The German version of the game is closing its Beta test on Wednesday afternoon, and all the existing characters will be deleted at that time. There isn't any set date yet when they'll open with their open beta version, just a note in their forum that says "shortly before Christmas". Christmas is only 3 weeks away, and I don't really know how much "shorter" you can get.

But it's obvious they have quite a number of bugs to fix first. There have always been bugs in this game, but the bugged quests are a must in terms of being repaired before the open beta can go head. That will take some time, and we all know how slow Indy21 can be at times. Hopefully they won't break anything else in the mean time.

Anyone else remember the fiasco at last year's Christmas event with Acclaim?

Games Campus is giving away a number of rewards as well. Anyone who even logged in during the Beta will get a 7 day premium for free. If you reported a bug or made a suggestion in that time you'll be getting a 30 day premium for your work. And apparently a small number of people will be getting a 90 day premium for outstanding work. I'm hoping I'm on that list for the Zhangzhu quest guide I wrote. We'll see.

The last event for the Beta test is another GM PvP event starting at 6pm local time tonight, running for an hour. Screen shots would be welcome. Please post what you get in the comments section. There are more rewards too. Anyone who kills a GM will get 2 XP cards per kill when the game restarts later this month.

I'll update this when I get an exact date that the game will re-open.

- AxtTreiber