The upcoming MMORPG Blue Protocol from developer Bandai Namco recently invited some players for a test. Twitch streamer Asmongold also wanted to participate, but the developers banned him immediately.
What kind of tests are these? From March 31 to April 2, Blue Protocol conducted a network test. Participating were allowed to try out the MMORPG and play content up to level 20. This was something the well-known Twitch streamer Asmongold also wanted to do.
During a stream on his secondary account “Zackrawrr”, Asmongold, the most famous MMORPG streamer on Twitch, mentioned that he had tried to participate in the tests.
However, Bandai Namco had stated from the beginning that no one outside Japan would be allowed to participate.
Asmongold still made an attempt
During his stream, viewers informed him that Blue Protocol allegedly immediately bans testers from other countries. Asmongold can confirm this: “That’s something that happened to me too.”
Although the streamer lives in Texas, he made an attempt to try out the MMORPG. “The account I used was banned,” he told his viewers.
For Asmongold, this is not a big deal. He knew that the developers would ban everyone outside of Japan. He is among them. He is not angry about it, Asmongold says (via Youtube).
Bandai Namco would surely have gained a lot of attention through an exception for the largest MMORPG streamer on Twitch. Asmongold has 3.4 million followers on Twitch.
Here you can see the gameplay trailer of Blue Protocol:
Testers from Japan praise the MMORPG
Those living in Japan were allowed to try out Blue Protocol without being banned. The MMORPG mostly received praise from the Japanese testers. Compared to the last test, which took place in 2020, Blue Protocol is said to have developed significantly.
The combat system was particularly praised. Jumping and a dodge roll make it feel dynamic. Furthermore, the character’s abilities change by pressing additional keys. Thus, your character has more skills than testers initially assumed, as auto-attacks can be varied by pressing W-A-S-D.
Players viewed the strong grind of leveling the adventure rank and the side quests, which are said to feel very generic, as negative.
What do you think about Bandai Namco not wanting to make an exception for the largest MMORPG streamer? Do you think that’s right, or should they have let him participate in the tests?
To find out the current status of a global beta, you can find out here:
