Bless KR Gets A Content Update, Bless NA Still MIA

The Korean version of Bless will be receiving a big ol' content update starting on April 11th (and a big ol' infographic along with it, in Korean), with the introduction of a new dungeon called the Urdata War Fortress. Thanks to MassivelyOP for bringing this news to our attention. Bless has not done well in Korea, having undergone several server mergers due to a dwindling playerbase, and it looks like this update is hoping to reel some players back in.

Of course, we have extremely limited information regarding the Western release of Bless, under the reclusive banner of Aeria Games. The publisher has again-and-again stressed that they're waiting for Neowiz to overhaul the combat system to bring it in line with Western expectations.

Well, we all played Bless here at MMOs.com, multiple times, and I don't know what needs to be fixed. Bless has fine tab-targeting combat system as is, along with a beautiful soundtrack composed by Hans Zimmer. And changing a game's core mechanic ripples into every other area of gameplay: if a game's dungeon is designed for tab-targeting, how does overhauling to a more action-combat oriented system disturb balance and gameplay? Maybe that's the problem.

Since it doesn't look like we'll be playing Bless in the West anytime soon, you can give it a try on the Russian servers. We have a guide all set up if you want to know how to install and play Bless RU (with an English Patch. And if you're still a little hesitant you can check out our gameplay of a dungeon run below.