After 3 years I feel (and it is also a fact) that I have not achieved anything in BDO.
So what do I have? One char lvl 62, 23 chars lvl 61, 642 energy, 417 CP, 8803 mobs knowledge, guru only in fishing and cooking (but both of these life skills are quite easy to increase) and almost all others as master x, 9888 family fame (max combat and life), 1083 titles, 19427 quests, carrack with green gear, elephant with almost all skills (without one), dream horse t9 (and two more ready for t10), many t3 pets but only 2 t4 from events, almost both infinity potions (4 more weeks of quests for the steppe part), boss armor pen (but only thanks to Jetina), fallen god pri and labreska pri (but only because I bougth flames), 3 black star tet (all bought), 6 tungrads tet (all bought), few manos clothes duo-tri (done by myself), almost all (without one) manos tools tet (done by myself), 6 manos acc tri (all bought), khan life heart (bought) and 120b in cash. Skips tens of thousands of blackstones, caphrases, shards, etc.
Comparing all this to the best items in the game ... I have nothing. It's totally demotivating. Of course, every MMO is a grind, but in BDO, that grind is pointless. Nothing can be gained in a guaranteed way, but everything can be lost.
And PA stubbornly sticks to this "vision" of the game, and I don't want to make any changes for the better. Why play then?
I can keep playing but I still won't achieve anything.
Pen gear (vs mobs and life skills) - impossible without a guaranteed system.
Dream t10 - impossible without a guaranteed system and better availability of raw materials.
Carrack blue gear - impossible without significant changes in the way ships operate.
All treasures - impossible without mini parts for all treasures (dropping in all zones, not just in selected and specific mobs).
I'm sick of toxic unwanted open pvp and not having fast travel is a huge waste of time.
Also none of the people I know play anymore (including those who played since the release of BDO) and I don't want to look for new ones.
I prefer to start over in New World where there is no open pvp, there is a fast travel and every hour of the game is a guaranteed progress in some direction.
After 3 years I feel (and it is also a fact) that I have not achieved anything in BDO.
So what do I have? One char lvl 62, 23 chars lvl 61, 642 energy, 417 CP, 8803 mobs knowledge, guru only in fishing and cooking (but both of these life skills are quite easy to increase) and almost all others as master x, 9888 family fame (max combat and life), 1083 titles, 19427 quests, carrack with green gear, elephant with almost all skills (without one), dream horse t9 (and two more ready for t10), many t3 pets but only 2 t4 from events, almost both infinity potions (4 more weeks of quests for the steppe part), boss armor pen (but only thanks to Jetina), fallen god pri and labreska pri (but only because I bougth flames), 3 black star tet (all bought), 6 tungrads tet (all bought), few manos clothes duo-tri (done by myself), almost all (without one) manos tools tet (done by myself), 6 manos acc tri (all bought), khan life heart (bought) and 120b in cash. Skips tens of thousands of blackstones, caphrases, shards, etc.
Comparing all this to the best items in the game ... I have nothing. It's totally demotivating. Of course, every MMO is a grind, but in BDO, that grind is pointless. Nothing can be gained in a guaranteed way, but everything can be lost.
And PA stubbornly sticks to this "vision" of the game, and I don't want to make any changes for the better. Why play then?
I can keep playing but I still won't achieve anything.
Pen gear (vs mobs and life skills) - impossible without a guaranteed system.
Dream t10 - impossible without a guaranteed system and better availability of raw materials.
Carrack blue gear - impossible without significant changes in the way ships operate.
All treasures - impossible without mini parts for all treasures (dropping in all zones, not just in selected and specific mobs).
I'm sick of toxic unwanted open pvp and not having fast travel is a huge waste of time.
Also none of the people I know play anymore (including those who played since the release of BDO) and I don't want to look for new ones.
I prefer to start over in New World where there is no open pvp, there is a fast travel and every hour of the game is a guaranteed progress in some direction.
- it is fact that I have achieved nothing
- proceeds to disprove himself and list plenty of decent achievements
I've been HAD.
After 3 years I feel (and it is also a fact) that I have not achieved anything in BDO.
So what do I have? One char lvl 62, 23 chars lvl 61, 642 energy, 417 CP, 8803 mobs knowledge, guru only in fishing and cooking (but both of these life skills are quite easy to increase) and almost all others as master x, 9888 family fame (max combat and life), 1083 titles, 19427 quests, carrack with green gear, elephant with almost all skills (without one), dream horse t9 (and two more ready for t10), many t3 pets but only 2 t4 from events, almost both infinity potions (4 more weeks of quests for the steppe part), boss armor pen (but only thanks to Jetina), fallen god pri and labreska pri (but only because I bougth flames), 3 black star tet (all bought), 6 tungrads tet (all bought), few manos clothes duo-tri (done by myself), almost all (without one) manos tools tet (done by myself), 6 manos acc tri (all bought), khan life heart (bought) and 120b in cash. Skips tens of thousands of blackstones, caphrases, shards, etc.
Comparing all this to the best items in the game ... I have nothing. It's totally demotivating. Of course, every MMO is a grind, but in BDO, that grind is pointless. Nothing can be gained in a guaranteed way, but everything can be lost.
And PA stubbornly sticks to this "vision" of the game, and I don't want to make any changes for the better. Why play then?
I can keep playing but I still won't achieve anything.
Pen gear (vs mobs and life skills) - impossible without a guaranteed system.
Dream t10 - impossible without a guaranteed system and better availability of raw materials.
Carrack blue gear - impossible without significant changes in the way ships operate.
All treasures - impossible without mini parts for all treasures (dropping in all zones, not just in selected and specific mobs).
I'm sick of toxic unwanted open pvp and not having fast travel is a huge waste of time.
Also none of the people I know play anymore (including those who played since the release of BDO) and I don't want to look for new ones.
I prefer to start over in New World where there is no open pvp, there is a fast travel and every hour of the game is a guaranteed progress in some direction.
Taken you three years to work it out, but cool story bro.
I was feeling frustrated too, when I came to realize that I was defeating myself by focusing on end-game as my goal. Maybe this game isn't supposed to end, and you're not to enjoy the destination, but the ride. And I do like the ride. Yeah, I'll probably never end up grinding in Murrowak Labyrinth in my lifetime, but this vast world is still amazing to hang out in and there's PLENTY of cool monsters to fight. Too bad the soundtrack isn't that enjoyable anymore, but there's still a lot of positives in this game. Also, I've met far more cool people than rando PKers, so....
This game IS what you make it to be.
I upvoted your post @Senemedar just to wish you good luck on your next game(s) and farewell, because I don't agree with your vision of the game at all.
Bdo was not meant for you, obviously, seeing the way you were complaining about lots of things.
It is about time you go on a support suited for u.
Have fun!
I was feeling frustrated too, when I came to realize that I was defeating myself by focusing on end-game as my goal. Maybe this game isn't supposed to end, and you're not to enjoy the destination, but the ride. And I do like the ride. Yeah, I'll probably never end up grinding in Murrowak Labyrinth in my lifetime, but this vast world is still amazing to hang out in and there's PLENTY of cool monsters to fight. Too bad the soundtrack isn't that enjoyable anymore, but there's still a lot of positives in this game. Also, I've met far more cool people than rando PKers, so....
This game IS what you make it to be.
This. And btw it´s a shame that they messed up the music. Alas, I am listening to my own as most ppl do anyways.
OP: Good luck elsewhere and I hope that you´ll be acting less toxic in whatever community you choose than you were in this one. Bye-Bye.
After 3 years I feel (and it is also a fact) that I have not achieved anything in BDO.
So what do I have? One char lvl 62, 23 chars lvl 61, 642 energy, 417 CP, 8803 mobs knowledge, guru only in fishing and cooking (but both of these life skills are quite easy to increase) and almost all others as master x, 9888 family fame (max combat and life), 1083 titles, 19427 quests, carrack with green gear, elephant with almost all skills (without one), dream horse t9 (and two more ready for t10), many t3 pets but only 2 t4 from events, almost both infinity potions (4 more weeks of quests for the steppe part), boss armor pen (but only thanks to Jetina), fallen god pri and labreska pri (but only because I bougth flames), 3 black star tet (all bought), 6 tungrads tet (all bought), few manos clothes duo-tri (done by myself), almost all (without one) manos tools tet (done by myself), 6 manos acc tri (all bought), khan life heart (bought) and 120b in cash. Skips tens of thousands of blackstones, caphrases, shards, etc.
Comparing all this to the best items in the game ... I have nothing. It's totally demotivating. Of course, every MMO is a grind, but in BDO, that grind is pointless. Nothing can be gained in a guaranteed way, but everything can be lost.
And PA stubbornly sticks to this "vision" of the game, and I don't want to make any changes for the better. Why play then?
I can keep playing but I still won't achieve anything.
Pen gear (vs mobs and life skills) - impossible without a guaranteed system.
Dream t10 - impossible without a guaranteed system and better availability of raw materials.
Carrack blue gear - impossible without significant changes in the way ships operate.
All treasures - impossible without mini parts for all treasures (dropping in all zones, not just in selected and specific mobs).
I'm sick of toxic unwanted open pvp and not having fast travel is a huge waste of time.
Also none of the people I know play anymore (including those who played since the release of BDO) and I don't want to look for new ones.
I prefer to start over in New World where there is no open pvp, there is a fast travel and every hour of the game is a guaranteed progress in some direction.
Hello Senemedar,
I'm sure most everybody playing this game can commisserate with you to an extent...there's definitely ample opportunity for frustration....we all get down at times and mald over X or Y, but I think you just need a break to readjust your attitude and expectations. Playing another game for a while will be greatly beneficial for your enjoyment and mental health. Obsessing over becoming tippity top tier is a surefire way to ruin your life, especially in this game. I was that way for the first two years I played...I thought if I put in enough time that I could compete with the whales, the streamers, the unemployed and those blessed by RNG, but you can't. It wasn't until after I came back from my first 6-9 month break that I was comforted by the fact that I didn't have to. Everybody that plays BDO is playing their own game. All the people that 1-tapped a PEN Blackstar with a Js Hammer on a 110 stack will never be able to understand the struggles I've gone through to build several 300 FS without reward. That's fine, they're playing a different version of BDO. Now I just focus on pushing as far as I can in my own, unique version of BDO.
It looks to me like you've accomplished quite a lot, and you should be proud of your Carrack, your stable of Dream Horses, all your Blackstar and Fallen God / Labreska gear, etc. Your lifeskills are lacking ngl, and I'm suprised you haven't put more effort into Treasure hunting, as that's something I've personally enjoyed since you're not min-maxxing silver/hr while pursuing them, and you run into very little competition PvP wise at most all of the Treasure spots.
A few things you said in particular didn't make a lot of sense to me, though...
PEN Blackstars and all flavors of Godr are available for purchase on the market semi-regularly...Is that not a 'guaranteed' way to obtain them? PEN Boss gear of every kind sitting on the market and might be as affordable as it's ever been.
I'm currently working on getting a full set of blue gear for my Carrack Valor....why did you say this is impossible?
How often are you forced to engage with open world PvP, really? I've been playing for a very long time, and lately the amount of unsolicited OWPVP I encounter is almost zero with the addition of guild servers, Marni's realm, multiple Elvia channels + additional grind spots. When it does present itself I often treat it as a welcome distraction. I know it can suck to be grinding peacefully for a while and then suddenly get 1-shot vaporized by a player much more geared than you...but is this something that happens to you often? I wonder.
Regardless, I wish you well and hope you enjoy your break from BDO. Hopefully you can come back after a while with a fresh perspective and find renewed enjoyment in the game, as I have. I'm sure most of what you've managed to achieve will not be invalidated when/if you return.
After 3 years I feel (and it is also a fact) that I have not achieved anything in BDO.
So what do I have? One char lvl 62, 23 chars lvl 61, 642 energy, 417 CP, 8803 mobs knowledge, guru only in fishing and cooking (but both of these life skills are quite easy to increase) and almost all others as master x, 9888 family fame (max combat and life), 1083 titles, 19427 quests, carrack with green gear, elephant with almost all skills (without one), dream horse t9 (and two more ready for t10), many t3 pets but only 2 t4 from events, almost both infinity potions (4 more weeks of quests for the steppe part), boss armor pen (but only thanks to Jetina), fallen god pri and labreska pri (but only because I bougth flames), 3 black star tet (all bought), 6 tungrads tet (all bought), few manos clothes duo-tri (done by myself), almost all (without one) manos tools tet (done by myself), 6 manos acc tri (all bought), khan life heart (bought) and 120b in cash. Skips tens of thousands of blackstones, caphrases, shards, etc.
Comparing all this to the best items in the game ... I have nothing. It's totally demotivating. Of course, every MMO is a grind, but in BDO, that grind is pointless. Nothing can be gained in a guaranteed way, but everything can be lost.
And PA stubbornly sticks to this "vision" of the game, and I don't want to make any changes for the better. Why play then?
I can keep playing but I still won't achieve anything.
Pen gear (vs mobs and life skills) - impossible without a guaranteed system.
Dream t10 - impossible without a guaranteed system and better availability of raw materials.
Carrack blue gear - impossible without significant changes in the way ships operate.
All treasures - impossible without mini parts for all treasures (dropping in all zones, not just in selected and specific mobs).
I'm sick of toxic unwanted open pvp and not having fast travel is a huge waste of time.
Also none of the people I know play anymore (including those who played since the release of BDO) and I don't want to look for new ones.
I prefer to start over in New World where there is no open pvp, there is a fast travel and every hour of the game is a guaranteed progress in some direction.
Can I have your stuff?