Blade & Soul Articles
Blade & Soul will be updated on November 16th with the Skypetal Plains content expansion that brings the game's first 24-player raid into the game as well as a new "Soul Shield" set.
Blade & Soul players can now head into game to take part in the Blade & Ghoul Halloween event that has been deployed as of today and will run through November 16th. Players can collect Creepy Candy for some "bone chilling transformations" and trade in Jack O'Lanterns to special NPCs for costume pieces, fireworks, repair tools and more.
On October 28, 2016, Blade & Soul players will be able to travel to the newest location in the game, Beluga Lagoon. While there, players will be challenged to earn the White Whale's favor. Beluga Lagoon also brings a new 6v6 battleground, a preview interface for weapon / accessory upgrade paths and much more.
Blade & Soul players have a lot to look forward to with the arrival of Ebondrake Citadel on October 5th. Most notably, Ebondrake Citadel brings Spectator Mode to 1v1 arenas so players can check out their favorite combatants.
MMORPG.com has been give special gift keys for Blade & Soul that give players really cool items such as Hongmoon Unsealing Charms, Traditional Hongmoon Dragon Soup and much more. Get your key now, get in the game and get your free gift!
The Blade & Soul site has been updated with a brief overview of tomorrow's Desolate Tomb update alongside the official patch notes. Desolate Tomb brings a new high end dungeon, a new Whirlwind Valley event, battleground improvements and a significant number of class balance changes.
Blade & Soul will be getting a significant update on August 24th. Called "Desolate Tomb", the update brings a new dungeon, quality of life improvements, weapon evolution discounts and a brand new DPS meter to help keep track of bodacious damage.
The Blade & Soul site has been updated with a new post to let players know of forthcoming changes to the weapons upgrade system. Evolution costs for Silverfrost weapons will be reduced by 30% along with greater opportunities to collect Moonstones. New weapon paths will further reduce weapon upgrade material costs by another 50%.
2P.com is reporting that NCSoft and TenCent have announced a prequel to Blade & Soul called "Blade & Soul: Hongmoon Rising". This will be a completely separate game that will share the game universe, a similar skill system and character relationships. The future ostensibly holds VR support and mobile deployment as well.
NCSoft has sent word that the first information has been delivered to the Blade & Soul site about the next content expansion that is set to hit live servers on July 20th. Called Shadows of the Innocents, new content includes Acts 5 and 6 that continues the story line after the fall of the Dark Lord. In addition, Three new heroic dungeons will be incoming, one of which features 4- or 6-players, the other a 24-player instanced dungeon.
The Blade & Soul site has been updated with a new blog post that lays out the first details about 'linked server groups' coming to the game on July 14th. Servers will be linked via language with world zones connected for game play purposes. Linked servers will have combined Faction populations with servers matched to keep balance as equitable as possible.
Blade & Soul players with a creative bent will want to check out all of the details about this year's Costume Design Contest. One outfit will be chosen to have their design included as an in-game costume. There are a number of requirements that need to be met in order to enter the contest, so be sure to swing by the Blade & Soul site to learn more.
NCSoft West has announced that the latest update has been applied to Blade & Soul servers that brings the new hybrid class, the Soul Fighter, into the game. The Soul Fighter takes advantage of a pair of fighting styles, Force Master and Kung-Fu Master, that provides a unique battle flavor to B&S.
Since launch, Blade and Soul has maintained a steady cadence of updates and classes to play, and next week NCsoft will be launching the soul fighter. Available to the Jin, Gon, and Yun races, this hybrid blends the martial styles of the force master and kung fu master to create a flexible class capable of dishing out pain at both range and in melee.
Blade & Soul players looking forward to June 22nd's release of the new Soul Fighter class will want to keep tabs on the official site throughout this week as more information will be revealed throughout. Today's installment starts with a brand new game play trailer that shows off some of the abilities brought to Blade & Soul. Check it out!