How to Achieve Special Fame in Black Desert Online (BDO): A Comprehensive Guide
Special Fame in Black Desert Online (BDO) is a unique statistic that reflects your overall progress and expertise in the game. It’s not just about combat prowess; it’s a measure of your accumulated knowledge and dedication to the world of BDO. Special Fame influences your daily silver earnings through the Family Fame system, making it a crucial aspect to understand and optimize. This guide will break down exactly how to increase your Special Fame and answer frequently asked questions about its mechanics.
Understanding Special Fame Calculation
The formula for Special Fame is relatively straightforward:
Special Fame = (Total Gained Knowledge / 10) + Contribution Points
Let’s unpack that:
- Total Gained Knowledge: This is the cumulative knowledge you’ve acquired throughout your BDO journey. You can view this number by pressing (H) in-game. Knowledge encompasses everything from creatures and NPCs to geography and lore.
- Contribution Points: These points are earned by completing quests, and exchanging specific life skill byproducts. They’re used to invest in nodes, rent items, and purchase houses. Your total contribution points can be found in the top right of the screen, next to your character portrait.
Therefore, to increase your Special Fame, you primarily need to focus on:
- Gaining Knowledge: Explore every nook and cranny of the world, defeat every creature you can, and interact with as many NPCs as possible. Aim for the S Rank knowledge on monsters for maximum gain.
- Increasing Contribution Points: Complete quests from Black Spirit, NPCs, and your quest log. Maximize contribution by focusing on quests that award contribution EXP and efficiently exchange byproduct materials.
By improving both of these areas, your Special Fame will increase, boosting your daily silver rewards.
Strategies to Optimize Special Fame
While the calculation is simple, optimizing your approach can accelerate your progress:
- Prioritize Knowledge Acquisition: Be proactive about gaining knowledge. Use online resources to identify knowledge gaps. Hunt down specific monsters or NPCs you might be missing. Focus on completing Knowledge categories for added knowledge boosts.
- Systematically Complete Quests: Don’t ignore the various quests throughout the world. Prioritize those that reward Contribution EXP. Utilize quest guides and databases to make sure you’re not missing any valuable quests.
- Invest Wisely: Consider how your contribution points are allocated. Make sure you’re not under-utilizing CP. Focus on investing them in nodes and residences you use frequently.
- Daily Routines: Make gaining knowledge a part of your daily routine. Whether it’s completing daily quests, farming in a specific zone, or using an alt to explore new areas. Consistency is key to seeing increases in your Special Fame.
- Active Exploration: Don’t just grind in the same areas repeatedly. Venture into less-traveled paths and discover hidden NPCs and knowledge opportunities.
Special Fame and Family Fame
While not directly related to the mechanics of Special Fame, the higher your Special Fame, along with your Combat and Life Fame, the higher your family fame, and the larger your daily payout. This is the big benefit that many players are chasing after.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Special Fame
1. What is the primary purpose of Special Fame?
The primary purpose of Special Fame is to determine the silver rewards you receive daily from your Family Fame Fund. The higher your Special Fame, along with Combat and Life Fame, the more silver you will get per day.
2. Does combat level affect Special Fame?
No, combat level does not directly affect Special Fame. Special Fame is solely based on accumulated knowledge and contribution points. Combat level does contribute to Family Fame, which provides daily payouts, but that is separate from Special Fame.
3. Does killing other players increase Special Fame?
Killing other players does not increase Special Fame. Combat activities like killing other players reward Combat Fame and do not contribute towards your Special Fame.
4. How do I see my total gained knowledge?
You can view your total gained knowledge by pressing the (H) key in-game. This opens the knowledge menu, and your total will be located at the top of that screen.
5. Do all forms of knowledge contribute equally to Special Fame?
No, not all forms of knowledge contribute equally to Special Fame. Some knowledge categories, particularly those obtained from monsters with a higher ranking (i.e. S rank knowledge), will often provide more significant boosts than others.
6. How often does the Family Fame Fund payout, and how does Special Fame affect it?
The Family Fame Fund payout is granted daily. Special Fame is one of the three fame types that contributes to the daily payout value. A higher Special Fame, along with Combat and Life Fame, will increase your daily silver rewards.
7. Can I lose Special Fame?
No, you cannot lose Special Fame. The gained knowledge and contribution points are cumulative. The only way to see a change is to gain more knowledge or contribution points.
8. Is there a cap on Special Fame?
There is no known cap on Special Fame. You can continue to accumulate knowledge and contribution points, constantly increasing your Special Fame.
9. Does investing Contribution Points increase my Special Fame further?
Investing Contribution Points does not increase your Special Fame further. The increase in Special Fame is based on your total, not how you use them. However, investing in nodes can allow for more silver gain through trading and life skills, which also boosts family fame, and ultimately your daily payout.
10. What are the best life skills for earning contribution points?
All life skills can earn contribution EXP through the exchange of materials. However, the best methods include: Cooking, Gathering, and Processing. By doing daily life skill quests and completing life skill material byproducts you can get a consistent amount of contribution EXP.
11. How can I efficiently gain knowledge?
To efficiently gain knowledge, hunt every monster at least once to gain the knowledge entry, use knowledge resources to find knowledge gaps, and complete all quests in areas of interest for map and character knowledge. Consider using knowledge scrolls in areas where you have missing knowledge. Also, focus on S-rank knowledge from monsters.
12. Is it better to focus on knowledge or contribution points first?
Both are important, but consider the methods for each. You’re likely to gain a lot of knowledge passively by playing the game. Actively working on Contribution Points may be a faster way to boost fame in the early game. However, as your contribution points become harder to increase you will passively gain knowledge.
13. Do alts contribute to my Special Fame?
Yes, all knowledge and contribution points on your account, across all characters, count toward your total Special Fame. This makes it effective to level alts and focus on questing to gain contribution EXP to boost your overall family fame.
14. How does the Knowledge S-Rank affect my Special Fame gain?
S-Rank Knowledge provides the largest boost compared to lower knowledge ranks. Focus on achieving an S-Rank for all obtainable monster knowledge for maximum effect.
15. Are there any items that boost Special Fame gain?
There are no items that directly boost the gain of Special Fame itself. However, items like knowledge scrolls boost the gain of monster knowledge.
By actively focusing on gaining knowledge and increasing your contribution points, you can significantly boost your Special Fame and, subsequently, your daily silver rewards. Remember that BDO is a marathon, not a sprint. Consistent effort will yield the best results. Good luck on your BDO adventures!