Bless Online
| Bless Online | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Original title | 블레스 |
| Studio | Neowiz Bless Studio |
| Publisher | Neowiz Games |
| composer | Hans Zimmer |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
Microsoft Windows: May 30, 2018 (Early Access) October 23, 2018 |
| platform | Microsoft Windows |
| Game engine | Unreal Engine 3 |
| genre | MMORPG |
| Game mode | Multiplayer |
| language | English , German |
Bless Online (OT: korean. 블레스, Beulleseu ) was an MMORPG developed by Neowiz Games , which was released as an Early Access version on May 30, 2018 . In June 2019, the discontinuation of the service was announced as of September 9, 2019. Since then, the Bless Online servers have been shut down.
action
Bless takes place in a fantasy world. The main story revolves around a decades-long war between two factions, that of Hieron and that of Union. The game world is separated by different zones. Players can choose the race and class of their character, with the race determining which faction they belong to. Players can take part in PvP battles to improve the strength of their faction. Won battles grant new quests and resources.
Production notes
Bless was announced as BLESS in 2011 . Bless was developed using Unreal Engine 3, a game engine from Epic Games. In 2017, game publisher Aeria Games reported that it would not release the game. Then Neowiz began to self-publish the game. In July 2017, Neowiz Games announced a rebuild project to improve the game in many aspects. At TwitchCon 2017, Neowiz finally announced a release in 2018 and that Bless will be available on Steam as part of the Early Access program. In Early Access, the game will be translated into English, German and Russian. Two mobile games based on the Bless IP that Unreal Engine 4 uses have also been announced.
On March 21, 2018, the developer and publisher Neowiz made another announcement. So you'll Bless in May 2018 as part of the Early Access program with a so-called buy-to-play publishing model on Steam. Here, the player acquires the game through a one-time purchase and then has unlimited access to it. The developer emphasized that one would like to avoid so-called “pay-to-win” (“pay to win”), a model in which there is a strong advantage for additionally paying players. Despite being published in the Early Access program, there will be no further "data wipe", that is to say resetting of the scores, when switching to the full version. The release in May is therefore to be regarded as a soft launch .
On October 4, 2018, it was announced that Bless would be fully released on October 23, 2018. In addition, publisher and developer Neowiz emphasized that they want to present Bless to as many people as possible and thus switch to the free-to-play model. Players who have previously purchased Bless should receive compensation in the form of in-game items.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bless Online. In: Steam Community Hub. Retrieved December 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Date of publication. Retrieved April 12, 2018 .
- ↑ Bless Online: Announcement of the termination of the Bless Online service. In: Steam Community Hub. Retrieved December 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Backstory . Retrieved April 12, 2018 .
- ↑ NEOWIZ GAMES Announces Unreal Engine 3-Powered MMORPG 'BLESS'. In: Epic Games. 2011, accessed December 27, 2019 .
- ↑ NEOWIZ GAMES Gets Unreal with New Fantasy MMORPG BLESS. In: MMOHuts. November 8, 2012, accessed October 11, 2013 .
- ↑ Bless Online to Show Up at TwitchCon 2017 This Month. In: mmosite. October 15, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017 .
- ^ Bless Online Announced Rebuild Project for Future Global Release. In: mmosite. July 17, 2017, accessed December 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Bless - New Unreal Engine 4 mobile game announced by Neowiz. In: MMOCulture. April 26, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Date of publication. Retrieved April 12, 2018 .
- ↑ Business Model and… Early Access? Accessed March 28, 2018 (English).
- ↑ bless online official release date & f2p model announcement. Accessed October 4, 2018 .