The UI interface for attacks is rather unwieldy to understand, since more than several moves are context-sensitive, but a little practice goes a long way.

On top of that, the class has a moveset of CC attacks which grows in variety as more moves are unlocked as you earn higher levels. More than that, if you find yourself needing to heal often, you're doing it wrong. Apart from dumplings which only work outside combat and healing potions that work off a long cooldown, most of your healing is done through landing hits (if you navigate your skill tree appropriately). Case in point, there is no healing class in Blade & Soul. No matter which of the seven classes you select, from the melee-focused Destroyer and Kung Fu Master, to the more ranged Force Master and Summoner, you will need to be proficient in combat. The fact that some enemies are copied and pasted into later sections doesn't help either.įortunately, the combat system has the active engagement and intricacy similar to a fighting game like Street Fighter that quests aren't as boring as they would be otherwise. In between these quests are even more fetch-and-kill quests in the form of side missions that are technically optional (and not voiced like the main story missions) but are the fastest way to earn experience points so that you can reach the level cap of 45. While the characters you meet aren't necessarily forgettable, there are enough required fetch quests and kill quests to make the adventure a slog, and you don't spend enough time with most of the NPCs before you need to move on to the next area with a whole brand new set of NPCs. That said, don't be surprised if by the time you're Level 20 that you begin forgetting what the story is about in the first place. As more motivation, Jinsoyun and her cohorts are messing with the balance of chi everywhere and has actually inflicted a curse on your body that's corrupting your soul, so you might as well follow the breadcrumbs of the cat-and-mouse chase anyway. From there, you awaken on a nearby continent and are caught up in a war between pirates and guards-the first of many plot points that occur as you continue to wander through the three beautifully-styled major areas of the game. Following the trope of many kung fu movies, the story begins with you training at the Hongmoon School of martial arts when a nefarious group led by a mysterious woman named Jinsoyun kills your master and flings you off a cliff into the waters below.

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