Our latest coverage of Blade and Soul.
Character customization is an integral part of the MMORPG genre. Being able to create a character that fits a specific persona can help players immerse themselves in the game. Limited customization may not be a deal breaker for everyone, but I know many people who won't even play a game if classes are gender locked or if they can't customize [...]
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Blade and Soul Gameplay Second Look by Omer Blade and Soul is a free to play action MMORPG by NCSoft and this is a second look at the game after the game's tutorial. The last video ended before we got into any of the actual gameplay, so I wanted to make a quick followup showing off some of the game's core [...]
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Nearly five years since its original release, the North American version of Blade & Soul is finally playable. While slight changes between regional versions of a MMORPG are common, many users have noticed a few controversial changes and cases of downright censorship in the current Closed Beta version of the NA servers. Reddit user SafeguardKilly has compiled a list of changes [...]
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Blade and Soul Gameplay First Look by Omer Blade and Soul is a free to play fantasy action MMORPG developed and published by NCSoft. The game originally launched in South Korea back in 2012 and was expected to release in Western markets shortly afterwards to compete with Tera, but NCSoft sort of abandoned the game until later in 2015. The [...]
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Today marks the beginning of a week-long Closed Beta 3 test for Blade and Soul. The martial arts-themed action MMORPG will be holding a test from 10 AM PST today until November 30th for Founders and those who have received a beta key. Closed Beta 3 was originally intended to be another weekend test, but NCSoft extended it. The first [...]
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After extensive testing Blade and Soul will finally be launching in NA and Europe on January 19, 2015 beginning at 12AM EST/ 9PM PST—it looks like I'll have at least one birthday gift guaranteed this year. Impatient players can still purchase a Founder's Pack and access the game's world starting January 15th. Higher-tier Founder's Packs will enable players to reserve their [...]
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In just under three hours, Blade and Soul's first Closed Beta weekend will begin. All Founders are invited to this test, in addition to a random selection of all who signed up for the Beta and those who obtained one through a giveaway. NCSoft West's producer, Nicolas Coutant, had this to say about the Closed Ceta test: "We’ve been hard [...]
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Qing Gong Martial Arts MMORPG, Blade and Soul, has announced the special features that you can look forward to for their upcoming Closed Beta Test. Players who own Founder's Packs in the Beta will receive special Test NCoins, which are test versions of their cash shop currency that can be virtually spent during the Closed Beta to help test out [...]
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Blade and Soul is dedicating the week to the game's only pet class, the Summoner—always accompanied by their feline familiar. While the sinuous familiar charges into battle to paw at enemies the Summoner tactically controls the fight from a ranged position. The lovable pair shouldn't be misjudged. They're powerful allies and deadly enemies, able to solo difficult fights and crowd [...]
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Fan of En Masse Entertainment's Tera: Rising? Looking for new MMOs to play like Tera? Well, you came to the right place. Here's a compilation of free to play games that share many of Tera's key features, most notably open world gameplay and action oriented combat. There are dozens of action MMORPGs like Tera, but few of them have open [...]
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