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Woolygimp

Woolygimp

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Silence_sl said:
Got it today, and hit L20. I guess it's time to figure out how things like nodes work.
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Always keep your energy at 0. Nodes really aren't that important, especially in relation to drops. People aren't even sure that they're working, and some even think they decrease the drop rate for items... They only really matter when it comes to fishing and production, and you'll need a lot of CPs (which you get from quests) to get there.

So try to raise your knowledge by talking to every NPC with a ! mark, killing every new creature you see until you gain knowledge on it, and basically reading books, visiting the Calpheon library, etc.

Biggest thing is to carry around a pickaxe, butcher knife, blood kit (whatever), and constantly gather ingredients. Weasel blood for instance can sell for as much as 5k. That's the very first mob you see when you enter the game, and you only need a cheap gathering kit to get it.
You can also buy bottles and fill them up with river water and then "thin" them to get Purified Water, which sells for a lot, and you also get Aluvial Gold. All this will net you a lot of money and level up your gathering to (skilled-professional) where you start to get some really rare materials like Old Tree Bark or Black Crystals which sell for tons.

When YOU gather you get things that workers can't. If you mine copper/iron nodes, you get rough stones that turn into black powder (which sells for a lot). If you mine trees, you get logs. So forth. I'd say gathering bushes, plants, fruits is the least profitable... and you don't need a tool to do that. Waste of energy.

So gather & purify water, collect animal blood, chop trees, and mine mineral nodes. Carry all four tools and they all level the same skill.
 
Guzrog

Guzrog

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Servers up (was up early) along with the 2 new classes Musa & Maehwa (blader/plum old name.)

Patch Notes - April 20th

Shit post below which is just a CP from their thread. Beats nothing if you're at work. I'm sure someone else will find something better. I'm going to go play musa.
Patch Notes are subject to change until servers are online. I will try to update the post accodringly.
Event & System
The Easter Event has ended, all related turn-in quests have been disabled.
All accounts have been given an additional base character slot regardless of prior Cash Shop purchases. This increases the count from 4 to 5.
All accounts have had their maximum number of character slots increased from 9 to 10.
Class Changes
Musa Class Added
The Musa is a swordsman armed with an arsenal of powerful area of effect skills and blazing speed to devastate their foes in the blink of an eye while avoiding danger.http://i.imgur.com/7KszrUk.jpg
Maehwa Class Added
A graceful combatant with a specialized skill set, the Maehwa can lock down any foe with a wide array of control skills. Disable your target from afar before swooping in to deliver the killing blow.http://i.imgur.com/Qx34IZI.jpg
Item Changes
Some trade good prices have been adjusted.
Iron Coin: 1000 silver to 3000 silver
Bronze Coin: 3000 silver to 5000 silver
Silver Coin: 5000 silver to 10,000 Silver
Golden Coin: 15,000 Silver to 30000 Silver
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Trade EXP from some trade goods has been adjusted.
Coins, some fish, some craft boxes.
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The synthesis formulas, EXP yield, Marketplace price range, and knowledge text of the following items have changed.
Marking Reagent:
Before: Magic Crystal of Enchantment: Vision x1, Oil of Storm x10, Herbal Gunpowder x10, Sticky Liquid x10, Blackstone Powder x10
New: Magic Crystal of Enchantment: Vision x1, Blood of Sinner x10, Herbal Gunpowder x10, Sticky Liquid x10, Blackstone Powder x10
* The above formula is not the only recipe. Try and find the optimized formula where you can use the minimal amount of ingredients.
EXP yield per craft has been adjusted.
Marketplace price range has been adjusted.
"Oil of Storm" in the knowledge description has been changed to "Sinners Blood"
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When polishing an alchemy stone, only the following materials are allowed, and the required amount decreased:
Alchemy Stone of Destruction -> Pure crystals
Alchemy Stone of Protection -> Sturdy plywoods
Alchemy Stone of Life -> Special crops
Cash Shop Update
Function
http://i.imgur.com/eXfvWCZ.png
Mounts
http://i.imgur.com/cXMKTEG.png
Warrior
http://i.imgur.com/2ZIxnig.png
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Ranger
http://i.imgur.com/ARfX60O.png
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Sorceress
http://i.imgur.com/uTAro8h.png
http://i.imgur.com/zaBxlrN.png
Berserker
http://i.imgur.com/KPHPcED.png
http://i.imgur.com/Lpsrg72.png
Tamer
http://i.imgur.com/suQ8vZm.png
http://i.imgur.com/7MDi8Zj.png
Musa
http://i.imgur.com/d6tLPqM.png
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Valkyrie
http://i.imgur.com/pzXNMjX.png
http://i.imgur.com/ThqbboN.png
Maehwa
http://i.imgur.com/kXiI4xN.png
http://i.imgur.com/u65narU.png
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Wizard
http://i.imgur.com/PkpYwte.png
Witch
http://i.imgur.com/K8aPeLr.png
Mechanic Changes
A new function has been added to the world map to automatically connect and loop the travel route to the player's current location.
The option only appears when the user right-clicks in the world map to make navigation guidelines. If the guideline is not showing, the button will not appear.
Monster Changes
Now there is a chance that certain named monsters in Mediah will perform the Guard Crash attack.
Frenzied Skeleton Centurion
Wandering Rogue Giant Soldier
Frenzied Skeleton Decurion
Imp Work Supervisor
Troll Work Supervisor
Helm Golem
Giant Mane
Field raid bosses have been rebalanced.
The drop rate of Liverto Weapon Box from field bosses increased.
The defense stats of Red Nose and Dastard Bheg slightly increased.
Summoned creatures called by Dim Tree Spirit now have slightly improved HP.
The number of summoned creatures called by Dim Tree Spirit changed from 8 to 10.
When Dim Tree Spirit summons creatures, it will also perform an aerial attack on the summoning spot.
Daily summoned bosses have been rebalanced.
Red Nose has had an HP increase and damage has been adjusted.
Giath has had an HP increase damage has been adjusted.
Dastard Bheg has had an HP increase damage has been adjusted.
Moghulis has had an HP increase.
Hexe Mari has had an HP decrease.
Daily & Weekly summoned bosses have had their loot tables adjusted.
Following jewel items have been removed from Daily/Weekly Boss Summon
Red Nose - Rough Ruby
Giath - Rough Sapphire
Dastard Bheg - Rough Topaz
Moghulis - Rough Topaz
Muskan - Rough Diamond
Hebetate Tree Spirit - Rough Topaz
Hexe Marie - Rough Emerald
Hunter's Seal that dropped from Daily Boss Summon Red Nose, Giath and Dastard Bheg has been increased from 1~2.
Hunter's seal that dropped from Weekly Boss Summon Muskan, Hebetate Tree Spirit and Hexe Marie has been increased from 1~3.
Hexe Marie now has a higher chance to drop a Witch's Earring
Exp of monsters in following area have been increased.
Bloody Monastery
Castle Ruins
Manes Hideout
Old Dandelion
Wandering Rogue
Swamp Fogan
Drop rate of Belt of Shultz the Gladiator, Mesto Earring, Witch's Earring, Mark of Shadow and Outlaw's Ring have been increased.
Drop rate of Black Stone in Soldier's grave have been increased.
Interface Changes
The color of the the Marketplace authentication numbers has been changed from red to black
Resolved Issues
Fixed the issue where Heilang could not be teleported in Red Battlefield.
Fixed the issue where it was possible to take out pets while exchanging pets in the Pet List.
Fixed the following pets to have the correct pick up speed;
Striped Cat, Orange Brindle Cat, Black Masked Cat, Black Brindled Cat, Calpheon Chubby Dog, Brown Fighting Dog, Naughty Dog
Fixed the issue where donkey doesn't eat carrots automatically when it is exhausted.
Patch Note Updates
Added Wilderness Costume to Musa Cash Shop List
 
gogusrl

gogusrl

Molten Core Raider
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Should I buy the 30 eur package and buy some extra currency or grab the 50 eur package ? Which one offers a better value ?
 
moontayle

moontayle

Golden Squire
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30 game and 20 in Daum cash. Then buy a pet, weight increase and inventory space. You can get a T1 horse from the stable in the first major town you end up in (Velia) for relatively cheap and that'll last you until you decide to play horse breeder and upgrade the Tier.
 
McFly

McFly

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I'm sure the Musa class will be over populated for a while. I was looking forward to that class and eventually the Ninja.

The grind from 50-51 is sickening. I might save my Wizard main leveling until each weekend when you get the EXP buff. Maybe the Musa during the week.
 
moontayle

moontayle

Golden Squire
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McFly_sl said:
I'm sure the Musa class will be over populated for a while. I was looking forward to that class and eventually the Ninja.

The grind from 50-51 is sickening. I might save my Wizard main leveling until each weekend when you get the EXP buff. Maybe the Musa during the week.
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Made 51 last night after a little over a week since 50 but I was pretty selective on specific grind sessions. I still had some 50% combat exp scrolls from leveling up and bought some milk tea. At about an hour before ingame time would hit 10pm I'd stop whatever I was doing and head over to where I was planning to grind (in this case, Catfishmen). I'd usually get there around 9:30pm. Pop scroll and tea and just go to town until the scroll expired. It definitely helped cut down on the time needed. Now begins the slog to 52. Only one combat scroll left.
 
McFly

McFly

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moontayle_sl said:
Made 51 last night after a little over a week since 50 but I was pretty selective on specific grind sessions. I still had some 50% combat exp scrolls from leveling up and bought some milk tea. At about an hour before ingame time would hit 10pm I'd stop whatever I was doing and head over to where I was planning to grind (in this case, Catfishmen). I'd usually get there around 9:30pm. Pop scroll and tea and just go to town until the scroll expired. It definitely helped cut down on the time needed. Now begins the slog to 52. Only one combat scroll left.
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Pretty much exactly what my plan is. I'm parked at Catfishmen with scrolls and awaiting 10pm.

I didn't know what Milk Tea until was you mentioned it so bonus to you! If you're on Edan let me know in game if you want to group up. Name is XXMcFlyXX (with the X's)
 
Jait

Jait

Molten Core Raider
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Yes, please buy Jait's patented Milk Tea. For that extra long session, think about imbibing Jait's Smooth Milk Tea, with an extra dab of honey for those long sessions when you want to sneak in an extra buff or two after 30 minutes.

And also think about purchasing one of my other fine products while you're at it.... Those mother fuckers at Catfish got you down? Pop a Jait's Knight Ration for that extra boost you'll need to push your enemies shit in.

These comments paid for by Jait an Artisan 2 Cook on Orwan.
 
zombiewizardhawk

zombiewizardhawk

Potato del Grande
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For a bit I was using knight's rations but I think I need to either stop or find a different third food. I use calpheon and serendia specials and I don't care much for having half of the knight's ration bonus being overlap with serendia's. Not really sure there is any other food out there that I would need tho.
 
Jait

Jait

Molten Core Raider
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ZombieWizardhawk_sl said:
For a bit I was using knight's rations but I think I need to either stop or find a different third food. I use calpheon and serendia specials and I don't care much for having half of the knight's ration bonus being overlap with serendia's. Not really sure there is any other food out there that I would need tho.
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Yeah I'm only pimping Knight's Rations because I got a 100 up on my market that aren't fucking selling right now with everyone grinding their new twinks.

Was making a FUCKTON of money (people who sold their meat croquettes, milk, puddings, on the market thank you!) off those two items until recently, now other cooks are catching up I'm moving over to fishing hotspots for cash.
 
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Noahx

N00b
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Draegan's comment (knowing his gaming behavior) may have tipped my hype meter - still think I need a 7 day code before I push out the cash.
 
Jait

Jait

Molten Core Raider
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Brahma_sl said:
Ok...downloading the game now. Friend gave me a 7 day code.

Need tips for leveling please.
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You're going to spend the first 10 hours saying fuck this game is stupid, these controls are stupid, RANG RANG RANG! After your initial tissy fit you will be horribly offended by the Slave Blocks and how you will need to keep your "workers" working by feeding them beer. If they complain too much you can sell them now, they added that in a previous patch. Not sure when the beating option will be added. Once you've stabilized your empire and put those filthy goblins to work, you're likely to take your horse and run around the world a few times. You'll then notice the boats.... That's when you'll start fishing. At some point later in the month you'll become a CP and Energy whore who realizes there's not enough hours in the day to do all you want in this game. Oh yeah...combat...



If you strictly want to dive in and grind combat, just press buttons and watch the videos that pop up on your screen. It's really not all that hard, and google "Black desert levelling guide" or map. It's really hard to explain until you've dived in and done some of this stuff first hand.


edit: Random newbie first starting out things

Do not throw away the weapons your Black Spirit gives you. Ever. Put them in the bank if you switch to a Yuria.

Your donkey is a waste of space.

Spend your CP, no need to horde it for the 20-60-100 daily.

Go buy a fluid extractor and butchering knife. Harvest all you kill early on, most people have moved on from that and will pay a pretty penny on the market for blood and meat. (ALWAYS hit MAX on sell for those items)

Have fun. Do what you want. The game is a sandbox.
 
Ash80

Ash80

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Only show combat quests in your quest log if you don't want to do all teh crafting quests and grind grind grind...... and buy +xp food for xp buffs off the Ah
 
Jait

Jait

Molten Core Raider
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Specifically milk tea for the 8% xp, that's the highest for food/drink. Don't waste your scrolls until 51
 
moontayle

moontayle

Golden Squire
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Ash80_sl said:
Only show combat quests in your quest log if you don't want to do all teh crafting quests and grind grind grind...... and buy +xp food for xp buffs off the Ah
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Addendum. If you roll into a place with people and you DON'T see any quests, open up your quest log and make sure Combat quests are visible.

Oh, and important note. Quests in this game are largely to give you something to do while you're grinding mobs. Very few actually give you leveling exp when you turn them, they instead award Contribution.
 
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Draegan_sl

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Noahx_sl said:
Draegan's comment (knowing his gaming behavior) may have tipped my hype meter - still think I need a 7 day code before I push out the cash.
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I'll get you one but I'm traveling all week. Hit me up on Skype Fri/Sat night when I get home if you don't find one until then.
 
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