NCSOFT announces a January 19th launch date for Blade & Soul in North America and Europe, complicating this by noting that they will open name reservations for Disciple and Master Pack purchasers on January 11th, and that the Head Start period for all Founder's Pack purchasers will begin on January 15th. They also plan on another closed beta weekend for the MMOG beginning on Tuesday (we're all in favor of six-day weekends), and those interested in participating can sign up here or guarantee acceptance by picking up a Founder's Pack from the Blade & Soul website. This announcement has details on the launch:

At launch, Blade & Soul will have a max level of 45, with access to the 1v1 Arena, and two dungeons not seen in our recent Closed Beta tests: Blackram Supply Chain, and E. Fleet Supply Chain. A regular cadence of content updates and patches are planned and in-progress, and we’ll have more information on upcoming content soon after release.

We want to thank everyone who has followed the Blade & Soul release in North America and Europe up to this point, and appreciate the love and support you’ve provided. We couldn’t have made this release possible without you!