Everyone has a fighting chance
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 shows the 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.
The Blade & Soul site has been updated with dates and information about forthcoming tournaments. Registrations for both the 1v1 Rookie Tournament and the 3v3 Tournament are open for North America and Europe. Both tournaments offer winners a chance at cash prizes as well as swag and in-game loot.
The Blade & Soul site has been updated with a new post to reveal the Automaton Assault Event Dungeon that will run from April 11th to May 2nd. During the event, six players of level 50+ will “help Hongsil regain control of Princess Bloodlust”. After heading to Hongsil’s Workshop and completing the Automaton Assault, players will receive a themed chest will contain event tokens and one cannon token and can contain other rewards.
Blade & Soul has been updated with the Fire & Blood content expansion. Players will find a number of new features including a 12-player raid called Koldrak’s Lair, the level 55 6-player Ransacked Treasury dungeon, and a new solo location called Emperor’s Tomb. In addition, players will be able to create and play the Lyn Gunslinger for the first time.