Master X Master: NCSoft brings Action-MOBA to Europe

NCSoft will bring the MOBA MasterXMaster to the West in the second half of 2016. It is considered a sort of “Asian Heroes of the Storm.”

MOBAs continue to be very popular. Hardly any genre is played so intensively and generates such revenue. Clearly, other companies beside Riot and Valve want to get in on this market.

This includes NCSoft (GW2, Blade and Soul, Aion). The company announced both as publisher and developer the new game Master X Master, short MXM. But with MXM, they don’t just want to copy the well-known MOBA formula; they want to offer something new. During battles, it will be possible for you to quickly switch between two selected heroes, the Masters, using the tag-team system. This is designed to create surprise moments and suddenly shift the battle in new directions.

Become a Master

At the launch of the game, which is set for the second half of 2016, there will be 30 Masters, each with different abilities. These Masters are known heroes and characters from NCSoft games such as Blade & Soul, Guild Wars 2, and WildStar. In addition, there will be plenty of new characters. With hundreds of different Master combinations, they aim to provide a special tactical depth.

From the games we know, WildStar and GW2, they have Rytlock and Mondo in their repertoire.

Active Control

The developers want to place a lot of value on the design of the battlefields, which should not only be tactically challenging but also look stylish – the eye is known to play along.

In addition to the well-known PvP battles in various modes, MXM offers you the opportunity to team up with other players and engage in cooperative PvE missions. Another new feature is the control. While in most MOBAs, you control your heroes via “Point and Click,” in MXM you do so using the WASD keys. This is designed to promote a more active gameplay experience, where even dodging and jumping are important components.

MXM is not meant to play exactly like a typical MOBA, but rather like a mix of MOBA and action RPG. Active, fast, and still tactical. More details about the game will be coming soon.