Arkheron’s Closed Beta Returns for a Limited Time
“The show. It goes on.” – Dahla, the Dancer
You want more Arkheron. We want more Arkheron. So we’re hitting our Reset Crowns and running a Closed Beta Encore this weekend, July 30 - August 2. Come back to the Tower in the evenings (see regional times below!) to revel in Spires and Ascension all over again.
Your Closed Beta Collection progress will remain exactly where you left it, so if you need more time to gather more Pages or finish the Prestige Track, this is your chance!
Outside of the server uptime windows, you can still play Custom Games – and our Discord is a great place to find more players to round out your lobbies!
How to Play Arkheron’s Closed Beta Encore
If you played during the original Closed Beta window, nothing’s changed! You can access the game the same way you did during Arkheron’s Closed Beta.
We will also open the Steam test this weekend to all, that way you don’t have to rely on friend invites to gain access. You and your friends can head to the Arkheron Store Page in Steam and click ‘Request Access’ to immediately add Arkheron to your library.
Keep in mind that our Closed Beta is still a playtest, so you may run into bugs or other issues. We’d appreciate it if you hit CTRL+B in-game to report any bugs or hiccups directly to us! This data is incredibly valuable for us as we continue building and improving Arkheron.
Arkheron Regional Server Uptimes
Note: Custom Games, Bots, the Tutorial, and Learning Spires modes remain available 24/7.
Thursday
Europe
8PM - 12AM CEST / 7PM - 11PM BST (Spires + Custom Ascension Games)
South America
8PM - 12AM ADT & BRT (Spires + Custom Ascension Games)
North America
8PM - 12AM EDT / 5PM - 9PM PDT (Spires + Custom Ascension Games)
Friday, Saturday, Sunday | July 31 - August 2
Europe
4PM - 8PM CEST / 3PM - 7PM BST (Spires)
8PM - 12AM CEST / 7PM - 11PM BST (Ascension)
South America
4PM - 8PM ADT & BRT (Spires)
8PM - 12AM ADT & BRT (Ascension)
North America
4PM - 8PM EDT / 1PM - 5PM PDT (Spires)
8PM - 12AM EDT / 5PM - 9PM PDT (Ascension)
Why an Encore?
As we wrap up Closed Beta and begin preparing for the next phase of Arkheron, many of us here at Bonfire are still riding the collective energy of Closed Beta: the incredible plays, the… less-incredible plays, and moreover, the opportunity to welcome in so many new players. To put it simply: we were having too much fun, and we wanted a little more time with Closed Beta – and all of you! – before we hop to the next phase.
More Time to Earn Rewards!
As part of the Closed Beta Encore, we’re also leaving the Closed Beta Collection open a little while longer, so you can keep gathering Pages and redeem them for all those Closed Beta goodies, including the Prestige Track items – which, as a reminder, will remain on your account forever!
We realized, through player data and feedback, that the ~two weeks of uptime may not have been enough for everyone to earn the cosmetics they wanted to earn during Closed Beta (only ~1% of our total Closed Beta playerbase managed to claim all three Prestige Items!). The decision to extend this Collection’s availability is one example of how our players are shaping Arkheron – in the future, our cosmetic collections will remain available and earn-able for longer periods of time as well!
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Closed Beta Collection grind, for helping us fine-tune this system. We’ll give a heads-up announcement when we’re ready to spin down the Closed Beta Collection.
See you in the Tower!