More than 20 classes? SA server have witch/wizard, ninja, sorc, lahn, striker, guarian and nova, theres no more classes atleast ive never seen anywhere.
This is awesome! Great informative video for new players or veterans alike. A few people have mentioned it already, but due take advantage of the tagging system. It may seem costly, but it saves you a lot in terms of rerolling all your gears. Good luck everyone. Thanks, Anders!
You are the first creator of a "beginner class guide" creator to actually explain what awakening and succession mean. As someone who hasn't even downloaded the game yet, I had no clue, so thanks for that. :) I understand that there's a LOT to explain in a beginning guide so things will get missed, but these two words get mentioned all the time so creators really should explain them when using them. I appreciate that you did.
I’ve played every class for about a year off and on. I must say that playing every class has definitely guided me towards what I love to play which is ranger. She was the first I ever played but I wanted to make sure I didn’t enjoy another even more. I’m thankful I did as I don’t look back when I play and I learned a lot of game mechanics. Just wish I was good at pvp so I didn’t get shit on by my friends
for newer players that have difficulty picking a class to play. for me I just pick the class type that I like. for example I like to play fast/ranged/female classes. so the 3 characters I play are Ranger, DK, Nova. Ranger have range, DK have both range and speed, and nova is a speed demon.
I'm the same way, I tend to gravitate toward caster types, or ranged classes, and oddly enough in BDO my favorite classes to play right now are Guardian and my Corsair. I just LOVE getting close and getting dirty with these two classes and being able to wipe the area clean of mobs pretty quick. Maybe I'm just too new to all the other classes in game, I am fairly to BDO period, hahaha, but I really enjoy playing my Corsair.
Well, i have played BDO for like 5 days, but after playing soulworker until all the way to lv 63 I love close/mid range combat Type with 180'~360' attack pattern, so i have choosen Musa, and im happy with playing
@@AndersGallar I absolutely do. I'm mainly a life skiller trying to choose which class is going to be my combat main. It turned out that my witch ended up being my life skiller, but I just have a huge amount of problems getting stuck in succession when I need to be an Awakening. I'd recently level the guardian so I appreciate your specific advice about newer players and guardians. I played during the first season and played a mystic and really enjoyed it so I guess that's my other option.
glad , i came to this video , i didn't know if i should play Nova or Corsair and now thanks to the video i m split between all classes ; great progress
@@musician2113 tried most classes (some I refuse to cos I hate them, *cough cough warrior) was going to tag an awak nova. Guadian u say? hmmm (sorc main too)
Love these videos. Thank you for making them! As a casual player this always helps me when wanting to try a new class and understand more about them etc
As an archer I like how flued the class is en he is really strong in higher AP PvE spots if the extra DP is there. Archer does need some help in the future with the highest end game grind spots because it is just not able to help with Olun valley and not come out worse when you would do that with another class. Not able to be able to hit back attacks on slow enemies is a real down grade for this class
Yes more back attacks and maybe some higher base Monster DR on Archer and honestly I'd be happy. I don't need Archer to be the best in anything, just want to play this fluid and swag elf and not feel like I'm playing NG+++++
im playing archer rn. but it has litirally zero i frames and the forward guards dont even seem to work. love the class but im going back tyo my ninja ;p
Lets wait for reboot.. btw on that note he has range… abuse it btw.. kite and kite and kite… he is bad at 1v1 esp with ninja but with other class he is good… i agree he needs more gear score but with my current gear score(282/284/363) im doing good…. I can somewhat solo elvia orc camp but not as good as other class
Can we expect a 2022 update? Always loved these! Even after having played most classes in some capacity. You make the best class guide videos hands down. Terrific quality and showcase of classes
Thank you for this! I'm considering re-installing this game and actually giving it a try now. As I watched all of these, I felt like I would start with Witch, Wizard or Lahn. Then you came to Shai at the end and I was in love with her aesthetic style and her unique style of play. Playing pianos and flutes and stuff, I'm obsessed! Of course, her PVE and PVP are going to be terrible. Why can't they make a good support class that can also stand on their own to feet? I'm primarily a solo player, so that's disappointing. I probably won't start as a Shai for my first character, but I'll have to eventually make one just so I can play some music. Lol.
Definitely a disappointing bit regarding her. The support vibe appealed to me, but several others do seem fun. Lahn, Nova, Sorc, and Sage. Archer surprised me.
I've been on a long bdo break. Played on ps4 when it first released and enjoyed it a lot. but I get bored of a class very easily. I have played 9 different classes. now that I've switched from ps4 to pc I want to play bdo again. came here to see the classes that are new for me and omg, nova looks so much fun
Nice list! I really think awakening sage should be 4 stars for PVE. He has excelent pack to pack mobility and deals insane AoE. He is a monster in PVE.
Of the ratings I think Awakening Sage ended up being 3.5 or so on my scale, but I went conservative on him because he is so new still. I do agree he is good in PVE, so hopefully it doesn't deter people from checking him out.
I always come back to this its very good advice. What i do need tho is an update with Corsair, Drakania, etc. I know you have videos on them but showing the character in those videos, and giving a rating like in this video is totally different.
You did a great job and this was fairly accurate. I don't blame you being concise with 22 classes, you have no choice unless it's a 10 hr video lol. That's what I love about this game, it's not perfect balance but it's still amazing for so many specs. 42--no second for shai/archer- specs... then some games only have a few classes and people go: "BUT ITS BALANCED!" yeah usually not by much AND end up being boring.
I just started playing this last night. Built a new pc with a 2600x and 1660 super and 16 gigs of good ram and wow it was running flawless on the highest setting was very happy this game gorgeous and the combat is really fun. I picked a guardian she really cool. Dont know if I want to stick to get but she love her aesthetic. Hope the crafting and all is fun. Life skills I think it called. Gonna try and get into it never really do much crafting. But I seen bartering and it looks fun. I want to get a ship and sail around selling the goods
yup, this is a good take on the subject. i enjoy trying my alts while grinding but i'm so used to my succ sorc combos my fingers search for those specific keys:D
So, I'm not going to go too much into this, but a majority of what was said about archer was correct, however, it is a bit of a dis-service to say that archer can't grind at high end areas only because of his low DP scaling. The main reason archer suffers at high end areas (specifically areas that the mobs can't be down attacked) is because of how few back attack modifiers archer has on his skills. Unlike most other classes, archer only has back attack modifiers on very few skills, and because of this does not get a multiplier like many other classes that rely on them for a main source of damage. Archer suffers at high end areas because of low DP scaling, yes. But you have to account for the fact that it has almost no relevant back attacking skills.
@@AndersGallar Also, one thing I would dispute is the ranking for archer PVP. Rating it four stars isn't necessarily incorrect, but it mostly depends on what level of skill you're playing against. In terms of lower geared and less knowledgeable players, archer is an extremely good class at exposing weaknesses in someone's movement and skill rotations. But, once players gain skill beyond just the basics of their class, archer falls off quite heavily since it's AP and DP scaling are quite low (especially past 281 AP compared to most other classes at that bracket) and the classes weaknesses start to poke through (mainly that it's largest damaging skills are melee ranged skills) and it's gaps in skills like Glissade, Glide, Tactical Strike, and Radiant become quite apparent. So, I would dispute the four star ranking and say it more closely falls into the three star range (as of May 2021).
Would agree Archers weaknesses in SA are brutal and leave you exposed to stuns constantly in group pvp, plus several of our highest damage abilities do not have SA, meaning we are easy to cc if we actually use our high damage abilities
@@TheSovietUnion_ In fact I'd even stretch this to 3 star across the board. It's a CC bot in largescale, and just very average in the relevant solo PVE spots now and unusable in the party spots.
I recently gave a chance to BDO after i heard it's going to get a Dungeon, i made a Corsair and it is really fun to play but i wanna make alt characters as well, i make videos for my country (Hungary) if u don't mind im going to translate this video and add my personal opinion for the Hungarian players cos this one was really helpful and they can start playing this game even if its an "old" mmo!! Keep up the good work =)
lets see how the upcoming balance changes will be in practice, but from looking at the ratings in your video, all classes seem to be pretty similiar in strenght unlike 1 and 2 years ago
I wouldn't say there are any BAD classes outright. But the ones that rate really high are usually much farther ahead than the normal classes. The hope was to buff all classes to that level, so hopefully we can get there by next year.
First of all ty for the list and all hardworking ; secondly i think Sage awa is excellent for pve grinding thnx to his lightning speed mobility and 5 sec cd large mob pull skill with high aoe damage and also for 1v1 u cant keep up with awa sage like sorc most of the time plus range grab (my humble opin ofc) Keep it come !!:)
Of the ratings I think Awakening Sage ended up being 3.5 or so on my scale, but I went conservative on him because he is so new still. I do agree he is good in PVE, so hopefully it doesn't deter people from checking him out.
As a Valk since launch, most of this video’s information is ON POINT 👌🏻 I wouldn’t say I’ve mastered Awakening but when you get those kills? Trust me when I say It’s very satisfyinggg 😅😂 Succession however is very fun and beginner friendly, very easy to master when we consider muscle memory. Overall, I have been enjoying Valk as both Awak. and Succ ✨
I like the ratings for the most part, but I feel that there are a lot of 5* ratings but not really any 1* ratings. I feel like that makes a lot of classes look “middle of the pack” when they aren’t.
@@Ivan220996 I'm a main maehwa, and I felt he was a bit too generous with it's ratings. Maehwa, and musa, are probably among the worst classes right now. Their kit is a bit weak compared to the rest of the game, plus the current state of the meta and the game itself, they just feel like two outdated classes. Sure, they can perform well if played correctly, but you need to be very good to do just fine, while classes like Sorceress, for example, considered the hardest class to play, is probably the strongest class in the game if played well.
@@iaaaaaks u forgot the part where even though both maehwa and musa both need buffs maehwa gets outshined by musa which makes it a worse case tbh. They need to buff them both imo. But sage and striker is steamrolling everything.
good choice, DK got some sweet buffs last patch. and she seems to be pretty good in current meta, I don't think the ratings in this video does DK justice for war.
I don't like the idea of main only 1 class cuz it would bore me fast. So I main 9 classes and progress all their gears too. More work and more time, but I enjoy it this way even more. Can just switch char to grind zone, save time of travelling.
I love the aesthetic of Awakened Sage. I don't play the game since I cannot launch it for some reason and also because the game is so controversial but damn that class is so cool.
obviously i haven't played even half the games classes but I've really found nova and sage to be the most fun, with Nova taking a slight lead in the charge there. i did go awakening on my sage but thanks to this breakdown i might go back to succession cuz i don't really know how much pvp use I'll get out of him and i actually like the kyve skills better in general anyways. the kibelius is a super cool looking weapon to use but i feel like it slows him down in general and makes moving between the weapons a bit clunky and after spamming the spear skills a while the "wow" factor kinda goes away and the function loses its luster.
There is a class I would rank lower imo tho which would be succ zerker 1v1 being very bad requires a lot of work to pull off protections are bad and if you SA trade you will lose against anyone that is similar or higher gear honestly he is top 3 worst 1v1 with shai and succ ranger imo we joke in are discord all the time that succ zerker is melee succ ranger without the damage. The ones I would rank higher would be succ striker as its stronger in 1v1 than awakening but awakening is better in group pvp and lastly sage pve both awakening and succ is right there with the top dogs like succ striker, lahn, and hash he actually pulls ahead of succ hash in many areas on either spec. Amazing video keep up the great work
@@AndersGallar I really hope so but are they actually coming heard they scrapped that idea? On succ zerker tho i dnt like being a downer about my favorite spec in the whole game I will always enjoy it no matter what I just hope one day we get some buffs without ppl disregarding the spec being in a bad state cause it has good pve aesthetically its so cool and has the most unique E buff in the game if they fix some gaps and bugs as well as give maybe 1 or 2 more protection FG or SA and make all the roars SA intead of FG the class would be in a great spot for everything in the game here's to hoping. Thank you for the reply love your content keep up the good work
IMO about Ninja, Awakening is much easier to play than Succession while being just as good, if not better, at PvE. Most likely going to be especially so after the upcoming buffs. Succ Ninja requires very high APM and if it's better at PvE than Awakening, it pretty much necessitates that high APM.
@@AndersGallar PC NA here. And no, I was saying it's the other way around. It's easier to grind with Awakening Ninja, not harder. Succ Ninja is harder to play/grind with in my opinion. Higher APM required and more complicated combos with Succ Ninja vs. Awakening.
Thanks for the short, compact, and yet very informative video! But if I may leave a suggestion, if you make anotherthis kind of video, would you mind to set the expose on Main Weapon first and then Awakening? I quite a bit confused for a bit. Or! Just set a picture which is Main and which is Awakening.
Thank you so much for this guide! I played BDO about 2 years ago and ejoyed it, but got overwhelmed by the life-skill/worker stuff. I'm about to give it another try (and take my time so I actually understand everything!) so this helps. The only thing that ticks me off is that the classes are gender-locked. I know the differences are small to their opposite gender equivalents, but still...why do it?! Anyway, off I go to slay the hordes!
I downloaded the game for the first time today but seeing this video makes me torn of choosing a class. Damn. I'm leaning towards Guardian because that class looks so fun to play as! Still, I'm really intrigued by the Warrior, Witch, Nova and Striker too. Argh. The amount of classes to choose from in Black Desert excites me! xD
we should get a 3rd path called ascension or something like that. that's only the awakening weapon for those who likes awk weapons and hate weapon swapping when using the actual awakening path.
Timestamps:
00:00 Choosing a Class
02:27 Rating System
03:18 Warrior
04:04 Valkyrie
05:21 Berserker
06:19 Wizard
07:20 Witch
08:29 Dark Knight
09:33 Sorceress
10:45 Hashashin
11:39 Sage
13:03 Tamer
14:33 Striker
15:40 Mystic
16:44 Nova
18:34 Ranger
20:09 Ninja
20:58 Kunoichi
21:47 Musa
22:53 Maehwa
23:59 Lahn
25:23 Guardian
27:07 Archer
28:50 Shai
30:56 Final Thoughts
i enjoy watching these over the years great stuff
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More than 20 classes? SA server have witch/wizard, ninja, sorc, lahn, striker, guarian and nova, theres no more classes atleast ive never seen anywhere.
LOVE watching your ratings, thx for the great work mate!
@Teska past 245 Kutum AP, Striker Succ is king in the majority of grind spots in the game.
Sage: ~wears Greek armor. Has a lightning shaped spear. Eagle on helmet. Is literally zeus.
Anders: "reminds me of thor".
Hahahaha
In fairness, the default Sage looks an incredible amount like Chris Hemsworth and the armour style is very Marvel-inspired.
@@NicolaiParsons Now that you've said that, true. But when I saw it, I was like if I chose this class he is gonna be Leonidas... if available. :)
if he wanted to stick with the norse theme he could have said Odin. He has the spear to go with it :) and Odin uses alot of magic as well
I named him Olorun even he looks like Zeus.
Thx for always updating beginer guide every year.
This is awesome! Great informative video for new players or veterans alike. A few people have mentioned it already, but due take advantage of the tagging system. It may seem costly, but it saves you a lot in terms of rerolling all your gears. Good luck everyone. Thanks, Anders!
You are the first creator of a "beginner class guide" creator to actually explain what awakening and succession mean. As someone who hasn't even downloaded the game yet, I had no clue, so thanks for that. :) I understand that there's a LOT to explain in a beginning guide so things will get missed, but these two words get mentioned all the time so creators really should explain them when using them. I appreciate that you did.
Thanks for the video. Starting Black Desert tomorrow and you really helped narrow down my selection.
Once a Tamer...Always a Tamer, I felt that.
#TamerGang 5+ Years.
My heart hurts to say… I’m kinda leaving her behind it’s just bad man… being killed by everything in the planet . Idk.
might be the best bdo classes comparison i've watched so far
I’ve played every class for about a year off and on. I must say that playing every class has definitely guided me towards what I love to play which is ranger. She was the first I ever played but I wanted to make sure I didn’t enjoy another even more. I’m thankful I did as I don’t look back when I play and I learned a lot of game mechanics. Just wish I was good at pvp so I didn’t get shit on by my friends
for newer players that have difficulty picking a class to play. for me I just pick the class type that I like. for example I like to play fast/ranged/female classes. so the 3 characters I play are Ranger, DK, Nova. Ranger have range, DK have both range and speed, and nova is a speed demon.
if udm help me choose dk or nova would go ranger but thats very complex so i'll try her out next time
I'm the same way, I tend to gravitate toward caster types, or ranged classes, and oddly enough in BDO my favorite classes to play right now are Guardian and my Corsair. I just LOVE getting close and getting dirty with these two classes and being able to wipe the area clean of mobs pretty quick. Maybe I'm just too new to all the other classes in game, I am fairly to BDO period, hahaha, but I really enjoy playing my Corsair.
Well, i have played BDO for like 5 days, but after playing soulworker until all the way to lv 63 I love close/mid range combat Type with 180'~360' attack pattern, so i have choosen Musa, and im happy with playing
This just made my decision even harder. Been playing 3 trial characters a day for half a week now.
this channel has the best bdo introductions, keep up the yearly upload for the new players
Big thanks on doing this update. I would imagine this sort of video is very time consuming to make, but I love this sort of content!
Took me a loooong time, but hopefully it helps and some find it useful
@@AndersGallar I absolutely do. I'm mainly a life skiller trying to choose which class is going to be my combat main. It turned out that my witch ended up being my life skiller, but I just have a huge amount of problems getting stuck in succession when I need to be an Awakening. I'd recently level the guardian so I appreciate your specific advice about newer players and guardians. I played during the first season and played a mystic and really enjoyed it so I guess that's my other option.
glad , i came to this video , i didn't know if i should play Nova or Corsair and now thanks to the video i m split between all classes ; great progress
Ive legit been waiting for this video since January
Been playing since launch and still don´t know what class to play. . .
dp shai plop down the piano and play some bangers for your guild. never look back
Seriously man, played off and on since launch with my sorc, just finally tagged a guardian and I think I've found my class
@@musician2113 tried most classes (some I refuse to cos I hate them, *cough cough warrior) was going to tag an awak nova.
Guadian u say? hmmm (sorc main too)
Sorc main too omg and I'm planning to tag a guardian kek
@@aphroditelady7782 Worried its a class I could get bored easily
Love these videos. Thank you for making them! As a casual player this always helps me when wanting to try a new class and understand more about them etc
Dude, i had to subscribe, u r the only one who actually knows what and how. Thank you
As an archer I like how flued the class is en he is really strong in higher AP PvE spots if the extra DP is there. Archer does need some help in the future with the highest end game grind spots because it is just not able to help with Olun valley and not come out worse when you would do that with another class. Not able to be able to hit back attacks on slow enemies is a real down grade for this class
Yes more back attacks and maybe some higher base Monster DR on Archer and honestly I'd be happy. I don't need Archer to be the best in anything, just want to play this fluid and swag elf and not feel like I'm playing NG+++++
@@AndersGallar yeah.. but with the current buff he received he is back on track...
as an archer main i agree 👍🏻
im playing archer rn. but it has litirally zero i frames and the forward guards dont even seem to work. love the class but im going back tyo my ninja ;p
Lets wait for reboot.. btw on that note he has range… abuse it btw.. kite and kite and kite… he is bad at 1v1 esp with ninja but with other class he is good… i agree he needs more gear score but with my current gear score(282/284/363) im doing good…. I can somewhat solo elvia orc camp but not as good as other class
Can we expect a 2022 update? Always loved these! Even after having played most classes in some capacity. You make the best class guide videos hands down. Terrific quality and showcase of classes
YES please Anders!
yes finally, this what i've been waiting for
Thank you for this! I'm considering re-installing this game and actually giving it a try now.
As I watched all of these, I felt like I would start with Witch, Wizard or Lahn. Then you came to Shai at the end and I was in love with her aesthetic style and her unique style of play. Playing pianos and flutes and stuff, I'm obsessed! Of course, her PVE and PVP are going to be terrible. Why can't they make a good support class that can also stand on their own to feet? I'm primarily a solo player, so that's disappointing.
I probably won't start as a Shai for my first character, but I'll have to eventually make one just so I can play some music. Lol.
Definitely a disappointing bit regarding her. The support vibe appealed to me, but several others do seem fun. Lahn, Nova, Sorc, and Sage. Archer surprised me.
Honestly perfectly timed man, I love this videos, thanks for keeping up to date with the roster and changes!
always love watching these every year
Same here
Just picked up the game today, chose Sorc. Looks like i chose right :) level 23 so far and loving it.
I've been on a long bdo break. Played on ps4 when it first released and enjoyed it a lot. but I get bored of a class very easily. I have played 9 different classes. now that I've switched from ps4 to pc I want to play bdo again. came here to see the classes that are new for me and omg, nova looks so much fun
Thanks. The classes seemed overwhelming to me. Nice to have an overview.
Same there’s so many to choose from. What did you pick?
Thanks very much for posting this; been away from the game for a while so getting a broad overview of all the classes is very helpful
Thank you I just started playing this 2 days ago on XB and this was helpful.
1 of the most detailed intro videos great job bro
Nice list! I really think awakening sage should be 4 stars for PVE. He has excelent pack to pack mobility and deals insane AoE. He is a monster in PVE.
Of the ratings I think Awakening Sage ended up being 3.5 or so on my scale, but I went conservative on him because he is so new still. I do agree he is good in PVE, so hopefully it doesn't deter people from checking him out.
@@AndersGallar Understandable, Though 3.5 would mean that Awa sage is only slightly better than awa ninja in PvE I still get why you'd play it safe.
nova is still pve queen though
I always come back to this its very good advice. What i do need tho is an update with Corsair, Drakania, etc. I know you have videos on them but showing the character in those videos, and giving a rating like in this video is totally different.
Ninja: how to be OP and look DOPE at the same time.
Ninja is love ❤️
You did a great job and this was fairly accurate. I don't blame you being concise with 22 classes, you have no choice unless it's a 10 hr video lol. That's what I love about this game, it's not perfect balance but it's still amazing for so many specs. 42--no second for shai/archer- specs... then some games only have a few classes and people go: "BUT ITS BALANCED!" yeah usually not by much AND end up being boring.
"Shai is best class" - Elgwyn #Shai4Life
30:28 - "Ingame composition engine thats very good". I would argue the very good part xD
agreed
Thank you for the guide, just starting out so this is great info! One thing I think that Sage is based on Zeus @12:22 rather than Thor.
Thank you for making this video and guide. Will share it to my newbie members :3 Keep it up!
Thank you for this video. Coming from ESO playing Healer I think I’m going to try out Lahn! Appreciate your help
I just started playing this last night. Built a new pc with a 2600x and 1660 super and 16 gigs of good ram and wow it was running flawless on the highest setting was very happy this game gorgeous and the combat is really fun. I picked a guardian she really cool. Dont know if I want to stick to get but she love her aesthetic. Hope the crafting and all is fun. Life skills I think it called. Gonna try and get into it never really do much crafting. But I seen bartering and it looks fun. I want to get a ship and sail around selling the goods
True META in this game is finding the right en purrrrfect smooth keybind flow on your favourite class.
Simple as that imo.
yup, this is a good take on the subject. i enjoy trying my alts while grinding but i'm so used to my succ sorc combos my fingers search for those specific keys:D
Thank you for the new guide Anders! ❤️
I think Sage is the male counter part of Sorceress haha
He is "male sorceress" in the files haha so you're right
And he uses same sub-weapon as sorc
Wait too long for this, Thanks for your great work.
Ander, I love you also showing BS weapon for every class. It's make me easy which class I want to play for fashion
Awesome video. You put in a lot of work into this one. Thank You! Welldone!
So, I'm not going to go too much into this, but a majority of what was said about archer was correct, however, it is a bit of a dis-service to say that archer can't grind at high end areas only because of his low DP scaling. The main reason archer suffers at high end areas (specifically areas that the mobs can't be down attacked) is because of how few back attack modifiers archer has on his skills. Unlike most other classes, archer only has back attack modifiers on very few skills, and because of this does not get a multiplier like many other classes that rely on them for a main source of damage. Archer suffers at high end areas because of low DP scaling, yes. But you have to account for the fact that it has almost no relevant back attacking skills.
Very true!
@@AndersGallar Also, one thing I would dispute is the ranking for archer PVP. Rating it four stars isn't necessarily incorrect, but it mostly depends on what level of skill you're playing against. In terms of lower geared and less knowledgeable players, archer is an extremely good class at exposing weaknesses in someone's movement and skill rotations. But, once players gain skill beyond just the basics of their class, archer falls off quite heavily since it's AP and DP scaling are quite low (especially past 281 AP compared to most other classes at that bracket) and the classes weaknesses start to poke through (mainly that it's largest damaging skills are melee ranged skills) and it's gaps in skills like Glissade, Glide, Tactical Strike, and Radiant become quite apparent. So, I would dispute the four star ranking and say it more closely falls into the three star range (as of May 2021).
Would agree Archers weaknesses in SA are brutal and leave you exposed to stuns constantly in group pvp, plus several of our highest damage abilities do not have SA, meaning we are easy to cc if we actually use our high damage abilities
Someone's an archer...
@@TheSovietUnion_ In fact I'd even stretch this to 3 star across the board. It's a CC bot in largescale, and just very average in the relevant solo PVE spots now and unusable in the party spots.
I recently gave a chance to BDO after i heard it's going to get a Dungeon, i made a Corsair and it is really fun to play but i wanna make alt characters as well, i make videos for my country (Hungary) if u don't mind im going to translate this video and add my personal opinion for the Hungarian players cos this one was really helpful and they can start playing this game even if its an "old" mmo!! Keep up the good work =)
LOL got my 2/3 potion piece at ranaros watching this Anders thanks for the RNG
Get them bags, Anders! Thanks as always for the content :)
Well made video b with good descriptions and explanations. Cheers b
lets see how the upcoming balance changes will be in practice, but from looking at the ratings in your video, all classes seem to be pretty similiar in strenght unlike 1 and 2 years ago
I wouldn't say there are any BAD classes outright. But the ones that rate really high are usually much farther ahead than the normal classes. The hope was to buff all classes to that level, so hopefully we can get there by next year.
Would love to see a 2022 update! Especially with new classes now and the season running right now:D
excellent incredibly detailed video. thank you so much for this!
First of all ty for the list and all hardworking ; secondly i think Sage awa is excellent for pve grinding thnx to his lightning speed mobility and 5 sec cd large mob pull skill with high aoe damage and also for 1v1 u cant keep up with awa sage like sorc most of the time plus range grab (my humble opin ofc)
Keep it come !!:)
Of the ratings I think Awakening Sage ended up being 3.5 or so on my scale, but I went conservative on him because he is so new still. I do agree he is good in PVE, so hopefully it doesn't deter people from checking him out.
Man I don't know.. I truly love the Sage, their combat style is just beautiful.
Ahhh I'm here, bell good BOOM!!
As a Valk since launch, most of this video’s information is ON POINT 👌🏻 I wouldn’t say I’ve mastered Awakening but when you get those kills? Trust me when I say It’s very satisfyinggg 😅😂 Succession however is very fun and beginner friendly, very easy to master when we consider muscle memory. Overall, I have been enjoying Valk as both Awak. and Succ ✨
Definitely going with ninja.
Definitely going Hashashin, thanks for this.
I like the ratings for the most part, but I feel that there are a lot of 5* ratings but not really any 1* ratings. I feel like that makes a lot of classes look “middle of the pack” when they aren’t.
Can you give example please? Starting out for the first time and there are so many options...
@@Ivan220996 I'm a main maehwa, and I felt he was a bit too generous with it's ratings. Maehwa, and musa, are probably among the worst classes right now. Their kit is a bit weak compared to the rest of the game, plus the current state of the meta and the game itself, they just feel like two outdated classes. Sure, they can perform well if played correctly, but you need to be very good to do just fine, while classes like Sorceress, for example, considered the hardest class to play, is probably the strongest class in the game if played well.
@@iaaaaaks u forgot the part where even though both maehwa and musa both need buffs maehwa gets outshined by musa which makes it a worse case tbh. They need to buff them both imo. But sage and striker is steamrolling everything.
Listen, I'm a simple guy with simple interests. I see flashy and explosive abilities, I'm gonna enjoy it no matter the rating.
Finallyyyyyyy!!!! Thanks mate!!!!
As a returning player this is very detailed and useful! Just coming by to check the current meta, will still be a DK main
good choice, DK got some sweet buffs last patch. and she seems to be pretty good in current meta, I don't think the ratings in this video does DK justice for war.
Thanks, u deserve more views and likes
Great much needed video. Thank you very much!
Awesome video!! This help me a lot!!!
Great vid man great vid👍🏽
Glad you gave shai justice then what most players do
cheers for the info mate and im looking forward to try this game out.
I don't like the idea of main only 1 class cuz it would bore me fast. So I main 9 classes and progress all their gears too. More work and more time, but I enjoy it this way even more. Can just switch char to grind zone, save time of travelling.
thats dedication! nice
Anders, are you planning on doing a rebooted tierlist?
And what are your thoughts on awk dk, succ sage and succ hash?
Anyway, keep up the good work)
Awesome vid subbed 👍🏼
Best helpful video hands down
Great video man, thank you !
Great Vid!
super useful for a returning player!
I love the aesthetic of Awakened Sage. I don't play the game since I cannot launch it for some reason and also because the game is so controversial but damn that class is so cool.
Fantastic vid. TY!!
DK: HIGH HIGH DAMAGE!
*cough* spirit blaze *cough*
Great update video!
Thanks!
As this is supposed to be to beginners too: what does a "flanker" mean?
I never clicked faster
Perfect timing 🙈❤️
I'm playing since the Russian beta and I still don't know what class to main
obviously i haven't played even half the games classes but I've really found nova and sage to be the most fun, with Nova taking a slight lead in the charge there. i did go awakening on my sage but thanks to this breakdown i might go back to succession cuz i don't really know how much pvp use I'll get out of him and i actually like the kyve skills better in general anyways. the kibelius is a super cool looking weapon to use but i feel like it slows him down in general and makes moving between the weapons a bit clunky and after spamming the spear skills a while the "wow" factor kinda goes away and the function loses its luster.
Any chance u can do this again but updated? There are new classes and this video is awesome!
Good explanation!
watched this after play the game for a month, I don't regret choosing DK Awakening
There is a class I would rank lower imo tho which would be succ zerker 1v1 being very bad requires a lot of work to pull off protections are bad and if you SA trade you will lose against anyone that is similar or higher gear honestly he is top 3 worst 1v1 with shai and succ ranger imo we joke in are discord all the time that succ zerker is melee succ ranger without the damage. The ones I would rank higher would be succ striker as its stronger in 1v1 than awakening but awakening is better in group pvp and lastly sage pve both awakening and succ is right there with the top dogs like succ striker, lahn, and hash he actually pulls ahead of succ hash in many areas on either spec. Amazing video keep up the great work
good point on the succ zerk take , though I say the upcoming succession "core" skills will be helping succ classes in some areas
@@AndersGallar I really hope so but are they actually coming heard they scrapped that idea? On succ zerker tho i dnt like being a downer about my favorite spec in the whole game I will always enjoy it no matter what I just hope one day we get some buffs without ppl disregarding the spec being in a bad state cause it has good pve aesthetically its so cool and has the most unique E buff in the game if they fix some gaps and bugs as well as give maybe 1 or 2 more protection FG or SA and make all the roars SA intead of FG the class would be in a great spot for everything in the game here's to hoping. Thank you for the reply love your content keep up the good work
IMO about Ninja, Awakening is much easier to play than Succession while being just as good, if not better, at PvE. Most likely going to be especially so after the upcoming buffs. Succ Ninja requires very high APM and if it's better at PvE than Awakening, it pretty much necessitates that high APM.
I didn't find Awak harder to grind with than Ninja Succ personally, but I see your point. What region do you play in?
@@AndersGallar PC NA here. And no, I was saying it's the other way around. It's easier to grind with Awakening Ninja, not harder. Succ Ninja is harder to play/grind with in my opinion. Higher APM required and more complicated combos with Succ Ninja vs. Awakening.
Thanks for the short, compact, and yet very informative video! But if I may leave a suggestion, if you make anotherthis kind of video, would you mind to set the expose on Main Weapon first and then Awakening? I quite a bit confused for a bit. Or! Just set a picture which is Main and which is Awakening.
Thank you so much for this guide! I played BDO about 2 years ago and ejoyed it, but got overwhelmed by the life-skill/worker stuff. I'm about to give it another try (and take my time so I actually understand everything!) so this helps. The only thing that ticks me off is that the classes are gender-locked. I know the differences are small to their opposite gender equivalents, but still...why do it?! Anyway, off I go to slay the hordes!
I downloaded the game for the first time today but seeing this video makes me torn of choosing a class. Damn. I'm leaning towards Guardian because that class looks so fun to play as! Still, I'm really intrigued by the Warrior, Witch, Nova and Striker too. Argh. The amount of classes to choose from in Black Desert excites me! xD
What did you go for? I'm considering Guardian too
It comes down to whatever class you’re most comfortable with. Become your true self
I cant even tell you how many times I watched last years video
sorry this one took so long!
@@AndersGallar no worries it was well worth it, keep up the good work 👍
Damn man, really cool vid
we should get a 3rd path called ascension or something like that. that's only the awakening weapon for those who likes awk weapons and hate weapon swapping when using the actual awakening path.
U da real MVP, thx
I love this video, u got my subscribe :3
In a PVP focused aspect, what would have more potential Ninja or Hashashin for people with fast fingers?
Very nice vid , may I ask the location in game that you’re using for the ability demonstrations ?