Blade & Soul's newest update brings a new area, level cap raise, and more.
The Dawn of the Lost Continent update arrives Wednesday, December 6 and immediately raises the level cap from 50 to 55 and increases the Hongmoon level cap to 25.
Part of the new level cap are Hongmoon Ultimate Skills, "class-specific attacks of pure destruction." Hitting the new level cap unlocks them.
The update also expands the Blade & Soul storyline, adding an eighth act sending players "on a mission to awaken Jinsoyun."
There are also four new heroic dungeons in the new area, as well as "heroic solo dungeon" Outlaw Island. All told, the update is the biggest "since the game's launch."
At PAX in August, publisher NCSoft raised a $340,000 Blade & Soul prize pool for the North American regional championships. The event was streamed live on the Blade & Soul Twitch channel. The winners went on to represent North America at the world championships on September 20.
Seth Macy is a writer who is still grinding to hit the level cap of life. Follow him on Twitter @sethmacy.