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Playtest Results and What’s Next!

Blades For Hire · published 18 Apr 2026, 15:22 UTC

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Hello everyone!

Over the past weeks, we’ve been carefully reviewing all the feedback from the Playtest.
Before we get into what we’re improving next, here’s a quick look at the results.

Players who joined the Playtest: 3,500
Players who completed the challenge and earned the "Old Guard" achievement: 269

Thank you all for taking part!
All 269 players who completed the challenge will receive their reward when the game launches.

What We’re Working On


Main priorities:

  • Combat controls — We’ve decided to add a manual target selection system. Auto-battle will remain available as an optional mode. We’re also improving the auto-battle system to make its behavior more consistent and logical.
  • Loyalty system — The full version will include more ways to manage loyalty, both in and out of combat. We’re also smoothing out the sharp loyalty swings that can happen during quests.
  • Content (quests, items, character classes, perks, tactics, and overall game length) — The full version will feature significantly more content across the board.

Additional improvements:

  • Saving party presets, so you won’t have to rebuild your group every time you send them on a mission.
  • Showing loyalty-related stats during recruitment.
  • More detailed tutorials and tooltips.
  • Bug fixes and balance improvements.
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