The Friday Camelot Unchained newsletter has a very positive tone to it as the team is making big progress towards Beta 1. In fact, 2 items on the Primary Beta 1 list have been checked off, moving the game that much closer to this big event.
Guild System and persistent real world items (which can be dropped, traded, picked up) have been added in the latest update, though they are sure to go through many iterations until the game is complete.
In addition to that, the newsletter also lists other updates and fixes:
- The team is hard at work in regards to Network stability, client performance, patcher & UI, etc.
- The Tech and Art departments are working on animations
- Art team is designing the mechanics of Siege Engines
- The team is adding "heft" to weapons to make them feel more substantial and impactful
There are a number of screenshots accompanying the newsletter which you can check out on the Camelot Unchained site.