When comparing Black Desert Online vs Everquest, the Slant community recommends Black Desert Online for most people. In the question“What are the best MMORPGs on Steam?” Black Desert Online is ranked 9th while Everquest is ranked 15th. The most important reason people chose Black Desert Online is:
One of the best looking mmos by far
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 Offers a good bit of nostalgia
Everquest is quite an old game, and being so many people have played it at least a few times in its long history. This makes for a fun game to revisit to get back some of those feelings of many years ago.
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.
Con Content locked behind paywall
The free version of the game only has four classes available, those that pay money can get more, but for how old this game is it does appear to be a bit pricey in order to get what many other games offer for free.