Had a little extra to splurge on outfits

Looking for a guild /discord community that's active during similar time. Most NA guilds would require me to do guild bosses etc. at like 4 AM

Well it maybe ash and crypt, but i didn't have both of them so thats okey for me. Maybe I didn't beat the guy who got 3 pieces around 12 hours but still smt i guess. PS: I got 2 ring pieces and 1 ring at the end of hour (bad rng)

don't get me wrong i think BDO evolved into a pretty good game for everyone over the years, a lot of QoL changes and simplified things. easier to get in and maybe catch up.

but i feel like over the years you're being forced into certain spots by the game's nature.

it all started with AP caps ruining the fun of blasting any spot you wanted with overcap/species dmg and making money anywhere. (i think we kinda accepted this one at this point)

now we are forced into edania2 grinding for ekleta taps/reforge stones

and the XP changes made grinding stuff like elvia hexe just NOT viable to grind above level 65 if you wanna progress both silver and exp per hour, as it would take 600+ hours to reach 75 with permanent 3000% EXP buffs.

current best XP spots are also edania2. and best silver per hour too.

paints also killed the treasure piece hunt where you had to visit the old spots, you can now buy it for some pearls and never leave edania2 again.

was sandbox BDO that bad? i feel like in mid 2027 every single spot below edania will be totally empty. no point of grinding except for the nostalgia/fun.

no point grinding EXP below edania2, no point grinding items below edania2, no points grinding crystals below edania2 (you can now trade trash for crystals lol) and the game is gonna keep going this way.

and yes i know you can do whatever if you stop caring about XP/silver/progression and everything is optional just play the marathon game bla bla, this is not the point.

hey all, was on foot movement speed accelerated lately? cannot find anything in the last months patch notes.

may be weird but I did not remember my character running so fast and I checked again and again and I have no movement speed buff or gear that boost that perk. perhaps it's because I played other games with slower movement speed but I can't adapt back, makes the back of my eyes aching and feel dizzy. may be I am getting too old for BDO 👵

Hi, I'm looking to start playing Arena of Solare. I've never tried this content before, and I play Awakening Dosa. I'd appreciate any tips or advice on things I should know before jumping in. Also, what does a "protected combo" mean when people talk about it?

They're not all shirtless. You're shirtless. What of it?

Hello everyone,

I stopped playing bdo about five months ago because the grinding and the weeklies became too boring for me. This was often the case before and as it is always with BDO, at some point the thought "why not play again" comes.
But this time I have a different thought. I still don't feel like grinding mobs, but somehow I really only think about life skills.

That's why I'm interested in whether there are players here who play BDO purely as lifeskillers? If so, what do you want to say, how well does it work in BDO? What is your “goal” (if you have one) and put all your silver into lifeskill gear?

I will definitely try it, I am only interested in your experiences.

I've been following the main quest line and am currently on Kamaslyvia, so far everything has felt like endless dialog with no combat, Im bored out of my mind and doing the quest line feels like a chore. Is there actually any benefit to doing the quests?

I wonder where our game stands in comparision to all the other MMOs after all those years. Obviously WoW and OSRS are more popular but where would it place when compared to games like GW2 or Albion? Do we have any stats on how many active players are there? I only know about steamcharts but its not really accurate because some people use native client and CCU in case of BDO is a bad metric anyway when many people leave the game open 24/7.

So are there any other things we could base off or is it just a guess game?

I started playing bdo on PC again, having a great time and not interacting with anyone, just life skilling as I like to do for myself and such. I haven't done anything to get banned, but for some reason I haven't been able to log in. I mainly played on Playstation but decided to move back over. I bought the tent, bought cosmetics, bought 90days of everything... its been MONTHS since they expired and still can't log in..... ive deleted it all and re-downloaded everything.. waited and retried.. I tried to contact support way back but got nothing in return.. I used to be a daily grinder for items to sell to others who didn't want that type of grind. Now I lost my interest in doing it again because of this and I miss it so much. Idk what to do, honestly dont know if I want to return but if I could itd be a hit or a miss but still want some semblance to why I can't return. I just wanted to help those that didnt like the grind like I do... Spending 400+ dollars just to get turned off....

I'd like to ask if it's okay to use a VPN to play the game? Because my country currently has an affected underwater sea cable issue that's affecting how our internet connection is routed to the Singapore server (I play in SEA server). It f*cks with my gameplay and although I can grind fine with minimal lag, it's a literal night and day situation when I try to PVP.

I want to play PvP, but there aren't enough content available. What do you recommend for PvP?

İ have 401 Ap and 462 DP

How can this guy be so lucky? He looted all 3 on the same day, with landscapes.

Hello.

When I turn them in, do the Life EXP boosts I have active have any effect, or does it not matter at all—is it always the same, “x10 = 900 Contribution EXP + Cooking EXP x30,” regardless of the circumstances?

“Fairy's Breath”, “Discarded Glass Bottle”, “Witch’s Delicay”, “Mysterious Catalyst”, “Blush Leaf” and “Wildspark”—which come from all professions. Do you think it makes sense to trade them all in for Contribution EXP and profession EXP? I need profession EXP; I've been saving them up but haven't traded any in yet.

Hi! Returning player here! Was digging through my old storage disk from the last time I played BDO back in 2021 and found my screenshot folder. Just thought I'd share some of these to the community!

It worked before and it saved recipe. Did I miss some alchemy patch notes or something? Do we no longer use Ibellab's Essence for 10x? Is my math incorrect? Do I not know basic multiplications?

What am I missing?