Black Desert Online is a MMO, Role-Playing, Action, Adventure, Simulation, Strategy, Open-World, and Hack & Slash game published by Kakao Games, Pearl Abyss released in 2016.
Black Desert Online offers the following styles of play.
- MMO stands for Massively Multiplayer Online game. MMO's are huge open worlds where large numbers of people play at the same time. The focus highly on character development and progression, as well as loot collection and grouping together.
- Role-Playing Games give you hours on end of game play where you can explore a new world through the eyes of your own character. They tend to be the longest style of game with the most immersive story lines. Popular RPG titles include Skyrim, World of Warcraft, and Fallout.
- Action games are usually a bit faster than other games and require quick reflexes. You frequently jump platforms, shoot enemy mobs, climb ladders, and
- Adventure games are very heavily story driven. You are usually the main character and are the one who discovers the true plot as the game progresses.
- Simulation is a huge category of games that includes driving and flying simulators, social simulations, medical simulations, sports simulations, and even dating simulations. They attempt to mimic the real world in a way that is either educational or rewarding or both. Popular examples include SimCity, FlightGear, and Madden NFL.
- In a strategy game the player is required to use skillful thinking and a strong focus on planning ahead in order to achieve victory over their opponent. They can be either single player against bots or multiplayer against other players. They come in both turn-based and real-time versions, the former allowing each player a chance to complete their turn, the latter having a continuous running clock without stopping. Resource management and exploration are common themes in strategy games.
- Open world style games are usually not on rails, meaning that the player gets to go anywhere and solve problems in the order that they choose. The player is usually allowed to roam freely through a normally massive environment.
- In a hack-and-slash style of game you spend most of the time just killing wave after wave of creatures. They are strongly emphasize combat over anything else. Hack-and-slash style games are usually also considered action games.
How to Port Forward Black Desert Online
When you are playing Black Desert Online you might need to forward some ports in your router. Forwarding ports is a useful trick in gaming because it can really help to make your network connection most stable and sometimes even faster. Routers were not designed to allow incoming network requests and some games can play tremendously better if an incoming connection is forwarded through the router to the game.
Before You Forward a Port
Before you can forward a port you need to know the following things:
- The IP address of your network router.
- Your gaming machine's IP address.
- The TCP and UDP ports that need to be forwarded.
How to find your router's IP Address
The easiest way to find your router's IP address is to run our free Router Detector utility. It's a part of the Network Utilities suite of tools and it's completely free to use.
How To Forward Ports
The easiest way to forward a port is to use our Network Utilities suite of tools. With our software you can quickly and easily turn your port forwards on and off for multiple programs at any time. Or just keep reading to learn how to do it by hand.
The general process for forwarding a port is:
- Start by logging in to your router.
- Locate your routers port forwarding section.
- Put the IP address of your computer or gaming console in the correct box in your router.
- Put the TCP and UDP ports for your game in the matching boxes in your router.
- Frequently you have to reboot your router for the changes to take effect.
Ports Required for Black Desert Online
The ports that need to be forwarded for Black Desert Online are as follows:
Black Desert Online - PC
- TCP: 8888, 9991-9993
- UDP: 8888, 9991-9993
Black Desert Online - Xbox One
- TCP: 3074
- UDP: 88, 500, 3074, 3544, 4500
Black Desert Online - Playstation 4
- TCP: 1935, 3478-3480
- UDP: 3074, 3478-3479
Black Desert Online - Steam
- TCP: 8888, 9991-9993, 27015-27030, 27036-27037
- UDP: 4380, 8888, 9991-9993, 27000-27031, 27036
If you want to follow guides that are custom tailored to your exact router and Black Desert Online simply follow one of these links:
- Black Desert Online - PC
- Black Desert Online - Xbox One
- Black Desert Online - Playstation 4
- Black Desert Online - Steam
That should do it; your ports are now forwarded. Need something else forwarded? Check out our list of games and programs.