Alpha details for Blade & Soul release information
Alpha details for Blade & Soul release information
Hello all! For those interested there's a new MMO coming out in Q1 2016 called Blade and Soul , but they have planned Closed Betas late October, November, and early December . I'm very excited for this game and so are many of my MMO friends and we've been keeping a close eye on information regarding the game. Just today I got an email enclosing a serial code and a downloadable game client for a Alpha Test happening this weekend. Email; So for anyone interested in the game expect leaked screenshots, video gameplay, and other information from this Alpha Test. For example, I can boot into the client and have screenshots of the settings; https://imgur.com/a/G50Ps I'll be updating the thread with video gameplay over the weekend, unless they watermark it or there's a ToS clause(I haven't seen anything of the sort though). *Update 1* So it appears that the game's anticheat system is nProtect GameGuard . Why is this worth mentioning? Well it's basically a rootkit. If you're not comfortable running an anticheat rootkit on your machine, you might want to steer clear of this game completely. As for my opinion I'm not comfortable with it on my machine. However from looking at my machine when the game is on and off, GameGuard's processes and services also turn on and off and doesn't linger when the game isn't on. So it's probably fine, but to me it's still really sketchy to have this on my machine. GameGuard doesn't install, it merely runs alongside the game client, but when you uninstall the game you have to manually delete GameGuard in three locations: in the game's install files(Program Files), SysWOW64 or System32, and supposedly even in the Registry. I can't find it in my Registry, so I don't think it branches in there. For more detailed instructions removing GameGuard go here: http://www.alteredgamer.com/pc-gaming-te...ame-guard/ *Update 2* With the first Alpha weekend closing I have recorded some gameplay for you all here; The class is a Kung Fu Master, I'll try to have some gameplay of the summoner uploaded in the middle of the week. The next Alpha is Oct 16, 10am PDT - Oct 19, 10pm PDT, so expect more people coming in and having gameplay up as well.
A response from a B&S employee on Reddit clarified that there is no NDA in place, suggesting they won't have any concerns about the discussion.
Absolutely, it seems the game is likely to receive a low rating if it hasn't been updated yet. A few friends tried an Asian version earlier, but the lag was too high, so they're hoping for a North American release. Nice to hear you're informed! I haven't checked Reddit lately, so I didn't know about the B&S subreddit.
I wonder how bad the censorship is if there is going to be any. America doesn't play will with anything remotely sexual/nudity. I hope they don't censor then fun out of it (I.E. Make a legit cool looking character look terrible, like they did with TERA I believe.)
I just made the update. I discovered the game uses GameGuard for its anti-cheat system, which is essentially a rootkit. It doesn<|pad|> to install itself, it runs alongside the game client, but I still consider it risky. I wanted to share this info with anyone interested and reading the thread.
Only a small group is chosen when you buy any of the founder's packs. Probably buying the $125 pack doesn't really count, right?
They're increasing the testing phase more slowly than expected because sales exceeded expectations. Invitations were randomly distributed to those who bought the founders pack, with additional invites planned for the second technical alpha before opening to everyone on October 30th. I observed the game wasn't listed in the process list, likely due to bitguard's anti-cheat system, though I'm curious about its effectiveness. Also, you mentioned it was a key logger—are you certain it's not merely a key listener? The former poses a security concern, while the latter isn't a major issue for me.
I've tried it on the Russian server for a while now and really enjoyed it. I'm excited about its upcoming EU release. However, those quests... well, it seems MMOs tend to have repetitive content, and the linear missions are pretty dull. Hopefully their closed beta runs smoothly so we can move on to the open beta soon, especially since this game has been frustrating us for a long time.
GameGuard is a trusted anti-cheat tool. It's been utilized in numerous major multiplayer games over the years. I'm not sure why you're so worried, but I've played many games with it and never encountered any problems.