Author Topic: MMORPG - Blade and Soul by NCSoft - Free to play (Read 28231 times)

Helepolis · « **Reply #30 on:** January 24, 2016, 09:37:51 PM »

Level 35 Destroyer.

I am actually following the story line in this game. Really, and there is one reason for that:

SPOILERS 3X

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And thus I started following the story.

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Haven't played Tera or other mentioned ones. I come from Line age 2 mainly where it was heavy grind, PVP is pretty bland and that is about it. Quite surprised and delighted that BnS takes questing casually. You're progressing well in the game naturally if you complete all side-quests before leaving an area/town.

Did 5x duel for a quest. Won 4 (Spin2winftw). I can echo Dora about fast-action and 1/10th second counts. PvP is quite tense and getting your combos out is deciding the match.

So far loving it.

Zerviscos · « **Reply #31 on:** January 25, 2016, 12:50:35 AM »

I got the JP voices working, since I hate the dub. For some reason though, I want the KR battle announcer, since it was the one I'm used with the most during my KR play on the game years ago.

Anyways, here's the link how, in case anyone else wants to change the voices. https://www.reddit.com/r/bladeandsoul/comments/424cty/how_to_use_foreign_language_packs_and_launch_the/

[Y]oukai [J]esus · « **Reply #32 on:** January 25, 2016, 01:39:44 AM »

How the heck do you guys power level so fast gosh pls teach me
Hey Dora wanna plvl me I'll give u rares in dota :√∆)

Silent Harmony · « **Reply #33 on:** January 25, 2016, 06:34:32 AM »

Not this game in particular, but whenever I hear somebody complain about bad English dubbing I always wonder how many games/anime/etc have bad Japanese/Korean voice acting that simply goes unnoticed because most western fans can't speak those languages and thus can't tell "bad" from "good".

That said I agree the VA in this game is pretty awful. Ironically it reminds me of Magna Carta in that regard. :V

Helepolis · « **Reply #34 on:** January 25, 2016, 08:04:32 AM »

YJ, do all the side quests in each area while doing the main quest.

Muffin, ah that is great. I am curious about the original Korean voice + sub. Going to try it out tonight (after backing up the folder :V

About the VoiceActing, maybe it is because of me but some of the voices were pretty decent or fitting the character I was looking at. Not all of course.

The Warehouse keeper voices are frikken annoying though. Somewhere in Cinderlands there is this female Lyn who's VA sounds as if she is about to cry or in desperation telling me to rest assure as my items are safely stored. Another female human sounds bored out of her mind with a horrible monotone voice. And some cheesy comments they make: "Efficiency is my middle name". Really now?

Zerviscos · « **Reply #35 on:** January 25, 2016, 02:25:49 PM »

Quote from: Silent Harmony on January 25, 2016, 06:34:32 AM

Not this game in particular, but whenever I hear somebody complain about bad English dubbing I always wonder how many games/anime/etc have bad Japanese/Korean voice acting that simply goes unnoticed because most western fans can't speak those languages and thus can't tell "bad" from "good".

That's the point. :V

My kind of "good english dubs" is like the ones from mostly FF, and other AAA JP titles.

Dorakyura · « **Reply #36 on:** January 25, 2016, 04:40:49 PM »

Quote from: Helepolis on January 25, 2016, 08:04:32 AM

The Warehouse keeper voices are frikken annoying though. Somewhere in Cinderlands there is this female Lyn who's VA sounds as if she is about to cry or in desperation telling me to rest assure as my items are safely stored. Another female human sounds bored out of her mind with a horrible monotone voice. And some cheesy comments they make: "Efficiency is my middle name". Really now?

Spoiler:

Everytime I hear this, a

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dies is a ~~bullet~~ sword hell. You will hear this soon enough. :flamingv:

Edible · « **Reply #37 on:** January 26, 2016, 07:02:10 AM »

I did it.

Zerviscos · « **Reply #38 on:** January 26, 2016, 07:18:21 AM »

Quote from: Edible on January 26, 2016, 07:02:10 AM

I did it.

Is that from the Daily Dash? 'Cause srz, how fast did you do?

Edible · « **Reply #39 on:** January 26, 2016, 07:38:48 AM »

Nah, it's from one of them wheel of fate things.

I have no chance in hell of finishing the daily dash :V

Dorakyura · « **Reply #40 on:** January 26, 2016, 11:58:30 AM »

http://bns-fashion.com/wolfskin-lycan/

You are welcome

Here is a list of all Costumes that you could get with some farming.

http://bns-fashion.com/bns-costumes-you-can-solo-farm/

Helepolis · « **Reply #41 on:** January 28, 2016, 11:41:49 AM »

The only custome that I would want is the Yes Ma'am custome. But that one is exclusive Jin male. Fuck.

Currently also level 40 and reached act III.

I don't like act 3. It is full of Lyn.

* Helepolis glances at Edible.

Edible · « **Reply #42 on:** January 28, 2016, 03:36:13 PM »

Racist. :colbert:

Also, I hit 45 last night. Now to figure out what the endgame is like...

Helepolis · « **Reply #43 on:** January 28, 2016, 04:38:56 PM »

Quote from: Edible on January 28, 2016, 03:36:13 PM

Also, I hit 45 last night. Now to figure out what the endgame is like...

PVP x 1000.

Dorakyura · « **Reply #44 on:** January 28, 2016, 04:46:49 PM »

Content Update on 10th of February:

New Endgame 24 man and 6/4 man Dungeon Bloodshade/Nightshade Harbor
New Endgame Solo Dungeon Mushin Tower (really cool Final Boss fight, kinda hard, if you havn't played it yet)
5 "special extra" levels will be available, including new upgrade for skills.

PVP Arena Preseason begins, you will now earn "PVP beans" and you can spend them on stuff.

-> Time to farm PVP :V

Edible · « **Reply #45 on:** January 28, 2016, 05:15:20 PM »

Quote from: Helepolis on January 28, 2016, 04:38:56 PM

PVP

Booooo.

Quote from: Dorakyura on January 28, 2016, 04:46:49 PM

Content Update on 10th of February:

New Endgame 24 man and 6/4 man Dungeon Bloodshade/Nightshade Harbor
New Endgame Solo Dungeon Mushin Tower (really cool Final Boss fight, kinda hard, if you havn't played it yet)
5 "special extra" levels will be available, including new upgrade for skills.

Yaaaay!

Quote

PVP Arena Preseason begins, you will now earn "PVP beans" and you can spend them on stuff.

-> Time to farm PVP :V

Booooo.

Zerviscos · « **Reply #46 on:** January 28, 2016, 05:43:14 PM »

No Warlock plox NCSoft NA?

Edible · « **Reply #47 on:** January 28, 2016, 05:52:46 PM »

Quote from: [En]glish Muffin on January 28, 2016, 05:43:14 PM

No Warlock plox NCSoft NA?

I don't mind that they're waiting to implement the class until later, but it's really fuckin' stupid that warlock gear that no one can use still drops :V

Edit: Apparently the reason this game's translation is broken is because it's based off the Chinese version of the game. Korean -> Chinese -> English... sigh. Reminds me of old-school speedsubs.

[Y]oukai [J]esus · « **Reply #48 on:** January 29, 2016, 05:54:55 AM »

Should ask Dormio how bad the english translation is

Farming costumes is hard

Zerviscos · « **Reply #49 on:** January 29, 2016, 07:08:03 AM »

Quote from: Edible on January 28, 2016, 05:52:46 PM

I don't mind that they're waiting to implement the class until later, but it's really fuckin' stupid that warlock gear that no one can use still drops :V

Edit: Apparently the reason this game's translation is broken is because it's based off the Chinese version of the game. Korean -> Chinese -> English... sigh. Reminds me of old-school speedsubs.

There are actually some censoring involved as well. People with Founder Packs were complaining about it during the CBTs after a lengthy play.

Dorakyura · « **Reply #50 on:** January 29, 2016, 09:37:34 AM »

Yesterday was a stream.

EXP curve for the Hongmoon Levels seems mediocre. Similar to Korean Client it seems.

You can access the new levels by just accepting a small quest.
With 5 levels you get 9 extra skillpoints. LVL1 = +1, LVL2 = +4, 3 = +1, 4 = +2, 5 = +1
Hongmoon skillupgrades need to be unlocked via skillbooks and quests. The upgrade require 3 skillpoints to activate.

BSH (the new group dungeon) will seem to have HP pools same as in Korean Client. I wonder about the damage the bosses do, though.
I guess it will be a cake in pieces (if you already did the dungeon before)

Zerviscos · « **Reply #51 on:** January 31, 2016, 07:44:30 AM »

Usual MMORPGs:
Friend: Hey wanna play X-Game with us for a while?
Me: Nah, I'm grinding levels and farming items for crafting, weapons, and armors on Y-MMORPG for a few hours.

Blade and Soul:
Friend: Hey wanna play X-Game with us for a while?
Me: Can't, I'm farming this outfit that will not affect my gameplay, stats, or whatsoever other than for purely cosmetic reasons for a few days.

I remember my first few KR server plays. :V

Silent Harmony · « **Reply #52 on:** January 31, 2016, 07:53:58 PM »

Finished the first act yesterday finally. I knew

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The storytelling in this game is actually pretty amazing all things considered. It's like I'm playing a high-quality single-player RPG rather than an MMO at times.

Edible · « **Reply #53 on:** January 31, 2016, 08:04:00 PM »

The first two-thirds of the game (as it's currently out) are really great from a storytelling perspective as far as MMOs are concerned.

Zerviscos · « **Reply #54 on:** February 01, 2016, 10:10:36 AM »

I'm surprised you guys are liking the story so far. You probably won't if you played in the Asian regions with English translators(I played on a KR friend's account, 'cause I can't actually register being a non-Korean. I had him summarize the story), however I also think the English patches work(no clue, didn't bother).

Story for me is so-so, considering the censorship had the story dumbed-down quite a bit especially in the 3rd Act, like the

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part, made some pretty obvious plotholes, and sort of removed some Asian aspects in the story. It actually just looked like it became a generic plot between Good vs Evil.

My most disappointment should stem from the fact that they just made most important characters, including yourself, think and act like idiots...most of the time.

If they retained some of the original stuff, this could've been a very intriguing single-player MMO. And that's saying something for me, since I usually don't give a damn about MMORPGs' stories.

I guess NA video game localizations is hard work. :derp:

Silent Harmony · « **Reply #55 on:** February 01, 2016, 11:28:49 PM »

Forget Gnome punting in WoW, Gon can one-up that shit easy. (stolen from r/bladeandsoul)

Edible · « **Reply #56 on:** February 02, 2016, 04:11:00 AM »

Quote from: Silent Harmony on February 01, 2016, 11:28:49 PM

Forget Gnome punting in WoW, Gon can one-up that shit easy. (stolen from r/bladeandsoul)

I saw this earlier. It never stops being hilarious.

Helepolis · « **Reply #57 on:** February 02, 2016, 06:28:34 AM »

Gon Female are always a lovely sight.

Edible · « **Reply #58 on:** February 02, 2016, 05:22:39 PM »

That free outfit you get for completing the daily dash is really nice-looking. I should be able to complete mine this week.

Also, I tried crafting gems for the first time yesterday. Wasted 50 silver before I actually got a successful transmute.

What a terrible system. Who thought that would be a good idea?

Silent Harmony · « **Reply #59 on:** February 03, 2016, 01:24:56 AM »

Somebody help me I can't stop playing this game it's sucking away my life.

My god this story is crazy good. I'm curious how much "censoring" actually affected this game in the first two acts because it's tearing me apart as-is in Act II. (I'm trying not to spoiler myself so I'll look back after I finish the main story if/when that happens).

Thoughts summarized:

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I just hit mirage earlier today and had to take a break because I just couldn't take anymore of this.

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