Your Weekly Byte Of MMORPG News: Bless Online NA/EU Release, Ascent Infinite Realm Faction Update, MapleStory 2 Closed Beta Ends

So let’s start off with Bless.
The Bless Team revealed that Early Access is slated for May 30th, with the a 2-day head start for Founder’s.
They confirmed that the base game will be $30, with the standard edition being $40, the deluxe version being $70, and finally the collector’s edition being $150.
There will be 2 classes missing when they launch the game – Mystic and Assassin.
They also confirmed there shouldn’t be any pay to win.
I have a video talking about everything in much greater detail – Click here to make your way there.
So mark the date on your calendar! I’ll be in for the head start!

With the closed beta now being over, people have had a taste of what MapleStory 2 is like.
I uploaded my first impressions of the game (shameless plug), and I will admit I had a lot of fun. Possibly more fun than I thought was possible from a Nexon game.
If that was the game we got at launch, I could fully back it. However, they altered parts of the game to make the beta easier to progress through and access for players.
This means that the game we play will be vastly different, and filled with what is likely to be much heavier pay to win, or at least pay for a huge advantage items.
Official First Impressions Review for MapleStory 2

For those of you waiting for anything regarding A:IR, I have a little tidbit for you. Something to whet your appetite just a little.
Earlier, the A:IR team dropped some information on their official website regarding one of the factions you’ll be finding in-game known as the Black Heralds.
The faction is comprised of three smaller factions: The Grazard, a long dead race of lizard people, the incredibly intelligent Grawise, and the hulking Gradog.
Bluehole will be attempting to release additional information the closer we get to the end of this year.

Earlier this week, Blade and Soul’s producer Jonathan Lien unveiled news of a new Greatsword-wielding tank being added into the game.
If you’re familiar with the Dark Knight from Final Fantasy XIV, then you’ll have a basic understanding of how the new class will work.
It consumes its own HP rather than focus to attack, and that is about as much as we were told.
Users had already datamined info on this class earlier in the month, along with another archer-like class. So keep your eyes peeled for a secondary class announcement in the future!
Additionally, you can expect new Epic Quests, a new 12-player Raid, new Dungeons and more with the next large update.

And here we are, with your weekly dose of TERA!
The console release has been a huge success for the game so far, boasting over 2 million players since it launched.
Which makes sense – the console market is huge, as is the market for MMOs on consoles.
Additionally for PC players – the games latest Gilded Mask update brought with it the ability to finally utilize that Mask slot that has been vacant for so long.
Masks are dropped from a new level 65 dungeon called the Red Refuge.