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[Blade & Soul] Carpal Tunnel Kung Fu

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Story Trailers
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Gameplay Trailer
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Business Model Explanation
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Dates of Closed Beta and Release
Weekend 1: Oct 30th - Nov 2nd (English Translation)
Weekend 2: Nov 13th - Nov 16th (same)
Weekend 3: Nov 24th - Nov 30th (English, French, German)
Weekend 4: Dec 11th - Dec 14th (same)
Weekend 5: Dec 18th - Dec 21st (same)
Weekend ?: Additional as needed
Release Date: Quarter 1(? - Most likely Q1 but if they have serious issues there's always the chance they'll push it back)


How do I get into the Closed Beta?
Buy a Founder's Pack, Sign Up! (it's all the way at the bottom), and NCSoft will be letting CBT codes out into the wild as well. Also also, if they give me a couple of codes to let other people in I'll make sure to give them out. Just make sure that you've expressed an interest in the game in the thread. I'll be sure to post if I get CBT codes when the CBT goes live (it's in Technical Alpha right now).


Brief Synopsis
Welcome to the game Blade and Soul! Originally a Korean MMO, Blade and Soul is being brought over by NCSoft. In it you can play as one of four races; the Gon - a strong race known for their physical strength and ability, the Lyn - descendants of Kirin (it's the chibby cute race), the Yun - an all-female race attuned to the earth (it is pretty much what you think it is), and the Jin - a plain but hardy people (the human stand-in of the game). You also play as one of several classes; the Blade Master - a balanced offensive and defensive sword wielder, the Destroyer - a big axe-wielding wrecking ball, the Summoner - a pet class whose pet is a ridiculously adorbs cat, the Force Master - the Mage stand-in of the game, the Kung Fu Master - a high skill cap and combo heavy fighter, the Assassin - the... assassin... stand-in of the game :razz: (yes it has stealth and yes it's as equally annoying as it is in every other MMO.), and finally the Blade Dancer - a Lyn race specific version of the Blade Master class that trades away some defensive skills for a more proactive moveset. Speaking of race specificity, all classes are tied to races. The Gon can be a Destroyer, Kung Fu Master, or Force Master. The Lyn can be a Summoner, Force Master, or Blade Dancer. The Yun can be a Force Master, Blade Master, or Kung Fu Master. The Jin can be an Assassin, Blade Master, or Kung Fu Master. Once you've chosen you're race/class combo you'll embark on a typical Kung Fu movie-esque quest of revenge for your slain master.


Race Visuals

The Gon
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The Lyn
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The Yun
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The Jin
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General Combat Gameplay and Mechanics Explanation
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Class Gameplay Footage

Blade Master
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Destroyer
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Summoner
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Force Master
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Kung Fu Master
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Assassin
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Blade Dancer (Lyn)
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Why should I care?
To put it simply, the combat. The questing is bog standard hub-to-quest zone but is not offensive. Dungeon group mechanics do not utilize the Holy Trinity but instead give everyone the ability to self-revive or in some cases also assist in the revival of others as well as the harder dungeons having a mechanic of multiple lives (indicated by a Heart Icon next to you characters health bar) that you can pick up as you move along the dungeon. Dungeon bosses utilize the WildStar mechanic of having Armor that you have to strip away by performing stuns and knockdowns in quick succession before you are able to use cc on the boss. On top of that, while normal difficulty dungeons will have telegraphs for the bosses attacks hard mode dungeons will not, meaning that you have to learn the bosses patterns to best him/her/it in hard mode. So how will you be beating the bosses once you learn their telegraphs? There are blocks, there are dodges, there are moves with I frames, there are air combos, grab combos, knockdown combos, combos combos combos flashy as all hell combos. This isn't just another Action Combat MMO, this is a straight up 3D Fighting Game MMO and it is glorious. Though that does mean that if your ping is trash you will not have a very fun game experience (some classes suffer more than other under high ping). Also, PvE is kinda middle of the road up to kind of interesting in the end game but PvP is the nuts so if you're not into PvP then this game won't be as attractive to you (though if you like the combat PvE will still be fun to play).



So there it is. If interest grows and more people need tips or anything as they get into the game I'll try and update the OP with some useful tips and tricks that I find. As of now this is mainly a general idea/hype OP as I know most people won't be in the technical alpha going on now or in at least the first week of the CBT.
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Also, first time trying to make a thread of this caliber so lemme know if I can improve the OP in any way.

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