Betawatch: Pantheon previews primal and possibly problematic PvP


So the Pantheon crew is preparing to add PvP, but the devs are quick to point out that this is raw PvP. So raw that it isn’t balanced or fair and the rewards for doing it are participating in PvP. That’s it. If you are convinced the only way that Pantheon could be better is exactly this feature… well, you will soon get what you want. However, we would caution most of our readers to remember that PvP should only be consumed when heated to a minimum safe temperature of 275 degrees internally. You should be aware of the health risks with raw PvP.

You should also be aware of the health risks associated with the latest Dune Awakening video, although no actual health risks spring to mind. Dehydration, mainly. The latest Nightingale update will not help hydrate you in any particular fashion unless you find learning about Nightingale City to be hydrating, but the developers continually referring to it as a satisfying denouement may prompt anxiety. And the new Pax Dei server may cause shingles. That’s just a thing that happens with new servers. No metaphorical reasons behind it.

Please remember that Betawatch is an accredited and board-certified doctor, which is legally distinct from a doctor. Our medical advice should be used for self-education and entertainment purposes only. Our roundup of beta stories this week and our full list of games in testing should be used for the same purpose but are less likely to offer any medical advice. And if something is wrong there, let us know in the comments.


We consider an MMO to be in open testing if it features free, public signups and will server wipe prior to launch. An MMO is marked in closed testing if it’s running a private test phase that cannot freely be accessed by the general public; it’s often under NDA as well. Early access and crowdfunded MMOs whose tests we deem legitimate will be included. So-called “open beta” soft-launch MMOs with cash shops, no sign of launch in the west, or limited interest for our readers will not be listed, nor will games that are NFT/blockchain scams; we also do not list expansions, with occasional exceptions. Finally, we’ll mark games “malingering” if they’ve been in a certain tier of development for a long time with no clear path to launch.

Closed TestingMultiplayer33 Immortals: Open test upcoming, early access delayed to 2025
Paid AccessLegitimate MMOAbyss: Early access
Paid AccessLegitimate MMOThe Adventurer’s Domain Online: Early access
Open TestingLegitimate MMOAero Tales Online: Early access
Paid AccessMultiplayerAloft: Early access
Paid AccessMultiplayerAmmo and Oxygen: Early access starts November 7th
Closed TestingLegitimate MMOAnvil Empires: Intermittent alpha
Open TestingLegitimate MMOApogea: Open testing
Paid AccessLegitimate MMOArcane Waters: Early access
Closed TestingMultiplayerArc Raiders: Tech beta live, launch planned for 2025
Open TestingLegitimate MMOMalingering in Perpetual TestingArcfall: Pre-alpha
Closed TestingMultiplayerARK 2: Paid early access
Closed TestingMultiplayerArkheron: Closed beta
Open TestingMultiplayerAscendant: Open testing in August
Paid AccessLegitimate MMOAshes of Creation: Alpha two
Closed TestingMultiplayerAshfall: Closed beta
Paid AccessMultiplayerASKA: Early access
Paid AccessMultiplayerBattlebit: Early access
Closed TestingLegitimate MMOBellatores: Closed testing
Paid AccessMultiplayerBellwright: Early access, developers of abandoned Last Oasis
Closed TestingLegitimate MMOBitcraft: Third alpha starts the week of November 11th
Paid AccessMultiplayerBook of Travels: Early access
Open TestingLegitimate MMOBrighter Shores: Early access
Paid AccessLegitimate MMOMalingering in Perpetual TestingCamelot Unchained: Closed beta, planning to launch in late 2025
Paid AccessLegitimate MMOMalingering in Perpetual TestingChronicles of Elyria: Pre-alpha, again
Closed TestingLegitimate MMOChrono Odyssey: Closed testing, launch planned for Q4 2025
Closed TestingLegitimate MMOCinderstone Online: Closed beta
Paid AccessLegitimate MMOMalingering in Perpetual TestingCity of Titans: Alpha
Paid AccessLegitimate MMOCoreborn: Nations of the Ultracore: Early access
Paid AccessLegitimate MMOCorepunk: Early access
Paid AccessMultiplayerCraftopia: Early access
Closed TestingMultiplayerThe Crew Motorfest: Closed testing
Paid AccessMultiplayerMalingering in Perpetual TestingDark and Darker: Paid early access, legal troubles.
Paid AccessLegitimate MMOMalingering in Perpetual TestingDark and Light: Early access (abandoned?)
Closed TestingLegitimate MMOMalingering in Perpetual TestingDarkbind: Closed beta (probably abandoned?)
Paid AccessMultiplayerDawn of Defiance: Early access
Closed TestingMultiplayerDestiny Rising: Closed alpha starts November 1st
Open AccessLegitimate MMODreamworld: Pre-alpha, open playtest until March 16th
Closed TestingLegitimate MMODune Awakening: Closed testing, launch on May 20th
Paid AccessMultiplayerDungeonborne>: Early access
Paid AccessMultiplayerECO: Early access, full launch planned in 2024
Closed TestingLegitimate MMOMalingering in Perpetual TestingEleven: Closed alpha
Paid AccessMultiplayerEnshrouded: Early access
Closed TestingLegitimate MMOEternal Tombs: Pre-alpha resumes October 11th
Closed TestingMultiplayerEVE Vanguard: Early access planned post-November
Paid AccessMultiplayerEvercore Heroes: Paid testing, updates stopping with a focus on a redesign
Closed TestingLegitimate MMOEverCraft Online: Weekend-long open test starts April 19th
Paid AccessMultiplayerFinal Stand: Ragnarok: Early access (officially, really)
Closed TestingMultiplayerFellowship: Closed testing on August 15th
Closed TestingMultiplayerFragPunk: Closed alpha, launch planned for March 6th
Paid AccessMultiplayerFrozen Flame: Early access
Closed TestingMultiplayerHavenhold: Second alpha June 20th
Open TestingLegitimate MMOHomestead: Open alpha
Paid AccessMultiplayerIfSunSets: Early access
Paid AccessLegitimate MMOIlysia: Early access
Open TestingLegitimate MMOInferna: Early access
Closed TestingMultiplayerKing of Meat: Alpha test December 4th through the 14th
Open TestingLegitimate MMOKurtzpel: Closed beta
Open TestingLegitimate MMOLegend of Ares: Open testing ahead of relaunch
Paid AccessLegitimate MMOLegendarium Online: Paid alpha access
Open TestingLegitimate MMOLife is Feudal Arden: Open beta
Closed TestingMultiplayerLost Skies: Pre-alpha
Closed TestingMultiplayerMecha Break: Open beta concluded, launching 2025
Closed TestingMultiplayerMidnight Murder Club: Closed testing this weekend
Closed TestingLegitimate MMOMonsters & Memories: Intermittent pre-alpha
Closed TestingLegitimate MMOMortal Exodus: Closed testing
Paid AccessMultiplayerNecesse: Early access
Paid AccessMultiplayerNightingale: Early access
Open TestingLegitimate MMOOdd Giants: Alpha
Paid AccessMultiplayerMalingering in Perpetual TestingOsiris: New Dawn: Back from the dead, not on Steam any longer
Paid AccessMultiplayerMalingering in Perpetual TestingOutlaws of the Old West: Early access
Paid AccessMultiplayerPalia: Paid “open” beta, planning for launch in Q2
Paid AccessMultiplayerPalworld: Early access
Paid AccessLegitimate MMOPantheon: Early access
Closed TestingLegitimate MMOPast Fate: Closed testing
Paid AccessMultiplayerPath of Exile 2: Early access December 6th
Paid AccessLegitimate MMOPax Dei: Early access
Closed TestingLegitimate MMOPerfect New World: Closed beta
Open TestingLegitimate MMOPow Vista: Open beta (mobile)
Closed TestingMultiplayerProject Crawl: Closed testing
Closed TestingMultiplayerProject Friendship: Beta signups open now
Closed TestingMultiplayerProject Genom: Closed alpha (servers offline, abandoned?)
Paid AccessLegitimate MMOProject Gorgon: Early access beta
Closed TestingMultiplayerProject Loki: Closed beta
Open TestingMultiplayerProject ST: Closed testing, open event ended
Open TestingMultiplayerProsperous Universe: Early access
Paid AccessLegitimate MMOQuinfall: Early access
Closed TestingMultiplayerReturn Alive: Closed beta
Paid AccessLegitimate MMOReign of Guilds: Early access
Open TestingMultiplayerRodent Rumble: Launching next year, playtest on October 11th
Paid AccessLegitimate MMOSamuTale: “Paid closed alpha early access” according to the developer, which is just early access, come on dude
Paid AccessMultiplayerSand: Early access April 3rd
Closed TestingLegitimate MMOScars of Honor: Next test October 26th
Paid AccessLegitimate MMOMalingering in Perpetual TestingSeed: In pre-release, test run starts October 24th
Paid AccessMultiplayerSeekers of Skyveil: Early access
Closed TestingLegitimate MMOShip of Heroes: Beta testing, plans for launch in 2025
Paid AccessMultiplayerShips at Sea: Early access
Open TestingLegitimate MMOSky: Children of Light: Open early access
Paid AccessMultiplayerSkygard Arena: Early access
Open TestingMultiplayerSmite 2: Open beta
Closed TestingLegitimate MMOSoulframe: Open pre-alpha planned for 2025
Paid AccessMultiplayerThe Spell Brigade: Early access
Paid AccessMultiplayerSpellfarers: Early access
Open TestingMultiplayerSupervive: Open testing November 20th
Paid AccessLegitimate MMOMalingering in Perpetual TestingStar Citizen: Backer alpha
Closed TestingLegitimate MMOStar Resonance: Closed beta in China, rebrand of Blue Protocol Mobile following main title’s shutdown
Paid AccessMultiplayerStarbase: Early access open alpha
Closed TestingLegitimate MMOStars Reach: Pre-alpha started
Paid AccessMultiplayerSynduality: Echo of Ada: Early access
Paid AccessMultiplayerTemtem Swarm: Early access
Closed TestingLegitimate MMOTombstone: Closed testing, release planned for this year
Paid AccessMultiplayerTower of Aghasba: Early access planned for November 19th
Paid AccessMultiplayerTribes 3: Rivals: Early access, development slowing/stopping
Open TestingLegitimate MMOTrimurti Online: Stress testing, open beta February 13th
Paid AccessMultiplayerValheim: Early access
Paid AccessLegitimate MMOMalingering in Perpetual TestingValiance Online: Closed beta
Closed TestingMultiplayerVaultbreakers: Closed testing, formerly known as Project F4E
Open TestingMultiplayerVindictus: Defying Fate: Open testing
Closed TestingLegitimate MMOWalkScape: Closed beta until June 15th
Open TestingLegitimate MMOWaven Early access
Open TestingMultiplayerZeroSpace: Public beta through November 24th

We welcome additions and corrections to this list; send your info our way via tips!

Yes, MMO gamers, you too can perform the unpaid quality-control work otherwise known as game testing! Check out Massively Overpowered’s Betawatch every week for a run-down of MMOs that are still on the road to launch, even if they appear to have set up a permanent residence in a shed called early access.



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