Bless is a 3D fantasy MMORPG from Neowiz Games. Featuring 10 different races, cinematic storytelling, and photo-realistic graphics based on the Unreal Engine 3, the game offers realm vs.
Epic war td 2 walkthrough chapter 2 level 10. Bless Online was an MMORPG available on Steam in May 2018. The game took part in a world ravaged by an incessant war between two coalitions: Hieron and Union. Although it has nice graphics and a very clean class system, the game did not find its audience and shut down its servers in September 2019.Bless Online is preparing to find a new life thanks to a mobile adaptation. Simply called “ Bless Mobile “, the game takes many aspects of the game on PC.The player can play a character of his choice according to the more races and classes available. He can then choose to complete quests as well as dungeons in the company of other players willing to face hordes of monsters to progress.Each class has its own skills, whether it’s an efficient tank, an Android swordsman or a powerful magician. It will be up to you to find the path that pleases you.Based on a free-to-play model, Bless Mobile is scheduled to be released in Korea in early March 2020. It is already possible to pre-register on the official website in order to claim rewards when the game is released.
It is also scheduled to be released in a global version later in 2020.
| Bless Online | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Neowiz Bless Studio[1] |
| Publisher(s) | Neowiz Games |
| Director(s) | Jacob Han |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 3 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | Cancelled (9/9/2019)[2] |
| Genre(s) | MMORPG |
Bless Online (Korean: 블레스, romanized: Beulleseu) was a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Neowiz Games.[3] The release date was May 28, 2018, for Founder's Pack purchasers and May 30 for Early Access on Steam.[4]Bless Online uses a free-to-play business model.
Gameplay[edit]
Bless is set in a seamless fantasy world. The main story revolves around a decade-long war between two factions, the nation of Hieron and the nation of Unión. The game world is separated by different climatic zones. Players can choose their character's race and class, with race determining which faction they align with. Players can join PvP castle sieges, to advance their faction power. Winning sieges grants new quests, and resources. Faction and race dependent role-playing scenarios are also available for players to advance their character progress.[5][6]
Characters[edit]
Bless Online features humanoid races for players to choose from when creating a character. The races of Hieron are composed of the Habichts (Korean: 하비히츠, romanized: Habihicheu), the Sylvan Elves (Korean: 실반 엘프, romanized: Silban Elpeu), the wolf-like Lufus (Korean: 루푸스, romanized: Lupuseu), the Fedayin (Korean: 페 다인, romanized: Pedain), and the Mascu (Korean: 마 스쿠, romanized: Maseuku). The Unión's races consist of the Amistad (Korean: 아미 스타드, romanized: Amiseutadeu), the Aqua Elves (Korean: 아쿠아 엘프, romanized: Akua Elpeu), the catlike Pantera (Korean: 판테라, romanized: Pantela), the Iblis (Korean: 이블리스, romanized: Ibeulliseu), and the Sirens (Korean: 시렌, romanized: Silen).
Development[edit]
Bless was initially announced as BLESS, back in 2011.[7]Bless was developed with Unreal Engine 3, a game engine by Epic Games.[5][6]Bless' western version was cancelled by game publisher Aeria Games in 2017, however, in response Neowiz plans to self-publish the game.[8] In July 2017, Neowiz Games announced their Rebuild Project in order to address many game specific components.[9] At TwitchCon 2017, Neowiz announced that the release date would be sometime in 2018 and that Bless will become available at Steam, as part of the early access program.[4] Steam's early access included localized versions for English, German and Russian languages.[10]Two mobile games based on the Bless IP were announced, one using Unreal Engine 4.[11] As of October 2017, Neowiz Games was still assessing in-game monetization options.[10] The last remaining server in Korea was shut down on November 19, 2018. [12]
Beta testing[edit]
The first closed beta testing began in 2014 [13] in South Korea.[14] Since August 2017, the open beta phase of Bless is available on South Korean servers.[15] Japanese closed beta testing began in April and proceeded in October 2017.[16][17] From December 2016 until May 2017 an open beta version of the Bless client was hosted on servers located in Russia before being shut down after failing to gain traction.[18]
Final release (United States and Europe)[edit]
Bless Online released in Early Access on Steam for Founder's Pack purchasers on May 28, 2018, and Early Access on May 30, 2018. The Steam version will close on September 9, 2019.[2]
References[edit]
- ^'Bless Online'. Steam Community Hub.
- ^ abFord, Suzie (June 7, 2019). 'Bless Online to End Service on September 9th'. mmorpg.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^Blevins, Tal (December 20, 2012). 'First Look at Bless'. IGN. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ ab'Bless is coming to Steam in 2018'. bless-source. October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ ab'NEOWIZ GAMES Gets Unreal with New Fantasy MMORPG BLESS'. MMOHuts. November 8, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ abFuller, Garrett (January 1, 2013). 'Bless: Uncovering the Enigmatic New Game'. mmorpg.com. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^'NEOWIZ GAMES Announces Unreal Engine 3-Powered MMORPG 'BLESS''. Epic Games. 2011.
- ^'Bless Online to Show Up at TwitchCon 2017 This Month'. mmosite. October 15, 2017. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^'Bless Online Announced Rebuild Project for Future Global Release'. mmosite. July 17, 2017. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ ab'Official TwitchCon recap and FAQ!'. Bless Source. 2017.
- ^'Bless – New Unreal Engine 4 mobile game announced by Neowiz'. MMOCulture. April 26, 2017.
- ^https://massivelyop.com/2018/09/19/bless-onlines-last-remaining-korean-servers-are-shutting-down/
- ^https://www.facebook.com/Pmang.Bless/photos/a.261217727333621.59820.258195107635883/491593837629341/?type=3
- ^'Character Creation Shown In New OBT Video'. MMORPG. January 30, 2017.
- ^'Rebuild Project Testing Period Begins in Korea'. MMORPG. August 1, 2017.
- ^'Japanese Closed Beta Registrations Open with 10k to be Chosen for CBT2'. MMORPG. October 3, 2017.
- ^'First Japanese CBT to Begin April 28th'. MMORPG. April 21, 2017.
- ^'Bless Online Closing Russian Servers, Sent Back For 'Revision''. MMOExaminer. April 24, 2017.
External links[edit]
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