When comparing Black Desert Online vs Rift, the Slant community recommends Rift for most people. In the question“What are the best MMORPGs on Steam?” Rift is ranked 8th while Black Desert Online is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose Rift is:
Rifts are small event-like things that spawn randomly throughout each non-city zone. You run into them, complete the objectives, and are rewarded. The exp is really good for lower-levels. There are also zone-wide events that are also very rewarding and involve multiple rifts.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Pretty Graphics
One of the best looking mmos by far
Pro Fun combat
Combat in this game is very satisfying as it is an aimed third person combat, rather than the traditional hotkey MMO.
Pro Rifts are fun
Rifts are small event-like things that spawn randomly throughout each non-city zone. You run into them, complete the objectives, and are rewarded. The exp is really good for lower-levels. There are also zone-wide events that are also very rewarding and involve multiple rifts.
Pro Good reasons to explore the world
There are puzzles, platforming gauntlets, collectibles, rare mobs, and more to find in each zone. The zones are more than just "containers" for quests.
Cons
Con Awkward leveling
First 50 levels are very boring.
Con Gender locked classes
Some classes are gender locked.
Con Pay once to play (NA/EU) but free to play in (Asia)
Unlike the Korean version of the game, this game has to be bought in order to play. However, there are still many free to play elements in the game, which restricts player freedom. Such as the energy system which restricts continuous production in crafting. There are also other restriction such as blocking trade with another player.