Black Desert Online on Mac

About Black Desert Online

Black Desert Online is a sandbox, living-world MMORPG. Experience fast-paced, action-packed combat, hunt monsters and huge bosses, fight with friends in a guild to siege nodes and region castles, train your life skills such as fishing, trading, crafting, cooking, and much more!
 
Players will enjoy jaw-dropping graphics, intuitive skill-based combat, and an immersive story encased in our expansive world that’s just waiting to be explored. Accompanied by a Black Spirit, a companion whose destiny is intertwined with their own, players will discover the secret of the Black Stones and the history of their corrupting effects.
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FEATURES
Robust Character Creation Tools – Make the character YOU want to play.
Seamless Movement Throughout the World – No loading times necessary as you explore.
Combo-Oriented, Non-Targeted Combat – Take part in fast-paced, action-packed combat with skills that can be chained through combos.
Unique Weather and Climate – The weather and climate will have various effects on different zones that players can adapt to.
Day / Night Cycle – Along with unique weather and climate changes, the game revolves around a day/night cycle that alters NPC behavior and triggers various events based on the time of day.
Instanced Player Housing – From tents to palaces and everything in between, players can furnish and customize their own homes and can hire NPCs to keep your place clean or purchase things from the marketplace.
Mounted Combat – Utilize your trusted mounts on the battlefield and take advantage of their mobility and effectiveness in combat. Keep in mind, however, that mounts will need to be cared for, housed and protected as they can die in combat.
Boss Hunts – Group up with friends or other players to hunt down field bosses and world bosses to get that rare loot.
Siege Warfare – Massive free-for-all guild battles! Join a guild and participate in daily node wars or weekly conquest wars against many other competing guilds. Win the node or castle and claim it for a week to collect taxes to increase your guild funds.
Ocean Contents – Craft your boat and make sail to the vast oceans to fish, hunt ocean monsters and bosses, underwater exploring and gathering, quest missions, trade, and so much more.
Taming & Breeding – Catch and tame horses and elephants in the wild to make it your mount. You can also breed horses for better offspring with improved mount stats and skills.
Crafting – Enjoy all aspects of crafting in Black Desert from tools, weapons, armor, jewelry, boats, costumes, outfits, and more. Just about everything can be crafted in the world of Black Desert Online.
Profession – Take part and grow your character into a profession that can help your income. With professions like gathering, processing, cooking, alchemy, training, fishing, hunting, trading, farming, and sailing, you can choose to play Black Desert Online the way you want to.

How to Run Black Desert Online on Mac

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Option 1: Use Parallels

Parallels is the fastest, easiest, and most powerful option to run Windows on your Mac. Data can be shared between Mac and Windows and switching between the two is as simple as switching screens. Run it On Mac recommends Parallels as the #1 best way to run Black Desert Online on your Mac desktop or laptop.

Pros: Very Cost-Effective; Easily transfer files; Easily switch between Windows & Mac.

Cons: May see a slight decrease in performance; Cost varies from $50-80 for a personal license.

Option 2: Use Bootcamp

Boot Camp is a boot utility included with most Apple desktop and laptop products that allows users to install a Windows operating system alongside the native macOS/OS X operating system. Using Bootcamp is a relatively technical process and should probably only be undertaken by someone who understands the process.

Pros: Free; Good option if you need high performance or are using an older machine.

Cons: Switching between operating systems requires a restart; difficult, technical installation process.

Black Desert Online System Requirements

Windows
Mac OS X
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 7 or higher
    • Processor: Intel Core i3
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: dedicated graphics card (opengl 3.0 support or higher)
    • Storage: 500 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: Intel Core i7
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: nVidia 9999999999999GTX TI SLIx200
    • Storage: 500 MB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: OSX 10.10.5 Yosemite
    • Processor: Intel Core i3
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: opengl 2.1 support or higher (mid 2010 macbook / nvidia 320M or later)
    • Storage: 500 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: OSX 10.12 Sierra
    • Processor: Intel Core i7
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: 2013 macbook pro (nvidia 750M) or later
    • Storage: 500 MB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 12.04 or higher
    • Processor: Intel Core i3
    • Memory: 2 MB RAM
    • Graphics: dedicated graphics card (opengl 3.0 support or higher)
    • Storage: 500 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Ubuntu 12.04 or higher
    • Processor: Intel Core i7
    • Memory: 4 MB RAM
    • Graphics: couldnt think of a joke for this, just have a good graphics card if you wanna play in 4k
    • Storage: 500 MB available space