The game's mix of first-person fantasy RPG and high-stakes PvP combat has proven to be a potent combination. Those that die during a match lose all their equipped gear and items, but making it out alive allows players to sell their loot to earn gold that can then be spent to better prepare for the next adventure.

Players can team up to battle monsters and gather treasure inside dangerous, trap-filled dungeons, all the while competing with other players for a limited number of escape portals. 'We also plan to use the time to address issues that are inconveniencing players and to continuously improve the game.'ĭark and Darker takes a sword-and-sorcery setting inspired by Dungeons and Dragons-complete with classes, spells, and potions-and combines it with the elements of a PvP extraction shooter like Escape from Tarkov.

'Due to the earlier downtime with the trading post, matchmaking, and lost playtime for players that were falsely banned, we have decided to extend the playtest until Feb 16,' Ironmace writes.

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