The current buy bsn items stats, effect and upgrade cost for new weapons in the test server will be adjusted and do not represent the final product to be released into the official server.
The official code name for S1/S2.5 weapon = E1 while the code name for S2.8 = N1. The official code name for new weapons (S2.6 , S2.7) = E2. N1 weapon is by definition superior to E2.
However, there will be overlapping of stats between higher tier E2 and lower tier N1. The power of max level E2 will be approximately equal to that of Lv10 N1.
The purpose of introducing E buy Blade and Soul items 2 is to split the stats growth from Lv8 to lv12 S2.5 into a more gradual increment: 4 level of S2.5 is split to 8 level S2.7. The success rate of new weapons will be increased as well. Only gold and bound materials will be consume in case of failure while Blade and Soul Gold NA-Yunwa the tradable materials remain intact.
New N2 weapons, which is stronger than N1 will be released soon. N1 weapon can be evolved directly into N2 weapon.
The growth of N2 weapons will be pretty similar to low level of N1 weapons.
N2 weapons will be released soon in the upcoming summer holidays, along with various new contents.
N2 + E2 weapon will be combined in the upcoming summer holiday update.
Weapon progression will be how to get Blade and Soul gold updated annually.
