Publisher NCSoft West has announced the release date of its anticipated MMO, Blade & Soul. The game will be launching in North America and Europe on January 19, 2016 at 12AM EST. Players who purchase a Founder's Pack will get a head start on January 15.

Blade & Soul was hugely successful in Asia when it first launched in 2013, reportedly hitting 1.8 million concurrent users within the year in China alone (via Engadget). By comparison, Blizzard's World of Warcraft hit one million subscribers in North America and Canada a year after its launch.
The game will feature seven classes at launch, 30 dungeons, a level cap of 45, and a 1v1 Arena. Players interested in signing up can do so at the Blade & Soul website. Alernatively, NCSoft West is also offering various paid packs for players who wish to gain access to the upcoming Closed Beta tests.
Blade & Soul is a free-to-play MMO which draws inspiration from classic Asian martial arts adventure films. It is developed by Korean studio NCSoft (Team Bloodlust), who has worked on games such as Lineage, Aion, and more recently, Guild Wars 2. NCSoft also published Carbine Studios' WildStar.

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Blade and Soul Europe 2015 GRAND OPPENING

Today at Gamescom I had the chance to meet the product manager of BnS EU/NA.
Talked to her for a while about their plans for BnS.

Please take everything with a grain of salt

• Release date is aimed at 2015 (rather late)
• Client base will be Chinese client.
• Fatigue system might not be present (she strongly dislikes it but as I understood there are no concrete plans yet)
• Warlock class will not be included initially
• They will most likely have PvP and PvE servers.
• Plans are that you will still choose your faction on PvP server but there won't be a need to equip PvP dobok to attack players.
• You will most likely not be able to change faction on PvP servers.
• Edit: Game will be a f2p model but not interely free (I have no idea what she meant with that... But i kinda don't like the sound of that. Maybe its jusz B2P?)

I will see if she will be there tomorrow agan. If you guys have questions (be reasonable) post them here and I will see what I can do.
Since it seems some people don't believe me I'll also try to get a picture tomorrow :)

EDIT WITH UPDATE ON SECOND PAGE.

Got some questions answered

But first of all. She will drop by the weeks and say hi. She will also do an AMA soon. Be nice guys she is really nice as well and happy that there still is a big community like ours for BnS.

We also got a photo done! It's on her phone so dunno what she's gonna do. But I know I got prove now!

Finally here are some answers.

Why delay
Many reasons. One big main reason are techincal differences in the clients. As an example Tera (good ping and fps in korea but horrible in EU mainly because how much faster the internet in korea is)
They know how important ping is.

We also know another reason ;)


PvP
Bigger focus on pvp overall (especially owpvp since arena is already there)
Tournis is a yes / same for esports. She mentioned the korean tournis as an example.

Payment model
No decision

lvlcap/content on release
Don't know yet

No gamescom?
Because they where simply not ready for it. She doesn't know wether they will be at E3 or not. At least it wasnt a definite no :)

Multiple Servernodes
She is aware of how important ping is and is already looking into multiple solutions.

Beta
Early 2015


That's what I got for now. I did look at all questions you asked. The ones that are not listed, didn't have an answer.

She also talked about the light and dark path in endgame and leaving people more choice there but I've never seen that so dunno maybe someone can elaborate.

There also is an open position for a community manager on the NCSOFT wich is for BnS.

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How to play Blade and Soul from anyware.

Hey guys,

I'm aware that many of you wants to play this game but they simplly can't.

Well now exist one posibillity.

You can play Blade and Soul China, without lag, freez, delay and with menu in english

There is some boosters that can help you with ping. Me, i play from Europe and without booster i have ping 400, but with booster i can play Blade and Soul with 60 ping.

I recomand you TGP BOOSTER to play Blade And Soul.

After that you use English patch and you are ready to go.

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Blade And Soul: Hongmen Ultimate Weapon Upgrading Guide 1-43

A lot of people ask me. How produce a consequences you level happening your weapon in Blade and Soul? You may have seen it asked quite a bit a propos my videos. I used to always control them to guides. Because it's a tiny hard to interpret in text. So on summit of the weekend I found my weapon I originally leveled was bugged. I did my research and found out I'm plainly screwed. And had to reach it over again. So that's what I did by yourself this time I recorded each and all step.

And basically rebuilt my Hongmen weapon serve to my level of 43. It took me 4-5 concrete epoch hours to make a get hold of of it all. Now of course it I was already tall level. But it's something to be said that you can get your hands on it in a quick amount of period. And by no means does that want after the level 43 is a cake stroll. In fact it's most every allocation of not. It becomes utterly costly and you can fail attempts. But it's accurately worth be in-fighting it a long following your arena amulet and ear field.

They basically are your gear and dps potential. So they compulsion to be treated subsequent to gold. I followed the intensely same benefit that was posted upon MMOsite.com and here at the dojo. But this is basically a alive do something defense of it. Some people anguish bearing in mind text guides. And plus much bigger then than guides you can witness.

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Tutorial: Blade and Soul English Patch Europe

Hey my friends,

I know we all wait for Blade and Soul Europe, and now it's released.

We have blade and soul on europe....i mean we can play with english menu.

I have a video that teaches you how to install the english patch for blade and soul.


Enjoy Blade and soul europe with english patch

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Blade and Soul Private Server

Atomix Blade & Soul is the first and only private server for the MMORPG Blade & Soul.
Blade & Soul is in development by Korean game developer NCsoft and its Team Bloodlust division. Holding the slogan, "The Signature Eastern Fantasy," Blade & Soul is a fantasy martial-arts game featuring stunning graphics by artist Hyung-Tae Kim. The game is in closed beta testing in Korea, with reports of an open beta sometime in late 2011 or early 2012. English localization and release is currently unknown.
Blade & Soul consists of four playable races and 8 classes. Currently, only 6 classes have been revealed: Blade Master, Kung-Fu Master, Force Master, Destroyer, Assassin, and Summoner. Available classes are determined by race.
Jin

• Blade Master
• Kung-Fu Master
• Assassin
• Force Master - Unselectable in CBT 2.

Gon

• Kung-Fu Master
• Destroyer
• Force Master - Unselectable in CBT 2.

Kun

• Blade Master
• Force Master
• Assassin - Unselectable in CBT 2.
• Summoner - Unselectable in CBT 2.

Lyn

• Force Master
• Blade Master - Unselectable in CBT 2.
• Assassin - Unselectable in CBT 2.
• Summoner - Unselectable in CBT 2.

Please note that since Atomix Blade & Soul runs with the CBT2 client of Blade & Soul, certain classes are not yet available.

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NCsoft Confirms Western Development of Blade & Soul

NCsoft Confirms Western Development of Blade & Soul
NCsoft is thrilled to finally share with us a glimpse into Blade & Soul. The newest MMORPG offers a spine-tingling blend of fast-paced martial arts combat infused with Asian myth and folklore. Conceived by acclaimed artist Hyung-Tae Kim and NCsoft’s Team Bloodlust division, B&S challenges players to seek vengeance on the evil Jin Seoyeon for the murder of the Hongmoon clan. Players can choose from four races, six classes and a variety of professions and take part in PvP conflict from the floating mountains of Crimson Peak to the Suwol Plain.

SEATTLE - SEPTEMBER 13, 2012: NCsoft ®, the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), today confirms its Western expansion plans for Blade & Soul, the wildly successful Asian martial arts fantasy MMO developed by Team Bloodlust, an in-house studio based in NCsoft's headquarters in Seoul. Blade & Soul has already captured the hearts of millions, consistently ranking as one of the top games in PC cafés across South Korea since its launch eleven weeks ago, and plans to reach the same level of success and popularity in Western markets.

Blade & Soul brings MMO and RPG gaming communities an online world rich in Asian martial arts, a theme that has traditionally been limited to fighting games. Once Blade & Soul launches in the West, players will have the ability to experience the flowing nature of action martial arts that they have come to love, but will experience it in a modern format blended together with deep story lines and an epic online world populated by millions.

Bringing to life the fantasy style and signature character movement made popular by the classic martial arts adventure films House of Flying Daggers and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Blade & Soul embraces the essence of historic martial arts combat, set in a beautiful world inspired by the stunning art of renowned artist Hyung-Tae Kim, Team Bloodlust's Blade & Soul lead artist. Kim's strong international manga following and his unique style of blending Japanese anime and Korean art will expand Blade & Soul's appeal to a broad range of audiences.

Exact release timing for Blade & Soul has not been confirmed, but NCsoft is already aggressively tailoring the title for Western players, working closely with Team Bloodlust to ensure the rich Asian martial arts theme stays intact.

For more information on Blade & Soul, visit the official website at www.bladeandsoul.com.

About NCsoft
NCsoft®, headquartered in Seoul, Korea, is the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games, including the critically acclaimed Aion®, Blade & Soul, Lineage®, Guild Wars® and WildStar™ franchises. NCsoft West is a division of NCsoft that holds operating responsibilities for North America, Europe, South America and Australia/New Zealand. More information can be found at www.ncsoft.com.

About Blade & Soul
Blade & Soul®, developed by NCsoft®'s Team Bloodlust, tells the story of players' quest for vengeance and redemption against a backdrop of Asian fantasy, set in a beautifully crafted online world drawn from the work of renowned artist Hyung-Tae Kim. Blade & Soul prominently features martial arts inspired combat and Qing Gong "light body" movement, as depicted in classic Asian martial arts adventure films. For more information on Blade & Soul, visit www.bladeandsoul.com. 

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