{"id":4265,"date":"2017-09-30T08:28:16","date_gmt":"2017-09-30T08:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.indiesmasher.com\/wp\/2017\/09\/30\/betawatch-final-alpha-is-go-for-legends-of-aria-september-29-2017-2\/"},"modified":"2017-09-30T08:28:16","modified_gmt":"2017-09-30T08:28:16","slug":"betawatch-final-alpha-is-go-for-legends-of-aria-september-29-2017-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiesmasher.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/30\/betawatch-final-alpha-is-go-for-legends-of-aria-september-29-2017-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Betawatch: Final alpha is go for Legends of Aria (September 29, 2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.indiesmasher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/betawatch-epl-929-860x280-3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Well, <em>Legends of Aria<\/em> fans, it\u2019s the final\u2026 alpha? That doesn\u2019t sound like a 1980s power ballad line at all, someone should get on that. But yes, this is the final alpha for the game ahead of its upcoming Steam launch. There\u2019s no date for said launch just yet, though, so you may as well get into the alpha testing now (assuming you already have access or want to drop the money on it).<\/p>\n<p>Do we have more beta news? Of course we do. There\u2019s always more news.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>OrbusVR<\/em> is showing off artificing and the runes used therein while prepping for a mid-week stress test on October 4th. There\u2019s new networking tech, you see. Have to make sure that stands up to stress.<\/li>\n<li><em>Kritika Online<\/em> has most definitely made it to full launch now, so we can stop acting like it isn\u2019t launched. Look, that might seem minor, but when you see so many games technically linger in \u201copen beta\u201d for an eternity, you learn to appreciate it.<\/li>\n<li>So, what are things looking like for <em>Conan Exiles<\/em> with about half a year until it fully releases? Why not check in directly? It would welcome you.<\/li>\n<li><em>Wild West Online<\/em> decided to wrap up its technical alpha a bit early, moving on to the next stage of testing faster than anticipated so that you won\u2019t have to languish through as many early and untested portions when you next mosey on over.<\/li>\n<li>Oh, and that <em>Fortnite<\/em> PvP mode? It seems to be doing all right for itself. We invite the members of our audience with familiar pattern recognition skills to breathe a long, slow sigh at this news.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also, there\u2019s a list. It\u2019s on a list; it must be true if it\u2019s in a <em>list<\/em>, like charts in tabletop RPGs. Why not see what\u2019s on the list? Why not let us know your thoughts on this week\u2019s beta news or share your comments from beta testing you\u2019re allowed to talk about? Why not build yourself a chicken costume just in case that becomes a pressing need in your life? Rhetorical questions are fun.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.indiesmasher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/intesting-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As always, we consider an MMO to be in <strong>open<\/strong> testing if it features free, public signups and will server wipe prior to launch. An MMO is marked in\u00a0<strong>closed<\/strong> testing if it\u2019s running a\u00a0private test phase that cannot freely be accessed by the general public; it\u2019s usually under NDA as well. Early access and crowdfunded MMOs whose tests we deem legitimate will be included. So-called \u201copen beta\u201d soft-launch MMOs with cash shops, no sign of launch in the west, or limited interest for our readers will not be listed; we also do not list expansions, with occasional exceptions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AdventureQuest 3D<\/strong>: Open beta<br \/>\n<strong>Boundless<\/strong>: Donor alpha<br \/>\n<strong>Camelot Unchained<\/strong>:\u00a0Backer alpha<br \/>\n<strong>Children of Ur<\/strong>: Open alpha<br \/>\n<strong>Citadel: Forged with Fire<\/strong>: Early access<br \/>\n<strong>Crowfall<\/strong>: Backer pre-alpha<br \/>\n<strong>Cube World<\/strong>: Closed alpha<br \/>\n<strong>Dauntless<\/strong>: Closed beta<br \/>\n<strong>Dark and Light<\/strong>: Early access<br \/>\n<strong>DayZ<\/strong>: Early access<br \/>\n<strong>Divergence Online<\/strong>:\u00a0Alpha<br \/>\n<strong>Edengrad<\/strong>: Early access<br \/>\n<strong>Eleven<\/strong>:\u00a0Closed alpha<br \/>\n<strong>Ever, Jane<\/strong>: Open beta<br \/>\n<strong>Gloria Victis<\/strong>: Early access on Steam<br \/>\n<strong>H1Z1: King of the Kill<\/strong>:\u00a0Paid early access<br \/>\n<strong>HEX<\/strong>:\u00a0Unofficial open beta<br \/>\n<strong>Just Survive<\/strong>: Paid early access<br \/>\n<strong>Kritika Online<\/strong>: Open beta<br \/>\n<strong>Legends of Aria<\/strong>: Final alpha on September 21st, formerly known as Shards Online<br \/>\n<strong>Life is Feudal<\/strong>: Closed beta<br \/>\n<strong>Line of Defense<\/strong>: Early access, removed from Steam<br \/>\n<strong>Mu Legend<\/strong>: Closed beta, open beta in September<br \/>\n<strong>MyDream<\/strong>: Closed testing open to donors<br \/>\n<strong>OrbusVR<\/strong>: Closed beta events<br \/>\n<strong>Origins of Malu<\/strong>:\u00a0Development moving forward on battleground experience, MMO suspended<br \/>\n<strong> Osiris: New Dawn<\/strong>: Early access<br \/>\n<strong>Paladins<\/strong>: Open beta<br \/>\n<strong>Paragon<\/strong>: Open beta<br \/>\n<strong>Pathfinder Online<\/strong>: Subscription \u201cearly enrollment\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Project Genom<\/strong>: Closed alpha<br \/>\n<strong>Project Gorgon<\/strong>: Free, open testing<br \/>\n<strong>SamuTale<\/strong>: Closed alpha<br \/>\n<strong>Star Citizen<\/strong>: Backer alpha<br \/>\n<strong>Stash<\/strong>: Backer alpha<br \/>\n<strong>The Black Death<\/strong>: Early access alpha<br \/>\n<strong>The Culling<\/strong>: Early access testing<br \/>\n<strong>The Exiled<\/strong>: Early access; formerly Das Tal<br \/>\n<strong>The Repopulation<\/strong>: Closed alpha<br \/>\n<strong>Tribal Wars 2<\/strong>: Open testing<br \/>\n<strong>TUG<\/strong>: Steam early access alpha<br \/>\n<strong>Valiance Online<\/strong>: Alpha testing<br \/>\n<strong>Wild Terra<\/strong>: Steam early access<br \/>\n<strong>Worlds Adrift<\/strong>: Closed beta<\/p>\n<div><em>Yes, MMO gamers, you too can perform the unpaid quality-control work otherwise known as game testing! Check out Massively Overpowered\u2019s\u00a0Betawatch every week for a run-down of MMOs that are still on the road to reality.<\/em><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>SHARE THIS ARTICLE<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.indiesmasher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/twitter-3.png\" \/><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.indiesmasher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/facebook-3.png\" \/><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.indiesmasher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/googleplus-3.png\" \/><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.indiesmasher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/reddit-3.png\" \/><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.indiesmasher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/email2-3.png\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, Legends of Aria fans, it\u2019s the final\u2026 alpha? 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