Bless Unleashed News

The Stress CBT registration period has been extended to November 2nd, 2020.
If you have not registered, do not miss the extended opportunity!

Since the registration has been extended, the dates for the Test Key distribution and other events are listed below.
Once the key has been registered in the Steam Library, you may start the pre-download process of the client.

■ Extension of Steam CBT Registration

• The registration has been extended to November 2nd (Mon) 2020 until 23:59
  
• Register now via link provided. (Link - https://forms.gle/sVnBWWsMTrkzXUoA6)
  

■ Test Key Distribution

• Due to the registration extension, the Test Key will be distributed in two group.
  
• Key Distribution
  
• 1st Group: The distribution starts on Nov. 3th for the winners who registered by Oct. 30th.
  
• 2nd Group: The distribution starts on Oct. 30th for the winners who registered by Oct. 29th.
  

■ Final Schedule of Steam CBT

• The Closed Beta Testing duration are as follow,
  
• UTC: 11/5(Thu) AM 00:00 ~ 11/8(Sun) PM 23:59
  
• PST: 11/4(Wed) PM 16:00 ~ 11/8(Sun) PM 15:59
  
• CET: 11/5(Thu) AM 01:00 ~ 11/9(Mon) AM 00:59
  

■ Pre-download

• Pre-download is available once the Steam Test Key has been successfully registered.
  
• For smoother testing, we encourage our players to start the pre-download as early as possible.
  

[Instructions]

1. Login to Steam > "Games" in menu > "Activate a Product on Steam"
   
2. Input Steam Key on Product Activation window.
   
3. Once the Steam Key has been successfully registered, Bless Unleashed will be added in the Library.
   
4. Select Bless Unleashed and click "Install". Run the launcher and download the client.
   

For questions and inquiries regarding Steam Closed Beta, visit our Discord channel.

[Official Channels]

• Discord: https://discord.gg/round8studio
  
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/round8studio
  
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8tkrGUSLNzBOeQ6My4M0qQ/featured
  
• Official Homepage: https://www.blessunleashedpc.com/
  

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How can we obtain a new mount? In the Stress Test, I was only able to find a sheep.Players can obtain mounts through various ways such as campaigns, Treasure Box rewards, achievements, rare drops from Boss Monsters, completing Treasure Map fragments, and VIP rewards.

Is there a contact/form for content creators to reach out to regarding access to the upcoming cbt in November?As we mentioned in a previous Dev's Discussion, we are currently discussing different methods to work with content creators. There are no plans yet for content creator activity for the upcoming CBT in November. However, users will be informed as soon as decisions are finalized so please keep a look out for updates in the future.

Is it allowed to Stream Bless Unleashed during the CBT period?Yes, players can live-stream during the CBT.

How can we recognize the official steam account to accept the friend request for the screenshot event?The official steam account ID for Bless Unleashed PC is "round8studio". All friend requests have been sent to the selected participants so please make sure to check your notifications if you were selected.

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To our passionate and devoted players,

I would like to express the deepest gratitude to everyone who was able to participate in our recent Bless Unleashed Steam Stress Test. Despite the short testing window, we were able to obtain valuable insights and verify the technical aspects during the testing period which would aid in more stable service for our PC launch.

And the studio still holds dearly to the promise we made with our players and community in improving Bless Unleashed PC based on the feedback and suggestions from our users. And as always, we are still actively monitoring and reviewing feedback provided to us currently and foreseeable futures in our upcoming tests to accurately pinpoint areas of improvements needed for the successful PC launch of Bless Unleashed.

And with that, I would like to briefly share with you the direction we are headed with the improvements based on our recent testing.

• In-game UI/UX Improvements for friendlier, more accessible controls for PC
  The studio is well aware of the current work-in-progress UI/UX portion of the game. Due to Bless Unleashed's original design for being optimized for the console platform, we are currently making drastic improvements to feel comfortable and compatible with our PC users. And the countless feedback received during the short testing period has been a great asset in guiding the direction of our UI/UX improvements. We will be continuously monitoring player feedback on the matter in our future testing to provide our players with the most optimized game experience for our PC users.
  

• Feedback regarding Combat Speed.
  Improvements regarding the combat speed will be made in time for our PC launch. To explain briefly, options to increase the combat speed will be implemented which players can unlock by collecting various items and pieces of equipment. Also, players will be able to upgrade specific Blessings which will also improve the overall speed of the combat. This would provide a new type of combat experience to our players and the studio is aggressively accelerating the development process for this feature for our PC launch.
  

• Discomfort in the combat controls/flow
  The objective of the recent Stress Test was to verify the technical aspects of the game to provide a smoother, more optimized gameplay environment to our players. This forced us to funnel all of our players into one server which was located in North America at the time of the testing. This caused high ping and latency issues for users outside of North America. But our next upcoming tests will have appropriate region-based servers in place which will address the issue.
  

• Graphic Quality/Optimization
  The initial graphic settings are to be set automatically based on the player’s PC hardware configuration. There was an issue where the initial graphic settings were set in Low settings for a specific cohort of graphic cards. And as we announced through the in-game announcement, adjusting the Graphic settings would fix the issue. But we are fixing the issue so the automatic graphic settings for the initial start of the game are functioning properly for the specific graphic cards.
  

• Game Guides
  Unfortunately, the Game Guide was not displayed before the Testing period. The delay was due to the preparation of supporting various languages for the game. But we are currently in-progress to reinforce the current game guides and have it openly accessible before our upcoming beta testings. We are committed to providing in-depth, comprehensive game-related guides to our players.
  

As mentioned above, the studio is reviewing every single feedback and suggestion from our recent testing concurrently designing and developing new content for future updates. While all the feedback may not be implemented, our strive to make adjustments and improvements to the game based on our player base is always on-going.

Again, thank you all for your participation, and hope to see you all in our upcoming CBT and official launch of Bless Unleashed PC.

Sincerely,
Koven Park, Production Director - Round 8 Studio

1. Is there open world pvp in the game? Open World PVP is possible starting from a specific character level.
   However, please note that Open World PVP is only available in regions where PVP is available.
   
   
2. Will BUPC be available for Russia or the RU region? Bless Unleashed PC is available to play in Russia. However, Russian language (Text, Voice) is not supported at this time. Russian localization will continue to be reviewed.
   
3. If someone didn't get a chance to participate in the Stress Test, will there be a chance to participate in a CBT? Definitely. We are planning to accept additional registration for the upcoming CBT aside from Stress Test participants.
   The CBT registration schedule will soon be announced on our website. Kindly register during the registration period.
   
4. Can I reuse a deleted character name in the futuer? All information in regards to character will be reset after the Stress Test.
   The character's name will be reset as well, so the used name will not be preempted for the CBT.
   
5. When connecting accounts using an email that contains more than one Steam account, which Steam account do I get connected to? The Steam account used for launching the Bless Unleashed PC will be linked. Also, it is possible to use a different email from the registered email in Steam.
   
6. What happens if I link my account using an email that is not signed up for a Steam account? Email for linking can be different from the registered email in Steam. We recognize the linking by the Steam_ID confirmed by the Steam Platform.
   
   
7. If you couldn't make it in the Stress Test, but was able to start downloading/etc, are you still qualified to participate in the CBT? If you registered the Steam Key in Steam for the Bless Unleashed PC Stress Test, you are qualified for the upcoming CBT.

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