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[ArmachiA]

^ 90% of Korean MMOs look identical. B&S even have an Elin race from TERA. Anime Waifus in tiny tiny clothing is the norm there

 

There's no MMO in the future right now on the Horizon at all that interests me, which is the first time for me in awhile.

 

I am looking at Black Desert, it looks like it could be good, but I'm wary on Korean MMOs

[TheLastCandle]

Black Desert looks pretty, but rance or gender-locked classes suck. Can't do it; I already hate the gameplay based on that alone. And I agree with Graeham on B&S's aesthetics. Waaaaay too fanciful for my liking, it's like ArcheAge to the 10th power.

[Dravus]

^ 90% of Korean MMOs look identical. B&S even have an Elin race from TERA. Anime Waifus in tiny tiny clothing is the norm there

 

There's no MMO in the future right now on the Horizon at all that interests me, which is the first time for me in awhile.

 

I am looking at Black Desert, it looks like it could be good, but I'm wary on Korean MMOs

 

FFXIV is keeping me very satisfied and I suspect it'll do so for quite some time if it continues doing what it's currently doing. I'm not really in the know about upcoming MMO's but for the first time in a while I'm not giving them much thought. Finding a suitable long term replacement for WoW was my priority and now I've finally found it. So I'm very content!

[Dogberry]

MMO's are such a crazy genre. I definitely think they're reaching a slow down point, as the market has pretty much shown you better come correct or don't come at all, and most studios just take way too many short cuts. SE had that Final Fantasy money so it could afford a project like ARR, and ESO has that Bethesda money, so they can probably afford a major overhaul too if it proves necessary. But if you're an independent studio? You better have a sweet gimmick going on because you do not have the money for this genre. MMO's are a rich developer's market.

 

Though, all the Korean MMOs have me curious if it's actually more profitable to set up a crappy, recycled asset MMO, launch it, and maintain servers for a while until ultimately closing up shop once your sales numbers peak.

[Zyrusticae]

^ 90% of Korean MMOs look identical. B&S even have an Elin race from TERA.

 

Lyn are extremely distinct from Elin. For starters, the character creation isn't complete arse (why the hell Elin can't have dark skin is completely beyond me), secondly they're not anywhere NEAR as sexualized (such outfits are the exception rather than the norm), and finally they can actually look old as opposed to just being this kind of creepy hybrid of adult lower half and kiddy upper half.

 

But yes, the game is full of 'sexy' outfits for the other womenfolk, and that is something that kind of bothers me (especially when the character creation is strong enough for me to make a non-Lyn character that looks like an early teen, but then ends up wearing some really, ah, questionable material). Fortunately, there are outfits that aren't as blatant, the Kun/Yun race are also kind of an alternative that are less sexualized, and of course, you have the option of just playing as a guy (though the Gon often get gratuitous flesh exposure as well) or a Lyn.

 

And I can't emphasize enough how insanely powerful the character creation is. It basically takes the system from Aion and applies it to better character models with four distinct races, which just means you have an insane amount of freedom to craft a unique look for yourself.

 

And this is all besides the fact that, at least for me, the game is incredibly fun. The core gameplay loop, particularly the combat, is just so strong that I can play this game repeatedly for hours on end just because I'm enjoying myself that much. The stellar artwork, graphics, and animation work go a long way to helping that.

 

The game's had something of 9 years worth of development and polish, and it shows. It may very well end up being the only MMORPG I play once it hits NA.

 

Black Desert looks pretty, but rance or gender-locked classes suck. Can't do it; I already hate the gameplay based on that alone. And I agree with Graeham on B&S's aesthetics. Waaaaay too fanciful for my liking, it's like ArcheAge to the 10th power.

 

Black Desert is a really odd duck. I can tell they cribbed a fair amount from Vindictus, especially in terms of the aesthetics.

 

And each 'class' is like a predefined person rather than simply a class. Like, the sorceress has a very distinct look from the ranger, who looks very different from the Tamer, and even the character customization reflects this. Rather than having a base body that all characters share and modify, each class has their own body and face, which is really... really weird. I don't know why they do things that way.

[TheLastCandle]

Black Desert sounds like some kind of "Rusty Hearts" situation with more customization, when you put it that way.

[ArmachiA]

That's the one thing that really confuses me about Black Desert... it claims to be a sandbox... but has gender locked classes. Weird ass design decision.

[Tyndles]

Black Desert is going to be the kind of game I play to mess with the character creator for a few days then that's it.  "Action Combat" has yet to be appealing to me in an MMO.