'We Aimed to Make Something New, But Still Stay True to...Fantasy Worlds' - Bless - MMORPG.com

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'We Aimed to Make Something New, But Still Stay True to...Fantasy Worlds' - Bless - MMORPG.com

Bless News - The Bless Online Steam page has been updated with a look at how the lore of the game world was created. "We aimed to make something new, but still stay true to the essence of fantasy worlds" is the guiding principle behind Bless. This is embodied in the creation of the game's races, cities "and other aspects of Bless" according to the post.

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Dauzqul

I really hope they don't go the "sassy route" with clothing. Nothing will pull me out of immersion faster than seeing crap like this:

Sovrath

Dauzqul said:

I really hope they don't go the "sassy route" with clothing. Nothing will pull me out of immersion faster than seeing crap like this:

While I completely agree, sadly this is something I've come to expect from Asian games.

On one hand it's nice that they can "have fun with it" but on the other "not so much".

IceAge

Sovrath said:

Dauzqul said:

I really hope they don't go the "sassy route" with clothing. Nothing will pull me out of immersion faster than seeing crap like this:

While I completely agree, sadly this is something I've come to expect from Asian games.

On one hand it's nice that they can "have fun with it" but on the other "not so much".

Limited time costumes like this , say .. for 2 weeks in the Summer season , might be OK. Permanent however, not a good idea !

Filbur

But it remains to be seen if we get this stuff in the west.

Sovrath

Filbur said:

But it remains to be seen if we get this stuff in the west.

oh .... i bet we do ...

Cyber_wasteland

Trying to not get my heart set to hard on this, been waiting for it for some time now. Want to say a few years when I first stumbled upon the neowiz site and saw the BLESS page about the game.
With it being B2P well that sets me at ease only slightly, Till one looks towards Black Desert and remembers.

jgDuffay

haha, after seeing these images, my interest for this game just committed suicide ..

Mikeha

Day 1

Sovrath

Mikeha said:

Day 1

Pretty much, even if I'm not a fan of the shorts and the full rabbit suit.

Cryomatrix

Didn't this game fail in 2 different markets. It looks like it is an eastern type of game. If it failed in those markets, why would anyone expect it to succeed in the western market?

Cryomatrix

Albatroes

Cryomatrix said:

Didn't this game fail in 2 different markets. It looks like it is an eastern type of game. If it failed in those markets, why would anyone expect it to succeed in the western market?

Cryomatrix

Desperation for something "new" or just to kill time. East does get more interesting titles though, like Dragon's Dogma Online and stuff.

Filbur

Cryomatrix said:

Didn't this game fail in 2 different markets. It looks like it is an eastern type of game. If it failed in those markets, why would anyone expect it to succeed in the western market?

Cryomatrix

It failed in Russia because of constant lag and performance issues - something that they say is gone now. So let's wait and see.

And for the korean market: They love their skimpy dresses, flashy, over the top animations and characters or colorful fantasy worlds  - all of which are missing from Bless. The medieval world of Bless was basically designed for the west.

Mendel

Sovrath said:

Mikeha said:

Day 1

Pretty much, even if I'm not a fan of the shorts and the full rabbit suit.

Suit?   That's a relief.  I thought they were discussing latitudes in race creation... something about "This is embodied in the creation of the game's races, cities and other aspects of Bless".  I really, really, really hope you're right.

Whiteshade92

Filbur said:

But it remains to be seen if we get this stuff in the west.

Ok removed from my wishlist.

Sovrath

Mendel said:

Sovrath said:

Mikeha said:

Day 1

Pretty much, even if I'm not a fan of the shorts and the full rabbit suit.

Suit?   That's a relief.  I thought they were discussing latitudes in race creation... something about "This is embodied in the creation of the game's races, cities and other aspects of Bless".  I really, really, really hope you're right.

nah, Asian games tend to have some really silly things because, erm "reasons". Most of them are like that.

Samhael

Obviously, that rabbit suit in the middle is high end raiding gear. I'm down with that.
I just hope they focus on understanding their NA audience and make the appropriate changes. Paying to NOT PvP doesn't feel right. Especially if it's the rumored 10 minute per dose thing we're seeing discussion. (hell, 4 hours is a little light) A manual flagging option is still the best choice. I've read that the devs would like us to try their PvP out since they've put so much effort into it. I'm cool with that as long as I get to choose when to do that. An expiring PvE pill is going to add stress to me to keep watching my buff tray (or however it would show up) to make sure I get that choice. And I'm far less likely to do that than to just uninstall the game.

Sovrath

Samhael said:

Obviously, that rabbit suit in the middle is high end raiding gear. I'm down with that.
I just hope they focus on understanding their NA audience and make the appropriate changes. Paying to NOT PvP doesn't feel right. Especially if it's the rumored 10 minute per dose thing we're seeing discussion. (hell, 4 hours is a little light) A manual flagging option is still the best choice. I've read that the devs would like us to try their PvP out since they've put so much effort into it. I'm cool with that as long as I get to choose when to do that. An expiring PvE pill is going to add stress to me to keep watching my buff tray (or however it would show up) to make sure I get that choice. And I'm far less likely to do that than to just uninstall the game.

I agree, 10 minutes is not going to be worth it to those who want to take advantage of this "feature".

alkarionlog

Sovrath said:

Mendel said:

Sovrath said:

Mikeha said:

Day 1

Pretty much, even if I'm not a fan of the shorts and the full rabbit suit.

Suit?   That's a relief.  I thought they were discussing latitudes in race creation... something about "This is embodied in the creation of the game's races, cities and other aspects of Bless".  I really, really, really hope you're right.

nah, Asian games tend to have some really silly things because, erm "reasons". Most of them are like that.

sure because western games is all serious not silly things

IceAge

Preacher802 said:

Sovrath said:

Samhael said:

Obviously, that rabbit suit in the middle is high end raiding gear. I'm down with that.


I just hope they focus on understanding their NA audience and make the appropriate changes. Paying to NOT PvP doesn't feel right. Especially if it's the rumored 10 minute per dose thing we're seeing discussion. (hell, 4 hours is a little light) A manual flagging option is still the best choice. I've read that the devs would like us to try their PvP out since they've put so much effort into it. I'm cool with that as long as I get to choose when to do that. An expiring PvE pill is going to add stress to me to keep watching my buff tray (or however it would show up) to make sure I get that choice. And I'm far less likely to do that than to just uninstall the game.

I agree, 10 minutes is not going to be worth it to those who want to take advantage of this "feature".

I’m not sure people understand the purpose of this pill. It is not supposed to be used 24/7 to keep yourself permanently safe from pvp. Keep in mind it’s faction pvp not FFA which makes a big difference. If your struggling finishing a quest due to pvp or there’s higher numbers of the opposing faction and you can’t get enough help then use the pills. They are not meant to avoid pvp all the time, just for situational uses hence the 10m duration.

Exactly!

This is a PvP ( first ) and then a PVE game. So your crying over this is not valid.

I loved the "open pvp" in Aion ( Heiron anyone? ) where while you were questing , you really needed to pay attention for the other faction too , and not just some mindless questing grind. I remember at peak times, the PvP was so fucking awesome, that most of the time fights were at least 20/30 vs 20/30 near Jeiaparan Village. I remember there were times, when I spent at least 2+ hours daily PvP-ing in Heiron alone ( not to mention Abyss ).

So yeah! I hope there will be no potion at all , because this is a PvP game at his roots, and I really want my full combination of Aion + L2 in Bless.

Sovrath

alkarionlog said:

Sovrath said:

Mendel said:

Sovrath said:

Mikeha said:

Day 1

Pretty much, even if I'm not a fan of the shorts and the full rabbit suit.

Suit?   That's a relief.  I thought they were discussing latitudes in race creation... something about "This is embodied in the creation of the game's races, cities and other aspects of Bless".  I really, really, really hope you're right.

nah, Asian games tend to have some really silly things because, erm "reasons". Most of them are like that.

sure because western games is all serious not silly things

Well, of course there are light hearted things in Western games. but compare having a strawberry helmet and fighting with a fork and spoon over anything offered in Elder Scrolls Online.

What about Tera where they have a "toy ambulance mount" compared with something similar in The Secret World?

Yes, World of Warcraft has its silly things but the whole art design trends towards the whimsical.

Sovrath

Preacher802 said:

Sovrath said:

Samhael said:

Obviously, that rabbit suit in the middle is high end raiding gear. I'm down with that.

I just hope they focus on understanding their NA audience and make the appropriate changes. Paying to NOT PvP doesn't feel right. Especially if it's the rumored 10 minute per dose thing we're seeing discussion. (hell, 4 hours is a little light) A manual flagging option is still the best choice. I've read that the devs would like us to try their PvP out since they've put so much effort into it. I'm cool with that as long as I get to choose when to do that. An expiring PvE pill is going to add stress to me to keep watching my buff tray (or however it would show up) to make sure I get that choice. And I'm far less likely to do that than to just uninstall the game.

I agree, 10 minutes is not going to be worth it to those who want to take advantage of this "feature".

I’m not sure people understand the purpose of this pill. It is not supposed to be used 24/7 to keep yourself permanently safe from pvp. Keep in mind it’s faction pvp not FFA which makes a big difference. If your struggling finishing a quest due to pvp or there’s higher numbers of the opposing faction and you can’t get enough help then use the pills. They are not meant to avoid pvp all the time, just for situational uses hence the 10m duration.

Well that's a very good point. So it's less about making the game more palatable to primarily pve players and more about giving some players a small respite while they escape/finish a quest/ grab a node, etc.

Aeander

Filbur said:

But it remains to be seen if we get this stuff in the west.

Ouch, right in the immersion! So much for staying true to fantasy worlds.

Scorchien

Yea , if see any of that shit , i check out .. terrible stuff , has no place in a Fantasy World imo

Kyleran

Actually if rabbits were an actual playable race I'd kind of dig it, but if just a suit no thanks.

FlyByKnight

I'm not going to lie. I absolutely hate immersion breaking costumes (not enough to not play). Once a game goes down this path I lose all desire to take it seriously from a lore/story standpoint.

If this is a deal breaker for you, don't even fool yourself, it WILL be there in the cash shop. You WILL see plenty of it and worse. Think Yata & Green Man Costumes from Archeage.

It isn't just Japanese/Korean titles either. The Secret World is one of the worst offenders IMO.