These tests are for both PC and PS4 players, with the first of these starting this week on Thursday 28th April and runs until Sunday 1st May. It’s the smaller of the two, with invites going out to the first 500,000 beta registrants, but the second beta test will then include all people who have signed up for the beta by Sunday, and will run from 5-8th May.
If that tickles your fancy, there’s a few hoops to jump through as you sign up on the Paragon website.
People have been able to play since the middle of March, thanks to an Early Access programme that let you buy into the game in exchange for some in-game content like character skins and master challenges. Those players are encouraged to show up over the next two weekends with double XP for playing.
But there’s a new option for those in the US, with the Essentials Edition that will go live on 7th June. It costs $60, but it’s pitched to both new and existing players by virtue of having more than $60 worth of digital content in the package, and without much overlap to existing packages:
- 6,000 Paragon Coins (worth $60).
- In-game currency to spend on additional Master Challenges, skins, boosts, and other items that I’ll see as you stand over my corpse.
- Five Hero Master Challenges.
- Each Master Challenge immediately grants a Challenger skin and permanent XP boost, plus unlocks unique rewards as you play, including a taunt (that you’ll use on me) and the Master skin.
- Includes Master Challenges for Twinblast, Sevarog, Iggy & Scorch, and two soon-to-be-announced Heroes.
- Five Skins, including the launch-exclusive Wasteland Twinblast skin.
- For now, you can only get the Wasteland Twinblast skin in the Essentials Edition.
- Five Rep Boosts (each lasts for three wins).
- Rep boosts speed up how quickly you earn Rep, which you can spend on card packs, Master Challenges, and more.
Source: Paragon, US PS Blog
