BDO or FF14

[MargeShrimpson]

what one should I put my time in

[EternalBlueGem]

FF14 visuals are bunk that reason alone is enough for me to play BDO

[Ka-mai19]

Go FFXIV if you want a JRPG experience within an MMORPG. Go BDO if you like fast, action paced combat within an MMORPG. Also pick BDO if you're into gambling lmao.

[Apox]

Originally posted by MargeShrimpson:

what one should I put my time in

if u want a mmo with action combat that is highly p2w and forced pvp with almost 0 restriciton in griefing,camping,toxicsity bdo is for u if u want a tab targeting combat with story focus and pve focus ff14 is the fighting at start is very slow but when u idk around 30 and get the first class upgrades from like rogue to ninja its a huge upgrade gameplay wise there are many diffrent playstyle jobs big and nice communtiy and depth in crafting

[Mellowfungus]

Originally posted by EternalRival:

FF14 visuals are bunk that reason alone is enough for me to play BDO

BDO has visual issues, facial animations are "Bare bones" and although the game looks great at a fist glance from a trailer, you see graphical and visual issues immediately when playing.

FF14 has a ton of polish behind the movement and facing animations. Also, as I've said before the game has a major graphical update coming soon with the next expansion.

[Mellowfungus]

Originally posted by Pulsedemon:

FF14 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ visual novel for 200 hours of the game, play BDO if you want to have actual gameplay

That's entirely unfair. Try saying that after an Ultimate/Savage. Or after getting the "Necromancer Title"

[Candesco]

Originally posted by MargeShrimpson:

what one should I put my time in

And you post this on the bdo forum. It's a bit like you visit the mcdonalds and ask there if you should order there or over at kfc. I wonder if you also do that.

[󠀡󠀡]

FFXIV. It's not even a contest.

[Tyrone Biggums]

Originally posted by MargeShrimpson:

what one should I put my time in

BDO is a side game when 14 has no content

[Tyrone Biggums]

Originally posted by quaixor:

FFXIV. It's not even a contest.

not if ur done all the content and waiting on new patches lol

[gwTheo]

Originally posted by Karna5:

I don't personally understand why choosing an MMORPG needs to be an either or act.

The first two years I played BDO I played Red Dead Online and Black Desert Online every day and enjoyed both for very different reasons. I also played Grand Theft Auto Online a few times a week and several single player games regularly.

When I felt done with RDO I retired from it, and a few months ago I more or less retired from GTAO (though I'd played that one for alost 10 years so definitely got my time and money out of that game).

I'm still with BDO, but my recommendation is that if you're not sure which of two games you will like more, the only way you'll know is to play them both. The rest will take care of itself.

It's not a choosing act, people simply lack freewill to come to their own opinion and want others to do all the work for them. these are 2 completely different games so i'm unsure how there's a choice tbh. also 1 is 5 bucks all the damn time 1 time purchase the other you buy expansions and subscriptions. its like, is your favorite color green or purple? red or blue? just opposites all around.... its like reddit.

[Tidus]

ff14 has much more priority for story, community and so on. bdo is visually nicer and the classes offer more freedom and style compared to ff14

[Tensu]

It really depends on what you are looking for in a game. BDO does not have anything like raids or dungeons or even your typical trinity of classes. So if you have played wow or some other MMO in the past and wanted to like be a tank or something thats not really this type of game and you would be better off with one like ff14.

This game is a bit more of a investment money wise it has been changed where getting into it you will be fine but if you do plan on spending a few hundred hours in it you will most likely wanna invest something. However if you take into account the cost of a game like ff14+ expansion+ subscription it will pretty much break even and in the long haul be cheaper as long as your not shelling out for cron stones and such and only buying necessary items.

On BDO's side I will say it has "more" to do then FF14 in the end game. I have played ff14 since the 1.0 release and its a game I always go back to on a new expansion then quit a month or so later cause its very easy to get to a point where you feel like your just logging in to do a small checklist every week then logging out where as BDO there is a ton of avenues you can always feel like you are progressing in one way or another.

[Neutronux]

BDO is a singleplayer grind game that can be played fake parallel with some mates. You can't share anything with your buddies (exept potions) and there is almost nothing meaningfull that you can do together with them. Endgame is destroyed by extreme random on top of an incredible amount of resources that's required for each try. So you can play 5000h+ and not even get a single PEN (while there would be a lot required) over many years or just have luck and get more than one after a few hundrets hours. If this is ok for you then continue. Even if you invest the grind time chances are good that some event makes it pointless and would gift something you worked hard for to everyone.

FFXIV is a multiplayer game with good social aspect very good coop gameplay. You can play together not only parallel. You can and must help each other (dungeons) can share and gift stuff and you can study mechaincs to make difficult dungeons and raids together. The only backdraw is the dated graphics which is not really up to date anymore. It's somewhere stuck in the time where you slide the character above the ground when you turn instead of stepping and so on.

[BLANK]

Originally posted by SaltyWeasel:

Depends what kind of game you want to play?

All I can say is that in Black Desert it can takes years to reach a goal because progression is very slow but at the same time gives you the freedom a game like FF14 will not even come close to.

They are both very good games but totally different, I always like to call BDO "Korean Runescape" because the way progression works is pretty similar.

Couldn't have said it better.

BDO is the "make your own story" kind of game, while FF14 is a theme park that takes your hand.
I like and have played both games for a long period of time and they are both completely different from each other. Combat, progress etc.
Both are great games.

Pros of BDO:
Graphics.
Combat (one of the best in the genre, if not the best).
Character creator and general customization (Again, one of the best in the genre).
Profession system (It is so good that you can stop fighting monsters entirely and focus on professions alone).
Class diversity (A LOT of different classes that each have 2 different combat styles and skill trees).
Seasons (like ARPG seasons. Fresh start, great rewards for your account. You don't have participate).
You can buy skins etc. in the auction house.

Cons of BDO:
Slow progress in comparison.
Oldschool grind. Spending sometimes a hundred hours (in the late game) on the same grind spot if you are looking for a super rare item drop.
Professions can be overwhelming for new players because you have to set up supply lines on the world map and recruit workers etc.
Monthly subscription (Value Pack/VIP. Around 10 bucks) that is a must have if you want to be more efficient with your time.



Pros of FF14:
Probably THE best story in the whole MMO genre.
Awesome high quality cutscenes.
Boss fights can feel very epic
Great community (You will have to be part of it because you will have hard time as solo player in FF14).
Housing (Even though BDO has a nice housing system I like FF14's better).
The game does not look bad visually.

Cons of FF14:
The game feels very linear overall, even though it has some side stuff you can do.
Combat feels a bit oudated and is tab target.
Story can be a bit annoying at times due to it being very long, and the game really forces you to play the story. Again, game is taking you by your hand.
Monthly subscription model and you have to buy expansions.


Again, both great games. I personally like BDO a bit better though because I like the freedom it offers. If BDO had the story-telling and cutscenes that FF14 has... it would probably be the number 1 mmorpg on the market.

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FFXIV is a bait mmo. So boring unless you want to raid and only raid then do FFXIV.