Black Desert Online vs Salem
Black Desert Online
Black Desert Online sets you on the path to war in a beautiful sandbox MMO where your actions decide the fate of your nation. There are 2 main factions at war over the mysterious Black Stones, found between the 2 nations these are a source of power as well as the main focus of the war. In this amazing game you are able to choose from one of a huge range of classes, blending the speed and stealth of a Ninja against the raw power of a Dark Knight. Discover the history of the world as your mysterious companion will try to guide you through this deadly wasteland.A beautiful game with a third person style combat blended into a seamless and stunning world where even the weather can have an effect. Build and defend your own guild castle, or storm your enemies in amazing PvP action or simply roam the lands looking for adventure. In either case this brilliant game has a lot to offer you, and a huge range of options, and of course your own house to live in too. Discover the world today and see for yourself.
Salem
Salem is an old-school and somewhat obscure (but fun) sandbox MMORPG that unlike Wurm Online has a stronger emphasis on its in-depth crafting system and survival aspect rather than building.Similar to Wurm Online though, Salem is not a voxel-based game, but you are still able to mold the game environment through resource gathering, mining and digging in a way that reminds me of the currently-shelved MMORPG, EverQuest Next: Landmark. Of course, although not exactly the focus of the game, you can still build your homestead and the process is quite similar to Wurm Online except that it occurs at a much higher speed.
Not to mention, the game world in Salem is simply humongous to the point where it feels like an actual world. Salem also borrowed some features from ArcheAge where open-world PvP is the norm, so you'll need to be vigilant at all times, but players who kill and steal for no reason will be labelled as criminals and can be punished.
However, as good as it is despite being an indie MMO and all, Salem does have its fair share of flaws due to its low development budget. So, we'd recommend you to take a look at Salem without carrying along any high expectations. It's a pretty good MMORPG like Minecraft, but if you're expecting a Minecraft clone, you may end up disappointing yourself.