Revision History

Removed repeated links to the same article in the body text

Corrected how long the open beta ran before the weekend ended

Recast the testing programme as history after the early access launch, added the closing scale figures for the August closed beta and the final pre-launch test, and noted the removal of the store page request-access panel

Added the second closed beta and the 5 to 6 September open beta, including what the scale test was watching and how access changed mid-weekend

Scoped the statement about beta turnout to the written recap, since a figure may have been given in the video debrief

Rewrote the closed beta section in past tense now the weekend has finished, added the server window, the lifted testing agreement, the playtest pre-load, and the staggered invite pacing

Moved the closed alpha description into past tense now that the test weekend has finished

Rewrote image alt text to describe what each screenshot actually shows

Added the closed beta weekend of 21 to 23 August 2026, how pre-orders and the storefront playtest grant access, and the end of the closed alpha

Corrected the closed alpha section to the scheduled tense, since the test window opens on 7 August rather than having finished

Initial version (2026-08-07)