The Pre-Closed Beta for Dragon Oath begins this Thursday, July 9th, 2009. The program will run for six weeks and is being undertaken so that testers can aid the developers in smoothing out the localization for the game.
Unfortunately, players living in China, Vietnam, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, Phillipines, Malaysia, and of course, Europe, need not apply. No specific reason was given.
100 of the 1,500 participants will be randomly selected for a special item reward: a Huge Hare mount. Check him out literally chasing the carrot below:
1,500 keys will be distributed through various partners, one of which is us here at MMORPG.com. Look for the keys later in the week!
In addition, we've got six new screenshots of the game to get you excited for the upcoming beta, check them out here.
For more screenshots, take a look at our full Dragon Oath gallery.