Oh surprise surprise, yet another "asian" MMO that depicts women as pubescent (save for the impossibly big tits) hookers.
Nasty.
How about this for #6 - Armor and models for female models/players that don't look like said pubescent yet-somehow-huge-boob'ed hookers?
Won't even be touching this one, no matter how good it is based on that problem alone
Something that the west has long forgotten, innocence. We only value "strength" and "power" and have forgotten all about innocence to the point that we insult an "innocent" looking protagonist. And if some exposed skin hurts your feelings, in a video game no less (it's not like these are even real people) then don't play. Go play your ugly western game or whatever lol.
Now Playing: Bless / Summoners War Looking forward to: Crowfall / Lost Ark / Black Desert Mobile
Holy hell that last picture scared me - anorexia now depicted in video games.
This comment is particularly offensive since there's a lot of people that are skinny and not anorexic especially in Asia. My wife is naturally skinny and saying that to her would be offensive.
Ya, but I doubt your wife has triple D knockers and weighs 75lbs.
Oh surprise surprise, yet another "asian" MMO that depicts women as pubescent (save for the impossibly big tits) hookers.
Nasty.
How about this for #6 - Armor and models for female models/players that don't look like said pubescent yet-somehow-huge-boob'ed hookers?
Won't even be touching this one, no matter how good it is based on that problem alone
Something that the west has long forgotten, innocence. We only value "strength" and "power" and have forgotten all about innocence to the point that we insult an "innocent" looking protagonist. And if some exposed skin hurts your feelings, in a video game no less (it's not like these are even real people) then don't play. Go play your ugly western game or whatever lol.
Sure.
It has nothing to do with innocence and everything to do continuing the asian stereotype of the subservient, overly-sexualized female. The overly cute laughs, the ginormous boobs and thin, weak arms. Please. Try not to spin an inherently toxic image into something positive, then shuffle it off as some sort of loss for us westerners.
Originally posted by ragz45 What is the big deal about this game? I've never understood the hype for it. Can someone fill me in on why it's better than any other MMO out there?
It's not better. It is simply the newest, shiniest thing to talk about. In a couple of months, it will be discarded on an ever growing pile of used and abandoned toys.
If I remember right, this is the company that made Lineage. This is a long awaited game for Lineage fans.
Yup because lineage was hugely popular in the west.. oh wait, it totally wasn't
Blade and Soul looks just like all the others that preceded it, the similarities are just too much, is it even possible to point at the story as being that unique? after watching all the youtube video's, the more i saw, the more it looked the same as all the others, its like a song where the only thing that changes is the words, not the music. I don't think the game can even compete with Tera.
No, i agree with MissAdventure, a month or two after this game releases in the west, we'll probably be discussing why it failed, assuming we're even discussing it at all that is.
So during 45 cap they decided to release the legendary weapons, these weapons completely destroyed any balance the game once had in the arena. These are the stats for the level 45 legendary weapon.
313 Attack 88 Defence Penetration 207 Crit Chance to regen 10 Chi Chance to get "Enlightenment" stack (30% chance) 4 gem slots
Enlightenment: at 10 stacks, you this buff Health and Defence +10,000 Block and Evasion +1500 Health regen in battle +2500 Buff last 30 seconds. When the buff ends, all cooldowns are refreshed.
With 4 gem slots you can have Diamond: +20 attack Ruby: Stun on hit lasts 2/3 seconds Amethyst: More lifesteal Topaz: Damage on stunned targets
To get this weapon you needed
- 7,000 gold - 800 Soul Stone - 3 Naru gold or 120 silver - 100 Su-wol Plain Big Hero Cards - 100 Su-wol Plain Small Hero Cards - 30 Pirate Logo or 40 Pirates loot - 400 Imperial Army’s Seals - 400 Chingtien Union Seals - Superior Misty Forest Faction Seals: 48 Martial Alliance (or Hongcheon Doctrine) seals or 600 Martial Alliance(or Hongcheon Doctrine) seals
Shamelessly stolen from the general, those items single-handedly ruined all non-Korean versions of Arena-PVP. (Koreans use a fixed stat system for Arena.)
They really should have just scrapped this for NA.Anyone who truly wanted to play it,Played the RU version with the English patch a long time ago.On top of that this game is old, and outdated compared to a lot of new games that r coming out
Oh surprise surprise, yet another "asian" MMO that depicts women as pubescent (save for the impossibly big tits) hookers.
Nasty.
How about this for #6 - Armor and models for female models/players that don't look like said pubescent yet-somehow-huge-boob'ed hookers?
Won't even be touching this one, no matter how good it is based on that problem alone
Something that the west has long forgotten, innocence. We only value "strength" and "power" and have forgotten all about innocence to the point that we insult an "innocent" looking protagonist. And if some exposed skin hurts your feelings, in a video game no less (it's not like these are even real people) then don't play. Go play your ugly western game or whatever lol.
Sure.
It has nothing to do with innocence and everything to do continuing the asian stereotype of the subservient, overly-sexualized female. The overly cute laughs, the ginormous boobs and thin, weak arms. Please. Try not to spin an inherently toxic image into something positive, then shuffle it off as some sort of loss for us westerners.
Seeing as both the males and females are usually overly-sexualized in the east market, not sure why people are so surprised.
Oh surprise surprise, yet another "asian" MMO that depicts women as pubescent (save for the impossibly big tits) hookers.
Nasty.
How about this for #6 - Armor and models for female models/players that don't look like said pubescent yet-somehow-huge-boob'ed hookers?
Won't even be touching this one, no matter how good it is based on that problem alone
Something that the west has long forgotten, innocence. We only value "strength" and "power" and have forgotten all about innocence to the point that we insult an "innocent" looking protagonist. And if some exposed skin hurts your feelings, in a video game no less (it's not like these are even real people) then don't play. Go play your ugly western game or whatever lol.
Sure.
It has nothing to do with innocence and everything to do continuing the asian stereotype of the subservient, overly-sexualized female. The overly cute laughs, the ginormous boobs and thin, weak arms. Please. Try not to spin an inherently toxic image into something positive, then shuffle it off as some sort of loss for us westerners.
Seeing as both the males and females are usually overly-sexualized in the east market, not sure why people are so surprised.
Seeing as that same 'aesthetic' is probably one of the reasons why such games have never gained much popularity in the West should also be seen as not being much of a surprise.
Oh surprise surprise, yet another "asian" MMO that depicts women as pubescent (save for the impossibly big tits) hookers.
Nasty.
How about this for #6 - Armor and models for female models/players that don't look like said pubescent yet-somehow-huge-boob'ed hookers?
Won't even be touching this one, no matter how good it is based on that problem alone
Something that the west has long forgotten, innocence. We only value "strength" and "power" and have forgotten all about innocence to the point that we insult an "innocent" looking protagonist. And if some exposed skin hurts your feelings, in a video game no less (it's not like these are even real people) then don't play. Go play your ugly western game or whatever lol.
Sure.
It has nothing to do with innocence and everything to do continuing the asian stereotype of the subservient, overly-sexualized female. The overly cute laughs, the ginormous boobs and thin, weak arms. Please. Try not to spin an inherently toxic image into something positive, then shuffle it off as some sort of loss for us westerners.
Seeing as both the males and females are usually overly-sexualized in the east market, not sure why people are so surprised.
Seeing as that same 'aesthetic' is probably one of the reasons why such games have never gained much popularity in the West should also be seen as not being much of a surprise.
That's a business decision I'm glad I don't have to make. If NCSoft feels there is enough people here to make a decent dent in the financial year(s) for them then more power to them. Personally I don't get bent over shape and gripe over how sexualized things are, I can look out my window and I see women in string bikinis and men with hardly a leaf over their package (I live in LA so haha).
I don't think the "sexualization" will kill the game here, it's more or less the tug and pull people feel when it comes to raiding/gearing/pvp in a game like this.
Oh surprise surprise, yet another "asian" MMO that depicts women as pubescent (save for the impossibly big tits) hookers.
Nasty.
How about this for #6 - Armor and models for female models/players that don't look like said pubescent yet-somehow-huge-boob'ed hookers?
Won't even be touching this one, no matter how good it is based on that problem alone
Something that the west has long forgotten, innocence. We only value "strength" and "power" and have forgotten all about innocence to the point that we insult an "innocent" looking protagonist. And if some exposed skin hurts your feelings, in a video game no less (it's not like these are even real people) then don't play. Go play your ugly western game or whatever lol.
Sure.
It has nothing to do with innocence and everything to do continuing the asian stereotype of the subservient, overly-sexualized female. The overly cute laughs, the ginormous boobs and thin, weak arms. Please. Try not to spin an inherently toxic image into something positive, then shuffle it off as some sort of loss for us westerners.
Seeing as both the males and females are usually overly-sexualized in the east market, not sure why people are so surprised.
Seeing as that same 'aesthetic' is probably one of the reasons why such games have never gained much popularity in the West should also be seen as not being much of a surprise.
I'm going to have to call B.S. on this one. I really don't see any Western game made in the last 10 years doing better than FFXIV in the Western market right now.
If WoW is an outlier then it because much more murky to try and define what Westerns like. If you don't exclude WoW as an outlier then it's pretty clear Westerners don't care much for anything other than WoW.
I'm just hoping the only change is in it's translation over to English. I know I'm playing a game from another country and hope it stays that way. This includes the censorship.
I mean if I go into a restaurant for Korean food here in the US I don't expect to eat hot dogs and hamburgers.
Top Quality Regional Support: I played Lineage 2 for a very long time, then Aion, both of which are NCSoft and both had very poor regional support for the game. The games always trailed several builds behind the eastern markets, and when you found issues, well there wasnt much NSsoft NA could do about it but wait until they recieved the next build.
Im not sure what build we're going to be starting with in North America, but I can only guess its not going to be the same as Korea, and likely even behind the Russian server that isnt even official.
I will say that with Aion currently, the game is in a good state. They seem to have a lot more control over the game then they did at release, and that may be because most everything is ironed out. Heres hoping theyre right on top of Blade and Soul.
I'm just hoping the only change is in it's translation over to English. I know I'm playing a game from another country and hope it stays that way. This includes the censorship.
I mean if I go into a restaurant for Korean food here in the US I don't expect to eat hot dogs and hamburgers.
You realize South Korea has both those things... and McDonald's.... Only the US thinks every other country besides there own and Canada is a third world country *eye-roll*
Oh surprise surprise, yet another "asian" MMO that depicts women as pubescent (save for the impossibly big tits) hookers.
Nasty.
How about this for #6 - Armor and models for female models/players that don't look like said pubescent yet-somehow-huge-boob'ed hookers?
Won't even be touching this one, no matter how good it is based on that problem alone
Something that the west has long forgotten, innocence. We only value "strength" and "power" and have forgotten all about innocence to the point that we insult an "innocent" looking protagonist. And if some exposed skin hurts your feelings, in a video game no less (it's not like these are even real people) then don't play. Go play your ugly western game or whatever lol.
Yes, because black frilly corsets on a stick thin hipless female model with giant knockers is pure innocence folks.
Really though, I just love to see all the macho men flock to this stuff and defend their "opinions" without a damned shred of evidence or forethought.
Oh, yeah that last picture is probably trying to portray the exact opposite xD .
But you know what, you don't want to dress your character that way you don't have to. What you look at as a "sex object" is another version of a confident female that wants to show off her body and kick butt. You seem to only like well covered timid religious women, and I bet you'd like them to have a 10:30 curfew.... See we can all generalize here.
Now Playing: Bless / Summoners War Looking forward to: Crowfall / Lost Ark / Black Desert Mobile
"And just because a player has more money than sense doesn’t mean they should be able to be automatically better than everyone - pay-to-win is never a good model."
Eh man this is a load of BS, because for years the standard has been "just because you have more time does mean you are better than everyone" when it clearly shouldn't.
I believe the only people put off by pay win style cash shops are those who usually use time to win, and they loathe the idea they cant just steam roll everyone with over whelming play time. Most people care less if you want to pay to win provided it isn't the only option and that those who chose not to pay can also get the same stuff.
Alot of people have real lives and they need pay to win to catch up with he no lifers who pour 16 hours a day 7 days a week into these games. So again add pay to win provided it is not the only option to win aka provide all options to all the different types of gamers.
Originally posted by DMKano Holy hell that last picture scared me - anorexia now depicted in video games.
B&S character creator is quite extensive. You can make any type of character you wish. Heck if you think that picture looks anorexia like, you can always make a Fat woman character.
Originally posted by moosecatlol Daily reminder:So during 45 cap they decided to release the legendary weapons, these weapons completely destroyed any balance the game once had in the arena. These are the stats for the level 45 legendary weapon.313 Attack88 Defence Penetration207 CritChance to regen 10 ChiChance to get "Enlightenment" stack (30% chance)4 gem slotsEnlightenment: at 10 stacks, you this buffHealth and Defence +10,000Block and Evasion +1500Health regen in battle +2500Buff last 30 seconds. When the buff ends, all cooldowns are refreshed.With 4 gem slots you can haveDiamond: +20 attackRuby: Stun on hit lasts 2/3 secondsAmethyst: More lifestealTopaz: Damage on stunned targetsTo get this weapon you needed- 7,000 gold- 800 Soul Stone- 3 Naru gold or 120 silver- 100 Su-wol Plain Big Hero Cards- 100 Su-wol Plain Small Hero Cards- 30 Pirate Logo or 40 Pirates loot- 400 Imperial Armys Seals- 400 Chingtien Union Seals- Superior Misty Forest Faction Seals: 48 Martial Alliance (or Hongcheon Doctrine) seals or 600 Martial Alliance(or Hongcheon Doctrine) sealsThis is what it was like trying to kill someone who had a legendary weapon. Shamelessly stolen from the general, those items single-handedly ruined all non-Korean versions of Arena-PVP. (Koreans use a fixed stat system for Arena.)Gold Buyers become extremely empowered.
I've talked to Omeed on his twitch, and NCsoft has repeatedly said the NA/EU version will be following the Korean version. That means gear is going to be equalized in the Arena PVP. A lvl 20 will be able to go up against a lvl 45. So in the Arena you will have nothing to worry about when it comes to Legendary weapons.
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Something that the west has long forgotten, innocence. We only value "strength" and "power" and have forgotten all about innocence to the point that we insult an "innocent" looking protagonist. And if some exposed skin hurts your feelings, in a video game no less (it's not like these are even real people) then don't play. Go play your ugly western game or whatever lol.
Looking forward to: Crowfall / Lost Ark / Black Desert Mobile
Ya, but I doubt your wife has triple D knockers and weighs 75lbs.
My wife read your comment and rolled her eyes. Get over it.
Same here. No trust in this company.
Sure.
It has nothing to do with innocence and everything to do continuing the asian stereotype of the subservient, overly-sexualized female. The overly cute laughs, the ginormous boobs and thin, weak arms. Please. Try not to spin an inherently toxic image into something positive, then shuffle it off as some sort of loss for us westerners.
Yup because lineage was hugely popular in the west.. oh wait, it totally wasn't
Blade and Soul looks just like all the others that preceded it, the similarities are just too much, is it even possible to point at the story as being that unique? after watching all the youtube video's, the more i saw, the more it looked the same as all the others, its like a song where the only thing that changes is the words, not the music. I don't think the game can even compete with Tera.
No, i agree with MissAdventure, a month or two after this game releases in the west, we'll probably be discussing why it failed, assuming we're even discussing it at all that is.
This basically kills the game for me.
Seeing as both the males and females are usually overly-sexualized in the east market, not sure why people are so surprised.
Seeing as that same 'aesthetic' is probably one of the reasons why such games have never gained much popularity in the West should also be seen as not being much of a surprise.
Best upcoming mmo this year hands down.
Don't like, the door is over there. lol
That's a business decision I'm glad I don't have to make. If NCSoft feels there is enough people here to make a decent dent in the financial year(s) for them then more power to them. Personally I don't get bent over shape and gripe over how sexualized things are, I can look out my window and I see women in string bikinis and men with hardly a leaf over their package (I live in LA so haha).
I don't think the "sexualization" will kill the game here, it's more or less the tug and pull people feel when it comes to raiding/gearing/pvp in a game like this.
I'm going to have to call B.S. on this one. I really don't see any Western game made in the last 10 years doing better than FFXIV in the Western market right now.
If WoW is an outlier then it because much more murky to try and define what Westerns like. If you don't exclude WoW as an outlier then it's pretty clear Westerners don't care much for anything other than WoW.
I'm just hoping the only change is in it's translation over to English. I know I'm playing a game from another country and hope it stays that way. This includes the censorship.
I mean if I go into a restaurant for Korean food here in the US I don't expect to eat hot dogs and hamburgers.
Top Quality Regional Support: I played Lineage 2 for a very long time, then Aion, both of which are NCSoft and both had very poor regional support for the game. The games always trailed several builds behind the eastern markets, and when you found issues, well there wasnt much NSsoft NA could do about it but wait until they recieved the next build.
Im not sure what build we're going to be starting with in North America, but I can only guess its not going to be the same as Korea, and likely even behind the Russian server that isnt even official.
I will say that with Aion currently, the game is in a good state. They seem to have a lot more control over the game then they did at release, and that may be because most everything is ironed out. Heres hoping theyre right on top of Blade and Soul.
You realize South Korea has both those things... and McDonald's.... Only the US thinks every other country besides there own and Canada is a third world country *eye-roll*
Smile
Oh, yeah that last picture is probably trying to portray the exact opposite xD .
But you know what, you don't want to dress your character that way you don't have to. What you look at as a "sex object" is another version of a confident female that wants to show off her body and kick butt. You seem to only like well covered timid religious women, and I bet you'd like them to have a 10:30 curfew.... See we can all generalize here.
Looking forward to: Crowfall / Lost Ark / Black Desert Mobile
haha yeah . I hope I can make my girl a plus size. But looking at all the sliders for BnS perhaps we can get a shape to our liking!
"3) Pace the Content"
LOL whoever wrote this article clearly has not played B&S.
The 1.0 content was horrible. It wasnt until update 1.5 when you actually had enough content to keep people busy.
B&S has some good character graphics(technically, if you dont like the art style whatever) and interesting combat and little else.
Sad thing is, B&S seems to never strive for more.
Go to hell!
"And just because a player has more money than sense doesn’t mean they should be able to be automatically better than everyone - pay-to-win is never a good model."
Eh man this is a load of BS, because for years the standard has been "just because you have more time does mean you are better than everyone" when it clearly shouldn't.
I believe the only people put off by pay win style cash shops are those who usually use time to win, and they loathe the idea they cant just steam roll everyone with over whelming play time. Most people care less if you want to pay to win provided it isn't the only option and that those who chose not to pay can also get the same stuff.
Alot of people have real lives and they need pay to win to catch up with he no lifers who pour 16 hours a day 7 days a week into these games. So again add pay to win provided it is not the only option to win aka provide all options to all the different types of gamers.
B&S character creator is quite extensive. You can make any type of character you wish. Heck if you think that picture looks anorexia like, you can always make a Fat woman character.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rla-wCFoPBw
I've talked to Omeed on his twitch, and NCsoft has repeatedly said the NA/EU version will be following the Korean version. That means gear is going to be equalized in the Arena PVP. A lvl 20 will be able to go up against a lvl 45. So in the Arena you will have nothing to worry about when it comes to Legendary weapons.