New Game, Objectively Better Than Bless Online

It’s clearly obvious to anyone paying attention that Bless Unleashed is a separate game albeit being made from remnants of the same studio, Neowiz. With Round 8 Studios and Bandai Namco at the helm for this one, many of the changes are for the better. Bless Unleashed runs on Unreal Engine 4, allowing it to flex updated graphics, textures and animations that look and feel great to play in. The hardest hurdle for the game to overcome, is to prove that it’s not Bless Online 2.0 and it’s accomplished that.

Bless Unleashed takes place in the same universe, but it has nothing to do with the original PC MMORPG. In that game, players had to suffer through unoptimized gameplay, and a torrid, stiff combat system that was neither inspiring nor engaging. Unleashed remedied this with a new, built-from scratch all action combat system that draws inspiration from games like Monster Hunter, Dark Souls and Dauntless. It maintains the core element of Class Skills, combo attacks and dodging, but the experience is an upgrade for the better.

Keeping Up With The Times

Another positive is that Bless Unleashed is very aware of what generation we’re in, reflected by Round 8’s decision to implement many trendy MMO systems and mechanics. The UI is cleaner with gorgeous and easy to read tooltips, for example. In other areas, the game does away with the traditional MMO hot-bars, opting for a quick cycle-able skill wheel on one end, whilst consumables, potions and character emotes can be found on the other end of the screen. It’s a very stream-lined and fresh experience for a South Korean MMO, which many will argue benefits a game that was designed for consoles, and this is very true. While there is full controller support for PC players, playing with mouse and keyboard does feel out of place at times.

In other areas, Bless Unleashed makes it less of a headache to get into progression systems like crafting. Gathering can be done out in the world maps, with plants, trees and ore all being marked on the mini-map, easily harvested which increases your gathering skills. To process them, simply head to a town where public crafting workbenches are stationed to earn quick profession XP, turning your yields into beneficial gear that actually helps.

Most strikingly of all are the inclusions that actually offers better convenience to players instead of hindering them. On the map screen, players can now quick teleport to discovered points for a small fee, making travel nice and easy for those that don’t want to slog in on mounts. It’s also a big treat that the map is interactible, something most modern MMOs offer.

Finding an Identity

While Bless Online was a clear cut cookie-cutter MMORPG, Bless Unleashed isn’t, and from what little we’ve previewed so far, it appears to hover between a few identities. On one hand, it’s a modern-day MMORPG that benefits from remedying and building upon the lessons learned from Bless Online. On the other, Round 8 wants an action-RPG that not only caters to MMO players, but also to ones that like the thrill of difficult, engaging boss fights which seems to be a main focus in the game. Open world bosses are aplenty, and be warned for they are incredibly difficult and will smite you with ease. The same is also true for small scale dungeons that were available during the beta, where two players party up to take down bosses in a few scenarios. With no adds or side-monsters, it’s just two of you dancing with a boss, and it’s one of the best things about Bless Unleashed so far. Without knowledge of what your class abilities and what your combos actually do, you’ll end up taking a beating.

Long Way To Go, But It’s A Good Start

What the CBT has shown us so far isn’t much, but there’s genuine excitement from PC players of what’s to come at launch. Bless Unleashed is a free to play MMORPG unlike the disaster that was the buy-to-play Early Access launch of Bless Online. While we don’t know what Unleashed’s cash-shop holds, we can draw hints from the console versions, and it’s tame. There’s an emphasis on season pass style purchases, which is mostly harmless.

From a gameplay perspective, the game is going in the right direction and we hope Bless Unleashed will have a successful launch on Steam this month.

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New Game, Objectively Better Than Bless Online

It’s clearly obvious to anyone paying attention that Bless Unleashed is a separate game albeit being made from remnants of the same studio, Neowiz. With Round 8 Studios and Bandai Namco at the helm for this one, many of the changes are for the better. Bless Unleashed runs on Unreal Engine 4, allowing it to flex updated graphics, textures and animations that look and feel great to play in. The hardest hurdle for the game to overcome, is to prove that it’s not Bless Online 2.0 and it’s accomplished that.

Bless Unleashed takes place in the same universe, but it has nothing to do with the original PC MMORPG. In that game, players had to suffer through unoptimized gameplay, and a torrid, stiff combat system that was neither inspiring nor engaging. Unleashed remedied this with a new, built-from scratch all action combat system that draws inspiration from games like Monster Hunter, Dark Souls and Dauntless. It maintains the core element of Class Skills, combo attacks and dodging, but the experience is an upgrade for the better.

Keeping Up With The Times

Another positive is that Bless Unleashed is very aware of what generation we’re in, reflected by Round 8’s decision to implement many trendy MMO systems and mechanics. The UI is cleaner with gorgeous and easy to read tooltips, for example. In other areas, the game does away with the traditional MMO hot-bars, opting for a quick cycle-able skill wheel on one end, whilst consumables, potions and character emotes can be found on the other end of the screen. It’s a very stream-lined and fresh experience for a South Korean MMO, which many will argue benefits a game that was designed for consoles, and this is very true. While there is full controller support for PC players, playing with mouse and keyboard does feel out of place at times.

In other areas, Bless Unleashed makes it less of a headache to get into progression systems like crafting. Gathering can be done out in the world maps, with plants, trees and ore all being marked on the mini-map, easily harvested which increases your gathering skills. To process them, simply head to a town where public crafting workbenches are stationed to earn quick profession XP, turning your yields into beneficial gear that actually helps.

Most strikingly of all are the inclusions that actually offers better convenience to players instead of hindering them. On the map screen, players can now quick teleport to discovered points for a small fee, making travel nice and easy for those that don’t want to slog in on mounts. It’s also a big treat that the map is interactible, something most modern MMOs offer.

Finding an Identity

While Bless Online was a clear cut cookie-cutter MMORPG, Bless Unleashed isn’t, and from what little we’ve previewed so far, it appears to hover between a few identities. On one hand, it’s a modern-day MMORPG that benefits from remedying and building upon the lessons learned from Bless Online. On the other, Round 8 wants an action-RPG that not only caters to MMO players, but also to ones that like the thrill of difficult, engaging boss fights which seems to be a main focus in the game. Open world bosses are aplenty, and be warned for they are incredibly difficult and will smite you with ease. The same is also true for small scale dungeons that were available during the beta, where two players party up to take down bosses in a few scenarios. With no adds or side-monsters, it’s just two of you dancing with a boss, and it’s one of the best things about Bless Unleashed so far. Without knowledge of what your class abilities and what your combos actually do, you’ll end up taking a beating.

Long Way To Go, But It’s A Good Start

What the CBT has shown us so far isn’t much, but there’s genuine excitement from PC players of what’s to come at launch. Bless Unleashed is a free to play MMORPG unlike the disaster that was the buy-to-play Early Access launch of Bless Online. While we don’t know what Unleashed’s cash-shop holds, we can draw hints from the console versions, and it’s tame. There’s an emphasis on season pass style purchases, which is mostly harmless.

From a gameplay perspective, the game is going in the right direction and we hope Bless Unleashed will return in December for an open beta on Steam. Otherwise the game’s full launch will take place sometime in 2021.

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New Game, Objectively Better Than Bless Online

It’s clearly obvious to anyone paying attention that Bless Unleashed is a separate game albeit being made from remnants of the same studio, Neowiz. With Round 8 Studios and Bandai Namco at the helm for this one, many of the changes are for the better. Bless Unleashed runs on Unreal Engine 4, allowing it to flex updated graphics, textures and animations that look and feel great to play in. The hardest hurdle for the game to overcome, is to prove that it’s not Bless Online 2.0 and it’s accomplished that.

Bless Unleashed takes place in the same universe, but it has nothing to do with the original PC MMORPG. In that game, players had to suffer through unoptimized gameplay, and a torrid, stiff combat system that was neither inspiring nor engaging. Unleashed remedied this with a new, built-from scratch all action combat system that draws inspiration from games like Monster Hunter, Dark Souls and Dauntless. It maintains the core element of Class Skills, combo attacks and dodging, but the experience is an upgrade for the better.

Keeping Up With The Times

Another positive is that Bless Unleashed is very aware of what generation we’re in, reflected by Round 8’s decision to implement many trendy MMO systems and mechanics. The UI is cleaner with gorgeous and easy to read tooltips, for example. In other areas, the game does away with the traditional MMO hot-bars, opting for a quick cycle-able skill wheel on one end, whilst consumables, potions and character emotes can be found on the other end of the screen. It’s a very stream-lined and fresh experience for a South Korean MMO, which many will argue benefits a game that was designed for consoles, and this is very true. While there is full controller support for PC players, playing with mouse and keyboard does feel out of place at times.

In other areas, Bless Unleashed makes it less of a headache to get into progression systems like crafting. Gathering can be done out in the world maps, with plants, trees and ore all being marked on the mini-map, easily harvested which increases your gathering skills. To process them, simply head to a town where public crafting workbenches are stationed to earn quick profession XP, turning your yields into beneficial gear that actually helps.

Most strikingly of all are the inclusions that actually offers better convenience to players instead of hindering them. On the map screen, players can now quick teleport to discovered points for a small fee, making travel nice and easy for those that don’t want to slog in on mounts. It’s also a big treat that the map is interactible, something most modern MMOs offer.

Finding an Identity

While Bless Online was a clear cut cookie-cutter MMORPG, Bless Unleashed isn’t, and from what little we’ve previewed so far, it appears to hover between a few identities. On one hand, it’s a modern-day MMORPG that benefits from remedying and building upon the lessons learned from Bless Online. On the other, Round 8 wants an action-RPG that not only caters to MMO players, but also to ones that like the thrill of difficult, engaging boss fights which seems to be a main focus in the game. Open world bosses are aplenty, and be warned for they are incredibly difficult and will smite you with ease. The same is also true for small scale dungeons that were available during the beta, where two players party up to take down bosses in a few scenarios. With no adds or side-monsters, it’s just two of you dancing with a boss, and it’s one of the best things about Bless Unleashed so far. Without knowledge of what your class abilities and what your combos actually do, you’ll end up taking a beating.

Long Way To Go, But It’s A Good Start

What the CBT has shown us so far isn’t much, but there’s genuine excitement from PC players of what’s to come at launch. Bless Unleashed is a free to play MMORPG unlike the disaster that was the buy-to-play Early Access launch of Bless Online. While we don’t know what Unleashed’s cash-shop holds, we can draw hints from the console versions, and it’s tame. There’s an emphasis on season pass style purchases, which is mostly harmless.

From a gameplay perspective, the game is going in the right direction and we hope Bless Unleashed will return in December for an open beta on Steam. Otherwise the game’s full launch will take place sometime in 2021.

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Bless Unleashed takes place in an untamed world with a rich backstory created with hardcore MMO players in mind. With deep combo-driven mechanics, player customization, and cooperative (PvE) and competitive (PvP) multiplayer, there is an endless amount of content and gameplay possibilities to keep players engaged. Developed using Unreal Engine 4, Bless Unleashed brings unparalleled visuals to a fully realized fantasy world, offering one of the most stunning MMORPGs produced for console players. Players adventure across an open persistent world where mythical beasts roam the land and player vs. player battles can take place at any time.

Bless Unleashed for Xbox One will be available in 2019. In other news, Bless Online, the global version on Steam, has announced earlier this month that it will be shutting down in September. This means that Xbox One will be the final frontier for the franchise moving forward.

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Bless Unleashed takes place in an untamed world with a rich backstory created with hardcore MMO gamers in mind. With deep combo-driven mechanics, player customization and cooperative (PvE) and competitive (PvP) multiplayer, there is an endless amount of content and gameplay possibilities to keep players engaged. The game utilizes the Unreal Engine 4, bringing unparalleled visuals to a fully realized fantasy world, offering one of the most stunning MMORPGs produced on a console platform. Players can enter an open persistent world where mythical beasts roam the land with integrated players-vs-player (PVP) mode. Five classic fantasy classes will be available for players to choose, from an arcane-wielding Mage to a bloodthirsty Berserker.

“Bless Unleashed is a game that takes the gameplay depth and community of an MMORPG and sets itself apart to create a new console RPG experience featuring fast-paced combat and beautifully rendered graphics,” said In Joon Hwang, Sr. Director, Online Publishing at BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. “Every aspect, from the story to the combat, to the skill progression has been carefully crafted to portray a new console MMORPG experience.”

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The Early Access for Bless Online gets a big patch this week. As the fantasy MMORPG takes one more step towards its official launch later this year. Introducing a host of improvements and new content, patch 1.4.0.0 brings with it the Migra Turris Elite dungeon for level 45 players, a new action control mode for most classes, increased dungeon loot, and tons of balance changes and bug fixes.

“We’re very excited to bring the Migra Turris Elite dungeon online today,” said Sungjin Ko, Executive Producer of Neowiz Bless Studio. “It’s going to challenge our top level players, and reward them with some of the best weapons in the game. We’re ecstatic to reintroduce the Action Combat control mode for more classes, as we know a lot of our players have been dying to try it out.”

This is one of several key patches leading up to the official launch of Bless Online later this year. The full patch notes can be read HERE. You can check out the trailer for the Migra Turris Elite dungeon below, and interested players can check out the game on Steam HERE.

Developed by Neowiz Bless Studio, Bless Online represents a classic fantasy MMORPG with a focus on epic stories, massive battles, fast-paced combat.

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Today is the day thousands of gamers have been waiting for years to arrive – Bless Online is now live on Steam’s Early Access platform.  The official launch is on May 30th, but Founders can buy the game now to receive a two-day head start along with a bevy of other benefits for being the first players to enter the game’s anticipated Western release.

“It has been an incredibly long journey for all of us making Bless,” Sungjin Ko, Executive Producer of Neowiz Bless Studio. “Bless has always been a labor of love, and with the Steam version of our game, we think we’ve created the best possible Bless Online experience for players. But today is only the beginning. We have loads of new content in the works, including new classes, new dungeons, new PVP scenarios, and more. We cannot wait to show you all everything there is to this massive fantasy world.”

LAUNCH TRAILER: https://youtu.be/ptcIyznH6uQ

Bless is a Buy to Play MMORPG – meaning you pay once to purchase the game, and never need to open your wallet again to keep enjoying the world and all of its content. NEOWIZ BLESS STUDIO is committed to making additional content patches free of charge for all its players, supporting the the game instead through optional cosmetic items and an optional subscription that adds things like XP boosts and exclusive costumes to a player’s account. Bonus items like costumes and weapon skins can be bought with a currency called Lumena, which can also be earned in-game just by playing.
Always fair, never pay-to-win is the motto of the entire team, and it’s precisely why they’ve chosen to self-publish the game on Steam, rather than go with a third-party and give up control of such choices.
Details on the three Founder’s Packs can be found below. A Base Edition will be available for $30, without the Founder’s bonuses, beginning May 30th.

Visit the official site to stay up to date on the latest news, and learn all about the Founder’s Packs and more.

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Bless Online is a mere 12 hours away from opening it’s servers on Steam for players to download, and much have been said about the MMORPG already. For starters, tonight’s Advanced Access will only allow players who purchased a Founder’s Pack to enter, while others will wait until the 30th of May.

However, players have been critical about the promotion, as Bless Online had not provided more information regarding what’s in these packs. Over the last week or so, Neowiz has corrected that and now we have a Founder’s Pack Preview Trailer too. See below for the trailer of all the items that you can get in a pack:

New information is now available about servers at the beginning of advanced access. For starters, there will only be one NA and one EU server at advanced access launch. Neowiz will of course, add more servers as more players trickle in and once a server becomes overpopulated. It appears that this method aims to keep the launch issues at a minimum, by allowing small portions of players in at a time, as this factors in player’s internet speed and other things. Fingers crossed, we get a good launch.

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Neowiz is proud to announce that Bless Online will begin their Head start with the sales of Founder’s Pack on Steam’s Early Access platform this May 28th, 48 hours prior to the official Early Access Launch on May 30th. The epic MMORPG will be Buy-to-Play (B2P) – meaning players only ever have to pay for Bless once and will be able to play it as long as they want, there will be cosmetic in store items and a premium membership. The website details all of this, along with the innovative Emissary Program to help build and cultivate the community for Bless Online. You can find all of the information here.

For fans of the game and people new to the MMO genre, Bless Online offers a fantastic new experience in our fantasy world. You will have a host of characters and classes to chose from. New dungeons and open world exploration have been revamped for players to get the most out of their time online with friends and new allies alike.

“It’s been a long time coming, but we truly believe the best version of Bless Online is finally almost ready to hit Steam,” said Ki Won Lee, CEO of Neowiz. “This an MMORPG unlike any other, completely re-engineered, and we can’t wait to finally open the doors and let players start their journeys.”
Bless Online continues to bring a fresh take on the MMO with its Head Start to get our community in early and begin their journey.

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