Betawatch: ArcheAge Chronicles plans a network test for next weekend

What the report says


 
 
 
 
 
 It has been a tumultuous ride for fans of ArcheAge Chronicles as the game has gone through a whole lot of changes, but there is a network test coming up on September 12th. And what will that network test include? Testing the network, obviously. I mean, there will be more of the game playable as well. That’s what a network test requires. Just head on over and sign up to chronicle yourself some ages archly.Meanwhile, Guild Wars 3 is showing off its revealed races in a single video (and we took a first look at the combat and movement), so that’s all fun times for folks.

Speaking of fun, Farhaven is a thing that’s planned as a sandbox for just a handful of people, which should be a lot of fun if you want a mini-MMO to play with your friends. And there will not be an Oceania server for Aion 2 in its global launch, if you were hoping that would be a thing when it becomes more available worldwide.Our list rounding up this week’s beta news is not worldwide, I don’t think. I don’t actually know what that would mean in this context. But it is there, and below that is our usual roundup of games in testing.

As always, if you notice something missing, let us know down in the comments and I’ll consider you a global superstar. I don’t know what that means, either, but it sounds good. 
 
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