The closed beta for CardMon Hero which is by T3Fun officially ended on November 17, but when will the open beta actually begin? No one knows. I can’t imagine it’ll take longer than a few weeks, but you never know. Especially since the transition from closed beta to open beta can stall indefinitely sometimes. I mean just look at Erebus: Travia Reborn from OutSpark. The game launched into closed beta 6+ months ago, but it’s still nowhere near open beta. In fact, the MMO closed beta has ended too, so no one even knows if the game itself is ever going to come out. I’m not too surprised with Travia though, as the game’s developer – Zemi Interactive, seems to be more focused on 4Story, which is a much bigger project than Erebus. Unlike Erebus, 4Story is already available world-wide and has been in release for quite a while. Divine Souls from OutSpark has had the same issue as Erebus. The game has enjoyed 3 rounds of closed beta testing so far, the first one was 3+ months ago, and currently the closed beta is over and players are waiting for the open beta to begin. Too bad OutSpark hasn’t said anything about when the open beta would actually begin. After waiting for over a month, many players just stopped waiting and downloaded Vindictus – a competing 3D fantasy action MMORPG from Nexon.
The problem with the transition between closed beta and open beta is that if it drags on or simply takes too long, players will get upset and just quit. No one wants to “wait” for a game after closed beta begins for more than a month. A lot of people are already extremely frustrated with Forsaken World, which is by Perfect World Entertainment. The game just launched its second “phase” of closed beta testing, with no clear release schedule. No one actually knows when the game will come out into open beta, but at least the game is progressing smoothly. Legend of Martial Arts from the same company actually managed to reach closed beta just last week. This game had its own troubled history, as the game was officially announced over 6 months ago, and has since went through a name change and a redevelopment.
There are numerous MMORPGs that launched after having troubled closed beta testing phases. Fists of Fu from OutSpark is one example. The game’s first closed beta test and open beta were months apart from each other. Dreamland Online from IGG was originally announced over 16 months (over a year) ago, but the game just launched into closed beta. It’s sort of a fake closed beta, as just about anyone can play and there won’t be any character wipes. Any closed beta without character wipes and an open cash shop is a fake closed beta in my book. I don’t think IGG will have the same success with Dreamland Online as they did with Wonderland Online or Tales of Pirates 2, as Dreamland Online isn’t that good of a game, but that’s a discussion for another day.
So when do you think Cardmon Hero will begin its open beta. Will it begin its open beta? I hope they do, as I’d hate to see another MMORPG go down the Erebus route again.
