We’ll soon be starting playtesting of our new Gladiator Arena, a feature that will give all players a unique chance of testing their PK skills by fighting others on equal footing, regardless of your own level, tier and equipment. The Gladiators will all be tier 4, level 50, and have the normal stats, skills and spells for their Class. More detailed info about the Gladiators in a later post.

The first step before testing is however to set up a list of who runs which Gladiator.
We want as many of them as possible in action, to get a thorough test.

Testplaying will probably start this week and run for at least one week, or for as long as needed to iron out any bugs or imbalances.

The rules for the testplay are as follows:

1. No player may run more than one Gladiator.
2. Two or more players may NOT share the same Gladiator.
3. If you want to give over access to the Gladiator you control in the middle of the testing period, it needs to be approved by a senior imm.
4. The sponsors will have first choice to their own Gladiators, and will also get the opportunity to choose who they want to lend their Gladiator to.
5. The testplayers will have full access to the Gladiators and the Arena zone for as long as the testing period lasts.
6. Testplaying will be anonymous. The imms will know who runs each Gladiator, but not the morts, (unless you tell them yourself).

So, if you are a sponsor, note or mail me to let me know if you want to testplay your Gladiator, and if not - (or if you have more than one) - who you want to lend it to. If you do neither, we'll assume that you are not interested and give it to someone else to run.

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If you want to testplay a Gladiator, and haven't got access to one, contact Molly over note or mail. I am setting up a list for the extras, so you might get lucky. First come will get first chance.

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Naturally knowing the layout of the Arena zone will be a great advantage in the real fights later, so don't miss up on an opportunity to join in the testplay.