ll get my first impressions of the games newest zone, class and main questline as well as some reaction from me playing BDO for the first time in quite a long time.
Going into this it’s actually in my full intention to fully get back into BDO and play it as a main MMO, I kinda realized that with all the lackluster MMOs coming out recently and the game that I thought would be a BDO replacer “Throne & Liberty” turning out to be a disaster I might as well just stick with the game that has the best combat and long term sense of progression, enough time has also past since I last played BDO that I’m no longer burned out with the grinding aspect of the game so with all that said let’s jump into my experience of returning to the game
What do you think about BDO so far in 2023? Do you agree with me that the new player experience in the land of the morning light is complete garbage? how're you enjoying the game so far as a new player? let me know in the comments below!
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Black Desert Online Steam Description
Go Beyond Limits : WORLD CLASS MMORPG
Black Desert is a game that tests the limitations of MMORPG
by implementing remastered graphics and audio. Enjoy exciting combat and siege,
exploration, trading, fishing, training, alchemy, cooking, gathering, hunting, and more in the vast open world.
Black Desert - A true MMORPG
The Start of Your Dream Adventure
GRAPHICS
Remastered Cutting-Edge Graphics
An expansive, open world MMORPG
made with Pearl Abyss’ proprietary game engine.
With spectacular sceneries, realistic environments, and sophisticated details.
Enter a world created with state-of-the-art graphics and prepare for unforgettable adventures.
OPEN WORLD
Multitudes of In-Game Activities
Don't feel like fighting?
Countless other activities await! Farming, trading, horse training, fishing, sailing, crafting, cooking…
Get immersed and dive into diverse life skills!
KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge-Based Game Content
Knowledge is power!
Stick around and become an expert of the Black Desert world.
Gain knowledge from combat, exploring, or interacting with NPCs.
Knowledge will influence your gameplay and assist you on your adventures.
COMBAT
Non-Target & Fast-Paced Combat
Experience an innovative combat system unlike any other MMORPG.
The need for quick reactions and precise control will keep you enthralled throughout your entire experience.
Exciting commands/combos will always keep you on your toes.
NODE & SIEGE WAR
Large-Scale PvP Wars
Guilds, prepare for battle! Victory is near!
Join formidable guilds as they fight head-to-head on the battlefield.
Be victorious, become lords, and seize control of taxes, resources, and more!
CUSTOMIZING
Become Your True Self
Experience insane levels of customization.
From height, torso, face, and skin texture,
to micro-level details, your imagination is the limit!
Create your own unique characters, just like you've always desired, in Black Desert.
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Trying To Get Into BDO Again In 2023...
• Trying To Get Into BDO...

[@TheLazyPeon]

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[@jayhub24]

Bro I wanted to re-start this game and had the same start as you! I wanted to get back into it but dropped as I thought it was a ton of work to just ideally get back into it. Thanks for posting this, time to try out my old favorite again!

[@jayhub24]

You can hold down R to skip most cutscenes btw

[@ab_badr6363]

I am a bit frustrated since you clearly did not read the text when choosing the region to start where it clearly recommends ancient stone chamber for new players (the quest line is reworked) and the other 2 regions it says recommended for veterans Love your content. Hope you can get back to enjoying bdo ❤❤

[@Talandir]

Inifipotion will be able to go into family inventory and sold on the CM soon.

[@anresu3031]

did you abandon the world of warcraft series?

[@RazShape]

Here we go again.

[@komalhop]

Old viewers remember 😂

[@Henchmen1]

That's it peon we know you love it bye bye life for 6 weeks Peon Kekw

[@nebulaaax]

imagine watching a video before commenting 😵

[@RazShape]

@@komalhop hell yeah hahaha

[@MySOAP12]

Aw shit

[@ragon39]

Pearl Abyss has done a great jobs with Quality of Life improvements. It’s also now much easier to get gear and content is no longer being gear locked behind massive grind walls. Overall BDO is moving to the direction I always hoped it would.

[@Gillian_FFXIV]

So would you say that it would be good for someone who tried it out back in 2016 when it released for NA to hop back in? I am very open to honest opinions & suggestions!

[@_Aynix]

Its very rare to see the MMO to get better after this many years. Usually they go downhill and get worse and worse over time.

[@E._v._A.]

​@@Gillian_FFXIVIt's still a really good mmorpg in my opinion. They've also made it pretty easy to hop into it for new players by giving a ton of free stuff (which, as a more experienced player, is quite hard to witness honestly, but still great to see new players joining constantly.) It's still very popular and even overcrowded at times, so it's not one of the many dying MMOs out there either. When you join, make sure to make a season character. When leveling and questing as one, you get even more free stuff and a really good set of equipment for beginners. Hope to see you out there sometime👋

[@frostfire854]

@@Gillian_FFXIV they give free pen gear now and let's u hit around 240+ ap with free seasonal gear which would have taken at least a year back then

[@ace_sweethell292]

​@@Gillian_FFXIVIf you wanna try it out, I suggest you to start now, so you have about a month of seasonal character! Also, pick the 1st main quest, it explain much more, and also u experience the mainland :3

[@DanDevey]

For some reason every time I think of bdo I think of TheLazyPeon. This game and your channel have so much connection for me, and it's great to see how both you and the game have evolved over the years. I don't have the time to play the game anymore, but it's almost nostalgic to watch you reviewing it once more. 😊

[@NovemberX]

I start playing in 2020 because of his first impression video :D

[@pogipark]

You can now skip LOML's cutscenes currently on KR and will be available worldwide soon. And, I loved the LOML story. The content of this continent is for those who like stories or those who are interested in the old culture of Korea. All the stories of LOML are taken from Korean folktales. Hare and turtle too. If you're not interested in the story, I think it's natural that it's not fun. It's disappointing, but each person thinks differently.

[@alise4041]

I agree! While story is not groundbreaking, it's still a story and some people might enjoy it. I love the traditional looking painting cutscenese and tbh I thought Enteral Mountain story was mildly interesting. Wish BDO devs had interest in story/lore from the start, but better later then never.

[@vichardvideo5017]

The logic of MMO people, only the long term progress matter. It don't matter to compare with other game with combat and boss combat which most people would get boriing and moved on to another game, PVE combat is purely experience, that why we have lot of games: Horizon Forbidden West, Final Fantasy, devil may cry lot of JRPG action combat. Other action combat had it merit because of freshtaking experience The best of Black Desert is the Open world and multiple classes. The Quest Story is to enhance the feeling and experience with the "World". There is other games with better long term goal and so. If you think LOML story is not fun, Other games have their own merit like Elden ring & monster hunter world have good boss combat. Best merits for BDO is most people tried Black Desert is free occasionally

[@KiraSanMangaEtMC]

Tried the game out 2-3 years ago, felt an immense potential but there was such a need of QOL so I just stopped playing it for other games. Like everyone, new expansion and event rewards brought me back, and now I'm feeling like actually stepping into something worth my time. Still some upgrades needed mostly on the start of the adventure for new players being overwhelmed (y'all know what i'm talking about), but most of the game feels fluid. Take the game at your pace, specialize in what attracts you the most in the game and just enjoy your adventure. You can get immense pleasure from being casual as much as theorycrafting gear and farming routes/plannings. Just don't take this as a second job. Game's future seems very bright!

[@alise4041]

In my honest opinion I thought PA gonna sink BDO real fast, but to my surprised atm it seems like game is improving little by little. I hope trade and fishing lifeskills gonna get rework as soon as possible. I appreciate their effort in creating lore and actual stories. Love all the quality of life changes so far. There is still so much to improve, but better late than never.

[@alise4041]

@@PatchesFlannigan Questing is where you get contribution points, decent rewards and gain some energy points. You will end up doing quests as a veteran player anyway, because you need resources. Nobody is holding gun at you to force you to do questing. You know you can just straight up don't do it? It's an option. Maybe try it. If you think you're only one who googles what is that and what this do... I been playing since 2017 and I still google, because I just don't know.

[@peekay120]

Crystals have been changed to presets now instead of being in gear, if you open the black spirit menu and go to transfusion you can set up crystal presets. it means that you can use the same preset on multiple characters at once, or change between say a pve and pvp crystal preset without having to change your gear around

[@rsick266]

The game clearly tells you that starting in the new zone is recommended only for veterans and that new players should start with the original starting zone. There are many reasons for that including missing major quest rewards that are useful as a new players. But for some reason many people ignore that recommendation and kind of ruins their first experience honestly, including the minimal combat like you said.

[@dharmdevil]

To which I would say, the best starter questline would be eternal winter. The original Balenos line is too bloated and could be overwhelming whereas the eternal winter is streamlined and is honestly the shortest one and by the end you are level 50+.

[@skittlesindadum1625]

​@dharmdevil and yet you HAVE to do the Balenos line for the rest of the game. Eternal Winter is good for season, not a brand new account

[@Arda_Aragato]

The reason why so many are doing it is probably because BDO is getting a bit of a hype at the moment, many have seen all the ads for the new area, the new setting which all the ani/manga people especially like and then people like to skip the note that it is only intended for veterans, since such comments are rather superfluous in other games as well. It's not an excuse, but it might explain why a lot of people do it.

[@El1t3]

Fake News. New accounts can start in New Zones also since Main Quest doesnt put you in danger. Educate yourself or play the game before typing.

[@Solkan55]

@@El1t3 No one said that it puts you in danger. You should try reading the OP and comments again 🥱

[@astarvelia1186]

I was a new player this season. I picked Woosa and chose LOML. Honestly, I liked the stories They're quite good, to the point that I hoped there were more episodes. But to Peon's point, it's about 80% story. You won't get to fight a lot. But I fully learned most of my combos when I finished LOML and did Valencia's and Kamasylvia's quest lines; where you'll get to fight a lot. I'm currently lvl 59.

[@rogue2791]

Yeah. I actually wanted more of the stories which is weird.

[@RealTaIk]

It's your own fault for choosing it though. It literally says recommended for veterans on both newer zones and recommended for beginners on the original starting zone.

[@elricthethridelricthethird8964]

LOML is basically story based mostly for the 10 bosses in that region. LOML is not a combat “per se” region unlike Belanos to Valencia.

[@pogipark]

​@@RealTaIk He liked the story, so He did nothing wrong. I think if someone loves storyline and new to this game, he(or she) should play LOML.

[@Garuwashi_]

What was good about the story? I am genuinely surprised people are praising LoML story because in my experience it was same old poor quality writing and dialogs bloated with useless lines that don't matter much. Cutscenes were mostly stationary with buggy walking animations without much happening in them. The only decent thing I guess was voice acting but without the backbone of good storytelling it just isn't enough imo.

[@Groove_Gamer]

For returning seasonal players no matter if you choose the middle or right path you can still skip the whole MSQ given you already finished it all at some point on that account, just start the original MSQ when you can and when you get directed to Velia there will be an option to fast track each part with only a lv requirement, do this BEFORE graduating otherwise that option won't exist meaning you either spam R your way through 6hrs of MSQ or just ignore it for the end of time. *Oh also you can do this on the left path too, if you time piece your 60+ seasonal char, choose the left path on the booster char to quickly get to velia and viola MSQ skipped again don't forget to do this on the other char before using the time piece as it puts that char out of season.

[@Bahska]

There are reasons to not skip it, quest completion adventure log is one. But at least there is a option and its free.

[@Groove_Gamer]

@@PatchesFlannigan Sir this is a youtube comment section, take it up with HR or something.

[@Kiandough]

When choosing a starting zone the new zones literally say "Recommended for veteran players", vet players already know the good parts about the game so they dont need to be highlighted, what they didnt have a lot of is good story telling, which the new zones are decent at.

[@weisstag5986]

I don't understand why people don't read what's in front of them. It's one of the most basic skills we posses as 21st century people.

[@AzuraeJades]

It means everything and nothing at the same time. For veteran players in term of lore, but not in term of difficulty. They should say "Recommended for insomniac players", it's really boring.

[@ace_sweethell292]

​@@AzuraeJadesIt's just a lot story driven, I had a mindless arcade on phone, so i could watch the story in peace

[@chottomatekudasai-kun3887]

"Decent" is an overstatement, I do admit there were a few fun parts; but we don't care shit about storytelling, we all did Loml as fast as possible to access bosh rush, new crystals and dahn gloves. Storytelling never was bdo main feature, combat is.

[@Artvelgui904]

Looking in great shape man. Keep it up!

[@seanplays16]

never expected bdo to have this kind of longevity

[@DC-wo2yb]

i mean, the world and the combat are still phenomenal without competition. If WoW can still go strong after nearly 20 years, I don't see why the mmo that has the best innovative combat system and one of the best worlds wouldn't

[@hoangdung7494]

@@DC-wo2yb It got better because they toned down the pay for benefit things, weight, bag slots, horses, teletport, tents ect... honestly, people was quiting because of those, the game itself is amazing.

[@teddypicker8799]

Yeah game is 10x better than western launch

[@Medic_Medulla]

Really enjoyed the story and much better delivery with land of the morning light, 8 hours of "story" is nothing give me more story, i love it loml's story was actually pretty good continues to show improvement tho with everything bdo zero effort is ever done for localization in terms of animation and many occurrences of jitter or teleporting hurt its delivery (With that said it was significantly less jank then mountain of eternal winter/balenos/magnus used to be and likely still are). (Recommended for veteran adventurers) game flat-out tells new players it's not for them It's there but it's not an option they should pick and if they do it's on them to understand the content they have chosen Atleast pearl gives the choice to the player unlike any other mmo i can think of where these story skips would be a paid per character unlock. Perhaps having the balenos (ancient chamber) story being center larger then the other two would make it more clear to a new player to pick it over the other two veteran starts However negatives First: Loml for one of the veteran starts the combat that was there is incredibly low bar even the balenos new player start has more difficulty to it's combat think only one fight in loml saw my health dip at all. Second: It's great that you only have to complete the story once and then the bosses are unlocked family wide but one of the high points of BDO is the freedom to approach your path and do anything. There should be a means of just unlocking the bosses separate from the story just like the simplified storyline option balenos gives for those that just wanted the combat.

[@taneljee2816]

Started playing today thanks to this video. Now 3 hours in and love love love it!

[@Dubcat-]

Great video, really enjoying playing the game again myself. Seems so mich better after their seperation with kakao

[@Haz3Nation]

So glad I got into this. Played a bit a couple years ago but with all the improvements its really hard not to jump back in.

[@Pottoxx]

I tried playing this game, I have played it in the past when the Dark Knight came out and played it to like 66 and had a blast tbh with the original storyline. Now I have came back since the expansion released and thought I'd give that a go.... Well, after an hour of no skippable cutscenes I had to watch, that honestly werent that bad but in a grinder MMO are completely unnecessary, and a fuck ton of pointless running, I was like Level 28 already without killing a single monster. I dont know what the point of the early levels is then? Of course leveling fast is always good but when it becomes that fast that I literally skip multiple levels just from one quest, I dont really understand the point for them in the first place. Also everything was so overwhelming, I had so much stuff from not logging on that on the new character, my whole inventory was filled with random stuff which I didnt know what 90% of them even did. So then I simply deinstalled it again, I am not too sure how to connect to this game but when a game just throws you in there without any real good explanation or without having a linear system, it kinda throws me off. There is so much shit to do at the beginning that it is just exhausting tbh to even start the game. Maybe its just me lol.

[@guitarlover592]

I did exactly that. Was a new player and did that quest line. Gave it a good try but got very bored and quit then found guild wars. BDO looks amazing and is fun from what I played before but like you said if I wanted to spend 3 hours chatting I’d just watch a movie

[@DndJuicee]

YESSIR, welcome back!!

[@johaleia]

New Peon video posted 11 minutes ago... LETS GET IT! Felt the same way you felt about MMOs and actually came back to BDO 4 days ago myself.

[@gintarasjasaitis]

Since you are so into BDO could you make a video for a beginners? Like with explanations of everything a new player should know about the game :)

[@ojiissans814]

Thanks Peon, ypur uploads is always entertaining

[@MegaDudeck]

finally, hope you will stream some as well :)

[@arktos5620]

New BDO player here. When I made my first seasonal character I started in that new zone thinking it would be cool, but after reaching level 20 through Hard R'ing through random dialogue and auto pathing, I was so confused about when the combat was going to start and then someone in chat explained I should have picked the original zone. I made a new seasonal character and started at Ancient stone chamber and am having a way better time actually fighting mobs and exploring the region. Sure there is a lot of spamming R and doing mindless stuff, but that is all MMOs for the most part. If they fix the harsh pop in it will be waay more immersive.

[@ace_sweethell292]

Maybe you already find out but u can get a much more simplified UI in the options

[@ther3alenso]

I don’t think PA will tweak or change their base game engine any time soon. Fixing the pop in would really be great though…

[@chottomatekudasai-kun3887]

Yeah, the pop in is pretty bad, sadly. They are developing a new game called "crimson desert" wich is like a single player spin off of bdo, hopefully, they would be able to port engine and assets, but that's just me wishing haha.

[@eXR4t3]

I've back to game 2/3 months ago and i enjoy it like never before. Pearl Abyss doing really great job so this game is defo worth trying, 2 weeks ago I've tapped my first pen bs so finally im over 700GS now ❤

[@KelpyJesus]

Having to see 'pen' is what kills me off from it, though. Can't take that games stupid gambling gear system.

[@OryxAU]

​@@KelpyJesusyou don't have to do it anymore, instead you can earn them over time with new quests that give you guaranteed upgrades all the way to pen. Just takes mats.

[@Glassytuba]

@@KelpyJesus dont have to gamble a single thing nowadays if u dont want to, just grind and everything u could ever need is available to purchase in the market

[@almostanonymous8768]

@@KelpyJesus Not only you don't need to gamble, you also don't even need that gear. You can simply play capped content. Uncapped content is irrelevant nowadays, BDO has gone full casual mode.

[@tylerkotter454]

@@KelpyJesus u dont have to gamble if u go kzarka/dande/nouver or kutum for ur weapons and then caphras upgrade them to level 20 which is equivalent to PEN blackstar minus a handful of monster damage but u will still be fine in any zone with that and PvP too

[@gryphin2952]

your market sales in the background had me opening my market over and over XD

[@KillerTacos54]

Always cool to see you return to this game

[@xhali2953]

I hope he's able to cut through enough of the stigmas and bullshit to really put some time into the game and form an educated opinion this time. It's a great mmo that just doesn't warrant the hate anymore ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@Chubbinizer]

"Now, I'm insanely overwhelmed by inventory." typical BDO experience every time I go back 😂

[@eksynn]

i like quests. the fact that there's more story is the one thing that's actually slightly making me consider coming back to it. the brainless combat is what made me stop playing to begin with.

[@yopuhcakthegreat]

The quality of life is improving, so happy that PA listened to their players, I heard also that they are planning to add the treasure items like infi pots into the CM. Huge update!

[@chottomatekudasai-kun3887]

afaik, only the potions that are duplicated in each player account will be sellable. It's just to compensate those who farmed more than once.

[@sophieawalker5574]

i got back into bdo recently too and the amount of QOL changes are ammmaazing, the new story i tryed to follow but i got so bored i just spammed R to get it out of way. I started playing the Woosa which is little sister to Maegu lol xD

[@banana_1_]

i liked the msq becuase it was just retelling korean folklore and i find folklore interesting

[@yungchimp]

yo peon, havent watched the vid yet but you got me into this game and bdo has changed an absolute SHIT ton with so many QOL changes, hope you have given it a proper retry would be goated to bring more players to the game by you playing it again and making content

[@jjswigger8591]

its a dogsghit video... he didnt even read properly and made a tangetn based on blindness

[@no2war274]

Very good point. You have to play to your strong points. Something PA seems some problems to comprehend sometimes. For a regular BDO player like me new questline wasn't half bad, because i'am in semi bored state with the game anyway, but for a new player -- absolutely, this is not the kind of experience you want to show off. And as far as playing to your strengths. For the longest time now i thought that PA should double down on combat and mob grinding, as this is sort of a the main attraction of this game. They should hone the combat, straighten up cc stances and conditions, s, refine mobs design, their attack patterns and damage, attack telegraphs. By doing this you will make an extremely engaging and fun gameplay system that will serve as a massive pillar for your game. I could elaborate, but post is too long and i'am lazy. Instead PA tries to invent bicycle with their boss rush and listen to ppl who think they know what they want and what they're talking about when talking about so called "group content".

[@patricktsang1149]

just got back into BDO because i saw an Advertisement about free T9. I am happy with what they did with the game since i quit in 2020. Happy to see another BDO video from TheLazyPeon :)

[@TheTlMEWARP]

Really been enjoying BDO more and more lately. Combat is too crisp.

[@Dustygoodz]

I must say I’m extremely happy to see how healthy you look lazypeon! Keep it up!!!great work bud

[@FuzzyBrunty]

Starting to make me want to restart too. Good video my dude.

[@reinkanser7814]

It's one of the most decent mmo's out there, where you have a place whether u want PVP, dress up simulator or just chilling out on an mmo, I quit this game before because the accessory enhancement was so brutal, but after recently going back in the game, everything is now a lot better, Good job P.A keep it up.

[@FlowCat]

I'm a brand new player. I've never given BDO a chance bc of all the stigma around it, but with all the recent changes I'm loving this game! It's basically the perfect mmo for me

[@Slipfish]

I want to play BDO so bad for the graphics and action combat.... but I'm just constantly overwhelmed with random bullshit on my UI constantly. How do you get past it

[@_mangos_]

​@Slipfish You can edit and disable ui elements. Tailoring it to suit your own needs. If you need help just lmk.

[@YamGaming]

@@Slipfish yeah not only that, the game keeps giving you random weird items that new players don't know what to do with them its hella annoying, if grinding 24/7 mobs is what you want then BDO is the game for you

[@miyakejima1]

@@Slipfish ESC - Settings - Adjust - Convenience - Simplify UI

[@Slipfish]

@@_mangos_ I'd take you up on that but I don't know what I don't know, ya know? Like I have no idea what I can safely ignore and what would be completely gimping myself. I do high end content in multiple games already so just having something I can zone out and vibe and grind on that has fun gameplay is the dream but I don't have 250 hours just to decode a million convoluted systems.

[@sgtartorias7122]

Welcome back mate

[@getmysamurai]

Two reasons why veteran players actually did the LoML quest line are the Boss Blitz, where you get really good rewards, and the +1 ap to all your characters, yup it's only +1 but that's how end game is, everybody scraping for the tiny bit of free AP. Also, level 4-5 storage expansions in LoML cost only 1 Contribution Point.

[@SimplyNexy]

Another person ignoring the story of this region, it is really really good this time around and they actually put effort into it, while understandable, it's sad to see the R mashing. Also when selecting, it quite literally says "Recommended for New Players" on Stone chamber and "Recommended for Veterans" on the other two. It's not valid to mash R through the story then call it bad

[@alphachurch01]

It's Peon, he never cares for story, he wants good combat and pvp so of course he will say story is bad

[@Kashyl]

I usually pay attention to stories in video games, and love games like Pillars of Eternity which have multiple books levels of story crammed in. I came back to BDO and paid close attention to the new map's story for about an hour, but the cutscenes were (no offense, and I like the game too) so laughably bad and unpolished (both in camerawork and animations) I just couldn't take the story seriously at all... and the rough translation didn't help much. Would you say the story is better than other games? Maybe I should give it another try

[@clqrity]

The story is as plain as it can be. How cutscene animations can be worse than the actual gameplay animations shows that they don't really put much effort into it and rather just badly mash a bunch of old animations together without even polishing them. It's very low standard to call them "really good".

[@saladdressing6268]

My man you really should've given the loml stories a shot. They are generally good and some of them are really damn good. Like getting towards ffxiv good. I read through all of the 12 stories completely with my camera zoomed in, 2-3 stories a day. I was really imersed and enjoying the story. It was honestly a really nice change of pace and one of the most fun I had in this game to this day. Edit: forgot to mention i put the va for loml on korean. Cant stand the english va. Korean is quite good though and makes it even mire immersive after you get used to it

[@alvaroguardia9383]

Lmao reading on mmo no

[@Miragexe]

BDO needs to deliver text in a way that isn't atrocious, put the whole thing on screen so you can skim through it and not just endless spam of sentences.

[@saladdressing6268]

@@Miragexe yeah ofc, but i think they did that with loml pretty well. Also dolswe is a pretty good narrator type companion.

[@XTGAMEZ009]

How did you put korean va? theres no option.. or do u have korean acc? Also.. don't expect a lot of MMO players to care for a story in a game.. We can't read XD

[@saladdressing6268]

@@XTGAMEZ009 you can change that in the audio settings, it's labeled "npc voice". and yeah that is true. I'm just a sucker for good stories and will enjoy them when I encounter them

[@Izanumi]

Lesgo another life update video after a BDO vid 🎉🎉

[@danieljusto2741]

Nice to see ya again mrkrabs

[@Gavyne]

I thought PA did a good job of trying to add story cut scenes and a quest-centric progression. However they should've cut 1/3 of the story on Land of the Morning Light and replace it with combat quests. Like you said this game is known for its action combat. They just need to balance it out. I've really enjoyed my time since coming back to BDO 2 weeks ago.

[@Jeromez]

What they need to do is make the cutscene skippable in a game where 90% spams R to skip dialogue its makes no sense its not like loml is that good in storyline its pretty much just do mindless activities go to boss fight boss get knocked out by boss do more pointless shit go back to boss and defeat boss and do this 12 more times thanks

[@jonathanford7055]

@@Jeromez "it's skipped it all, it's garbage". Okay then, if you skipped it all how do you even know if it was bad or good?

[@Jeromez]

@@jonathanford7055 Because the “story” consisted of a feeling of endless repetition I already wrote this, do mindless running around collect items process items run to boss get knocked out by boss do more of the same things then run back to boss and defeat it and this gameplay loop continues for 8-12 hours. From a gameplay perspective it felt completely meaningless not to mention the cutscenes being horrible and bugged even some of them were just pictures. Bdo has never been a story driven game all we ask is for them to stop forcing half assed “story content” down our throats this means to atleast let us skip the cutscenes. Also every time some lore is added with an expansion I do read up on what I’m playing and by reading a summary of loml before playing it’s definitely not a good story but sure guess I’ll have to sit 20 hours reading dialogue to tell you it’s horrible Most players are playing loml for the 1ap - 1dp stat increase plus boss rush. to get to the actual meaningful content you need to spend 12 hours of pain

[@Jeromez]

@@jonathanford7055 And when did I say the quotes you quoted me on ? Lmao

[@daryenperez5526]

The reason most people got into ff14 is becauae the story stop comparing bdo to ff14 bdo is not even close to having a good story

[@PvtWiggles]

We back baby Pog

[@gorankurkutovic1628]

welcome back :D

[@mercster]

Thanks Craig! BDO is so inscrutable for newbies...even though I played a few years ago, I forgot everything. So I created a new season character, didn't like it, wanted to make a new one... but I had all these pearl items and expensive stuff in my inventory. I went on a Discord and they demanded I save it all in storage, even tho I had no idea what it was and really didn't want it. Even after 2 hours of play, these people on Discord said I had billions of silver worth of free stuff in my inventory that I COULD NOT LOSE. (I got yelled at for even thinking of trashing it.) I dunno, this game is so difficult to fathom, they give you loads of crap and the description on items is meaningless unless you've been playing for years. And the community is incapable of putting themselves in a newbie's shoes, and expects them to understand the baffling UI and mountains of crap the game throws at you. I know BDO will never get the smooth on-boarding procedure it needs, but ahh well. It IS a good game, underneath all the cruft.

[@GrimnirLaguz28]

One of my main issues with going back to BDO is the confusion every time I start the game up after being gone for a while. Though, that is pretty much the same in all Chinese and Korean MMOs. One more reason why I love OSRS, even if I leave for a year, I know, when I return, I will know what's up in the first minutes, lol.

[@nomandu2413]

With BDO's weekly updates it does change a lot. Fixes, patches, buff, nerfs, etc it does get overwhelming for those who are away.

[@Bahska]

All mmo's period tbh. happened to me going back to wow after a year hiatus

[@aaronsmith4273]

Can't wait for the 2024 video too!

[@renexe]

10:20 That "POP" sound got me so good xD

[@Allmondboy]

I feel horrible for new players that choose this starting area, even as a veteran returning player, this was the most glitchy, spam r experience I’ve had on Bdo

[@undefined8811]

As a new player that tried bdo, using the old map (the recommended one) was no better. BDO treats awfully new players, after have spent 15 minutes pressing R and having my first quest being "run for 10 minutes to another point of the map" i uninstalled. BDO is for players that already played BDO

[@Marxist-Nixonist-Bidenist]

@@undefined8811 honestly the new player experience is a problem with too many mmos. WoW has massive problems with it, FF14 still has some problems with it (the beginning was boring, at least imo) and BDO has too much content bloat and boring early game.

[@undefined8811]

@@Marxist-Nixonist-Bidenist Also the fact that bdo doesnt let you change the UI, Witch takes up 50% of the player screen at the start. I would prefer a slow and maybe a Little boring start of the other choice Is "get overwhelmed! Also, 3000 gifts and all of the you dont know how to use"! But yeah most mmo have a mediocre start, expecially the "old" ones. Last month i tried new world, that Is the only mmo that i tried, at least, Who let you do whatever you wanted without being too boring and without telling you too much that was not needed

[@antalicus]

Felt the same way about that new quest line. Pearl Abyss needs to get out of the quest writing business or at very least let you skip those forced cutscenes. They also need to allow you to have a skip all dialogue setting. Such a pain having to click R 100 times at every NPC.

[@BrotherFox2]

devs think that people playing their game for the lore quests and story, its so funny

[@anonymousgamer8807]

It's not a mobile game lol

[@Mekose]

I honestly really enjoyed the stories and questline. I'm also a huge fan of ProZD aka Songwon Cho who voice acted your companion through the story and his twist was really wonderful. BDO has a pretty deep amount of lore, it's just never been communicated properly. BDO has been trying to add new content for all types of players, and one of the weakest points was the story presentation; which LoML tries to fix and does a pretty decent job if you're the kind of person who enjoys that. I do agree though that there should be some expedited way to speed through all the story if you just want the rewards and boss blitz stuff asap. As someone who enjoys PVP, LoML feels like a requirement because of the adventure log rewards and crystal slots, if I was playing as hardcore as I used to a few years ago; I would have been angrily skipping through everything so I could get back to grinding. In the LoML storyline there are certain crossroad quests for violent or peaceful options, like you can kill Sangoon or resolve it peacefully by finding his cub (the reason he's on a rampage), which actually has the long term effect of his cub being adopted by Shakatu if you kill Sangoon. I think it would be funny and also good QoL if at the beginning of the story there was a "shut up, don't care, let me go punch everything" option for the tryhards that want the quick and dirty violent route.

[@KingJerbear]

The stories are actually really good... the problem is that if you just spam R and ignore everything about them it's the most boring thing you could ever do with the game. I was spamming my way through them, but when I actually started listening to the story and the cutscenes I was having a lot more fun

[@Shivei]

@@KingJerbear Exactly.

[@frosts1956]

last played this game in 2018 and have only 4 hours total, if i started now would it be best to make a completely new character? has the game fundamentally changed from how it was 5 years ago in terms of what i would actually be doing?

[@TheChardluz]

Welcome back brother.

[@kamelkadri2843]

Theres a good reason why BDO is back on top being one of the top 5 most popular MMOs

[@Neon-jn3sp]

I used to see BDO as a game with the greatest potential out of any mmorpg. Now, Pearl Abyss turned it into everything I hoped it would be. Absolutely LEGENDARY.

[@XxMalabooo]

@thelazypeon - what is your favorite MMO of all time and do you go back to it? I've been yearning for something to connect to

[@starsh1nachan252]

The only thing that kept me sane during the LOML questline were my guild wars. You go from questing to beating a random lahn, back to questing and so on.

[@Daesig]

The questline of the winter zone was equally horrible. How did they not listen to feedback on this...

[@user-vo1fg3mu4s]

as far as i remember the winterzone questline is the first test to release with lots of scenes and focus on lores. They are trying to add some humor unfortunately they are doing it bad.after that they revamp some questline including balenos.

[@MyLovelyForm]

1: LOML story is fine if u actually listen it 2: you can skip cutscenes

[@Garuwashi_]

If you listen to it it gets worse

[@Vashiro]

Love the video and on point. You should have still underlined that the path you took with "land of the Morning Light" is supposed to be for veterans at the end of your video, even when the game gives you that choice at the start, it says that the 2nd and 3rd options are only recommended for veterans.. so yeah, your criticism was correct that this experience is definitely not worth for a new player. :) Can't wait for the 2nd part~

[@tyronebiggums284]

Good idea, thanks

[@Peckh]

I personally loved the stories and cutscenes. Maybe if you didnt skip every single line of dialog you could of enjoyed it

[@thegoatmen7736]

he wants to play a game not watch a movie.

[@Peckh]

@@thegoatmen7736 then do the other 99999hrs worth of content in the game rather than play the story focused content and complain about the story being too focused on

[@alispeed5095]

Or maybe they should allow people to skip everything coz its trash anyway. Personally l wont be touching this questline. I have better shit to do with my time. Atleast they give us an option to completely avoid this travesty.

[@thegoatmen7736]

I agree I'm just not going to do that content. Don't you get locked in that area if you start there? I'm assuming he didn't know it was going to be like that.

[@minecraftminer59mineboymin38]

if the game main selling points is combat, this game is fking trash haha

[@manolistav9045]

Hey I’m looking to get back to the game after a very long time. My account got deleted after kakao and pearl abyss went their seperate way( didn’t know this was happening). What quest-line would you suggest? Also will I get t9 horse as a new player?

[@viae1887]

welcome back ma man. just came back myself a month ago kekw

[@khodexus4963]

Your rant on FF14's story to gameplay ratio just proves you haven't given it a chance. There's plenty of gameplay in there, and it doesn't lock you into it's story quests the way this does. Plus it's not even the main story that is amazing, but plenty of the side stories are equally good, sometimes better. Just because it isn't your kind of game doesn't mean you can get away with trash talking it with unfounded and factually ridiculous insults. Just admit you can't be bothered to follow a story, whether or not its good, and leave it at that.

[@pvcvalley]

wow chill there buddy. coping and simping for ff14 is all fine and dandy if you enjoy your tedious cutscene simulator so be it but don't try to force your clearly biased views with an agenda on others lmao.

[@khodexus4963]

@@pvcvalley Lol, that's what Peon is doing. Your outrage is somewhat misplaced.

[@XT91]

​@@pvcvalley the irony of calling any game "tedium simulator" in a BDO video. BDO is the premiere afk fishing simulator fyi.

[@Scyths1]

Ff14's story is too cringe and boring for people who don't enjoy Japanese super cliché storytelling and humor.

[@khodexus4963]

@@Scyths1 That may be your opinion, but it's also factually incorrect.

[@ZiIIous]

Spamming R from the start. You've never given the story a chance to begin with. Don't complain about it.

[@Phoquehead]

perfect time to get back into the game considering that free dream horse haha, I would've been hopelessly pulled back in if not for the fact I dont currently have a desk!

[@Pokeater]

I really love the fact they fixed the enhancement issue now I do not fear my gear breaking

[@jonathanford7055]

Someone who mashes r and skips the entire story doesn't really get an opinion on the quality of said story, methinks. Bad take.

[@Unintelligentful]

Im sorry but BDO is so boring - the end

[@scythianking7315]

7:10 don't worry bro, I did the exact same thing lol. I thought it was asking for the Horse name

[@Antonin1738]

I don't mind a grind, but what am I grinding for? there's no boss progression like in Lost Ark or other MMOs. Am I to grind centaurs forever? Im not interested in PvP either

[@jamescor6610]

My fav gamer is BACK BABY and playing my fav class! Hell yeah! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@xBaristaPaul]

Peon, i remember bumping into you on the streets of Zwolle, i screamed ( with headphones on ) Peon??. you were very confused. been watching you for a long time. also you were a little bumped out by life etc. and now after 3 ish years and you moving to Thailand. working out. and with the YT channel. im actually happy for you that it all worked out. Much love from Zwolle! and keep it up

[@flumbz5266]

Been years since I played. Logged onto and got overwhelmed and totally forgot about the worker contribution/transportation system 😅

[@bappo8011]

played this game from it's launch date and had a love hate relationship with it then finally really quitting last 2019 because of burn out. Is it good to go back now?

[@mrfrooob]

When's the next Classic Hardcore episode coming, Mr. Peon? Absolutely love that series.

[@overlybaked6288]

I just started playing again and damn is there a lot to learn…

[@SpaceBrain-1]

Your videos are the best dude

[@hololiveforever9455]

I was honestly against playing this game a few years ago but now I can’t stop playing

[@RedChibu]

How do you get such crisp and high resolution text and UI? If iu play on 4k everything is small. If i scale it up , everything is blurred.

[@lo0nzw0rld2]

I miss these videos this guy got me back into MMO genre years ago all I gotta say is Jumpaaaaahh😅🤙

[@jefreahard9165]

Spot on with the criticism. MMO "story" is a way for devs to capitalize on live service monetization without producing actual content or systems. The only "story" that matters in virtual worlds is the one players create via their actions.

[@IRMentat]

GW2 showed you can do area based storytelling and events but jamming a combat gamer into an 8 hour slog of painfully tedious cutscenes isn't it.

[@mekadragon86]

welcomeback

[@tassayagril8522]

1 came back aswell.. 2 weeks 70 hours.. i love this game

[@rhailex4727]

Glad to see I'm not the only one who sat trying to name the horse 100x times until I actually read the text :)

[@TheForsakenWeasel]

Go BDO! PA is doing a wonderful job with this game recently.

[@sleepines]

must applaud ur persistence with bdo xD

[@AvTaoSakai]

Hey mate, just wanna let you know, that the twitch link in the description isn't working

[@deemplar5841]

You are the Obi Wan kenobi of MMOs, love it

[@voiddistortion7937]

I played it a couple months ago right before everyone started checking it out again. It's definitely better than it was, but it's still a heavily monetized game with a lot of bottlenecks that you have to pay or grind around it. Now, I'm not against grinding for progression, but in this game it feels like the shit you're grinding 10+ hours would only require you maybe an hour in any other mmo. Like stuff that you normally expect to already have. If you play it as a trade/money making sim and set aside any expectations you normally have for your typical mmorpgs, I think there's definitely something here for you to enjoy.

[@iMarQs89]

lol you made me really happy with the horse name fail. Thought i'm the only one who thought all the name i imagine are already in use o forbidden for minutes :D