Blade & Soul

Starting February 6th, Blade & Soul players will be able to take part in the Prince of Darkness update that comes complete with a new 6-player Heroic Dungeon called the Brood Chamber. Players will also be able to play through "Blade & Soulmate", the annual event where "love is in the air".

The Blade & Soul team is uncorking the champagne for the game's third anniversary. In one of the more unusual ways to celebrate, players and fans can find a number of opportunities to be entered into a contest to score some custom Blade & "SOLE" Nike. There are a half dozen ways to get your name in for the drawing.

During a South Korean media event with the Blade & Soul team, it came to light that a new class is in the works. According to MMOCulture, the class will be a ranged damage dealer that will provide a challenging level of gameplay for longtime players. Those choosing the class will have additional manual control elements to use and will need to utilize angles and distance to maximize damage. There is no release window for the Korean version, let alone the NA version.

A new letter has been posted on the Blade & Soul site to let North American and European players know that the class specializations update that was planned for December 2018 is going to be delayed to address player feedback and to allow developers an opportunity for an additional balance pass to make any needed adjustments.

The Blade & Soul site has been updated with a peek at this year's Blade & Ghoul event. The holiday-themed content is scheduled to begin on October 17th and run through November 7th. During the event, players of level 50+ will head off to the Zaiwei Ruins to "defeat the hideous monsters and nightmares that haunt it".

Blade & Soul will be getting a big update on September 12th called Warden's Fury, the patch will include the Warden playable class as well as the "next Act in the epic story arc" plus a new dungeon. Players who had a registered account before today will receive a free Wandering Swordsman Pack when the class launches that includes a lot of handy items for players ready to raise their new Warden.

The Blade & Soul site has been updated with a post revealing an event that will be opening up for players on August 15th. Called the Frozen Firing Range Event Dungeon will provide "cool fun" for players who can take part in the dungeon to earn new cosmetics and consumables as well as earn Daily Challenge rewards.

The Blade & Soul site has been updated with a post to provide players a preview of "a number of impactful itemization and systems changes" that are coming with the next update that is currently scheduled for release on July 25th. Readers will learn of the possibility of a merchant spawning in hard level dungeons, daily & weekly challenge rewards revamps, battleground tweaks and much more.

The Blade & Soul site has been updated with a preview of two new 12-player raids that will be coming to the game on July 25th with the False Idols update. The Hall of the Keeper and the Hall of the Guardian each require Level 55 - HM 12 to enter as well as the completion of The Emperor's Tomb Chapter 5.

Blade & Soul will be getting a big update today called Celestial Dawn. The new content takes players to Nightfall Sanctuary, a new 12-player raid; brings a new solo Heroic Dungeon on board; and provides a chance for players to evolve weapons to the Grand Celestial level.

The Blade & Soul site has been updated with a preview of the second part of the Nightfall Sanctuary raid that will open when the Celestial Dawn content expansion arrives on June 20th. The post provides details on the requirements necessary in order to enter the raid as well as a forward look at the locations, bosses that will be found inside and what rewards players can earn.

The latest Blade & Soul producer's letter has been published on the game's official site that starts with a look back at the first three years and provides a peek ahead at what is yet to come.

Blade & Soul has been updated with the Eternal Night patch that brings new content to high end players. Players will find the first part of the Nightfall Sanctuary raid as well as a Heroic 6-player dungeon called the Sandstorm Temple found somewhere in the Zasteri Badlands. In addition, there is a brand new Legendary Soul Shield and other gear to be found and a bunch of quality-of-life improvements.

NCSoft has put out a new Korean Blade & Soul video called a 'vision preview' that speaks about new features and a conversion process soon to be underway to move the game into the Unreal Engine 4. The release timeline for the upgraded engine remains unknown, but players can expect huge visual and rendering improvements.

The Blade & Soul site has been updated with a new developer blog post that lays out the basic details about forthcoming mechanics and balance changes coming with the Eternal Night update on May 9th. Players can look forward to improvements in dungeon rewards, rebalanced upgrade costs, simplified combat controls and item changes. The full preliminary patch notes have been published on the site to see which items specifically will be receiving attention.