This Week in Arkheron - June 23-28

The Cycle Begins Anew

Last week, we shifted our playtest schedule to Friday-Saturday windows and continued playtesting the massive 0.20 Spires game mode patch. We also moved the Tower Hour livestream show to alternating Tuesdays, and hosted a Tower Hour show where our Spires team came on to chat about the recent changes, and what they’re working on in the near-term. Then, we brought on community members ItanoCircus, Hawks, and Nethy to wrap up the inaugural community-run Charon Cup and discuss the next tournament: the Dahla Cup!

Here’s what we’re up to this week:

Tuesday, June 23

Developer-Hosted Customs

Join Arkheron’s developers for C ustom Games during two time slots:

• 12 PM PT (8PM CEST) - EU servers

• 7 PM PT (10PM ET) - NA servers

Whether you’re a novice Echo or a seasoned player, we welcome all skill levels to join us. Jump into our discord to play!

Dahla Cup Signups Close

Signups for the community-run Dahla Cup close today – the snake draft will take place this evening before NA dev customs open up. Check out their tournament league Discord server for more information.

Friday & Saturday, June 26-27

Arkheron Playtest Windows

The Tower opens for playtesting, with times varying depending on your region. Queues this week will be on Spires, Arkheron’s version of an “Arena” mode. Spires aims to help players (old and new) sharpen their skills in combat.

See the full list of regional servers and open queue times here.

Tune into Arkheron’s Discord, Twitch, and YouTube, to spectate community creators Hawks and Nethy as they prepare for their upcoming Dahla Cup tournament.

Sunday, June 28

[Community-Run Tournament] Dahla Cup

The first-ever Arkheron League Dahla Cup will take place, hosted by Hawks and Nethy. This will be co-streamed across all Arkheron channels, so if you’re not competing, hop in to witness Arkheron League history firsthand! Everything will kick off at 2PM PDT.

Arkheron’s playtest windows are how we play, learn, and grow alongside our community, while testing out exciting new features and fine-tuning the game to its optimal state.

During these playtests, you can expect us to experiment with a variety of features and activities to help us better tailor the experience, understand how you all like to play Arkheron, and help us beat up new additions to the game. We’re learning as you play, so expect several iterations and changes that feel very work-in-progress.

New to Arkheron’s weekly playtests?

• Get your Key: If you’ve never played in Community Night or Friday Night Fights (hey, welcome!) you can still get an Arkheron Playtest key through a FirstLook friend invite from an existing player, or by signing up on FirstLook here.

• Join our Discord: A lot of the action - including Dev Q&As, custom games, and team finding takes place on Discord! Join the Arkheron Discord here!