Laying the Groundwork for the Future

Motiga has a new post about how the Gigantic team is preparing the game for the future. Based on feedback from both the closed beta community and the core community that participates in actual development of the game, developers will be focused on a number of tasks to prepare the game for another round of testing.

Beta access will be ending its 24/7 run in the near future to allow time for key improvements:

• Usability that includes a HUD and UI overhaul
• Game service features to improve matchmaking, stability, client / server performance and the addition of new features
• Game rules, balance and polish
• New content in the form of three new maps, new heroes and skins
• Infrastructure improvements

With so much in the works, we’ll need as many eyes as possible on the changes as they happen. So even as this phase of beta will be ending, we’ll be expanding the Core testing program in the months to come. That means inviting our most passionate, constructive, and trusted players to provide us with first-look feedback and impressions on our progress. Investing more time and attention on the Core community is a huge step for Gigantic, and we’re excited to be bringing more of you into Core. If that sounds exciting to you, watch for the official invitation or sign-up, and help us make Gigantic better; you’ll have some fun and get to beat up on devs on a regular basis (or vice versa).

Read the full post on the Gigantic site.