Beta is Coming

Apha Rewards

The reward system will be based on which level you achieved during the Alpha. Each tier will give increasing rewards. All previous tiers will be awarded as well, so if you reach Tier 3, you will also get the rewards from Tier 1 and Tier 2.The rewards will also carry over through Beta, which means that you will receive all of the rewards again after the full launch.

The tiers and rewards are as follows:

• Tier 1: Reach level 70 - 10K NX
• Tier 2: Reach level 100 - 10K Additional NX
• Tier 3: Reach level 120 - 10K Additional NX, Pink Bean Chair (This will be the ONLY way to obtain this chair. HIGHLY Exclusive ;))
• Tier 4: Reach level 150 - 10K Additional NX, Alpha Medal (name to be determined), +4 all stats, 250 hp/mp
• Tier 5: Reach level 200, 10k Additional NX, Elite Alpha Medal (name to be determined) Same stats as Alpha Medal, just an extra bit of flex. ^^, 5 Horizons Points (Donor Points! Will be implemented SoonTM)

The Goal of Beta Testing

We want to use the Beta to focus on finetuning the server. The focus will be on:

• Class balance, finetuning of damage numbers and skills. We have a good core now, but we want to do more testing on the exact numbers to make sure every class is viable.
• Economy balance. Make sure there are enough meso sinks to keep inflation in check, and make sure not too many mesos enter the game. This will ensure a healthy economy. Also make sure that there are no economy breaking items, costing triple meso cap for example.
• Gear balance. We want to make sure that there is a rewarding gear progression flow. We will continue to rebalance items and their stats to achieve this.
• Incentivise player to player trading. This allows us to test how the economy will form and what we can do to keep it stable.
• Streamline the journey. We want to ensure that all levels feel fresh and rewarding, and that there are always options to choose from in terms of how you want to level up.
• Back-end optimisations. Stronger encryption, anti-cheat, autoban, those kinds of things that will make managing the server easier for us and ensure that hackers do not ruin your experience.
• Continuous bug-fixing. There are a lot of bugs on our back log that did not require attention because they were not game-breaking. For alpha, this was fine, but for beta we want to address more of the lower priority bugs and issues.
• Leveling variety. We also want to give people options as to where they can level. Right now there is a very straightforward path of "optimal" grinding spots, but we want to offer alternatives. PQ's, different leveling spots, bossing, all of those should be viable!
• Cosmetics! New NX, New Hairs, New Faces, New Chairs, etc. etc. Alpha was not the time for implementing cosmetics yet, but now we can start importing more cosmetics so you can show off your drip. <-- cool kid talk here
• Donor rewards. We are going to implement Donor Rewards, to ensure that we can keep the server running and cover the costs. Rest assured though, because there will NEVER BE ANY ADVANTAGE TO DONATING. The rewards will be purely cosmetic or at least not benefiting you in any way.

Beta Rates

To balance this out, we will also Lower the rates. Right now they are too high to ensure that we can balance all stages of the game accordingly. People can reach level 200 in a week, which is too fast right now. That being said, we don't want it to be too tedious, especially since we're not in a full launch yet.

The new rates for Beta will be:
2x drop (was 4x)
2x meso (was 5x)

The current EXP curve is progressive. The Beta curve will also be progressive, but approximately halved. The new rates will be:
0-20   : 5x exp  (was 10)
20-40  : 6x exp  (was 10)
40-60  : 7x exp  (was 15)
60-80  : 8x exp  (was 20)
80-100 : 10x exp (was 25)
100-120: 12x exp (was 30)
120-140: 14x exp (was 35)
140-160: 16x exp (was 40)
160-180: 20x exp (was 50)
180-200: 25x exp (was 60)

We are open to any feedback on the rates. They might be lowered further or increased a bit based on how we feel the progression speed is during Beta.

A Big Thanks

Finally we want to give a big shoutout for your awesome dedication and hard work during the Alpha phase! Your feedback is extremely valuable, and your efforts hugely appreciated. Thanks a ton for making this journey awesome and we hope you will stay an integral part of the development process!