The latest statistics has witnessed the success of BNS in Korea. Within a week after the commercialization of Blade & Soul, the online player number ranking continues to maintain the top. Having much similarity to Aion from the same company NCsoft, Blade & Soul&'s future has been the hot topic to discuss.

Since commercialization, B&S has been taking the lead of the online player number. The result shows the Korean game industry to enter the NCsoft era, even the previous NO.1 Diablo 3 has to claim its ending in Korea.

Numerous Korean game industry experts are very optimistic about the future development of Blade & Soul in Korea, and looking forward to the success of the global launch. CN version is about to come on August, as the first destination of the global launch, Chinese game market has expressed their high anticipation for Blade and Soul.

So what do you anticipate for Blade and Soul's NA or EU launch, the gorgeous graphics or the pvp? And the p2p will decrease the player number or improve the game quality? Let's just wait and see whether B&S will continue its miracle all over the world.

Confused as to why you wrote that it was unbeatable?

" Within a week after the commercialization of Blade & Soul, the online player number ranking continues to maintain the top " so ......

And I can only think of 'so what?'

Its similar to aion, its new... 2 reasons(And prob 2 IMPORTANT reasons) why it would be edging out the top spot in korea(or any asian country) - And i'm sure there ar eplenty of OTHER reasons.

Honestly? Nothing to see here, move on.

Originally posted by Varking

Confused as to why you wrote that it was unbeatable?

 Agreed the OP does not seem to be very rational in his statement.

1) Blade and soul is doing as well as Aion did. Aion maybe a decent game but I haven't heard anyone claim it was unbeatable.

2) Its maintained a top position for a whole week! Really I'm pretty sure both D3 and SW:tor maintained a top position for almost a month and if you claim they are unbeatable people will just point and laugh at you.

Originally posted by winter

Originally posted by Varking

Confused as to why you wrote that it was unbeatable?

 Agreed the OP does not seem to be very rational in his statement.

1) Blade and soul is doing as well as Aion did. Aion maybe a decent game but I haven't heard anyone claim it was unbeatable.

2) Its maintained a top position for a whole week! Really I'm pretty sure both D3 and SW:tor maintained a top position for almost a month and if you claim they are unbeatable people will just point and laugh at you.

It's breaking huge subscription records for Asia which doesn't normally use an extended sub payment model.  The sub numbers in Korea alone dwarf pretty much every Western game except WoW.  If it is a hit in CN, which I'm sure it will be, then it will dwarf WoW as well.  The Asian market is huge.  Ours is small by comparison.  That it is doing this well so early actually means something.  Using TOR as a comparison is laughable.  Even if EAs inflated numbers are to be believed they still don't compare.

Just got an email about this game today, not cropped up on the radar before.  I just love the art style of the game it looks awesome.   Being centered around marital arts fantasy is an interesting concept.  One that should translate reasonably well I would think with a Western audience.  

I just love how their graphics are so simple and yet complex at the same time.  My confirmation email for the the newsletter features a picture of a Gorilla, but it's a Gorilla wearing armor ... how great is that.   Really looking forward to this game.

another TERA only from a bigger publisher. 

Black Desert Online looks more interesting.

ncsoft runnign it ?

6 months p2p

after that 1 year FREEMIUM extremly limited

1 year later maybe "truly" free to play

yep i can see it.

Originally posted by Thralia

ncsoft runnign it ?

 

6 months p2p

after that 1 year FREEMIUM extremly limited

1 year later maybe "truly" free to play

yep i can see it.

 

 

If those 6 months are fun, I don't see the harm :j

Unbeatable in Korea?

Then it'll be hemorrhaging players and merging servers in 6 months or less in NA.

Originally posted by GoldenArrow

Originally posted by Thralia

ncsoft runnign it ?

 

6 months p2p

after that 1 year FREEMIUM extremly limited

1 year later maybe "truly" free to play

yep i can see it.

 

 

If those 6 months are fun, I don't see the harm :j

that is so true ..i've player mmos for way less time n had an epic time.

So far have Korean made MMOs done rather badly in West. Both BS and AA seems to be fine games when you look on the but so did TERA, AION, L2 and a whole other bunch.

So I am not optimistic even if the game is pretty, so were the earlier games. Of course I would love if they proved me wrong and actually made a game that fits us westerners great but I believe it when I see it.

Originally posted by Loke666

So far have Korean made MMOs done rather badly in West. Both BS and AA seems to be fine games when you look on the but so did TERA, AION, L2 and a whole other bunch.

So I am not optimistic even if the game is pretty, so were the earlier games. Of course I would love if they proved me wrong and actually made a game that fits us westerners great but I believe it when I see it.

As opposed to the western made MMOs which have done incredibly well in the West right Loke? :) Btw, L2 never did badly in the west and despite being a 9 year old game still has a strong following on the official servers and on the private ones.

Originally posted by revy66

Originally posted by Loke666

So far have Korean made MMOs done rather badly in West. Both BS and AA seems to be fine games when you look on the but so did TERA, AION, L2 and a whole other bunch.

So I am not optimistic even if the game is pretty, so were the earlier games. Of course I would love if they proved me wrong and actually made a game that fits us westerners great but I believe it when I see it.

As opposed to the western made MMOs which have done incredibly well in the West right Loke? :) Btw, L2 never did badly in the west and despite being a 9 year old game still has a strong following on the official servers and on the private ones.

And generates more money than GW.

Originally posted by Thralia

ncsoft runnign it ?

 

6 months p2p

after that 1 year FREEMIUM extremly limited

1 year later maybe "truly" free to play

yep i can see it.

 

 

i love B&S and i really hope you are right. I dont support subscriptions and i want to play B&S so.... :D