Since Friday, the Open Beta for the MMORPG Black Desert Online has been running on the PS4. Players have now expressed their opinions on the implementation, and many of them are not satisfied.
How has the beta gone so far? The beta officially started on August 9 at 9:00 AM our time. While Americans were able to play Black Desert without issues, some EU players are still waiting for a login error to be resolved.
However, criticism has also come from Americans regarding the beta. Some have experienced performance issues or even crashes.
How long will the beta run? Those who want to see Black Desert on PlayStation must hurry. It will run until August 13 at 11:00 AM.
As a reward for participating in the beta, you will receive a special pet and a 10% discount voucher for the full version.
FPS Issues and Region Lock
How is the performance on the PS4? During the beta test for Black Desert, there seem to have been some performance issues. Many users have complained about it on Reddit:
- Shadowmnn02: BDO doesn’t even reach 30 FPS. It hurts my eyes to play this game.
- HereComesTiny: The PS4 port is a disgrace, and Pearl Abyss should be ashamed. It’s poorly optimized, plays terribly, and looks bad as well.
- GamePlayHeaven: The performance on the PS4 is awful, the worst I’ve seen on PlayStation.
- Badprawn: The biggest issue I’ve noticed is that damage is not registered instantly. First, nothing happens, and 10 seconds later, the enemies die instantly.
What else is bothering the players? Besides performance, there is criticism as well. It seems that some cutscenes appeared without audio, and the user cjwatts111 is complaining that the controller controls are not optimally resolved.
Another point of criticism in the beta was the region lock, which prevented European players from playing with friends overseas. However, this restriction is expected to be removed in the release version.
What do players praise? The beta’s performance has received much criticism, especially due to the significant issues in Europe.
However, some players have spoken out who are very excited about the porting to PlayStation. Many find the MMORPG itself successful, but the implementation must also be right.
The user llShenll wants to give BDO another chance because of the PS4:
I played the PC version, but stopped after a few months because there were many cheaters and bots. I want to give Black Desert another chance with the PS4 version.
Can Pearl Abyss fix the issues in time? The release of Black Desert on the PS4 is scheduled for August 22. Until then, the developers have time to address the issues.
Some players, however, are also taking the situation calmly. Since Black Desert runs smoothly on Xbox One, they hope that Pearl Abyss will also optimize the PS4 version.
PS4 Version Lags Behind PC and Xbox
What can you experience on the PS4? The PlayStation version of Black Desert Online will start significantly behind the PC version, similar to the Xbox.
The first major difference lies already in the classes. On the PS4, you can only choose one of the six base classes. The PC already has the Shai as the 18th class.
The Xbox version also started in March of this year with the same six classes. However, you can now choose from twelve different classes.
When are the first expansions planned? Shortly after the release for Xbox One, there were plenty of updates. Similar hopes are held for the PlayStation.
At the Gamescom, there could be further information on this. A community manager apparently announced during the beta that a roadmap for Black Desert on PS4 would be presented there.
The aim should be to align the game versions of PS4 and Xbox One as quickly as possible.
The studio behind Black Desert recently announced a new MMORPG:
