If you’re a fan of Magic the Gathering, it’s time to dust off your skills and take note. Developer Chris Cao has penned a new article to let fans of the wildly popular tabletop card game know that the digital “arena” version of the game will be entering its closed beta phase of development starting December 4th.
Magic the Gathering CBT – Here’s what you need to know:
Straight from Chris Cao’s post:
This has been an exciting month for Magic: The Gathering Arena. All of you have taught us a lot, helped us hone the game, and, most importantly, set us up to kick off the Closed Beta on December 4!
In Alpha, we’ve held a number of playtests, all of which have been very successful from our end. We’ve learned a lot, received feedback from thousands of players, tested key parts of the game, and heard players asking for more.
So more is what you’re going to get! We got the feedback we needed from our November playtests (thank you!), so we’re going to spend the next few weeks prepping for the launch of the Closed Beta.
Haven’t yet signed up for the MTG Arena Closed Beta? You still can! Don’t miss out on the next evolution of Magic as the Closed Beta kicks off December 4.
Starting December 4, we will begin inviting the first wave of Magic players to our Closed Beta, including bringing back everyone who has played so far in the Alpha. Whereas the Alpha was focused on a few weekends, the Closed Beta will be up and running every day (barring maintenance, downtime, or pirates storming our servers—it’s more common than you think), giving you even more opportunities to try it out.
The initial invite waves will start small. We expect only players with priority access will receive invites through December. If all goes well—and so far, everything has gone well (knock on wood and/or our code)—we hope to expand those invites at some point in January to those without priority access.
The Closed Beta will launch with Constructed matches and only Ixalan cards. We expect to have more to say about additional features in January, so keep an eye out for that announcement.
Note that anyone invited to participate in the Closed Beta will be asked to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).
