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Willias posted:Summoner In the current patch blade dancer and destroyer are miles ahead of everyone.
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# ? Jan 10, 2016 05:21 |
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# ? May 23, 2024 17:47 |
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By current patch do you mean the launch one with the 45 cap and the September(?) talent trees, or the last beta patch, or the current Korean patch?
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# ? Jan 10, 2016 05:28 |
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Partial Octopus posted:Are any of the classes especially broken or is everything pretty balanced for pvp? Willias posted:Summoner Hy_C posted:In the current patch blade dancer and destroyer are miles ahead of everyone. DemonMage posted:By current patch do you mean the launch one with the 45 cap and the September(?) talent trees, or the last beta patch, or the current Korean patch? Let me see if I can sort this all out, I think I mentioned some stuff along these lines before but it was last thread. NA is currently in a bit of a weird spot, as we're at lv45 cap on a patch that is meant for lv50s. This causes some weird issues with the hp scaling vs damage where for some classes, the damage of some of their skills does a larger percent of the current hp pool than they would at level 50. This means that some of the burstier classes have an advantage right now. We're also missing Hongmoon levels for extra skill points, meaning some class are lacking the points to get all the skills they need to be the most competitive. Because of this, Blade Dancer, Destroyer, and Summoner were probably the ones that got the biggest boost out of this, at least as far as people's general impressions seemed to go. These classes all have significant burst combos that are pretty easy to pull off. This is magnified at lower skill levels, as improper use of escapes can lead to people getting CC'd into huge damage combos and increasing the impression that these classes owned the poo poo out of them. As people hear about that, the classes become more popular and more people roll them so you see them more, etc. etc. However, because at launch we'll be on the September patch (from Korea) compared to the June patch we had in beta, Summoners will have a significant nerf to their Sunflower making it cost 3 focus instead of 2, which is a sizeable hit to their burst capability as it is a major component of their damage. That being said, they're still one of the more complex classes to play against, so at lower skill levels they're still going to poo poo on people just on the merits of people not knowing how to play against them. They'll just punish you less hard than before if you screw up, though it can still be pretty nasty if the Summoner is managing their focus properly. Anyway, as we get to level 50 in the future and get hongmoon levels gradually unlock, the classes are all going to even out a lot more. HP scaling increases quite a bit, matches are longer overall, and while burst is still punishing there are less 100-0 situations. Hongmoon levels mean more skill points for everyone and this helps give some classes (BM, KFM and FM especially) all the tools they need to compete. You can see in the Korean leaderboards that Khako posted that on their current patch (December, one patch later than we're on), there's a pretty good spread of all of the classes. So basically, just play the class you like the most, because things are going to change quite a bit over time. Getting the practice in now, even if you might be at a disadvantage, is going to help you a lot more once the playing field is more even. The PvP in this game is complex enough that skill and matchup knowledge can swing the odds of a fight pretty significantly.
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# ? Jan 10, 2016 13:07 |
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Anyone by chance know if saved character gen templates from the beta tests will be available when it goes live? I'm guessing not since they're probably local and it's a fresh install, especially if you uninstalled the beta client like they recommend. I should have thought to check that beforehand.
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# ? Jan 10, 2016 19:22 |
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chumbler posted:Anyone by chance know if saved character gen templates from the beta tests will be available when it goes live? I'm guessing not since they're probably local and it's a fresh install, especially if you uninstalled the beta client like they recommend. I should have thought to check that beforehand. Uninstalling shouldn't remove the templates, at least it didn't for me. They're under C:\Users\<username>\Pictures\BnS\CharacterCustomize\
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# ? Jan 10, 2016 19:25 |
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Yeah, my saved characters are still there, although I'll probably have to move them because I installed the full game to a different place.
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# ? Jan 10, 2016 19:39 |
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If it's on the same hard drive as your previous install, it should be fine. You can use the saved templates across all of the different versions of the game.
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# ? Jan 10, 2016 19:50 |
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I wish the launcher would save my password, I have to wander over to LastPass and copy/paste the thing every time. Bluh bluh.
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# ? Jan 10, 2016 20:37 |
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I look forward to Destroying and Assassinating my way across rural fantasy China with you guys.
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# ? Jan 10, 2016 21:30 |
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Do we get to make characters for name reg or no?
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# ? Jan 10, 2016 21:36 |
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fadam posted:Do we get to make characters for name reg or no? Pretty sure Yes
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# ? Jan 10, 2016 21:38 |
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Choosing your name comes at the end of character creation, so yes.
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# ? Jan 10, 2016 21:51 |
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Please note that if you are participating in name reservation you have to "add" your character slots on the character select screen before you can make the character and put in your name.
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# ? Jan 10, 2016 22:15 |
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Is it worth buying in early just for head start at this point? I'm tempted by the lowest package, but if release is already really close, I'm wondering if I shouldn't just wait and spend that money on Black Desert instead (since there's no F2P option there).
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# ? Jan 10, 2016 22:43 |
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It's not. Buy in if you want the non-headstart bonuses. Non-headstart launches on the 19th.
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# ? Jan 10, 2016 22:52 |
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TheRagamuffin posted:Is it worth buying in early just for head start at this point? I'm tempted by the lowest package, but if release is already really close, I'm wondering if I shouldn't just wait and spend that money on Black Desert instead (since there's no F2P option there). Only do it if you plan to splurge on a high end package. The cheap packages probably weren't worth it when it was giving you beta access, sure as hell aren't worth it when its just head start.
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# ? Jan 10, 2016 22:53 |
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No unless you think you can snipe "Goku".
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# ? Jan 10, 2016 22:53 |
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TheRagamuffin posted:Is it worth buying in early just for head start at this point? I'm tempted by the lowest package, but if release is already really close, I'm wondering if I shouldn't just wait and spend that money on Black Desert instead (since there's no F2P option there). I wouldn't bother with the lowest buy-in option at all at this point, really. A few days head start won't matter much, and there's probably going to be server issues on top of that, anyway. Just blow the money on BDO if you want, since that'll be your only option to play it for the foreseeable future.
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# ? Jan 10, 2016 23:34 |
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I forget, can you upgrade founders packs? I see myself playing this for a good long while, from my experience with the foreign servers.
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# ? Jan 10, 2016 23:37 |
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Ciaphas posted:I forget, can you upgrade founders packs? I see myself playing this for a good long while, from my experience with the foreign servers. Yes, go to the buy page while logged in I think. https://support.bladeandsoul.com/hc/en-us/articles/206139206-How-Do-I-Upgrade-My-Blade-Soul-Founder-s-Pack-
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# ? Jan 10, 2016 23:38 |
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Ciaphas posted:I forget, can you upgrade founders packs? I see myself playing this for a good long while, from my experience with the foreign servers. Yes, join me in upgrading to the ultimate package for suckers* *I'm gonna play every class eventually and am a sucker for cash shop outfits so gently caress it.
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# ? Jan 11, 2016 01:42 |
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The assistant producer at NCsoft for NA Blade and Soul is on Twitch right now on his personal stream playing on the Taiwanese servers and answering viewer questions. http://www.twitch.tv/babbletr0n
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# ? Jan 11, 2016 01:58 |
Marverick posted:The assistant producer at NCsoft for NA Blade and Soul is on Twitch right now on his personal stream playing on the Taiwanese servers and answering viewer questions. im asking him about the tit windows in the armor and saying thank you for them
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# ? Jan 11, 2016 02:11 |
can i use some of the points I get in the $25 pack to buy a VIP membership
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# ? Jan 11, 2016 02:55 |
Eonwe posted:can i use some of the points I get in the $25 pack to buy a VIP membership oh, this isn't a currency, lol, its some like VIP level thing
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# ? Jan 11, 2016 02:58 |
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Eonwe posted:oh, this isn't a currency, lol, its some like VIP level thing Yeah the premium points just decide what level of bonuses you get when you have premium running. Here's a handy chart. At this point the $25 pack just gives you headstart and some lovely titles.
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# ? Jan 11, 2016 03:06 |
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cathead posted:Yeah the premium points just decide what level of bonuses you get when you have premium running. Here's a handy chart. Eh, I'll probably end up getting that because I'm an impatient baddie.
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# ? Jan 11, 2016 03:17 |
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Krakatoah posted:Eh, I'll probably end up getting that because I'm an impatient baddie. Embrace consumerism to fill the emptiness inside you.
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# ? Jan 11, 2016 03:22 |
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chumbler posted:Embrace consumerism to fill the emptiness inside you. I bought Wildstar, I have already made some of the worst monetary decisions as is, but at least this one won't be too much of a bad idea.
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# ? Jan 11, 2016 03:27 |
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I bought the masters pack because i'm dumb
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# ? Jan 11, 2016 08:59 |
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teknologik posted:I bought the masters pack because i'm dumb I just bought it, too. Surely this will go better than MWO and Wildstar.
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# ? Jan 11, 2016 09:10 |
Be sure to post all of the drama that happens in this thread so that those of us playing dragon's dogma instead can live vicariously through all of you
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# ? Jan 11, 2016 09:12 |
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Where do you go for name reservations at 6pm (best time zone time), is it somewhere in the account options?
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# ? Jan 11, 2016 11:22 |
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You log on and make your character.
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# ? Jan 11, 2016 11:24 |
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LITERALLY MY FETISH posted:Be sure to post all of the drama that happens in this thread so that those of us playing dragon's dogma instead can live vicariously through all of you I didn't even realize that was the 15th, I might need to rethink some decisions here.
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# ? Jan 11, 2016 11:24 |
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I thought getting the cheapest pack gave you extra character slots, whoops . At least I've got this weekend free to decide just how oily do I want my ~*pretty anime princess*~ to be.
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# ? Jan 11, 2016 12:39 |
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Arzachel posted:I thought getting the cheapest pack gave you extra character slots, whoops . At least I've got this weekend free to decide just how oily do I want my ~*pretty anime princess*~ to be. The packs seems pretty badly priced to me, as the cheapest pack just looks like trash and the next cheapest option after that is 75$ which is a big fat Noooope from me.
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# ? Jan 11, 2016 19:01 |
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Gwyrgyn Blood posted:The packs seems pretty badly priced to me, as the cheapest pack just looks like trash and the next cheapest option after that is 75$ which is a big fat Noooope from me. Probably trying to recoup their losses from WildStar by luring in idiots like me with Christmas bonuses to blow.
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# ? Jan 11, 2016 20:05 |
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Even though I can play both, I am completely incapable of deciding between Assassin for Summoner. I tried Summoner during one beta and liked it quite a bit but could do next to nothing at low-level PvP, which isn't even my focus.
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# ? Jan 11, 2016 20:13 |
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Assassins are amazing at low level PVP which is pretty much the reason I'm going to play this.
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# ? Jan 11, 2016 20:28 |