blade and soul

Official Site: Blade & Soul
Studio: NCsoft
Launch Date: Western ETA Q1 2016
Genre: Fantasy Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid Free-to-play
Platform: PC

Battle Bards Episode 100: Centennial spectacular!

1
After four years and over 700 MMORPG music tracks, the Battle Bards have arrived at their 100th show! For this centennial spectacular, Syl, Steff,...

The MOP Up: EVE Valkyrie lowers its price point (June 11, 2017)

0
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Guns.

Check out footage of Blade & Soul’s Maestro in action

4
If you were hoping for some reason that the Maestro in Blade & Soul would be all about conducting a stirring symphony, that's definitely...

MMO Mechanics: Making healing interesting in MMORPGs

34
I was reading a recent Daily Grind article on the topic of unique healing classes and it prompted me to think about the variety...

One Shots: The 3:15 giant flea is on time

67
When it comes to public transportation, I can think of no better way to get from point A to point B than by climbing...

Blade and Soul doubles its firepower with the Maestro

24
Asian MMOs can't exist for long without succumbing to the temptation to introduce some sort of gun-toting fanatic, and Blade and Soul is proving...

NCsoft Q1 2017: Tumbles for Lineage, Guild Wars 2, plus new leadership for Lineage Eternal

45
NCsoft's first quarter financials for 2017 have released, and... well, let's get the bad news out of the way. While sales dropped only slightly...

One Shots: Lights, camera, frogs!

28
Just because you happen to be a humanoid frog doesn't mean that you've lost at the lottery of life. On the contrary, you have...
Wish you weren't here.

Blade and Soul’s newest patch revamps class progression and adds new regions to explore

9
The latest big patch for Blade & Soul has arrived, and it brings with it some major changes. Class trees and skill points, for...

One Shots: Eight-bit vista

47
One of my favorite MMO April Fools of all time is Guild Wars 2's playable Super Adventure Box. It's so brilliantly designed and executed...
All of the ladies in this game seem to have an actual class of Clothing Avoider.

Blade and Soul’s next update includes a training room and skill revamp

9
Blade and Soul's next update may be a literal game-changer, as the team is overhauling the skill system to make it more accessible and...
Guns.

Blade & Soul switches to larger, slower updates with brand-new Secrets of the Stratus

4
Blade & Soul is rolling out a massive expansion next month, one NCsoft says "marks a shift in pace for the game." Dubbed Secrets of...

The MOP Up: Wakfu hikes up a mountain (March 12, 2017)

1
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

One Shots: No more worlds to conquer

24
There's that special joy that every screenshotter knows when you're able to get that perfect angle, that photogenic pose, and then capture it for...

One Shots: All dolled up

20
It's always a crapshoot with our weekly screenshot challenges; sometimes they take off, and other times... not so much. But boy howdy did you...

The MOP Up: FFXIV’s triple world records (February 26, 2017)

6
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

One Shots: There’s nothing wrong with being childish

52
An interesting bit of fallout from last week's One Shots challenge to submit a picture that captures a "childlike" spirit is that several commenters...

Blade & Soul opens a pair of raids in its Wings of the Raven update

9
Coming at players like a massive one-two punch, Blade & Soul's newest update contains a pair of 24-player raids designed to take you to...

NCsoft 4Q 2016: Record sales, WildStar’s fate, Lineage Eternal launch

94
On the surface, fourth quarter 2016 financials for MMORPG giant NCsoft look solid. Yesterday, the company released its investor report, highlighting hefty year-over-year and...
I want to like you a lot.

Blade and Soul turns on character transfers, streamlines evolution process

11
Frustrated with being tied to a server in Blade and Soul while watching your friends gallivant around on another shard? There's a reunion in...

THE LATEST POSTS

TOP CONTENT