NCSoft has announced that the Korean martial arts fantasy action-MMO Blade and Soul has launched for Western gamers. The free-to-play game, which originally debuted in 2012, features real-time martial arts that requires precise timing and skill.
Blade and Soul is fully localized into English, German and French, and includes both PvE and PvP arena gameplay; the latter is the basis for the MMO’s esports presence in Asia. The game will launch with a player cap of 45, with over 30 dungeons.
Players can choose from four races based on “benevolent animals”, including the Jin (the human-like race), the Gon (big bruisers), the Yun (all-female), and the Lyn (fox-like little people).
From there, players can then pick one of seven classes, including Blade Master (a sword specialist), Destroyer (a heavy damage dealing tank), Summoner (use of a cat companion), Force Master (a spell-caster), Kung Fu Master (hand-to-hand combat specialist), Assassin (a stealth class) and Blade Dancer (the Lyn race’s version of a Blade Master that can deal more damage).
According to GameWatcher’s lengthy first impressions article published today, Blade & Soul will be bumping its level cap to 50 in the future, along with adding three more dungeons and more player classes including the Warlock.
Players interested in checking out Blade & Soul can visit the official site here.
