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The best source of soulstones is SSP, and good luck doing it without PvE gear. The fact that an opposing faction is allowed to intervene is very minor
The distinction that needs to be made is in the gearing
Arena PvP is bolstered and gear independent. It is strictly PvP, with no involvement of the NPCs. It is a very distinctive playstyle.
All other activities in the game are based on the PvE achieved gear, and you can only succeed if you are PvE geared. The best source of soulstones is SSP, and good luck doing it without PvE gear. The fact that an opposing faction is allowed to intervene is very minor. Play on a dominant faction on your server, and it is a purely PvE battle.
Now, the threshold to get rewards in SSP is so high that in this game where going for 40 min without earning anything is not acceptable is a horrible, horrible, horrible thing, but what can you do. The SSP is designed to only give more to those who are already geared, while barring those who are not, and that's the main flaw of the design.
That's the usual dilemma: to get BNS Gold you need gear, to get gear you need blade and soul gold. SS are also the cheapest commodity compared to all other million mats you need. If you are a consummate PvEer, you can run the dungeon with your friend, and split stuff like Poharan's perfumes and Machismos and get the soulstones.
You'll be getting what you want and doing what you like. You have far more options in the main stream gear than an Arena player (or anyone w/o the mainstream gear ).
Now, if by saying you are a PvE'er and meaning you prefer a solo/small party play that does not run the dungeons either, well, this game is not going to let you gear up too far on that, so, well, just do what you can.
Seriously, if that was instituted, than every other material should be tied to the OW PvP or arenas as well.
May
Blade And Soul Dungeons issues need to be fixed
Second type of player New players, and Bots..I figure there are people that would like me just to summarize these types of individuals. Sometimes, there is a big difference between new gamers to the community, also bots in general aspects
Feb
Blade And Soul is Pay to Win? or Not?
As BNS update the max level to 50, entire weapon transformation system will change (based on KR BNS).
Feb
Up to now, there are problems existing in blade and soul
We truly understand your frustrations about the gold sellers and bots and hopefully we'll resolve that issue sooner rather than later.
Apr
Issues That Deserve Blade And Soul Dev Responses
If it was pretty well guaranteed that the party had the resources to complete the dungeon assuming the skill level was there some folks might be a bit more confident in joining for higher level content
Feb
The truth behind the Blade And Soul Summoner hate
You probably answered to most of the questions with a yes and are genuinely mad about one of the 7 classes. If not you probably dont have a lot of trouble with the game or PvP and dont need to continue to read
Jul
Blade and Soul Beastiary
Blade And Soul world is home to many strange and curious creatures. Between humans and animals are the Beast Kin, but one must always be careful to never confuse the three!
