So then that kind of begs the question once more of what Blade and Soul NEO Classic Divine Gems is really bringing to the table for those who have been here before. More and more this game is feeling like the best option for those who have never played BandS at all instead of some way to relive the game.

Most of that comes from the fact that gearing up and improving skills continues to feel streamlined, which is most definitely a good thing considering what I recall about the gearing system in this MMORPG. I don’t think I’ve really dug in to all of the hard granular details here, but the UI surrounding gear, soul shards, and accessories just feels… better. Or at least an improvement over the original.

I’ll also point out that a lot of my time in game has indeed been solo as I run through the figurative and sometimes literal tunnels of the game’s leveling path. The only time that I really interacted with others was when one of the side quests commanded me to kill a zone boss. And I’m using the term “interaction” very lightly here; it was less like a coordinated effort and more like a curb stomping of some poor frog creature.

Still, I am having a pretty good time thanks to the Assassin. And I’m glad that I’m starting to enter new-to-me territory in the game’s move through the levels. But then that does prsent a problem for this column in that I’m not really sure what poll choices to offer. This was an expected outcome, of course – it’s the issue that I often run in to when themepark MMOs are the month’s game – but this one feels particularly gnarly. Especially since there are two more weeks left in this month to push through.

So then this does lead me into the only real poll choice that I have at the point of the story that I’m at. I have gotten the item I need to enter this game’s faction-based PvP, which basically works like a flag system only it’s with a gorgeous ao dai instead of a UI toggle. Now anyone who knows me knows that I am not really into PvP whatsoever, but I also do admit that there is a small bit of curiosity in knowing just how absolutely cracked this game can be when another player is the aggressor. Especially considering all of the buttons I’ve got at my disposal.

Now I will point out before I post the poll that I reserve the right to remove this flag at any time, particularly if it starts to impede on my sense of progression or fun. I also reserve the right to just ignore the poll choice completely should I feel like I’m being run over or interrupted from the mission of progressing as far as possible. But I also leave this choice to you in the end. Purely out of morbid and likely dumb curiosity as well as an admission that this buy BnS NEO Divine Gems game is really on-rails, like holy crap you guys.