Destructoid:
Do you have time for another MMO? NCSoft sure hopes you do, as the long awaited localization of Blade & Soul has finally arrived this week. It was released in Korea in 2012 and took the country by storm, and now, nearly four long years later, it's available in the West.
I took it for a spin, and found a mix of both fresh ideas and stubborn legacy concepts.
"NCSOFT are today very happy and excited to announce that they have just released the ”Symphony of Destruction” update for their sexy MMORPG “Blade & Soul”." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
"NCSOFT are today very happy and excited to announce that they have just released the"Dawn of Darkness" update for their sexy MMORPG “Blade & Soul”." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
""Blade & Soul", the martial arts-themed fantasy MMORPG from NCSOFT – is giving its Greatsword wielding class a new specialization in the "Infinite Inferno" update, which is now available for free for all players." - NCSOFT.
Tera was developed by ex-Ncsoft devs who modeled concept art/data from the unfinished lineage 3 that never released. Some would say the devs from NCSoft stole designs from the races of BnS when Tera was made, due to the fact they were made while still under NCsofts roof. However, it was more a case of NCsoft being butthurt that they designed Teras assests while still employed by them, therefore they felt they owned everything despite having no patent rule against it.