Dear Community. Before we move on to the open beta and then release shortly after, we need your help with a massive initial stress test early next week.
We will be releasing a new patch shortly before that - the stress test will run with that new version.
We need as many players online as possible for us to get some core data that will determine quite a few important steps we'll have to take.

EVERYBODY will be able to participate in that test.

UPDATE: STRESS TEST TONIGHT, 20th of January , at 21.30 gmt +1.

Every registered account will be able to log in around 20:30 to take some stress of the login server and give you guys a better chance to spread out in the world.
DON'T form large player clusters please - we need to test ALL the nodes at once.

Login is now OPEN for everybody!

Not only current beta testers. During the test, which will last for about 1-2 hours, everybody who set up an account using the shop page (completing step 1) will be able to participate.


This will not be an "entertainment" event, which doesn't mean it won't be fun.

Dear Community. Before we move on to the open beta and then release shortly after, we need your help with a massive initial stress test early next week.
We will be releasing a new patch shortly before that - the stress test will run with that new version.
We need as many players online as possible for us to get some core data that will determine quite a few important steps we'll have to take.

EVERYBODY will be able to participate in that test.

Not only current beta testers. During the test, which will last for about 1-2 hours, everybody who set up an account using the shop page (completing step 1) will be able to participate.

Details about the exact date and time will be posted here early next week.

This will not be an "entertainment" event, which doesn't mean it won't be fun.

Please make sure to share this information with your guilds, your fan communities and all your friends, in the game a...

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