NOTE: Please do not, under any circumstances, share IMAGES OR VIDEOS from Beta in this or any public Forum thread. Violations can cause players to lose their Beta accounts, or threads to be closed down.
Please see the new version of Beta Beat here: 🧪 The Beta Beat (v25) – Path of Valor, Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar HOTM, Bug Fixes – Sharing the Big Picture on What's Going on in Beta
Update: Version 24 Has Been Released (Release Notes)
What’s this all about?
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Often players on the Forum wonder about what’s going on in Beta.
If you’re a regular reader of the Forum, then you’ll find that there’s actually abundant conversation about what’s going on in Beta at any given time.
And that’s actually allowed!
What’s restricted is images and videos — but discussion is ok:
The challenge is that information is often scattered around the Forum. I’ve created The Beta Beat to help centralize it for those who are interested.
The Beta Beat is a series of threads which are evolving as I get feedback on what’s helpful to players.
My main focus is giving some high-level guidance of what’s going on in current testing, so players outside of Beta can be better informed.
Like Beta itself, this thread is experimental and will evolve based on your feedback.
Information from Beta is frankly often mostly useless, so don’t get too attached.
Details from Beta, especially brand-new Beta content, don’t tend to be very reliable for actual release.
It’s incredibly common that heroes and features are changed during Beta testing, or sometimes even after testing but before release.
That is, after all, the purpose of Beta testing.
So I wouldn’t get too attached to any information from Beta — it’s not unheard of for entire portions of hero skills to be removed or reworked, or for radical changes to hero stats to be made, or for large chunks of new functionality to be completely changed.
Often Incomplete Information Circulates
Many of us have seen screenshots and other information shared on LINE, Discord, Facebook, and other groups — often without context or explanation.
These can lead to confusion and misunderstanding.
Often, early Beta information — the least reliable or useful — is circulated…and then updated information is missed.
I’m hoping centralizing some high-level information on the Forum may help to reduce this as well.
What’s Going on in Beta Right Now
IMPORTANT: I wouldn’t get too attached to any information from Beta — it’s not unheard of for entire portions of heroes or functionality to be removed, reworked, or radically changed beyond recognition.
For actionable recommendations based on current Beta, please see the “Important Recommendations Based on Current Beta” section below.
Costumes
Discussion thread: 
Early Information on Costumes (Formerly Skins) [Part of The Beta Beat v23 & v24]
please see above thread for all info and discussion
Updated Riddles of Wonderland Challenge Event
Discussion thread: Early Information on Updated Riddles of Wonderland Challenge Event [Part of The Beta Beat V24]
please see above thread for all info and discussion
Updated Fables of Grimforest Challenge Event
Discussion thread: Early Information on Updated Fables of Grimforest Challenge Event [Part of The Beta Beat V24]
please see above thread for all info and discussion
Updated Guardians of Teltoc Challenge Event
Discussion thread: Early Information on Updated Guardians of Teltoc Challenge Event [Part of The Beta Beat V24]
please see above thread for all info and discussion
New HOTM
Discussion Threads:
- Early Information on the November 2019 HOTM (Neith)
- Early Information on the December 2019 HOTM (Grimble)
- Early Information on the January 2020 HOTM (Vela)
please see above threads for all info
Important Recommendations Based on Current Beta
Costumes Are Still In a Very Early Version
The Small Giant Staff have indicated that Costumes are currently still in an early version, and everything is subject to change.
It’s also clear from actual Beta testing of the Costumes that the feature is very much still in design and development, and not everything is fully functional.
So my main recommendation is to be even more cautious about planning based on the current Beta information than usual.
For all information and discussion on Costumes, please see its separate thread: Early Information on Costumes (Formerly Skins) [Part of The Beta Beat v23 & v24]
The Release Dates for the Updated Riddles of Wonderland, Fables of Grimforest, and Guardians of Teltoc Challenge Events Have Not Been Announced
There isn’t yet a planned date for release for the new versions of these Challenge Events, though it has been announced that Pirates of Corellia will be in October.
Feedback?
I’d love to hear thoughts on whether this information and format is useful, and how you’d like to see information presented in the future. Any thoughts or ideas?
Thanks! 
